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Prophecy Productions
Prophecy Productions is an international record label, founded in Germany by Martin Koller in 1996. It proclaims promoting "transcendental ..captivating music".Prophecy Productions homepage Retrieved 8 December 2020. Its artists perform genres like dark rock, , and . History Since 1993, Martin Koller used the moniker Prophecy for his small, self-operated mail-order business. According to him, the actual birth of Prophecy Productions as a label was the release of the album ''[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soulfood
Soulfood Music Distribution GmbH is a German company distributing music and video games as well as related merchandise products. The company's distribution deals usually cover Germany, Austria and Switzerland (G/A/S). The headquarters of the company are located in Hamburg, Germany. History Soulfood Music Distribution was founded in May 2002 by music distribution executives Georg Schmitz and Jochen Richert. From 1990 on, both were employed by then-independent label and distributor Intercord. In 1998, both left the company to build alternative distributor Connected for edel GmbH. Then they created in cooperation with DADC Austria their own distribution service – Soulfood.About. Frowebsite Retrieved on 7 June 2008. Labels . * 13th Planet Records * 17 Hippies * 2006 Records * 4RT Music Management * Ace Records * AFM Records * Alfa Matrix * Ant Acid Audio * AOR Heaven * Artist Station Records * Bad Taste Records * Beatdown Hardwea* Wumpscut#Record label, Betonkopf Media ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lords Of Chaos (book)
''Lords of Chaos: The Bloody Rise of the Satanic Metal Underground'' is a book by Michael Moynihan and Didrik Søderlind. It is an account of the early Norwegian black metal scene, with a focus on the string of church burnings and murders that occurred in the country around 1993. A film adaptation of the book was directed by Swedish director Jonas Åkerlund in 2018. The book has been the subject of controversy over the alleged political leanings of author Michael Moynihan, though he denies these allegations.Dundas, Zach.The Notorious Michael Moynihan' Publication history ''Lords of Chaos'' was originally published by Feral House in 1998 (). A second, revised edition was released in 2003 and expands the original book by fifty pages (). A German edition was published in 2002 with a respective revised edition following in 2005 (). Summary The book focuses on the scene surrounding the extreme heavy metal subgenre black metal in Norway between 1990 and 1993. The first few chap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neil Halstead
Neil Halstead (born 7 October 1970) is an English musician, widely known as singer, primary lyricist, and guitarist of shoegaze band Slowdive. He has been hailed by AllMusic as "one of Britain's most respected songwriters", and '' Time Out'' as "one of Britain's greatest songwriters". Career Halstead was born in Reading, Berkshire, England. He is a singer/guitarist and served as frontman and primary songwriter for the shoegazing band Slowdive, formed in 1989 out of his first band, the Pumpkin Fairies. Slowdive released the albums ''Just for a Day'' (1991), ''Souvlaki'' (1993), ''Pygmalion'' (1995) and ''Slowdive'' (2017). Halstead also recorded with a side project called Zurich with members of Seefeel and Knives ov Resistance; the trio's sole album was released in 2009. After their 1995 breakup, Slowdive morphed into the Halstead-helmed Mojave 3 and released a string of highly celebrated records that merged jangly alt-country with dusky psychedelic dream pop. In 2006, Mojave 3 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Birgir Jón Birgisson
Sundlaugin (, ''the swimming pool'') is a recording studio located near Álafoss in the town of Mosfellsbær in Iceland known for being the recording and rehearsal location of post-rock band Sigur Rós. The location was originally a swimming pool built in the 1930s which had been abandoned when Sigur Rós purchased it in 1999 and converted it and adjacent buildings into a studio. The band originally intended to record their third album, entitled '' ( )'', in an abandoned NATO tracking base in the northernmost mountain in Iceland, but after inspection decided it was too impractical. Shortly after they found the abandoned pool lot in a rural neighborhood in Mosfellsbær. They bought the lot and transformed it into a studio. In order to fit the massive mixing console into the building, part of the roof was opened up and the console was lowered with a crane. Much of the band's photography and artwork is taken from the surrounding landscape, such as the art found on the first album r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sigur Rós
Sigur Rós () is an Icelandic post-rock band from Reykjavík, active since 1994. The band comprises singer and guitarist Jón Þór "Jónsi" Birgisson, bassist Georg Hólm, and keyboardist Kjartan Sveinsson. Known for their ethereal sound, frontman Jónsi's falsetto vocals, and their use of bowed guitar, Sigur Rós incorporate classical and minimal aesthetic elements. Jónsi's vocals are sung in Icelandic and non-linguistic vocalisations the band have termed ''Vonlenska''. They have released seven studio albums and five EPs since their formation. History 1997–1998: ''Von'' and ''Von brigði'' Jón Þór "Jónsi" Birgisson (guitar and vocals), Georg Hólm (bass) and Ágúst Ævar Gunnarsson (drums) formed the group in Reykjavík in January 1994. The band's name means Victory Rose. They took their name from Jónsi's younger sister Sigurrós, who was born a few days before the band was formed. They soon signed a record deal with the local Sugarcubes-owned record label Ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shelter (Alcest Album)
''Shelter'' is the fourth studio album by French shoegaze band Alcest. It was released on 17 January 2014 via Prophecy Productions. The album's name is related to the album's overall concept of shelter, "a safe place to escape, this secret thing we all have when life is going too fast and you are full of anxiety." The album marks a significant stylistic shift for the band, fully embracing the band's shoegaze and dream pop influences while eliminating the previous metal influences, with ''Rolling Stone'' writing that the album has "more in common genetically with Sigur Rós than Satyricon." Musical style, recording and writing The album's style sees the band delving deeper into their shoegaze influences and "leaving metal behind" entirely. Rolling Stone compared the album to "If the Cocteau Twins discovered a long-lost triplet who had slugged it out in space-pop groups and post-rock bands", comparing the style to Slowdive, Mogwai, and Sigur Rós. According to AllMusic's Thom Jure ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alcest
Alcest is a French post-black metal band from Bagnols-sur-Cèze, founded and led by Neige (Stéphane Paut). It began in 2000 as a black metal solo project by Neige, soon a trio, but following the release of their first demo in 2001, band members Aegnor and Argoth left the band, leaving Neige as the sole member. In 2009 drummer Winterhalter from Les Discrets joined Alcest's line-up, after eight years with Neige as the sole full-time member. Since its creation, Alcest has released six studio albums and a number of EPs and split releases. Their fourth album, 2014's ''Shelter'', marked a dramatic shift towards a distinctly shoegaze sound, however their subsequent album '' Kodama'' marked a return to their earlier blackgaze sound. The band are widely credited with pioneering the blackgaze/post-black metal genre, particularly through their EP '' Le Secret'' released in 2005. History Alcest was formed as a solo project by Neige in 2000.True, ChrisAlcest Biography, Allmusic, Macrovis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Set Sail To Mystery
''Set Sail to Mystery'' is the fourth studio album by German gothic metal band The Vision Bleak, released on 2 April 2010 through Prophecy Productions. A digipak edition containing seven bonus tracks was also released. It counted with a guest appearance by Niklas Kvarforth of Shining fame. Track listing Trivia * "A Curse of the Grandest Kind" takes its lyrics from an excerpt of Lord Byron's 1817 dramatic poem ''Manfred''. * "Descend into Maelstrom" references both in its title and lyrics Edgar Allan Poe's short story " A Descent into the Maelström". * "I Dined with the Swans" was inspired by the life of German serial killer Peter Kürten. * "A Romance with the Grave" was based upon a poem by Heinrich Heine. * "Mother Nothingness (The Triumph of Ubbo-Sathla)" references the eponymous deity created by Clark Ashton Smith as a part of the Cthulhu Mythos. * "The Foul Within" is based upon the 1973 film ''The Exorcist''. * "He Who Paints the Black of Night" was inspired by Osc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Media Control
Media may refer to: Communication * Media (communication), tools used to deliver information or data ** Advertising media, various media, content, buying and placement for advertising ** Broadcast media, communications delivered over mass electronic communication networks ** Digital media, electronic media used to store, transmit, and receive digitized information ** Electronic media, communications delivered via electronic or electromechanical energy ** Hypermedia, media with hyperlinks ** Interactive media, media that is interactive ** Mass media, technologies that reach a large audience via mass communication ** MEDIA Programme, a European Union initiative to support the European audiovisual sector ** Multimedia, communications that incorporate multiple forms of information content and processing ** New media, the combination of traditional media and computer and communications technology ** News media, mass media focused on communicating news ** Print media, communicatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Wolves Go Hunt Their Prey
''The Wolves Go Hunt Their Prey'' is the third studio album by German gothic metal band The Vision Bleak, released on 31 August 2007 through Prophecy Productions. Track listing Trivia * Tracks 1 to 2 reference the famous case of the Indian feral girls Amala and Kamala. * Tracks 4 to 6 form the "Black Pharaoh Trilogy", loosely based on H. P. Lovecraft's short story "The Haunter of the Dark". Personnel The Vision Bleak * Ulf Theodor Schwadorf (Markus Stock) – vocals, guitars, bass, keyboards, sitar The sitar ( or ; ) is a plucked stringed instrument, originating from the Indian subcontinent, used in Hindustani classical music. The instrument was invented in medieval India, flourished in the 18th century, and arrived at its present form in ... * Allen B. Konstanz (Tobias Schönemann) – vocals, drums, keyboards Miscellaneous staff * Martin Koller – production External links The Vision Bleak's official website {{DEFAULTSORT:Wolves Go Hunt Their Prey, The The Visio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carpathia - A Dramatic Poem
''Carpathia: A Dramatic Poem'' is the second studio album by German gothic metal band The Vision Bleak, released on 29 August 2005 through Prophecy Productions. A digipak edition containing four additional live bonus tracks was also released. Track listing Trivia * Track 4 has its name and lyrics inspired by H. P. Lovecraft's short story "The Dreams in the Witch House". * Tracks 6 to 8 form a trilogy based on the life of the "Mad Arab" Abdul Alhazred, the author of the fictional ''Necronomicon'' on H. P. Lovecraft's Cthulhu Mythos. Personnel The Vision Bleak * Ulf Theodor Schwadorf (Markus Stock) – vocals, guitars, bass, keyboards * Allen B. Konstanz (Tobias Schönemann) – vocals, drums, keyboards Guest musicians * Thomas Helm – additional tenor A tenor is a type of classical music, classical male singing human voice, voice whose vocal range lies between the countertenor and baritone voice types. It is the highest male chest voice type. The tenor's vocal range exte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Deathship Has A New Captain
''The Deathship Has a New Captain'' (subtitled ''9 Songs of Death, Doom and Horror'') is the debut studio album by German gothic metal band The Vision Bleak, released on 23 February 2004 through Prophecy Productions. The album counts with a guest appearance by Dame Pandora of Dark Sanctuary fame providing additional vocals. Track listing Trivia * "The Night of the Living Dead" references George A. Romero's 1968 film of the same name. * "Wolfmoon" references the classic 1941 film '' The Wolf Man''. * "Metropolis" is a reference to Fritz Lang's German Expressionist 1927 film of the same name. * "Elizabeth Dane" is the name of the clipper which plays a prominent role on John Carpenter's 1980 film ''The Fog''. * "Horror of Antarctica" references in its lyrics H. P. Lovecraft's 1931 novella ''At the Mountains of Madness''. * The album's title itself references Alvin Rakoff's 1980 film '' Death Ship''. Personnel The Vision Bleak * Ulf Theodor Schwadorf (Markus Stock) – vocals, gui ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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