In the last eight or so years, Children Of Bodom that darted to international fame with their debut, 1997’s "Something Wild", has gone from being "this amazing band from Finland" to a household name in the metalscene. And that, of course, is obvious given the intensity, sheer quality of their material and the flawless execution.
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Towards the end of the '90s, Scandinavian death metal -- or at least one branch of it -- began to evolve into a more accessible amalgamation of death-metal intensity, a bit of progressive-metal experimentation, and more traditional late-'70s/early-'80s British metal, with its catchy, groove-oriented riffs and twin-guitar lead lines. Although the... [+] Read More

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Devanic was formed in May 2004 by Nikolaus and Andreas with the goal to play ambitious, catchy, multifarious and blasting Melodic Deathmetal. Nikolaus was looking for some people to realize his compositions, especially for someone to do the vocals. With Andreas the right frontman was found.

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Formed in 2006 by guitarist/singer/songwriter Erko Nomm.
In 2007 he worked with a producer/guitarist
Cory Bitner and the ten songs became an
album called “Restless Journey”.
Erko relocated to British Columbia and is now
working in Kamloops/Vancouver.
Current Line up
Erko Nomm - Guitars/Vocals

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Since their humble start in 1992 as an underground band from Tumba, a suburb in southern Stockholm, AMON AMARTH have managed to establish themselves as one of Europe’s top death metal acts through hard work, relentless touring, and consistently solid albums. What has set AMON AMARTH apart from the rest of the death metal scene since the very... [+] Read More

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Originally going by the name Tumulus when they started out in late 1990, Nisse Karlén (bass/vocals), Anders Brolycke (guitar) and Nicklas Rudolfsson (drums) eventually made the transformation to Sacramentum after recording their Finis Malorum CD EP in 1992. Wanting to make their mark on the surrounding Swedish black metal scene, the band went... [+] Read More

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I am a 17-year old multi-instrumentalist that plays Rock/Metal. My influences include bands such as: Tool, Opeth, Soilwork, Pantera, Coheed and Cambria, A Perfect Circle, etcetera.

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The band started in July of '06 in Mike Hoppel's (lead/rhythm guitar) basement on the north side of Evansville, IN. Mike and Robby Denton (drums) were in search of a guitarist and found Josh Conner A.K.A Conner (lead/rhythm guitar). Soon came Steve Black (bass). After the battle of a few cop-outs and trying to find a great vocalist, came Steve... [+] Read More

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Culling its membership from various Norwegian black metal luminaries, Arcturus has been an evolving project for founding keyboardist Steiner "Sverd" Johnsen and drummer Hellhammer (also known as a member of Mayhem, one of the most infamous Norwegian black metal ensembles). The results of this newer endeavor have been quite fruitful, and with... [+] Read More

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Ashes To Ember

Ashes to Ember

In early spring 2005 five guys, who addicted themselves to the metal side of music, decided to start off a band project, in which each member should have the ability to give expression of his individual musical roots in the songs.


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Atomic Revolution is a progressive, melodic, sombre yet driving heavy metal band.

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A combination side project and supergroup of the Norwegian black metal scene, Borknagar members Oystein G. Brun (guitar, ex-Molested), Garm (vocals, also of Ulver and Arcturus), Ivar Bjornson (keyboards, ex-Enslaved), Infernus (bass), and Grim (drums; also of Immortal and Gorgoroth) started their own project in 1995. Not wasting any time, their... [+] Read More

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Gothenburg, Sweden-based death metal outfit Dissection was formed in 1989 by singer/guitarist Jon Nödtveidt and bassist Peter Palmdahl; with the addition of drummer Ole Öhman the following spring, the group recorded its first demo, "The Grief Prophecy." Following the 1991 Corpsegrinder single, "Into Infinite Obscurity," Dissection recorded a... [+] Read More

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When attention first focused on Norway's almost cartoonishly violent black metal scene in the mid-'90s, Mayhem were dubbed its godfathers, but most of the critical accolades were bestowed upon Emperor, whose musical innovations have had more impact on the genre than any other band. Norwegian black metal was rife with anti-Christian sentiment,... [+] Read More

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The Swedish death metal band Hypocrisy was formed by Peter Tägtgren in 1990 upon his return to Sweden from Florida, where he had been inspired by that state's flourishing death metal scene (bands like Morbid Angel, Deicide, Death, and Obituary). Hypocrisy's first demo was recorded entirely by Tägtgren himself; once it secured him a record deal,... [+] Read More

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Legionnaire conquers all that stands in its way with skillful execution as beautiful as it is brutal. The classically-influenced melody and counterpoint that lie beneath their contemporary brand of metal, along with frontman Ron Crooks’ accessible vocal style, allow the band to cross-boundaries and act as a gateway-drug for the genre. Serious... [+] Read More

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Brought together in Stockholm by guitarists Peter Lindgren and Mikael Åkerfeldt in 1990, Opeth added progressive influences and acoustic instrumentation to their brand of Swedish death metal. As the group progressed, it was very common for an Opeth live set to fly in several different musical directions -- and an average song lasted no less than... [+] Read More

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Silent Fate is the culmination of many good things coming to an end so that one great thing can have a new beginning. The original band was formed in 2001 and their self-titled debut CD was received well by an enthusiastic public, but alas it was not meant to be. Artistic differences began to pull the members in different directions and,... [+] Read More

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Us Versus Them are a 5-piece metal/rock band from the Boston area in Massachusetts, USA. Band founder Matt Romero had released several solo albums under the name Us Versus Them since 1999, until he met and joined forces with guitarist/songwriter Rich Noe. The duo self-produced and released the band's debut album "We Will Expire" on June of '07.... [+] Read More

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