These youngsters has quite a good thing going for them. Heavily influenced by thrash icons such as Slayer and Sepultura, with the occasional stroke of pionering british metal in the shape or Judas
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One of Oslo's finest. She Said Destroy plays death metal with finesse and edge. The band recently unleashed their new opus "Times Like Vines" on Nocturnal Art Productions. Drawing influences from n
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Swedens Burst ran of with the prestigious award "P3 Guld" for Best rock/metal album for their second album, "Origo" othere nominees where The Hellacopters, Grand Magus, Rentokillers and Opeth. Quit
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Being on of the hardest working, bands in the norwegian underground scene, Aeternus has established them selves a dark and brooding extreme metal juggernaut. With milestone albums as "...And so the
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Norwegian Death Metal has been a somewhat overlooked concept in the
annals of Norwegian Extreme Metal History, but the Oslo scene has seen a
resurgence of NDM as of late, with bands li
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Helheim, the pioneers of Norwegian Viking Metal, have been running since 1992. Since then six albums and three MCDs have been produced in the name of the Norse realm of the condemned dead. With
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German Necrophagist is on the highway to death metal stardom. With their astonishing musicianship, great songs and powerful live performances, their fan base is growing with a rabid pace. This is t
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Where would modern extreme music have been today without milestones such as "Altars of Madness", "Blessed Are the Sick", "Covenant" and "Domination"? Uncompromising, revitalizing and truly unique a
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Grimfist is a rapidly growing force in the department for pounding and catchy metal. With their brilliantly crafted sophomore album "Ten Steps to Hell", the future of Norwegian metal seems to be in
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Originally formed as a tribute to eccentric legends Bobby Liebling of Pentagram and Roky Erickson, Witchcraft saw the light of day in 2002. However the band quickly established them selves as somet
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French Gojira has made a big name for them selves in their home country over the past years. Now it's time to conquer the rest of the world. The band has received rave reviews in every metal public
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Seminal technical metal pioneers Atheist have regrouped for a run of exclusive live performances and Hole in the Sky is extremely proud of being a part of the adventure. Guitarist/vocalist Kelly Sh
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Thrash metal legends Destruction were the first foreign metal band to headline Hole in the Sky back in 2001. Their live shows never fail to amaze and what a treat it is to have them back as special
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An integral part of Norwegian Black Metal lore, Satyricon have been one of the hardest working bands in the business ever since their inception in 1990. Touring and releasing relentlessl
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These Trondheimers and fresh additions to the Nuclear Blast-rooster made more than a few heads turn when they released the epic «Armada» album back in 2006. After a couple of years of touring and
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Norwegian doomsters Sahg where originally due for last years festival, but had to cancel in the last minute because of illness. So we have to give it another shot, don't we? Well, after hearing the
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"Hellfire" was without a doubt one of the strongest black metal records of 2005. 1349 plays no holds barred black metal with fury and complexity, draped in the frames of the old school but still ad
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With the EP "Symphonaire Infernus et Spent Empyrium" and the debut album "As the Flowers Withers". My Dying Bride propelled the British doom scene together with Paradise Lost and Anathema. Since th
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We all know the story of Norwegian extreme metal and we all know that it wouldn't have been anything remotely like it is today without this very classic hand. Celtic Frost has had the same impact o
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