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Clive Nolan is a British musician, composer, and producer who has played a prominent role in the recent development of progressive and symphonic rock.
Born in Gloucestershire, he was a pupil at Wycliffe College and King's School, Gloucester. He completed his B. Mus and M. Mus degrees at London University where he studied composition, orchestration, and conducting. He has been the regular keyboard player in Pendragon (1986–present), Shadowland (1992–present), Strangers on a Train (1993–1994), Arena (1995–present), and Caamora (2006–present) as well as writing music and lyrics for Arena, Shadowland, Caamora and numerous other projects.
Nolan is the founder member of The Caamora Theatre Company formed to produce and perform the musicals of Clive Nolan. The premiere of 'She' took place in Katowice Wyspianski Theatre in Poland in October 2007. Subsequently, full theatrical performances of 'She' were performed in January 2010 in Santa Cruz, Bolivia, followed by the eight-man 'She in Concert' variation in Holland in September 2011. In February 2012 theatrical version of 'She' debuted in the UK in Cheltenham Playhouse Theatre. Recently, the revived theatre shows were performed at the Cheltenham Playhouse in September 2015 during the anniversary event, "The Fire and the Quest" and again in Cheltenham in 2016. 'She in Concert" was also performed in Germany in 2015 and Holland in 2016.
He was voted Best Keyboard Player by Classic Rock Society in the years: 1995, 1996, 1998, 2005, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2015, 2016, and 2017. In 2010 the Bolivian government awarded him with the title of Honorary Visitor to Santa Cruz, Bolivia for his theatre work in the city of Santa Cruz. In 2013 he was awarded the Polish MLWZ "Golden Lexicon Award" for Outstanding Achievements in Music for his musical 'Alchemy'.
Nolan released his second musical 'Alchemy', with a libretto based on the composer's original story, early in 2013. In February 2013 the live show was recorded for the DVD at the famous Wyspianski Theatre in Katowice, Poland. The full theatrical shows of 'Alchemy' were performed by the Caamora Theatre Company at the Cheltenham Playhouse Theatre in September 2013. In 2013 and 2014 the concert version of 'Alchemy' headlined musical and theatre events in the UK and Holland. In August 2014 'Alchemy' was performed over a week at the Jermyn Street Theatre in the London Off-West End. In November 2014, 'Alchemy' returned in a concert version to be performed in Reichenbach, Germany. The musical was once more performed at the Cheltenham Playhouse as part of "The Fire and the Quest" festival in 2015, and during "The Fire and the Quest 2" in 2017.
In 2016 the Norwegian branch of Caamora was formed from the initiative of the founder members of 'Hurum Prog', Morten L. Clason, and Ingar Diskerud. Caamora Norway "Alchemy" shows featuring Clive Nolan and the all-Norwegian cast were performed in Norway in 2017. The Show in the Høytorp Fort in Mysen will be released on DVD.
In October 2016 Clive performed a series of concerts in Uruguay and Norway accompanied by the best opera and musical theatre artists. The Norwegian show 'An Evening with Clive Nolan and Friends' was released on DVD in 2017.
Clive's third musical 'King's Ransom' was released on CD and premiered on stage at the Cheltenham Playhouse in September 2017. Live DVD will be released in the near future.
In 2018 Clive signed both ‘Alchemy' and ‘King’s Ransom’ to a film company with a view to bringing these musicals to the silver screen. "The Professor King Chronicles" is planned to be released in cinemas in 2020 and 2021.
Clive is currently working on his new project "Song of the Wildlands".
Discography:
| Song of the Wildlands | Album | 2021 |   Buy physical editions. |
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Veil of Secrets is a new band formed by Vibeke Stene and Asgeir Mickelson.
Their debut album Dead Poetry marks Stene’s return to the scene after leaving Tristania in 2007 and Mickelson’s first outlet as the main songwriter.
Vibeke Stene is known as the singer of Tristania, 1997-2007. With Veil of Secrets, Stene has composed the majority of lyrics and vocals.
Asgeir Mickelson is known for having played drums in Borknagar, Sarke, Ihsahn, Spiral Architect, Vintersorg, Testament, and others. With Veil of Secrets, Mickelson has written all music and recorded drums, guitars, and bass. In live situations, he will handle drums.
Growling vocals on the album were done by Erling Malm (Endolith, Articulus) who will also play guitar live. Violin was done by Sareeta (Ram-Zet, Trollfest, etc), who will also join on live shows. The live line-up will be completed with another guitarist and bassist. This constellation is “the band”, but the creative core is Stene & Mickelson who will also represent Veil of Secrets in photos and all promotion.
The fundament of Veil of Secrets is to make music from the heart – and the belief that honest music is the only way to really captivate and move the listener. It is pure doom metal, still with a niche of its own.
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| Vibeke Stene | Vocals | |
| Asgeir Mickelson | Drums, Guitars, Bass | |
| Erling Malm | Growling Vocals (Live) | |
| Sareeta | Violin (Live) |
Discography:
| Dead Poetry | Album | 2020 | Buy physical editions. |
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| The Last Attempt | Single | 2020 | Buy digital downloads. |
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Vitam Aeternam is an experimental musical project formed by entities known as Jake Rosenberg (Desperate Machines, In Progress), Râhoola (A Flying Fish, ex-Inferzenal), and André Aaslie (Funeral, Profane Burial, Images At Twilight, Abyssic, Gromth, Woodwindz, and Omnia Moritur). It's through chance and shared musical values that such entities were able to create an original album full of complex, emotional, dramatic, haunting, melodic, intense, and cinematic music. An honest work from the subconscious depths, and a prodigious offspring of our interconnected digital zeitgeist.
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| Jake Rosenberg | Keyboards, Piano, Programming, Sampling | |
| Râhoola | Vox, Choir, Keyboards, Piano, Orchestration, Programming, and Sound Design | |
| André Aaslie | Piano, Orchestration, Moog, Mellotron |
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| The Self-Aware Frequency | Album | 2020 | Buy physical editions. |
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| Human | Single | 2020 | Buy digital downloads. |
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Infringement is a progressive rock band based in Oslo. The band came together on a cold November evening in 2015, when Stig André Clason, Kristoffer Utby, and Hans Andreas Brandal all met for the first time, to drink whiskey and discuss the idea of forming a new band.
In Springtime 2016, Espen Larsen joined the band on bass, and the band had decided to write a concept album, Transition. Released in May of 2017, it follows the development of a local society through the last couple of centuries. Focusing on one family across different generations, seen through the eyes of an anthropomorphic house.
To complete the lineup, Bård Thorstensen joined the band for the live shows and hasn't left since.
Infringement has been described as playing something in between neo-progressive rock and symphonic rock while flirting with various genres throughout their debut album. They touch on big groovy parts with funky rhythms, other times they clearly visit the 70s. A mix of melodious, symphonic rock with unexpected twists and progressive bar changes.
After spending the last two years writing, fine-tuning, and recording their next album, Infringement is now ready for the next chapter. Alienism, a large sounding, intense concept album peeks into the mind of patients at the Gentmire Institute, an institution at the forefront of psychiatrical innovation. We get the insights of the commissioner of Lunacy himself, and through his journals, we enter the world of The Alienist. So let us all escape reality and seek comfort in our minds.
Line up:
| Hans Andreas Brandal | Vocals | |
| Stig André Clason | Guitar and Vocals | |
| Kristoffer Utby | Drums and Vocals | |
| Bård Thorstensen | Keys | |
| Espen Larsen | Bass |
Discography:
| Alienism | Album | 2019 | Buy physical edition. |
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| Transition | Album | 2017 | Buy physical edition. |
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At the end of the year 2017, we decided to gather this crazy collection of good friends and musicians who all share the same passion for powerful music. After years in various bands and projects, we finally had the time and effort to work and create a group together.
We decided to call this band SECRET CHAPTER!
As the year 2018 went by, many hours were spent to rewrite, record, produce and finalize old songs that were mostly written but now has brand new and exciting clothes.
We decided to name our first album, “CHAPTER ONE”!
Working together with Andy LaRocque (King Diamond) at Sonic Train Studios, who did a fantastic job co-producing, mixing and mastering for us, we couldn’t be happier with the result!
At this point, we are stoked, excited, and looking forward to showing you what’s within the secret chapter!
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| Ole Aleksander Wagenius | Vocals | |
| Jon Aarseth | Guitars | |
| Magnus Johansen | Keyboards | |
| Stian Stensrud | Bass Guitar | |
| Ronny Rocken Arntzen | Drums |
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| Chapter One | 2019 | Buy physical edition. |
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| Baptized in Ecstasy | 2019 | Buy digital download at Bandcamp or CD Baby |
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| Blaze | 2019 | Buy digital download at Bandcamp or CD Baby |
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Vanora is a synergy of five talented young musicians springing out of Oslo, Norway. With their debut full-length album Momentum hitting the shelves on September 1st, 2017, Vanora will expose the world to its own inventive take on the metal music style. Blending razor-sharp guitar riffing with big synthesizers, sung vocals, screamed vocals and more, this quintet might just be your thing- and if you anyway are a fan of modern metal (i.e. TesseracT, Meshuggah, The Contortionist etc.), you should definitely check them out!
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| Konrad Sandvik | Vocals | |
| André Sørensen | Guitar | |
| Christopher Glommen | Guitar | |
| Steffen Johansen | Bass Guitar | |
| Elias Pellicer | Drums |
Discography:
| Momentum | 2017 | Digipack CD |
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| Origin | 2014 | EP (CD) |
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Critical Solution is a Norwegian Horror Thrash band ready to release their new concept album Barbara the Witch. This will be Critical Solutions’ 3rd effort since 2013.
The band has toured Europe with bands like W.A.S.P, Marduk, Diamond Head to name a few, and is known for its theatrical themed shows.
Described by some as the child of King Diamond and Testament with influences from Alice Cooper, Arthur Brown etc., the band is also known for having impressive guests on their albums with Michael Denner/Hank Shermann, Andy La Rocque, Arthur Brown, and Whit Crane etc.
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| Christer Slettebø | Vocals/Guitar | |
| Egil Mydland | Drums | |
| Eimund Grøsfjell | Bass Guitar | |
| Bjørnar Grøsfjell | Guitar |
Discography:
| Barbara the Witch | 2017 | Digipack CD |
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| Sleepwalker | 2015 | CD |
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| The Death Lament | 2014 | EP (CD) |
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| Evil Never Dies | 2013 | CD |
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| Evidence of Things Unseen | 2011 | EP (CD) |
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Out from the infamous west coast of Norway, a young and energetic band emerges: Art of Deception.
They started out practicing original material from day one. The band competed in a contest and got to the national finals in 2013. Meanwhile, they played numerous gigs in 2013 which included Rock Mot Rus’ Rockemønstring and Marked for Musikk 2013. The band also supported Oathbreaker for their gig at Grottene in Stavanger, Norway.
In the fall of 2013, they built a home studio and recorded their first EP and released it by their self. Kraken’s Awakening from this EP got chosen as the song of the week by a national radio station (ukas urørt).
In 2014 they supported Kvelertak and Entombed at Folken, Stavanger (Norway) and they won the crowds favorite award in Sandnes Sparebanks music award.
In 2015 they have been playing both domestic and abroad. In August they supported Toxic Holocaust at Garage in Bergen, Norway.
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| Sindre Wathne Johnsen | Guitar/Vocals | |
| Marius Ofstad | Guitar/Vocals | |
| Einar Petersen | Drums | |
| Patrick Ivan Rørheim | Bass |
Discography:
| Shattered Delusions | 2016 | CD |
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| Killing | 2016 | Digital Download (Single) |
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| Art of Deception | 2013 | EP (CD) |
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«All that remains then is to wish them good luck, Fear Theories is a delightful bunch of youths who shine on stage and give you everything they got. If you get the chance to see them live it’s nothing to even think about or consider. The future of heavy metal is in good hands!»
- Leif Neverdahl, Scream Magazine 186
Fall of 2010 on rainy Karmøy a new chapter in Norwegian heavy metal started. 4 young passionate musicians united and formed Fear Theories. With a modern view on classic heavy metal, it didn't take long for people to notice. May 2013 Fear Theories released their debut EP So it Begins and played Karmøygeddon Metal Festival 2013 with acts such as Sabaton, Eluveitie, Overkill and Paradise Lost. Within minutes a bunch of youths had ignited the atmosphere and shot it straight through the roof. Magazines such as Scream Magazine and Heavymetal.no immediately took notice and was full of praise in the aftermath of the performance. Following year Fear Theories started working on what would turn out to be their debut album The Predator and continued to play live on a regular basis. Including a small Norwegian tour along with Art of Deception and Cretura. In 2015 Fear Theories ventured into unknown land on a two-week long tour through Eastern Europe (Slovakia and Czech Republic) before heading into Studio Borealis with Frode Glesnes (Einherjer) recording and mixing the album. The album was mastered in Orgone Studios by Jaime Gomez. Furthermore, Fear Theories will start 2016 by playing Beinkaldt under the auspices of Brynerocken, before heading to Norway Rock Festival in July 2016.
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| Ole Sønstabø | Lead Guitar | |
| Andreas Tjøsvoll | Guitar and Vocals | |
| Brage Nygaard | Drums | |
| Joakim Antonsen | Bass |
Discography:
| The Predator | 2016 | CD |
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| My Own Worst Enemy | 2016 | Digital Download (Single) |
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| So it Begins | 2013 | EP (CD) |
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Marius Danielsen's Legend of Valley Doom is an all-star Metal Opera project created by Marius Danielsen of the band Darkest Sins. With great help from brother Peter Danielsen, they have created a unique fantasy concept which is brought to life through the many high profiled musicians involved.
Legend of Valley Doom has been 10 years in the making and ended up on a bigger production scale than most would dream of.
Capturing the essence of Epic Metal with first-class songwriting, topped with musical execution on the highest level. Marius Danielsen's Legend of Valley Doom is simply a must-have for all Power Metalheads and worshipers of Metal in general.
Fans of Avantasia and Rhapsody of Fire cannot go wrong here.
Discography:
| Legend of Valley Doom - Part 3 | 2021 | Buy physical editions |
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| Legend of Valley Doom - Part 2 | 2018 | Buy physical editions |
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| Tower of Knowledge | 2018 | Buy digital download (Single) |
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| Temple of the Ancient God | 2018 | Buy digital download (Single) |
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| Legend of Valley Doom | 2015 | Buy physical editions |
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| Raise Your Shields | 2015 | Buy digital download (Single) |
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Vingulmork play aggressive metal. The band started in 2013 and has delivered intense shows, released well-received EPs and albums and basically had a good time ever since. In 2019 the band will release another EP and focus on playing more concerts than ever – with an appearance at the Inferno Metal Festival as the highlight. Vingulmork has often been compared to bands like Dissection and Old Man’s Child, with a strong emphasis on the contrast between melody and aggression.
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| Simen Kandola | Drums | |
| Martin Kandola | Guitar | |
| Martin Storm-Olsen | Bass | |
| Jostein Stensrud Køhn | Vocals |
Discography:
| Avgrunn | 2019 | Digipack CD |
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| Land of Nothing | 2019 | Digital Download (Single) |
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| Chiaroscuro | 2015 | Digipack CD |
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| Hold Your Ground | 2015 | Digital Download (Single) |
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With a raw, true and honest sound, Arkentype is a breath of fresh air in a rather stagnant scene of modernized metal. With great passion expressed through heavy and technical rhythmic patterns, blended with beautiful melodic and symphonic passages, Arkentype will leave you battered on the floor wondering what knocked your teeth out.
Genre-wise their music is best described as Progressive Metal, but the band themselves does not see this as a limit and goes way outside the genre. Mixing the “new” progressive metal sound with their personal influences and experiences is what makes Arkentype a truly unique band.
Based at the music conservatory by the University in Agder (Norway), Arkentype produced, recorded and made the album Disorientated by themselves. Then sending it to Daniel Bergstrand and George Nerantzis (Meshuggah, In Flames ++) at Dug Out Productions in Sweden for mixing and mastering.
The band has built quite a hype for themselves in the Norwegian underground. After releasing just small video clips and photos during the recording of their album Disorientated, they were booked to the metal festival Southern Discomfort. With the release of the music video for the single Ashes and Dirt, the band's journey for world domination has begun.
Members:
| Kevin Augestad | Vocals | |
| Kjetil Hallaråker | Bass | |
| Simen Meland Handeland | Guitar | |
| Simen Sandnes | Drums |
Discography:
| Disorientated | 2015 | CD |
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| Time Collapse | 2015 | Digital Download (Single) |
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