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Artist: Amon Amarth
Genre: Hard Rock/MetalSince 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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Artist: Angelcorpse
Genre: Hard Rock/MetalAngelcorpse formed in early 1995 after Pete Helmkamp's first band Order From Chaos split. Gene Palubicki and Helmkamp joined forces, began writing material, and after acquiring Longstreth in early 96, recorded the "Goats To Azazael" demo. Within two weeks the band signed to Osmose Productions (France) and began writing material that would become... [+] Read More
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Artist: Cryptopsy
Genre: Hard Rock/MetalMaking a splash on the Montreal death metal scene with their 1993 demo Ungentle Exhumation, Cryptopsy were immediately recognized in Europe after signing to Germany's Invasion Records the following year. Consisting of vocalist Lord Worm, guitarists Jon Levasseur and Miguel Roy, bassist Eric Langlois and drummer Flo Mounier, the band released... [+] Read More
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Artist: Darkthrone
Genre: Hard Rock/MetalIn 1986 Darkthrone rose up from the darkness, brought to life by Gylve Nagell (drummer), Ted Skjellum (guitars/vocals), Ivar Enger (guitars) and Dag Nilsen (bass). Under this line up the band released 3 demos, Land Of Frost, Thulcandra and Cromlech before signing to Peaceville Records in a 4-album deal. 1991 saw the release of Darkthrone's debut... [+] Read More
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Artist: Dark Tranquillity
Genre: Hard Rock/MetalTowards 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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Artist: Dimmu Borgir
Genre: Hard Rock/MetalBlending black metal's most brutal tendencies, the melancholic beauty of opera, and industrial metal's production techniques, Dimmu Borgir has carved a niche in the metal world as one of the most savage and creative acts to hail from the Norwegian scene. The group first started in 1993, when members Shagrath (vocals), Erkekjetter Silenoz... [+] Read More
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Artist: Dissection
Genre: Hard Rock/MetalGothenburg, 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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Artist: Gorgoroth
Genre: Hard Rock/MetalGorgoroth was founded by Infernus in 1992 as a strategy to perpetrate sonic and spiritual violence upon the world in order to bring forth change in peoples perception of being therein. Thus, through metal music, Satans minister on earth summoned an avatara of the forces of darkness and did let it manifestate through a variety of attempts on... [+] Read More
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Artist: Hypocrisy
Genre: Hard Rock/MetalThe 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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Album: "Icons of Evil"
by Vital Remains
Release date: 2007
Release date: 2007
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Artist: Immolation
Genre: Hard Rock/MetalImproving upon the foundation of technical, neck-snapping death metal they helped build beginning in the late 1980s, IMMOLATION lumber forth with the seventh chapter in their legendary career, Shadows in the Light. The group recorded their latest collection of deathly dirges within the hallowed halls of Millbrook Sound Studios, once home to such... [+] Read More
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Artist: Impaled
Genre: Hard Rock/MetalImpaled formed in Oakland, CA, in 1995 as another addition to the infamous East Bay metal scene, which has produced such legends as Possessed, Testament, and Forbidden. Impaled's extremely graphic lyrical content, focused on gore and horror, make them an obvious addition to the gore-metal genre. Founding members Raul Varela (drums) and Sean... [+] Read More
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Artist: Inferno Festival
Genre: Hard Rock/Metal Dates: Thursday April 5-7th 2007 Location: Oslo, Norway Venue: Rockefeller Music Hall - Rockefeller (main stage) and John Dee (club stage) Bands: 30 bands, 10 each day, 5 on each stage. Capacity: Rockefeller 1800, John Dee 450 Audience: 1500 Tickets: 1000 3 day passes and 500 tickets each day. Line – Up for 2007... [+] Read More
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Artist: Melechesh
Genre: Hard Rock/MetalOriginally a solo project established in 1993 by vocalist/guitarist Melechesh Ashmedi, Melechesh -- the band -- were one of the first death/black metal groups to emerge from the city of Jerusalem. Guitarist Moloch and drummer Lord Curse were recruited the following year, and Melechesh quickly began developing their admittedly extreme, but... [+] Read More
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Artist: Nunslaughter
Genre: Hard Rock/MetalDeformed in 1987 by Don of the Dead (bass) with Jer the Butcher (guitar), Gregoroth (vocals) and Behemoth Bill (drums), the spawn called NunSlaughter began spewing forth the sonic vomit known as Death Metal. Taking from the learning experience of their earlier bands DEATH SENTENCE and BIRD OF PREY they shunned the vile confines of a studio for... [+] Read More
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Artist: Pig Destroyer
Genre: Hard Rock/MetalWashington, D.C.'s Pig Destroyer combines hardcore with the heaviest of heavy metal, creating one of the most powerful and explosive metallic hybrids to be heard in quite some time. Rising from the ashes of an earlier band, Treblinka, Pig Destroyer was formed at the end of 1997, playing their very first show at American University in Washington,... [+] Read More
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Artist: Sadus
Genre: Hard Rock/MetalPart of the original thrash metal scene in the mid- to late '80s, San Francisco's Sadus originally consisted of members Darren Travis on vocals and guitar, Rob Moore on guitar, Steve DiGiorgio on bass, and Jon Allen on drums. The group began when all four members were attending high school in 1984, and due to the circulation of such demos as... [+] Read More
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Album: "Storm of the Light's Bane"
by Dissection
Release date: 1996
Release date: 1996
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Artist: Unleashed
Genre: Hard Rock/MetalUnleashed have been stalwarts of the Swedish death metal scene since the early '90s, with plentiful album releases showcasing a basic loud-fast-rules death metal style that has remained largely unchanged, but always potent. The group consists of bassist/vocalist Johnny Hedlund, guitarists Tomas and Fredrik, and drummer Anders; they debuted in... [+] Read More
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Artist: Vader
Genre: Hard Rock/MetalVader formed in 1986, toiling around the European death and thrash circuit while releasing demos into the metal tape-trading circuit. Their 1990 demo, Morbid Reich, became a huge hit in the underground, leading to a record deal with Earache in 1992. This made them the first death metal band from behind the Iron Curtain to sign a record deal... [+] Read More
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Artist: Vital Remains
Genre: Hard Rock/MetalThe definition of extreme can be interpreted in many ways, VITAL REMAINS, however, takes its meaning to a whole new level, be it through using their instruments as weapons for mass annihilation or through unrelenting, blasphemous lyrics that display their hatred of religion and all that it stands for. Add death metal Legend Glen Benton... [+] Read More
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