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Earsplit PR & ThisIsNotAScene Team Up To Stream Latest Album From Be’lakor, “Of Breath and Bone”
Posted on June 3, 2013 | 13 Comments
Considered the leading melodic death metal band in all of Australia, despite the young age of its members, the success of Be’lakor’s previous “Stone’s Reach” album led the band to perform at massive international festivals including Summer Breeze, in addition to European tours and solo international...
The Day At Damnation Festival 2012
Posted on December 17, 2012 | No Comments
As the cold weather finally sets in for the year, Leeds University is once again host to the Terrorizer Damnation Festival. For the devotee of intense and experimental metal, ten hours within the corridors of the university union building is a small price to pay...
Wacken Open Air 2012 @ Wacken, Germany – August 2-4, 2012
Posted on October 1, 2012 | No Comments
Co-authored by Berns von Bernington Our arrival was anticipated a day before the actual Wacken Open Air 2012 festivities were to begin. For an extra 10 Euro, we received nothing more than a bracelet of admittance and the joys of ill equipped outhouses under a...
Damnation Festival Announce Primordial, Textures & Bossk
Posted on July 4, 2012 | No Comments
Irish pagan metal masters Primordial will return to UK soil for an exclusive appearance at Damnation Festival. They will be joined at the three-stage metal behemoth in Leeds by the much anticipated return of Bossk and Dutch tech purveyors Textures. The latest additions bolster a...
Aura Noir – Out To Die
Posted on March 13, 2012 | No Comments
It’s about that time again, black thrash is back and so is the ugliest band in the world! Yes, Aura Noir are at it again with their 5th full-length album titled “Out To Die”, an album title like that sure does set it up nicely....
Throne of Katarsis – Ved Graven
Posted on January 26, 2012 | No Comments
Black metallers from Norway know as Throne of Katarsis is somewhat unknown by most people. If you look for them on the web you are likely to come across their website which is labelled “Unholy Black Metal”, which in my opinion is an oxymoron in...

