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List Of Death Metal Bands, !–K
This is a list of death metal bands (listed by characters !–9 and letters A through K) including bands that have at some stage in their career played within the style of death metal, or one of its sub- or fusion genres; as such there will inevitably be a certain amount of overlap with the list of melodic death metal bands, the list of Swedish death metal bands, and others. The remaining list can be found at List of death metal bands, L–Z. List !–9 * 8 Foot Sativa A * Abaddon Incarnate * Abated Mass of Flesh * Abhorrence * Ablaze My Sorrow * Aborted * Abramelin * Abscess * The Absence * Abysmal Dawn * Abysmal Torment * Acheron * Acid Bath * Acid Witch * Act of Denial * Aeon * Aeternus * Afflicted * The Agonist * Ahab * Akercocke * Alchemist * Aletheian * Altar * The Amenta * Amon Amarth * Amoral * Amorphis * Anata * Anathema * Angelcorpse * Animosity * Antestor * Anvil of Doom * Die Apokalyptischen Reiter * Arch Enemy * Archeon * Architects * Archspir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Death Metal
Death metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal music. It typically employs heavily distorted and low-tuned guitars, played with techniques such as palm muting and tremolo picking; deep growling vocals; aggressive, powerful drumming, featuring double kick and blast beat techniques; minor keys or atonality; abrupt tempo, key, and time signature changes; and chromatic chord progressions. The lyrical themes of death metal may include slasher film-style violence,Moynihan, Michael, and Dirik Søderlind (1998). Lords of Chaos (2nd ed.). Feral House. , p. 27 political conflict, religion, nature, philosophy, true crime and science fiction. Building from the musical structure of thrash metal and early black metal, death metal emerged during the mid-1980s. Bands such as Venom, Celtic Frost, Slayer, and Kreator were important influences on the genre's creation. Possessed, Death, Necrophagia, Obituary, Autopsy, and Morbid Angel are often considered pioneers of the genre. In t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abysmal Torment
Abysmal Torment is a death metal band from Malta formed in 2000 by Nick Farrugia. The current line-up includes Nick Farrugia (vocals), Melchior Borg (vocals), David Depasquale (guitars), Max Vassallo (drums) and Claudio Toscano (bass). History Early years (2000–2002) Abysmal Torment hails from the island of Malta, and emerged in 2000 as a violent death metal band under the name Molested. Although undergoing various line up changes, Abysmal Torment performed their first notable stage gig for the first time in 2002. The band writes music reliant on speed stimulated tempos, breakdowns, technical riffing and a dual assault of varying gurgling vocals. Their music also features dark lyrical content, often including themes of death and gore. ''Incised Wound Suicide'' (2002–2005) Abysmal Torment began recording at Temple Studios for the first time in 2004 to record their debut album entitled ''Insiced Wound Suicide'', which was described as consisting of five “drum ki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aletheian
Aletheian are a Christian progressive/melodic death metal band. They formed in Lebanon, Pennsylvania in 1997 under the name Crutch, and then changed their name to "Aletheian" prior to the 2003 album ''Apolutrosis''. Guitarist Alex Kenis joined Becoming the Archetype in 2007. In the early 2007, Aletheian signed to IronClad Recordings, an imprint of Metal Blade Records. Biography Aletheian was originally formed under the name Crutch in 1997. With the lineup of Alex Kenis on guitars, Keith Isenberg on bass, Vinnie Aldrich on vocals, and Bryan Clarkson on drums, the band began writing material. The early material was very metalcore oriented rather than what the band became known for later. Aldrich did not remain in the band for very long, with the position being filled by Joel Thorpe who would record on the band's debut album, ''Crutch''. Following that, an EP was being written, initially titled ''Annealed by Animosity'', which they changed to ''Transitions''. Clarkson would leave ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alchemist (band)
Alchemist was an Australian progressive metal band from Canberra whose style combined death metal, progressive rock, psychedelic, Eastern, Aboriginal and electronic influences. The band formed in 1987 and released six studio albums, an EP and a compilation album. Work began on a new EP in 2010 but the band went on an indefinite hiatus and then split up. They are the only group to appear at every Metal for the Brain festival, an event they ran and organised from 1996. Alchemist also played at the Big Day Out and toured Europe several times. History 1987−1992 Alchemist was formed in 1987 by Adam Agius ( lead vocals/guitar) as a death metal act. The band released a demo the same year entitled "Eternal Wedlock". The band's style was raw and undeveloped, and began to evolve with the addition of new drummer Rodney Holder in 1989. The following year, the line-up of Agius, Holder, Andrew Meredith (guitar) and James Preece ( bass) recorded a second demo. The demo showed the beginni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akercocke
Akercocke are an English extreme metal band from London, formed in 1997 by Jason Mendonça and David Gray. The band also features Paul Scanlan and Nathanael Underwood. History Akercocke's first album, '' Rape of the Bastard Nazarene'', was self-released by the band in 1999. Akercocke later signed to Peaceville Records, releasing ''The Goat of Mendes'' in 2001, which reached number 4 in Terrorizer's album of the year chart. In 2003 the album '' Choronzon'' was released, through Earache Records. This album was voted number 1 metal release of the year by Terrorizer. Paul Scanlan left the band after this album, and was replaced by Matt Wilcock. '' Words That Go Unspoken, Deeds That Go Undone'' was released in October 2005. On 18 January 2007, Peter Theobalds left the band, and was replaced by Peter Benjamin. Akercocke released their fifth album, ''Antichrist'', in May 2007. Whilst touring to promote the album, due to the anti-Christian nature of the music, the band generated cont ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ahab (band)
Ahab is a German Doom metal#Funeral doom, funeral doom metal band founded in 2004 by Midnattsol guitarists Christian Hector and Daniel Droste. The band is named after Captain Ahab, a character in the 1851 novel ''Moby-Dick'' by Herman Melville. Along with its name, the band also draws thematic and lyrical inspiration from ''Moby-Dick''; some songs even feature direct quotations from the book. Background Near the end of 2004, with one song already written, Christian Hector and Daniel Droste decided to form a band and recorded their first single, ''The Stream''. On 15 April 2005, after several months of rehearsing, the band's first demo, ''The Oath'', was released. The demo was limited to 30 hand-numbered copies and contained the band's first song, "The Stream", as well as two new songs and an outro track. Nearly a year and a half later, ''The Call of the Wretched Sea'', the group's first full-length album was released on Napalm Records with the help of new band member Stephan A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Agonist
The Agonist is a Canadian melodic death metal band from Montreal, Quebec, formed in 2004. The current line up consists of lead guitarist Danny Marino, bassist Chris Kells, drummer Simon Mckay, rhythm guitarist Pascal "Paco" Jobin and lead vocalist Vicky Psarakis, who joined in March 2014 following the departure of vocalist and founding member Alissa White-Gluz. Both White-Gluz and Psarakis use growled and clean vocals. Originally known as the Tempest, the band adopted their current moniker upon their signing to Century Media in 2007. To date, the Agonist has released six studio albums; the latest, Orphans, was released in September 2019. Touring extensively since their first album, they have shared the stage with bands such as Arsonists Get All the Girls, Epica, the Faceless, Chelsea Grin, Kamelot, and Visions of Atlantis. History ''Once Only Imagined'' (2004−2008) The band released their first album ''Once Only Imagined'' on August 14, 2007. Originally intended as a dem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Afflicted (Swedish Band)
Afflicted was a technical death metal band from Sweden, active in the early 1990s.Martin „CYKLO“ Cvilink: Actual Necromantical Sonic Terrorization, magazine ''Spark'', No.8/1995, vol. 4, page 14 (Czech) They were part of the Swedish death metal scene, though overshadowed by better-known bands like Entombed and Dismember. Members *Michael Van Der Graaf - vocals *Jesper Thorsson - guitar *Joacim Carlsson - guitar *Philip Von Segebaden - bass *Yasin Hillborg - drums Discography *''Prodigal Sun'' (Nuclear Blast, 1992) *'' Dawn of Glory'' (Massacre Records, 1995) References External links Afflicted Encyclopaedia Metallum Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives (commonly known as Metal Archives per the URL or abbreviated as MA) is an online encyclopedia based upon musical artists who predominantly perform heavy metal music along with its various sub-genres. En ... Swedish death metal musical groups Musical groups established in 1992 Musical groups disestabli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aeternus
Aeternus is a Norwegian blackened death metal band from Bergen, Norway. It was formed in 1993 as an idea of Ronny Hovland, calling himself Ares, and Erik Heggernes, a.k.a. Vrolok. Later in 1996 Nicola Trier, a.k.a. Morrigan, joined the duo as a bass player, forming the core trio that created the band's first two albums. Morrigan also created the logo picture of ravens and axes that still exists as one of the band's trademarks. History For the first two albums, the band called their own style "Dark Metal". They released their debut album, ''Beyond the Wandering Moon'', in 1997 on Hammerheart Records (now Karmageddon Media), and toured that year with black metal bands Emperor and Limbonic Art through Europe.Biography AllMusic Their second album, ''...And So the Night Became'' was released in 1998, accompanied by a tour supporting Deicide, and was later re-released in several different formats. In 1999, they added guitarist Radek, and their sound moved from darkened black metal t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aeon (band)
Aeon is a death metal band that formed in Östersund, Sweden, in 1999. The band comprises vocalist Tommy Dahlström, guitarists Sebastian Nilsson and Daniel Dlimi, bassist Tony Östman and drummer Timo Häkkinen. The band released its debut album, ''Bleeding the False'', in 2005; and the second album ''Rise to Dominate'' in 2007, after signing a record deal with Metal Blade Records. The band's third album, '' Path of Fire'', was released in 2010 and '' Aeons Black'' in 2012. According to AllMusic, Aeon plays an "uncommonly intense, technically proficient, high-velocity brand of death metal". History Formation and ''Bleeding the False'' (1999–2005) Aeon was formed in the Swedish town of Östersund in 1999 by vocalist Tommy Dahlström, guitarists Sebastian Nilsson and Morgan Nordbakk, bassist Johan Hjelm and drummer Arttu Malkki of the newly broken up band Defaced Creation, in order to proceed with more modern style of death metal. A demo was recorded that year including the s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Metal Rules
''Metal Rules'', also known as Metal-Rules, is a heavy metal webzine created by EvilG established in 1995. Based in the province of Newfoundland, Canada, the site was founded with the goal to promote "Real Metal". It is one of the world's largest and longest-running heavy metal websites. The site now has an international staff of 16 members, and half a dozen additional contributors from around the world, including Canada, United States, England, Sweden, Finland, Australia, Malaysia, Estonia, and most recently, India. The website contains a wide range of features, including news, CD, DVD, and book reviews, concert reviews, and interviews. The site has almost 8,000 CD and DVD reviews, over 1,000 interviews with musicians and metal fans, and over 700 concert reviews. In the summer of 2011, Metal-Rules introduced a new section called The Library Of Loudness, specializing in hard rock and heavy metal book reviews. This section currently has over 145 book reviews. The site also has ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Act Of Denial
Act of Denial is an international melodic death metal supergroup, formed in 2020. Its members are vocalist Bjorn Strid ( Soilwork), guitarists, songwriter and producer Voi Cox (Koziak, Victim) and lyricist and guitarist Luger (Benighted, Koziak), bassist Steve Di Giorgio (Death, Testament), drummer Kerim Lechner (Septicflesh) and keyboardist John Lönnmyr (The Night Flight Orchestra). The band's debut album, ''Negative'', was released on August 13, 2021, and was preceded by five singles "Puzzle Heart", "Controlled", "Down That Line", "Slave" and "Your Dark Desires". The album features guest appearances from Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal (Guns N' Roses, Sons of Apollo), Mattias IA Eklundh (Freak Kitchen), Bobby Koelble (Death) and Peter Wichers ( Soilwork, Warrel Dane Warrel Dane (born Warrel George Baker; March 7, 1961 – December 13, 2017) was an American musician who was the lead singer for the heavy metal bands Sanctuary and Nevermore. He was a natural baritone; though he w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
