The band was formed as Metal Militia in 1982 in Essen, Germany and then Tyrant. Later they used the title Tormentor until 1984, when they changed to its current name Kreator. The original lineup featured lead vocalist and guitarist Mille Petrozza, drummer Jürgen "Ventor" Reil, and bassist Rob Fioretti. Kreator recorded their debut album, Endless Pain (1985), in just ten days. The band hired then-future Sodom guitarist Michael Wulf for the album's tour to play lead, while Petrozza switched to rhythm guitar.
Wulf was in the band for a few days but, contrary to the liner notes, he never played on the band's second album, Pleasure to Kill (1986), which is widely considered a thrash classic and a big influence on the death metal genre. It would not be until 31 years after its release that Pleasure to Kill entered the German album charts. Produced by Harris Johns (Sodom, Helloween, Voivod), the album showed the band growing in talent and technical ability. The song "Flag of Hate" became a concert standard, and the band became one of the most promising up-and-coming European metal acts. The band started their first tour ever (before the release of Pleasure to Kill, they had only played five gigs total); they played their first shows outside of Germany during the fall of 1986, supporting Destruction and Celtic Frost, and during the spring of 1987, they toured North America for the first time, opening for Voivod on their Killing Technology tour.
-Tracklist:
01. Some Pain Will Last 02. Extreme Aggression 03. Under The Guillotine 04. Toxic Trace 05. Bringer Of Torture 06. Pleasure To Kill 07. Flag Of Hate 08. Drum Solo 09. Terrible Certainty 10. Riot Of Violence 11. Love Us Or Hate Us 12. Behind The Mirror 13. Betrayer 14. Awakening Of The Gods 15. Tormentor
01:20
-Line up:
• Rob Fioretti : Bass • Jürgen Reil : Drums • Frank Gosdzik : Guitar • Mille Petrozza : Guitar, Vocals.
Label: Fotodisk Video – NFV 107
Live concert filmed on March 4, 1990 at Werner Seelenbinder-Halle in Berlin.
Balmog was founded in 2003 in Soutomaior (Pontevedra, Galicia) with the idea of creating a decrepit, misanthropic and raw Black Metal project with Death as a banner, in the style of the old Nordic bands of the early/mid 90's although they also have Death Metal influences.
-Tracklist:
Side A - Α 1. Under Two Horns 05:30 2. Tenebrous Apparitions 05:21 3. Hochmah Nistarah 07:08
Side B - Ω 4. Transmutatio 07:29 5. Vision 05:04 6. Flesh Offering 06:29 7. Inframundi 05:19 instrumental
Includes an 8-page A-3 booklet with lyrics and notes, with CesarCold drawings, Christophe Szpajdel typography and cover/back cover splattered with band members' blood.
Yarotz
stands out for its hardcore, punk-inspired mix of aggressiveness and
energy, its raw power and dark melodies spawned from the post-metal age.
Its inspirations include a wide range of artists, from the Nails to
Chelsea Wolfe.
-Setlist:
Impunity Childish Anger B.m.a.p. Strength and Fears (new song) Blood hysteria (new song) Overminding (new song) Giving up the Ghost (new song) Vergogna Resist Phoenix
Blood Red Throne started in 1998 when Død and Tchort (while playing in Satyricon at that time), decided to form their own band and show their passion for death metal. Tchort had been playing death metal since 1989 with his band Green Carnation, which was one of the first death metal bands in Norway, and Død had been a huge fan of the genre since 1992. Tchort was also the bass player in Emperor in the early '90s and has been involved with bands like Carpathian Forest and Einherjer. The band soon got in touch with a very skilled drummer living in their hometown by the name of Freddy Bolsø, and BRT was born, and soon after bassist Erlend Caspersen joined the newly formed Blood Red Throne. The band recorded a demo, entitled Deathmix 2000 with Ronni Thorsen from Trail of Tears providing the vocals. This demo got excellent feedback and BRT got offers from labels right away! Finally having recruited long-time friend Mr.Hustler as the permanent frontman, the same line-up recorded the debut Monument of Death and released it through Hammerheart Records in 2001. The limited edition included a package called 'The Suicide Kit', which not only contained the actual album, but also a printed razor blade and a poster. The kits were hand-numbered in the band member’s own blood! BRT never did any live shows with this line-up and Freddy Bolsø moved back to his hometown and BRT had to find a new drummer.
Espen “Beist” Antonsen The Sickening joined and the band recorded Affiliated With The Suffering in 2002 this was THEIR last album through Hammerheart Records. The band did two European tours and the Inferno Fest with this lineup and Beist left as they were about to record their first album for Earache Records. With the help of Bernt Moen, BRT managed to record their darkest and most intense album yet; Altered Genesis. Altered Genesis was released in 2005 and after this release, Mr. Hustler had to leave the band due to work commitments and, Vald was handed the microphone. To make things easier, BRT also had to find a permanent and local drummer, and this led to Anders Haave. He joined the band in 2006 and BRT went on a new European tour and several live shows until going into the studio to record their fourth album, (Come Death), for Earache Records
Blood Red Throne finished recording their fifth studio album, due for release on June 2, 2009, in Europe, and June 30, 2009, in the US, through Earache Records. The CD will include a DVD release in a limited version to celebrate the band's 10-year career. Blood Red Throne has asked its fans for their input and help during this process. The title to the follow-up of Come Death has been confirmed to be Souls of Damnation.
Blood Red Throne was confirmed on February 7, 2009, to play at the Inferno festival in Oslo which took place April 8-11, 2009. It was set to take place on the stage called BLÅ, where they played with bands like Terrordrome. The album, Souls of Damnation, was released on June 2, 2009, in Europe and is set to be released on June 30, 2009, in the US.
On April 23, 2010, Blood Red Throne announced via a MySpace blog post that guitarist Tchort was leaving due to "work and family commitments" and was being replaced by Ivan "MeathooK" Gujic of Neongod for the remainder of their tours and gigs. A short time later, it was announced in another post that 19-year-old Emil Wiksten would be taking over the position of drummer.
-Setlist:
1. Epitaph Inscribed 2. Itika 3. The Light, The Hate 4. Every Silent Plea 5. Unleashing Hell 6. Smite 6. Homicidal Ecstasy 7. Tempest Sculptor 8. Arterial Lust 9. Mephitication
Coming from the wonderful city of Braga, Portugal, Elitium was formed during the year of 2011. Thirsty for extreme music, the band releases their debut EP titled “Transcendence” in the following year. Still looking for a more refined sonority, the band releases the next EP “Ataxia” in 2014. After lots of work, song writing and rehearsals, it’s finally time to present their debut full length ''Wrong'' (2023), 9 years after the previous release.
-Setlist:
- Prevised Eviternity - Orderly Hunting - Putative Insurgency - Lysis - Shedding Shadows - Social Architecture - Tasteless - Humus - (A new song)
Since their
conception in Madrid
in 2010, Aversio Humanitatis have meticulously crafted their sound to
build a colossal barrier of crushing rawness that explores the different
ramifications of human existence and the irony of its destructive
pursuit of perfection.
Death/Thrash Metal from Guimarães (Por), formed in 2007.
Born during 2018, in Paris (FR) from the minds of the couple
Ulrich W (Otargos, ex-Regarde Les Hommes
Tomber)
& Anna W (Lynn...).
In few words, Blóð delivers some blackened Doom/Sludge music
combined with both charming and scortched voices.
At the crossroads of bands such as Shining, Windhand, Dolch
and Amenra. Blóð is for fans of Black and Doom metal.