Metal Reviews

I would go to Poland to take his tours.

AND THIS POT....DATES BACK...TO THE 17TH CENTURY!!! *whales on the guitar*

I think having leukemia fucks up your immune system so going to concerts and festivals would become dangerous, no? To me, this looks bleak as fuck for the band. It could take years for Nergal to rebuild his strength and energy to maintain 45 minute shows.

Hah, his fiancee got charged under Poland's 'blasphemy laws' too, From Wiki:

In May 2010, the Warsaw prosecutor's office charged Doda with the crime of "offending religious sensibilities" for remarking in a year-ago television interview that she believed more in dinosaurs than she did in the Bible because "it is hard to believe in something written by people who drank too much wine and smoked herbal cigarettes."[5] If convicted, she faces up to two years in prison under Poland's blasphemy laws.

I remember reading about that. It blows me away because it was said in an interview. Freedom of speech apparently has no meaning whatsoever.

I think having leukemia fucks up your immune system so going to concerts and festivals would become dangerous, no? To me, this looks bleak as fuck for the band. It could take years for Nergal to rebuild his strength and energy to maintain 45 minute shows.

Les Acteurs de L’Ombre present

BLACK METAL IS RISING VI - Saturday, October 16th at 1:30pm at the Glaz’art (PARIS)

ENTER THE VOID! After much hesitation and procrastination due partly to the coldness of the rooms, to the difficulty of extracting from the Parisian soil something that is not completely spoiled before even being born and the BM stage collapsing on itself, crippled on its archetypes, the Black Metal Is Rising rises from its ashes for its sixth service, which will be held on October 16th 2010 at the Glaz'art in front of you and your only sorry sake, onanists goats and inverted shepherdesses.

OFERMOD
http://www.myspace.com/ofermodrapetheworld
A cult band formed in 1996, the Swedish Ofermod honours us with their first visit to France for a show which promises to be both sulphurous, mystical and bestial. Elusive paragons from a scene too quickly described as "orthodox", Ofermod escapes labels, offering apostasystique hymns both powerful and wicked, partly inspired by the Gnostic theories and decrepit dark energy from a Mayhem period of "De Mysteriis", enhanced with lethal gold of a more modern approach. Worship It!


DARKENED NOCTURN SLAUGHTERCULT
http://www.myspace.com/dnsofficial
Also their first visit to France for the Germanic horde that scours the battlefields of Europe since 1997! Led by the incredible harpy and frontwoman Onielar, Darkened Nocturn Slaughtercult offers a destructive true black metal in the purest tradition, influenced as much by Enthroned and Immortal as by the German scene in general, known for his total lack of tolerance towards abject mankind! Do not expect any breathing: the music of DNS is a black, compact block, full of supersonic riffs and deadly atmospheres ... Panzer metal!


BLEEDING FIST
http://www.myspace.com/bleedingfist
Slovenian combo recently signed by U.S. label Moribund Rec, Bleeding Fist brings to its sixth office its necessary part of pure brutality. Inspired by the true black as well as the leucorrhoea harmonics of Beherit or Sarcofago’s proto black metal, Bleeding Fist is known for its deviant and barbaric shows. 666 bullets in the face of God!


MORTIFERA
http://www.myspace.com/mortiferaofficial
Group initially formed by Snow and Noktu, Mortifera acquires itself a live line-up to haunt our minds with its spectral and purebred black metal, both depressive and capable of causing anger epiphanies.


CHRISTICIDE
The French revelation of the year! Christicide will simply crush everything in its path with its ultra-hateful black metal, vomit in the face of God as if every day was the last ... and every day is ...

NYSEIUS
http://www.myspace.com/nyseius
Nyseius has earned a solid reputation with only one demo and a few too rare live appearances ... bolstered by an album landed by ATMF, Nyseius intends to properly represent its compositions on stage packed with Nordic influences. At the same time melodic, technical, but without parting from this darkness by an eclipse that places them alongside an early Setherial or a Deathspell.
Omega of the beginning.

OSCULUM INFAME
The French horde Osculum Infame has chosen this sixth edition for its reunion gig. Cult band from the 1990s, known for its album "Dor-Nu-Fauglith", epitome of French BM steeped in Nordic influences, Osculum Infame promises a smashing comeback, with a new line-up and new songs.

TOTALSELFHATRED
http://www.myspace.com/totalselfhatred
The Finnish of Totalselfhatred have also chosen the BMIR to open their European tour. Officiating in a black metal of "depressed" obedience, the band, however, does not forget power, complexity and melody. It will defend on stage a debut album unanimously hailed by critics, also worthy to note that this will be their only show in France.

22€ presales
25€ at the door.

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NORDIC BLACK MASS “UNHOLY BLACK METAL CELEBRATION“ - Friday October 29th 2010 at 6pm at the KORIGAN (Luynes)

Les Acteurs de L’Ombre present, for all fans of Norwegian black metal and the others, the first NORDIC BLACK MASS Festival in the South East of France. We are pleased to join to this occult celebration the French AORLHAC (3rd album recently released by Those Opposed Records) and DARKENHOLD (1st album ready to appear). Two very promising bands in a Scandinavian BM and personal niche.

TAAKE (No)
http://www.myspace.com/taakeofficial
HELHEIM (no)
http://www.myspace.com/helheimnorway
VULTURE INDUSTRIES (No)
http://www.myspace.com/vultureindustries
SULPHUR (No)
http://www.myspace.com/sulphur666
AORLHAC (Fr)
http://www.myspace.com/aorlhac
DARKENHOLD (Fr)
http://www.myspace.com/darkenhold

20 euros presale FNAC, VIRGIN ... / SABRE TOOTH - numbered seats (19, rue des trois Mages, Marseille)
25 euros at the door

Doesn't the danger come around the time of the bone marrow transplant? They have to use a lot of radiation to kill the old, diseased marrow and that's when the patient's immune system is down and a careless sneeze can kill them.

The appearance of Norwegian black metallers TROLL at the Aronnesrocken Festival in Alta, in the north of Norway, on August 20, stirred up the ire of the local branch of the ultra-conservative Christian Democratic Party, who are one of the supporters of the festival, and who have threatened to withdraw their support for the festival as a consequence. Their objections, as is usually the case when it comes to black metal bands, center on the use of Satanic or anti-Christian lyrics, which have been, once again, freely quoted out of context.

TROLL issued the following statement regarding the matter: "We are not at all worried by what has been said about us by the Christian Democratic Party in Alta, and the local press, and the only reason we have chosen to speak out is because of the threat made to withdraw support from Aronnesrocken, a festival simply trying to provide a variety of bands that would satisfy everyone's tastes and make sure that everyone has a good time listening to some great music.

"Like most black metal bands, indeed, like metal in general, we are used to religious and political factions trying to get themselves some free publicity by using us. And, of course, publicity works both ways, so we must thank them for the excellent promotion we have received over the past few days.

"We admit to being a little surprised, though, that people who are in a position of power, and therefore supposedly more intelligent than the rest of us, think that anyone would take our lyrics as a literal call to call to kill. It's arrogant and insulting of them to assume that the average person is that unintelligent. What does worry us, though, about this bullying stance is the fact that not only is the Christian Democratic Party trying to dictate what individuals should and should not listen to, but by denying them the right to explore different viewpoints expressed in our, or anyone else's lyrics, they are denying them the right to make an informed decision as to what beliefs they ultimately decide to follow. And let's face it, this should worry everyone. What comes next? Will the bookshops in Alta be told what books they can stock? Just look around at what is happening in the parts of the world where religion dominates the state, and ask yourself if that is what you want in your own backyard.

"The ultimate irony is that anyone in Norway should even take such a view on black metal at all. Norway is famous the world-over for its black and extreme metal bands, and is acknowledged as the leader in the genre, and, one has to say, benefits from the revenues it generates. Cities like Oslo and Bergen, for instance, put on internationally renowned festivals where black and extreme metal bands are heavily featured. These festivals are consistently sold out, and attract audiences from all over the world, as well as receiving considerable international press coverage. Local businesses benefit hugely from the influx of visitors, and for anyone to take a stand that could deny the people and businesses of Alta the same benefits as Oslo and Bergen, and all the other Norwegian towns that hold festivals, makes no sense. The threat by the Christian Democratic Party to withdraw their support from Aronnesrocken is incomprehensible, and once again, people should be asking themselves, 'What comes next?'"

TROLL was formed in 1992 and released three critically acclaimed full-length albums, one of which, "Drep De Kristne", is acknowledged as one of the classic black metal releases. The band took an "extended break" before reforming in 2007 and releasing "Neo-Satanic Supremacy" on Napalm Records in early 2010.

TROLL recently asked fans to vote for a track from the album which would be used on the next video, and ironically, given the circumstances in Alta and Christianity's persecution of witchcraft throughout the ages, the track the fans overwhelmingly voted for was "Burn the Witch".

For Irish thrashers GAMA BOMB, file-sharing has proved to be an important and recurring topic of discussion.

Having released their 2009 album, TALES FROM THE GRAVE IN SPACE, online as a completely free download, GAMA BOMB's strong feelings about file-sharing largely oppose the views of many other musicians and artists. TALES FROM THE GRAVE IN SPACE - which remains free to download to this day - has sold just as many physical copies of the album in the short time since its release as the band's previous album has to date, indicating that the open availability of the album as a free download hasn't in fact harmed the band's sales.

PAUL McGUINNESS, manager for fellow Irish rockers U2, recently posted a lengthy article for GQ Magazine (http://j.mp/aABfPk) in which he discusses his views on the problems of file-sharing.

GAMA BOMB frontman PHILLY BYRNE has written an open letter to PAUL McGUINNESS in response to his article. An excerpt follows:

"U2's manager Paul McGuinness' recent article is well-reasoned, well-informed and commendable in its aims - though it's crazily short-sighted. It falls at the last hurdle when envisioning future solutions to the problems file sharing causes for the music industry, and is filled with logical blind-spots on the current state of the business. He's got the numbers right, but the headspace is all wrong.

"To his credit, Mr McGuinness is here wading into an argument that, as he notes, often involves untold abuse for those willing to stick their oar in. Furthermore, it's one that doesn't affect his untouchably profitable bread-and-butter, U2. So who am I to gainsay him?

"Last year my band Gama Bomb released their third album free of cost as a download with the permission of our record company, Earache Records. This, to my knowledge, makes us the first signed band ever to do so.

"We took this step because we personally consume music in this way and were aware our previous albums were largely being consumed as shared files. To release another CD in the traditional way seemed futile. Also, as a band playing a niche form of music on a small budget, we were aware of the potential PR power of such a move. The label agreed, we did it, and that's why I feel qualified to dust off my soap box on this one."

Read the full letter on GAMA BOMB's official blog at http://j.mp/bwVH0N

:sad: If he joins A7X permanently...

I don't even want to entertain the thought.

I will be beyond infuriated if that's the real reason.

After having had such amazing experiences playing with HAIL!, TRANSATLANTIC and AVENGED SEVENFOLD this past year, I have sadly come to the conclusion that I have recently had more fun and better personal relations with these other projects than I have for a while now in DREAM THEATER.