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Metalcamp
MetalDays was a heavy metal music festival held annually Slovenia. It saw increased popularity every year with more media coverage, and saw bands like Megadeth, Slayer, Amon Amarth, Volbeat and Sabaton and many more play at the festival. It was also known for its sustainability and ecology initiatives and won a greener future award 5 years in a row. From 2004 till 2022, the festival was held in Sotočje, Tolmin. In 2010, the tickets were limited to 12,000, but the limit was later increased to 25,000. 2012 was the last year when the name Metalcamp was used before the name was changed to MetalDays in 2013. In 2023, the location changed to Lake Velenje, Velenje. The festival was last held in 2023 and was officially discontinued in 2024. Location The festival was located at Sotočje, Tolmin, which lies in between the two mountain rivers called Tolminka and Soča. MetalDays had two festival-reserved beaches and a camping area. In 2023, the location for MetalDays moved to Lake Vele ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prospect (Slovenian Band)
Prospect is a Slovenian progressive metal band from Ljubljana founded in 1991. Their influences include Queensrÿche, Fates Warning, Dream Theater and Iron Maiden. To be directed at the international market, the band writes all their lyrics in English. History The band was founded in 1999 when their first album, ''#1'' was released. The album was warmly accepted among local heavy metal fans and also abroad. In 2002, their second album, ''Moments'', was released and Simon Jovanovič left the band and started his own project, Unspoken. After a long time of searching, ''Robi Grdič'' replaced him as vocalist. At some of their concerts, they were an opening band of Paul Di'Anno (former Iron Maiden member) during his tour in Ljubljana and Zagreb in 2001. For most of October 2003, they participated at ''The Bonded by Metal'' tour across Europe with bands such as Exodus, Agent Steel, Mortitian and Nuclear Assault. In 2005, they supported the band Queensrÿche during the Austrian part o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dead Soul Tribe
Deadsoul Tribe were an Austrian progressive metal band founded by Devon Graves (known as 'Buddy Lackey') from Psychotic Waltz. History Deadsoul Tribe was formed by Devon Graves in 2000. Graves was originally the vocalist for another progressive metal band, Psychotic Waltz, where he was credited as Buddy Lackey, but departed from the group in 1997, claiming that he felt himself to be the band's "weakest link". In Deadsoul Tribe Graves serves as the principal songwriter, lead vocalist and guitarist as well as the producer on all of its releases. The remainder of the band consisted of Adel Moustafa on drums and Roland Ivenz on bass, with Roland "Rollz" Kerschbaumer, who joined the band in 2002, providing additional guitar work. The band's sound is characterized by heavy usage of tribal rhythms, dark atmospherics and unusual time signatures. Several Deadsoul Tribe tracks, such as "Black Smoke and Mirrors" on '' A Murder of Crows'' and "Toy Rockets" on '' The January Tree'' feat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dew-Scented
Dew-Scented was a German thrash and death metal band, active from 1992 to 2018. They released eight studio albums and were last signed to Metal Blade Records (Europe) and Prosthetic Records (USA/North America). Their name was inspired by the writings of Edgar Allan Poe. History Vocalist Leif Jensen entered the band in 1992, drummer Uwe Werning 1997 and guitarist Hendrik Bache in autumn 2001. In winter 1992/1993, the north German band brought out their first demo "Symbolization", which was very well known in the underground scene and helped them to land their record deal with SPV / Steamhammer. In the spring of 1996 they released their debut album, ''Immortelle''. They toured with Edge of Sanity, Lake Of Tears and Sadist. Due to the increased band activity, there were some changes in the line-up. In 1998, they joined the label Grind Syndicate Media / NBR and released their second album ''Innoscent''. In the same year they played for the first time at the Wacken Open Air ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tolmin
Tolmin (; ,trilingual name ''Tolmein, Tolmino, Tolmin'' inGemeindelexikon, der im Reichsrate Vertretenen Königreiche und Länder. Bearbeit auf Grund der Ergebnisse der Volkszählung vom 31. Dezember 1900. Herausgegeben von der K.K. Statistischen Zentralkommission. VII. Österreichisch-Illyrisches Küstenland (Triest, Görz und Gradiska, Istrien). Wien 1906/ref> German language, German ''Tolmein'') is a small List of cities and towns in Slovenia, town in northwestern Slovenia. It is the administrative centre of the Municipality of Tolmin. Geography Tolmin stands on the southern rim of the Julian Alps and is the largest settlement in the Upper Soča Valley (), close to the border with Italy. It is located on a terrace above the confluence of the Soča and Tolminka rivers, positioned beneath steep mountainous valleys. The old town gave its name to the entire Tolmin area () as its economic, cultural and administrative centre. The area is located in the historic Goriška region, its ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katatonia
Katatonia is a Swedish Heavy metal music, heavy metal band formed in Stockholm in 1991 by Jonas Renkse and Anders Nyström. The band started as a studio-only project for the duo, as an outlet for their love of death metal. Increasing popularity led them to add more band members for live performances, though outside of the band's founders, the lineup was a constantly changing, revolving door of musicians throughout the 1990s, notably including Mikael Åkerfeldt of Opeth for a period. After two death/doom albums, ''Dance of December Souls'' (1993) and ''Brave Murder Day'' (1996), problems with Renkse's vocal cords coupled with new musical influences caused the band to stray away from the screamed vocals of death metal to a more traditional melodic form of progressive rock. Katatonia released ''Discouraged Ones'' (1998) and ''Tonight's Decision'' (1999), before settling into a more stable quintet lineup for the remainder of the 2000s. The band proceeded to release four more albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Green Carnation
Green Carnation is a Norwegian progressive metal band from Kristiansand, formed in 1990. Green Carnation's trend of music has continuously changed on every release one by one; from straight forward death metal in their demo, to death-doom, then a progressive doom metal sound, to an atmospheric gothic metal sound, to a melancholic hard rock sound and in 2006, went as far as to releasing an entirely acoustic album '' Acoustic Verses''. The band released its first album in 14 years titled '' Leaves of Yesteryear'' on May 8, 2020, which marked a return to their earlier gothic progressive metal roots. A new single was composed, arranged, rehearsed and they were went on to record “The World Without a View” during the COVID-19 pandemic, "The World Without a View" was released digitally on December 18, 2020. History Formation and early years (1990–2001) Green Carnation is the creation of former Emperor bass player Terje Vik Schei ( a.k.a. Tchort), founded before Tchort joined ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Finntroll
Finntroll is a Finnish folk metal band from Helsinki. They combine elements of black metal and death metal with a type of Finnish folk music called humppa. Finntroll's lyrics are mostly in Swedish, the only exception being the song "Madon Laulu" on ''Visor om slutet''. Finntroll's original singer, Katla, decided to use Swedish over Finnish since he was part of a Swedish-speaking Finns, Swedish-speaking minority in Finland and the sound of the language seemed to better suit the band's "trollish" outfit. Despite several vocalist changes, this tradition has continued. To date, the band's discography includes seven full-length albums, a live album and three EPs. Their newest studio album ''Vredesvävd'' was released in 2020. History Finntroll was founded in 1997 with a line-up which included guitarist Teemu Raimoranta, Teemu "Somnium" Raimoranta and vocalist/lyricist Jan Jämsen, Jan "Katla" Jämsen. A year later they were joined by guitarist Samuli Ponsimaa, Samuli "Skrymer" Pon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vintersorg
Vintersorg (; "Winter Sorrow" in English) is a Swedish band from Skellefteå, formed in 1994 under the name Vargatron (Wolfthrone in English). Musically, Vintersorg has covered a wide number of heavy metal genres; while the band is mostly rooted in extreme metal styles, particularly black metal and Viking/folk metal, it has also expanded into progressive metal and avant-garde metal. Lyrically, the band deals with topics on fantasy, mythology, nature, the cosmos, and metaphysics. Vintersorg means " Winter Sorrow," but the name was taken from '' The Legend of the Ice People'' series by Margit Sandemo, where the character Vintersorg is the son of a great pagan leader. History The project was originally formed in 1994 to "push the limits" of black metal music, where the vocals are mostly clean sung, and only a few parts per song that had the traditional screaming vocals. The sound of Vintersorg has vastly changed over the years, as their earlier sound had more of a folk infl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dark Funeral
Dark Funeral is a Swedish black metal band from Stockholm, founded by guitarists Blackmoon and Lord Ahriman in 1993. They emerged during the second wave of black metal. Their lyrical themes have traditionally pertained to Satanism and anti-Christianity. Certain past and present members including Blackmoon, Ahriman, Caligula, and Chaq Mol have each declared an affinity for Satanism, with Ahriman and Caligula notably being practitioners of LaVeyan Satanism. In their earlier years, their lyrical themes usually revolved specifically around depictions of Hell and Satan. After Emperor Magus Caligula joined the band, their lyrics came to focus more on blasphemy and anti-Christian rhetoric, although there have been several exceptions to this. The group have released seven full-length albums and are one of the most prominent acts in the Swedish black metal scene. History ''Dark Funeral EP'' and ''The Secrets of the Black Arts'' In 1993, guitarists David Parland, also known ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brainstorm (German Band)
Brainstorm is a German power metal band formed in 1989 by guitarists Torsten Ihlenfeld and Milan Loncaric, and drummer Dieter Bernert. The band features lead singer Andy B. Franck, who is also noted for his other band, Symphorce. They are known to play a somewhat darker style of music than most power metal groups. Band members Current * Torsten Ihlenfeld – guitars, backing vocals (1989–present) * Milan Loncaric – guitars, backing vocals (1989–present) * Dieter Bernert – drums (1989–present) * Andy B. Franck – vocals (1999–present) * Jim Ramses – bass (2024–present) Former * Stefan Fronk – vocals (1990–1991) * Marcus Jürgens – vocals (1991–1999) * Henning Basse – vocals (live only) * Peter Waldstätter – bass (1990) * Andreas Mailänder – bass (1990–2007) * Antonio Ieva – bass (2007–2022) * Andreas Armbruster – bass (2022–2024) Timeline Discography Studio albums * ''Hungry'' (1997) * ''Unholy'' (1998) * ''Ambiguity'' (2000) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Destruction (band)
Destruction is a German thrash metal band formed in 1982. They have been credited as one of the "Big Four" of the Teutonic thrash metal, German thrash metal scene, the others being Kreator, Sodom (band), Sodom and Tankard (band), Tankard. In addition to helping pioneer black metal, Destruction was part of the second wave of thrash metal in the mid-to-late 1980s, along with US bands Testament (band), Testament, Sacred Reich, Death Angel and Dark Angel (band), Dark Angel. For most of the 1990s, the band was not signed to a record label and self-produced their albums until they signed a contract with Nuclear Blast in the early 2000s. The band's early releases are considered by some to be classics within the thrash metal genre. History The band was formed in Weil am Rhein as Knight of Demon in 1982, inspired by Iron Maiden, Mercyful Fate, Motörhead and Venom (band), Venom. The line-up featured Ulf Kühne on vocals, Mike Sifringer on guitar, Marcel "Schmier" Schirmer on bass and T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ancient (band)
Ancient is a Norwegian black metal band from Bergen, formed in 1992. The band released six full-length albums released by Metal Blade Records to date and a variety of mini-albums, EPs and special releases. Ancient used to have the classic raw black metal sound, similar to Darkthrone's works. Beginning with '' The Cainian Chronicle'', they moved towards a more Nordic/atmospheric black metal sound, akin to Emperor, and a cleaner production. After a period of turmoil concerning their line-up, they went on to add gothic-style instruments such as violins, a female vocalist, and synthesizers to their music. History The band initially started out as a solo project of guitarist Aphazel in 1992.Ankeny, Jason "Ancient Biography, AllMusic The following year, Grimm joined the band as drummer and vocalist. They released the ''Eerily Howling Winds'' demo in 1993 and the '' Det Glemte Riket'' EP in 1994. They subsequently signed to Listenable Records and released their debut album, '' Svar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
