Sunday, June 26, 2011

Macabre - Grim Scary Tales




NORTHERN WARRIORS#
Style: Thrash/Death Metal/Grindcore
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Origin: United States, Downers Grove, Illinois
NORTHERN WARRIORS#Lyrics: Serial Killers, Mass Murderers, Sick Humor, Gore
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Year: 2011

YES, I'm back!!! :)
I've been away for waay too long, had many problems, but now I'm finally back, and I hope I'll have more time to post here then I had before. Anyway enough with me :P

Macabre is a death metal band from the USA. They were formed in 1985 in Chicago, Illinois, and have never had a line-up change (Corporate Death - guitars, vocals ; Nefarious - bass guitar, vocals ; Dennis The Menace - drums). They blend thrash metal, death metal, and grindcore (sometimes with nursery rhymes and folk melodies) to form their own unique style dubbed murder metal (this album is completely melodic death). Lyrically, they have a strong focus on serial killers, mass murderers and a touch of sick gore humor. Most lyrics are based upon true stories and are about real infamous personalities. They also have a side project called the Macabre Minstrels that play acoustic camp fire songs. Their current label is Decomposed Records.

Tracklist:
1. Locusta 02:57
2. Nero's Inferno 02:43
3. The Black Knight 04:05
4. Dracula 05:10
5. The Big Bad Wolf 04:06
6. Countess Bathory (Venom cover) 03:26
7. Burke and Hare 04:17
8. Mary Ann 03:27
9. The Bloody Benders 02:46
10. Lizzy Borden 01:33
11. The Ripper Tramp from France 03:38
12. Bella the Butcher 03:00
13. The Kiss of Death 03:24
14. The Sweet Tender Meat Vendor 05:04
Total Play Time:
49:36

Sunday, June 19, 2011

Negură Bunget - Poartă De Dincolo [EP]




NORTHERN WARRIORS#Style: Atmospheric Folk/Black Metal
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Origin: Romania (Timisoara)
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Lyrics: Mythology, Nature
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Year: 2011

The band formed in early 1995, with Hupogrammos (guitars/vocals/keyboards) and Negru (drums). The duo’s first demo, “From Transilvanian Forests”, was recorded at Magic Sound Studio in Bucharest, November 1995, and released at the end of the same year, under the band’s original name, Wiccan Rede. The release of this demo was preceded by the band’s first live performance, in Buzau (June 1995) and was then followed by concerts all around Romania.

Official Website:
http://www.negurabunget.com/

Official MySpace:
http://myspace.com/negurabunget


Tracklist:

01. Hotar
02. La Marginea Lumii
03. Frig În Oase
04. Poartã De Dincolo

Natural Spirit - The Price Of Freedom




NORTHERN WARRIORS#Style: Folk/Pagan Metal
NORTHERN WARRIORS#
Origin: Ukraine (Kyyiv)
NORTHERN WARRIORS#
Lyrics: Paganism, History
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Year: 2011

At the beginning of 1999 in Chernigov, Ukraine a band Son of Earth, which played sympho/black/metal, was created. On March 7th , 1999, the group gave the first concert in the club KSK together with the following groups: “Gods Tower”, “Flying”, “Nocturnal Dominium “. Because of musical disagreements in the group in the summer of 1999 Oleg, Victor and Vlad formed a new sound-project “Spellcraft”. Alexandra Sidorenko (keys, vocal) and Jaroslav Smolko (guitar) joined the “SPELLCRAFT” later. Afterwards the name “SPELLCRAFT” was changed for “NATURAL SPIRIT”.

Official Website:
http://www.naturalspirit.com.ua/

Official MySpace:
http://www.myspace.com/naturalspiritmetal


Tracklist:

1. Haidamakas 04:20
2. He Will Not Return 04:48
3. Zhyrovyk 03:23
4. The Price of Freedom 04:16
5. 33 (The Yellow Kniaz) 04:35
6. Witchery of the Winter Sun 03:47
7. Beyond Smorodina River 05:11
8. The Garden of Iriy 04:41
9. Earth, Wind, Fire, and Blood 03:46

Tuesday, June 14, 2011

Anaal Nathrakh - Passion




NORTHERN WARRIORS#Style: Black Metal / Grindcore
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Origin: United Kingdom (Birmingham)
NORTHERN WARRIORS#
Lyrics: Annihilation, Armageddon
NORTHERN WARRIORS#
Year: 2011

Anaal Nathrakh is a metal band formed in Birmingham, UK in 1999 that fuse industrial and grindcore elements into an underlying black metal style. The band is signed to Feto Records, which is run by Anaal Nathrakh’s Mick Kenney and Shane Embury (Napalm Death/Brujeria/Lock up/Venomous Concept).

Official MySpace:
http://www.myspace.com/anaalnathrakh


Tracklist:

01. Volenti Non Fit Iniuria
02. Drug-Fucking Abomination
03. Post Traumatic Stress Euphoria
04. La Diabolique Est L'Ami Du Simplement Mal
05. Locus Of Damnation
06. Tod Huetet Uebel
07. Paragon Pariah
08. Who Thinks Of The Executioner?
09. Ashes Screaming Silence
10. Portrait Of The Artist

Ivenberg - Wunden




NORTHERN WARRIORS#Style: Melodic Death/Black Metal
NORTHERN WARRIORS#
Origin: Germany (Bavaria)
NORTHERN WARRIORS#
Year: 2011

Detached from stale schemata and attitudes, inspired by modern viking, technical black to straight death metal, onto atmospheric or riffloaded pieces with influences by Dissection, Immortal, Bathory, Wasp… After Morsan had collected many different experiences in other bands, he decided to realise his piled up ideas under the banner Ivenbergs.

Official Website:
http://www.ivenberg.de/

Official MySpace:
http://www.myspace.com/ivenberg


Tracklist:

01. Wunden
02. Parasit
03. Kalter Engel
04. Mein Traum
05. Der Anfang
06. Amen
07. Liebliche Stille
08. Menschheitsalptraum
09. Traurige neue Welt
10. Es geht weiter

Helheim - Heiðindómr Ok Mótgangr




NORTHERN WARRIORS#Style: Viking/Black Metal
NORTHERN WARRIORS#
Origin: Norway (Bergen)
NORTHERN WARRIORS#
Lyrics: Norse Mythology
NORTHERN WARRIORS#
Year: 2011

The story of Helheim started in 1992, when V’gandr and H’grimnir had the mutual idea of creating extreme metal music. But metal cannot be made without someone to fill the drumchair, and soon after Hrymr came along to complete the band. Already from the very beginning Helheim had high ambitions, and even without much experience they weren’t afraid to enter the stage. They played several festivals in Bergen just to get live experience from the start. In the mid of 1993 Nidhogg joined Helheim, and now they felt a demo should see the light of day. The summer went by, and in the fall the same year they released their debut demo simply entitled “Helheim”. The demo never made its way outside the borderlines of Norway as the band realized that the released material simply wasn’t good enough.

Official Website:
http://www.helheim.com/

Official MySpace:
http://www.myspace.com/helheimnorway


Tracklist:

01. Viten Og Mot (Sindighet)
02. Dualitet Og Ulver
03. Viten Og Mot (Stolthet)
04. Maðr
05. Viten Og Mot (Årvåkenhet)
06. Element
07. Nauðr
08. Viten Og Mot (Bevissthet)
09. Helheim 8



Helfahrt - Drifa




NORTHERN WARRIORS#Style: Pagan Metal
NORTHERN WARRIORS#
Origin: Germany (Bavaria)
NORTHERN WARRIORS#
Lyrics: Nordic Mythology, Nature, Wilderness
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Year: 2010

Formed in late 1999 by the bass player of the melodic black metal band Sycronomica, the original idea of Helfahrt’s music was to create folkloric music with the usage of instruments like different types of flutes, jewsharps and acoustic guitars with the aim to create melancholic moods as well as the dark and esthetical background of natures spirits.

Official Website:
http://www.helfahrt.com/

Official MySpace:
http://www.myspace.com/helfahrt


Tracklist:

01. Wind
02. Drudnhax
03. Wenn Kälte wärmt
04. Abschied
05. Drifa & Snior
06. Der Zeit entstellt
07. Auf dem Strome
08. Zu Asche
09. Staub

Enslaved - The Sleeping Gods [EP]




NORTHERN WARRIORS#Style: Progressive Black Metal
NORTHERN WARRIORS#
Origin: Norway (Bergen)
NORTHERN WARRIORS#
Lyrics: Norse Mythology, Nature
NORTHERN WARRIORS#
Year: 2011

Enslaved is a metal band from Bergen, Norway. Their style has changed over the years. Originally being an old-school black metal/viking metal act, they now perform a more experimental and progressive form of black metal. The name was inspired by an Immortal demo track, Enslaved in Rot. Enslaved was formed in 1991, by Ivar Bjørnson and Grutle Kjellson. Joined by drummer Trym Torsson, they did their first demo in the summer of 1992.

Official Website:
http://www.enslaved.no/

Official MySpace:
http://www.myspace.com/enslaved


Tracklist:

01. Heimvegen
02. Alu Misyrki
03. Synthesis
04. Nordlys
05. The Sleeping Gods

Fjoergyn - Jahreszeiten




NORTHERN WARRIORS#Style: Epic Folk/Viking Metal, Avant-Garde
NORTHERN WARRIORS#
Origin: Germany (Thuringia)
NORTHERN WARRIORS#
Lyrics: Nature
NORTHERN WARRIORS#
Year: 2009

Fjoergyn is a German Avant-garde Black Metal band formed in 2003. Currently it consists of only two members, and they are looking for a drummer and a guitarist. The name “Fjoergyn” is the name of an Earth Goddess from Viking Mythology. On March 29, 2005 they released their debut album Ernte im Herbst on the record label Black Attakk. It is a concept album about nature’s revenge against mankind. They used a drum machine since they had no drummer at the time of the recording.

Official Website:
http://www.fjoergyn.de/

Official MySpace:
http://www.myspace.com/fjoergyn


Tracklist:

01. Auf Bald...
02. Verklärte Welt
03. Sturmzeit
04. Der Himmel Fällt
05. Am Ende Der Welt
06. Der Herbst Ist Da
07. Wie Jahr Um Jahr
08. Jera
09. Ich Bin Der Frost

Monday, June 13, 2011

Belenos - Yen Sonn Gardis




NORTHERN WARRIORS#Style: Pagan Black Metal
NORTHERN WARRIORS#
Origin: France (Beaurains)
NORTHERN WARRIORS#
Lyrics: Celtic Mythology, Nature, Druidism
NORTHERN WARRIORS#
Year: 2010

Belenos was brought to life in Northern France (Nord-Pas-de-Calais) back in 1995 as a celtic pagan metal band. The original line-up of Belenos consisted of Loïc (guitar, bass, vocals, programming) and Nathalie (guitar, lyrics). The first recording “Notre Amour Eternel” was recorded in May 1996. This demo sold more than 260 copies. The Italian label Polyphemus Records proposed an re-edition of the demo on CD limited to 500 copies. The re-release was released 18 months later, in March 1998.

Official Website:
http://www.belenos.biz/

Official MySpace:
http://www.myspace.com/belenosbzh


Tracklist:

01. Aspedenn
02. Hollved Hirisus
03. Ene Kelt
04. Skorn Ha Tan
05. Baleerien An Are
06. Gorsedd
07. Mestr Ar C'Hoad
08. Taol-Digoll
09. En Argoll

Battlelore - Doombound



(HQ Cover)

NORTHERN WARRIORS#Style: Epic Power Metal
NORTHERN WARRIORS#
Origin: Finland (Lappeenranta)
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Lyrics: Epic Battles, Fantasy, Tolkien
NORTHERN WARRIORS#
Year: 2011

Battlelore is an epic fantasy metal band from Lappeenranta, Finland. Their style takes elements from many different heavy metal subgenres, including melodic death metal, folk, power, gothic metal and even some industrial in the mix. All of Battlelore’s lyrics specifically revolve around people and events in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth.

Official Website:
http://www.battlelore.net/

Official MySpace:
http://www.myspace.com/battleloremusic


Tracklist:

01. Bloodstained
02. Iron Of Death
03. Bow And Helm
04. Enchanted
05. Kärmessurma
06. Olden Gods
07. Fate Of The Betrayed
08. Men As Wolves
09. Last Of The Lords
10. Doombound
11. Kielo [Instrumental]

Saturday, June 11, 2011

Stormwarrior - Heathen Warrior




NORTHERN WARRIORS#Style: Power/Speed Metal
NORTHERN WARRIORS#
Origin: Germany (Hamburg)
NORTHERN WARRIORS#
Lyrics: Vikings, War
NORTHERN WARRIORS#
Year: 2011

The band Stormwarrior, hailing from Northern Germany, was founded in 1998 by Lars Ramcke (Vocals/ Guitar) and Andrè Schumann (Drums) and in the same year added Scott Bölter (Guitar) and Tim Zienert (Bass). Greatly inspired by the 80’s metal scene, especially from the Hamburg Metal godfathers like Helloween and Running Wild, Stormwarrior were able to lay down their first songs to tape in 1999.

Official Website:
http://www.stormwarrior.de/

Official MySpace:
http://www.myspace.com/stormwarriorofficial


Tracklist:

01. ...Og Hammeren Hæves Til Slag...
02. Heathen Warrior
03. The Ride Of Asgård
04. Heirs To The Fighte
05. Bloode To Bloode
06. Fyre & Ice
07. The Returne
08. Wolven Nights
09. Ravenhearte
10. The Valkyries Call
11. And Northern Steele Remaineth

SuidAkrA - Boow Of Dowth




NORTHERN WARRIORS#Style: Melodic Death Metal with Folk influences
NORTHERN WARRIORS#
Origin: Germany (Düsseldorf)
NORTHERN WARRIORS#
Lyrics: Celtic Mythology, Fantasy
NORTHERN WARRIORS#
Year: 2011

SuidAkrA is a Melodic Death Metal band with folk influences from Germany. There is a very prominent Gothenburg metal sound to their music. SuidAkrA’s very beginnings lie back in the year of 1994 when vocalist / guitarist Arkadius Antonik and drummer Stefan Möller founded the band. In those years they called themselves ‘Gloryfication’. After two demos and the addition of Marcel Schoenen to the band, their name was subsequently changed. Their musical basis and background was a stylistic mixture of black metal and traditional heavy metal, enriched by some folk elements.

Official Website:
http://www.suidakra.com/

Official MySpace:
http://myspace.com/suidakra


Tracklist:

01. Over Nine Waves
02. Dowth 2059
03. Battle-Cairns
04. Biróg's Oath
05. Mag Mell
06. The Dark Mound
07. Balor
08. Stone Of The Seven Suns
09. Fury Fomoraigh
10. Otherworlds Collide



Gernotshagen - Weltenbrand




NORTHERN WARRIORS#Style: Pagan Folk/Black Metal
NORTHERN WARRIORS#
Origin: Germany (Trusetal)
NORTHERN WARRIORS#
Lyrics: Paganism, Honoring Forefathers
NORTHERN WARRIORS#
Year: 2011

The Thuringian band Gernotshagen was founded by members of the bands “Grafen von Gleichen” and “Rocksoldiers” in 1999. Their lyrics mainly focus on myths and legends concerning their home region around the Wallenburg and the town of Trusetal. The historical context of the band’s name “Gernotshagen” is that there was an ancient settlement beneath the “Wallenburger Turm”, which has been the beginning of the town of Trusetal.

Official Website:
http://www.gernotshagen.de/

Official MySpace:
http://www.myspace.com/gernotshagen


Tracklist:

01. Offenbarung
02. Weltenbrand
03. Einsam
04. Blinde Wut
05. Thursenhain
06. Freyas Schoss
07. Sturmbringer
08. Schlachtenbruder
09. Die Banner Hoch Der Nacht Entgegen

Friday, June 10, 2011

Arkona - Stenka Na Stenku [EP]




NORTHERN WARRIORS#Style: Folk/Pagan Metal
NORTHERN WARRIORS#
Origin: Russia (Moscow)
NORTHERN WARRIORS#
Lyrics: Paganism, Mythology
NORTHERN WARRIORS#
Year: 2011

Аркона is a Slavic pagan folk metal band from Russia. Their lyrics are heavily influenced by Russian folklore,and Slavic mythology, and their music incorporates several traditional Russian musical instruments. The band was founded in 2002 and as of January 2007 they have published five albums, one demo, one compilation and one concert DVD.

Official Website:
http://arkona-russia.com/

Official MySpace:
http://www.myspace.com/arkonarussia


Tracklist:

01. Stenka Na Stenku
02. Valenki
03. Goi, Rode, Goi ! [acoustic version]
04. Skål [feat. Philipp "Freki" Seiler]
05. Duren' [Svarga cover]
06. Noviy Mir ("Ođđa máilbmi") [Shaman cover]



Monday, June 6, 2011

Blut Aus Nord - 777 - Sect(s)




NORTHERN WARRIORS#Style: Black Metal
NORTHERN WARRIORS#
Origin: France (Mondeville)
NORTHERN WARRIORS#
Lyrics: Mysticism, Philosophy, Individualism
NORTHERN WARRIORS#
Year: 2011

Blut aus Nord is a black metal band from Mondeville, France. The band started in 1994 as a solo project, with Vindsval playing all instruments under the name Vlad. He released two demos under this title before changing the projects name to Blut Aus Nord before the release of Ultima Thulée in 1995. The next three albums were recorded with the aid of session musicians: It is only recently that the group has had any permanent members apart from Vindsval (who also played in The Eye and Children Of Mäani).

Official Website:
http://www.blutausnord.com/


Tracklist:

01. Epitome 1
02. Epitome 2
03. Epitome 3
04. Epitome 4
05. Epitome 5
06. Epitome 6

Before The Rain - Frail




NORTHERN WARRIORS#Style: Doom/Death Metal
NORTHERN WARRIORS#
Origin: Portugal (Setúbal)
NORTHERN WARRIORS#
Lyrics: Love, Loss, Abandon
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Year: 2011

Before The Rain was first shaped in 1997 in Setúbal, Portugal, when vocalist Carlos D’Agua and guitar player Valter Cunha began to share musical ideas that ended as acoustic songs. As time passed by, the acoustic sounds weren’t enough to express the emotions and feelings unleashed by Valter and Carlos, and in 1998 they decided to seek the remaining members for the band. But it wasn’t until 2001 that a stable line-up was found: Carlos: voice; Valter: guitar; Tiago Ferreira: guitar; Andre Vasconcelos: bass; Goncalo Brito: drums.

Official Website:
http://www.beforetherain.net/

Official MySpace:
http://www.myspace.com/beforetheraindoom


Tracklist:

01. And The World Ends There
02. Shards
03. Breaking The Waves
04. A Glimpse Towards The Sun
05. Frail
06. Peace Is Absent