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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.
Line up:
| 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.
Members:
| 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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Killing Gandhi was founded by Martin Arendal and Kasper Gram in 2011, after testing their musical skills with Manticora, Wuthering Heights, Evil Masquerade and Ureas for ten+ years. Their debut album Cinematic Parallels began to take shape in the spring of 2013, after joining forces with Thorbjørn Jensen (ex. Sickseed) and Rasmus Schmidt (Illdisposed, ex. Corpus Mortale). Cinematic Parallels is their version of the scandi metal sound, with inspiration from bands like In Flames, Arch Enemy, Dimmu Borgir, Soilwork among others on the Heavy Metal scene, and Medina, Robyn and Daft Punk on the more commercial scene. This gives Killing Gandhi’s sound a good mixture of short, effective and catchy songs. Cinematic Parallels is mixed and mastered by Jacob Hansen (Volbeat, Amaranthe, Pretty Maids, TÝR, Evergrey a.o).
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Members:
| Thorbjørn "ThunderBear" Jensen | Vocals | |
| Martin Arendal | Guitar | |
| Rasmus Schmidt | Drums | |
| Kasper Gram | Bass |
Discography:
| Cinematic Parallels | 2015 | CD |
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Blodsmak is a Norwegian folkcore band, playing heavy rock with a generous sprinkling of Norwegian folk music.
Building on the folk metal tradition of Lumsk, Gåte, Glittertind, they are heavier and less metal, combining their thunderous grooves and insistent riffs with almost proglike elements and a melodic sensibility reminiscent of both introvert grunge and 80’s shameless stadium rock.
Their first album Av jord er me komne released in 2014, delves into themes of addiction, love lost, death, longing, and redemption. Although the subject matter is dark, the songs themselves, albeit heavy, incorporates almost popish hooks and choruses.
Check out their release Gjennom marg og bein now!
Members:
| Tom Rikard Ostad | Vocals and Guitar | |
| Åsgeir Størdal | Guitar and Backing Vocals | |
| Magnus Tveiten | Guitar-god and Backing Vocals | |
| Steinar Evant | Bass | |
| Geir Johansen | Drums |
Discography:
| Gjennom marg og bein | 2016 | CD |
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| Bang bang | 2016 | Digital Download (Single) |
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| Bang bang | 2016 | Digital Download (Single) |
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| Av jord er me komne | 2014 | CD |
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Impalers is a thrash metal band from Denmark, deeply rooted in the extremity of the German thrash scene of the ’80s. They provide powerful and aggressive music blended with melodic passages and breaks. Lyrically, the band is a statement of anti-war and anti-theism and strives to enlighten a path for a better world. In a few words, Impalers are brutality and melody incarnate. For fans of Kreator, Sodom, Sepultura, Metallica, and Testament.
Members:
| Søren Crawack | Rhythm Guitar & Vocals | |
| Kenneth Frandsen | Bass | |
| Rasmus Kjær | Drums | |
| Thomas Carnell | Lead Guitar |
Discography:
| God from the Machine | 2015 | Digipack CD |
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| Prepare for War | 2014 | EP (CD) |
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Denmarks best selling power metal band Iron Fire is still alive and kickin’.
19 years ago when a new millennium was entered, the Thunderstorm album struck the world and is today considered a Danish power metal cult classic. Seven albums later the band still breathes as vibrant as ever, and although there have been various line-up changes, founding member Martin Steene and his sidekick Kirk Backarach pushes the boundaries of the band. In addition to Steene and Kirk, another founding member joined the battlefield, as original drummer Gunnar Olsen rejoined the band in 2015, after 15 years of absence. Iron Fire is therefore now a three-piece band that still clings on to melodic old-school power metal as it was meant to be played. The music, however, is never still and is devolved over time. From the dark epic of Voyage of the Damned, over the rock n roll influenced March of the Immortals, to classic power hymns like Wings of Rage. But first and foremost Iron Fire takes power metal very literally, as the common denominator in the music is, and has always been power - with a capital P…
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Iron Fire has toured in Europe with U.D.O. Primal Fear, Demon, Seven Witches. They have also supported acts like Saxon, WASP, Doro, Kamelot, and Royal Hunt.
Members:
| Martin Steene | Vocals & Bass | |
| Kirk Backarach | Guitar | |
| Gunnar Olsen | Drums |
Discography:
| Beyond the Void | 2019 | Buy physical edition. |
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| Dawn of Creation | 2018 | Buy physical edition. |
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| Among the Dead | 2016 |  Buy physical edition. |
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| Voyage of the Damned | 2012 | Digipak CD |
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| Metalmorphosized | 2010 | CD |
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| To the Grave | 2009 | CD |
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| Blade of Triumph | 2007 | CD |
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| Revenge | 2006 | CD |
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| On the Edge | 2001 | CD |
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| Thunderstorm | 2000 | CD |
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With influences from the Hardrock scene sprinkled with some punk powder and toppings from modern Heavy Metal. Aggressive/energetic heavy groove band Groundless is here to give you a new taste from the Scandinavian Metal scene.
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Discography:
| Adrenaline | 2015 | CD |
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Bridgeville is a rock band from the city of Skien, Norway. The band was formed in the fall of 2013 by Martin Steene of the Danish Metal band Iron Fire, and the Norwegian Hard Rock band Absinth. All of the guys share the same passion for classic rock music, and bands like Bon Jovi, Whitesnake, and Def Leppard are influences that are worth mentioning. The vision of the band is to create good old fashioned Rock 'N Roll music stirred up with a modern flavor.
Their first single and video Absinthia was released in 2014 followed by some local live shows, and in 2015 Bridgeville signed a record contract with Crime Records for the release of debut album Aftershock.
Members:
| Martin Steene | Vocals | |
| Erik Norheim | Guitars and Backing Vocals | |
| Thomas Furuvald | Drums | |
| Roger Svenkesen | Bass | |
| Kenneth Jacobsen | Guitars |
Discography:
| Aftershock | 2016 | CD |
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Escapetor is a band with stylistic references to metal music from the 80ies heavy-metal to the contemporary metal scene with influences across many genres. Escapetor’s music is fast and heavy, somewhere between heavy rock and thrash metal. Metallica, Annihilator, Anthrax, Kreator, Testament, Pantera and Slipknot are amongst Escapetor's influences.
Members:
| Claudius Bormuth | Vocals | |
| Axel Feller | Guitar | |
| Ragnar A. Nord-Varhaug | Guitar | |
| Leif-Ove Haugstad | Drums | |
| Dan Gundersen | Bass |
Discography:
| Fear | 2014 | Digipack CD |
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| Decennium | 2010 | EP (CD) |
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| Misanthrophia | 2005 | CD |
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| Water | 2003 | CD |
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| No One Will Survive | 2002 | CD |
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| Drop the System | 2000 | CD |
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| Escapetor | 1999 | CD |
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Members:
| The President | Vocals | |
| The Architect | Guitar | |
| The Trooper | Bass | |
| The Scientist | Synth | |
| The Engineer | Drums |
Discography:
| Collapse | 2014 | CD |
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| DNA Phantom Effect | 2012 | CD |
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| Trilogy from Beyond | 2011 | CD |
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| Trinity and Beyond | 2007 | EP (CD) |
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| Trenches | 2003 | EP (CD) |
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| Dimenzion:Psychosphere | 2000 | EP (CD) |
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Members:
| Kim Brandhøj | Vocals | |
| Thor Sejersen Riis | Guitar | |
| Martin Munch Christensen | Bass |
Discography:
| The Shadow Over Innsmouth | 2014 | CD |
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In the beginning, the universe was born out of nothingness.
The war between the great forces started violently and ended fast, and the young universe was doomed to be left-handed, and asymmetrical and the arrow of time was just advancing it's predetermined future.
Billions of years passed, then matter made life, life made man and man made god. God made Satan and Satan wanted to corrupt man, but man had the tool, and the tool was rebellious and it slowly took control of men's life. The tool is now called technology and it's evolving very fast, to the point where it became intelligent and a new race was born that is going to wipe out all of humanity and it's delusion world.
The genocide lasted for years but when the killing stopped all what was left had to be conquered.
Billions of years passed, then the universe became old and started to weaken.
The sound of it's falling was all that could be heard. Black holes are cleaning what was left of dying stars then black holes died themselves and the universe was left cold and dark.
Brood Of Hatred is a Tunisian [North Africa] one-man concept, Death Metal Act brought together in 2010 by Muhammed Mêlki. The first EP, called New Order of Intelligence, recorded in February 2012, has been released on March 2012, followed by releasing two official videos. The first full-length album, Skinless Agony, was released in 2014.
Expect some haunting atmospheres guiding you thought progressive journeys and some unconventional writing inspired by the strange state of mind that characterizes the concept.
Members:
| Muhammed Mêlki | Songwriting, concepts, and direction |
Discography:
| Identity Disorder | 2018 | CD |
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| Observing | 2017 | Digital Download |
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| Skinless Agony | 2014 | CD |
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| New Order of Intelligence | 2012 | EP (CD) |
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