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Trials
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TRIALS was formed in 2008 by Mark Sugar (vocals, guitars), Remy Walle (guitars), Usha Rajbandari (bass), and Sasha Horn (drums). They played shows all over the Chicago area for their first years of existence. In 2009, Sasha Horn left the band to focus on his own ambitions and was replaced by Adam Kopecky.
The band released their debut album Witness To The Downfall in 2011; and won the 2011 Metal Storm Award for the Thrash category. In 2012, Remy Walle left the band and was replaced by Ryan Bruchert.
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Lychgate
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The spirit was born in 2001, formed by Vortigern, the sole creator. Then, after almost a decade in contemplation, it was again unleashed. With the collaboration of G. A. Chandler (Esoteric), Aran (Lunar Aurora) and T. J. F. Vallely (Omega Centauri) the debut album, self-titled, was recorded in 2012 and released in the first quarter of 2013 under the labels Mordgrimm and Gilead Media on CD and LP, respectively.
In the early years a few demos existed: one released in 2003 entitled Beneath The Horizon under the name Archaicus. The demo possessed the qualities of the sound later to become refined and developed. Even back then the reception was well receiving, and it was obvious the project was a stand-alone entity for its own cause; schismatic and disunified. Several other unreleased demos exist (The Vast Flame in 2002 and Catafalque in 2006). These never saw an official release, according to the wishes of Vortigern in that time period. But to accompany the debut album, demos from the early years were released as a collection on UK label Barghest, also in 2013. Some will thus observe that the debut album has acknowledgements both of its past characteristics and of its future progression.
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Scale The Summit
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In a music industry engulfed in replication and mediocrity, SCALE THE SUMMIT has cemented their position as young mavericks ( the quartet boasts an average age of 22) with their blend of organic and melodic instrumental music. Already on a number of "most anticipated releases of 2009″ lists, Carving Desert Canyons builds upon the band's self-released debut, Monument, with crisper production and songwriting that has grown exponentially over the past three years.
In 2004, guitarists Chris Letchford and Travis Levrier moved to Los Angeles to attend The Musicians Institute where they met drummer Pat Skeffington. Several months later, the band was completed with the addition of Jordan Eberhardt, while attending M.I. Chris and Travis also attended a luthier course, where the duo learned to build their own custom guitars.
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Vanisher
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VANISHER started out under a different name, Zero System, back in 2008 in Ridgeway, VA. At that time it was Justin Reich on bass and singing vocals, current VANISHER guitarist Kyle Odell on lead guitar and Joel Collins as the lead vocalist. Joel and Kyle had played in a band prior called Bloodjinn which had just recently disbanded. Justin had known Joel throughout the years and was invited in to play with his new project. Soon into the inception of ZS Joel left to peruse a career in music promotion and entertainment management. Meanwhile Kyle and Justin conscripted the talent of Adam Cody (vocalist of Glass Casket, current vocalist of Wretched) to fill the void and they soon released a self titled EP under now defunct Tragic Hero Records imprint, Gold Medal Records.
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Battle Beast
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Founded in 2008 on the southern edge of Finland, BATTLE BEAST stands for everything that is good and pure in metal music - crunching riffs, high screams, blistering solos and strong choruses. The sextet takes all the classical elements of traditional heavy metal without being afraid of adding its own flavor to the recipe. Already in the early stages of their career, BATTLE BEAST were to be noticed quickly by the international metal scene, especially after winning 2008's Wacken:Open:Air "Metal Battle" and Finland's "Radio Rock Starba" competition as well as after performing at the Finnish Metal Expo.
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Into The Nethermost
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INTO THE NETHERMOST is an attempt to escape from the abyssal tedium vitae of existence and explore the profoundest recesses of human nature through metal music in its varied forms, by mixing death, black metal and acoustic passages.
INTO THE NETHERMOST is the logical transmutation of the now extinct Dark Awake (1998-2009) taken to a profounder level of musical expression.
Former Dark Awake members Enryk, Scar and Nosfear decided to continue in their personal search for a release from tedium vitae through art.
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Darkest Horizon
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"Darkest Horizon invites you on a cinematic journey with a mixture of timeless melodies and modern metal-tunes. The idea of combining monumental symphonic sounds with melodic death metal is the characteristic force behind the band and distinguishes them from generic pabulum."
(Orkus Magazine, October 2012)
"Those who love music somewhere between Children Of Bodom and Ensiferum, should follow Darkest Horizon. It's worth your while!"
(Metal Hammer, December 2011)
Since the band's foundation in 2010, DARKEST HORIZON was positively received from various magazines and webzines. Without any down-time, the band is eagerly working on a large number of innovative songs. The highly acclaimed EP Shattered Skies was released in early 2011 and was the starting shot for many headlining-gigs in local concert halls as well as big festivals like the Metalfest Open Airs.
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Hammerforce
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HAMMERFORCE is an independent power/progressive synth driven metal band from Saint-Petersburg, Russia. They've released 2 full length albums: Dice (2009) and Access Denied (2013). Band's music is unconventional mixture of solid guitar riffs, impressive electro/trance synths, high-pitched heavy metal vocals and sudden progressive interludes, all performed and recorded on the highest production level.
The story began in 2006 when Nikita Merzlyakov and Ilya Kapralov after playing for several years in local live power/prog metal band LEGIONER decided to bring their music to the new level. The main idea was to show that guys from Russia can record good metal album. It was a hard quest. Lots of obstacles were gotten over: misunderstanding of people, lack of equipment, time, money and information.
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Wrong
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Wrong was formed in November 2012 by Phlegeton (Wormed, Banished From Inferno, Godüs) and DP (The YTriple Corporation, Neverdie) in Madrid, Spain. They released their debut album, Memories Of Sorrow, on February 14th, 2013.
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Posted: 10.05.2013
by J. N.
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Midnight Odyssey
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Midnight Odyssey was officially formed in early 2007. Dis Pater, the sole member of the project, began writing music for the then unnamed project as far back as 1999, and it wasn't until 2003 when a possible name for this project was conceived. Through many years of writing and experimenting with different sounds, it was time to make the project official, and in 2007, some songs were recorded and posted on myspace under the band name, "Midnight Odyssey".
Though these recordings were never officially pressed (and more than likely, never will), the idea to have Midnight Odyssey as a boundless artistic concept was born. In 2008, the first album, "The Forest Mourners" was recorded with a home setup, and released as a self-funded Pro CD-r limited to 100 copies. Later in the year, it would officially be made available for a free download for a limited time.
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Icon & The Black Roses
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What we know today to be the band Icon & The Black Roses started four years ago when Johnny decided to start his own band in 1999. He met David, the band's former drummer and together they started "Blue Obsession". During this period they had a hard time finding suitable elements for the band and after several people coming in and out of the band, Johnny and David decided to record a demo anyways. Together they went to Espinha, who was a good friend of Johnny's since childhood, and they started recording a demo at his place. In the meantime Luis (keyboard player) and Ana (singer) joined the band in time to record their parts in songs like "Remember" and "No More" . The demo called "4 Winter Songs" took six months to record.
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Iommi
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Tony Iommi is synonymous with heavy rock, having more or less invented the genre single-handedly with the dark and doom of Black Sabbath.
Born on February 19, 1948, in Birmingham, England, Iommi picked up the guitar after being inspired by the likes of Hank Marvin & the Shadows as a teenager. By 1967, Iommi had played with several blues-based rock bands, and formed a group (Earth) with three old acquaintances from his school days — bassist Terry "Geezer" Butler, drummer Bill Ward, and singer John "Ozzy" Osbourne.
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Ortega
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Ortega is a four-piece sludge/doom collective from the north of The Netherlands. Four men tell a tale of the sea which is told in a broad and visual manner. the sound is best described as dark metal balanced with soundscapes and slow, heavy riffs.
Formed in 2007, the band recorded their first album in 2009 after a series of gigs, which they eventually released it in January 2010. The album 1634 was recorded and mixed by JB van der Wal (Dr. Doom, Herder, Aborted), who is also known for his work for Dr. Doom, Greyline, Grinding Halt and Suffering Quota.
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Newsted
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Newsted was formed by infamous ex-Metallica bassist Jason Newsted at the end of 2012 with guitarist Jessie Farnsworth and drummer Jesus Mendez Jr. The band immediately recorded and released 4 track EP titled Metal on January 8, 2013. The band was later joined by Mike Mushok (Staind) in March 2013.
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The Order Of Chaos
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The Order Of Chaos is a 5 piece female fronted heavy metal act from Edmonton, Canada. Renowned for their live energy and their original brand of heavy metal, they recently caught the attention of audiences worldwide. Having signed a two album deal with Killer Metal Records Germany including a worldwide distribution they are establishing a foothold in the global metal community. In September 2012, The Order Of Chaos will embark on their first European tour with 15 shows across 9 countries including appearances at the Turock Open Air and Thunder And Lightning Festivals in support of their upcoming Sexwitch EP.
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Posted: 04.05.2013
by J. N.
Bands
The Konstellation
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The band was formed in 2009 by Gergely "OM" Oszlar as a one man project, but in time it has grown into a full band formation. The lyrics search for questions regarding the future of humanity, illuminates all listeners on how obvious are the things that surround us and what is actually the world in which we live.
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