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DOEDSVANGR – WITH MEMBERS OF MEMBERS OF TSJUDER, HORNA, BEHEXEN, NORDJEVEL – SIGNS WITH IMMORTAL FROST PRODUCTIONS

Posted: November 23, 2016 in Doedsvangr, OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASES, Uncategorized
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The news earlier this year that Norwegian frontman Doedsadmiral   was forming a new band was greeted with a fair amount of interest, given that this shadowy figure had already created  three bands with lineups that include some of the best known and experienced musicians in the extreme metal genres.  Bands that have  not only gained a large fan base, but have also released critically acclaimed albums, and all within a very short space of time.

And it seems that his new band, DOEDSVANGR, is set to follow in the footsteps of its predecessors. With Shatraug (HORNA, SARGEIST, BEHEXEN and NIGHTBRINGER) and  Anti-Christian (TSJUDER,  BEATEN TO DEATH) joining the frontman on guitars and drums respectively, the band has inked a deal with the Belgian label Immortal Frost Productions for the release of its first album.

With its debut full-length, which will be titled “Satan Ov Suns”, DOEDSVANGER has created an album, that, according to the band is “very dark work, very  evil and with extreme variations, but with a lot of groove”.   Drums for “Satans Ov Suns” were recorded at the Oslo Klang studios, Vocals were mixed and mastered at Velvet Recording in Sypdeberg, Norway and Guitars and Bass were recorded in Tampere, Finland.  The album will be mixed and mastered by producer Bjarne Stensli.  “Satan Ov Suns” is set for release in 2017 at a date as yet to be announced.

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Doedsadmiral’s bands have proved to be very popular with fans  of the Black Metal genre.  NORDJEVEL, which includes current and former members of MARDUK, RAGNAROK, FATAL IMPACT, TVANGESTE and BYRDI, is the first of the bands who has stepped out of the studio and is making an impact on the live scene,  whilst SVARTELDER, with current and former members of CARPATHIAN FOREST,  IN THE WOODS, DEN SAAKALDTE, PANTHEON I and OLD FOREST, and ENEPSIGOS with current and former members of SARKOM, BLUT AUS NORD, DEATHROW, FIDES INVERSA, FROSTMOON ECLISPE and DARVAZA are still studio-based.

So what does he have in mind for DOEDSVANGR, and why add yet another band to his “portfolio”?

“All my other bands each have a different sound  and musical ethos one from the other, and DOEDSVANGR is one that comes from a much darker direction.  DOEDSVANGR, like the other projects in which I’m involved, does not come from me alone, but is the result of two great musicians coming onboard so that together we can create music the way we all want it to sound, and perform it in a way that we all want to hear it.  Will DOEDSVSANGR perform live one day?  That remains to be seen, let’s just see where the album takes us first.

“Why another band?  Why not? I’ve been a fan of Black Metal, and all it’s different forms, for as long as I can remember.  In fact, it was just the other day that I was saying to my manager, Patricia Thomas,  that it has been twelve years since she and I first started talking about doing what I’m doing right now.  Whilst many say that I do have some skill as a vocalist, I certainly don’t class myself as a brilliant musician, or writer, or anything even close to it come to that. But  I have been fortunate enough to have the means that allow me to create different bands within the Extreme genre and bring together different artists, exceptional artists at that, for whom I have long had an enormous respect, and whose skills and experience fortunately more than make up for my own shortcomings. It’s that “bringing together” of these superb artists and allowing them free reign with what they do musically, that is, and always will be, the crux of what I do.   Am I living the dream?  Yes, most definitely!  Do I work hard at all aspects of it?  You bet I do!  Will there be more to come in the future?  Just watch this space!”

More information about DOEDSVANGR can be found on the band’s Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/doedsvangrofficial

A rough demo track to give fans an idea of what to expect from the band, can be heard below and at https://soundcloud.com/doedsvangrofficial/black-sun-nimbus


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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/doedsvangrofficial
SoundCloud:  https://soundcloud.com/doedsvangrofficial
Band Contact: Doedsvangrofficial@gmail.com
Management & PR:  patriciathomas@btinternet.com
Immortal Frost Poductions: http://immortalfrostproductions.com
Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/Immortalfrostproductions/
Contact: immortalfrostproductions@hotmail.com

PSYCHEDELIC ROCKERS SHAMAN ELEPHANT DEBUT A TRACK FROM THEIR UPCOMING ALBUM

Posted: November 22, 2016 in KARISMA RECORDS, OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASES, Uncategorized
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With its impeding release not too far away, Psychedelic Rockers SHAMAN ELEPHANT have debuted the title track from their upcoming album “Crystals” ahead of its 9th December release date.  The track can be heard streaming on Rock Hard at https://www.rockhard.de/news/newsarchiv/newsansicht/45802-shaman-elephant-feiern-crystals-songpremiere.html

“Crystals” will be the first full-length album from the Norwegians, whose previous release was the three-track EP “More”.    Whilst there is no doubt that SHAMAN ELEPHANT’s sound, replete with heavy riffs, flowing melodies and a good dose of improvisation, fits easily into the Psychedelic Rock genre, it is the additional elements of Jazz and Prog Rock that makes their music just that little bit different.

Recorded at the Solslottet and Duper Studio with producer Iver Sandøy, and with artwork by  Kåre Thomsen, tracklisting for “Crystals”  is as follows:

  1. Crystals
  2. Shaman in the Woods
  3. I.A.B.
  4. Tusko
  5. The Jazz
  6. Stoned Conceptions

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SHAMAN ELEPHANT’s lineup of Eirik Sejersted Vognstølen on vocals and guitar, Jard Hole (LINT) on drums, Ole-Andreas Sæbø Jensen on  bass, and Jonas Særsten (ex-TIEBREAKER) on keyboards, are known for the energy they exude both in the studio and on stage.  They also have a pretty good idea of what people can expect from the new album, as they rather intriguingly explain “Crystals” is a psychedelic flying carpet ride taking you across a diverse musical landscape. Let the Shaman Spell fly you through waterfalls of melting melodies and fields of mastodontic riffs – open your third eye and prepare for the crystallized illusions”

More information about SHAMAN ELEPHANT can be found on the band’s Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/shamanelephant and on SoundCloud at https://soundcloud.com/shaman-elephant

“Crystals” is available to pre-order in CD and Vinyl formats from  http://shop.karismarecords.no/artist/shaman-elephant   or in all formats including digital at https://shamanelephant.bandcamp.com As well as from  the Karisma Records US Webstore at https://karismarecords.aisamerch.com

A very short “teaser” video for “Crystals” can be seen below and at at https://youtu.be/W8J_bXMBXWU


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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Shaman Elephant Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/shamanelephant
Shaman Elephant SoundCloud : https://soundcloud.com/shaman-elephant
Band contact and booking:  shamanelephantband@gmail.com
Promo and other information: post@karismarecords.no
Promo and other information: post@karismarecords.no
Karisma Records: http://www.karismarecords.no/
Karisma Records Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/karismarecords
Karisma Records on YouTube:  https://www.youtube.com/c/KarismarecordsNor
Karisma on SoundCloud:  https://soundcloud.com/karisma-records
Karisma Records Webshop: http://karismarecords.bigcartel.com/
Karisma Records US Webshop:  http://karismarecords.aisamerch.com/
Karisma Records BandCamp: http://karismarecords.bandcamp.com/music
Karisma Records KlickTrack Store:  http://shop.klicktrack.com/karismadarkessencerecords

DETAILS OF UPCOMING ALBUM FROM NORWEGIAN VIKING METALLERS HELHEIM REVEALED

Posted: November 21, 2016 in DARK ESSENCE RECORDS, HELHEIM, OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASES, Uncategorized
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Dark Essence Records have announced that the 20th January has been set for the release of “landawarijaR” the much-anticipated ninth full-length album from Norwegian Viking Metallers HELHEIM.

“landawarijaR” will contain seven tracks, all of which bear the hallmarks of HELHEIM’s traditional Norse heritage.  A Heritage  of which they are rightly proud and to which they have remained true, eschewing the temptation to turn themselves into the Viking parodies that so many bands have espoused.   With “landawarijaR” HELHEIM use their lyrics to express the need to include the Norse Heritage into modern life by emphasising the importance, mystery and never-changing wonder of the Runes.

Just as HELHEIM’s “raunijaR” followed in the same vein as its predecessor “Asgards Fall”, “landawarijaR” continues where “Heidindomr” ended.  All four albums incorporate the use of Timpani and Horns, and the new album also has a number of artists performing guest vocals including William Hut, Morten Egeland (NARROWHEAD), Pehr Skjoldhammer (ALFAHANNE),  Bjornar E Nilsen (VULTURE INDUSTRIES, BLACK HOLE GENERATOR) and Ottorpedo.

With music by by H’grimnir and V’gandr,  lyrics by V’gandr and  artwork by H’grimnir, “landawarijaR”   was recorded at the Conclave and Earshot Studios in Bergen, and produced by Bjornar E. Nilsen (VULTURE INDUSTRIES, BLACK HOLE GENERATOR) and mastered by Herbrand Larsen (ENSLAVED).

Tracklisting for “landawarijaR” is as follows:

1. Ymr
2. Baklengs mot intet
3. Rista blodørn
4. landawarijaR
5. Ouroboros
6. Synir af heidindomr
7. Enda-dagr

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HELHEIM recently announced that two songs from the album were being turned into videos by Guilherme Henriques, who is both producing and directing the videos.  ‘Ymr’ and ‘Baklengs mot intet’ are the songs that been chosen because, as the band  explained, they are  “neatly intertwined into a dualism which Guillherme will portray”.  The videos are expected to be debuted in the run-up to the release of “landawarijaR”.

A series of stills from the video shoot by the photographer Mathis Backe of Yggdrasil Photo (http://yggdrasilphoto.net ), and featuring HELHEIM’s lineup of Vgandr on bass and vocals, Hgrimnir on rhythm guitar and vocals, Noralf on rhythm and lead guitar and Hrymr on drums and programming , were recently published, and can be seen on HELHEIM’s Facebook page at  http://www.facebook.com/helheimnorway

More information about HELHEIM can be found on the band’s website at http://www.helheim.com or on Facebook at  http://www.facebook.com/helheimnorway

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The official video of the track “Dualitet og Ulver” which features a guest appearance from TAAKE’s Hoest, from HELHEIM’s ”Heiðindómr ok mótgangr” album can be seen below and at http://youtu.be/P_fw_nsSHeA


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Nine tracks covering 20 years of HELHEIM’s history can be heard on the band’s SoundCloud page at http://soundcloud.com/helheimofficial/sets/helheim-player


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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Helheim Website: http://www.helheim.com
Helheim Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/helheimnorway
Helheim  YouTube:  http://www.youtube.com/frosjo
Helheim Bandcamp:  https://helheim.bandcamp.com
Helhiem SoundCloud:  https://soundcloud.com/helheimofficial
Band Contact: helheim@helheim.com
Booking: bjornar@propulsionmusic.no
Dark Essence contact: post@karismarecords.no
Dark Essence Records: www.darkessencerecords.no
Dark Essence Records Bandcamp:  http://karismarecords.bandcamp.com/
Dark Essence SoundCloud: http://soundcloud.com/dark-essence-records
Dark Essence on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/darkessencerecords
Dark Essence Records Webshop: https://www.darkessencerecords.no/shop/
Dark Essence Webshop North America:  https://darkessence.aisamerch.com
Dark Essence Records KlickTrack:  shop.klicktrack.com/karismadarkessencerecords

 

BLACK HOLE GENERATOR REVEALS SECOND TRACK FROM UPCOMING ALUM

Posted: November 15, 2016 in BLACK HOLE GENERATOR, DARK ESSENCE RECORDS, Uncategorized
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With four days remaining to the release of BLACK HOLE GENERATOR’s  “A Requiem for Terra” Dark Essence Records have revealed a second track from the album.   Their choice of track this time is “Moloch”, and it can be heard streaming at the following

Spark Rock Magazine
http://www.spark-rockmagazine.cz/black-hole-generator-zverejnuji-dalsi-pisen
Friedhof Magazine
http://friedhof-magazine.com/noticias/black-hole-generator-estrenamos-en-exclusiva-su-nuevo-sencillo-moloch
Metalitalia.com
http://metalitalia.com/articolo/black-hole-generator-guarda-il-video-di-moloch-in-anteprima-su-metalitalia-com/
Slam
http://www.slam-zine.de/php/exklusive_songpremiere_bei_slam_moloch_von_black_hole_generator,13584,41569.html
Ultraje
http://ultraje.pt/black-hole-generator-moloch/
Metal Hammer Norway
http://www.metalhammer.no/?p=7417
Hammer World
http://hammerworld.hu/2016/11/14/black-hole-generator-norveg-black-metal-dalpremier-moloch/
Decibel Magazine
http://decibelmagazine.com/blog/2016/11/14/track-premiere-black-hole-generator-moloch

BLACK HOLE GENERATOR’s creator Bjornar E. Nilsen had this to say about the track “Moloch was one of the first tracks that was finalized for the album.  It is one of my personal favourites from “A Requiem for Terra” and it acts as the centerpiece for the album. It embodies the album’s bleak atmosphere which spans most of its dynamic range.  Starting off as a mesmerizing hymn to the deity Moloch, it is broken up by frantic, furious parts tearing everyone from  their mantric slumbers.  On this track I was lucky to get Gjermund from TAAKE and ORKAN on board on lead guitars, and his contribution really shines on this one!”

It’s been ten years since the appearance of BLACK HOLE GENERATOR’S debut release, the “Black Karma” MCD, and given Nilsen’s standing not only as VULTURE INDUSTRIES’ frontman, well known for his idiosyncratic vocals and eccentric stage performances, but also as one of Norway’s most successful producers, working with bands such as TAAKE and HELHEIM, as well as one of the people behind the Dark Essence Records and Karisma Records labels, the delay is hardly surprising.

“A Requiem for Terra”, will delight many guitar fans with guitarist Arve Isdal (ENSLAVED, AUDREY HORNE) being joined on the album by the previously-mentioned Gjermund Fredheim, who guests on three of the tracks, and  Dag Terje Andersen, who provides additional guitars.   Artwork for  “A Requiem for Terra” is by the Romanian artist and designer Costin Chioreanu, tracklisting is as follows:

  1. A Requiem for Terra
  2. Titan
  3. Moloch
  4. Beneath a Chemical Sky
  5. Emerging Pantheon
  6. Earth Eater
  7. Spiritual Blight

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“A Requiem for Terra” is set to hit the streets on the 18th November and is  now available to pre-order from https://www.darkessencerecords.no/shop/   and the US website at https://darkessence.aisamerch.com in CD format  and Vinyl formats, as well as at https://blackholegenerator.bandcamp.com  where the album is also available digitally.

More information about BLACK HOLE GENERATOR can be found at https://www.facebook.com/blackholegeneratorofficial/

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/blackholegeneratorofficial/
Bandcamp: https://blackholegenerator.bandcamp.com
SoundCloud:  https://soundcloud.com/black-hole-generator
Contact:  bjornar@propulsionmusic.no
Dark Essence contact: post@karismarecords.no
Dark Essence Records: www.darkessencerecords.no
Dark Essence Records Bandcamp:  http://karismarecords.bandcamp.com/
Dark Essence SoundCloud: http://soundcloud.com/dark-essence-records
Dark Essence on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/darkessencerecords
Dark Essence Records Webshop: https://www.darkessencerecords.no/shop/
Dark Essence Webshop North America:  https://darkessence.aisamerch.com
Dark Essence Records KlickTrack:  shop.klicktrack.com/karismadarkessencerecords

PROG ROCKERS FATAL FUSION STREAM SECOND TRACK FROM UPCOMING ALBUM

Posted: November 15, 2016 in KARISMA RECORDS, OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASES, Uncategorized
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Known for  using classical rock instruments such as vintage synths, Mellotron and Hammond Organ, along with the usual modern rock instruments,  Norway’s FATAL FUSION have come up with an album that is infused with hard rock, classical music, jazz and psychedelic influences giving the band its unique sound.  It is also an album that allows the band to reveal its darker side.

Filled with epic melodies that range from the exotic to the wistful,  “Total Absence” will be released on Karisma Records on the 25th November, and today the band and label have released a second track from the album.  The track they have chosen is “Forgotten One”,  and it’s one that could very easily fit into the soundtrack of an epic Fantasy film with its deceptively gentle, almost folkish melodies, but one that does not allow the listener to forget that FATAL FUSION’s music has its roots firmly planted in Prog Rock.

“Forgotten One” can be heard below and at https://youtu.be/Gtw0fmE6skc


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Tracklisting for the seven-track album as follows:

  1. The Gates of Ishtar
  2. Shadow of the King
  3. Forgotten One
  4. Astral Flight
  5. The Emperor’s Letter
  6. Endless Ocean Blue
  7. Total Absence

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FATAL FUSION’s lineup of Erlend Engebretsen on Keyboards, Lasse Lie on Bass, Audun Engebretsen on Drums/Percussion, Stig Selnes on Guitar, and Knut Grøntvedt on Vocals will hit the stage at the John Dee, in Oslo, Norway, on the 26th January to celebrate the release of “Total Absence”.

More information about FATAL FUSION can be found on the band’s website at http://www.fatalfusion.com or on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/Fatal-Fusion-49222763785/

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“Total Absence” is now available to pre-order from http://karismarecords.bigcartel.com/product/fatal-fusion-total-absence-cd and the US website at https://karismarecords.aisamerch.com  in CD format , as well as at https://fatalfusion.bandcamp.com where the album is also available digitally.

 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Website: http://www.fatalfusion.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Fatal-Fusion/49222763785
BandCamp:  https://fatalfusion.bandcamp.com
YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/user/thefatalfusion
Promo and other information: post@karismarecords.no
Karisma Records: http://www.karismarecords.no/
Karisma Records Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/karismarecords
Karisma Records on YouTube:  https://www.youtube.com/c/KarismarecordsNor
Karisma on SoundCloud:  https://soundcloud.com/karisma-records
Karisma Records Webshop: http://karismarecords.bigcartel.com/
Karisma Records US Webshop:  http://karismarecords.aisamerch.com/
Karisma Records BandCamp: http://karismarecords.bandcamp.com/music
Karisma Records KlickTrack Store:  http://shop.klicktrack.com/karismadarkessencerecords

SLEGEST DEBUTS TRACK FROM UPCOMING ALBUM

Posted: October 12, 2016 in DARK ESSENCE RECORDS, OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASES, Uncategorized
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Dark Essence Records have debuted a track from “Vidsyn”,  the sophomore full-length album from Norway’s SLEGEST.  The track, titled “Wolf” is streaming exclusively on the following:

Friedhof Magazine- ESP
http://friedhof-magazine.com/noticias/slegest-estrenamos-en-exclusiva-su-nuevo-sencillo-wolf

Metal Hammer – NO
TBA

Ultraje – PT
http://ultraje.pt/slegest-wolf/

Musick Magazine – PL
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Lords of Metal – NL
http://www.lordsofmetal.nl/nl/streams/view/id/457

Legacy Magazine – DE
http://www.legacy.de/exklusives/item/34175-exklusive-song-premiere-slegest-wolf

Kronos Mortus – HUN
http://www.kronosmortus.com/?p=81173

No Clean Singing – US
http://www.nocleansinging.com/2016/10/12/an-ncs-premiere-slegest-wolf/

Rock Hard – IT
http://rockharditaly.com/slegest-anteprima-nuovo-album/

Zero Tolerance – GB
TBA

La Grosse Radio – FR
http://www.lagrosseradio.com/metal/webzine-metal/actu-metal/p16145-un-titre-en-exclu-du-nouveau-slegest.html

Spark Rock Magazine – CZ
http://www.spark-rockmagazine.cz/black%E2%80%99n%E2%80%99rollova-boure-z-norska-slegest

Slam Magazine – AUT
http://www.slam-zine.de/php/exklusive_songpremiere_bei_slam_wolf_von_slegest,13584,41325.html

The choice of “Wolf” as the first track from the album to be debuted is explained by founder and frontman Ese:  “Wolf was one of the first songs that surfaced when I started writing material for “Vidsyn” .  It’s adrenalin-charged  and with its loping time signature and riffs this track circles in on its prey like the Canis Lupus itself”.

SLEGEST’s sound owes as much to Black Metal as it does to Heavy Metal, and bands like BLACK SABBATH.  There is a distinct swagger and confidence to the band, the kind that lies at the heart of all things Metal, and SLEGESTS use of superb guitar riffing and great melodies make it stand out from the usual speed merchants.

“Vidsyn”, which features a guest appearance by ENSLAVED’s Grutle Kjellson,  was recorded at the Conclave & Earshot and Systrond Studios,  and was jointly produced by Ese and  Bjørnar E. Nilsen (VULTURE INDUSTRIES, BLACK HOLE GENERATOR), who also mixed the album.  Mastering is by Herbrand Larsen (ENSLAVED).

The cover  of “Vidsyn” once again has its roots in the art of Nikolai Astrup.  The drawing is by Lars Hellebø and the design by Tom Korsvold.   Tracklisting as follows:

1. I Fortida Sitt Lys
2. Som I Eit Endelikt
3. Du
4. Komfortabelt Nommen Midtvekes
5. Wolf
6. The Reanimator
7. Inn I Uvissao
8. Tenn Den Gamle Varde

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SLEGEST  will launch “Vidsyn” with a show at Krøsset in Oslo, on the 12th November,  where they will be joined by ALFAHANNE, and, given the dynamism and sheer entertainment value of the two bands, this will be an evening to remember.

 In December of this year the band will joinSHINING’s 20th Anniversary tour, which also features Dark Essence label mates TAAKE, for a series of European dates.  The prospect of sharing a stage with Niklas Kvarforth and Hoest, widely acknowledged to be two of the most accomplished and exciting front men in extreme metal, would seem daunting to most bands, but judging from the reviews SLEGEST has received for its live performances, and from the number of fans the lineup of Ese on Vocals and Rhythm Guitars, Sør (BÄÄÄV, VONBRÅTEN) on Lead Guitars, Hövard (BOMBEKLÜCHTER) on Bass and Fjøsne on Drums, has  picked up following those performances,  this is a band that is more than able to hold its own against the two titans.

Routing for the tour with SHINING and TAAKE as follows:
02 Dec: NUKE, Berlin, DE
03 Dec: Into Darkness Festival, Neushoom, Leeuwarden, NL
04 Dec: Underworld, London, UK
05 Dec: Petit Bain, Paris, FR
06 Dec: UBU, Rennes, FR
07 Dec: De verlichte Geest, Roeselare, BE
08 Dec:  Kulturfabrik, Esch – sur -Alzette, LU
09 Dec:  Matrix, Bochum, DE
10 Dec:  Backstage, Munich, DE
11 Dec: Circolo Colony, Brescia, IT

“Vidsyn” will be released in CD and Digital formats on the 4th November is now available to pre-order from is now available to pre-order https://www.darkessencerecords.no/shop/vidsyn/    and the US website at https://darkessence.aisamerch.com in CD format , as well as at https://slegest.bandcamp.com where the album is also available digitally.

More information about SLEGEST can be found on the band’s website at http://www.slegest.no/ or their official Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/slegest/

The official video for “Ho Som Haustar Aleine”, the  opening track from the album “Løyndom”, can be seen below and at https://youtu.be/CHdUCDbyB5g


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“Løyndom”, the debut full-length album from SLEGEST can be heard at http://slegest.bandcamp.com/album/l-yndom

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Slegest Contact:  slegest@slegest.no
Slegest Website: http://www.slegest.no/
Slegest Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/slegest
Slegest Bandcamp: http://slegest.bandcamp.com/
Slegest SoundCloud: http://soundcloud.com/slegest
Dark Essence contact: post@karismarecords.no
Dark Essence Records: www.darkessencerecords.no
Dark Essence Records Bandcamp:  http://karismarecords.bandcamp.com/
Dark Essence SoundCloud: http://soundcloud.com/dark-essence-records
Dark Essence on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/darkessencerecords
Dark Essence Records Webshop: https://www.darkessencerecords.no/shop/
Dark Essence Webshop North America:  https://darkessence.aisamerch.com
Dark Essence Records KlickTrack:  shop.klicktrack.com/karismadarkessencerecords

ALTERNATIVE METALLERS MADDER MORTEM DEBUT TRACK FROM UPCOMING ALBUM

Posted: October 10, 2016 in DARK ESSENCE RECORDS, OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASES, Uncategorized
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With under a month to go before MADDER MORTEM’s “Red In Tooth And Claw” hits the streets, Dark Essence Records have debuted the opening track “Blood on the sand” which can be heard streaming at the following:

Metal Hammer – UK
http://teamrock.com/feature/2016-10-10/listen-to-a-breathtaking-new-track-from-norways-madder-mortem

Metal Hammer – NO
http://www.metalhammer.no/?p=6763

Metal Hammer – GR
http://www.metalhammer.gr/news/item/32739-madder-mortem

Ultraje – PT
http://ultraje.pt/madder-mortem-blood-sand/

Friedhof Magazine – ESP
http://www.friedhof-magazine.com/noticias/madder-mortem-estrenamos-en-exclusiva-su-nueva-cancion-blood-sand

Musick Magazine – PL
http://www.musickmagazine.pl/archiwa/5945#more-5945

Legacy Magazine – DE
http://www.legacy.de/ exklusives/item/34174- exklusive-song-premiere- madder-mortem-blood-on-the- sand

No Clean Singing – US
http://www.nocleansinging.com/ 2016/10/10/an-ncs-premiere- madder-mortem-blood-on-the- sand/

Rock Hard – IT
http://rockharditaly.com/madder-mortem-anteprima-nuovo-brano/

La Grosse Radio – FR
http://www.lagrosseradio.com/metal/webzine-metal/actu-metal/p16123-un-titre-en-exclu-du-nouveau-madder-mortem.html

“Red In Tooth And Claw” is the sixth full-length album from MADDER MORTEM, a band who has broken away from established genre boundaries, to develop  an experimental progressive  sound, epitomised by Agnete M. Kirkevaag’s extensive vocal range that can express itself in the most tender of whispers or the harshest of screams.  Undoubtely, the seven years between the release of the band’s previous album “Eight Ways”, and “Red In Tooth And Claw”, have seen MADDER MORTEM’s quirkiness remain intact, whilst the addition of catchy elements and interesting shifts between doomy melodies and hard-hitting riffs have added a new dimension to the band’s sound. Aside from Agnete of vocals, MADDER MORTEM’s lineup includes BP. M. Kirkevaag on guitar & vocals, Richard Wikstrand on guitars, Tormod L. Moseng on bass and Mads Solås on drums.

The ten-track album will first be released in CD and Digital formats on the 28th October,  to be followed by the vinyl edition on the 9th December.

With artwork by Christian Ruud, tracklisting for “Red In Tooth and Claw” is as follows:

  1. Blood on the sand
  2. If I could
  3. Fallow season
  4. Pitfalls
  5. All the giants are dead
  6. Returning to the end of the world
  7. Parasites
  8. Stones for eyes
  9. The whole where your heart belongs
  10. Underdogs

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MADDER MORTEM will be celebrating the release of “Red In Tooth And Claw” with a concert at the John Dee in Oslo, Norway, on the 22 December.

More information about MADDER MORTEM can be found on the band’s website at http://www.maddermortem.com/ or on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/Madder-Mortem-10035071567

“Red In Tooth And Claw”  is now available to pre-order in CD and vinyl formats from https://www.darkessencerecords.no/artists/madder-mortem/   and the US website at https://darkessence.aisamerch.com , as well as at https://maddermortem.bandcamp.com   where the album is also available digitally.

The video for the track “Armour”  from MADDER MORTEM’s album “Eight Ways” can be seen below and at https://youtu.be/0J0jzOy57jg


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Whilst the video for the track “Where Dream And Day Collide” from the same album can be seen below and at https://youtu.be/yFesoRSuo0o


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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Madder Mortem  Website: http://www.maddermortem.com/
Madder Mortem Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/Madder-Mortem-10035071567
Band Contact and Booking: mail@maddermortem.com
Dark Essence contact: post@karismarecords.no
Dark Essence Records: www.darkessencerecords.no
Dark Essence on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/darkessencerecords
Dark Essence Records Bandcamp:  http://karismarecords.bandcamp.com/
Dark Essence Records YouTube:  https://www.youtube.com/DarkEssenceRecords
Dark Essence SoundCloud: http://soundcloud.com/dark-essence-records
Dark Essence Records Webshop: https://www.darkessencerecords.no
Dark Essence Records North American Webshop:  http://darkessence.aisamerch.com/
Dark Essence Records KlickTrack: shop.klicktrack.com/karismadarkessencerecords

BLACK METALLERS ENEPSIGOS DEBUT TRACK FROM UPCOMING ALBUM

Posted: October 4, 2016 in ENEPSIGOS, OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASES, Uncategorized
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Black Metallers ENEPSIGOS, have debuted a track from their upcoming album “Plague of Plagues” which is expected to be out on Drakkar Productions around January of 2017.  The track, “Manifestvm” is streaming exclusively on Metal Hammer Norway, and can be heard at http://www.metalhammer.no/?p=6711p

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ENEPSIGOS was created earlier this year by V.I.T.H.R, otherwise known as Doedsadmiral, the mysterious Norwegian artist behind bands such as NORDJEVEL, SVARTELDER and DOEDSVANGR.  All bands that have caused a stir amongst fans, with their illustrious lineups, whose members are drawn from some of the best known Black and Extreme Metal bands on the scene.

For ENEPSIGOS, the frontman has managed to snare the talents of fellow countryman and former SARKOM guitarist Straff,  along with Italian drummer Thorns, known for his work with BLUT AUS NORD, DEATHROW, FIDES INVERSA, FROSTMOON ECLISPE and DARVAZA, to name but a few.  Together  the trio have created a band with its roots firmly embedded in the traditions of early Black Metal to produce music that is dark and brutal, and with more than a touch of the ritualistic about it.

More information about ENEPSIGOS can be found on the band’s Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/EnepsigosOfficial/

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/EnepsigosOfficial/
SoundCloud:  https://soundcloud.com/enepsigos-official
Band Contact: Enepsigos666@gmail.com
Management & PR:  patriciathomas@btinternet.com
Drakkar Productions: http://www.drakkar666.com

DETAILS OF NEW ALBUM FROM ALTERNATIVE METALLERS MADDER MORTEM REVEALED

Posted: September 30, 2016 in DARK ESSENCE RECORDS, OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASES, Uncategorized
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Dark Essence Records has set the 28th October as the release date for the sixth full-length album from Norwegian Alternative Metallers MADDER MORTEM.  Titled “Red In Tooth And Claw”,  the ten-track album will first be released in CD and Digital formats, with the vinyl edition hitting the streets on the 9th December.

With artwork by Christian Ruud, tracklisting for “Red In Tooth and Claw” is as follows:

  1. Blood on the sand
  2. If I could
  3. Fallow season
  4. Pitfalls
  5. All the giants are dead
  6. Returning to the end of the world
  7. Parasites
  8. Stones for eyes
  9. The whole where your heart belongs
  10. Underdogs

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Formed in 1993, and, having started out with a doom metal sound, MADDER MORTEM became one of the earliest bands from the contemporary Norwegian metal scene to break away from set genre boundaries.   With each of its releases MADDER MORTEM continued to develop, seamlessly transitioning into an experimental progressive metal band with a unique sense of groove and contrasting arrangements.

With a  lineup comprised of Agnete M. Kirkevaag on vocals, BP. M. Kirkevaag on guitar & vocals, Richard Wikstrand on guitars, Tormod L. Moseng on bass and Mads Solås on drums, and with seven years between the release of the band’s last album “Eight Ways” and “Red In Tooth And Claw”,  the band still maintains the trademark MADDER MORTEM sound, which is so well defined by Agnete’s massive vocals that range from the most tender whispers to the most violent screams.  All in all, the long-awaited album retains all of the band’s quirkiness, and gives it a catchy boost, with songs shifting between doomy melodies and hard-hitting riffs.

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As a taste of what fans can expect, MADDER MORTEM have put together a teaser of some of the songs from “Red In Tooth And Claw”, which can be heard at http://www.maddermortem.com/mp3/teasers/MM_RITAC_Teaser_01.mp3

More information about MADDER MORTEM can be found on the band’s website at http://www.maddermortem.com/ or on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/Madder-Mortem-10035071567

The video for the track “Armour”  from MADDER MORTEM’s album “Eight Ways” can be seen below and at https://youtu.be/0J0jzOy57jg


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Whilst the video for the track “Where Dream And Day Collide” from the same album can be seen at https://youtu.be/yFesoRSuo0o


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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Madder Mortem  Website: http://www.maddermortem.com/
Madder Mortem Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/Madder-Mortem-10035071567
Band Contact and Booking: mail@maddermortem.com
Dark Essence contact: post@karismarecords.no
Dark Essence Records: www.darkessencerecords.no
Dark Essence on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/darkessencerecords
Dark Essence Records Bandcamp:  http://karismarecords.bandcamp.com/
Dark Essence Records YouTube:  https://www.youtube.com/DarkEssenceRecords
Dark Essence SoundCloud: http://soundcloud.com/dark-essence-records
Dark Essence Records Webshop: http://karismarecords.bigcartel.com/
Dark Essence Records North American Webshop:  http://darkessence.aisamerch.com/
Dark Essence Records KlickTrack: shop.klicktrack.com/karismadarkessencerecords

NORWEGIAN BLACK METALLERS CREST OF DARKNESS REVEAL DETAILS AND ARTWORK OF SEVENTH FULL-LENGTH ALBUM

Posted: September 27, 2016 in CREST OF DARKNESS, Uncategorized
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My Kingdom Music has revealed details of “Welcome the Dead”, the seventh full-length album from Norwegian Black Metallers CREST OF DARKNESS,  which is set to hit the streets on the 2nd December in both CD and Digital formats, as well as a double LP format which will feature a special bonus track.

Recorded at the at MLP Studio by Nils H. Mæhlum, and mastered at the Kvålsonic Lab by Tom Kvålsvoll, the nine-track album promises to be the heaviest, darkest and most introspective album in the band’s twenty plus year history.

The artwork for “Welcome the Dead” features the extraordinary Zombie Foetus sculptures created by the Italian artist Andrea Falaschi.  Tracklisting as follows:

1.  Welcome The Dead
2. Chosen By The Devil
3. Scourged And Crucified
4. My Black Bride
5. Borrowed Life
6. The Almighty
7. Memento Mori
8. The Noble Art
9. Katharsis

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CREST OF DARKNESS’ lineup, includes founder and frontman Ingar Amlien (ROQUEFIRE, CONCEPTION, AMLIEN’s INFERNO) on bass and vocals, Rebo on guitars, Bernhard (ex- PALE FOREST) on drums, and Kristian Wentzel on keyboards.  Earlier this year Amlien admitted that he sees “Welcome the Dead” as having a special significance for him personally: ” I’ve put a hell of a lot of myself and my emotions  into this album, even more so than usual.  I’ve always felt that when we are on stage, we create a sort of magic, and this time we have been able to transfer that magic to the recordings.  You could say this is my personal Black Mass”.

More information about CREST Of Darkness can be found on the band’s Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/crestofdarknessofficial

Nine tracks tracing the history of CREST OF DARKNESS, can be heard on the band’s SoundCloud page at http://soundcloud.com/crest-of-darkness/sets/crest-of-darkness,  whilst the official playlist, which includes the  band’s entire catalogue can be heard on Spotify at https://open.spotify.com/user/patriciathomas/playlist/7hW4CvcmbBGGriJtJBryx5

The Official video of the track “Demon Child” from CREST OF DARKNESS’ 2013 album “In the Presence of Death” can be seen below and at http://youtu.be/3-sNJCviSGY


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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Website:  http://www.crestofdarkness.com/
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/crestofdarknessofficial
SoundCloud: http://soundcloud.com/crest-of-darkness
YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/user/CRESTOFDARKNESSOFFIC
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/user/patriciathomas/playlist/7hW4CvcmbBGGriJtJBryx5
MySpace:  http://www.myspace.com/crestofdarkness
My Kingdom Music:  info@mykingdommusic.net
http://www.mykingdommusic.net/
http://www.facebook.com/mykingdommusic.label
Band Contact and Booking: contact@crestofdarkness.com
Management and Booking:  patriciathomas@btinternet.com
https://patriciathomasmanagement.com/

 

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