CRADLE OF FILTH (part 1)

Cradle of Filth are a heavy metal band formed in Suffolk, England in 1991. They have been embraced and disowned with equal fervour by various metal communities, and their particular subgenre has provoked a great deal of discussion. The band's sound evolved from black metal to a cleaner and more "produced" amalgam of gothic metal, Symphonic black metal and other extreme metal styles, while their lyrical themes and imagery are heavily influenced by gothic literature, poetry, mythology and horror films. The band have successfully broken free of their original niche by courting mainstream publicity (often to the chagrin of its early fanbase), and this increased accessibility has brought coverage by the likes of ''Kerrang!'' and MTV, frequent main stage appearances at major festivals such as Ozzfest and Download Festival, and in turn a more "commercial" image. They have sometimes been perceived as satanic by casual observers, although their outright lyrical references to satanism are few and far between, and use of satanic imagery has arguably always had more to do with the shock value than any seriously-held beliefs. According to ''Metal Hammer'' magazine, they are the most successful British metal band since Iron Maiden.

Cradle's first three years saw three demos and a rehearsal tape recorded amidst the sort of rapid line-up fluctuations that have continued ever since (Cradle has generally had around half a dozen members at any one time, but can boast more than twenty musicians in its history). The band also recorded an unreleased album entitled 'Goetia' prior to the third demo and their style shift, which was set for release on Tombstone records. Tombstone unfortunately went bust and couldn't afford to buy the recordings from the studio and all tracks were wiped. The band eventually signed to Cacophonous Records and their debut album, ''The Principle of Evil Made Flesh'', was also Cacophonous's first release in 1994. A step up in terms of production from the rehearsal quality of most of their demos, the album was still nevertheless a sparse and embryonic version of what was to come, with lead singer Dani Filth's vocals in particular bearing little similarity to the style he was later to develop. The album was well-received however, and as recently as June 2006 found its way into Metal Hammer's list of the top ten black metal albums of the last twenty years.

Cradle's relationship with Cacophonous soon soured; the band accusing the label of contractual and financial mismanagement. Acrimonious legal proceedings took up most of 1995, and the band finally signed to Music for Nations in 1996 after only one more contractually obligated Cacophonous recording: the EP ''Vempire or Dark Faerytales in Phallustein'' which, it has since been conceded, was hastily written as a Cacophonous escape-plan. Despite the circumstances of its release however, its handful of tracks are staples of the band's live sets to this day, and "Queen of Winter, Throned" was listed among twenty-five "essential extreme metal anthems" in a 2006 issue of ''Kerrang!'' magazine. The EP also marked Sarah Jezebel Deva's debut with the band, replacing Andrea Meyer; Cradle's first female vocalist and self-styled "satanic advisor". Deva has appeared on every subsequent Cradle release and tour, but has never been considered a full band member, having also performed with The Kovenant, Therion and Mortiis, and fronted her own Angtoria project along with Cradle's current bass player, Dave Pybus.

''Dusk...and Her Embrace'' followed the same year: a critically acclaimed breakthrough album that greatly expanded the band's fan-base throughout Europe and the rest of the world. A concept album of sorts based generally on vampirism and specifically (though loosely) on the writing of Sheridan Le Fanu, Cradle's inaugural album for Music for Nations set the tone for what was to follow. The album's production values matched the band's ambition for the first time, whilst Dani's vocal gymnastics were at their most extreme.

The increasingly theatrical stage shows of the 1997 European tour helped keep Cradle in the public eye, as did a burgeoning line of controversial merchandise; not least the notorious t-shirt depicting a masturbating nun on the front and the slogan "Jesus is a cunt" in large letters on the back. A handful of fans have faced court appearances and fines for wearing the shirt in public, and some band members themselves attracted a certain amount of hostile attention when they wore similar "I Love Satan" shirts to the Vatican. Alex Mosson, the Lord Provost of Glasgow from 1999-2003, called the shirts (and by implication the band) "sick and offensive". The band obviously approved, using the quote on the back cover of the 2005 DVD ''Peace Through Superior Firepower''.

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In 1998, Dani began his longrunning "Dani's Inferno" column for ''Metal Hammer'', and the band appeared in the BBC documentary series ''Living With the Enemy'' (on tour with a fan and his disapproving mother and sister) and released its third full-length album ''Cruelty and the Beast''. A fully-realised concept album based on the legend of the "Blood Countess" Elizabeth Bathory, the album boasted the casting coup of Ingrid Pitt providing guest narration as the Countess: a role she first played in Hammer's 1971 film ''Countess Dracula''. The album led to Cradle's U.S debut, and Dani claimed it in 2003 as the Cradle album of which he was most proud, although he conceded dissatisfaction with its sound quality.

The following year the band continued primarily to tour, but did release its first music video, ''PanDaemonAeon'', and an accompanying EP, ''From the Cradle to Enslave'', featuring the music from the production. Replete with graphic nudity and gore, the video was directed by Alex Chandon, who would go on to produce further Cradle promo clips and DVD documentaries, as well as the full-length feature film ''Cradle of Fear''.

The band released their fourth full-length studio album on Hallowe'en, 2000. ''Midian'' was based around the Clive Barker novel ''Cabal'' and its subsequent film adaptation ''Nightbreed''.Like ''Cruelty and the Beast'', ''Midian'' featured a guest narrator, this time Doug Bradley, who starred in ''Nightbreed'' but remains best known for playing Pinhead in the ''Hellraiser'' films. Bradley's line "Oh, no tears please" from the song "Her Ghost in the Fog" is a quote of Pinhead's from the first ''Hellraiser'' ("No tears, please. It's a waste of good suffering...") and Bradley would reappear on later albums ''Nymphetamine'' and ''Thornography''. The video for "Her Ghost in the Fog" received heavy rotation on MTV2 and other metal channels, and the track also found its way onto the soundtrack of the werewolf movie ''Ginger Snaps''. ''Midian'' created a rift in fan opinion which has only increased with time: whilst taking the band to new heights of commercial popularity, it also provoked cries of "sell-out" from die-hard fans of the early albums.

The longest-ever interim period between full-length Cradle albums was nevertheless a busy time for the band. ''Bitter Suites to Succubi'' was released on the band’s own "Abracadaver" label, and was a mixture of four new songs, re-recordings of three songs from ''The Principle of Evil Made Flesh'', two instrumental tracks, and a cover of The Sisters of Mercy's "No Time To Cry." Stylistically similar to ''Midian'', the album is unique among Cradle albums in featuring exactly the same band members as its predecessor, but is generally regarded as an EP and often overlooked in the band's canon. Further stop-gap releases followed in the form of the "best of" package ''Lovecraft and Witch Hearts'' and a live album; ''Live Bait for the Dead''. Finally, the band (principally Dani) also found time to appear in ''Cradle of Fear'' while they negotiated their first major-label signing with Sony Music.

''Damnation and a Day'' arrived in 2003; Sony's heavyweight funding underwriting Cradle's undiminished ambition by finally bringing a real orchestra into the studio (the 80-strong Budapest Film Orchestra and Choir replacing the increasingly sophisticated synthesisers of previous albums) and thus marking the band's belated gestation - for one album only - into full-blown symphonic metal. ''Damnation'' featured the band’s most complex compositions to date, outran its predecessors by a good twenty minutes, and produced two more popular videos: the Švankmajer-influenced ''Mannequin'', and ''Babalon AD (So Glad For The Madness)'', based on Pasolini's infamous ''Salò''. Roughly half the album trod the conceptual territory of John Milton's ''Paradise Lost'' - showing the events of the Fall of Man through the eyes of Lucifer - while the remainder comprised stand-alone tracks such as the Nile tribute "Doberman Pharaoh" and the aforementioned "Babalon AD"; a reference to Aleister Crowley. "Babalon AD" was the first DVD-only single to reach the U.K. top 40, according to the ''Guinness Book of Records of British Hit Singles and Albums''. Feeling that Sony's enthusiasm quickly palled however, Cradle jumped ship to Roadrunner Records after barely a year.

2004's ''Nymphetamine'' was the band's first full album since ''The Principle of Evil Made Flesh'' to not be based around any sort of overarching concept (although references to the works of H. P. Lovecraft are made more than once). Cradle's bassist Dave Pybus described it as an "eclectic mix between the group's ''Damnation'' and ''Cruelty'' albums with a renewed vigour for melody, songmanship sic and plain fucking weirdness spat into the smelting bowl." Cradle's growing acceptance by the mainstream was confirmed when the album's title track was nominated for a Grammy award, but the band's cover version of Cliff Richard's "Devil Woman" for the ''Nymphetamine'' special edition did little to convince its detractors of the band's integrity.

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The band's most recent album, ''Thornography'', was released in October 2006. According to Dani Filth, the title "represents mankind's obsession with sin and self... An addiction to self-punishment or something equally poisonous... A mania." On the subject of the album's musical direction, Filth told ''Revolver'' magazine, "I'm not saying it's 'experimental', but we're definitely testing the limits of what we can do... A lot of the songs are really rhythmical - thrash metal, almost - but they're all also really catchy." A flurry of pre-release controversy saw Samuel Araya's original cover artwork scrapped and replaced in May 2006, although numerous CD booklets had already been printed with the original image. ''Thornography'' received a similar reception to ''Nymphetamine'', garnering generally positive reviews, but raising a few eyebrows with the inclusion of a cover of Heaven 17's "Temptation". (featuring guest vocals from Dirty Harry), which was released as a digital single and accompanying video shortly before the album.

Long-term drummer Adrian Erlandsson departed the band in November 2006. According to an official Roadrunner press release, Erlandsson left with the intention of devoting his energies to his two side projects Needleye and Nemhain: "I have enjoyed my time with Cradle but it is now time to move on. I feel I am going out on a high as ''Thornography'' is definitely our best album to date". On July 1st, 2007, the German band Samsas Traum stated that Erlandsson would be playing drums on the new album, ''Heiliges Herz—Das Schwert der Sonne'', and its subsequent tour.

The band's official message boards recently revealed parts of an interview with Paul Allender, conducted by MédiaMatinQuébec: "We already have four new songs ready and I have to say that they are... much faster than the songs on ''Thornography''. They sound like old Cradle of Filth..."

Cradle of Filth's first three demos bore a death metal feel, with occasional symphonic elements. However, when they released their fourth demo, ''Total Fucking Darkness'', their genre became more akin to black metal. Their "true" black metal status however, has been in debate since near the time they became popular. Dani, in a 1998 interview for BBC Radio 5 for example, said "I use the term heavy metal, rather than black metal, because I think that's a bit of a fad now. Call it what you like: death metal, black metal, any kind of metal...", while Gavin Baddeley's 2006 ''Terrorizer'' interview states that "few folk, the band included, call Cradle black metal these days."

Their format differs from most black metal, and they have thus, at one time or another, been labeled symphonic black metal; extreme gothic metal; melodic black metal; satanic metal; vampyric metal; speed metal; death metal; brutal death metal; melodic death metal; horror metal; and dark metal, some of which are regarded by critics and fans alike as entirely apocryphal categories.



However, the band's evolving sound has allowed them to continue resisting definitive categorisation. They are audibly influenced by Iron Maiden, have collaborated on projects like Christian Death's ''Born Again Anti-Christian'' album (on the track "Peek-A-Boo"), and have even dabbled outside of metal music with dance remixes ("Twisting Further Nails", "Pervert's Church" etc), although these have fallen by the wayside in recent years. In a 2006 interview with ''Terrorizer'' magazine, current guitarist Paul Allender said "We were never a black metal band. The only thing that catered to that was the corpse paint. Even when ''The Principle of Evil Made Flesh'' came out — you look at Emperor and Burzum and all that stuff — we didn't sound anything like that. The way that I see it is that we were, and still are now, an extreme metal band."

Appearing on the BBC music quiz ''Never Mind the Buzzcocks'' on April 9 2001, Dani jokingly claimed Cradle's sound as "heavy funk", and in an October 2006 interview stated "We'd rather be known as solely 'Cradle of Filth', I think, rather than be hampered by stupid genre barriers."

The band has issued the following update:

"The world tour for the 'Thornography' album, which last saw COF in Russia, Ukraine, UK, Romania, Slovakia and North America with GWAR is now complete. The band has now returned home to start writing for a new record over the dark months in the rehearsal room. The new album, which is not yet titled, will be released some time in 2008 via Roadrunner Records."

DANI FILTH (CRADLE OF FILTH)

Dani Filth (born '''Daniel Lloyd Davey''' on July 25, 1973 in Hertford, England) is the lyricist, vocalist and founding member of the British extreme metal band Cradle of Filth.

Dani was born to '''Susan Janet Moore''' and '''Lawrence John Davey''' and is the oldest child of four. Dani has two sisters; Amanda (b. 1975) and Rachel (b. 1978); and a brother, Phillip (b.1981).

His earliest bands were Carnival Fruitcake, The Lemon Grove Kids, PDA and Feast of Excrement,and he named Judas Priest, Venom (band), Emperor (band), Destruction (band), Iron Maiden, Sabbat, Misfits, Paradise Lost and Tim Burton]]'s ''The Nightmare Before Christmas'' among his major influences. At the age of eighteen, Filth took up a job at a Chinese restaurant. He later chose his career in music over an internship at a newspaper, although his "Dani's Inferno" column ran for two years in ''Metal Hammer'' during the late 1990s.

Cradle had no actual proper record deal (barring an abortive relationship with Tombstone Records) until 1994, when their first album, ''The Principle of Evil Made Flesh'' was released by Cacophonous. Filth is one of the only two remaining members of the band's original line-up.

He married his girlfriend of 14 years, Toni, on October 31, 2005 in Ipswich, and the two share a daughter, Luna Scarlett (b. February 8, 1999).

He lives in Suffolk, England and is currently working on co-writing ''The Gospel of Filth'' with Gavin Baddeley.

Away from Cradle, Dani appeared on the ''Roadrunner United'' CD in 2005 (contributing vocals to "Dawn of a Golden Age"), and his high profile has also led to a handful of film and television roles. In 2000 he appeared in the movie ''Cradle of Fear'' as The Man - a deranged psychopath taking revenge on his father's persecutors - and in 2003 he provided the voice of the eponymous main character in the feature-length animation ''Dominator''. He also appeared during the final season of Bam Margera's MTV series ''Viva La Bam'' in an episode involving a stolen Hummer and a Cradle of Filth concert in Pennsylvania. The episode featured a portion of Cradle of Filth performing the song "Nemesis" from the album ''Nymphetamine''. Additionally, the song "Her Ghost in the Fog" from the album ''Midian'' was used in the background in the episode "Scavenger Hunt", when Bam dropped a piano on Ryan Dunn and Raab Himself's "Policia" car. "Her Ghost In The Fog" was also featured when Bam and Dunn went to a castle in Europe to get wine for his parents' anniversary.

ORDO AD CHAO (MAYHEM)

Ordo Ad Chao is the the fourth full-length album by the Norwegian black metal band Mayhem . "Ordo Ad Chao" is Latin and means "Order to chaos" - a reversal of the Latin expression "Ordo Ab Chao" ("Out of chaos comes order") often cited as the motto used in Freemasonry. It is the first Mayhem album to feature vocalist Attila Csihar since the 1993 release, ''De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas''. Jan Axel Blomberg (Hellhammer) stated on his official forum that the drum tracks were not equalized and only the bass drums were triggered "New Mayhem Song!!!" thread" January 24, 2007. He finished saying "the production sounds necro as fuck, but thats the way we wanted it-this time. It represents Mayhem today." And indeed, the sound of the album is far rawer than that of any official Mayhem studio release since ''Deathcrush'', with a very bass-heavy mix. Despite that, the album continues the somewhat unorthodox songwriting approach showcased on the band's last two releases, with "Illuminate Eliminate" being the band's second longest song ever. Reviews of the album thus far have been extremely positive. The album features some death grunts and clean vocals. The album was released to the world on April 23, 2007 and to North America a day later. The album charted at #12 in Norway, making it the band's highest charting album yet, and many consider it the band's greatest work since ''De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas''. There is a limited edition version of the album that comes in a metal case that is limited to a production of 3000.

GROOVE METAL (part 1)

Groove metal, often associated with '''neo-thrash'''/'''post-thrash''' and '''power groove''', is a term sometimes used to describe a derivative of thrash metal which took its current form during the early 1990s. a re-thought version of the conventional thrash music that ... seemingly relied on groove metal, and this subgenre was dubbed neo-thrash

Groove metal is an derivative (but not necessarily a sub-genre) of thrash metal that rose to prominence in the early 90s. It is based around a mid-tempo thrash riff and detuned power chords. The band responsible for inventing the style is much disputed, but bands such as Exhorder, Pantera, Sepultura and Machine Head have all made substantial contributions in terms of developing and popularising the style. Groove metal is a blend of several genres from the 1980s, including traditional heavy metal, hardcore punk, crossover hardcore-heavy metal (sometimes called crossover thrash) thrash metal, and sludge metal Albums such as Exhorder's ''Slaughter in the Vatican'', Pantera's ''Cowboys from Hell'', Sepultura's ''Arise '', and Artillery's ''We Are the Dead'' first incorporated groove-based rhythms into thrash metal. However, it wasn't until later albums like Exhorder's ''The Law'', Pantera's ''Vulgar Display of Power'', Sepultura's ''Chaos A.D.'', White Zombie's ''La Sexorcisto: Devil Music, Vol. 1'', and Machine Head's ''Burn My Eyes'' that groove metal took its true form.

Groove metal bands tend to play mid-tempo thrash riffs focusing on heaviness and groovy syncopation. Pantera practically revolutionized thrash metal. Speed wasn’t the main point anymore, it was what singer Phil Anselmo called the "power groove." Riffs became unusually heavy without the need of growling or the extremely low-tuned and distorted guitars of death metal, rhythms depended more on a heavy groove Guitarists generally play low syncopated power chord patterns, mid-paced guitar solos and occasionally use heavy palm muting and pinch harmonics. The tone is typically described as thick and mid-scooped down with boosted bass and trebles, usually under a harsh distortion. Solid state amplifiers using transisters are commonly used to gain this asymmetrical harmonic clipping sound, although tube amps are used sometimes as well. Like most other heavy metal bass styles, groove metal bass lines typically follow the rhythm guitar riffs but are sometimes used as introduction to a guitar riff or as intermezzi when the guitar riffs are de-emphasized. The use of bass distortion is common. Vocals usually consist of thrash metal-styled shouts, hardcore-styled barks, and clean singing. Groove metal drums typically use double-bass drumming, with emphasis on using the double bass drum in waves, rather than rapid fire double bass and blast beats used in extreme metal styles. Compared to pure Thrash Metal the double bass playing plays a bigger role. In the middle of the Nineties this style saw its heyday and for many Metalheads it was the only true alternative to Grunge. Examples: PANTERA, PRONG, MACHINE HEAD. Uncommon time signatures and polyrhythms are typical for some bands; generally these bands put heavy emphasis on the changing beat. Groove metal typically follows in a medium tempo that ranges anywhere from between 90 to 175 beats per minute, but can vary from band to band or song to song.

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Groove metal has its orgins within thrash metal, however the later years of the 80's saw many thrash metal bands taking a different approach, as many thrash metal bands had influences by many hardcore punk and crossover bands. Bands like Nuclear Assault, Cro-mags, and others, helped influence a new wave of bands, such as Exhorder, Pantera, Prong, White Zombie and Sepultura who many cite as some of the earliest groove metal bands.

Some groove metal bands had influence on nu metal bands and some bands took many elements of groove metal, including the use of low, down-tuned guitars, groovy riffs and lyrical attitudes. Some groove metal bands such as Machine Head can be seen as a "direct link" to later nu metal bands, combining groove metal with hip hop elements.

Machine Head and Fear Factory experimented with nu metal briefly during the late 1990s and early 2000s but abandoned the style on their latest offerings after being unsatisfied with the results later in their careers and from mixed fan opinions, mostly from those who favored the more heavy metal aesthetic approaches.

A number of thrash metal bands became inspired by the original wave of groove metal and began taking up groove-oriented directions in their later careers. This is most notable in Overkill (band), Annihilator, Sepultura, Testament, Slayer, and Anthrax. The reaction from thrash metal fans has been largely mixed. The direction technical post-thrash band Meshuggah have undertaken on their last few offerings has been largely groove-oriented.

Many sludge metal bands resemble groove metal, since many make use of down-tuned power chords and mid-tempo or slow rhythms and song structures, although sludge metal is generally slower in tempo and more minimalistic than groove metal. However, sludge metal formed earlier than groove metal and most sludge bands have a more distinct hardcore punk influence than thrash metal. Many groove metal bands such as Pantera took influence from sludge metal.

The riffing style of many current metalcore bands also has some similarity to groove metal and certain bands, such as Lamb of God and Chimaira are considered to be both metalcore and groove metal. Both bands released albums at the time metalcore reached mainstream popularity in the early 2000s, and prominently feature hardcore or even death metal style vocals, yet their musical style and guitar riffs more closely resemble groove metal than the majority of metalcore bands. Metalcore and Groove Metal genres are very closely related, being that they both owe their influence to the crossover hardcore-heavy metal bands of the 80's, however, Metalcore tends to have fewer guitar solos in favor of a more rhythmic, punk-style approach, whereas Groove Metal usually contains basic traits akin to traditional metal, including solos and virtuosity.

MIKAEL STANNE (DARK TRANQUILLITY)

Mikael Stanne is the vocalist for the Swedish, melodic death metal band, Dark Tranquillity.

Mikael Stanne, born May 28, 1974 in Gothenburg, Sweden, originally played rhythm guitar and provided backing vocals for his band Dark Tranquillity. He played guitar on Dark Tranquillity's first album, ''Skydancer'', as well as on their early demos, including ''Enfeebled Earth'' released under the name ''Septic Broiler''. In 1994, Anders Friden, Dark Tranquillity's original vocalist left the band to join In Flames. Stanne then became the new vocalist and discontinued playing guitar.

In addition to his usual death growl|growling vocals, Dark Tranquillity's 1999 album, ''Projector'' showcased his operatic "clean" singing abilities. After ''Projector'', however, the clean style was mostly abandoned until their newest release, ''Fiction''. Stanne is known as one of death metal's most impressive singers for his ability to switch styles from a deep, bellowing growl to a screeching, piercing scream.

Mikael Stanne was the original vocalist for the Swedish heavy metal band, HammerFall. He was HammerFall's vocalist from 1993 until 1996, after which he was replaced because he couldn't perform with HammerFall due to his commitment to Dark Tranquillity.

Stanne was a session vocalist for the Swedish, melodic death metal band, In Flames, during their early career. He provided the lead vocals for In Flames' debut album, ''Lunar Strain'' in 1994. Contrary to popular belief, Stanne was never an official member of In Flames, he did the session vocals as a "favor" to In Flames, who did not have a vocalist at the time.

In 2005, Stanne provided a clean vocal passage on the Nightrage song "Frozen," from their album ''Descent into Chaos''.

ABADDON INCARNATE

Abaddon Incarnate are an Irish death metal band.

The band was formed in 1991 with the aim of playing fast death metal with grindcore elements under the name ''Bereaved'', but with the band's third demo in 1995 the decision was made to change their name to ''Abaddon Incarnate''.

They are currently unsigned but have previously been signed with the French label Season of Mist and to the Irish label Sentinel Records and the Spanish label Xtreem Music.

They have released three albums, The last supper ( 1999 ) Nadir ( 2001 ) and Dark crusade ( 2003 ) They have toured in Spain, France, Britain, Switzerland, Germany and Australia.

2007 sees a new line up with Stephen Finnerty ( sarcosis ) on bass and Johnny King on drums. New material is written and due for general release in 2008.

DEATH METAL (part 1)

Death metal is an extreme heavy metal subgenre. It is typically characterized by the use of heavily-distorted guitars, harsh vocals that are low-pitched and/or growled, morbid lyrics, fast-paced rhythms and melodies, and unconventional song structures.

Building off the speed and complexity of thrash metal, and the raw extremities defined in early black metal, death metal came to true prominence by the mid 1980s. and pioneer death metal bands such as Death band Morbid Angel are considered prime influences in the genre. "Formed in 1984 in Florida, Morbid Angel (along with Death) would also help spearhead an eventual death metal movement in their home state" In the late 1980s and early 1990s, death metal gained more media attention as popular record labels like Earache Records and Roadrunner Records began to sign death metal bands at a rapid rate. Is Metal Still Alive? WATT Magazine, Written by: Robert Heeg, Published: April 1993 Since then, death metal has diversified, spawning a rich variety of subgenres. "During the 1990s death metal diversified influencing many subgenres" "The golden years of death metal were from 1988 to 1994, during which time the classics of the genre and all of its variations formed"

Death metal has been met with considerable hostility from mainstream culture, mainly because of the violent themes, imagery and stage personae surrounding many bands. "Investigating the 'death metal' murders" It is typically seen as an underground form of music, in part because it does not appeal to mainstream tastes and because its musicians often choose to remain obscure.

The genre is often identified by fast, highly distorted and downtuned guitars, combined with guitar playing techniques such as palm muting and tremolo picking. The percussion is usually fast and dynamic. Blast beats, double bass and exceedingly fast drum patterns are frequently used to add to the ferocity of the genre. The vocals are often gutteral roars, grunts, snarls, and low gurgles colloquially called death grunts or death growls. This vocal style is sometimes referred to in tongue-in-cheek as Cookie Monster vocals because of the similarity with the popular ''Sesame Street'' character of the same name.

Death metal is known for its abrupt tempo, key, and time signature changes, as well as extremely fast and complex guitar and drumwork. "all the above characteristics are clearly present: abrupt tempo and count changes, on occasion extremely fast drumming, morbid lyrics and growling delivery "A good Death Metal song will keep the listener to the edge of his seat while the song twists and turns through numerous time changes and scale patterns - John Gallagher, Dying Fetus

Death metal may include chromatic chord progressions and a varied song structure, rarely employing the standard verse-chorus arrangement. These compositions tend to emphasize an ongoing development of themes and motifs. "We say death metal is "structuralist" because, in contrast to rock music, its goal is not a recursive rhythm riff that encourages constant intensity through verse-chorus structure" The setup most frequently used in death metal is two guitars, a bass guitar, a vocalist and a drum kit almost universally using two bass drums or a double bass drum pedal. Although this is the standard setup, bands have been known to incorporate other instruments such as electronic keyboards.

Death metal's lyrical themes typically invoke Z-grade slasher movie violence,Moynihan, Michael, and Dirik Søderlind (1998). Lords of Chaos (2nd ed.). but may also extend to contain themes of Satanism, Occultism, mysticism, and/or social commentay.

"However, few practise mysticism and most seem to use it solely as metaphorology for their works"

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Although violence may be explored in various other genres as well, death metal elaborates on the details of extreme acts, including mutilation, dissection, rape and necrophilia. Sociologist Keith Kahn-Harris (author of ''Extreme Metal: Music and Culture on the Edge'') commented that this may be attributed to a "fascination" with the human body that all people share to some degree, a "primal desire", and that although the genre often glamorizes violence and obscurities, there is equally as much fear and disgust amid the exploration.Additionally, contributing artists to the genre often defend death metal as little more than an extreme form of art and entertainment, similar to horror films in the motion picture industry. Needless to say, this has brought such musicians under fire from activists internationally, who claim that fact is often lost on a large number of adolescents, who are left with the glamorization of such violence without social context or awareness of why such imagery is stimulating.

There are multiple theories on how the term "death metal" originated. One theory is that the name originates from an early pioneer of the genre, Death. A Florida journalist explained to his readers that Death (band) play their own kind of metal: "Death's Metal". "The term Death Metal was coined by a Florida journalist that was explaining to his readers that Death play their own kind of metal it is “Deaths Metal” so we owe the term to him but I think it was a global movement. Bathory's demo was 1983 and so was Hellhammers first demo" Others contest that Death is not the origin, but that the harsh vocals and morbid lyrical content generally inspired the genre, regardless. Aardschok Magazine, Written by: Robert Haagsma, Published: April 1995 "The definition death metal was called into being because of the drift of the lyrics - death in all its shapes - and the death rasp which the "singers" use. That one of the founders of the genre is going by the name Death might be a coincidence" Another possible origin is a fanzine called "Death Metal", started by Thomas Fischer and Martin Ain of the band Hellhammer (later Celtic Frost). The name was later given to the 1984 compilation ''Death Metal (Split album)'' released by Hellhammer's label Noise Records (Germany).The term "Death Metal" emerged when Thomas Fischer and Martin Ain, a pair of Swiss Venom fans in the band Hellhammer (later Celtic Frost), started a fanzine called "Death Metal". Later, their record label German Noise Records used the "Death Metal" name for a compilation featuring Hellhammer "Karl from Noise is planning to call the LP ''Black Mass'' but it is Tom who talks him out of it and proposes ''Death Metal'' which actually is the name of the underground mag Tom used to run" The term might also have originated from other recordings. Possessed (band) 1984 demo is called ''Death Metal (Possessed demo)'', and a song with the same name is featured on their 1985 debut album ''Seven Churches''. "Possessed are hailed as the godfathers of the death metal genre ... They're considered the first death metal group with the name coming from their first demo entitled, ''Death Metal''." A demo released by Death in 1984 is called ''Death by Metal''. Martelgang Magazine, Written by: Anton de Wit, Published: January 2002, "Yet it's almost unthinkable that the term wasn't inspired by the band name Death or their first demo, ''Death By Metal'' from 1984."

The history of death metal begins in the early 1980's. A style emerged that was between death metal, black metal and thrash metal. European bands like Venom (band), Bathory (band), Hellhammer and bands from the Americas like Possessed (band), Slayer and Sepultura formed the basis of this extreme heavy metal style. From these founding acts styles diversified into death and black metal.

!T.O.O.H.!

!T.O.O.H.! (an acronym for "The Obliteration of Humanity") were an avant-garde deathgrind band, ''metalstorm.ee'' from the Czech Republic formed in 1990. Their lyrics focused mainly on gore in their earlier years, and later focused around politics and political matters.

!T.O.O.H.! was originally founded under the name Devastator by brothers Jan and Josef Veselý, which was changed in 1993. The band was disbanded shortly after putting the finishing touches on the ''Ràd a Trest'' album due to financial difficulties caused after being dropped by Earache Records, who took the album out of print only two months after its release.

THERION (ROTTING CHRIST)

Theogonia is the ninth full length album by Greek melodic black metal band Rotting Christ. It is their first release through Season of Mist, and the first to feature guitarist Giorgos Bokos (Nightfall) in the line-up.

The album includes a special edition DVD with 2005-2006 tour footage of the band in Italy, Russia, Brazil; a "making of" documentary; and music video for the song, keravnos kivernitos.

ABBATH DOOM OCCULTA (IMMORTAL)

"Olve Eikemo" (born 1973, Bergen, Norway), better known by his stage name '''Abbath Doom Occulta''', is a Norwegian composer, vocalist, guitarist, and one of the founding members of the influential black metal band Immortal. Before he founded Immortal, Abbath played bass for the early Norwegian extreme metal band Old Funeral, with future Immortal member Demonaz and Varg Vikernes of Burzum fame (Though they were all not in the band at the same time). While working with Old Funeral, he also joined Demonaz's band Amputation who later became the infamous Immortal. He also plays bass in Demonaz's newly started project Demonaz.

*IMMORTAL HISTORY*

Immortal's history begins in 1989 as death metal band Amputation. At various times throughout Immortal's existence, Abbath was lead vocalist, bassist, guitarist, keyboardist, drummer, and lyricist, mainly due to the inconsistent line-ups they were able to put together. During a long period of time, however, Abbath served the band as Vocalist, Bassist and (studio) Drummer while Demonaz played lead guitar. It wasn't until Horgh arrived that Immortal was able to secure a steady line-up; the problems however continued. After the release of Blizzard Beasts Demonaz was diagnosed with acute tendinitis, and was consequently forced to quit as guitarist, but remained as lyricist and band manager. They released ''At the Heart of Winter'' in 1999, this time with Abbath handling guitar and bass, with Horgh still on drums. This album marks a large shift in sound and style for the music of Immortal. In 2000 they released ''Damned in Black'', with Iscariah on bass. ''Sons of Northern Darkness'' was released in 2002, with the same lineup.

Soon after the release of ''Sons of Northern Darkness'', Immortal ceased to exist. The break-up was not caused by tensions or problems, but was rather a mutual one between all members, who claimed to do this for personal reasons.



In early June 2006, it was announced through a German Rock Hard magazine, that Abbath and Horgh would reunite as Immortal. They have begun practicing old material. In regard to when Immortal would start playing live again, Abbath is quoted saying:



"One year more or less doesn’t make a difference. We have all the time in the world."

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Abbath used to use a GHL Jackson Randy Rhoads copy which he modded with new pickups, hardware, and a new paint job. Currently hes been using an ESP LTD DV8 Dave Mustaine Model which he modified to accept a Floyd Rose tremolo system. He might use Marshall Amplifiers. This is not confirmed.

In an isssue of Guitar World which features an interview with him, it is mentioned that he has an endorsment deal with ESP.

In 2006, Abbath started a new band called simply, "I (band)". Abbath is the frontman and guitarist of "I" and is joined by former Immortal drummer Armagedda on drums, Gorgoroth bassist King on bass, Enslaved guitarist Arve Isdal on guitars, and former Immortal guitarist Demonaz writing lyrics. The debut album called "Between Two Worlds" was released in 2006.

Bömbers is a Motörhead tribute band formed in 1996. Abbath provides the Vocals and Bass, Tore (ex-Old Funeral) is on Guitars, and Pez (Punishment Park) is on Drums. During the Inferno Metal Festival 2007, Abbath joined the German thrash metal-band Sodom on stage and performed a Motörhead-cover of "Ace of Spades".

The character Lars Heavy metal umlaut, from the Guitar Hero Series features much of the same clothing Abbath wears, and identical corpse paint. The reference is more apparent in Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock, as Ümlaüt's hair is jet black (rather than blonde) just like Abbath.

Abbath, along with Horgh have been featured on various Photoshopped pictures and memes due to their over-the-top appearance in the At the Heart of Winter booklet. A large collection of these images appear on the Facebook group "Any picture can be improved by adding Immortal to it".

LACUNA COIL (part 1)

Lacuna Coil is a heavy metal band from Milan, Italy formed in 1994. Formerly known as ''Sleep of Right'' and ''Ethereal'', the band was inspired by gothic imagery and gothic metal music, and the members have been known, musically, for composing midtempo songs consisting of guitar lines overlaid with prominent keyboard work, and contrasting dual female/male vocal harmonies to help create a melodic detached sound.

Much of the band's recent material, however, sees a more down-tuned style, featuring a more distinct bass line and a higher mixing of the guitars within the songs. According to the band, they are and have been influenced by Paradise Lost (band), Tiamat, Anathema, Septic Flesh, Black Sabbath, Type O Negative, Imago Mortis, Depeche Mode, In Flames and Amorphis amongst others. They have played among the world's biggest heavy metal festivals on the main stage including Ozzfest, Bloodstock Open Air, Wacken Open Air, and are scheduled to play with Megadeth on their Gigantour tour this November. The band's 2006 release, ''Karmacode'' peaked at number 28 on the Billboard 2000.

Andrea and Marco formed ''Sleep of Right'', but soon changed their name to ''Ethereal'', and signed to Century Media at the end of 1997.Finding that the name ''Ethereal'' was already taken, they changed their name to Lacuna Coil, which means ''empty spiral''.

The band consisted at that point of co-vocalists Cristina Scabbia and Andrea Ferro with bassist/keyboardist Marco Coti Zelati. The band recorded a self-titled EP released in 1998, and went on tour supporting label-mates Moonspell. The band was accompanied for this tour by guitarist Cristiano Migliore and drummer Cristiano Mozzati.

Following a second European tour, the band recorded their debut full-length album, ''In a Reverie'', and added second guitarist Marco Biazzi. The band supported the album with another European tour, co-headlining with Skyclad (band).

Following another EP in the form of "Half-Life" in 2000, and album entitled ''Unleashed Memories'' in 2001, the band released ''Comalies'' in 2002, an album which received acclaim and rave reviews from certain corners of the heavy metal music world. Over a year later, the first single from this album, "Heaven's a Lie", began to receive radio and media attention and pulled the band into the mainstream. The second single, ''Swamped'', was played in heavy rotation, and was used in the video game "Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines", both in one of the game's fictitious clubs and along with the game's endgame credits. Music videos were filmed for both songs and broadcast on MTV2's Headbanger's Ball.

By 2004, ''Comalies'' had become the best-selling CD in Century Media's history. The band appeared at Ozzfest in between headlining club tours in United States and Europe.

In an effort to best take advantage of Lacuna Coil's ascendant popularity, the band and label postponed the release of their highly-anticipated follow up to ''Comalies'', ''Karmacode'', to early 2006. According to the band's website, this made it possible for more time to be spent on production while also avoiding the crowded summer 2005 release schedule for metal albums. On December 23, 2005 the band announced via their official web site that all recording, mixing, and mastering had been finished and that ''Karmacode'' is complete. It was then announced that Karmacode would be released in USA on April 4, 2006. One of its tracks, "Our Truth", is the first single (and video) and is featured as well on the soundtrack of the movie ''Underworld: Evolution'' in stores on January 10, 2006. The video has had rotation on MTV.

LACUNA COIL (part 2)

During their 2005 European Tour, Lacuna Coil performed two new songs (working titles "A2" and "Antonio") at selected concerts. "Our Truth" is one of these songs, tentatively referred to at the time as "Antonio", while the song "A2" has been renamed to "Fragile", and is the opening track on ''Karmacode''.

''Karmacode'' debuted at #28 on the Billboard Charts. It received critical acclaim from music critics and magazines. Corresponding with the release of the new album, Lacuna Coil went on tour with Rob Zombie throughout North America in early 2006 also making an appearance at Ozzfest 2006 on the main stage. The band also played at the 2006 Download Festival, a three-day festival in England's Donington Park which was headlined by Metallica, Tool, and Guns N' Roses. They are also scheduled to play one night in the UK at Sheffield Corporation on October 17th. This December, Lacuna Coil will be teaming up with In Flames for a US Tour, though they are currently on board the Blackest of the Black 2006 tour with headlining act Danzig, and bands like Asesino, Belphegor, and The Haunted

In March 2007, Lacuna Coil joined Stone Sour and Shadows Fall on the Jägermeister Music Tour. In May, they toured the US with Within Temptation and The Gathering (band) on the The Hottest Chicks in Metal Tour 2007.

Departing from the original tour dates, Lacuna Coil made a stop in Raleigh, North Carolina in early April to play with area bands Wounded Soul and Blatant Disarray, and with Shadows Fall. They again departed from the tour schedule in Albuquerque, New Mexico in late April and played at the Sunshine Theater with Stolen Babies, Beneath the Sky and Shadows Fall.

In October of 2007 Lacuna Coil will play for the first time in their career in Japan during the Loudpark Festival 07 at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama City.

In November they joined with Megadeth, Devildriver, Static-X and Bring Me The Horizon for the Australian Gigantour.

Their song "Closer" is featured as a bonus song in the video game ''Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock''.

Lacuna Coil are currently working on their follow-up to ''Karmacode''.

MELODIC DEATH METAL

Melodic death metal (also referred to as '''melodeath''' and '''Gothenburg metal''' is a subgenre of death metal. Originally the genre combined the harmony style and groove melodies of heavy metal with the harsh thrashing sound and vocals of death metal. Later the genre evolved due to many different influences, a notable evolution in the genre being the addition of keyboards.

Melodic death metal contains more melodic guitar riffs, melodic solos, and acoustic guitar work than death metal. It also contains more comprehensible lyrics as well as coherent singing along with traditional death growl vocals. The pioneers of melodic death metal include In Flames, Carcass, Dark Tranquillity and At the Gates. Sentenced (band) is also sometimes credited as the first melodic death metal band with the release of ''North from Here''.

Some melodic death metal bands from the Scandinavian region combine the genre with other metal genres such as viking metal, folk metal, power metal, and symphonic metal.

In the late 1990s, many melodic death metal bands changed their style of playing by adding more melodic elements; more groovy choruses and riffs, more clean vocals, and making more prominent use of keyboards. Alongside the traditional melodic death metal riffs began appearing other musical elements such as alternative metal melodies and singing as well as a higher production quality.

One notable contribution to melodic death metal is the Gothenburg style, named after the city from which it originated. It is not certain what band originally started the Gothenburg sound, however, it is widely accepted that In Flames, At the Gates, and Dark Tranquillity (The Three Kings) are three major pioneers of the style. They are also some of the only widely known bands to practice it, with newer bands such as Arch Enemy and The Haunted being offshoots of Carcass and At the Gates respectively.

Most melodic death metal bands are from the Scandinavian and Northern European regions, especially from Sweden and Finland.

In recent years, the genre has gained somewhat of a popularity boost, acquiring an increasing following in North America, especially among North American fans of the Scandinavian bands which still pioneer the genre to this day.

INCIPIT SATAN (GORGOROTH ALBUM)

Incipit Satan is the sixth full-length album by Norwegian black metal band Gorgoroth. Re-released in 2006 by Back on Black Records on gatefold LP. This album experiments far more with noise and industrial overtones. It was also the first album to mark Gaahl as the full time vocalist. This album was dedicated to their deceased friend and former bandmate Erik Brodreskift.

KING OV HELL (GORGOROTH)

King ov Hell is best known as the bassist for the Norwegian black metal band Gorgoroth. He joined Gorgoroth in 1999 as a full time bassist and wrote their two most recent albums. ''Ad Majorem Sathanas Gloriam'' (Regain Records and Candlelight Records), was nominated for the Norwegian Spellemann Award in 2006. He works as a primary school teacher in Bergen, as did former drummer Kvitravn.

As '''TC King''', he played bass in 2006 supergroup "I" along with Abbath Doom Occulta of Immortal, Ice Dale (Arve Isdal of Enslaved, Audrey Horne and Bourbon Flame) and former Immortal drummer Armagedda on Between Two Worlds (Nuclear Blast).

King and former Gorgoroth drummer Kvitrafn recorded and released the "noisy black metal" side project Jotunspor ''Gleipnirs Smeder'' in 2006 for Satanas Rex and released in the US on Candlelight Records.

King also plays bass in Sahg, a "gloom and doom flavored" metal band also hailing from Bergen, Norway. Their 2006 release on Regain Records ''Sahg 1'' was quickly followed by several festival appearances and a supporting position on Celtic Frost's 2006 North American Tour along with 1349 (band). King plays both Bass Guitar and Drums on the Sahg track "Boundless Demise"

As bassist for Spellemann Award winners (the Norwegian equivalent to the Grammy) Audrey Horne (band), King is billed as Tom. Audrey Horne's album ''No Hay Banda'' (Tuba Records) was released in 2005 and won the Norwegian Grammy January 2006 in Oslo for "Best Metal Act". Audrey Horne plays straight-forward American sounding rock and also features guitarist Arve Isdal of Enslaved and I among its members.

ALEXI "WILDCHILD" LAIHO (CHILDREN OF BODOM)

Alexi "Wildchild" Laiho (born Markku Uula Aleksi Laiho) is the lead guitarist for the bands Children of Bodom (where he is also the vocalist), Sinergy and Kylähullut. He has also played with Thy Serpent and Impaled Nazarene on occasion, in addition to Warmen.

In 1999, Alexi was invited to join Sinergy by Kimberly Goss, as the lead guitarist and support keyboard player. In 2001, Roope Latvala joined Sinergy, and a "master against disciple" situation was created, resulting in several guitar battles on the solos of Sinergy's songs.

Alexi was a guest musician on a song by To/Die/For ("In the Heat of the Night") and on a few songs by Norther, he also co-produced the debut album of the band Griffin, all between 2001 and 2002.

In September of 2002, Alexi's custom Jackson guitars (one of them bearing the famous "Wildchild" sticker) were stolen by an unidentified thief while he was asleep with Latvala after a night partying with the other members of the band after a horrible concert. Alexi needed new instruments, but Jackson had just been sold to the Fender Musical Instrument Company and wouldn't be able to build a custom guitar for Alexi for at least one year. ESP Guitars, however, told Alexi they could build a replacement in three months, and he signed with the company.

In 2004, Alexi founded a side-project called Kylähullut, which was assembled together with Tommi Lillman (ex-Sinergy) and Vesa Jokinen (from Klamydia). The band was created merely for the entertainment of the musicians, and takes a carefree approach to their music. The band's discography includes a 4-track EP and a full-length 12-song album.

Alexi's life is dedicated almost entirely to music, and whenever he is not on tour with one of his bands, he is playing video games, drinking, or practicing. His main hobby is cars; he was taught how to drive by his father at the age of 10. Alexi owns a Pontiac Firebird, a 1974 Dodge Monaco and a Buick. In February of 2002 Alexi married Kimberly Goss, front-woman of the band Sinergy, during a private ceremony in Finland. Prior to the marriage, they dated for four years. In 2004 they separated: Alexi simply said things were not working, but there are rumors that Goss cheated on him. However they still remain close friends and band mates in Sinergy.

More than once, Alexi has referred to his band-mates as "probably the only real friends I ever had" or saying "Those motherfuckers aren't my friends...They are my brothers.". He has the letters "COBHC" (Children of Bodom Hate Crew) tattooed on his hand as an homage to Ozzy Osbourne, who has a similar tattoo with the letters O-Z-Z-Y. Alexi has been featured on the cover of Young Guitar Magazine several times, as well as being on the cover of Guitar World along with master guitarists Steve Vai and Zakk Wylde. The "Wildchild" nickname comes from a song by the band W.A.S.P.. His first guitar was a ''Tokai Stratocaster''.

In April of 2005 Alexi generated a considerable amount of unrest in the metal guitar community when, in an interview with Guitar World magazine, he referred to popular prog metal act Dream Theater as "super lame" going on to say "It's not even music; it's sports." The magazine also referred to Dream Theater as Laiho's "favorite whipping boys." In January 2006 issue of the same magazine, reader Brad Bailey asked "Why did you make those lame comments about Dream Theater in GW? You're a fine player, but comments like those just make people lose respect for you. Did you know it caused a big stir?" to which Laiho responded "Fuck. Well, apparently it did. First of all, I think it's really funny that people trash bands and musicians every day on the internet, and nobody gives a shit. But once you say something like that - which wasn't even too bad - in a magazine, all of a sudden you're the biggest dick on the earth. But truthfully, I don't know why I said that. I was having a bad day or something. Obviously, John Petrucci is a better player than I am and it isn't my place to talk shit about him."

In January 2003, ESP Guitars announced a line of Alexi Laiho Signature Models. The US version guitars are a slightly different shape than what Alexi usually plays, as the RV shape is a copyrighted Jackson shape. So to avoid a lawsuit, ESP made the bottom horn slightly larger and also put in a cut-away to get to the lower frets. Another difference is the use of solid black or yellow pintripes on the paint finish instead of his traditional pinstriped design which ESP have replicated for his guitars. The guitar comes in two finishes: black w/yellow stripe and white w/black stripe. The guitar has a neck-thru 25.5” design, using a 3-pc maple neck with a 24-fret ebony fingerboard and pearl saw-tooth inlays, although Alexi on his own guitar has custom scythe inlays on some of his white guitars. The ESP Alexi includes white binding on neck and head, the ESP custom shop version comes with a natural maple neck while the LTD is painted, and it comes with professional-quality components including a Floyd Rose original tremolo, Gotoh tuners, and a single Seymore Duncan AHB-1 in the bridge position. As of 2007, a cheaper model (the Alexi- 200) is also available, in either solid black or white finish. It's a bolt on, 25.5" Scale with the body made out of basswood, with a maple neck and rosewood fingerboard. It features a Floyd Rose Licensed bridge and one EMG-ESP LH-300 bridge pickup.

DE MYSTERIIS DOM SATHANAS (MAYHEM ALBUM)

De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas is the first full-length studio album by Norwegian black metal band Mayhem. "De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas" is stated as meaning ''Lord Satan's Secret Rites'' (literally, ''Of the Mysteries of Lord Satan''). It is marked out in the band's history by being not only the last studio recording of Mayhem featuring material co-written by Per Yngve 'Dead' Ohlin, but also the only full-length studio album to feature band leader, Øystein 'Euronymous' Aarseth.



After Varg Vikernes (the session bass player on this recording) was convicted for the murder of Euronymous, Euronymous' parents demanded that the album not feature the bass parts by Vikernes. Jan Axel Blomberg/Hellhammer promised to remove the bass tracks from the recording and re-record them himself. However, he did not record new bass parts, rather, he simply lowered Vikernes' contributions in the final mix. According to Hellhammer, he decided that it was somehow fitting that murderer and victim should be together on this album.


Vocals on this album were performed by Attila Csihar of Tormentor from Hungary. They are somewhat atypical for black metal, and have provoked a mixed reception from some fans.


This album is widely acclaimed as one of the masterpieces of the black metal genre, and its bleak aesthetics and lyrics have often been cited as an inspiration by other black metal groups. Die-hard fans of Mayhem's early works, however, criticize Attila's vocals as being inferior to those of Dead (musician), although most agree his vocals do work very well within the framework of the album. In 2004 Attila rejoined Mayhem.

FUNERAL DOOM

Funeral doom is a subgenre of doom metal and an outgrowth of death/doom.

Funeral Doom is slower and heavier than most other doom metal subgenres (the term 'funeral' in funeral doom comes from the fact that the music moves along at the pace of a funeral march. Funeral Doom bands also incorporate influences from ambient music to create a sound that is not only distorted and gloomy, but also dreamy. Vocals within the genre include mournful chanting and distorted death grunts/growls, the latter of which are used to add texture to the music.

BEHEMOTH MP3's

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1. SLAVE SHALL SERVE

2.FIELDS OF HAAR MEGGIDO

3. ANTICHRISTIAN PHENOMENON

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