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Dimmu Borgir
Dimmu Borgir () is a Norwegian symphonic black metal band from Jessheim, formed in 1993. The name is derived from Dimmuborgir, a volcanic formation in Iceland, the name of which means "dark cities" or "dark castles/fortresses" in Icelandic language, Icelandic, Faroese language, Faroese and Old Norse. The band has been through numerous lineup changes over the years; vocalist Shagrath and rhythm guitarist Silenoz are the only original members who still remain.Bradley TorreanoDimmu Borgir AllMusic. Retrieved on 11 June 2011. History ''For All Tid'' and ''Stormblåst'' period Dimmu Borgir was founded in 1993 by Silenoz and Tjodalv. Shagrath, Brynjard Tristan and Stian Aarstad later joined Dimmu Borgir, and then released an EP in 1994 entitled ''Inn i evighetens mørke'' ("''Into the Darkness of Eternity''"). This short EP sold out within weeks, and the band followed up with the 1994 full-length album ''For All Tid'' ("''For All Time''"). This album featured vocal contributio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wacken Open Air
Wacken Open Air (, abbreviated as W:O:A) is a Heavy metal music, heavy metal music festival, held annually since 1990 on the first weekend of August in the village of Wacken, Schleswig-Holstein, Wacken in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. Almost all styles and subgenres of hard rock and heavy metal music, metal are represented and hosted. It is now one of the largest heavy metal festivals in the world and one of the largest open-air festivals in Germany. Between 2011 and 2018, the number of attendees was around 85,000, 75,000 of whom were paying visitors. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, there were no 2020 and 2021 editions of Wacken Open Air. History Background The idea for Wacken Open Air was conceived in 1989 when Thomas Jensen and Holger Hübner visited a restaurant together. Both lived in Wacken and were friends, Jensen played the electric bass with Rock music, rock cover band Skyline. From its beginnings until 1992, the band was composed of Ines Jeske from Vaale (vocals), Tho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chrome Division
Chrome Division is a Norwegian Rock music, rock band formed in 2004. The current lineup consists of founding member Shagrath (also of Dimmu Borgir) on rhythm guitar, along with Eddie Guz as the vocalist, Mr Damage on lead guitar and Tony White on drums. The band has released five albums through Nuclear Blast: ''Doomsday Rock 'n Roll'' in 2006, ''Booze, Broads and Beelzebub'' in 2008, ''3rd Round Knockout'' in 2011, ''Infernal Rock Eternal'' in 2014, and ''One Last Ride'' in 2018. The band announced that their fifth album would be their last. History Formation The idea for the band was conceived by Shagrath (Stian Thoresen) and Lex Icon (Stian Arnesen), both members of Dimmu Borgir at the time, in 1999. This consisted of the two musicians Jam session, jamming after Dimmu Borgir rehearsals. With Shagrath on guitars and Lex Icon on drums, they recorded some material, but could take it no further due to their commitments to their other bands. Shagrath later said that Dimmu Borg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Entombed A
Entombed may refer to: * Entombment, a method of final disposition in which a corpse is deposited in a tomb Music * Entombed (band), a Swedish death metal band ** ''Entombed'' (album), 1997 Television * "Entombed", an episode of the TV series ''Mickey Mouse'' * "Entombed" (''Star Wars: The Bad Batch'') Video games * ''Entombed'' (Atari 2600), a 1982 video game by U.S. Games * ''Entombed'' (video game), a 1985 video game by Ultimate Play the Game * ''Entombed'', a 1997 video game by WizardWorks WizardWorks Group, Inc. was an American video game developer and publisher based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The company was founded in 1980 and, in 1993, WizardWorks opened the CompuWorks and MacSoft divisions. In 1996, WizardWorks was acquire ... Other uses * ''Entombed'', a 2005 novel by Linda Fairstein {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ved Buens Ende
Ved Buens Ende is a Norwegian avant-garde metal band. Their sound is diverse with quiet instrumental jazz influenced sections and aggressive black metal blast beats and vocals. Ved Buens Ende means "By the end of the bow" referring to the mythological rainbow Bifröst. History Ved Buens Ende was formed in Oslo in 1993 by the drummer Carl-Michael Eide and guitarist Vicotnik, who were then joined by bassist Skoll. Prior to this, Carl-Michael Eide had been playing in Ulver and Vicotnik in his own project Manes which eventually became Ved Buens Ende, not to be confused with other Norwegian band Manes, known as Perifa, and later, Manii. They were signed to the British label Misanthropy Records. The band mixed many unusual musical elements for metal, such as atonality and dissonance, a very prominent bass sound as well as Eide's crooning and Vicotnik's characteristic shrieks. The band split up in 1997, after releasing only one album, ''Written in Waters''. On 26 April 2006, Blab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vader (band)
Vader is a Polish death metal band from Olsztyn. Formed in 1983, the group was founded by then-bassist Piotr Wiwczarek, Piotr "Peter" Wiwczarek and guitarist Zbigniew "Vika" Wróblewski. Vader went through several lineup changes over the years, with Wiwczarek as the only constant member. Since 2022, the band has comprised Wiwczarek on lead guitar and vocals, rhythm guitarist Marek Pająk, Marek "Spider" Pająk, bassist Tomasz Halicki, Tomasz "Hal" Halicki, and drummer Michał Andrzejczyk. Starting as a more traditional Heavy metal music, heavy metal group, Vader eventually went to thrash metal, thrash, speed metal, speed, and then in the late 1980s became a death metal band. It would not be until nine years after forming that they managed to release their debut album ''The Ultimate Incantation'' (1992); Vader has released eleven more studio albums since then. The band's name was inspired by Darth Vader from the ''Star Wars'' film series. Lyrical themes include stories by H. P. Lov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vesania
Vesania (Latin for "insanity") was a Polish extreme metal band formed in 1997 by Orion, Daray and Heinrich. Later members were Annahvahr and Hatrah, who left the band in 1999 and was replaced by Siegmar. Their first release, ''Moonastray'', was a split with Black Altar, released in 2002 by Odium Records exclusively in Poland. The release was limited to 666 copies and each CD was signed with blood. 2003 saw the release across Europe of their first full-length album, ''Firefrost Arcanum'', by Empire Records. This was followed by the departure of band member Annahvahr. Their second album, '' God the Lux,'' was released in April 2005, and shortly thereafter Valeo (Sammath Naur, Mortis Dei) joined the band as lead guitarist. Their third album, '' Distractive Killusions'', was released in 2007 on Napalm Records, from which came their first single "Rage of Reason". The vocals include screaming and low growling. Members * Tomasz "Orion" Wróblewski – guitar, vocals (1997–201 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
God Dethroned
God Dethroned is a Dutch extreme metal band from Beilen, originally formed in 1990. Biography God Dethroned was formed in 1990 by singer and guitar player Henri Sattler, with Hans Leegstra (guitar) and Ard de Weerd. Sattler and Leegstra had previously been in Dysentery; Leegstra, quickly after the band formed, left the music scene altogether. They recorded a demo, ''Christ Hunt'', in 1991, after which Marco Arends joined on bass. Their first album, ''The Christhunt'', was released on the German label Shark. Meanwhile, Arends left (to rejoin Altar) and was replaced by Marcel Beukeveld. ''The Christhunt'' did poorly; the label had refused to feature a dissected rat on the cover and did not promote the record at all. Dethroned went on hiatus the following year, in part because Sattler's anti-Christian sympathy was not shared by all, and Sattler formed a new group called Ministry of Terror. In 1996, after that band's 1994 album ''Fall of Life'' and a supporting European tour (wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angelcorpse
Angelcorpse was a blackened death metal band formed after the demise of Pete Helmkamp's previous band, Order from Chaos. Originally from Kansas City, Missouri, they relocated to Tampa, Florida. History They formed in 1995, with a line-up of Helmkamp, guitarist Gene Palubicki, and drummer John Longstreth, and recorded a demo, ''Goats to Azazael'', which led to a contract with Osmose Productions.Huey, Steve "Angel Corpse Biography" ''Allmusic'', Macrovision Corporation The band's debut album, ''Hammer of Gods'', was released in 1996, after which rhythm guitarist Bill Taylor joined, playing on second album ''Exterminate'' (1998). Drummer Tony Laureano joined shortly after its release but Taylor left. The band's third album, ''The Inexorable'', was released in the fall of 1999, after which Taylor rejoined. While on tour with Immortal, Satyricon, and Krisiun, in support of ''The Inexorable'', the band had an accident in their tour van, in which Helmkamp was injured.Bennett, J (2007 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ragnarok (Norwegian Band)
Ragnarok is a Norwegian black metal band. It was formed in Sarpsborg in 1994 by Jerv and Jontho after they left Thoth, their previous band.Joel McIver"Ragnarok" ''Extreme Metal II'', London: Omnibus, 2005, . Lyrical themes include Norse Mythology, Vikings, Satanism, War, and Anti-Christianity. The band's name comes from the Old Norse word ''Ragnarök'', the prophesied last battle between the Norse gods and the giants. They are "one of the most extreme black metal bands in Norway", making heavy use of make-up and special effects. History Shortly after forming in 1994, Ragnarok released their first demo, ''Et Vinterland i Nord'', with the original lineup of bassist Jerv, drummer Jontho, guitarist Rym and vocalist Thyme as the vocalist. The band received good feedback for their demo work and soon signed to the cult label Head Not Found Records, who released Ragnarok's debut album '' Nattferd'' in 1995. The band was generally dissatisfied with Head Not Found Records, and intende ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nachtmystium
Nachtmystium is an American psychedelic black metal band formed by Blake Judd, formerly known as Azentrius, and Pat McCormick. The band's name is derived from the German word '' Nacht'' meaning "night", and the made-up term ''mystium'' which resembles the Latin adjective ''mysticum''. Judd and McCormick combined the words to create the band's name, which they state means "Encompassing Darkness". Nachtmystium released multiple critically praised albums between 2005 and 2012, including '' Instinct: Decay'' (2006), '' Assassins: Black Meddle, Part I'' (2008), and '' Silencing Machine'' (2012). Controversy marred the band's success in 2013 when Judd was arrested for theft charges and publicly admitted he had a severe drug problem. Nachtmystium went on a four-year hiatus until 2017, when Judd reformed the band to record new studio material and perform at four concerts. Judd disbanded Nachtmystium in 2020, but temporarily restarted the project in 2024 to release a new album. Histor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Borknagar
Borknagar is a Norwegian progressive metal band with black metal and folk influences. It was founded in Bergen in 1995 by Øystein Garnes Brun primarily as a black metal band before later switching to a more melodic and progressive style. Borknagar's lyrics often deal with philosophy, paganism, nature and the cosmos. The band has released twelve studio albums. History Borknagar was founded by Øystein Brun, then a member of the Norwegian death metal band Molested, when he became tired of the brutal aspects of the band's music. Øystein formed Borknagar to explore a more melodic outlet of expression, inspired by the burgeoning black metal movement Norway was experiencing and looking to push the boundaries of what was considered "traditional" black metal music. He wrote all of the music and lyrics and gathered together an all-star group of black metal musicians to play in his band, such as Infernus of Gorgoroth, Grim of Immortal and Gorgoroth and Ivar Bjørnson of Enslaved. When ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nile (band)
Nile is an American death metal band from Greenville, South Carolina, formed in 1993. The band's current lineup consists of founding guitarist/vocalist Karl Sanders, drummer George Kollias, guitarist/vocalist Brian Kingsland, bassist/vocalist Dan Vadim Von and guitarist/vocalist Zach Jeter. The band is known for their dedicated lyrical and musical style, which is inspired by Egyptology and works of H. P. Lovecraft. Since its formation, the band has released ten studio albums, two compilations, three extended plays, two demos, three singles, and five music videos. Their latest studio album, '' The Underworld Awaits Us All'', was released on August 23, 2024, through Napalm Records. History 1990s Nile formed in Greenville, South Carolina in 1993 from a previous band called Morriah, which founding member Karl Sanders had performed in since the 1980s. The name of the band was taken from the Nile river. Nile released a self-titled thrash-influenced demo in 1994 (re-issued in 2011 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
