Search results for 'nocturnal rites'
News
NOCTURNAL RITES, MORGANA LEFAY Confirmed For Sweden's PARKROCK Festival
NOCTURNAL RITES, MORGANA LEFAY, PERSUADER, WUTHERING HEIGHTS, THE STORYTELLER and DEDICATION are among the acts confirmed for the 2005 edition of the Parkrock festival, set to take place June 3-4 in Sandviken, Sweden. Parkrock's main focus is to promote new and upcoming bands together with well-know...March 1, 2005
News
MINDGRINDER Part Ways With Drummer, Announce Replacement
Norwegian extreme metal band MINDGRINDER, featuring ex-SOURCE OF TIDE drummer/keyboardist Cosmocrator (on bass/vocals),have parted ways with drummer Dan. "His leaving has a mutual understanding within the band and is from the given circumstances the best solution for MINDGRINDER," reads a posting o...February 28, 2005
News
'Tribute To RUNNING WILD' To Be Released As A Limited-Edition Two-CD Set
The artwork for the upcoming "Tribute to Running Wild" album, tentatively scheduled to be released in May via Remedy Records, will be designed by the famous Belgian artist Kris Verwimp (ANCIENT RITES, ARCH ENEMY, CENTINEX, OLD MAN'S CHILD, THYRFING). The album will be released most likely as a limit...February 24, 2005
News
Prosecutors: Italian Black Metal Band 'Caused Four Deaths'
Australia's News.com.au is reporting that prosecutors called on an Italian court today to impose heavy jail sentences on two members of a "black metal" band accused of murdering three people and inciting a fourth to suicide in a case that has shocked Italy. The court was asked to impose sentences of...February 21, 2005
News
CHILDREN OF BODOM, MASTERPLAN Confirmed For Sweden's GATES OF METAL Festival
CHILDREN OF BODOM, NOCTURNAL RITES, TWILIGHTNING, MASTERPLAN, SABATON and PANTOKRATOR are the latest bands confirmed for the 2005 edition of the Gates of Metal festival, set to take place August 5-6, 2005 at Folkets Park in Hultsfred, Sweden. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: AMON AMART...February 19, 2005
Review
Fallen
You can debate the merits of U.S. black metal versus Norwegian black metal versus Tibetan monk black metal 'til you're blue in the face. The same goes for assessing a band's "kult" worthiness. The fact remains that Michigan's SUMMON have been at it for well over a decade now and still don't give a s...February 19, 2005
News
AZURE To Release New Album In April
Swedish "fantasy black metal" band AZURE has reformed and has inked a deal with Holland's Karmageddon Media (formerly Hammerheart Records). The band entered Morningdew Media Studio in Umeå, Sweden last September to record a new CD, entitled "King of Stars - Bearer of Dark", for a tentative late Apri...February 17, 2005
News
NOCTURNAL RITES To Perform With Philharmonic Orchestra
NOCTURNAL RITES, one of the principal forces in Swedish power metal, have been granted a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to perform two shows alongside the renowned philharmonic orchestra at the opera house in their native Umeå, Sweden. "I think these concerts will blow people away," stated the group...February 12, 2005
News
NOCTURNAL RITES Complete 'Avalon' Video, Continue Work On New Material
Bassist Nils Eriksson of the Swedish power metallers NOCTURNAL RITES has posted the following message on the group's official web site: "We have finished shooting a video for the track 'Avalon' — our third clip off 'New World Messiah'. It is being edited right now and we'll try to get our hands on s...February 3, 2005
News
ANCIENT RITES And ANOREXIA NERVOSA To Headline Holland's WACKENINGEN Festival
Belgium's ANCIENT RITES and France's ANOREXIA NERVOSA have been confirmed as the headliners of the Wackeningen 2005 festival, set to take place on Saturday, February 5 at JV Unitas in Wageningen, The Netherlands. Also scheduled to perform are Sweden's LORD BELIAL and Holland's HATRED, plus three Dut...January 20, 2005
News
MINDGRINDER Complete Work On Sophomore Album
Norwegian extreme metal band MINDGRINDER, featuring ex-SOURCE OF TIDE drummer/keyboardist Cosmocrator (on bass/vocals),have completed work on their sophomore album, "Riot Detonator", at Akkerhaugen Lydstudio (EMPEROR, ZYKLON, WINDIR),tentatively due this spring via Nocturnal Art Productions. Songt...January 8, 2005
News
LAW AND ORDER Release Held Over Until Late January
Due to some artwork problems prior to the Christmas and New Year holidays, the release of LAW AND ORDER's third album, "The Glass House", has been delayed until January 27. LAW AND ORDER are the former MCA recording artists who released two critically acclaimed albums — "Guilty of Innocence" (1989)...January 7, 2005
News
NOCTURNAL RITES: 'Against The World' Video Posted Online
Swedish power metallers NOCTURNAL RITES have posted their video for the track "Against the World" at this location. The clip was directed and produced by the band's drummer, Owe Lingvall, for Gun Produktions. "Against the World" comes off NOCTURNAL RITES' sixth studio album, "New World Messiah", whi...January 4, 2005
News
TAD MOROSE: New Album, DVD On The Way
TAD MOROSE guitarist Christer "Krunt" Andersson has posted the following message on the group's official web site: "So it is that time of year when everybody is trying to look back on everything that happened during past year again. For us in TAD MOROSE it has been a very nice year. We got to do ...December 28, 2004
Review
Aeronautics
MASTERPLAN's self-titled debut was definitely the most pleasant surprise of 2003 — an excellently melodic produced power metal album that was aided greatly by the presence of former ARK/YNGWIE MALMSTEEN singer Jorn Lande, possibly the best traditional singer the heavy rock genre has produced in the...December 26, 2004
Prev 