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Vendlus Records
Vendlus Records is an American independent record label based in Washington, D.C. It was founded in 2002 by Joseph Cortese. Vendlus has released records in genres including black metal, indie pop, industrial, avant-garde metal, and electronica. Artists * Aerial Ruin (United States) * Agalloch (United States) * Arkhum (United States) * Audiopain (Norway) * Babyflesh (Norway) * Brazzaville (United States/Spain) * David Galas (United States) * Denture (Norway) * Diskord (Norway) * Especially Likely Sloth (United States/Norway) * Execration (Norway) * Grayceon (United States) * Havoc Unit (Finland) * Island (Germany) * Megaptera (Sweden) * The Mist And The Morning Dew (Finland) * Negru Voda (Sweden) * Orgone (United States) * Origami Galaktika (Norway) * The Sin:Decay (Finland) * Smohalla (France) * Syven (Finland) * Umoral (Norway) * V:28 (Norway) * Wolves in the Throne Room (United States) * Zweizz (Norway) Distribution *Main North American distribution is through Om ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heavy Metal Music
Heavy metal (or simply metal) is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the United Kingdom and United States. With roots in blues rock, psychedelic rock and acid rock, heavy metal bands developed a thick, monumental sound characterized by distortion (music), distorted guitars, extended guitar solos, emphatic Beat (music), beats and loudness. In 1968, three of the genre's most famous pioneers – Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath and Deep Purple – were founded. Though they came to attract wide audiences, they were often derided by critics. Several American bands modified heavy metal into more accessible forms during the 1970s: the raw, sleazy sound and shock rock of Alice Cooper and Kiss (band), Kiss; the blues-rooted rock of Aerosmith; and the flashy guitar leads and party rock of Van Halen. During the mid-1970s, Judas Priest helped spur the genre's evolution by discarding much of its blues influence,Walser (1993), p. 6 while Motörhea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
