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Dark Funeral - New Vocalist Announced

Swedish black metal band Dark Funeral are proud to introduce Steve "Nachtgarm" Marbs as the new vocalist of the band.

Dark Funeral guitarist Lord Ahriman had the following to say: "I must admit that it surely was not an easy task to find a worthy replacement for Emperor Magus Caligula, who has been doing an amazing job for Dark Funeral during the past 15 years. He has not only been "the vocalist" for the band, but also a very good friend of mine and he always will be!

Anyway, 10 months of intense search worldwide have finally given result. And I'm very proud to announce and welcome Steve "Nachtgarm" Marbs (Negator) to the horde.

I think, I can speak for everyone in the band and say that besides completely knocking us down with the strength of his vocals and wide register, what truly blew us away was his presence, energy and the amazing spirit he showed during the final audition. He just came into the rehearsal room, found and took his rightful spot. And then just set the whole place on hellfire!

It's really hard to explain "that" certain feeling one is looking for, but once you get it, you just know that you've found the right man for the job. And that is something we all got "deluxe". No doubt about that! Mankind has no idea what is coming upon them. And I can't wait to bring this maniac on tour for the world to experience Dark Funeral in the most intense and hellish way ever!

During the 10 month we have been looking for a new vocalist and drummer, we have received over 1000 applications. The interest to join Dark Funeral has been way over expectation and quite overwhelming to say the least. And I'd like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who applied for the jobs. One thing is for sure: There are a lot of unknown talents out there. And once they've found the right band to deliver their goods, I'm sure we all will hear from many of these guys in the future."

Guitarist Chaq Mol adds: "When E.M. Caligula quit the band my first thought was "how the fuck will we be able to find a worthy replacement now?". In my eyes he was the best vocalist in the Black Metal scene. Anyhow, after we had listened through a couple of hundreds applicants, there were two guys that really stood out and sounded very promising indeed. The question now was, would they nail it on a live audition too, and would their personalities be of that kind we were looking for?! Well, after 10 month search we finally found the right man for the job! And all my previous doubts and concerns are now a memory forgotten. Nachtgarm, welcome to the horde!"

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Source: darkfuneral.se
Band profile: Dark Funeral
Posted: 01.07.2011 by Abattoir | Comments (6)


Dark Funeral - Former Drummer Rejoins

Nils "Dominator" Fjellström (ex-Aeon, In Battle), who announced his departure from Swedish black metallers Dark Funeral only a couple of months ago, has now rejoined the band.

Dominator comments: "After a short break of focusing on other aspects of my life, it's a great privilege for me to announce my return to Dark Funeral. The time off has fueled my inspiration and urge to get back behind the kit and annihilate. It's an honour to play alongside my fellow brothers again. May Dark Funeral rise to dominate once more."

Mainman Lord Ahriman comments: "It feels absolutely killer to be working with Dominator again. He's not only an amazing drummer, but also a very good friend. And I'm glad he's back in the band. A massive welcome back brother! Now, let's together set the world ablaze and conquer the universe once and for all!"

Guitarist Chaq Mol comments: "Finally, a missing brother is back from his walkabout. And the search for a drummer is officially over. Once again we have the honor to play with the best drummer ever. Welcome back Dominator, my brother!"

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Band profile: Dark Funeral
Posted: 23.06.2011 by Unknown user | Comments (10)


Funeral - To Release The Formerly Unreleased

Solitude Productions proudly presents the legendary Norwegian band Funeral's album To Mourn Is A Virtue. This release is the missing link between the classic albums Tragedies (1995) and In Fields Of Pestilent Grief (2002). This album is based on unreleased demo-recordings, and contains nine previously unreleased tracks that were recorded between 1996 and 2004, sent into orbit in the International Space Station, later jettisoned and crashed in the middle of the Indian Ocean, recovered, and, finally, remastered in 2010, almost 15 years (and several hundred orbits of Earth) after they were initially recorded.

The CD comes in an awesome looking digibook package limited to 999 copies.

To Mourn Is A Virtue tracklist:

01. Hunger
02. God?
03. Your Pain Is Mine
04. The Rest?
05. Dancing In A Liquid Veil
06. How Death May Linger
07. Father
08. Blood From The Soil
09. Wrapped All In Woe

(The masters may or may not have been launched into orbit... most likely not. But they were recorded many, many years ago. People believe some or all of the tracks in Ulver's Nattens Madrigal were recorded in the middle of a forest... yeah. They plugged their gear into fir trees for power? So who knows, maybe 10 years from now people will claim this was recorded on the International Space Station.)

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Source: solitude-prod.com
Band profile: Funeral
Posted: 26.05.2011 by BitterCOld | Comments (3)


Dark Funeral - Also Drummer Leaves The Band

Turns out that Dark Funeral is more like a sinking ship than a thriving black metal band these days. After vocalist Emperor Magus Caligula (his mommy calls him Magnus Bromberg) announced his departure in July, followed by bassist B-Force only a month later, also drummer Nils Fjellström is now leaving the group. You may remember Nils Fjellström from the Monday news report where he announced his split from his other band Aeon.

Here's the official word from founding member Lord Ahriman (his driver's licence says Micke Svanberg): "Recently, you could read about Nils "Dominator" Fjellstrom's departure from Aeon due to personal/private reasons. Today we can confirm that he'll no longer be part of Dark Funeral either. And just like Aeon, we won't comment on this subject any further.

With that being said, I/we see no reason to waste any time here. Besides a new vocalist, we are currently looking for a new drummer too. If you do believe that you have what it takes for the job, please send us a brief introduction and some audio/video files/links of your performance to: vocalist darkfuneral se

With the recent departures from the band I/we understand if this may cause some worries and/or confusion amongst you all, but you can be rest assured that everything is under total control! It's not like anyone have left the band on bad terms, but unfortunately, sometimes things like this is inventible, and needs to happen to secure the survival of a band. And there is absolutely no doubt in my/our mind that once the new line-up is complete. We will be a stronger and better band than ever.

Musically we will continue in the same paths. I'm still main responsible for all the song writings, incl. the drums. So you have nothing to worry about there. However, a new line-up will naturally color the sound in some ways, but I'm totally confident that it will only be for the better.

I've recently started writing and demoing new stuff in my home studio. And just like I - and guitarist Chaq Mol (his supermarket loyalty card says Bo Karlsson) - did when I/we worked on the pre-production for Angelus Exuro pro Eternus, I'm not only nailing down the guitar parts, I'm also programming the drums. So far it sounds totally fucking killer (of course!). However, at this point it's obviously still too early to say in what direction we'll be heading with the new material/album. We'll keep everything "wide open" until the new line-up is complete. And once complete, we'll continue to work on the new album as a full band. And this time I hope that everyone will be able to contribute with some killer material to make this to the best and strongest Dark Funeral album to date!"

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Source: darkfuneral.se
Band profile: Dark Funeral
Posted: 08.09.2010 by Thryce | Comments (16)


Dark Funeral - Part Ways With Bassist

Swedish metallers Dark Funeral have issued the following update on their MySpace blog:

"Ave!

The dawn of a new dark era has risen, and a new hellish chapter has begun.

Despite the circumstances, I must say that the band and I are extremely motivated and excited to start a new chapter in the saga that is Dark Funeral. We've already have some killer plans for the future. And all I can say at this point is that we'll be moving forward with full force and without mercy.

Those of you who've followed Dark Funeral since the beginning in 1993, surly know that this is not the first time we've undergone a major lineup change. And whatever some people may have thought or whined about, no one can deny the fact that I/we've always succeeded in recruiting new and amazing musicians to move forward and reach new heights with the band. There is absolutely no doubt in our mind that this will again be the case.

On August 21st we performed our last show with Emperor Magus Caligula at the Summer Breeze Festival in Germany. Since this was a very special performance in many ways, we not only put on our biggest pyro show ever, we also captured this gig with 10 cameras (including 1 crane). So you can be sure to expect a DVD release from this killer show in the near future. More info regarding the DVD will come in due time?

Since parting ways with Emperor Magus Caligula, it come as no surprise to the rest of us, that B-Force would follow the same path and throw in his towel too. So I wish to thank him for the six fantastic years he'd been with us on bass. It's been a pleasure indeed working together.

Said B-Force of his decision to leave the band: "After six awesome and crazy years with Dark Funeral, I have decided to leave the band. It´s my own decision to leave one of the best band/friends in the world, but I feel that I need to move forward in life and do something else music-wise. There are absolutely no hard feelings between me and Dark Funeral. We are and will continue to be good friends! I want to thank the band and all the fans all over the world. You kick ass everywhere I've been playing with the band. I thank you all. May the dark forces be with you."

We have already found a new and totally amazing bassist; a bassist who lives and breathes Dark Funeral in its purest form. And we couldn't be more honored to have him onboard. We will however wait until everything is settled before we present him to all of you, so please be patient.

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Source: blogs.myspace.com
Band profile: Dark Funeral
Posted: 30.08.2010 by White Winter Sun | Comments (10)


Dark Funeral - Vocalist Leaves The Band, Seek Replacement

Swedish metallers Dark Funeral have issued the following update on the band's official website:

"This is Caligula of Dark Funeral!

I would like to inform all of our fans that on Saturday, August 21, at the Summer Breeze festival in Germany, I will be doing my last show with Dark Funeral.

Naturally I have mixed feelings about this decision, but it is final!

They say that every person will have about 15min of fame during their life...!

Well, I have had a hell-of-a-ride for 15 years now together with Lord Ahriman and Dark Funeral.

As some people love to spread weird rumors about others, let me make this clear once and for all. I have not committed suicide, I have not taken an overdose, nor are there any personal issues between me and Dark Funeral.

However...!

My life has taken a new turn lately, and I am also getting married this year (Not to some crazy bitch in the US though... Hahaha), whereof my priorities in life lie somewhere else.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank all of our fans for their amazing support during all the 15 years I've been with the band. And I would also like to thank my brothers in Dark Funeral for all these years together.

Lord Ahriman and I have managed to raise Dark Funeral from the deepest of abyss, when we have confronted problems before. And there is no doubt in my mind, that Dark Funeral, without me, will raise once more, stronger than ever...

Thus I have spoken, thus shalt it be..."

Dark Funeral leader Lord Ahriman commented on Caligula's departure: "Caligula and I have shared some 15 kick ass years together. And I would naturally like to thank my brother for the amazing work he has done for Dark Funeral over all these years. It's been a pleasure indeed working together. You will be missed deeply! But as with everything else, I understand when people change course and get new priorities in life. And I fully respect that. Life moves on after all, and so will Dark Funeral.

In the meantime, and while we're searching for a new vocalist, the most logical thing for us to do, is obviously to enter writing mood. And that's exactly what we'll be doing. From now on and until we have found and installed a new killer vocalist we begin to work on a new full-length album. However, you can be rest assured that as soon as we have found a new vocalist, we'll set full force, and continue to tour the world in usual Dark Funeral manner.

Naturally, our demands on a new vocalist will be very high, but I/we are fully confident that there are some amazing vocalists out there that would fit us like a hand in glove. So if you do believe that you have what it takes to blow us away with your vocal skills, and to replace Caligula, don't hesitate to send us some audio/DVD files of your vocal performance! Send to: vocalist darkfuneral se.

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Source: darkfuneral.se
Band profile: Dark Funeral
Posted: 26.07.2010 by Fane | Comments (19)


The Funeral Pyre - New Album Streaming Online

Lambgoat is now streaming Vultures At Dawn, the new album from US black metallers The Funeral Pyre in its entirety. Vultures At Dawn, hits the streets next Tuesday, June 8 through Prosthetic Records. Click here to check it out.

The album was mixed by Ryan Butler (Landmine Marathon, Misery Index, Phobia) and mastered by Dave Shirk (Incantation, Nile, Today Is The Day).

Vultures At Dawn cover art] tracklist:

01. Vultures
02. Destroying Gods
03. Monolith
04. Blistered Hands
05. Personal Exile
06. Seeking Flesh and Bone
07. To Watch the Earth Rot
08. Clarity of Time

More about the band on MySpace.

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Source: lambgoat.com
Posted: 01.06.2010 by Thryce | Comments (0)


Funeral - New Vocalist, New Album In Autumn

Norwegian doom metal band Funeral has issued the following update:

"Funeral have parted ways with singer Frode Forsmo (ex-Old Man's Child). We wish Frode the best of luck in the future. We are very pleased to welcome our new vocalist, Sindre Nedland in our ranks. He is known for composing some truly amazing harmonies in both Myrkgrav and In Vain, and inhibits a unique variety in his voice and singing-style.

Funeral have also ended the cooperation with Indie Recordings, and we are currently in negotiations with other labels. The new album is about 90% recorded, and will hopefully see a worldwide autumn release."

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Source: funeralband.no
Band profile: Funeral
Posted: 28.04.2010 by Abattoir | Comments (1)


The Funeral Orchestra - To Release Split Album With Ocean Chief

The Funeral Orchestra have teamed up with Ocean Chief for the release of The Northern Lights II. The album will be released somewhere in summer. Each band performs one lengthy number on this split release, Ocean Chief with the track "Born", while The Funeral Orchestra do their first track all in Swedish, called "Den Morka Shamanens Glod". The cover artwork for The Northern Lights II can be found here.

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Source: blogs.myspace.com
Band profile: The Funeral Orchestra
Posted: 24.04.2010 by BudDa | Comments (2)


Dark Funeral - New Video And New Song Online

Original news, posted on 05.10.2009

The brand new Dark Funeral video for the new song "My Funeral" is finally available for your viewing pleasure. The video was shot in and outside an old and closed mental hospital by Standard Film Team. "My Funeral" is one of the three (out of nine) heavier, non-blast beat songs that were recorded for the band's highly anticipated full-length album Angelus Exuro Pro Eternus. Angelus Exuro Pro Eternus is scheduled for a release on November 18th via Regain Record.

UPDATE (thanks to Fastolphbolger)

A new Dark Funeral track entitled "Stigmata" is available for streaming on the band's MySpace page.

"Stigmata" comes off the band's forthcoming album, Angelus Exuro Pro Eternus, which will be released on November 18 via Regain Records.

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Source: myspace.com
Band profile: Dark Funeral
Posted: 04.11.2009 by AbdelioR | Comments (2)


Marduk - Funeral Nation European Tour Dates

Swedish black metallers Marduk (currently promoting their brand new album Wormwood - out on Regain Records) have confirmed the second part of "Funeral Nation Tour 2010". The trip will be divided into three parts. The first part consisted of 15 battles (covering mostly Eastern Europe and the Balkans) will feature also Polish famous death metal act Vader (special guest of the tour) and support acts Mastic Scum and Sinate. Right after the tour Marduk will apppear on 4 shows in Belgium and The Netherlands, sharing the stage with Edge Of Serenity and Sinate. The final part of the winter campaign will be a tour in the UK and Ireland which will last till February 7. Anaal Nathrakh will appear on that tour as a special guest act (it will be actually the first opportunity to see them on such a "long" tour since years). The tour presented by UK's Metal Hammer and Zero Tolerance will contain 10 dates. Artisian and Zebediah Crowe will play on the tour as support acts

Marduk + Vader + Mastic Scum + Sinate

08.01.2010 - GER - Leipzig / Hellraiser
09.01.2010 - CZ - Brno / Faval
10.01.2010 - SK - Nitra / Nova Pekaren
11.01.2010 - A - Wien / Viper Room
12.01.2010 - HUN - Gyor / Red Rocket Music Pub
13.01.2010 - ROM - Cluj Napoca / tbc
14.01.2010 - ROM - Bucarest / Studio Martin
15.01.2010 - BUL - Sofia / Blue Box
16.01.2010 - GRE - Thessaloniki / Mylos
17.01.2010 - GRE - Athens / Sin City
19.01.2010 - SER - Beograd / SKC
20.01.2010 - CRO - Zagreb / Mochvara
21.01.2010 - ITA - Ronchi dei Legionari / Rock Club Live
22.01.2010 - A - Innsbruck / Hafen
23.01.2010 - GER - Köln / Underground

Marduk + Edge Of Serenity + Sinate

24.01.2010 - BEL - Vosselaar / Biebob
25.01.2010 - HOL - Nijmegen / Doornroosje
26.01.2010 - HOL - Zwolle / Hedon
27.01.2010 - HOL - Rotterdam / Baroeg

Marduk + Anaal Nathrakh + Artisian + Zebediah Crowe

28.01.2010 - UK - London / Underworld
29.01.2010 - UK - Birmingham / Asylum
30.01.2010 - UK - Reading /Sub 89
31.01.2010 - UK - Cardiff / The Venue
02.02.2010 - IRE - Dublin / Whelan's
03.02.2010 - IRE - Belfast / The Limelight
04.02.2010 - UK - Glasgow / Classic Grand
05.02.2010 - UK - Leeds / Rios
06.02.2010 - UK - Leicester / Retribution
07.02.2010 - UK - Manchester / Moho Live

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Source: massive-music.pl
Band profile: Marduk
Event: Marduk: Funeral Nation Tour 2010
Posted: 01.11.2009 by Thryce | Comments (4)


Dark Funeral - New Album Title, Tracklist And Cover Art Revealed

Original news, posted on 31.08.2009

Dark Funeral guitarist Lord Ahriman has issued the following studio update:

"Peter Tägtgren is currently mixing our new album at his Abyss Studios. Once we have approved the final mix, Jonas Kjellgren (Scar Symmetry) will be mastering it. By listening to the rough-mix, the final production will kill totally, no doubt! Can't wait to blast the final result in the stereo!

We decided to go for a bit rawer sound this time, and not as crystal clear and perhaps polished as our last album , but no worries. The production still holds the high quality that you would come to expect from us. We haven't done "a Metallica" so to say!

During the last weekend we spent at the Abyss Studio we recorded a video for one of the new tracks. The video was shot in and outside an old and closed mental hospital. The environment was just killer. And besides, it suited the video theme perfect! The video is currently under editing by "Standard Film Team". And within the next 2-3 weeks it should be ready for world premiere. However, due to the graphic violence and somewhat gory nature of the video, I would assume that we will be forced to edit 2 versions, one soft and one hard core version. Exactly how and where we'll release them is yet to be decided though, but we will keep you posted about it of course. The video was shot for a track called "My Funeral".

Now you may wonder what the album will be called. Well, here is another "exclusive" for you... "Angelus Exuro Pro Eternus". Estimated release date is set to November 18th."

UPDATED, on 16.09.2009

Official press release

Swedish black metallers Dark Funeral, the Ineffable Kings of Darkness, and one of the biggest bands today has finalized more details on their upcoming album. They are finally ready to reveal the full track listing of their brand new album, "Angelus Exuro Pro Eternus"!

The new masterpiece, which is set for a November 18th 2009 release via Regain Records, was recorded at Abyss Studio in Grangärde (Sweden) with famed engineer and legendary producer Peter Tägtgren (Pain, Hypocrisy). It includes a total of 9 songs. Musically it is the bands most technical and varied album to date. And while still being true to their roots, they have taken a great step forward in the evolution of their brand of fine Swedish black metal. "Angelus Exuro Pro Eternus" is, from the very beginning to the end, a hell ride you simply don't want to miss!

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Source: darkfuneral.se
Band profile: Dark Funeral
Posted: 19.10.2009 by Thryce | Comments (29)


The Funeral Orchestra - New Video Available Online

Swedish funeral doom metallers The Funeral Orchestra have posted their first-ever video, for the song "Opium de Occulta", online. The video was directed by Morningstar Film Production in Sweden. The track for this video comes off the band's last year released EP, entitled "ODO".


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Source: funeralorchestra.com
Band profile: The Funeral Orchestra
Posted: 27.07.2009 by Abattoir | Comments (5)


Dark Funeral - To Enter Studio Next Month

Dark Funeral have issued the following update:

"Finally. We have a date set for our much delayed studio session... On July 10 (yezz, the day after we play the Rockweekend Festival in Kilafors, Sweden) we will enter Abyss Studio together with Peter Tagtgren to begin the recording of our new, yet untitled, full-length album.

At this point of time we have demoed 7 new and totally amazing (of course) songs and we got an 8th almost done. Besides that, we have quite a lot of additional material written that we hopefully will be able to turn into a killer track or two before our studio time runs out.

As I previous mentioned, the new album will definitely be our most varied album thus far, perhaps a little bit toned down compared to its precursor, but still carry on with the same spirit and strength as always.

This time we will offer more than one non blast beat (means heavy song) too. And some of the material will probably come as a surprise, as it's not all typical Dark Funeral style, which I personally find very inspiring. And I can't wait to nail this new album once and for all.

Once we begin to work at the Abyss Studio we will keep you updated on regular basis, that includes video reports too. Not sure which website we'll use as the main forum for this, but once it's decided we'll let you know of course."

Source: blogs.myspace.com
Band profile: Dark Funeral
Posted: 04.06.2009 by SlaytallicA | Comments (4)


Funeral Mist - New Album Out In February

After 6 years of silence Sweden's Funeral Mist is back with a new album. The album will be called "Maranatha" and will contain 8 tracks. Release date is set for 23rd of February. The cover art can be viewed here (Explicit Content Warning: not work friendly).

"Maranatha" tracklisting:

01. Sword Of Faith
02. White Stone
03. Jesus Saves!
04. A New Light
05. Blessed Curse
06. Living Temples
07. Anathema Maranatha
08. Anti-Flesh Nimbus

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Source: noevdia.com
Band profile: Funeral Mist
Posted: 04.02.2009 by Damnated | Comments (23)