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Artist: Darken
During the *Hangnagerfete* in Iphofen in July 2004 Anja, Alex and Sven (Alaska Fire) decided to start a musical collaboration and to found a new band. Only in September 2004 they found the right musicians they had been looking for. And so first of all Frank of Double U See joined the band as their new solo guitarist. Some time later Klaus of... [+] Read More
Artist: Darkenator
Artist: Darkened Fate
Established on 2004 December in Istanbul. From the first day the band formed, they consantrated on making their own songs. Darkened Fate formed 2 demo albums and take part at several concert organizations like university fests, pub concerts, tourizm fests in Istanbul. Keep on listening... [+] Read More
Artist: Eric Darken
Artist: Ian Darken
Artist: Dearly Beheaded
The hardcore death metal-meets-black metal sound of mid-'90s British quartet Dearly Beheaded may have been too much for most listeners. Although they captured their relentless attack with an impressive EP, In a Darkened Room, and two memorable albums -- Temptation and Chamber of One -- lack of commercial success left the Stockport, England-based... [+] Read More
Artist: Luciano Pavarotti
Arguably no other opera singer in music history achieved the same level of international celebrity as tenor Luciano Pavarotti; his voice -- robust, resonant, and immediately recognizable -- launched him into the stratosphere of household recognition usually reserved for pop stars and Hollywood icons, and in the process spurred opera itself on to... [+] Read More
Artist: All That Remains
Formed by guitarist Oli Herbert and ex-Shadows Fall vocalist Phil Labonte in 1998, Massachusetts' All That Remains debuted in 2002 with Behind Silence and Solitude on Metal Blade. Rounded out by drummer Michael Bartlett, guitarist Chris Bartlett, and bassist Danny Egan, the record first showcased the band's blistering and heavy take on... [+] Read More
Artist: Soulless
Cleveland's Soulless emerged from the ruins of an earlier band named Bloodsick in 1997 and featured vocalist Jim Lippucci, guitarist Jerry Kessler, bassist Tony Daprano and drummer Chris Dora. Over the ensuing years, the group gradually abandoned their thrash metal roots and moved into the even more aggressive realm of death metal, eventually... [+] Read More
Artist: Bereaved
Swedish death metal band Bereaved have been active since 1998, when they were formed by bassist Mikael Nilsson and guitarists Henrik Tranemyr and Johny Westerback. But, due to recurring musician turnover -- particularly a never-ending procession of short-tenured vocalists -- it wasn't until five years later that fans finally got to hear them,... [+] Read More
Artist: Velvet Acid Christ
With their origins rooting back all the way to their high school electronics class, Velvet Acid Christ got their start in 1990 under the original "Cyberchrist," but changed it in dedication to an alleged acid trip gone bad. Comprising two core members Bryan (Erickson) and Chris (last name unavailable), Velvet Acid Christ represent the grimmer... [+] Read More
Artist: Nile
Combining the extreme speed and nihilism of modern death metal with the ancient styling of Middle Eastern music, Nile formed in their hometown of Greensberg, SC, in 1993. With their self-proclaimed trademark of "Ithyphallic Metal," Karl Sanders (guitar/vocals), Chief Spires (bass/vocals), and Pete Hammoura (drums) debuted with their Festivals of... [+] Read More
Artist: Graveland
Even by typical black metal standards, since their inception in 1992 Poland's Graveland have managed to piss off an inordinately large number of people because of their excessively right-wing (read: Nazi-sympathizing) politics. Primarily the work of vocalist/guitarist Darken (aka Robert Fudali), Graveland first gave voice to their pagan... [+] Read More
Artist: Venus Fly Trap
With a grim appeal of darkened noise that's accompanied by a flowing of sense of bleak, electronic rhythm, Venus Fly Trap have been haunting their hometown of Northhampton England since the mid-1980's. Debuting with their first mini-album Mars in 1988, the band also released a hand full of singles and compilation tracks between 1987 to 1989.... [+] Read More
Artist: Infernum
Polish musician Anextiomarus (vocals, guitar and bass) founded Infernum in 1992 with the help of drummer Tom Balrog, and despite the duo's relative isolation in the southwestern Polish city of Wroclaw, they soon managed a pair of 1993 demos: "Damned Majesty" and "The Dawn Will Never Come" -- which were clearly inspired by the primal black metal... [+] Read More
Artist: Ghost
A collective of psychedelic-minded Japanese musicians headed by guitarist Masaki Batoh, Ghost records commune-minded free-range psychedelia with equal debts to the Can/Amon Düül axis of Krautrock, as well as West Coast psych units like Blue Cheer and Jefferson Airplane. Batoh grew up in Kyoto, where he attended a private school well-geared to... [+] Read More
Artist: Gangsta Pat
One of the first Memphis rappers to make the major-label jump, Gangsta Pat never attained the acclaim or success of fellow Memphis pioneers Three 6 Mafia and Eightball & MJG, yet he still remains noteworthy for his trailblazing. Pat's career began promisingly when Atlantic signed him at the dawn of the gangsta rap era and released #1 Suspect... [+] Read More
Artist: David Gahan
Synth pop wasn't intended to have a soul. Pioneered by German techno wizards Kraftwerk in the '70s, electronic pop music became a haven for chilly detachment. Without the hollow baritone of vocalist David Gahan, there wouldn't be much fire in the synthetic grooves of Depeche Mode. When Gahan joined Depeche Mode in 1980, he was the group's... [+] Read More
Artist: The Jamies
The Jamies' "Summertime, Summertime" is one of those songs you only have to hear once for it to live rent-free in your mind forever. The bouncy doo wop novelty, which featured a harpsichord prominently in the mix, surely provided inspiration for later novelty groups like the Village People and Sha Na Na to perform songs in the same campy style.... [+] Read More
Artist: Dave Martin
If a substance is really bubblegum, than it will spread in an obnoxious manner, starting out on the heel of a shoe somewhere in London and winding up on the side of a freezer in Elvis Presley's mansion. Listeners who adore a style of music named bubblegum rock might say it was simply talent the way this Dave Martin's talents spread from British... [+] Read More
Artist: Oingo Boingo
Although Oingo Boingo was often compared to Devo throughout their career (due to both bands' affinity for quirky new wave, goofy stage acts, and most obviously, peculiar yet intriguing band names), Oingo Boingo never obtained the mainstream success that Devo did. But the band did manage to obtain a large and devoted fan base, especially in their... [+] Read More
Artist: Coil
Initially established in 1983 as a solo outlet for vocalist and percussionist John Balance, the experimental sonic manipulation unit Coil became a full-fledged concern a year later following the arrival of keyboardist/programmer Peter Christopherson, a founder of Psychic TV as well as a member of Throbbing Gristle. After debuting with the... [+] Read More
Artist: Panacea
Panacea's Mathias Mootz is one of the first German drum'n'bass producers to make a significant dent among the somewhat insular London jungle crowd, creating a bridge of sorts between the U.K. jungle scene and its Berlin-based antagonist in the "digital hardcore" of Alec Empire, Shizuo, Atari Teenage Riot, etc. Although Mootz's work is reported... [+] Read More
Artist: E-LEGAL
E-Legal Was born and raised in Guatemala, Land of the Quetzal, Mayan Empires and many Historical achievements also Darkened land by a civil war that lasted 35 years arrived in the United States in 1995 at the age of 16, since his native Guatemala music always Had a strong influence on him, in the middle of the eighties still being a little kid... [+] Read More
Artist: Nico
Artist/producer Nico is the production mind behind No U-Turn Records and NUT sub-label Nu Black, whose releases by Ed Rush, DJ Trace, Spidernet, and under Nico's own name have been closely associated with the steady darkening of jump-up and techstep-style jungle. Although in particular Ed Rush has recently found wider exposure through his... [+] Read More
