Malang Not Fest

Malang Not Fest

present :

Nadi
Difficult and Hard
Human Fetus
Death Conscious
Head Straight

and many more

14 Januari 2012, @ Aula Denpal Rampal Start 12.00 - Die
HTM : 10.000

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Redsbloodylips

Biography :

We stood on January 21, 2008 in Tangerang area. and started with a meeting Anggi and Vidy when playing skate in the area tangerang.
Anggi as guitarist / clean and Vidy as vocalist / scream began collecting personnel from their friends.
Finally Anggi adopted Angga as a guitar / lead from one of the band's melodic named "Vinca Minor" to join in this band.
Eventually the three of us gathered to think what material should we create in a song.
Anggi re-recruited as bass player Roby. And the four of us think to be more serious in play and give harmony in music, then we assign a name that we call REDSBLOODYLIPS.
REDSBLOODYLIPS in our sense means the Reds are "Red"which means Brave.
Bloody is the "Blood"which means strength in the human body.
LIPS is a "lip"which means everyone's lips conversation.
When we combine REDSBLOODYLIPS word meaning "brave blend of red blood in our bodies that will be talked about every person conversation. " And mid-March we hired Okky as drummer.
We also started our first perform at the opening of the skate park in the area of Tangerang in February.


Band Members :

Unknown


Genre :

* Metal
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K O R B A N

Biography :

Exactly on the 20th March 2009, sparked a shallow thinking of those southern outskirts of Bandung, a desire to work in one particular piece of music on the basis of the soul UNDERGROUND with litter born to a world uprising VICTIM a fairly eccentric band name you think but it means a lot to us and look bad for thinking ahead!
Starting with the genre we Thrashcore stretcher with sufficient initial formation seems to taste, taste of hell!
SEGA: VOCAL Lutfi: BACK VOCAL Saladaeng: Amjad GUITAR: GUITAR FADX: BASS BEURIT: DRUM After quite a long time, shit!
Dispute was kicking our butt, and all our aspirations, just in the year 2010 Lutfi, amjad fadx and resigned, and perhaps the reason it is still a question mark for us!
With the state of limping like a ball player deform the injury affected the way we keep.
We are sick because of the void formation which is not according to taste.
A toast to the coming of injections of Deri (stringfukk head off) SEGA VOKILL Deri AS AS AS STRINGFUKK Saladaeng STRINGSICK U.S. BEURIT BLASTINGSICK once we change the genre of music that became brutal DEATHCORE PROGRESSIVE stretcher.
We spent more time and possibly a series of terror conspiracy many different opinions but we always try solid.
Although in the case of such Influence: SEGA More terinfluence by brutal deathmetal bands from europe.
Saladaeng more likely terinflunce by deathcore bands and metal. Deri monotonous very different assumptions that more terinflunce by western bands swedish punk and punk rock.
BEURIT more oldschool terinfluence by metalion old bands from Brazil.
Damn strings attached because it's always all the differences we're drunk and fell silent disaan flexible monotonous!
This is our little Biografy nothing more than hypocritical lip that kills all souls rot and common mental shallow you! SUPPORT JUST, JUST RESPECT!


Band Members :

* Sega - Fighthroat
* Restu - Stringsick
* Deri - Stringfukk
* Dani - Blastingsick


Influences :

* Mysery index
* Carnifex
* Suffocation
* Dying Fetus
* Sepultura
* Discharge
* Disfear
* Amebix
* Crass
* Pisschrist
* Doom


Genre :

* Death Metal
* Grindcore
* Metal Read More...!!

Bad Students

Biography :

We are five recalcitrant pupil. we began our journey since we were fifteen years old. We give a bad name for our band but what's in a name we use the flow of the post hardcore genre for our music.


Band Members :

* Gogo
* Olly
* Bee
* Jozu
* Ika


Genre :

* Hardcore
* Metal
* Screamo Read More...!!

Outright

Biography :

Outright is a Hardcore Band. Started in late 2005 Asuy, Ryan, Ricky and Bart want to make a band start with a cover song of Biohazard, Ryker's and hatebreed. We have no idea for the name so we called OUTRIGHT we play a new new style of music, a not so fast hardcore but heavy as shit we called it SUPER GROOVE POWER CHORDS, after 3 years finally we've just released our debut album "HARDCORE STRIKES BACK" under CROSSOVER records.


Band Members :

* Ricky - Low Screaming Truth

* Bart - Sick Wired Power Chord
* Asuy - Four Wired Destruction
* Part - Groove Beater

Contact person :

* Ryan : 085624169351 / 022 92772040

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Sympathy

Biography :

Sympathy is a technical death metal band from Canada, formed in 1991. Sympathy got some notable attention in the Benelux, Germany and Switzerland as those are the countries where their previous label Fear Dark is usually marketing its bands. The band is known for its professional musicianship. Sympathy's albums are distributed in the United States, Europe and Canada through Displeased Records, Deadsun Records, Megarock Records, Facedown Records and The Omega Distribution. Their lyrical themes tend to revolve around subjects such as theology, philosophy, and death. They have released three albums, Invocation, Arcane Path and an EP titled Abyssal Throne. On February 19, 2008, the band was signed to Bombworks Records. The third album titled Anagogic Tyranny was released on November 11, 2008.


History :

Sympathy started out as a five-piece thrash metal band in vein of Celtic Frost and produced its first demo in 1991. One by one the other musicians left Sympathy and eventually it ended up being Dharok's solo project. During the years 1993–1997, the musical style took a more technical death metal direction, and Dharok released the recordings Arrogance and Ignorance (1993), Age of Darkness (1995) and Realms of Chaos (1996).

The band's influences include: Spawn of Possession, Suffocation, Morbid Angel, Death, Emperor, Kreator, Cannibal Corpse, and Dimmu Borgir. In 2001, Sympathy signed a record deal with the Dutch extreme metal label Fear Dark and soon recorded its first commercially available studio album titled Invocation. The album received positive feedback in underground metal circles, magazines such as BW & BK, and was mentioned in Metal Maniacs magazine as one of the "reader's albums of the year for 2002".

On the following releases, Tim Roth of Into Eternity, as well as other members from that particular band, and other bands began to fill in the spot. In 2004, Sympathy released its second album titled Arcane Path which took a more technical blackened death metal direction and showcased a more polished production. Arcane Path featured frontcover artwork as well as a new logo design by the reputive Belgian (Flemish) artist Kris Verwimp. The album was well-received and brought them more exposure.

In late 2005, Sympathy released an EP titled Abyssal Throne which featured two re-recorded songs from Invocation, two new songs and a cover of Suffocation's "Torn into Enthrallment". Abyssal Throne was released on the Norwegian label Momentum Scandinavia, and the packaging artwork was done by the Swedish graphic designer Samuel Durling. Later in 2005, a fellow Canadian, Jeff Lewis, known from his work in Australian band Mortification and his solo project Abolishment of Hate, would join forces with Sympathy.

On February 19, 2008 the band was signed to Bombworks Records. The third album titled Anagogic Tyranny was released November 11, 2008. Sounds of Dead gave it 10 out of 10 points and Lords of Metal gave it 83 out of 100. Tracks from the album were included on the sampler CD's of such magazines as Metal Maniacs and Terrorizer.

On April 2009 the band announced that they have written 12 new songs and are currently recording them, The fourth Sympathy album is tentatively entitled Beast.


Band Members :

* Dharok - Vocals, Rhythm Guitars
* Jeff Lewis - Lead and Rhythm Guitars (Mortification, Abolishment of Hate)
* Jim Austin - Drums (Into Eternity)


Discography :

Albums :

* Arrogance and Ignorance (1993)
* Age of Darkness (1995)
* Invocation (2002)
* Arcane Path (2004)
* Anagogic Tyranny (2008)
* Beast (2010)

Other :

* Covenant (demo, 1991)
* Realms of Chaos (demo, 1996)
* Abyssal Throne (EP, 2005)


Associated Acts :

* Mortification
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Switchblade

Biography :

Switchblade is a five-piece metal band from Sydney, Australia, formed in 2001. The band has opened for bands like Slayer, Machine Head, Exodus, Trivium and Nevermore and released two albums. They have also appeared at Metal for the Brain and the Come Together Music Festival.


History :

Formation (2001–2003)

Switchblade was formed by guitarist Andrew Najdek, drummer Mat Piccolotto and bassist Ben Bessant in 2001. The trio spent the better part of their final high school years playing metal cover songs and writing a handful of originals which would become early Switchblade demos. Vocalist Chris Apps joined the band prior to the recording of the band's very first demo, but split from the group directly following the recording.

In early 2002 Switchblade recorded a new and much heavier demo and began to audition vocalists. The auditions were unsuccessful, and the group struggled to find a frontman until Piccolotto answered an internet messageboard post by vocalist Colin "Sway" Druery, who shared a similar musical vision and joined the band in 2002. Switchblade began working together on original material, however only a few short months into rehearsals, Sway would permanently damage his vocal cords and was forced to leave. Switchblade was once again looking for a suitable frontman. During this downtime Najdek began using a seven-string guitar, and tuning much lower than he previously did. As a result of this the band's musical style moved away from its thrash metal and death metal core and took on a much more groove metal approach, similar to bands like Pantera, Machine Head and Fear Factory.

Switchblade again found themselves recording another instrumental demo at the end of 2002, the first of the new material written completely on a seven string guitar. Sway got a copy of the demo and was compelled to return to the band. Inspired by this new sound, Sway quickly wrote lyrics for the new Switchblade material, recorded his vocals on the instrumental tracks, and Switchblade's 2003 demo Incoming was released in early 2003.

Incoming (2003–2004)

Switchblade then began doing the rounds on the Sydney metal scene and was soon touring interstate and supporting higher profile local bands like Daysend, Sunk Loto and Dungeon. Meanwhile, Piccolotto also briefly joined local thrash metal band Descend, who disbanded shortly after, and Najdek became a member of local power metal band Friar Rush.

In mid 2004 the band realised its musical output was limited by only having one guitarist, so a second guitarist was added in Scott Bernasconi, who played his first show with Switchblade on June 19, 2004. The band's material was re-worked to make room for a second guitarist. Soon after, Switchblade played a string of shows with now Los Angeles based tech-metal outfit Devolved, Sydney band Daysend, and Machine Head. Switchblade then booked themselves into the studio to record their debut album with Astennu producing.

The End of All Once Known (2005)

The End of All Once Known was released on March 12, 2005, showcasing a more melodic and technical approach than previously.

Switchblade then began a series of shows around Australia to support the album, but Bernasconi and Sway left the band after a final performance Sydney on October 29, 2005. During the final song of the set, Sway was joined on stage by a good friend of the band, Adam Helmrich, who was asked to join Switchblade almost immediately.

In late 2007 Bernasconi was the temporary live guitarist for industrial death metal band The Amenta on their 2007 Australia and New Zealand tour, replacing Psycroptic guitarist Joe Haley.

Comeback (2006)

Following the departure of Sway and Bernasconi, Switchblade took a break to focus on finding a second guitarist. With Helmrich already confirmed as new vocalist, Anthony Delvecchio was announced as the new Switchblade guitarist in early 2006. The new lineup was then booked to make its first appearance at the annual Metalstock Festival, held in Scone, New South Wales over the Easter weekend. Two weeks before the show Bessant relocated to Perth and cut off all contact with the band. Symon Alhaddad, guitarist for Sydney death metal/thrash metal band Vaticide temporarily filled in on bass guitar, eventually joining Switchblade permanently.

With the band's lineup now solidified, Switchblade went on to play a number of key local shows including the 2006 Come Together Music Festival, and a show at the Marquee, Sydney, which was filmed and recorded for a future live DVD. The band ended 2006 by appearing at Metal for the Brain and then supporting Nevermore in Sydney on the same day.

At the start of 2007, Switchblade had originally planned to cease all live shows however they were then offered the opening spot on a tour by Trivium. To capitalise on this appearance, Switchblade then played some tour dates around the country and featured on a national touring metal event billed as the Festival of the Dead.

Invictus Infinitum (Since 2008)

In 2008 Switchblade opted to put all live shows on hold and focus on the writing and recording of the new album. In a 30 July 2008 MySpace blog, Switchblade revealed the title of their follow-up album to be Invictus Infinitum. They also revealed that Alhaddad would be leaving the band, replaced with Gerard Dack of Infernal Method.

Invictus Infinitum was released in Australia on June 6, 2009 on Melbourne-based label AmpHead Music, and was supported by a national tour which included shows with Psycroptic, The Amenta, Daysend, Alarum, Frankenbok and many more. The album was mixed by Grammy Award-winning producer Neil Kernon in the US and featured Nevermore guitarist Jeff Loomis on the track "Reflective Curse."

On October 15, 2009 Switchblade capped off a massive year by supporting thrash metal band Slayer, for their one-off Australian performance of the seminal album Reign in Blood. It was also announced that the band would be supporting the newly reformed Wollongong-based band Segression, who were one of the most prolific Australian metal bands during the 90's, but had broken up in 2002.

In 2010 Switchblade played a small number of select shows including a Sydney festival for the 30th anniversary of long-running heavy metal store Utopia Records, with bands such as The Amenta, Daysend and more, and also supported thrash metal legends Exodus in Sydney. Soon after it was announced that the band was working on a new release due in 2011, and would be taking a short break from live shows.


Band Members :

Current Members :

* Adam Helmrich – Vocals (Since 2006)
* Andrew Najdek – Guitar (Since 2001)
* Mat Piccolotto – Drums (Since 2001)
* Anthony Delvecchio – Guitar (Since 2006)
* Gerard Dack – Bass Guitar (Since 2008)

Past Members :

* Colin "Sway" Druery – Vocals (2002–2005)
* Scott Bernasconi – Guitar (2004–2005)
* Ben Bessant – Bass Guitar (2001–2005)
* Chris Apps – Vocals (2001)
* Symon Alhaddad – Bass Guitar (2006–2008)


Discography :

* Switchblade - Incoming (EP, 2003)
* Switchblade - The End of All Once Known (2005)
* Switchblade - Invictus Infinitum (2009)

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As I Lay Dying - The Sound Of Truth Lyrics

We have all heard what we wanted to hear
truth that sounds right to our ears

but what wisdom is there within us
to live based on the feeling of our hearts
how many times has instinct let us down
never to be thought through
never to be questioned

say what you really mean
when your ambition calls you
for what use is there in praying
if you will only hear what you want to hear?

we have all heard what we wanted to hear
truth that sounds right to our ears

we speak of fighting to resist this world
but what about the battle within us?
if we have chosen to live against the grain
then why are we all facing the same way?

(solo)

there is no difference between us and them
if we all blindly seek truth from sentiments

(solo continued)

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As I Lay Dying - 94 Hours Lyrics

94 hours of regret for me to realize what I held
Unfading beauty, not just a face
I held its innocence within my heart
Go!
No, I won't let go
I won't let go
I won't let go
No, I
I won't let go
No, I
I won't let go
The torment of your eyes has awakened my soul.
The torment of your eyes has awakened my soul.
The pain of a moment's time will forever beg your forgiveness
Forgiveness
94 hours for me to realize
I held the unfading beauty
I am your innocence Read More...!!

As Blood Runs Black - Pouring Reign Lyrics

A struggle of change that is made
A wrinkle in time, battle of the brave
Fighting for hope of one's beliefs
Deceiving thought planted in minds
When hell freezes over will come the time
That one's point will have been made
There's shattered thoughts, and broken dreams
Wasted lives all for the brighter side of suffering

There's more than fighting for cause
There's fighting for what you believe
If there's a fork in the road of your path
Ne side needles the other's glass
At least you're walking instead of dragging on what's paved
Some see the glass half empty, others full
I just see the water's cold
And so is this world that we live in
Ans so I segregate
Separated from the ones without a cause
I segregate
I segregate
Would would you believe?
Could you believe?
There's more to this than what it seems
It's the brighter side of suffering
Poverty, injustice, struggling with the pain
A humble mind of wisdom and non-corruption
Would you believe?
There's more to this from this life
There's more to this
Finding a solution
Hope for tomorrow, for a better today
A new revolution
We stand and fight and face the pain Read More...!!

As Blood Runs Black - My Fears Have Become Phobias Lyrics

A mass suppression depressed by life unsure what he's to live for.
But then away came the better days when life opened its new doors.
Struggling for a way every day to live life not to fail but succeed.
Over coming on overwhelming load of power and greed.

Break the chains!
That grab ones soul!
Break These Chains!
That Take Control!
Break These Chains!

Wasting all that's left of a day, watching time just fly away on his own.
Dreams are surpassing him by, why not live life to its fullest and give it a try!
How much will does one simply have to conquer what he's become?
And how many others can say my fears have become phobias!

How much should one take for granted?
He's changed by life in order to see that he can succeed!
And how can you?

We'll Break The Chains!
We'll Break The Chains!

A mass suppression depressed by life unsure what he's to live for.
But then away came the better days when life opened its new doors.
Struggling for a way every day to live life not to fail but succeed!

Overcome!

I will believe!
I will believe!
I will believe!
I will succeed! Read More...!!

As Blood Runs Black - In Dying Days Lyrics

Leaders are hard to come by,
followers are omnipresent.
Satisfied with a mediocre lifestyle
Satisfied!
No one is setting a path for us to follow,
no ones striving to be on top.
No one is setting a path for us to follow
we will all fall in the end.
In dying days!
The path has been set,
you're leading far astray.
Far Astray!
The path has been set,
you're leading far astray.
Far Astray!

BRING DA MUTHAFUCKIN RUCKUS!

In Darkness!
Unfortunate as u may be,
you'll never see the light.
Someone must rise above,
someone must precede.
Unfortunate, you must precede!
Unfortunate!
Leaders are hard to come by,
followers are omnipresent.
Satisfied with a mediocre lifestyle,
Staisfied!
No one is setting a path for us to follow,
we will all fall in the end.
In dying days
As the time to rise approaches
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Satariel

Biography :

Satariel is a melodic death metal band from Sweden founded in 1993 in Boden.

The band released their debut album, Lady Lust Lilith, in 1998 on Pulverised Records. Their latest album, Hydra, was released in 2005 in Europe, followed by a US release in early 2006. Hydra was licensed from the owner, Cold Records, to Regain Records for Europe, and to Candlelight Records for the US.


Band Members :

Current Members :

* Pär Johansson - Vocals
* Magnus Alakangas - Guitar
* Simon Johansson - Guitar
* Mikael Granbacke - Bass Guitar
* Robert Sundelin - Drums

Former Members :

* Mats Ömalm - Guitar
* Andreas Nilzon - Drums
* Fredrik Andersson - Guitar
* Mikael Granqvist - Guitar


Discography :

* Satariel - Lady Lust Lilith (1998)
* Satariel - Phobos & Deimos (2002)
* Satariel - Hydra (2005)
* Satariel - Chifra (2007)
* Satariel - White Ink Read More...!!

Asphyx

Biography :

Asphyx is a Dutch death/doom band that formed in Overijssel in 1987.


History :

The band was formed in 1987 by Bob Bagchus and Tonny Brookhuis. Eric Daniels was found as a second guitarist and Chuck Colli joined on vocals and bass; this combo released the Enter the Domain demo. In March 1989 Colli was replaced by Theo Loomans and they recorded the Crush the Cenotaph demo. Brookhuis then left the band; the remaining three recorded Embrace the Death, an album which was never released due to label problems.

After Martin van Drunen left Pestilence in the early 1990s, he joined Asphyx and the band signed to Century Media Records. After the release of their debut album, The Rack, they went on a European tour with Entombed, followed by a tour with Bolt Thrower and Benediction in 1992. Shortly after the recording of the second album, Last One on Earth, Van Drunen left the band, to be replaced by Ron van der Pol. Eventually Baghus left the band as well and was replaced by Sander van Hoof.

In 1994, the band released their third, self-titled album, but broke up shortly afterward. In 1995 Loomans and Baghus reformed Asphyx and recorded God Cries. Around the same time also the Embrace the Death album, recorded in 1990, was released. Nevertheless the band split up again after the release. In 1998, Theo Loomans died in a car accident. Some time later Soulburn was founded by Baghus and Daniels, and together with Pentacle singer and bassist Wannes Gubbels they recorded Feeding on Angels. In 1999 they renamed the project Asphyx and recorded the On the Wings of Inferno album with the same lineup. However, Asphyx disbanded again in 2000.

In January 2007, the band re-united with Van Drunen, Gubbels, Paul Baayens and Baghus. They did not intend to record a new album, but focused only on live performances. Still, in January 2008, they recorded a cover of a Celtic Frost song and a new song called "Death... The Brutal Way." In July 2008, they stated that new material is in the works. Death...The Brutal Way was released in June 2009 by Century Media. It was released in North America by Ibex Moon Records on August 18, 2009, quickly becoming the distributor's bestseller.


Band Members :

Current Members :

* Martin van Drunen – Vocals
* Paul Baayens – Guitar
* Alwin Zuur – Bass
* Bob Bagchus – Drums

Former Members :

* Eric Daniels – Guitar (1989–1995, 1997–2000)
* Theo Loomans – Vocals, Bass (1989–1990, 1995–1996)
* Ron van der Pol – Vocals, Bass (1992–1994)
* Wannes Gubbels – Bass, Vocals (1997–2000, 2007–2010)
* Ronny van der Wey – Guitar (1996)
* Sander van Hoof – Drums (1994)
* Tonny Brookhuis – Guitar (1987–1989)
* Chuck Colli – Vocals, Bass (1988–1989)
* Heiko Hanke – Keyboards (1994)
* Roel Sanders – Drums


Discography :

* Asphyx - Carnage Remains (Demo, 1988)
* Asphyx - Enter the Domain (Demo, 1989)
* Asphyx - Crush the Cenotaph (Demo, 1990)
* Asphyx - Mutilating Process (Single, Gore Records/Nuclear Blast, 1989)
* Asphyx - The Rack (Album, Century Media, 1991)
* Asphyx - Crush the Cenotaph (EP, Century, 1992)
* Asphyx - Last One on Earth (Album, Century, 1992)
* Asphyx - Asphyx (Album, Century, 1994)
* Asphyx - Embrace the Death (Album, 1996, Century; recorded in 1990)
* Asphyx - God Cries (Album, Century, 1996)
* Asphyx - Feeding on Angels (Album, 1998, as Soulburn)
* Asphyx - On the Wings of Inferno (Album, Century, 2000)
* Asphyx - Death...The Brutal Way (Album, Century, June 2009)
* Asphyx - Live Death Doom (Double Live Album & DVD, Century, August 2010)


Associated Acts :

* Hail of Bullets

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Vomitory

Biography :

Vomitory is a Swedish death metal band formed in 1989 by guitarist Urban Gustafsson and bassist Ronnie Olson. Influenced by bands such as Sodom, Napalm Death, Bathory, Slayer, and Venom, the band has released a total of seven albums, and are currently signed to Metal Blade Records.


Band Members :

Current Members :

* Erik Rundqvist - Bass, Vocals
* Tobias Gustafsson - Drums
* Peter Östlund - Guitar
* Urban Gustafsson - Guitar

Former Members :

* Ulf Dalegren - Guitar (1991–2005)
* Jussi Linna - Vocals (1996–1999)
* Thomas Bergqvist - Bass (1993–1996)
* Bengt Sund - Bass (1990–1993)
* Ronnie Olson - Vocals, Bass (1989–1996)


Discography :

Albums :

* Vomitory - Raped in Their Own Blood (CD, Metal Blade, 1996)
* Vomitory - Redemption (CD, Metal Blade, 1999)
* Vomitory - Revelation Nausea (CD, Metal Blade, 2000)
* Vomitory - Blood Rapture (CD, Metal Blade, 2002)
* Vomitory - Primal Massacre (CD, Metal Blade, 2004)
* Vomitory - Terrorize Brutalize Sodomize (CD, Metal Blade, 2007)
* Vomitory - Carnage Euphoria (CD, Metal Blade, 2009)

Demos and Rarities :

* Vomitory - Vomitory Demo (1992)
* Vomitory - Promo (1993)
* Vomitory - Moribund 7" (1993)
* Vomitory - Through Sepulchral Shadows (1994)
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Visceral Bleeding

Biography :

Visceral Bleeding is a technical death metal band from Sweden.


History :

Visceral Bleeding was formed sometime in the late nineties by Peter Persson and Niklas Dewerud. Influenced by bands such as Suffocation and Monstrosity, they performed what they thought the death metal scene was lacking. Joined by Calle Löfgren on bass, Dennis Röndum on vocals, and Marcus Nilsson on lead guitar, they released a demo, Internal Decomposition. Once signed to Neurotic, they released their first album, Remnants of Deprivation, in 2002. After its release, Dewerud left Visceral Bleeding to focus all his attention on the band Spawn of Possession; he was replaced by Tobias Persson.

The band's second album, Transcend into Ferocity, came out in 2004, and after its release another member quit, this time drummer Dennis Röndum, also to join Spawn of Possession. A replacement was found in Martin Pedersen. He joined the band as they toured across Europe, supporting bands like Obituary and Deicide.

While the band was writing the third album, Absorbing the Disarray, Nilsson decided that he needed to step back from the scene, as did Martin Bermheden. Absorbing the Disarray was released in June 2006. After its release, Löfgren got married and had a daughter, and left for an undisclosed amount of time while Martin Eklöv filled in for him on the following tour with Deicide, Cryptopsy, and Skinless.


Band Members :

Current Members :

* Martin Pedersen - Vocals (2004-present)
* Benny Bats - Guitar (2009-present)
* Martin Eklöv - Bass (2006-present)
* Tobbe Persson - Drums (2002-present)

Former Members :

* Peter Persson - Guitar (2000-2009)
* Calle Löfgren - Bass (2000-2008)
* Niklas Dewerud - Drums (2000-2002)
* Dennis Röndum - Vocals (2000-2004)
* Marcus Nilsson - Guitar (2000-2006)
* Martin Bermheden- Guitar (2006-2008)


Discography :

* Visceral Bleeding - Internal Decomposition (Demo, 2000)
* Visceral Bleeding - Remnants of Deprivation (Album, Neurotic, 2002)
* Visceral Bleeding - Transcend Into Ferocity (Album, The Orchard, 2004)
* Visceral Bleeding - Remnants Revived (Remnants of Deprivation remastered, three more songs and four videos, 2005)
* Visceral Bleeding - Absorbing the Disarray (Album, 2006)


Associated Acts :

* Spawn of Possession

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Vile

Biography :

Vile is an American death metal band, formed in 1996 in Concord, California by guitarist Colin Davis (who is now the only original member in the line-up) and bassist Matt "Favor" Faivre, recruiting the rest of the band from the ranks of disbanded groups such as Lords of Chaos, Entropy, Sporadic Psychosis and Thanatopsis.[1][2] They toured the United States and Europe in 2004. The band will begin recording a new album on January 25, 2009, with a view to a release towards the end of the year.


Band Members :

Current Members :

* Colin Davis – Guitar
* J. J. Hrubocvak – Guitar
* Mike Hrubocvak – Vocals
* Lance Wright – Drums
* Erlend Caspersen – Bass Guitar

Former Members :

* Juan Urteaga - Vocals
* Aaron Strong - Guitar
* Jef Hughell - Bass
* Mike Hampton - Drums
* Tyson Jupin - Drums


Discography :

* Vile - Vile-ation (demo/1997)
* Vile - Unearthed (demo/1996)
* Vile - Stench of the Deceased (1999)
* Vile - Depopulate (2002) Unique Leader
* Vile - The New Age of Chaos (2005)

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Vader

Biography :

Vader is a Polish death metal band from Olsztyn, formed in 1983. According to Piotr Wiwczarek, the band's founding singer and guitar player, the band's name was inspired by Darth Vader from the Star Wars film series. Lyrical themes include stories by H. P. Lovecraft. According to Billboard magazine, from 2003 Vader sold over 500,000 releases around the world.


History :

Having recorded two demos already, Vader garnered international attention when they released their third demo, Morbid Reich, in 1990, selling nearly 10,000 copies. This success earned the group a contract with Earache Records. The songs from Morbid Reich would appear later on their full-length debut album in 1993, The Ultimate Incantation.

Due to communication breakdowns, the contract with Earache was terminated and the 1994 release of Sothis and The Darkest Age: Live '93 had to be released on different labels. In the meantime, they toured relentlessly and in 1995, they signed a contract with Impact Records and released De Profundis, Future of the Past, and Black to the Blind. Then, Hammerheart Records re-released two early demos, Necrolust and Morbid Reich, as the Reborn in Chaos. In August 1998, Vader released Live in Japan. Before it came out in December, they also recorded the Kingdom EP and a VHS video entitled Vision and Voice. In October of that year, Vader opened for Slayer during a show in Poland.

At the end of 1998, they signed a contract to Metal Blade Records for the release of their sixth album, Litany. 1999 was spent mostly on tour. In March 1999, Vader embarked on their first headlining U.S. tour, the International Extreme Music Festival 1999, and in May of that same year, they played at Metalmania. In June, they went on another European tour, and the rest of the summer was filled with numerous appearances at festivals in Central Europe. The season concluded in a European tour with thrash metal band Testament.

In November and December 1999, the band recorded the album Litany, which was set for release in March 2000, and recorded a music video for the song "Cold Demons," which appeared on a special-edition digipack. The release of the album was also backed up by live shows, including April's No Mercy Festival 2000 , and in June, the band embarked on a 30-date European tour with Vital Remains, Fleshcrawl, and The Crown.

In April 2001, Vader released the EP Reign Forever World, featuring re-recorded songs, cover songs, and live tracks. They promoted the album intensively—in Poland, Russia and the Ukraine, and again in the U.S. In September 2001, they did another European tour with Cryptopsy, Dying Fetus, Catastrophic, and several other bands. This was followed by 10 Polish appearances as part of the Thrash'em All Festival 2001 along with Krisiun, Behemoth and several Polish death metal and black metal bands.

In 2002, Vader released Revelations, and toured England, Scotland, and Ireland during the No Mercy Festival's dates. In May, the band released their first DVD, More Vision and the Voice. In 2004, the band started recording The Beast (which was finished in mid-July) along with an extensive promotional campaign including over 170 gigs. Recording sessions for their new album were postponed in May due to an accident which injured the drummer, Doc. He was replaced with Daray from the Polish band Vesania. The supporting Europe-wide tour saw the band's first trip to the Balkans. The most important gig of 2004 was at the Silesian Stadium in Chorzów, where the band opened for Metallica in front of 50,000 people.

In March 2005, their drummer, Doc, left the band due to apparent drug problems. In August 2005, it was announced that Doc had died.

In 2008, Novy decided to leave Vader after five years; Marcin Rygiel (ex-Decapitated) replaced him on bass for the U.S. Summer Slaughter Tour 2008. Reyash would join as a permanent bassist later in the year.

In 2009, a sneak preview of their song "Rise of the Undead" from the album Necropolis was added to their official website for listening. A quote from their official website was posted about their upcoming album Necropolis:

"Vader to begin recordings for "Necropolis"! In the middle of March Vader will enter Hertz Studio in Bialystok, Poland to begin recording session of band's next studio album entitled "Necropolis". All the tracks will be recorded at Hertz and engineered by Wieslawski Bros. Tue Madsen (who previously worked with such bands as Moonspell, Cataract, Heaven Shall Burn and many more...) will mix the album at his famous Antfarm Studios in Denmark. "Necropolis" will be the first album recorded in Vader's new line up featuring band's new musicians Paul (drums), Reyash (bass) and Vogg (guitars). Famous Polish artist Jacek Wisniewski (who made cover arts for such albums as "Black To The Blind", "Revelations", "The Beast" and some more...) will take care of the album artwork and its whole layout. One of the songs recorded during the latest pre-production session at Haertz Studio is available for download directly from our MP3 section. Band's leader Peter stated about new ideas and plans: Welcome again, Brothers and Sisters!!! One of the brand new Vader songs recorded in December at Hertz Studios is available on our Site... It's called "Rise of the Undead"!!! We are back to the Underworlds, Dark Spheres and Forgotten Eons. Kind of the Anthem to the undead ideas of Dimensions which exist Here and Beyond. This is gonna be also a teaser of our upcoming creation "Necropolis" - Vader's new album. Recordings starts in the middle of March and we'll stay in the studio for about four weeks. Then we'll move to AntFarm Studios in Denmark to transform all tracks into some kind of venomous incantations. Of course- we will keep You updated about the progress of recordings with words and video reports. Before the work is done there will be another new song available on www.vader.pl...."Impure"!!! And from May: MORE SHOWS ARE COMING!!!!!"


In Popular Culture :

American rock band's Eagles of Death Metal name was influenced by Vader. When a friend was trying to introduce Queens of the Stone Age frontman Josh Homme to death metal genre, he played Vader's music. Homme called them "The Eagles of death metal." After hearing this phrase, he wondered what a cross between the Eagles and a death metal band would sound like. Afterwards, the phrase became the name of his band.


Band Members :

Current Members :

* Piotr "Peter" Wiwczarek – Guitar, Vocals (1983–present)
* Marek "Spider" Pajak – Guitar (2010–present)
* Pawel "Paul" Jaroszewicz – Drums (2008–present)
* Tomasz "Reyash" Rejek – Bass (2008–present)


Discography :

Studio Albums :

* Vader - The Ultimate Incantation (1993)
* Vader - De Profundis (1995)
* Vader - Black to the Blind (1997)
* Vader - Litany (2000)
* Vader - Revelations (2002)
* Vader - The Beast (2004)
* Vader - Impressions in Blood (2006)
* Vader - Necropolis (2009)
* Vader - Return to the Morbid Reich (2011)

Videos :

* Vader - "Dark Age" (1993, directed: Kimmo Kuusniemi, Tanja Katinka)
* Vader - "Incarnation" (1996)
* Vader - "Kingdom" (1998, directed: Krzysztof Mierzwinski)
* Vader - "Cold Demons" (2002, directed: Adam Kuc)
* Vader - "Epitaph" (2002)
* Vader - "Dark Transmission" (2004, directed: Wojciech Glodek)
* Vader - "Choices" (2004, directed: Wojciech Glodek)
* Vader - "This Is the War" (2005, directed: Arkadiusz Jurcan)
* Vader - "Helleluyah!!! (God Is Dead)" (2006, directed: Andrzej Wyrozebski)
* Vader - "Sword of the Witcher" (2007, directed: Andrzej Wyrozebski)
* Vader - "Carnal" (2008, directed: Carlos Abysmo)
* Vader - "Never Say My Name" (2009, directed: Inbornmedia)


Associated Acts :

* Behemoth
* Dies Irae
* Spinal Cord
* Vesania
* Neolithic
* UnSun
* CrionicS
* Decapitated Read More...!!

Unleashed

Biography :

Unleashed is a Swedish death metal band that was formed in 1989 by Johnny Hedlund. Viking culture, recollection of a pre-Christian world, and Norse folklore are common themes found in the band's songs.


History :

Unleashed was founded in 1989 by vocalist and bassist Johnny Hedlund. Unleashed recorded demos "Revenge" and "Utter Dark", which got them a record deal with the German label Century Media Records. In 1991, the band released their debut studio album, Where No Life Dwells, and toured with Morbid Angel in Europe and United States.

In 1992, Unleashed released their second studio album, Shadows in the Deep, including a cover version of Venom's Countess Bathory. Their next studio albums were Across the Open Sea in 1993 and Victory in 1995, the latter being the last album which guitarist Fredrik Lindgren played on. Lindgren began to focus strongly on playing punk rock, so Unleashed replaced him with Fredrik Folkare, who played guitar on the fifth Unleashed studio album Warrior in 1997.

The band went on hiatus, after 7-8 years of recording and touring. They were concentrating on life outside the music business, their musical side projects, and studying. After a reissue of the band's classics in 2002, the band released a new album called Hell's Unleashed in 2002, and they began to tour once again. This was also the same year Hedlund had to deal with allegations of having Nazi sympathies. It seemed that Dave Grohl of Nirvana and Foo Fighters wanted to approach Johnny Hedlund to contribute lead vocals to one of the songs for his Probot metal project, but the album producer, Matt Sweeney, discouraged him from doing so because of the supposed Nazi sympathies of Hedlund. Hedlund quickly branded these accusations as false and stated, Unleashed praises nature, beast and man. Man....regardless of background, place of birth or color of the skin.

In 2004, Unleashed released their seventh studio album, Sworn Allegiance. In October 2006, the band released their eighth studio album, Midvinterblot. Unleashed toured Europe in November 2006 as part of the Masters of Death tour, with Grave, Dismember, and Entombed. On February and March 2007 they headlined a North American tour with Krisiun and Belphegor. June 2008 saw the release of their ninth studio album entitled Hammer Battalion.

On July 24, 2009 it was announced that Unleashed had signed a contract with German label Nuclear Blast Records for the release of their tenth album entitled As Yggdrasil Trembles. In the press statement the band said, "We are very much looking forward to this new cooperation! The recording of the album is scheduled for October/November this year." .

In the start of 2010 Unleashed will be part of the Summer Breeze Open Air and the With Full Force heavy metal festivals in Germany.


Band Members :

Current Members :

* Johnny Hedlund – Vocals, Bass (1989–present)
* Fredrik Folkare – Lead Guitar (1997–present)
* Tomas Olsson – Rhythm Guitar (1990–present)
* Anders Schultz – Drums (1989–present)

Former Members :

* Fredrik Lindgren – Guitar (1989–1995)
* Robert Sennebäck - Guitar, Vocals (1989-1990)


Discography :

Studio Albums :

* Unleashed - Where No Life Dwells (1991)
* Unleashed - Shadows in the Deep (1992)
* Unleashed - Across the Open Sea (1993)
* Unleashed - Victory (1995)
* Unleashed - Warrior (1997)
* Unleashed - Hell's Unleashed (2002)
* Unleashed - Sworn Allegiance (2004)
* Unleashed - Midvinterblot (2006)
* Unleashed - Hammer Battalion (2008)
* Unleashed - As Yggdrasil Trembles (2010)


Associated Acts :

* Entombed
* Nihilist Read More...!!

Unanimated

Biography :

Unanimated are a Swedish melodic death metal band. They were founded in 1989 in Stockholm and dissolved in 1996. Largely inspired by Dismember, they made two melodic death metal albums. In 1993, In the Forest of the Dreaming Dead was released on Pavement Records, a label which has since merged with Crash Music Inc.. In 1995 Ancient God of Evil was released on No Fashion Records, an independent Swedish label. The band also contributed to the 1996 Slayer tribute "Slaytanic Slaughter II" with their cover of "Dead Skin Mask." Their music exemplifies the melodic Swedish sound and though primarily death metal, a black metal influence stands out. Former members have gone on to contribute to various other projects, most notably Therion, Entombed, and Dismember. In 2007, they reformed, and in April 2008, signed to Regain Records. The band has released a new album, titled "In The Light Of Darkness", in April 2009.


Band Members :

* Peter Stjärnvind - Drums
* Jonas Mellberg - Guitar
* Richard Daemon - Bass
* Micke Jansson - Vocals
* Daniel Lofthagen - Bass
* Jojje Bohlin - Guitar
* Jocke Westman - Keyboards


Discography :

* Unanimated - Rehearsal/demo 1990 (Demo, 1990)
* Unanimated - Fire Storm (Demo, 1991)
* Unanimated - In the Forest of the Dreaming Dead (Album, Pavement, 1993)
* Unanimated - Ancient God of Evil (Album, No Fashion, 1995)
* Unanimated - In The Light Of Darkness (Album, Regain Records, 2009)


Associated Acts :

* Therion
* Entombed
* Dismember Read More...!!

Tristwood

Biography :

Tristwood are an Industrial black metal band from Innsbruck, Tyrol in Austria. The band was originally founded in 1996 by Deimon and Neru who were the first two for forming under the name December. Their early MCD demo, Torment that was recorded in January, 1997 managed to get great sales under their original genre of black metal however after recording they disbanded for several years until 2001 when Neru and Jegger decided to reform the band under the name Tristwood. Deimon came back to the band and together in 2003 they began recording the MCD entitled Fragments Of The Mechanical Unbecoming. The MCD contained far more technical advancements using additional programming and synthesizers causing the band's output to be categorised under the Industrial side of music.

In December 2003 the band went to work on their first full-length album Amygdala. Straight after the release a follow up album was made, Fragments… which saw the addition of a DVD and was classified as a limited box set. During that same year, an addition of vocals, Axumis was recruited. After the two releases the band then in 2005 re-produced previous MCD's on an EP compilation called Svarta Daudi which was recorded in only 10 hours. 2005 also saw the recording of the album The Delphic Doctrine in September. Some of their recordings were sent to the record company, Sound Riot Records who were very impressed with their work and offered a contract to the band.

The Delphic Doctrine which was released in March 2006 has received more attention than any of their other releases thanks to Sound Riot Records and their pushing for Tristwood to do more and more tours. On the 30th of May 2006 the band acquired a new bassist, Yak. In 2008 they started to record their new record Dystopia et Disturbia, which will be released in 2010.


Band Members :

* Neru - Rhythm Guitars, Synths, Programming
* Axumis - Lead Vocals, Throat Choirs
* Yak - Bass Guitars
* Deimon - Keyboards, additional Synths, Sampling
* Jegger - Lead & Rhythm Guitars, Vocals, Throat Choirs
* HMG - Drums


Discography :

* Tristwood - Torment (January 1997, MCD - recorded as "December")
* Tristwood - Fragments Of The Mechanical Unbecoming (2003, MCD)
* Tristwood - Amygdala (2004, MCD)
* Tristwood - Svarta Daudi (2005), MCD)
* Tristwood - The Delphic Doctrine (2006, Album)
* Tristwood - By the Call of Seth (2006, Single)
* Tristwood - Dystopia et Disturbia (2010, Album) Read More...!!

Trap Them

Biography :

Trap Them is an extreme metal band based in Salem, New Hampshire.


Description :

Trap Them's influences include hardcore punk bands, such as Black Flag, Born Against, and Tragedy; metal bands like Dismember and Entombed (whose "buzzsaw" guitar tone create the main guitar sound for Trap Them), and experimental bands like Swans. Ryan McKenney's lyrics tend to deal with issues both personal and political, while recent material has also contained a conceptual element to its lyricism. The group's musical style consists of complex and sometimes discordant guitar work and d-beat and grindcore drumming styles.


History :

Trap Them began as a side-project for Ryan McKenney (former vocalist of Backstabbers Incorporated) and Brian Izzi (guitarist of December Wolves) in 2001 while Izzi was beginning his stint as second guitarist for Backstabbers Inc. The two met while working together at Newbury Comics in Salem, NH and immediately became close friends. The band grew into a full-time consideration years later after both men left BSI to focus on other things. McKenney and Izzi later became roommates and began focusing on new material for the band.

In 2006, the band reached an agreement with the Trash Art! record label to release a vinyl-only EP and a full-length album to be recorded with Kurt Ballou at the God City recording studio and released later that year. The resulting album and single, including a spoken word piece by McKenney, were released in January and April 2007. In late 2007, Trap Them signed with Converge's Jacob Bannon's music label, Deathwish Inc.. They toured Europe in early 2008 with The Ocean and Rotten Sound.

Trap Them worked with crust punk band Extreme Noise Terror for a split EP and toured the U.S. with Napalm Death. A new full-length album, Seizures in Barren Praise, was released in November 2008. In May 2009, the band played on the years bill for the annual Maryland Deathfest music festival in Baltimore, Maryland. The band on went of US tours with Victims and Black Breath in May and June 2009, and Skeletonwitch and Saviours in mid-July.


Monikers :

Trap Them take their name from the 1977 film by Joe D'Amato called Trap Them And Kill Them, known also as Emanuelle E Gli Ultimi Cannibali and Emanuelle and the Last Cannibals. The movie features European exploitation queen Laura Gemser.


Band Members :

Current Members :

* Ryan McKenney - Vocals
* Brian Izzi - Guitar
* Stephen LaCour - Bass
* Chris Maggio - Drums

Former Members :

* Mike Justian (Studio and Live)
* Mike Sharp (Live)
* Scott DeFusco (Studio and Live)
* Jeff Lohrber (Live)
* Nat Coghlan (Studio and Live)


Discography :

* Trap Them - 77K7 ( 2002 )
* Trap Them - People Don't Take Pictures Of Things They Want To Forget (As Trap Them & Kill Them) ( 2003 )
* Trap Them - Cunt Heir To The Throne ( January 2007 )
* Trap Them - Sleepwell Deconstructor ( April 3, 2007 )
* Trap Them - Séance Prime ( October 30, 2007 )
* Trap Them - Extreme Noise Terror / Trap Them ( 2008 )
* Trap Them - Seizures in Barren Praise ( November 11, 2008 )
* Trap Them - Filth Rations ( May 2010 )


Associated Acts :

* Backstabbers Incorporated
* December Wolves
* Unearth
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Torture Squad

Biography :

Torture Squad is a Brazilian death/thrash metal band, founded in 1990 which has released five studio albums and one live album. The band released their newest album, Hellbound, in 2008.


History :

Three years after being founded in 1990, the band entered a more professional phase, in a line-up with founder Cristiano Fusco on guitar, Wagner "Castor" on bass, Amilcar Christofaro on drums, and Vitor Rodrigues as frontman and singer. They started touring in and around São Paulo and soon recorded a demo, released in 1993, A Soul in Hell. Their first CD was Shivering (1995); their break-through came with Asylum of Shadows (1999).

Their 2001 album, The Unholy Spell, came right after the band's first tour in Germany. In 2002, Cristiano Fusco left the band, and the band hired Mauricio Nogueira (a seasoned studio musician who played for Krisiun as well as other local bands like In Hell and Zoltar), and went on their first Brazilian tour.

Pandemonium produced by Marcello Pompeu and Heros Trench (Korzus) was released in 2003. The CD was supported by a TV video clip for "Pandemonium" and "Horror and Torture." Again, the band played all over Brazil. Then, in 2006 Torture Squad embarked on a European tour, headlining in 16 towns in Germany and 4 in Austria. Afterward they played in more cities in Brazil until they participated in the Brazilian pre-selection for the famed Wacken Open Air festival. They eventually won the final in São Paulo, and they represented Brazil at Wacken Battle of the Bands 2007, which they won. This victory won them a contract with Armageddon Records (Germany); Mauricio Nogueira also won the "best guitar player" award, which earned him a brand new Dean guitar and a Marshall pre-amp.

Their most recent album, Hellbound, was released in May 2008 by Armageddon, not long after Mauricio Nogueira left the band for personal reasons and Augusto Lopes (Eternal Malediction) was announced as the new guitarist. In 2008, Torture Squad embarked on a 60-date European tour, which will include a show at Wacken Open Air.

The year of 2009 started pretty well for Torture Squad. After the release of Hellbound and its excellent repercussion in Brazil, Europe and the United States, the band will be in a European tour with two of the major thrash metal bands, Overkill and Exodus. The tour begins in mid February in London, where the Brazilian group performs for the first time, and includes 12 more shows in countries like Spain, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Switzerland and the Czech Republic.


Band Members :

Current Members :

* Vitor Rodrigues (1993-present) - Vocals
* Augusto Lopes (2008-present) - Guitar
* Castor (1993-present) - Bass, Backing Vocals
* Amílcar Christófaro (1993-present) - Drums

Former Members :

* Mauricio Nogueira (2002-2008) - Guitars
* Cristiano Fusco (1990-2002) - Guitars
* Marcelo Fusco (1990-1993) - Drums
* Marcelo Dirceu (1990-1993) - Bass, Vocals
* Fúlvio Pelli (1993) - Guitars


Discography :

* Torture Squad - Shivering (1995)
* Torture Squad - Asylum of Shadows (1999)
* Torture Squad - The Unholy Spell (2001)
* Torture Squad - Pandemonium (2003)
* Torture Squad - Death, Chaos and Torture Alive (2004)
* Torture Squad - Chaos Corporation (EP) (2007)
* Torture Squad - Hellbound (2008)
* Torture Squad - Aequilibrium (2010)


Videography :

* Torture Squad - Death, Chaos and Torture Alive (2004)


Associated Acts :

* Eternal Malediction
* Infector
* In Hell
* Krisiun
* Zoltar

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Torture Killer

Biography :

Torture Killer is a Finnish death metal band from Turku, Finland, formed in 2002. The band consist of five members, Juri Sallinen (vocals) Tuomas Karppinen (guitar), Jari Laine (guitar), Kim Torniainen (bass), and Tuomo Latvala (drums).The band was originally a Six Feet Under cover band, but soon began composing and performing original material in the same vein. Chris Barnes, the original singer for Cannibal Corpse and current singer for Six Feet Under, officially joined Torture Killer as lead singer in November 2005. He left the band in January 2008.


Band Members :

Current Members :

* Juri Sallinen - Vocals (2008–present)
* Tuomas Karppinen - Guitar (2002–present)
* Jari Laine - Guitar (2002–present)
* Kim Torniainen - Bass (2002–present)
* Tuomo Latvala - Drums (2002–present)

Former Members :

* Chris Barnes - Vocals (2005–2008)
* Matti Liuke - Vocals
* Taneli Hatakka - Guitar


Discography :

Albums :

* Torture Killer - For Maggots to Devour (Karmageddon Media, 2003)
* Torture Killer - Swarm! (Metal Blade, 2006)
* Torture Killer - Sewers (Dynamic Art Records, 2009)

EPs :

* Torture Killer - Torture Killer / Sotajumala


Associated Acts :

* Six Feet Under
* Torsofuck

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Torsofuck

Biography :

Torsofuck is a brutal death metal / grindcore band, founded in 1995 in Harjavalta, Finland.

The band released their debut album Erotic Diarrhea Fantasy in 2004, and toured in Finland and abroad, for example in Austria.

In 2008 they performed at the Maryland Deathfest, the only Finnish band on the program.

The musicians of Torsofuck are veterans of other extreme metal bands such as Torture Killer, Demigod, Archgoat, Funeral Feast and Slugathor.


Band Members :

Current Members :

* Mikko Friberg - Vocals
* Antti Oinonen - Guitar
* Tuomas Karppinen - Bass Guitar
* Tuomo Latvala - Drums

Former Members :

* JT - Guitar
* Jarkko Rännäli - Guitar
* BB Snap Cap - Drums
* Tero - Bass Guitar
* Valtteri "Mömmö" Salén - Guitar
* Hans - Vocals
* Michael Simon - Drum Programming, Guitar, Bass Guitar


Discography :

* Torsofuck - High Level Cannibalistic Violence (demo, 1999)
* Torsofuck - Disgusting Gore and Pathology/Polymorphisms to Severe Sepsis in Trauma (Split LP with Lymphatic Phlegm, Bizarre Leprous, 2002)
* Torsofuck - Erotic Diarrhea Fantasy (Goregiastic, 2004)
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Tirant Sin

Biography :

Tirant Sin (1985 - 1988) was a thrash metal/early-death metal band from Buffalo, NY. Tirant Sin made a reasonable name for themselves around Buffalo, and would later become famous for featuring future members of the hugely successful death metal band Cannibal Corpse.


History :

Tirant Sin formed in 1985 in Buffalo, New York as stated in the Centuries of Torment DVD The first line up featured Chris Barnes on vocals, Bob Rusay on guitar, Rich Ziegler on bass and Paul Mazurkiewicz on drums. The band's first demo was entitled "Desecration of the Graves," and didn't feature Chris Barnes or Dennis John as vocalist. Instead, Paul and Rich performed vocals on it, which Paul comments as being terrible when being interviewed on the Cannibal Corpse DVD "Centuries of Torment: The First 20 Years."

In 1986, Chris Barnes left Tirant Sin to join Leviathan, another thrash/death metal act in Buffalo, who had made a good name for themselves locally. Barnes was replaced by Dennis John, and in 1987, the band recorded a demo entitled "Chaotic Destruction," which is often mistaken as featuring Chris Barnes as vocalist.

In 1988, Chris Barnes re-joined Tirant Sin, and recorded their third demo with them entitled "Mutant Supremacy." In this same year, Tirant Sin would split up, and Chris Barnes, Bob Rusay and Paul Mazurkiewicz would go on to form Cannibal Corpse.


Band Members :

Current Members :

* Chris Barnes - Vocals
* Bob Rusay - Guitar
* Joe Morelli - Guitar
* Rich Ziegler - Bass
* Paul Mazurkiewicz - Drums

Former Members :

* Dennis John - Vocals
* Cam V - Guitar


Discography :

* Tirant Sin - Chaotic Destruction (Demo) (Feb 1987)
* Tirant Sin - Desecration of the Graves (Demo) (Fall.1987
* Tirant Sin - Mutant Supremacy (Demo) (1988)


Associated Acts :

* Cannibal Corpse
* Beyond Death
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Thy Disease

Biography :

Thy Disease is a Polish death metal band from Kraków incorporating electronica influences in their music. Their lyrics generally deal with nihilism, apocalypse, and war. The band was formed in 1999, by musicians formerly active in bands like Sceptic, Anal Stench, and Crionics.

Their fourth album, Rat Age (Sworn Kinds Final Verses), was released in early 2006 under Empire Records. The band's label for the previous three albums was Metal Mind Productions.


Band Members :

Current Members :

* Psycho (Michal Senajko) - Vocals
* Yanuary (Dariusz Styczen) - Guitar (and Bass in Recording)
* Cube (Jakub Kubica) - Synthesizers, Loops and Samples
* Cloud (Jakub Chmura) - Drums
* Waran (Michal Skotniczny) - Bass Guitar (live performances only)

Former Members :

* Marcotic (Marek Kowalski) - Bass
* Pinoccio - Drums
* Alizee 666 (Maciej Kowalski) - Drums
* Pepek - Guitar
* Hiv – Bass Guitar


Discography :

* Thy Disease - Art of Decadence (Demo, 2000)
* Thy Disease - Devilish Act of Creation (2001)
* Thy Disease - Cold Skin Obsession (2002)
* Thy Disease - Extreme Obsession Live (DVD/VHS, recorded 2002, released 2004)
* Thy Disease - Neurotic World of Guilt (2004)
* Thy Disease - Rat Age (Sworn Kinds Final Verses) (2006)
* Thy Disease - Anshur-Za (2009)

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Through The Eyes of The Dead

Biography :

Through the Eyes of the Dead is an American deathcore band from Florence, South Carolina, formed in 2003. They have released three full-length albums, one EP, and one split album with The Knife Trade.


History :

The band was formed by Justin Longshore in 2003 after the break-up of a previous group, Tellherisaidgoodbye Their first full-length album was released in 2005 through Prosthetic Records. Shortly before, every member except for Longshore and Gunnells left. The band's influences include Morbid Angel, Cannibal Corpse (as suggested by the band's name, possibly taken from the Cannibal Corpse song "Staring Through the Eyes of the Dead"), and At the Gates.

The band has released three records with Prosthetic Records: Bloodlust in 2005, Malice in 2007, and Skepsis in 2010.

Shortly before the US release of Malice, the band shot a music video with acclaimed director David Brodsky at the abandoned mental facility in Kings Park, Long Island, NY. The video went on to be one of the most played videos on MTV2's Headbanger's Ball in 2007 and was chosen as the #7 Video of the Year 2007. It was in the Top 10 Music Choice VOD for nearly 6 months as of April 2008.


Band Members :

* Justin Longshore – Guitar (2003–Present)
* Jake Ososkie – Bass (2005–Present)
* Danny Rodriguez - Vocals (2008–Present)
* Chris Henckel - Guitar (2008–Present)
* Michael Ranne - Drums (2008–Present)

Former Members :

* Anthony Gunnells - Vocals (2003–2007)
* Nate Johnson - Vocals (2007)
* Richard Turbeville - Guitar (2003–2004, 2007–2008)
* Chris Anderson - Guitar (2004–2007)
* Jeff Springs - Bass (2003–2005)
* Dayton Cantley - Drums (2003–2005)
* Josh Kulick - Drums (2005–2007)


Discography :

* Through The Eyes of The Dead - The Scars of Ages (EP, Lovelost Records, 2004)
* Through The Eyes of The Dead - Annihilation of Expectation split with The Knife Trade (Lovelost Records, 2005)
* Through The Eyes of The Dead - Bloodlust (Prosthetic Records, 2005)
* Through The Eyes of The Dead - Malice (Prosthetic Records, 2007)
* Through The Eyes of The Dead - Skepsis (Prosthetic Records, 2010)


Associated Acts :

* Arsis
* My Bitter End
* Deadwater Drowning Read More...!!

Threat Signal

Biography :

Threat Signal is a Canadian metal band based in Hamilton, Ontario (though most the different members of the band hail from different parts of Ontario). Formed in 2003, they have released two studio albums and have toured with bands such as Mnemic, Soilwork, Epica and Darkest Hour.


History :

Early years

Threat Signal was formed in the late summer of 2003 by cousins Jon and Rich Howard, who then added composer/guitarist Kyle McKnight. The trio then found drummer Adam Matthews in early 2004. Threat Signal posted their song "Rational Eyes" on an international metal chart on GarageBand.com. After a few weeks, the song reached #1, and it has received many awards including best guitars, best drums, best male vocals, best production, song of the week, and song of the day. In August 2004, Eric Papky, Kyle's former guitar teacher, joined the band on bass. Success on GarageBand.com sparked some early record label interest and helped create a following even before the band had ever played live. In August 2005 Marco Bresette replaced Eric Papky on bass guitar.

Nuclear Blast and Under Reprisal

After spending the better part of 2004 and 2005 writing and recording demos, the band traveled to Los Angeles, to record with Christian Olde Wolbers of Fear Factory in September, 2005. In November 2005, the band announced they had signed a recording deal with Nuclear Blast records. In late 2005 Adam Matthews left the band, and he was replaced by Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania native George Parfitt. In July the band took part in Germany's Earthshaker Fest, alongside notable acts as Scar Symmetry, Communic, and Arch Enemy. On August 1, 2006, the band announced that guitarist Rich Howard had left the band to pursue other personal goals, and he was replaced by the band's bassist, Marco Bressette. This left the bass guitar duties vacant, and in late September Pat Kavanagh was announced as the new bassist. In October, the band began a North American trek with Soilwork, Mnemic, and Darkest Hour. The tour ended in November, but the band announced a headlining tour of North America in early 2007 as well.
New material, touring and line-up changes

In March 2007, Threat Signal began demoing new material, but was hampered by second departure, this time Marco Bressette's. The band announced a search for a new guitarist the same day, while Rich Howard would rejoin temporarily to fill in for the remaining tour dates. Threat Signal was tapped as the opener for the Tour and Loathing trek alongside Protest the Hero, All That Remains, Blessthefall, and The Holly Springs Disaster. Shortly after this tour, guitarist Kyle McKnight parted ways with Threat Signal in June 2007 due to personal differences with the remaining members of the band. The band's drummer, George Parfitt, also departed later in 2007 to focus on his family life. The remaining members of band, Jon Howard and Pat Kavanagh reformed the band’s line-up with the new additions of drummer Norm Killeen and guitarists Travis Montgomery and Adam Weber.

In 2008 Jon Howard and Pat Kavanagh joined Arkaea alongside ex-Fear Factory members Raymond Herrera on drums and Christian Olde Wolbers (who produced Threat Signal's debut Under Reprisal) on guitar.

Vigilance

Threat Signal's second album Vigilance, which was produced by Howard (who is now the only founding member left in the band) and mixed by Greg Reely, was released on September 8, 2009 in North America and September 11, 2009 in Europe. The album spawned a music video for the track "Severed". On July 15 the band released a 32 minute "making of" video for the new record, containing footage of the recordings, song writing process and interviews with band members. The album sold around 1,100 copies in its first week of sale in the United States, with the band touring alongside Epica and later Dark Tranquillity to support the album.

Second Lineup Change

In July 2010 it was confirmed that Adam Weber had quit the band. Pat Kavanagh (bass, vocals) has issued the following statement:

“Adam has decided to leave us. He has some personal things he needs to work out and we wish him all the best. We’re still good friends and there’s plenty more beers that we’ll have together so no worries. I know this sucks to hear for a lot of you and I can list off a boat load of bands that have been through the same s*** we’ve been through. Just know it sucks hard on our side too. On a positive note we have a huge head start on the next record. Even have a few demos already! You’ll be hearing new s*** soon. So we hope to see you on the road with Soilwork, Mutiny Within and Kris Norris soon! Good times will be had by all!”

Ex-Darkest Hour guitarist Kris Norris filled in for Adam's absence

On September 13, 2010, The band posted an online statement that they have parted ways with drummer Norman Killeen. Both Adam and Norman were eventually replaced by drummer Alex Rüdinger and guitarist Chris Feener.


Band Members :

Current Members :

* Jon Howard – Vocals (since 2003)
* Travis Montgomery – Lead Guitar (since 2007)
* Pat Kavanagh – Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals (since 2006)
* Chris Feener - Rhythm Guitar (since 2010)
* Alex Rüdinger - Drums (since 2010)

Former Members :

* Norman Killeen – Drums (2007–2010)
* Adam Weber – Rhythm Guitar (2007–2010)
* Kyle McKnight – Lead Guitar (2003–2007)
* George Parfitt – Drums (2006–2007)
* Rich Howard – Rhythm Guitar, Backing Vocals (2003–2006, 2007)
* Marco Bressette – Bass Guitar (2005–2006), Rhythm Guitar (2006–2007)
* Eric Papky – Bass Guitar (2004–2005)
* Adam Matthews – Drums (2004–2005)


Discography :

Albums :

* Threat Signal - Under Reprisal (Nuclear Blast, 2006)
* Threat Signal - Vigilance (Nuclear Blast, 2009)

Singles :

* Threat Signal - Rational Eyes (Nuclear Blast, 2006)
* Threat Signal - A New Beginning (Nuclear Blast, 2008)
* Threat Signal - Through My Eyes (Nuclear Blast, 2009) Read More...!!

This Ending

Biography :

This Ending is a Swedish Death Metal band.


History :

This Ending was formed in 1991 as A Canorous Quintet by Fredrik Andersson, Mårten Hansen and Linus Nirbrant. After some changes, the line-up was complete with the addition of Leo Pignon and Jesper Löfgren. The band released an EP, As Tears, in 1994, and two full length albums: Silence of the World Beyond in 1996 and The Only Pure Hate in 1998. They performed numerous shows with acts like At the Gates, Dissection, Hypocrisy and Edge of Sanity. In 1998, the members decided to separate. Hansen went on to join October Tide, while Nirbrant, Löfgren, and Andersson formed a group called Guidance of Sin; however, Andersson left in 1999 to join Amon Amarth.

In 2004, Andersson recorded a 5 song demo under the name Curriculum Mortis. That winter, the members played with the idea of regrouping for something new, and in early 2005, they decided it was time for a new era, officially creating This Ending. During the spring and summer 13 songs were created, three of which were chosen for the downloadable demo, Let the World Burn, recorded later the same year. The band landed a deal on Metal Blade Records, and recorded their first full-length album, Inside the Machine, in September 2006.

In January 2009, the band announced the completion their second studio album, Dead Harvest. The music video for the song "Parasite" was premiered on the band's Myspace on January 17. The album was released on January 30 in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Italy, February 2 in the rest of Europe, and February 3 in North America.


Band Members :

* Mårten Hansen - Vocals
* Leo Pignon - Guitar
* Linus Nirbrant - Guitar
* Jesper Löfgren - Bass
* Fredrik Andersson - Drums


Discography :

As A Canorous Quintet :

* A Canorous Quintet - As Tears (1995)
* A Canorous Quintet - Silence of the World Beyond (1996)
* A Canorous Quintet - The Only Pure Hate (1998)

As This Ending :

* This Ending -Inside the Machine (2006)
* This Ending - Dead Harvest (2009) Read More...!!

Thirdmoon

Biography :

Founded by Wolfgang Rothbauer in 1994 it was a few years before their debut Grotesque Autumnal Weepings in 1997. Later, in 1998, they would gain French guitarist Matias Larrede and in 1999 they would sign with Napalm Records. With Napalm Records they released Aquis Submersus (1999) and Bloodforsaken (2000). Then they went on tour with Eisregen.

In 2001 Thirdmoon split with Napalm Records and it would be three years before their next release Sworn Enemy: Heaven. In 2005 they were on tour with Grave and Disparaged. In April 2007 they signed a new deal with German based Label Maintain Records for their 5th album, which was released in autumn 2007.


Band Members :

* Wolfgang Rothbauer - Vocals, Guitar
* Matias Larrede - Guitar
* Dominik Sebastian - Guitar
* Martin Zeller - Drums
* Simon Öller - Bass


Discography :

* Thirdmoon - Grotesque Autumnal Weepings - 1997
* Thirdmoon - Aquis Submersus - 1999
* Thirdmoon - Bloodforsaken - 2000
* Thirdmoon - Sworn Enemy: Heaven - 2004
* Thirdmoon - Dimorphic Cynosure - 2007 Read More...!!

Therion

Biography :

Therion is a Swedish heavy metal band founded by Christofer Johnsson in 1987. The word "therion" comes from the Greek therion (??????), meaning "Beast," i.e., that of the Christian Book of Revelation. However, the band's name is a homage to the Celtic Frost album To Mega Therion.

Beginning as a death metal band, they later turned to combining orchestral elements with their metal music, employing heavy use of choirs and classical musicians, not only as additions to but also as integral parts of the composition. Therion is the first metal band with fully live orchestra featured. It is also the band which originated, popularised and influenced the symphonic metal genre, cited as "the most adventurous metal band at present". Due to these extents they take in conducting their music, they have been dubbed as "Opera Metal".

Therion's music takes its themes from different mythologies and is based on concepts ranging from occultism, magic and ancient traditions and writings. The majority of their lyrics are written by Thomas Karlsson, head and founder of the magical order Dragon Rouge, of which Johnsson is a member. The band has seen many changes in line-up and style throughout its history.


History :

Blitzkrieg and Megatherion (1987–1988)

Therion was originally formed under the name "Blitzkrieg" in Upplands Väsby, Sweden. The founder, Christofer Johnsson, was originally the bassist and vocalist, despite having only played bass for 3 months prior to the band's formation. Joining him in this new band were guitarist Peter Hansson and drummer Oskar Forss. Johnsson and Hansson had met in several musical groups, while Forss was an old school friend of Johnsson. Blitzkrieg's main influences were Metallica and Slayer, but their sound was similar to Venom and Motörhead. The band however never recorded any proper demos, and only did two concerts together. Blitzkrieg decided to split up in March 1988 due to problems with Forss. Only a few recordings survive to this day.

The band was reformed later in 1988 under the new name Megatherion and began to be influenced by the Swiss heavy metal band Celtic Frost. The new group name was originated by their album To Mega Therion. Johnsson switched [from bass] to guitar, P. Hansson was still guitarist, while Johan Hansson became a new bassist and Mika Tovalainen a drummer. The band name was soon shortened to Therion and the rhythm section was replaced by Erik Gustafsson of Dismember as a bassist and Oskar Forss returned as a drummer.

Debut releases and the first contract (1989–1993)

Therion recorded and released in 1989 the first two demos, Paroxysmal Holocaust (limited to 600 copies) and then Beyond the Darkest Veils of Inner Wickedness (500 copies). In 1990, the band released EP release, Time Shall Tell. It was still technically a demo, as it was only published by a local record store House of Kicks in a printing of 1,000. The record got the band their first record deal with Deaf Records. Through this company, they released their first full-length album, Of Darkness....

Of Darkness... consisted of songs Johnsson had written in the 1980s; despite having newer songs, the band opted to save them for their next full release. The album can be seen as a progressive death metal album in that it contained mainly influences that were not standard to death metal at the time. The lyrics were very political, in the vein of Napalm Death and other late-1980s hardcore punk bands. The deal with Deaf Records was only for one album, and the band had never had a good relationship with the label, so after the release, they moved to Active Records.

The band began to record a second full-length album, entitled Beyond Sanctorum, in 1991. Before the recordings started Erik Gustafsson decided to leave the band in order to return home to the U.S., but Therion continued as a trio with Hansson, Forss and Johnsson filling in on bass guitar. The record Beyond Sanctorum shows a more experimental edge to the death metal music, with keyboards and clean vocalists used sparingly.

After this recording, the band ran into a few problems. Forss decided to leave the band, Hansson quit the band after health problems. The shows in the Central Europe were played using a new line-up. Piotr Wawrzeniuk, from the band Carbonized in which Johnsson also played, took up drumming duties. The guitar was taken up by Magnus Barthelsson, another old school friend of Johnsson's, while Andreas Wahl took up the bass.

Musical metamorphosis (1993–1996)

With the new line-up, the band recorded the experimental less death metal stylish, but more doom metallic Symphony Masses: Ho Drakon Ho Megas in 1993. As Therion's first, and only, doom metal record it was very experimental, incorporating elements of jazz, industrial music, traditional 1980s heavy metal and religious chanting. This record sold more than the first two, but it was still only about 10,000 copies. Active Records then decided to scale down their operations and the band was switched to the new owners, Megarock Records.

The band, despite being popular with its hardcore fans, was still largely unknown. Sales were generally poor and the band members were having a hard time making ends meet. Despite the work they put in, there was no financial success for the band. Because of this, Barthelsson and Wahl were forced to quit the band. Fredrik Isaksson was brought into the band as the new bassist. After a few months break, in which Johnsson wrote a record as vocalist for Messiah, the band got an offer from the famous metal label Nuclear Blast. Despite the record deal, Megarock Records decided to let Therion go without any strings attached. The band signed a deal with Nuclear Blast in 1994 and remain with them to date.

The first record published with the new label was Lepaca Kliffoth, though a single entitled "The Beauty in Black" was released just before as a promotion for the new record. To Johnsson's surprise, this single sold 12,000 copies, just in Europe, but the record company suddenly stopped printing it. The album was very experimental, featuring classical sopranos and bass-baritone singers, and also Johnsson with a completely new style of singing - more hardcore, as opposed to death metal. These more melodic touches seemed to pay off, as the album sold around 15,000 copies in the weeks following its release. Current European sales figures are around 35,000 copies. Fredrik Isaksson left the band after some personal problems, and Lars Rosenberg, from the death metal band Entombed, took his place.

Metal and symphony era beginning (1996–2001)

In 1996 Jonas Mellberg was added to the line-up and Therion began recording their new experimental album, entitled Theli. The album heavily featured the vocals of two choirs, along with some vocals from Johnsson and Wawrzeniuk. Dan Swanö also contributed to the vocals on this album. The band used keyboards heavily, so many in fact that it was humorously called "Barmbek Symphony Orchestra" after the subway station next to the studio. Theli is considered to be the apex of Therion's career to date. The sales reached 75,000 copies in a month, more than doubling the sales of Lepaca Kliffoth.

After recording was over, the mixing and mastering period became stressful. Mellberg was suffering from severe alcohol problems and literally walked out of the studio, never to return to the band. Rosenberg was also having problems with alcohol, but the band survived these problems long enough to release Theli. Johnsson also had a problem with the band members; Wawrzeniuk was busy with his studies and could not go on tour so Johnsson got Tommy Eriksson of Shadowseeds to fill in on drums. Tobias Sidegard was hired to play guitar, while Kimberly Goss was hired as a keyboard player and vocalist. Rosenberg's drinking problems got worse and in result of that, he was fired from the band.

In 1997 Therion released A'arab Zaraq - Lucid Dreaming album. The record contains a few unused songs from Theli, a few cover songs the band had made, plus a full soundtrack Johnsson had made independently for the short art movie called "The Golden Embrace".

The next album, Vovin, was recorded using professional studio musicians and Johnsson's friend Tommy Eriksson helping out with some additional guitars. It featured, for the first time, a real string orchestra and a hand picked choir of considerable number. The Austrian singer Martina Hornbacher Astner and Sarah Jezebel Deva were chosen as the lead sopranos. Total sales were, in just two months, over 150,000 copies in Europe alone.

The band capitalised on this success and went on tour with the band Moonspell. The hired drummer, Sami Karppinen was offered a permanent place in the band. With this new line-up, the mini album Crowning of Atlantis was recorded. It was a short album fleshed out with several covers and live tracks that the record label and management insisted be placed on it to make it a full length album. Through Karppinen, Kristian Niemann joined the band on guitar, along with his brother Johan Niemann on bass.

Johnsson had already made material for the next release Deggial which is far more symphonic, employing far more complex orchestral scores, this time using a full orchestra as opposed to a simple string one. The record went on to sell more than Theli but never reached the high sales of Vovin. Therion then began a big tour to promote their new record. This was the band's first headline tour as before they had always been support acts to other bands.

Secret of the Runes (2001–2002)

After Deggial, Johnsson began to compose again; he had idea to make a Nordic concept album. For the recording he built a recording studio, just used by the band, called "Modern Art". The new written songs were based on the nine different worlds of the world tree Yggdrasil from the ancient Norse mythology. This album was named Secret of the Runes and released in 2001. For a bonus, the band recorded cover songs of "Crying Days" originally performed by Scorpions and "Summer Night City" of ABBA. Piotr Wawrzeniuk returned as a guest vocalist for the bonus tracks of this album. The band's tenth album received very good reviews and scores including Allmusic editors' pick. Therion followed up this release with a tour with Evergrey and My Insanity as support acts. After the tour, Karppinen decided to leave the band, but he was responsible enough to find a replacement drummer for the band, Richard Evensand.

In 2001, the official fan club compilation Bells of Doom was released exclusively to paying fan club members. The album contained rare songs, including some original recordings from 1987, when the band was originally called Blitzkrieg. It also contained a few songs from demos, and rarities not found on other Therion records. The album was later put for sale on Therion's webstore when the fanclub was shut down and replaced.

A selection of the recordings from the 2001 Secret of the Runes tour was released on the band's first live album, a two-disc Live in Midgård, released in 2002. The album was released celebrating the band's 15th anniversary. and was mostly recorded in Budapest, Hungary.

Lemuria and Sirius B (2004–2006)

Therion "Lemuria" (2004)

After the tour, the band decided to take stock and sort out what they had in terms of music. The seven songs that Johnsson had made had grown to a considerable number, and along with the Niemann brothers' contributions the band discovered they had 55 new songs. The band decided to record and release two albums simultaneously. 171 musicians were used in the recording of the new albums, a 32-member choir was recorded in Prague along with many lead vocalists. The results were the albums Sirius B and Lemuria, released together in a special twin pack, as well as individually, in 2004. Piotr Wawrzeniuk returned on this album to provide vocals, along with the singer Mats Levén.

In July 2005, an album entitled Atlantis Lucid Dreaming was released. As the name suggests, it is a mixture of tracks from 1997 A'arab Zaraq - Lucid Dreaming and 1999 Crowning of Atlantis. The tracklist is all the non-soundtrack songs from the first one (except for the Iron Maiden cover version), followed by the first seven Crowning of Atlantis songs, and additionally the live version of "Black Sun".

The Lemuria/Sirius B Tour would last for 106 live shows stretching over two years. The final concert took part at the ProgPower Festival in Cheltenham, UK on 21 March 2006 and that was the last Christofer Johnsson vocal stage performance.

Therion released their first DVD entitled Celebrators of Becoming on May 2006. The set contains four DVD discs, featuring live video from Mexico City recorded in 2004 and other live video materials, bands' documentary from the 2004–2006 World Tour, art movie "The Golden Embrace", all band music videos to date and bootlegs with commentary, and two audio CDs with a live show recorded in Mexico City.

Gothic Kabbalah, classical shows and The Anniversary Tour (2006–2007)

Lori Lewis and Christofer Johnsson with symphonic orchestra and choir during the live classical show at the Miskolc Opera Festival, Hungary, 2007.

On September 2006 Christofer Johnsson announced that recordings of the new album Gothic Kabbalah had been finished and the album was subsequently released on January 12, 2007. In early 2007, the band began promoting the album with a World Tour, headlined together with Grave Digger and with support act Sabaton. The tour included North and South America, and for the very first time in the band's history, Japan.

Meanwhile the band's first live concert with a symphonic orchestra and choir took place in Bucharest, Romania on December 9, 2006, dubbed "Therion goes classic". Six months later another classical show followed in Miskolc, Hungary on June 16, 2007 in the framework of the Miskolc Opera Festival. Both concerts were played by members of local orchestras and choirs, including some soloists, while one of the soprano solos in Miskolc was sung by Lori Lewis. Each show has contained a full orchestral version of Clavicula Nox, and covers of pieces by Antonín Dvorák, Giuseppe Verdi, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Camille Saint-Saëns and Richard Wagner. The second part of the shows has contained the band's assorted songs, among them Eternal Return, Draconian Trilogy, Sirius B and The Siren Of The Woods. In Bucharest, an orchestra-only version of The Flight Of The Lord Of Flies, and the pure classical fragments of The Khlysti Evangelist and The Wondrous World Of Punt were played - together with Clavicula Nox as the first act of this show.

The Romanian Television has recorded and broadcast the entire Bucharest concert (except some Wagner pieces, The Siren Of The Woods and Draconian Trilogy), and the Miskolc concert was also recorded. The latter was released on May 2009 under the name The Miskolc Experience as a DVD + 2CD box set. The CD's are divided upon Part 1 (Clavicula Nox and classical covers) and Part 2 (Therion songs with orchestra and choir - except The Siren Of The Woods, which is also missing from the DVD), and the DVD also contains a "Making of" footage, and the first act of the Bucharest show.

In May 2007 the 20 year anniversary tour of the band was announced. It was limited only for 16 gigs, exclusively in Europe. As an integral part of the shows the entire Theli album was played as the second act of the gigs, and ended with the main piece of the Gothic Kabbalah album: Adulruna Rediviva. The rest of the show has included The Wisdom Of The Cage, but the rest of the songs were chosen upon the fans' voting. The only exception was Kali Yuga Pts. 1-2. which was played, with the special occasion of playing Kali Yuga Pt. 3, which is a song of the new album, seen below.

The tour took part in November and December 2007, and included several guest musicians. The keyboard parts were played at every gigs by Ferdy Doernberg, and the first tour legs also included Piotr Wawrzeniuk and Messiah Marcolin. In this part of the tour some songs were accompanied by a belly dancer on stage. All these guests returned, with Mats Levén, for the final show of the tour, which took part in Paris.

Sitra Ahra + others (2008– present)

In April 2008 it was announced on Therion's official site that the core group of musicians were parting ways. Christofer also noted that he was in no way ending Therion. Four months later Johan Koleberg, as the new drummer, and Nalle Påhlsson as bassist, were announced as the new band members.

On August 5, 2008, Therion released their third live album —a double CD and one DVD set—entitled Live Gothic. The album was recorded in Warsaw, Poland on February 14, 2007 and featuring 22 songs spread over the two discs, and the DVD is the visual version of the same concert.

As promised by Christofer, after the busy year of 2007, the band didn't plan any tours until 2010, nor were there any concerts scheduled, except a single open-air festival show in Plock, Poland on 6 September 2008, which included the new rhythm section, and as a guest the band's former guitarist Magnus Barthelsson.

On May 10, 2009, Therion announced that Thomas Vikström had become a full-time member. This makes Thomas the first official vocalist Therion has ever had besides Christofer Johnsson. It happened just days after the releasing of the The Miskolc Experience DVD.

In November 2009 the making of the new album was announced, which obtained the title of Sitra Ahra in February 2010. Several festivals, Mexican gigs, and a complete European tour have been scheduled.

On June 4, 2010, guitarist Christian Vidal joined Therion, but on July 15, 2010, Snowy Shaw (Gothic Kabbalah, Sitra Ahra) left the band after problems with his throat, and having joined Dimmu Borgir. However, he rejoined Therion, and left Dimmu Borgir, on August 25, 2010.

Sitra Ahra was released on September 17, 2010. One day after, a new design for the official home page was released. The tour for the album started in Buenos Aires, Argentina, for a 17-day tour around South and Central America, on 1 October 2010. The band are currently touring around Europe in support of the album, from 29 October 2010 to 11 December 2010.

Therion have been confirmed as acts for a few festivals in 2011, including Bloodstock Open Air, Hellfest Summer Open Air, and ProgPower USA.

In the future, the release of a DVD about the 20th Anniversary Tour is expected. It will contain the recordings of the Budapest gig of this tour.


Symbols :

Therion frequently uses visual symbols on its album covers. Most of them are based on magick, occult, and Dragon Rouge themes.

Hendecagram, the star of Qliphoth, an eleven-pointed star also called Star of Seth, is the most commonly-used symbol by the band. The star symbolises the night side of the Qabalah. The hendecagram is important to Christofer's magick and his lyrics, and has been admitted as a band symbol. There is also a connection between the eleven points of the star and the Dragon Rouge's Draconian initiation, since its 1 + 9 + 1 levels together constitute 11 steps. The symbol appears on all the album covers (not only front covers, also in back and/or inlay) since Symphony Masses: Ho Drakon Ho Megas (1993).

Other symbols used include:

* Pentagram, closely Pythagorean pentagram (one point down), is shown on the Symphony Masses: Ho Drakon Ho Megas cover on the dragon's head.
* Runes shown in the Secret of the Runes front cover (and also in the booklet) are Nordic runes with Elder Fuþark alphabet.
* Celtic cross appears on the Secret of the Runes booklet on the page with the lyrics to the song "Helheim."
* Clavicula Nox, a magickal symbol, one of the key symbols in Dragon Rouge, is shown on the Crowning of Atlantis, Vovin (inlay), and "Eye of Shiva" covers.
* Mjölnir, the Hammer of Thor appears on the Secret of the Runes inlay cover.
* Three astronomical symbols are shown in the The Early Chapters of Revelation box-set covers: Venus (?), first quarter Moon (?), and Sun (?).


Band Members :

Current Members :

* Christofer Johnsson - Guitar, Keyboards
* Christian Vidal - Guitar
* Nalle "Grizzly" Påhlsson - Bass Guitar
* Johan Koleberg - Drums
* Thomas Vikström - Lead Vocals

Current Collaborators :

* Snowy Shaw (2006–present)
* Katarina Lilja (2006–2007, 2008–present)
* Lori Lewis (2007–present)
* Waldemar Sorychta (2010, Sitra Ahra tour)


Discography :

* Therion - Of Darkness... (1991)
* Therion - Beyond Sanctorum (1992)
* Therion - Symphony Masses: Ho Drakon Ho Megas (1993)
* Therion - Lepaca Kliffoth (1995)
* Therion - Theli (1996)
* Therion - A'arab Zaraq - Lucid Dreaming (1997)
* Therion - Vovin (1998)
* Therion - Crowning of Atlantis (1999)
* Therion - Deggial (2000)
* Therion - Secret of the Runes (2001)
* Therion - Sirius B (2004)
* Therion - Lemuria (2004)
* Therion - Gothic Kabbalah (2007)
* Therion - Sitra Ahra (2010)

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