Norway’s Dark Essence Records have today announced the signing of Bergen-based post-metal crew KRAKOW who have just recorded their 2nd full-length album, “diin”, with producer Iver Sandøy (TRINACRIA, MANNGARD). Commenting on the signing, label head Martin Kvam said “KRAKOW have taken a huge step forward and upwards with this beast of an album, creating [...]
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DARK ESSENCE RECORDS SIGNS POST METALLERS KRAKOW
Posted: March 27, 2012 in DARK ESSENCE RECORDS, OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASES0
VULTURE INDUSTRIES TO PERFORM TWO SPECIAL SHOWS WITH GUEST APPEARANCE BY TAAKE’S HOEST
Posted: December 31, 2011 in DARK ESSENCE RECORDS, OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASES, TAAKE, VULTURE INDUSTRIESVULTURE INDUSTRIES will play two shows in February, which will see the Norwegian Progressive Extreme Metallers perform a set which will include some unexpected material that the band is rehearsing especially for these two performances. Also making a guest appearance for some of the set will be TAAKE front man Hoest. The first of [...]
NEW MUSIC VIDEO FROM NORWEGIAN BLACK METALLERS TAAKE
Posted: September 27, 2011 in DARK ESSENCE RECORDS, OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASES, TAAKEWith the MCD “Kveld” released in April as a taster for the band’s fifth full-length album “Noregs Vaapen”, and with the album itself hitting the streets on DARK ESSENCE RECORDS on the 20th September in Europe, and a release date set for the 1st November in the USA, TAAKE has today released a music [...]
HOEST ANNOUNCES DETAILS OF UPCOMING TAAKE ALBUM. COVER ART REVEALED
Posted: July 4, 2011 in DARK ESSENCE RECORDS, TAAKEThe following information regarding the new album from TAAKE has been revealed directly by Hoest. Sons & daughters of bitches, Your favourite asshole has just completed the new Taake album entitled “Noregs Vaapen”. It will be released as limited digipak through Dark Essence Records and double LP through Svartekunst Produksjoner in September. Right now I’m [...]
LIVE VIDEO OF TAAKE AT SWR BARROSELAS FESTIVAL APRIL 30 2011
Posted: May 2, 2011 in DARK ESSENCE RECORDSTAAKE’s appearance at the SWR Barroselas Festival on the 30th April was streamed live. For those who missed it, you can watch it below.
TAAKE SET TO RELEASE MCD AS PRELUDE TO FULL-LENGTH. TRACK PREMIERED.
Posted: April 20, 2011 in DARK ESSENCE RECORDS, OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASESTAAKE, one of Norway’s leading Black Metal bands, is set to release an MCD on the 26th of April which will serve as a taster for the new full-length album later in the year. “Kveld” contains five tracks, four of which are classic TAAKE songs which have been especially recorded live in the studio with [...]
BLACK-FOLK METALLERS GALAR ANNOUNCE LIVE DEBUT
Posted: April 10, 2011 in DARK ESSENCE RECORDS, GRAVDAL, OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASESSince the release of their second full-length album “Til Alle Heimsens Endar” last year, Norwegian Black-Folk Metallers GALAR have been recruiting live members and preparing to take the band live. With founders M. Kristiansen (screams and rhythm guitar) and A. B. Lauritzen (clean vocals and bassoon) now having been joined by Specter (GRAVDAL, AETERNUS) on [...]
HELHEIM TO DEBUT TRACK FROM UPCOMING ALBUM ON U.S. COMMUNITY RADIO – ALBUM DETAILS REVEALED
Posted: March 16, 2011 in DARK ESSENCE RECORDS, HELHEIM, OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASESNorwegian Viking Metallers HELHEIM are set to debut a track from their upcoming album “Heiðindómr ok Mótgangr” on Derek Rice’s “Raise the Dead” show on the US Community Radio station KDVS, Davis 90.3FM. As well as debuting the track, titled “Viten og Mot (Stolthet)”, the show will feature an interview with HELHEIM vocalist/bassist V’gandr (TAAKE, [...]
Hot on the heels of TAAKE’s first appearance in Central America last month, the band is due to return to that continent, this time for a four-date tour of Brazil with fellow Norwegians MAYHEM in March of this year. Itinerary as follows: Fri 11 – Carioca Club, Sao Paolo Sat 12 – Centro Cultural Lapa [...]
TAAKE SET TO PLAY THREE DATES IN MEXICO
Posted: January 20, 2011 in DARK ESSENCE RECORDS, OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASESNorwegian Black Metallers TAAKE are set to play in Central America for the first time in the band’s 18 year career, with three appearances in Mexico scheduled for February. Joining TAAKE for two of the shows will be fellow Norwegians URGEHAL, whilst German Thrashers DESTRUCTION and DESASTER will join the two Norwegian bands for one [...]
