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Nightmare Diaries
''Nightmare Diaries'' is the second full-length album by Norwegian band Ancestral Legacy, released under the British independent record label Femme Metal Records on March 1, 2010, after signing a contract in December 2008. Background ''Nightmare Diaries'' was recorded in late 2007 and masterized in mid-2008 by guitarist Knut Magne Valle (Arcturus, Ulver, Fleurety) at Mølla Studio in Gjerstad Gjerstad is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Agder counties of Norway, county, Norway. It is located in the Districts of Norway, traditional region of Sørlandet, in the southeastern part of the county, along the border with T .... However, it wasn't published until almost a year and a half later, due to production delays. It is the last album recorded with singer Elin Anita Omholt, who left the band in the late 2008. Releases The album was released in two versions: CD and Promo. Promo version includes a plastic sleeve with a two sided paper insert, front cover im ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ancestral Legacy
Ancestral Legacy is a Norwegian gothic metal-band, started in 1995 as Permafrost. In 1999 they changed their name to Ancestral Legacy and also changed their musical style from black / death metal to more symphonic metal. History The band was founded in December 1995 by Eddie Risdal as Permafrost. At first the music was inspired by extreme metal bands such as Dissection, Unanimated, Darkthrone and Ulver. The band changed its name to Ancestral Legacy in 1999 and was more symphonic. The band released two demos, a self-titled in 2000 and ''Emptiness'' in 2002. Two members joined and Eddie Risdal (singer / guitarist) gathered new members. The demo '' Of Magic Illusions'' and promo ''Goodbye Reality'' came in respectively 2003 and 2004. The former was in 2005 re-released with four bonus tracks by the Russian label Magik Art. A music video for the song "Crash Of Silence" was shown on NRK2 ''Metal Svisj'' video jukebox autumn 2005. In 2007, 14 songs were recorded for an upcoming alb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gjerstad
Gjerstad is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Agder counties of Norway, county, Norway. It is located in the Districts of Norway, traditional region of Sørlandet, in the southeastern part of the county, along the border with Telemark county. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Gjerstad (village), Gjerstad. Other villages in the municipality include Ausland, Norway, Ausland, Eikeland, Fiane, Gjerstad, Fiane, Gryting, Østerholt, Rød, Gjerstad, Rød, Sundebru, and Vestøl, Aust-Agder, Vestøl. The municipality is the 256th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Gjerstad is the 258th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 2,427. The municipality's population density is and its population has decreased by 2.1% over the previous 10-year period. General information The prestegjeld, parish of Gjerstad was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt law). The borders hav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Symphonic Black Metal
Symphonic black metal is a subgenre of black metal that emerged in the 1990s and incorporates symphonic and orchestral elements. Notable symphonic black metal bands include Cradle Of Filth, Dimmu Borgir, Emperor, and Carach Angren. History The first extreme metal bands incorporating orchestral elements into their music were Bulldozer on their album ''Neurodeliri'' (1988), Master's Hammer on '' Ritual'' (1991) and '' The Jilemnice Occultist'' (1993) and Sigh on their debut '' Scorn Defeat'' (1993). The style on Emperor's '' In the Nightside Eclipse'' (1994) had a pioneering influence though and was the main inspiration for many keyboard-based black metal bands following after. Troll's ''Drep de kristne'' (1995) and Arcturus' '' Aspera Hiems Symfonia'' (1996) are other notable early works of symphonic black metal, before the genre was commercialised by the international success of bands like Dimmu Borgir and Bal Sagoth. Characteristics Symphonic black metal is a sty ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gothic Metal
Gothic metal (or goth metal) is a fusion genre combining the aggression of heavy metal with the dark atmospheres of gothic rock. The music of gothic metal is diverse with bands known to adopt the gothic approach to different styles of heavy metal music. The genre originated during the early 1990s in the United Kingdom originally as an outgrowth of death-doom, a fusion of death metal and doom metal. Lyrics are generally dark and introspective with inspiration from gothic fiction as well as personal experiences. Pioneers of gothic metal include Paradise Lost, My Dying Bride and Anathema, all from the north of England. Other pioneers from the first half of the 1990s include Type O Negative from the United States, Lake of Tears, Tiamat and Katatonia from Sweden, and the Gathering from the Netherlands. Norwegian band Theatre of Tragedy developed the "beauty and the beast" aesthetic of combining aggressive male vocals with clean female vocals, a contrast that had been adopted ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trapped Within The Words
''Trapped Within the Words'' is an EP by the Norwegian band Ancestral Legacy Ancestral Legacy is a Norwegian gothic metal-band, started in 1995 as Permafrost. In 1999 they changed their name to Ancestral Legacy and also changed their musical style from black / death metal to more symphonic metal. History The band was ..., released on April 10, 2008. Track listing # "Forsaken" - 7:06 # "Wordless History" - 6:28 # "Atrapada En Pesadillas" - 2:50 # "Disclosed" - 5:26 # "Glimmer" - 6:45 Personnel Ancestral Legacy *Elin Anita Omholt - Vocals (female) *Eddie Risdal - Guitars, Vocals (harsh), Synthetizers *Christopher Midtsvéen Vigre - Drums *Tor Arvid Larsen - Guitars Guest/session musicians *Isadora Cortina - Vocals (female) (track 3) * Knut Magne Valle - Effects (additional) (track 2) Production and engineering *Eddie Risdal - Layout, Songwriting *Knut Magne Valle - Mixing, Mastering *Cato Pedersen - Photography (band) *Marcela Bolívar - Cover art External links D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Terminal (Ancestral Legacy Album)
''Terminal'' is the third full-length album by the Norwegian band Ancestral Legacy, released under Norwegian record label Whispering Voice Records on September 29, 2014. Background ''Terminal'' is an album with less symphonic black metal elements than its distant predecessor '' Nightmare Diaries'' (2010), switching to a greater mix of gothic metal and doom metal Doom metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal music that typically uses slower tempos, low-tuned guitars and a much "thicker" or "heavier" sound than other heavy metal genres.K. Kahn-Harris, ''Extreme Metal: Music and Culture on the Edge'' ..., utilizing the usual mixture of light female vocals and harsh male vocals. It's the first album with Mexican singer Isadora Cortina (guest musician in '' Trapped Within the Words''), who joined the band after the longtime vocalist Elin Anita Omholt had an injury in a car accident in 2008. Releases 30 CDs were released in slim jewel cases, 6 each with the colours r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Knut Magne Valle
Knut Magne Valle (born 5 August 1974 in Gjerstad) is a Norwegian heavy metal guitarist, songwriter, composer, recording studio owner, record producer and music arranger. Valle is best known as an Arcturus and Ulver (1998) band member. Musical career Valle lives in Gjerstad, Aust-Agder. In 1990 he started Gjerstad Rock club. He went on Vefsn Folkehøyskole studying music with specialization in sound engineering in 1992. In 1996/1997 he studied at the Music Instrument Academy (MIA) in Moss. He has been a music teacher in Sunde Junior for 3 years, and is now guitar teacher at the Guitar Academy. He runs Prestfoss Crusher sound and music studio, and organizes an annual festival Molla. He has produced music for over 50 different bands, at home and abroad. He also makes his own guitars. He previously ran Jester Records recording studio in Oslo, with bands as Mayhem, Arcturus and Ulver as customer list. In 2011, Valle was awarded with Gjerstad Municipality Culture Award for its l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arcturus (band)
Arcturus is a Norwegian avant-garde metal band formed in 1991. Their name, which means "Bear Guardian", references the Behenian fixed star Arcturus. History The band has released five official full-length albums. Arcturus has experimented throughout their career, extracting influences and incorporating elements from all over the musical spectrum including black metal and classical music, but the band was rooted as a metal outfit. Early days The original line-up was changed when bassist/vocalist Marius Vold (formerly of Thorns) was taken out of the band. The band soon became labeled a black metal supergroup, consisting of Kristoffer "Garm" Rygg on vocals, Carl August Tidemann on guitar, Skoll on bass and the two other original members, Hellhammer on drums and Steinar Sverd Johnsen as main composer/keyboard player. In 1994, Samoth played guitars on the EP ''Constellation'' and released it on his record label, Nocturnal Art. Post-Garm era After three full-length albums, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ulver
Ulver (Norwegian for "wolves") is a Norwegian experimental electronica band founded in 1993, by vocalist Kristoffer Rygg. Their early works, such as debut album '' Bergtatt'', were categorised as folklore-influenced black metal, but the band has since evolved a fluid and increasingly eclectic musical style, blending genres such as experimental rock, electronica, ambient, trip hop, symphonic and chamber traditions, noise, progressive and experimental music into their oeuvre. 1997 marked their international debut with the release of their third album ''Nattens madrigal'' through German label Century Media. However, following discord with the label, Rygg formed his own imprint, Jester Records, in 1998. In 1997, Rygg invited composer and multi-instrumentalist Tore Ylwizaker into the band, and together they changed Ulver's musical direction. Their first musical endeavour together, ''Themes from William Blake's The Marriage of Heaven and Hell'', drew from a variety of non-metal source ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fleurety
Fleurety is a Norwegian avant-garde metal band. The band was formed in 1991 by Svein Egil Hatlevik and Alexander Nordgaren. History The band released their first demo, ''Black Snow'' in 1993. After that came the 7-inch EP '' A Darker Shade of Evil'' in 1994, released via the British label Aesthetic Death Records. Both of these were in a fairly traditional Norwegian black metal style, although with very high-pitched screaming vocals, giving the band a characteristic sound. Their album '' Min Tid Skal Komme'', was released in 1995 in cooperation with Aesthetic Death Records and Misanthropy Records. This recording featured an avant-garde/psychedelic black metal style with atonal harmonics, folk music elements, and female vocals by Norwegian pop singer Marian Aas Hansen. With 1999's mini-album ''Last-Minute Lies'', the band moved even further away from their black metal origins. This recording and the following album was released by Supernal Music. In 2000, Fleurety released thei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2010 Albums ...
The following is a list of albums, EPs, and mixtapes released in 2010. These albums are (1) original, i.e. excluding reissues, remasters, and compilations of previously released recordings, and (2) notable, defined as having received significant coverage from reliable sources independent of the subject. For additional information for deaths of musicians and for links to other music lists, see 2010 in music. First quarter January February March Second quarter April May June Third quarter July August September Fourth quarter October November December References {{DEFAULTSORT:2010 albums Albums 2010 File:2010 Events Collage New.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2010 Chile earthquake was one of the strongest recorded in history; The Eruption of Eyjafjallajökull in Iceland disrupts air travel in Europe; A scene from the opening ceremony of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
