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Hammerfest IV
Hammerfest is a music festival held annually in North Wales. From 2013, Hammerfest has moved to the Haven site in Pwllheli, Hafan y Môr Holiday Park as the festival has outgrown its original site at Pontin's Holiday Village, Prestatyn, Wales. It is not related to a music festival of the same name hosted by white supremacist groups. The festival is owned by emc3i Ltd, sponsored by the music magazine Metal Hammer and run by the organizers of the Hard Rock Hell festival. Because the festival is held at a holiday camp, the organizers can make use of pre-built venues and stages, and attendees can stay in the on-site accommodation. This enables the festival to be held during the winter/spring months when outdoor camping is not desirable. Hammerfest I The original Hammerfest was held on 24–25 April 2009 in Prestatyn. Fifty bands appeared at the festival spread over three stages and across the two days. Saxon, Sepultura and Opeth headlined the two-day event. * Bullet For ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malefice
Malefice was an English heavy metal band from Reading, Berkshire, formed in 2003. They disbanded in 2017. History The original members consisted of college friends Dale Butler, Alex Vuskans, Craig Thomas and Craig Fenner. After formation they began writing their songs straight away. Their first major break was to open a four band bill charity gig at the Rivermead Centre in Reading. Henceforth their fanbase began to grow. Through constant touring around Reading and London, they managed to get a distribution deal for their first EP ''Relentless'' through Hangman's Joke. Then in early 2007 they signed to Anticulture Records. They then recorded their debut album ''Entities'' under the production team of Dan Weller and Justin Hill of WellerHill at Craig's parents home in South Wales. The album has been highly praised by the British metal press . The band eventually announced their amicable split from the Anticulture label via their Myspace page. Since the album's release t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Týr (band)
Týr () is a Faroese folk metal band. They have been characterised as one of "the islands' two most successful metal bands". Their subject matter revolves almost entirely around Viking lore, mythology, and history, taking their name from Týr, the god of war in Norse religion. History upThe band logo Before Týr, Heri Joensen and Gunnar H. Thomsen formed their first band, Cruiser, at the age of 17. Streymoy also played with them for a short while. They later changed their name to Wolfgang. Although neither band released any albums, Wolfgang, who are still active, recorded an undisclosed number of songs that, according to Joensen, are "pretty much ready to release". Týr formed in Copenhagen, Denmark in 1998. Heri Joensen met his old bandmate, Kári Streymoy, at a party in January in Copenhagen. Joensen suggested to Streymoy that they should meet up and jam. Streymoy initially declined, but later took him up on his offer. They were soon joined by another former bandmate, bassist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alestorm
Alestorm are a Scottish heavy metal band formed in Perth, Scotland. Their music is characterised by a pirate theme, and as a result, they have been dubbed a "pirate metal" band by many critics and their fanbase. The group currently consists of lead vocalist/keytarist Christopher Bowes, bassist Gareth Murdock, drummer Peter Alcorn, keyboardist/harsh vocalist Elliot Vernon and guitarist Máté "Bobo" Bodor. After signing to Napalm Records in 2007, their debut album ''Captain Morgan's Revenge'', was released on 25 January 2008. ''Black Sails at Midnight'', the band's second album, was released on 27 May 2009. The band's third album, ''Back Through Time'', was released on 3 June 2011. The fourth album from the band, ''Sunset on the Golden Age,'' was released in August 2014. Their fifth album ''No Grave But the Sea'' was released on 26 May 2017. Their sixth album, ''Curse of the Crystal Coconut'', was released on 29 May 2020. Their seventh and most recent album, ''Seventh Rum of a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Waylander (band)
Waylander are a Northern Irish folk metal band influential in the realms of Celtic metal. Formed in 1993, the band blends traditional Folk music of Ireland, Irish folk with 1990s Heavy metal music, heavy metal. Biography Formed in 1993, Waylander released their debut demo, ''Once Upon an Era'', in early 1995, mixing Irish folk music with extreme metal. Waylander were soon dubbed folk, Celtic and pagan metal. In 1996, with the addition of a full-time tin whistle player, Waylander released their second demo, ''Dawning of a New Age'', which soon gained the band a prominent position in the folk metal scene. This was cemented when Waylander signed to Century Media Records, and in 1998 their debut album was released, entitled ''Reawakening Pride Once Lost''. A handful of gigs were undertaken to promote this album but label problems and internal strife blunted the potential somewhat. After overcoming some line-up changes, Waylander signed with Blackend Records and released their ''The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gama Bomb
Gama Bomb are a thrash metal band based in Northern Ireland. The band's 2009 album ''Tales from the Grave in Space'' was one of the first albums released as a free download by a band signed to a record label. History Beginnings (2002–2005) School friends Joe McGuigan and Philly Byrne formed Gama Bomb with guitarist Luke Graham in Newry in 2002. The band gained attention with their demo " The Survival Option" the same year. In 2003, they toured and released the single " The Fatal Mission". During this period Byrne often appeared on stage as a chef, priest, pirate or scientist. Gama Bomb's first tour dates outside Ireland were in 2004, supporting the punk band The Dangerfields on a tour of Scotland. Debut album and search for label (2005–2007) Gama Bomb released a full-length album, '' Survival of the Fastest'', independently in 2005 and then through Witches Brew in early 2006. At this point, original guitarist Kevy Canavan departed and drummer Paul Caffrey joined th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sylosis
Sylosis is a British heavy metal band from Reading, Berkshire, England. Signed to Nuclear Blast Records, the band has released five studio albums, a live album, two EPs and twelve music videos. Their fifth album ''Cycle of Suffering'' was released on 7 February 2020. History Formation and ''Conclusion of an Age'' (2000–2009) Sylosis was formed in 2000 by guitarist Josh Middleton and bassist Carl Parnell who began playing extreme metal with other friends from school. Sylosis released a couple of EPs; 2006's ''Casting Shadows'' and 2007's ''The Supreme Oppressor'' in the UK on a small indie label, In at the Deep End Records. In December 2007 Sylosis signed with Nuclear Blast Records, and they released their debut album ''Conclusion of an Age'' in October 2008. On the style of their debut album, ''Conclusion of an Age'', Middleton remarked, "The foundation of our sound is old school Bay Area thrash. We don't downtune and we don't play breakdowns. We do like to incorporate lot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dream Evil
Dream Evil is a Swedish heavy metal band, assembled by producer Fredrik Nordström in 1999. History Producer Fredrik Nordström had the ambition of creating a power metal band of his own for a long time, but had difficulty finding anyone with musical ideals similar to his own. However, while on holiday in the Greek islands during the year of 1999, Nordström met the young guitarist Gus G (from Firewind). The musicians got along quite well, despite an age difference of over a decade. Plans for a band commenced – Gus had already been planning to relocate to Gothenburg, and upon his arrival he looked up Fredrik at Studio Fredman to begin writing. The first person asked to join the new band was Snowy Shaw (from King Diamond, Mercyful Fate and Notre Dame), but the drummer initially refused their invitation. He would later change his mind and agreed to play on the band's debut album in a session capacity. Vocalist Niklas Isfeldt had done backing vocals for some of HammerFa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cathedral (band)
Cathedral were a doom metal band from Coventry, England. The group gained attention upon release of its debut album, ''Forest of Equilibrium'' (1991), which is considered a classic of the genre. However, the band's sound evolved quickly and began to adopt characteristics of 1970s metal, hard rock and progressive rock. After releasing ten full-length albums and touring extensively for over two decades, Cathedral broke up after the release of ''The Last Spire'' in 2013. History Early history (1989–1991) In 1989, Lee Dorrian left Napalm Death because he was reportedly tiring of the punk scene and did not like the death metal direction which Napalm Death was taking. Cathedral was formed after Lee Dorrian and Mark Griffiths (a Carcass roadie) met and discussed their love for bands like Black Sabbath, Candlemass, Pentagram, Trouble, and Witchfinder General. The band was founded in 1989 by Dorrian, Griffiths and Garry Jennings (formerly of thrash metal band Acid Reign). Dorrian was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Rotted
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with pronouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of pronoun ''thee'') when followed by a v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Evile
Evile are an English thrash metal band from Huddersfield, formed in 2004. They have experienced numerous line-up changes over the years, with drummer Ben Carter being the only member of the original line-up to have stayed consistently. The current line-up consists of Carter, lead guitarist and vocalist Ol Drake, bassist Joel Graham, and rhythm guitarist Adam Smith, who replaced Drake's older brother Matt in 2020. Evile are notable for being part of the thrash metal resurgence movement of the mid-to-late 2000s, and they were highly praised by ''Kerrang!'' for "Carrying the genre's whole 'revival' on their shoulders." To date, the band has released five studio albums: ''Enter the Grave'' (2007), ''Infected Nations'' (2009), ''Five Serpent's Teeth'' (2011), ''Skull'' (2013) and ''Hell Unleashed'' (2021); a sixth studio album is in the works, as of June 2021. History Pre-Evile (1999–2004) In 1999, former school friends Matt Drake and Ben Carter came together over a mutual lov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lethargy (band)
Lethargy was an American technical death metal band formed in Rochester, New York in 1992 and active until 1999. Their last performance was on Christmas night of 1999. Drummer Brann Dailor and guitarist Bill Kelliher would later appear in Today Is the Day and Mastodon. Guitarist and vocalist Erik Burke is currently active in Nuclear Assault, Sulaco, Kalibas, Brutal Truth, and B.C.T. (Blatant Crap Taste). Members Last-known lineup *Erik Burke − lead guitar, vocals *Brann Dailor − drums *Bill Kelliher − guitar (1994–1999) *Adam Routier − bass Former members *Stephan Nedwetzky − lead guitar (1992−1993) *Brian Steltz − guitar (1993−1994) Discography Demos *''Lost in This Existence'' (1993) *''Tainted'' (1994) *''Humor Me, You Funny Little Man (The Red Tape)'' (1995) Studio albums *''It's Hard to Write with a Little Hand'' (1996) Compilation albums *'' Discography '93–'99'' (2000) Splits *''Lethargy / Big Hair'' 7" (1994) References External linksLetharg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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