Dark Tranquillity is a Swedish melodic death metal band from Gothenburg, Sweden. Starting in 1989 named Septic Broiler. They are one of the longest-standing bands from the original Gothenburg metal scene, and are one of the most integral pioneers of the melodic death metal genre of music. Dark Tranquillity was formed in 1989 by vocalist and guitarist Mikael Stanne and guitarist Niklas Sundin, who looked at their influences and then decided to form their own band under the name Septic Broil...
Scar Symmetry is a melodic death metal band from Avesta, Sweden formed in 2004. In addition to the typical melodic death metal aesthetics (numerous melodies and harmonies in the guitars, growling vocals, etc.), they incorporate synthesised sounds into their music. Their lyrics are themed towards astronomy, philosophy, mysticism and inner struggles. The band's third album " Holographic Universe " was released on June 20, 2008.
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Marduk is a Swedish black metal band. Marduk's predominant lyrical topics are Satanism, anti-Christianity, death, war and the Third Reich. The latter is an addition to their lyrical-conceptual themes stemming from their 1999 release Panzer Division Marduk; it quickly grew among their fans' favorites and so far Marduk have released more and more songs relating to that dark but fascinating chapter of human history such as "The Hangman of Prague" (monicker of Prague "Reichsprotektor", and, b...
Amaranthe is a Swedish/Danish band, originated from Gothenburg, Sweden, formed in 2008 that fuses melodic metal with pop melodies. Formed by Jake E ( Dreamland , Dream Evil ) and Olof Mörck ( Dragonland , Nightrage ), the project began taking shape, when singers Elize Ryd (toured with Kamelot ) and Andreas Solvestrom ( Cipher System , Within Y ), signed on, as did drummer Morten Løwe Sørensen ( The Cleansing , Koldborn , Mercenary ). Bassist Johan Andreassen (Engel) joined after the p...
Månegarm is a Swedish Viking/black metal band from Norrtälje. The band's name comes from Mánagarmr, a wolf in Norse mythology. The band started from the ideas of Svenne Rosendal, Jonas Almquist, and Pierre Wilhelmsson in 1995. After securing another guitarist in Mårten Matsson and a drummer in Erik Grawsiö, they began rehearsing as "Antikrist". By 1996, they had changed their name to Månegarm, after the wolf of Norse legend, apt for a band concentrating on Viking metal, and early that year, ...
Krisiun is a death metal band from Brazil. Formed in 1990, KRISIUN have earned a legendary worldwide reputation due to their straight forward speed assaults, addictive mid-paced groove, strong drive in skillful catchiness and ultimately a flawless level of astonishing musicianship. Current line-up:
Alex Camargo - Bass, Vocals
Max Kolesne - Drums
Moyses Kolesne - Guitar Moyses, Max and Alex are brothers, however Alex uses his mother's surname, Camargo, and his t...
Engel is an industrial/melodic death metal band. They hail from Gothenburg, Sweden and in addition, their bassplayer origins from England. Engel is also a Dutch rapper, who released his debut album "Engelland"in 2008. Fans of the band?
Formed at Göteborg, Sweden back in 2004, Niclas Engelin and Marcus Sunesson felt that they should bring something new to the genre. Lineup as of September 2010:
Magnus Klavborn - Vocals (ex-Headplate)
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Vreid is a black metal band from Sogndal, Norway. After the tragic death of Valfar in January 2004, the rest of the Windir members decided to end Windir , and put their energy into other projects. Hváll formed a new band, called Vreid. Vreid is a Norwegian word for wrath. Vreid consists of the 3 Windir members Hváll (bass), Steingrim (drums), Sture (vocals/guitar) and a new guitarist named Ese. Ese has been a close friend of the Vreid members for years, and he was co-engineer on Wi...
Formerly known as Flagellation, Illnath is a Danish symphonic black metal band, formed in 1997 by Peter Falk and Jokum Thor Larsen. The current line-up is: Mona Beck (vocals), Kenneth Frandsen (bass), Peter Falk (guitars) and Søren Jensen (session drummer) Their music is heavily influenced by Cradle of Filth . In spring 2002, they signed a contract with Japanese label World Chaos Production. Illnath has expressed that they do not wish to work with World Chaos Production.
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