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DICKLESS TRACY Bio: Initially devised as a side-project, the band Dickless Tracy is still forging on after some odd 17 years. Formed August 1997 in the Slovene border town of Brežice, the band is about to release its fourth full-length record, tentatively titled Paroxism of Disgust, after a slew of live shows, numerous demo tapes, splits, promo tapes and a panoply a line-up changes. Out November 3rd 2014, the record is due to be released by On Parole Productions, continuing a partnership formed in 2008 that has since borne the 2009 full-length Halls of Sickness and 2010's split 7“ with Croatian death metallers True. The story of the band itself is nothing out of the ordinary – a trio of friends, two of them brothers, hell-bent on playing a fast and aggressive style of music, decided to form a grindcore band. After a truly abrasive demo, the band soon caught the interest of various underground venues around the country, resulting in a series of shows around various clubs and basements. With each new song came a new show and a new acquaintance, enabling the band to record a longer demo that eventually morphed into 2000's self-released debut, The New Domination. By then the group had already transformed into a four-piece, while later appearances sometimes saw them performing as a five-piece, occasionally even as a duo. Constantly on-stage, Dickless Tracy continued picking up on inspiration with each new practice session and fresh-sounding band they came across. The band continued working on new material, this time of a more complex and challenging nature – recorded at Dickless Tracy's rehearsal space in 2001, the full-length album Of Light and Darkness sees the band opt for the self-release treatment. The band then embarked on a series of shows in Slovenia coupled with a string of choice appearances abroad. Soon afterwards, the original vocalist Gujda decided to leave the band, leaving the brothers Cepanec making up the core of the band from 2005 onward with an otherwise constantly rotating line-up. The band kept writing and playing live in light of these changes, however the pro bono nature of most of their studio collaborations at the time did not provide the band with satisfactory results, with Dickless Tracy in turn opting to wait it out. The essence of the band has never included the word career, with such prospects always taking a backseat to the band's love of playing live and composing new music. 2008 sees Dickless Tracy finally record the material that was later released in 2009 as Halls of Sickness, this time with the aid of a proper label in the form of On Parole Productions. This was followed by yet another line-up change cca. 2010, with Andrej ''Pussy'' Šepec and Domen ''Juve'' Majcen coming into the fold as guitarist and bassist respectively, bringing with them a wealth of experience accumulated from past musical endeavours. This results in forming a bond the likes of which the band hadn't seen for quite a while, resulting in not one but two pairs of brothers in arms, metaphorically speaking, who continue to add their own essence into the band and leave their mark on the songs. They are precisely the type of person Dickless Tracy needed in order to rise once again after more than a decade of activity that had left their creative batteries drained. The fruit of this collaboration is the record entitled Paroxysm of Disgust, an album that connects the daring band together with their past, all the while avoiding a pure nostalgia trip. It is the face of a desire to play a brand of extreme music limited only by the band's imagination without a trace of pompousness or arrogance. It is heartfelt, direct and gives no quarter. As you will often hear the band members themselves proclaim excitedly, it simply GRINDS. Dickless Tracy @ Facebook

MORBID CREATION Bio: Narodno Zabavni Death Metal / Hlev Morbid Obesity - Vocals Sosek - Guitar Twnko - Drums Edo - Bass Kiar - Vocals Morbid Creation @ Bandcamp Morbid Creation @ Facebook Morbid Creation @ YouTube

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SEPTICFLESH Bio: SEPTICFLESH are painting an apocalyptic vision and make full use of their impressive musical palette consisting of death metal and orchestral colours on their tenth full-length, 'Codex Omega'. From their alpha EP 'Temple of the Lost Race' that was released one year after their founding in 1990, the Greek musicians have pushed the limits of the metal genre and continued to explore new sonic path with every following release from their debut album 'Mystic Places of Dawn' (1994) to the stunning 'Sumerian Daemons' (2003), which have in the meantime all been re-issued by Season of Mist. Yet SEPTICFLESH had clearly come into their own sound when they unleashed their celebrated comeback album after a five-year hiatus that re-charged their artistic batteries. 'Communion' (2008) offered a well-balanced amalgamation of metal elements that were freely drawn from the darker side of the genre including death, black, and gothic metal with epic orchestral arrangements. This symphonic excellence was based on guitarist Christos Antoniou bringing to bear the fruits of his academic studies of classical composition, which he passed with honours and distinction. With a clear musical compass to navigate, SEPTICFLESH continued to explore their sound and the compositional possibilities of this new-found metal continent. 'The Great Mass' (2011) and 'Titan' (2014) saw the Greeks evolving at fast speed and at the same time gathering adherents as well as critical praise in ever growing numbers. Extended touring on both sides of the Atlantic and performances at about every important festival further consolidated the bands burgeoning status. Although the biblical omega marks the end, SEPTICFLESH on the contrary are reaching their current peak with 'Codex Omega', an album that clearly witnesses the Greek visionaries having come to maturity and expert craftsmanship in every sense. SEPTICFLESH are the undisputable masters of symphonic death metal and 'Codex Omega' is the perfect proof for this bold statement. Septicflesh Website Septicflesh @ Bandcamp Septicflesh @ Facebook Septicflesh @ ReverbNation Septicflesh @ SoundCloud Septicflesh @ Twitter Septicflesh @ YouTube

KRISIUN Bio: Maturity, they say, is not measured in years, but in actions. It is not quantifiable, but one knows it when they see it—or in the case of KRISIUN’s The Great Execution—when they hear it. It is an album that sees the band stepping outside of their comfort zone, producing songs that are unlike any of their previous releases—yet distinctly and immediately their own. The songs are diverse, containing extreme tempo variations, distinct patterns, and even clean guitars on select tracks. “We know this album is a major step ahead from anything we have done so far,” says vocalist/bassist Alex Camargo. “The songs bring a lot more maturity in every aspect of the music, especially in the variation between the songs.” This newfound experimentation included collaborations with Joao Gordo (vocalist from the Brazilian hardcore punk, thrash-crossover band Ratos de Porao) and acoustic guitarist Marcello Caminha. Gordo is featured on “Extinção em Massa”, adding his distinctive vocal style to the track. In regards to the collaboration, Camargo comments, “We have been a long time fan of his band [Ratos de Porao], so we thought it would be great to have him doing vocals on one of the more old school thrash/death metal oriented songs.” While Gordo brought his hardcore-thrash influences into the song-writing process, close friend Caminha contributed a Brazilian flair with gently plucked strings that counters KRISIUN’s destructive blitz. “Marcello is a great acoustic guitar player from South Brasil who shares the same Gaucho tradition and heritage as us,” continues Camargo. “He plays on two songs, putting all of his feeling into the Spanish/Gaucho-like shredding he adds at blazing speeds.” For The Great Execution, KRISIUN also aimed to create a more organic sounding record by using only analog gear and instruments. Their desire to avoid the compressed sound that so many musicians produce today was a wise decision, with the songs on The Great Execution possessing both a warmth and a rawness that is so often lost through digital production. The low end is deeper, with drums that pound instead of bounce and guitar tones that sear rather than hiss. “With our new record, The Great Execution, we managed to capture the sound and the vibe that we were always looking for,” adds Camargo. KRISIUN once again recorded at Stage One Studio in Germany with Andy Classen who worked with the band on Southern Storm (2008), Conquerors of Armageddon (1999) and AssassiNation (2006). “Going back to Stage One Studio was the right choice,” Camargo remarks. “The album came out with a very distinctive and natural sound, shattering the bounds of the style one more time.” As their previous works and experience demonstrate, KRISIUN stands toe-to-toe with their death metal peers in ferocity and sheer shred-ability—and The Great Execution will only thrash influences into the song-writing process, close friend Caminha contributed a Brazilian flair with gently plucked strings that counters KRISIUN’s destructive blitz. “Marcello is a great acoustic guitar player from South Brasil who shares the same Gaucho tradition and heritage as us,” continues Camargo. “He plays on two songs, putting all of his feeling into the Spanish/Gaucho-like shredding he adds at blazing speeds.” Krisiun Website Krisiun @ Facebook Krisiun @ Instagram Krisiun @ ReverbNation Krisiun @ Twitter Krisiun @ YouTube

DIABOLICAL Bio: More than twenty years after their formation in northern Sweden, innovative blackened death metallers DIABOLICAL proves to be more vital than ever and puts forth “Eclipse”, a concept album reflecting on the dark side of humanity that forces the listener to explore his own diabolical side. The album is a tour de force with spitting musical and aesthetic complexity swirling around a dense soundscape of excellently distilled and refined ideas, altogether forming a rare display of musical craftsmanship equaled by very few contemporary metal bands. DIABOLICAL was founded in Sundsvall, Sweden back in 1996, and has since released 5 full-length albums, in addition to two EP’s. Ever since then they have followed no one, and no one has followed them. Already with their early efforts “Deserts of Desolation” (mini album, 2000) and “Synergy” (2001), DIABOLICAL stood out as something different from the death metal bands coming up at the time, representing something unwilling to be categorized easily. Quickly following the release of their second full length, they toured throughout Europe several times during 2002-2003 presenting their repertoire. Returning in 2008 with full force they delivered a milestone in their discography. Taking their innovative death metal a huge step further, they flung the listener into the darkest corners of the human mind, bringing to life restrained aggression and hunger for vengeance in “The Gallery of Bleeding Art”. The album received brilliant reviews and was followed by headline tours throughout Europe. In January 2011 “Ars Vitae” was released, containing 17 tracks from different parts of the band’s career. 2013 saw the release of the band’s most ambitious album thus far. “Neogenesis” stood out as something truly unique. The album raised the bar for concept albums as it in addition to being a music album, it was also a novel. Binding every song with a chapter of the book, the music, lyrics, storytelling and philosophy of “Neogenesis” blends together to create a profound experience that left a deep impression on fans and press. Reviews were raving and the following European headline tours were hugely successful. The band appeared at many festivals, toured the UK and toured Europe again supporting Borknagar in 2016. On their previous release, the “Umbra” EP (2016), DIABOLICAL continued to craft inventive music, moving seamlessly between crushingly heavy and dark to delicate and ethereal. But “Umbra” was a mere foreshadowing of what was to come. Produced again by vocalist/guitarist Sverker Widgren at Wing Studios in Stockholm, the new and 6th album “Eclipse” picks up where “Umbra” left off and once again DIABOLICAL manages to top their previous efforts. With nine gracefully raging songs, “Eclipse” presents DIABOLICAL as a mature and sophisticated band ascending to new heights. Diabolical Website Diabolical @ Bandcamp Diabolical @ Facebook Diabolical @ Instagram Diabolical @ ReverbNation Diabolical @ Soundcloud Diabolical @ Twitter Diabolical @ YouTube

XAON Bio: More than twenty years after their formation in northern Sweden, innovative blackened death metallers DIABOLICAL proves to be more vital than ever and puts forth “Eclipse”, a concept album reflecting on the dark side of humanity that forces the listener to explore his own diabolical side. The album is a tour de force with spitting musical and aesthetic complexity swirling around a dense soundscape of excellently distilled and refined ideas, altogether forming a rare display of musical craftsmanship equaled by very few contemporary metal bands. DIABOLICAL was founded in Sundsvall, Sweden back in 1996, and has since released 5 full-length albums, in addition to two EP’s. Ever since then they have followed no one, and no one has followed them. Already with their early efforts “Deserts of Desolation” (mini album, 2000) and “Synergy” (2001), DIABOLICAL stood out as something different from the death metal bands coming up at the time, representing something unwilling to be categorized easily. Quickly following the release of their second full length, they toured throughout Europe several times during 2002-2003 presenting their repertoire. Returning in 2008 with full force they delivered a milestone in their discography. Taking their innovative death metal a huge step further, they flung the listener into the darkest corners of the human mind, bringing to life restrained aggression and hunger for vengeance in “The Gallery of Bleeding Art”. The album received brilliant reviews and was followed by headline tours throughout Europe. In January 2011 “Ars Vitae” was released, containing 17 tracks from different parts of the band’s career. 2013 saw the release of the band’s most ambitious album thus far. “Neogenesis” stood out as something truly unique. The album raised the bar for concept albums as it in addition to being a music album, it was also a novel. Binding every song with a chapter of the book, the music, lyrics, storytelling and philosophy of “Neogenesis” blends together to create a profound experience that left a deep impression on fans and press. Reviews were raving and the following European headline tours were hugely successful. The band appeared at many festivals, toured the UK and toured Europe again supporting Borknagar in 2016. On their previous release, the “Umbra” EP (2016), DIABOLICAL continued to craft inventive music, moving seamlessly between crushingly heavy and dark to delicate and ethereal. But “Umbra” was a mere foreshadowing of what was to come. Produced again by vocalist/guitarist Sverker Widgren at Wing Studios in Stockholm, the new and 6th album “Eclipse” picks up where “Umbra” left off and once again DIABOLICAL manages to top their previous efforts. With nine gracefully raging songs, “Eclipse” presents DIABOLICAL as a mature and sophisticated band ascending to new heights. Xaon Website Xaon @ Facebook Xaon @ Soundcloud Xaon @ YouTube

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RUDHEN Bio: Rudhen was born in the spring of 2013 by three friends: Luca De Gaspari (drums), Alessandro Groppo (voice) and Fabio Torresan (guitar), they wanted to dial a stoner-rock band. After a short time Riccardo Rix Rigo (bass) joins the band and, in 2015, he is replaced by Maci Piovesan. The first live begin in January of 2014: from this date they produced two EP (“Rudhen” in 2014 and “ Imago Octopus” in 2015), four videoclips (“Hellraiser”, “Black Spirit”, “My soul on fire” and “Arabian Drag”) and many dates in the north and middle of Italy and also in Europe (Austria, Germany, Denmark, Slovenia, Croatia). In 2017 Davide Lucato joined the band as bassist, and with him Rudhen recorded the first complete album: “DI(O)SCURO”; accompanied by the videoclip of single “Magnetic Hole”. Evocative and visionary lyrics and a mellow and hypnotic sound which have gone, in the last period, to the doom, with various psychedelic inserts. If the first works was markedly stoner rock, “DI(O)SCURO” represents an evolution to smoky and obsessives atmospheres (who remember the Sleep, without forgetting the lesson of the fathers of the genre: the Black Sabbath) all supported by elements of individual creativity of the components. Rudhen @ Bandcamp Rudhen @ Facebook Rudhen @ YouTube

PYROXENE Bio: Although our band Pyroxene was first founded on the 28th of December, it wasn't untill 2014 the new lineup with Kristjan Hacin – Kiku (solo guitar), Andraž Kumar – Žaži (rhythm guitar), Matevž Hrovat – Mate (bass guitar), Jan Tehovnk – Teho (vocal) and Domen Cizej (drums) arose from the primordial fire and became the band we know today. Our repertoar stretches from blues elements and hard rock to heavy metal, whereas we define ourselves as »solid metal«. In the year 2012 we began our first concert season, during which we had quite a lot of concerts in different locations, such as Metelkova City, the annual gathering of MC Firestarters in Vinica, on Kongress square etc. The true climax of the year was a concert, where we performed as the opening act to the band Elvis Jackson in MKC Komplex in the region Koroška. In 2013 we were also hosted on the online radio Radio Turk and we began to cooperate in a side project with the Center of Activities Fužine (CAF). The same year we performed on the audition for the festival Vičstock, which was hosted by club Cirkus in Ljubljana. After that we also performed on Turkstival and Rock'n'roll ''All you can hear'' Požrtija. In the year 2014 we won the band contest on the Rock&Walk festival, as far as our own organisation is concerned we put together a concert called Pržan se prži in the club Pržan (Ljubljana). We were also chosen by studio Evolucija to record a single, furthermore we played on several other concerts in Ljubljana and the rest of Slovenia. At the begining of the year 2015 we had concerts in the club Patriot in Novo Mesto, soon afterwards in Orto Bar within the organisation Kadilnica Of Death, and at the end of February we were also hosted on radio Europa 05. In late May we departed on our first international tour in the Netherlands, where we had three very successful concerts in HPC in Den Haag, Waterhole in Amsterdam and Rock Cafe Bone in Haarlem. Shortly after our tour we performed in Hard Place in Zagreb and on our biggest venue so far, Rock Batuje festival in July. Pyroxene @ Facebook Pyroxene @ YouTube

OLD BRIDGE CARTEL Bio: Old Bridge Cartel - 5-članska hardrock zasedba, (pretežno) iz Maribora! Javnosti smo se prvič predstavili septembra 2017, na festivalu "Skuštrane! in bradati" v MC Pekarna ter pokazali rezultat enomesečnega dela - 3 coverje in 3 avtorske pesmi! Naša glasba je nesramna mešanica hard rocka in heavy metala, trdih riffov in udarnih ritmov, podpretih z ženskim vokalom - to, kar slovenski glasbeni sceni še vedno manjka! No, tu smo! Trenutno pridno vadimo in ustvarjamo, da vam lahko čimprej pokažemo, kaj pomeni OBC! Old Bridge Cartel @ Facebook Old Bridge Cartel @ Instagram

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GONOBA Bio: Band started in autumn 2004. Since then the band has progressed and got involved more into the thrash/death metal scene. "Gonoba" stands for "doom" or "bane" in Slovenian. Band Members: Matic Babič - Vocals Branimir Tkalec - Bass Mitja Prelovšek - Guitar Grega Kamenšek - Guitar Rok Capuder - Drums Gonoba @ Facebook Gonoba @ ReverbNation

PARAGORIA Bio: Paragoria is a band that continued the work of a band named The Scourge. Their music is defined as death / thrash / groove metal. The first big festival apppearance of this band was at Paranoid Open Air festival in 2009, right after releasing their first demo cd From the Ashes. In 2011 the band renamed and changed their drummer and genre of music, applying some new progressive metal elements. The new Paragoria introduced new songs and line-up in July 2011 at Metalcamp festival in Tolmin. A month later they performed at Metal Mania Open Air festival in Komen. In 2012 the band worked on the layout of their own studio, where they self-recorded their new album. First album from Paragoria is entitled Decomposition of mind, it was released on October 4th 2013. Paragoria went into slightly different musical direction, but kept the groove they had in their previous formation. It is easy to flow along with their death metal groove, combined with thrashy or even crossover parts and spiced up by sludge and progressive elements. According to Paragoria, it looks that it is still possible to make a fresh sounding death metal album. Paragoria Website Paragoria @ Facebook Paragoria @ YouTube

LICENCE TO HATE Bio: 2010 - Licence to Hate is a musical group of same-minded people, which was founded in the fourth quarter of 2010. Enclosed in a basement for nearly a year, they created, trained and were looking for that golden thread, which would link them stronger, or even merge them into a perfect whole. 2011 - Towards the end of 2011 they found that golden thread and have decided that the time has come for the concert stages. 2013 - Creativity never stops. Going forward we created a DEMO "Sick Of All That Bleeds" with four songs and a music video which was introduced to the public in 2016. 2017 - It was time to do something bigger. We never stopped, we never surrendered and started to prepair and slowly manifest a new chapter in our creativity..... to be continued.... Licence to Hate @ Facebook Licence to Hate @ ReverbNation Licence to Hate @ YouTube

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PANIKK Bio: Panikk iz Ljubljane so se od 2008 do danes razvili v pravo glasbeno bombo. Igrajo hiter in energičen old school Bay Area thrash metal v stilu Vio-lence, Forbidden, Exodus, Forced Entry.... Za seboj imajo posnet demo iz leta 2009 in lepo število koncertov. V začetku leta 2013 so pri založbi Metal Tank Records izdali težko pričakovani debitantski album z naslovom »Unbearable Conditions«, ki je takoj požel kopico pohval in pozitivnih kritik. Zasedbo sestavljajo Gašper "Gapa" Flere (kitara, vokal), Nejc Nardin (kitara), Rok Vrčkovnik (bas) in Grega Košmerl (bobni).V letu 2014 se jim je pridružil novi bobnar Črt Valentič iz skupine Mephistophelian. V letu 2015 so igrali na MetalDays festivalu, igrali so skupaj z Nuclear Assault in imeli veliko koncertov doma in v tujini. V Septembru je je prišlo do nekaj sprememb pri članih. Nejca Nardina na kitari, je zamenjal Jaka Črešnar in Junija so izdali EP" Pass the Time" ki je bil ponovno odlično sprejet s streni medij in publike. Prenovljena zasedba je pridno delala na novem materialu in Marca 2017 izdala 2. album "Discarded Existence" pri Španski založbi Xtreem Music. Album je bil odlično sprejet s strani publike in medijev. Panikk @ Bandcamp Panikk @ Facebook Panikk @ ReverbNation Panikk @ Twitter Panikk @ YouTube

DROBOVINA Bio: Born in 2016 to spread the noise and speed. We play fast and dirty music that kills. Ghouls fear us. Guitars - One Drums - Smrt Bass - x-fat Vocals - Alexandrov Ensemble Drobovina @ Bandcamp Drobovina @ Facebook

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WRONG Bio: Miami, FL noise rock quartet WRONG formed in 2014 from the ashes of Capsule and released their debut EP Stop Giving last October via Robotic Empire. Featuring former members of Torche and Kylesa amongst their ranks, WRONG play Helmet / Unsane inspired heavy noise rock and were described by Noisey as an "outfit with impeccable credentials and a firm handle on the art of the bludgeoning groove" and by PunkNews as "very promising indeed". WRONG signed with Relapse Records in the summer of 2015 after making waves on their first North American tour with Torche and Nothing. The band will spend the rest of 2015 touring with House of Lightning and will put the finishing touches on their debut full-length at PineCrust studios in Gainesville, FL this August. The debut will see an early 2016 release while the band will continue to bring their relentless live show to a neighborhood near you for years to come. Wrong @ Bandcamp Wrong @ Facebook

COILGUNS Bio: Coilguns is one of the proud flag holders of the 2.0 DIY scene since 2011 when they accidentally formed with the purpose of playing fast and simple music. After releasing a first ep in the shape of homemade screen printed and packed in PVC food bags cd version – they sign to Pelagic Records and quickly the band becomes the main activity of its three members. In 2012 guitarist Jona Nido founds his own label – Hummus Records – counting until now more than fifty releases including all Coilguns music. Coilguns sums up a total of four EP’s and one full length including guest appearances from Pete Adams (Baroness) and Keijo Niinima (Rotten Sound). Their first album “Commuters” was released in February 2013 as a co-op between Hummus Records and Pelagic Records. All their music has always been recorded live and uncut, generally written and recorded on the spot wherever they were at the moment, sometimes on the other side of the world when touring with their former band, German prog-metallers The Ocean. In 2015 and over a hundred sixty shows throughout Europe and Australia, the band decides to take a break and write the follow up to “Commuters”. In January 2016, the boys rent out a secluded house on the country side of Germany and build up a full 16 tracks analog studio. For a month, the three are on their own, writing, recording and mixing their second full length without any computer involved. Despite all of them being busy with other projects (Louis Jucker solo, Closet Disco Queen, Kunz, Sombre Sabre…) Coilguns still performed twice in 2016, one show taking place in Switzerland’s biggest open air festival; Paléo Festival. Coilguns now features a fourth multi-instrumentalist member adding dimension to the band’s live setup with extra synths, percussions and backing vocals. Coilguns @ Bandcamp Coilguns @ Facebook Coilguns @ YouTube

SHE LOVES PABLO Bio: Groovin' since 2005. Domagoj Šimek - vocals, guitar Hrvoje Jelen - bass guitar Dimitrije Đokić - guitar, vocals Leonard Klaić - drums She Loves Pablo Website She Loves Pablo @ Bandcamp She Loves Pablo @ Facebook She Loves Pablo @ YouTube

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THE IRON MAIDENS Bio: Formed in 2001, The Iron Maidens have quickly established themselves as one of southern California’s most popular tribute acts and are rapidly gaining international recognition. The band boasts beauty as well as excellent musicianship, lively stage presence, and a remarkable stage show with theatrical scenes interspersed throughout. First and foremost on the agenda of The Iron Maidens is talent. These women are highly trained professionals with diversified musical backgrounds ranging from orchestral and musical theater to blues and rock. The band and its members have been the recipients of many awards including best tribute band, and best in category (guitar, bass, drums, voice) at events such as The Rock City News Awards, The LA Music Awards, and The All Access Magazine Award Show to name a few. The line-up is Kirsten “Bruce Chickinson” Rosenberg on vocals, Linda “Nikki McBURRain” McDonald on drums, Courtney “Adriana Smith” Cox and Nikki “Davina Murray” Stringfield on guitars, and Wanda "Steph Harris" Ortiz on bass. The Iron Maidens cover Iron Maiden material from all eras of the band’s career, encompassing the band’s biggest hits as well as fan favorites like Hallowed be thy Name, The Tropper, Fear of the Dark and many more. The stage show includes appearances by Maiden mascot Eddie, the grimreaper, the devil and more. The Iron Maidens Website The Iron Maidens @ Facebook The Iron Maidens @ Instagram The Iron Maidens @ Twitter

SKYEYE Bio: SkyEye is Slovenian heavy metal band formed in 2014. Current lineup is active since 2016 and it consists of Mare and Grega on guitars, Primož on bass guitar, Jurij on drums and Jan on vocals. The band is instantly recognizable by its powerfull and soaring vocals and raw yet melodic guitar riffs that give a modern edge to the classic heavy metal sound known by bands like Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Saxon... Band first EP was released in late 2017 and was named after their song ''Run for your life'', a song that was inspired by blood and tears of Slavic tribes, their fight for survival and migration to a Slovenian soil more than thousand years ago. Boys are now puting finishing touches on their debut album, that is going to be released in early 2018. SkyEye live expirience can be described as a burst of energy that connects bandmates and audience in a quest for more… But that is just the begining, because the evolution is over - here comes SkyEye! SkyEye @ Facebook SkyEye @ YouTube

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THE PRIMALS Bio: The band’s fuzzy execution is equal slabs ripping guitar heaviness and infectious pop sensibility. Concocted by a seasoned group of thrashers with a historical backbone in the D.C. punk community. Southern Lord is excited to bring forth the debut album by Los Angeles-based rock trio, The Primals, founded by current and former members of Darkest Hour, The Explosion, Dead To Fall, and more. The band’s first full-length, All Love Is True Love, will see release on September 7th. The Primals is comprised of vocalist/guitarist John Henry (vocalist for Darkest Hour), bassist Chad Fjerstad (formerly of Dead To Fall), and drummer Andrew Black (formerly of The Explosion, and Title Tracks). The band’s fuzzy execution is equal slabs ripping guitar heaviness and infectious pop sensibility. Concocted by a seasoned group of thrashers with a historical backbone in the D.C. punk community. The disintegrated spirit of grunge rises from the ashes, revitalized in a new light. All Love Is True Love, The Primals’ debut album, features ten infectious tracks produced by John Reis (Rocket From The Crypt, Drive Like Jehu, Hot Snakes) and completed with cover art by Laura K. Giron. Fans of Wand, Ty Segall, Nirvana, and The Pixies are especially recommended to tune in. The Primals @ Facebook The Primals @ YouTube

SICKBREED Bio: Just Three guys playing northbalkanian folk music with various instruments. We're also Young and generally fabulous and enjoy a variety of different past time activities like golf, tennis, picking various spices, crop rotation, growing carrots… Maks Drobež (Vocals, Guitar) Leon Samotorčan (Bass) Andraž Leben (Drums) SickBreed @ Facebook SickBreed @ YouTube

LAZY FROGS Bio: We are a stoner metal band, with huge influences from grunge music. We come from Ljubljana Slovenia. Lazy Frogs @ Facebook Lazy Frogs @ Instagram Lazy Frogs @ YouTube

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NUNSLAUGHTER Bio: Mid-80's Satanic Death Metal compared to Massacre, Sodom, Death, Slaughter, Morbid Angel, Venom and other contemporaries. Sonics contain themes & lyrics concerning death, zombies, Satan and the downfall of Christ. Like blood-soaked entrails ripped from the disemboweled body of Christ, NunSlaughter assaults the senses with fiendishly morbid tales of the macabre. For the uninitiated, NunSlaughter is a seething boil of hard-core sound that has been festering beneath the skin of death metal for the past 30 years. Legendary in the death metal underground, NunSlaughter is one of the few, first wave of American death metal bands still in existence. Metal is Death Death is Metal NunSlaughter Death Metal Nunslaughter @ Bandcamp Nunslaughter @ Facebook Nunslaughter @ ReverbNation Nunslaughter @ Twitter

DISPARAGED Bio: The band started out back in 1999. A couple of years later (2002) DISPARAGED released their first CD-EP "Deathtrap" which spread its fire among the underground. The band had a bunch of great reviews/shows and so they became a local hero in short time. ...In august 2003 the first long-player was released."Overlust" was the next logical step for the band and connected directly where the debut ended. In the mean time the band was on the road and played lots of shows with all the biggest bands of the genre and definitely grew as a team. ...2006 the "Blood Source" entered the deathzone. Every song was unique and offered the whole bandwidth of the hardest of metal. ...With a new rhythm-machine (Deniz replaced Heinz on drums) and a f.....g great production DISPARAGED stroke back with "The Wrath of God". This ouvre eagerly awaited by both critics and fans showed its ugly face on the 22 of may 2009. ...And now the time has come to reach the climax. After 4 years of great shows and creative songwriting, with lots of blood and guts, DISPARAGED gave birth to their beloved bastard “ And Babylon fell”. No further words needed…just check this one out. Hell yeahh…. ...2017, Heinz returns to the band Disparaged Website Disparaged @ Facebook Disparaged @ Twitter Disparaged @ YouTube

INFERIA Bio: The long-line veteran INFERIA from Lahti is formed in 1989 and is one of the original Finnish death-grind bands, basing their own grindcore on bands such as mighty Napalm Death and North American death metal bands Deicide, Cannibal Corpse and Malevolent Creation. Mixing it all up with some death / hardcore influences and love lyrics, the band fucked their own unique style, now known as 'porndeath-grind'. The band evolved its sound and content through the early years, and they consider “Release for burial orgies” (2005) as their first album of the new era. INFERIA started touring again in Europe. In 2009 INFERIA is celebrating 25th Anniversary Tour in South America 2014. In 2009 INFERIA was featured in TV news report about extreme Finnish music abroad . Broadcasted in prime time by Finnish national TV-station. This is a unique case concerning extreme music coming from Finland. As always, INFERIA is looking for places to spread their sound live, labels to release our stuff, as well as possible bands interested in releasing some splits and tour as much as possible. We hope to see you on tour!!! Inferia @ Bandcamp Inferia @ Facebook Inferia @ ReverbNation Inferia @ Twitter

BLOODRIDE Bio: The band was formed by two gentlemen Niko Karppinen and Petteri Lammassaari in one somewhat alcohol-filled evening of 2000 when the guys accidentally met each other at a gig of Tarot in Helsinki and started to warm up an idea of forming their own band. With Niko on guitar and Petteri on drums, and inspired by such Thrash Metal acts as Testament, Slayer, Anthrax and Exodus, this combos musical direction was soon ready to take its very first steps on the soil of old-school thrash Metal; only the remaining musicians for bass, another guitar and vocals needed to be found. Soon, however, the remaining 3 guys were recruited to the line-up of Bloodride; Teemu Vahakangas came to another guitar, Esa Pennala took a 4-stringer and Jyrki Leskinen found himself behind the microphone. After some hard training, the band was ready to thrash out their 1st ever demo. First demo was released in April 2003 and got somewhat good response. In the spring of 2004 Bloodride entered in the studio again with 6 new tracks to record MCD "Bloodridden Disease" which got great response very widely. After releasing "Bloodridden Disease" band stormed thru several gigs in Finland with acts like Codeon, Maple Cross, Diamanthian etc. In the spring of 2007 Bloodride entered in the studio again with 6 new tracks, Three of 'em ended to Promo 2007. Some more gigs and new songs composed. Year 2010 started with 3-track single "Supreme Predator" and some touring. Bloodride's debut album "Crowned In Hell" came out through Violent Journey Records in spring 2011. Storming around with Axegressor, Barathrum and Exodus (just to name few) these old farts earned some serious hangovers and enthusiastic crowds. 2012 Bloodriders started to put some riffs together and it was time to do some beerdrinking in D-Studio and BlackSheepStudios. After these sessions Niko decided to step back and so came Bloodride's first line-up change. Axemaster Simo stepped in and your thrashbrigade relased their 2nd album "Bloodmachine" 14th March 2014. After that again some more gigs for example with Toxic Holocaust, Exhumed and Mokoma, also in Estonia and Germany. Beer, sweat and fun! Between December 2015 - May 2016 Bloodride did recordings for their third album "Planet Alcatraz" which came out through Inverse Records November 25th. Bloodride Website Bloodride @ Bandcamp Bloodride @ Facebook Bloodride @ Last.fm Bloodride @ Twitter

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WHITECHAPEL Bio: "The theme of 'Mark of the Blade' is a celebration of Whitechapel being together for ten years and the fans that support us no matter what," states vocalist Phil Bozeman, and after just one exposure to the record's 11 riveting tracks, a more fitting tribute is unimaginable. Pushing their sound forward with each successive release, the sextet have never allowed anyone outside of their ranks to dictate for influence the music they write. Mark of the Blade sees them remain true to their roots while making their most dramatic progression to date, the emphasis falling more on groove than blastbeatdriven death metal violence, as well as venturing into previously unexplored territory, both sonically and lyrically. "It's the most dynamic record we've done, in the sense that one song can be very aggressive while the next one will be softer and sentimental," guitarist Alex Wade asserts. "I think it's great that we have opened up our sound to just write and play whatever we think sounds good. If it's soft and has clean singing who cares as long as it's a good song? I would rather do that than be closed-minded and stick to only the 'extreme' side of metal." With five genre-redefining albums to their name, the Knoxville, Tennessee natives have carved themselves a unique niche in contemporary metal, and in doing so have spoken to legions of fans. Making their presence known with 2007's The Somatic Defilement, their profile has steadily grown, and 2014's Our Endless War saw them crack the top 10 on the Billboard Top 200 for the first time. Their reputation for maintaining their integrity is well-earned, and going into their sixth full-length this commitment is stronger than ever. "I honestly don't think that we ever have to prove anything to anyone, we do this because we enjoy it, and if people want to listen and support us, that's just a bonus," says Bozeman. "With this record we knew what we didn't want to do. We wanted to get away from the faster stuff, because we're burned out on that 260bpm blastbeat thing. We've done that. Ultimately none of us agree with genre pigeon-holing, and we're not afraid to write what we want to write, no matter what anyone else thinks." While the band had clear ideas for elements they wanted to explore, they did not allow this to dictate the record, which developed more naturally, focusing on what was best for the individual songs, refusing to accept anything less than the absolute best they could possibly do. "Nothing was set in concrete when we started writing, and we did not force anything," Wade states. "For example, the idea of including some clean singing was brought up before any songs were written, but it was never really like 'okay, we're doing this' until the songs that we planned to have that on were complete and Phil could say 'so I'm clean singing on these, right?'. At that moment it felt exciting that we were exploring musical territory that we hadn't before, and that we were confident in doing so." In realizing the album, the band - rounded out by guitarists Ben Savage and Zach Householder, bassist Gabe Crisp and drummer Ben Harclerode - reunited with producer Mark Lewis (The Black Dahlia Murder, Cannibal Corpse). "When it comes to recording we have the 'if it's not broke, don't fix it' mentality, and he really does find ways to make us sound better with each record. From 'Whitechapel' (2012) to 'Our Endless War', there really was a large step forward in terms of the production and tones, and I feel that is also the case with the progression from 'Our Endless War' to 'Mark of the Blade'. This is the biggest we have ever sounded on a record, and it's great to see his growth as a producer matched with our growth as musicians." Kicking off with "The Void", which taps into a Slayer-style aggressive thrash vibe that is perfectly suited to the band's three-guitar attack, the songs that follow all leave a distinct impression, and by the time the rich, dark melodies of the epic "Decennium" bring things to a close, it's impossible to deny the emotional weight brought to bear. However, equally inescapable is the fact that the majority of said emotion is profoundly positive, leaving a lasting sense of hope and community, and it is this that inspired the album's title. "It always blows our minds when we see fans get our Tennessee saw-blade symbol tattooed on them, and we are grateful to those diehard fans who show such dedication to what we do," states Wade. "When we were thinking of possible titles, Phil suggested 'Mark Of The Blade', and the theme being the fans and how they would bear the mark for us. I feel it also stands for the figurative 'mark' that we attempt to leave with this record." While this theme is strong, Bozeman typically tackles a broad range of issues, always laying himself bare and speaking from the heart. "It was time to show that we are human and also want to be happy, and that metal doesn't have to be 'blah, blah, blah I hate the world' all the time. 'The Void' is about our music being a black hole that people can escape into, which can alleviate their problems, while the title track is about me taking a chance and committing to the band rather than staying home in a dead end job, at the same time helping me to move on from the past and look toward a better future." On "Elitist Ones" Bozeman vents his frustrations at metal fans who believe their taste superior to that of others, as well as learning to move past hate, and he also touches on far more emotionally fragile territory, with "Bring Me Home". "My father passed when I was ten years old, and it's me reflecting on those first ten years of my life. It's a very depressing and sad song but it's also a part of me grieving in a way I never did, because I was too young to comprehend what was even going on." However, it is aforementioned closer "Decennium" that most fully embodies the love that they have for their fans, and determinedly finishes things on an optimistic note. "That song is really going to give people hope and a positive attitude instead of being pissed off at the world all the time. Don't get me wrong, the world definitely pisses me off and people piss me off, but in life there's always positive things to look forward to, and people would rather be happy than sad, more often than not." With Mark of the Blade under their collective belt, the band is truly stepping into a new and exciting phase of their career. Having redefined who they are and what they are capable of, their place in the modern metal landscape has only solidified - and while they remain typically confident they are equally humble. "This record plainly states 'this is who we are'," Wade asserts. "We know we have fans that depend on us just as we depend on them, and this record displays that deep connection. In the end, that's what it's all about." Whitechapel Website Whitechapel @ Facebook Whitechapel @ Instagram Whitechapel @ Twitter Whitechapel @ YouTube

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COMBICHRIST Bio: Electro-industrial metal leaders COMBICHRIST are thrilled to announce more details regarding their upcoming ninth full-length album, One Fire, scheduled for release on June 7, 2019 via Out Of Line Music. In addition to revealing the album’s release date, the band has leaked their new album art, illustrated by Deka Sepdian. COMBICHRIST mastermind Andy LePlegua says about working with Deka Sepdian, “I worked with Deka for my clothing line, “Deathrod”, in the past, and he always does amazing work. I basically told him to make something chaotic that could just as well represent end of days as much as the chaos inside our heads. He did a killer job! Can’t wait to see this on a vinyl sleeve.” One Fire pre-orders and music are coming very soon! In the meantime, COMBICHRIST have added even more dates to their “One Fire World Tour”, now visiting the UK and Europe! The North American portion of the tour begins April 8 in San Diego, and will tour for two months, coming to an end on June 2in Indianapolis, IN. Then, not even a month later, COMBICHRIST will continue their international onslaught in the UK and Europe, starting in Dessel, BE on June 21. They will tour for nearly another two months, wrapping up on August 11 in Hildesheim-Drispenstedt, DE. Combichrist @ Facebook Combichrist @ SoundCloud Combichrist @ Twitter Combichrist @ YouTube

TERROLOKAUST Bio: Renowned for the passion and quality of their live performances, leading Spanish alternative act TERROLOKAUST exemplify powerful programming, expressive and versatile vocals, and an explicit understanding of how to successfully hybridize rock and electronica. Mixed and co-produced by Andy LaPlegua (COMBICHRIST/ICON OF COIL) and mastered by Krischan Wesenberg (ROTERSAND/FUTURE LIED TO US), expectation is already sky-high for the band’s long-awaited fifth album “The Chasm” – which comes out on DWA this May… The Barcelona-based duo of Javi (vocals) and Indio (programming/guitar) plus live guitarist Aury and drummer Angel are now confirmed as one of the opening acts for the European leg of COMBICHRIST’s “One Fire” world tour – performing tracks from “The Chasm” for the first time, prior to the band’s biggest show so far at the famed M’era Luna festival in Germany this August. Lauded by the likes of GRENDEL, NACHTMAHR, SOMAN and REAPER on its release, TERROLOKAUST’s 2011 album for DWA “God Loves The Violence” justifiably generated rave reviews and catapulted the band to prominence in the electro-industrial scene - while seeing them subsequently appear live at Wave Gotik Treffen, Summer Darkness, Vampire Party Live and Revolution in Germany, Belgium, The Netherlands, The UK, Greece and Spain. 2013’s follow-up “Spit The Poison Out” spent 8 consecutive weeks in the Top Ten Albums of the Deutsche Alternative Charts, peaking at #3, and was also the band’s first US release. It also led to the band’s first vinyl in the shape of the 7” and 12” singles “The Way It Must Be” and “Scars That Never Heal”. Slowly but surely, TERROLOKAUST started to become a fixture on the German festival circuit, and played their first major European tour – spending 3 weeks on the road opening for AESTHETIC PERFECTION/FADERHEAD - and another week in the UK with ICON OF COIL. In 2016, TERROLOKAUST’s 4th album “Dissensions” resulted in a first ever #1 album for both band and label on the Deutsche Alternative Charts – amidst a steady stream of festival appearances around Europe including Lumous (Finland), Autumn Moon (Germany), Resistanz (UK) and a range of clubs in London (with SITD), Moscow (with NOISUF-X), Switzerland and of course Spain. Topping a #1 is a tall order for any artist. Seeking to create something that would sound slightly different from their previous albums, for “The Chasm” the band tapped longtime friend and fan Andy LaPlegua to lend his production chops to the record. For someone as busy as the singer of COMBICHRIST, finding time to get this done was always destined to take a while – but the powerful end product speaks for itself. Given a finishing touch at the audio mastering stage by another longtime friend Krischan Wesenberg, the resulting sonic depth of “The Chasm” is destined and designed to swallow you whole. Terrolokaust @ Facebook Terrolokaust @ Twitter

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QUEENSRŸCHE Bio: Queensrÿche first burst onto the music scene in 1982 with the release of their self-titled 4 song EP Queensrÿche. They very quickly gained international recognition and performed to sold out audiences around the world. With the follow up first full length album "The Warning" in 1984, and the ground breaking 1986 release of "Rage For Order", Queensrÿche continued to prove their worldwide dominance as one of the most respected and creative bands of the 80's. In 1988 the band turned out yet another monumental album"Operation:Mindcrime", which would go on to become one of the TOP 10 best selling concepts records of all time, and set the stage for continued sold out performances around the world. With the release of the critically acclaimed and commercially successful "Empire" in 1991, the band earned multiple Grammy Award nominations and won the MTV "viewers choice" award for the #1 chart topping hit "Silent Lucidity". During the next ten years, the band continued to release albums and tour the world to sold out audiences. Queensrÿche has sold over 30 million albums worldwide and have continued to break new ground and push their creative process. The band’s name is uttered in the same breath as many of the groups they looked to as influences and others who arose as peers. Queensrÿche built a dedicated legion of fans traveling the globe on tour with fellow rock giants like Iron Maiden, Guns N’ Roses, Metallica, Judas Priest, and Def Leppard. In recent years, they’ve consistently delivered high-octane live shows combining the hungry fire of a new band with the tempered experience of master showmen. Even with eleven gold and platinum plaques and several Top 10 hard rock anthems woven into the very fiber of the genre, Queensrÿche won’t relent. In fact, they’re in the throes of a jaw-dropping creative resurgence. Queensrÿche Website Queensrÿche @ Facebook Queensrÿche @ Instagram Queensrÿche @ ReverbNation Queensrÿche @ Twitter Queensrÿche @ YouTube

FIREWIND Bio: Time to wake the sleeping giant... It’s been about five years since Greek melodic Power Metallers FIREWIND released their critically acclaimed seventh album “Few Against Many” (2012), but in the meantime the band and its individual members have all been extremely busy with various activities. Main man and guitarist Gus G. has released not one, but two solo albums, toured worldwide in support of both of them and hit the road once again with the ‘Prince of Darkness’, Ozzy Osbourne, whose band member he has been since 2009. His fellow FIREWIND band mates have also been far from idle too, but despite the prolonged break in activities, FIREWIND was always going to return… strong and blasting on all cylinders! After already returning to the international live-circuit already throughout the last months, January 20th, 2017 will see FIREWIND release their newest studio album entitled “Immortals”, which returns to the infectiously catchy and highly anthemic origins of the group. Throughout the 10 new tracks on the record, FIREWIND sound fresher and more determined than ever before, showcasing not only a high quality level of individual instrumental skills, but also a tasteful and matured song writing ability, making the 44 minutes playing time of the album an energetic rollercoaster between the realms of traditional Heavy Metal, epic Hardrock influences as well extremely melodic Power/Speed Metal craft. “The songs were written in a much slower pace this time, as it's the longest break we ever took between albums. So we took our time writing this and concentrated on keeping ideas that were really strong”, says Gus G. Another noteworthy element to “Immortals” is that this album marks the first time FIREWIND used an outside co-producer, working with Dennis Ward (Unisonic, Pink Cream 69), who not only engineered, mixed and mastered the album, but also co-wrote it together with Gus G. “Immortals” also once again features a new FIREWIND frontman, even though not at all stranger to the band and their followers: Henning Basse (ex Metalium, Sons Of Seasons) already performed across the world with FIREWIND back in 2007 on the “Allegiance” tour and has been a close friend and collaborator of the band, as well the most recent vocalist for Gus G.’s solo touring band. His rich, classic rock referencing vocals are the perfect foil for the wealth of material the band have been working on and he brings a reinvigorated power to the fold. Conceptually packaged with suitable artwork courtesy of longtime visual partner Gustavo Sazes, the lyrical theme for “Immortals” is explained by Gus G. as follows: “This is our first concept album and it has to do with ancient Greek history and more specifically the Battles of Thermopylae and Salamis in 480 BC during the second Persian invasion of Greece. In Thermopylae, The vastly outnumbered Greeks held off the Persians for seven days (including three of battle) before the rear-guard was annihilated in one of history's most famous last stands”. Upon release of “Immortals”, FIREWIND will strike back with further live activity, as they first embark on a headline tour of Europe & UK in February 2017 and then are set to follow up with several summer festival appearances, which are already being confirmed and soon to be announced... Firewind Website Firewind @ Facebook Firewind @ ReverbNation Firewind @ Twitter Firewind @ YouTube

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SHE PAST AWAY Bio: She Past Away is dark-wave with a reworked 80's sound. Signature guitar sound of the post-punk era, combined with minimalist poetry in Turkish. Band's foundations date back to 2006 when Volkan was drafting songs even before the band was named. In 2009 the band came to a formation and recorded the debut EP "Kasvetli Kutlama", which was released in digital in 2010. "Belirdi Gece" LP was released in 2012, followed by "Narin Yalnızlık" LP in 2015. She Past Away @ Bandcamp She Past Away @ Facebook She Past Away @ SoundCloud She Past Away @ YouTube

PHANTASMAGORIA Bio: Phantasmagoria chose a way through music with an idea of creating something different in the post punk sunset of Zagreb at the end of eighties. Inspiration for the name was found at the same titled The Damned album, but it also reminds about apparent fiction of universal truth. Phantasmagoria used the pentagram as its symbol, as a symbol of the perfect man and a balance between material and spiritual. Marked as a dark and controversial band and often compared with the some of the biggest names of the genre, such as The Sisters Of Mercy, Killing Joke, The Fields Of The Nephilim,......, Phantasmagoria soon earned the cult status in Croatian underground sczene. First single "Alex" (1988.) went straight to No. 1 indie-charts position which was followed by the press responses in the favour of the band. The following singles "Poziv U Raj" and "Ja Gledam Svojim Ocima" (1989.) repeated that success. Phantasmagoria 1990. earned the title of a best new alternative band by music press. The first Phantasmagoria’s video-clip for the song "Better World" (1991.) came straight to No. 1 on national television chart and next one. Video for the song "Isolated" (1992.), was chosen as one of 10 the best video-clips in Croatia for the year 1993. However, band's cult status also resulted with bad publicity within the local Catholic Church, which escalated to the constant assaults from local Church newspapers and even with ripping off the band's posters from the walls because of the pentagram usage as a symbol of the band and reffering to the philosophy of Aleister Crowley. Although the war in Croatia seriously damaged their career, Phantasmagoria never gave up playing live, in war-zones and at many anti-war festivals. Phantasmagoria has twice performed at the famous festival "Wave Gotik Treffen" in Leipzig, Germany, played on "Dark Nation Day" festival in Vienna, "Metal Camp" in Slovenia, "Viva La Pola!" festival in Pula, Croatia, "Exit" in Serbia, a headliner tour in Czech Republic and Slovakia, supported and play with many great acts like The Young Gods, Mizar, Let 3, New Model Army, Iggy Pop, Borghesia, Christian Death, Kismet, Clan Of Xymox, Theatres Des Vampires, Diva Destruction, Moriis, In Extremo, Charon, Deathstars, Type O Negative, The 69 Eyes, The Mission, Paradise Lost, Love Amongs Ruin, Moonspell, ... 93! Phantasmagoria @ Facebook Phantasmagoria @ YouTube

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DESTRÖYER 666 Bio: DESTRÖYER 666 continue to do what they are best at: kicking ass and hammering out heavy metal that is slamming straight into the face. No compromise, no sell out, no bullshit! The Australians fill the gap between albums with the hard-hitting EP, 'Call of the Wild' that comes with a distinct taste of an unrepentantly classic flavour. DESTRÖYER 666 don't do whiny nostalgia but simply stick to their old school roots, which are reaching straight down into the golden age of metal while allowing themselves to sound fresh and remain relevant. The band originally started out as a solo project of BESTIAL WARLUST guitarist KK in Australia in 1994. As early as with debut album 'Unchain the Wolves' (1997), fast-tracked towards international acclaim. The even stronger second full-length, 'Phoenix Rising' (2000) had the Australians relocating to Europe to be able to satisfy the soaring demand for touring and festival shows. After a round of line-up changes, third full length 'Cold Steel... For an Iron Age' (2002) cemented the band's excellent reputation. After a hiatus caused among other issues by disenchantment with the business, DESTRÖYER 666 returned with 'Defiance' in 2009 and followed up on this success with the rough and gritty 'Wildfire' seven years later that saw them touring and performing at all the relevant metal festivals worldwide on a regular basis again. 'Call of the Wild' comes with three fresh tracks and the revisited classic, "Trialed by Fire”, which was first published on 'Terror Abraxas' (2003). Now come and get yours! Deströyer 666 Website Deströyer 666 @ Bandcamp Deströyer 666 @ Facebook Deströyer 666 @ Instagram Deströyer 666 @ ReverbNation

DEAD CONGREGATION Bio: Formed in 2004 in Athens, Greece, Dead Congregation focus on lacking aspects in today’s death metal bands/releases: feeling, spirit, atmosphere and quality. Creating darkness and blasphemy is their only goal… Dead Congregation @ Bandcamp Dead Congregation @ Facebook

NOCTURNAL GRAVES Bio: 2004: Nocturnal Graves begin with the first line-up: J.: Guitars & Vox R.: Thunderbass S.R.: Drums Demo 1 "Profanation of Innocence" recorded May, Demo 2 "Deathstorm" Recorded July. First live show in August. 2005: Gigs in Melbourne, Bendigo and Brisbane Australia take place early in the new year before S.R. leaves the band. "Necromancer" pic 7"EP recorded June as a 2 piece with J. handling drums, vox and guitar duties, R. on Bass. Nocturnal Graves sign with Nuclear War Now! Productions. 2006: More line up changes when Eradicator joins the fold. The "Necromancer" Pic 7"EP is released in October by Deathstrike Records. 2007: Early nights of 2007 see the "Satan's Cross" LP recorded along with the departure of Eradicator. Hexx (Trench Hell) joins the band on lead guitar in time for an Australian tour with Danish Black Horror Metal ghouls Denial of God. Late 2007 Nuclear War Now! Productions release "Satan's Cross" on LP/Pic LP/CD. Hexx deciding to focus more energy towards his own band Trench Hell is no longer a member of Nocturnal Graves thus closing the chapter of 2007, a triumphant years end forged in Blood and Fire!!!.. 2008: Writing material for a split LP with the Finnish Band Hellspirit along with the search for a new guitarist means 2008 moves past with little action... 2009: Early 2009 4 new tracks recorded for "The Gravespirit Sessions" Split LP (with Hellpsirit) and is released by Nuclear War Now! Productions. 1st European Rituals are performed in November with Decaylust from Denouncement Pyre taking on lead guitar duties. 2010: The band goes on hiatus until... 2012: Nocturnal Graves rise up from the crypt with a new line-up of: J.R. - Bass/Vox (Impious Baptism, Ex-Destroyer 666) Decaylust - Lead Guitars (Denouncement Pyre) Shrapnel - Lead Guitars (Ex- Destroyer 666) L.W. - Drums (Denouncement Pyre) Material for a second album is exhumed throughout the remainder of the year and a new deal with Hells Headbangers Records is forged. 2013: The new album "...From the Bloodline of Cain" is recorded at I-HQ Recordings Australia and is released in October 2013 through Hells Hedbangers Records. A series of live shows have and will be performed throughout the year, with plans to finally reach the USA, and more shows in Europe in the coming future. You have been warned... The hunt goes on!!! Nocturnal Graves @ Bandcamp Nocturnal Graves @ Facebook Nocturnal Graves @ Instagram

INCONCESSUS LUX LUCIS Bio: “Flesh eating inserts swarm thy crown, my beautiful. As you peel in the fire, your fume rides on the wind to choke lungs of life. You raise me high and break me in two in one hand holding my insignificance, and in the other my grandeur. So you sink them both in pits of vipers and receive my soul, for we are, deeply nestled in the bosom of the beast...” Inconcessus Lux Lucis @ Bandcamp Inconcessus Lux Lucis @ Facebook Inconcessus Lux Lucis @ ReverbNation

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SACRED REICH Bio: Sacred Reich is a Phoenix, Arizona based thrash metal band that formed in 1985. Part of the second wave of thrash along with Testament, Death Angel, Destruction and Dark Angel, Sacred Reich has produced a catalog of politically charged aggressive music that has stood the test of time. The band plays a limited amount of shows each year and can be seen performing at several European festivals each summer. Sacred Reich @ Facebook

NIGHT DEMON Bio: Ventura, California is a picturesque beachside town along the Pacific coast. But beneath this tranquil veneer, something dangerous lurks in the shadows of the dark. Night Demon erupted onto the underground heavy metal scene with a self-titled four-song EP in 2012. This recording showcases a sound forged in a deep-seated passion for the New Wave of British Heavy Metal melded to distinctly American muscle and swagger, transcending musical trends and cutting across generational and genre-dividing lines. A street-level buzz soon emerged, as listeners around the globe were captivated by this exciting, fresh take on a revered sound. Night Demon’s momentum accelerated in 2014, with the band landing support slots on Diamond Head and Raven tours of the USA, and launching the first of many DIY van tours across Europe that summer. This European jaunt strung together several festival appearances over a six-week period, with the routing in-between filled by gigs in every city, town and hole-in-the-wall village they could find. It became the blueprint for the band’s subsequent trips to Europe in 2014 and beyond. The net result was that, both at home and abroad, Night Demon earned a reputation as an incendiary, must-see live act with a tireless work ethic. The next milestone in Night Demon’s career arc was the release of their first full-length album in January 2015 via Century Media in the USA and SPV/Steamhammer in Europe. Entitled Curse of the Damned, the record refined the band’s trademark sound as exhibited on the Night Demon EP. It also inspired fanatical devotion amongst the heavy metal faithful, garnering widespread critical acclaim and being voted the #1 album of 2015 by listeners of WCJU’s Metal on Metal radio show in Cleveland, Ohio. To promote the record, Night Demon hit the killing road for the better part of two years, crisscrossing the United States multiple times both as part of package tours (such as the Carcass/Crowbar/Ghoul trek in summer 2016) and on their own. With each successive tour, Night Demon’s live show incorporated additional production elements, including innovative lighting and visual effects and the nightly onstage appearance of the band’s black-cloaked skeletal mascot, Rocky, to haunt, goad and tempt concertgoers into drinking from the chalice. Reaping the rewards of their relentless touring of the European market, Night Demon scored a high-profile appearance on the main stage at Germany’s Bang Your Head!!! festival in July 2016. Fully committed to veering off the beaten path to bring their heavy metal heat to more people in more places, the band embarked on a pair of tours of Mexico and, in early 2017, a run of 20 dates in South America and Latin America, including ten shows in Brazil alone. These steps bring us to the present. Night Demon, which features Jarvis Leatherby (vocals/bass), Armand John Anthony (guitar), and Dusty Squires (drums), stand on the precipice of their biggest album/touring cycle yet. The band’s second full-length album, Darkness Remains, is set for imminent worldwide release. Heralded by the compelling lead single and video track “Welcome to the Night,” Darkness Remains finds Night Demon delivering all of the expected NWOBHM-inspired thrills and chills, but also honing their songwriting chops, developing more of an individual sound, sharpening their attack, and even taking some chances along the way. Darkness Remains boasts a raw, powerful, full and clear production that complements the tracks perfectly and sets the gold standard for how a traditional metal record should sound in 2017. Of course, these indefatigable road warriors will tour full speed ahead to promote the new album, beginning with a U.S. tour alongside Anvil in spring 2017. Numerous festival appearances are also in the offing, including amongst others Frost and Fire, Defenders of the Old, and Maryland Death Fest’s Days of Darkness in America, Up the Hammers in Greece, Pounding Metal in Spain, Very ‘Eavy in the Netherlands, and Keep It True, Rock Hard and Party.San Metal Open Air in Germany. For Night Demon, no stage is too small and no stage is too large. They will take them all by storm. Welcome to the blessed night … Night Demon Website Night Demon @ Bandcamp Night Demon @ Facebook Night Demon @ Instagram Night Demon @ Twitter Night Demon @ YouTube

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ELUVEITIE Bio: We all wade through archetypes. We all ARE archetypes. Distant echoes of a life both primeval and noble. To embrace these archetypes, to accept them not only as a part of life but as life itself is what some may call enlightenment, some peace of mind. ELUVEITIE call it »Ategnatos«. And by using their longest gap between two Metal albums to gather momentum, they just forged their strongest album around it. Born in the rural mysticism of the Swiss alps and since a very early point deeply rooted within Celtic mythology, Gaulish history and proto-European culture, ELUVEITIE have long become Folk Metal’s trailblazers, spindoctors and rightful masters of their craft. All the more because they never limited themselves to simple forays through rune-decorated cliches or foolish drinking songs. From their fabled debut »Spirit« (2006) onward, theirs was an approach of respect, historic accuracy, depth and the most thrilling, catchy, primordial melange of Melodic Death Metal and Pagan Folk the world could have ever imagined. Success, of course, was not far behind. Their groundbreaking seminal work »Slania« saw them bond with Nuclear Blast, a friendship that lasts to this day and quickly turned the band into a worldwide phenomenon. In a rapid two-year-succession, they unleashed »Everything Remains (As It Never Was)«, »Helvetios« and that massive monument of all things Folk Metal called »Origins«, framed by the two elaborate and archaic acoustic albums »Evocation I – The Arcane Dominion and »Evocation II - Pantheon«, the last of which was also presented on an unforgettable acoustic tour. On each release, they refined their trademark brand of Chrigel’s thundering roar, metallic fierceness and folkloric ingenuity that has always been miles above the usual “let’s add some bagpipes there”. Members came, members went. The soul of ELUVEITIE, though, the very essence of this pagan congregation remained undisturbed. Now, in the dawn of 2019, they look back upon an impressive seven studio albums, the last of which climbed to the very top of the Swiss album charts and also made a remarkable entry at No. 6 in Germany, as well as countless tours around the globe and headliner slots at the biggest Metal festivals. Still, this was only the beginning. A 13-year-overture for the things about to come. The sky is darkening, the ravens fly. The stage is set for the thunderstorm that has already been heralded by the tempestuous harbinger »Rebirth« in late 2017. Finally, everything is prepared for the colossal voice of the ages that is »Ategnatos«. On an album both mystical and philosophical, ELUVEITIE propel mythology, pagan belief and spirituality into our modern world. “This one almost became something like a socio-critical uncovering work”, says Chrigel, “some kind of a revelation, a doomsday prophecy. Dark and severe in its atmosphere and charisma, and also occult, arcane and elitist.” The album itself is a manifesto, a fast-paced, highly dramatic and embellished work on which today's society sees itself in the mirror of ancient Celtic mythology and knowledge. “The image, of course, is blood-curling”, Chrigel adds with a bitter grin. “At least to those with eyes to see.” Far more that a pessimistic swan song for our world, however, »Ategnatos« holds the cathartic promise of renewal. “Ategnatos is the Gaulish word for ‘reborn’”, Chrigel explains. “To the sharpened mind, it points out the concealed, long forgotten key to change and renewal.” This, naturally, comes at a price. “There's always suffering before bliss. And always darkness before light.” A work based on archaic archetypes and the ancient concept of renewal, »Ategnatos« unfolds an elemental force to be reckoned with. “These archetypes are still within us. People didn't change that much during the last 3000 years – and men were always just men.” No wonder the album follows a decidedly darker, monumental tone that suits them very well. Of course, ELUVEITIE have long found their very own trademark sound, a sonic adventure often copied but never overcome. With »Ategnatos«, the dedicated nine-piece not only worked with a real string quartet (a premiere!) and granted Fabienne Erni’s sublime mastery of the harp the room it deserved; they also undertook a holistic upgrade resulting in some of the most catchy (‘Ambriamus’), most aggressive (‘Worship’, featuring LAMB OF GOD titan Randy Blythe on guest vocals) or most epic (‘Black Water Down’) tunes the Swiss Metal nobility has ever offered. While this may not come as a surprise to those familiar with the zeal and ardor this band is known for, the whole journey that would eventually give birth to »Ategnatos« was rather unusual. With what quickly became the most stable, most prolific and most creative line-up yet, ELUVEITIE created the album while staying at the Zurich University of Arts and more than ever worked as one. This is an accomplishment in itself given the fact that the Swiss Folk Metal superstars boast a full nine members, but it gets even more special if you recall the usual process of creation. “From the very beginning of ELUVEITIE, my blueprint for a new album remained untouched and eventually became a reality. This record, however, is a product of the entire band. The whole affair was a decidedly spontaneous process allowing the songs to radically change while still in development.” The instant hit ‘Ambriamus’, for example, only took them two hours to write when they already were in the studio. “A bit unusual”, Chrigel confesses, “but all the more brilliant.” Some things, of course, never change. Recordings took place in their beloved New Sound Studio with their engineer of choice Tommy Vetterli. “Yet it was radically different as we only had four weeks to record this time around – as compared to the eight weeks we had for ‘Origins’.” By taking mixing duties to the skilled hand of renowned studio wizard Jens Bogren in his Fascination Street Studios in Örebro, Sweden, ELUVEITIE returned to the very spot where they mixed their now legendary »Slania« album more than ten years ago. “How time flies”, Chrigel exclaims. And with an insurmountable epic like »Ategnatos« under their belts, the next years are bound to fly by, too. Heavy touring will commence even before the release, taking the band to South America first. “Asia, Europe and the United States are about to follow, bridged by a massive festival season”. Oh no, ELUVEITIE are not only back, stronger and fiercer than ever. They are reborn. Truly and thoroughly reborn, thus becoming an archetype of their own. Eluveitie Website Eluveitie @ Facebook Eluveitie @ Instagram Eluveitie @ SoundCloud Eluveitie @ Twitter Eluveitie @ YouTube

LACUNA COIL Bio: Lacuna Coil is a gothic metal band from Milan, Italy. Since their formation in 1994, the group has had two name changes, being previously known as Sleep of Right and Ethereal. Inspired by the combination of gothic imagery and music, the members have been known, musically, for composing mid-tempo songs consisting of prominent guitar lines and contrasting dual female/male vocal harmonies to help create a melodic, detached sound. Much of the band's recent material, however, sees a heavier and more down-tuned style, featuring a more distinct bass line and a higher mixing of the guitars within the songs. The band's 2012 release, Dark Adrenaline, peaked at number 15 on the Billboard 200. They have toured internationally and were nominated in 2006 for an MTV Europe Music Award. Lacuna Coil Website Lacuna Coil @ Facebook Lacuna Coil @ ReverbNation Lacuna Coil @ Twitter Lacuna Coil @ YouTube

INFECTED RAIN Bio: Infected Rain are far from the overly manufactured metal many of us have grown accustomed to. A combination of female screaming, hard riffs and samples created the individual style of Infected Rain. The band was formed in 2008 and made their first appearance on stage on August 3, 2008, performing in a concert dedicated to Slayer. At the end of the same month Infected Rain recorded their first demo CD, which consisted of three songs: With Me, Parasite and No Idols. Over the next 2 years the band appeared in several concerts in Moldova, Romania and the Ukraine. Infected Rain took 1st place at the Big Up! Urban Fest in 2009 and continued the stream of its successful performances at the Forest Kap in 2010 and 2011. In summer of 2009 the band released their EP, which included six songs: Judgmental Trap, Panika, No More, Escape, Go Away and Homeless. Their first music video was for the song Judgmental Trap and was shot in winter of the following year. November 25, 2011 was marked by the release of the band’s first album, entitled Asylum. After that the band went on a tour in Romania to support the album. In January 2012 the band released its second music video for the song At the Bottom of the Bottle and shortly after that performed at the Metal Special Fest as a headliner. In June, the band played at OST fest 2012 in Bucharest on the same stage with Dimmu Borgir and Motley Crue. Shortly after that they released a new music video for the song Me Against You, collaborating with Moldova Extreme Moto Cross. Then on March 8th, a music video for the single Stop Waiting came out. In the autumn of 2013 the band toured Romania, Russia, Ukraine and Bulgaria as their first big tour. May 15th of 2014 the band released the second album called "Embrace Eternity". Later, in September and October was their big European tour in which they visited 12 countries. January of 2015 was marked with the release of 2 more music videos for the album "Embrace Eternity". At the same time the band never stopped concurring new countries and headlining big festivals in Europe. 2016 started with the release of their new music video for the single Serendipity that gave a start to a new, heavier era for Infected Rain. Serendipity and 3 other singles that the band released with the beginning of 2017 are part of the third album called “86” that was released April 20th 2017. The album, was fallowed by a very powerful and emotional music video for the song ORPHAN SOUL. This video brought to the band new fans and new support that allows the band to grow bigger and tour more. At the moment the band is working on a new album that is going to see the light in the beginning of 2019. Infected Rain Website Infected Rain @ Facebook Infected Rain @ Instagram Infected Rain @ Twitter Infected Rain @ YouTube

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