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Haunting, swirling, minimalist and somehow progressive at the same time, ENSLAVED have thrived since the original second wave of Norwegian black metal by following their own meandering muse. Even as far back as their "Hordane's Land" split with EMPEROR, they favored long songs, trance-inducing ambie...

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MSNBC: DARKTHRONE A Better GRAMMY Choice?

LAMB OF GOD, CONVERGE, SATYRICON and — DARKTHRONE? Those are the unlikely alternate Grammy nominees suggested to MSNBC recently by "Sound of the Beast" author Ian Christe. "Then again," Christe told the Microsoft-backed news network, "DARKTHRONE already refused their nomination for the Norwegian ver...

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Black Metallers ASH Complete Work On Debut Album

New York-based black metal band ASH have finished recording their debut album, "Boneyard". Three unmastered tracks from the CD — "Black Grave", "Scars On The Sky", and "Giving The Dead Sun Back" — can be accessed at the band's MySpace page at this location. A full track listing will be available soo...

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DARKTHRONE Refuse ALARM Award Nomination

Legendary Norwegian black metal band DARKTHRONE, nominated last Wednesday in the "Metal" category for the highly coveted Norwegian Alarm Awards, have now been removed from the list of nominees. DARKTHRONE, one of five candidates in the metal category for their album "Sardonic Wrath", communicated th...

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VREID To Support ENSLAVED In Europe

VREID, the new Norwegian band formed by former WINDIR members Hváll (bass),Steingrim (drums) and Sture (vocals, guitar),have secured the direct support slot on ENSLAVED's upcoming European tour. As previously reported, Candlelight Records has set a January 25, 2005 U.S. release date VREID's debut...

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SATYRICON Drummer Discusses The Fine Art Of Black Metal

SATYRICON drummer Kjetil "Frost" Haraldstad recently spoke to Ferrante's Power Equipment about the origins of the black metal genre and the band's musical influences, among other topics. A couple of excerpts from the interview follow: Ferrante's Power Equipment: Who are some of your personal favorit...

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AURA NOIR: New Music Available For Download

Norwegian thrashers AURA NOIR have posted two full-length MP3s from their recently released album, "Merciless", at their official web site. Download the tracks "Hell's Fire" and "Black Deluge Night" at this location. "Merciless" was issued via Tyrant Syndicate Records (a division of Peaceville/Snapp...

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VREID: Next Live Appearance To Take Place This Weekend

VREID, the new Norwegian band formed by former WINDIR members Hváll (bass),Steingrim (drums) and Sture (vocals, guitar),will make their next live appearance on Friday, November 12 at John Dee in Oslo as part of the "Wolf's Lair 5-Year Party". Other bands scheduled to perform include MOONSORROW, DI...

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VREID: Former WINDIR Members To Release Debut CD In U.S.

Candlelight Records has set a January 25, 2005 U.S. release date for "Kraft", the debut album from Norway's VREID (Norwegian for "wrath"). Formed earlier this year, the band features the surviving members of WINDIR (Hváll on bass, Steingrim on drums and Sture on vocals/guitar),disbanded due to the...

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SATYRICON Drummer Talks About Norwegian Black Metal Scene

SATYRICON drummer Kjetil "Frost" Haraldstad recently spoke to AllThingsMetal.net about his inability to tour with the group in the U.S. and the Norwegian black metal scene, among other topics. Several excerpts from the interview follow: AllThingsMetal.net: What is the story on you not being able to...

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Top Extreme Music Logos Of All Time As Chosen By DECIBEL Magazine

The staff of Decibel magazine has has ranked the "Top 40 Extreme Music Band Logos of All Time" for its December 2004 issue, which is scheduled to hit the newsstands November 7. The complete list is as follows: 01. SLAYER 02. DARKTHRONE 03. GODFLESH 04. MORBID ANGEL 05. MOTORHEAD 06. MAYHEM 07. METAL...

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Former EMPEROR Drummer Rejects Reports That He Has Joined HELVETE

Former EMPEROR and current SCUM drummer Bård "Faust" Eithun has issued a statement refuting published reports that he has joined HELVETE, the new band formed by General K (DISIPLIN),Hellcommander Nattefrost (CARPATHIAN FOREST) and Nocturno Culto (DARKTHRONE). "I talked briefly with the guys about i...

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VREID: Former WINDIR Members Bounce Back With New Project

VREID, the new Norwegian band formed by former WINDIR members Hváll (bass),Steingrim (drums) and Sture (vocals, guitar),have inked a three-album deal with Tabu Recordings. The group's debut CD, "Kraft", was recorded during the summer at Hváll's Studio 1184 and was mixed at Subsonic Society Studio...

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DARKTHRONE, Former EMPEROR Members Join Forces In Black Metal Supergroup

DISIPLIN guitarist General K has teamed up with Hellcommander Nattefrost (CARPATHIAN FOREST) and drummer Faust (ex-EMPEROR, DISSECTION) in a brand new band called HELVETE ("Hell" in Norwegian). Joining in on bass will be Invictus, and doing the vocals will be none other than Nocturno Culto (DARKTHRO...

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SATYRICON/DARKTHRONE 'Wacken Special' To Air On Norwegian TV

The highlights of the joint legendary performance by Norwegian black metallers SATYRICON and DARKTHRONE guitarist/vocalist Nocturno Culto at this year's Wacken festival will be televised by "Lydverket", Norway's top music show on Norwegian national TV channel NRK1 on Wednesday, September 8 at 11:10...