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Tuesday, December 08, 2009
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Norway’s Dark Essence Records has today revealed the artwork (see pic below) and details for the upcoming release from the recently announced signing, Black-Folk metallers GALAR. With a release date set for the 1st of March 2010, "Til Alle Heimsens Endar" will consist of eight tracks, and will be the band’s sophomore album. The title is taken from Snorri Sturluson's history of Norwegian Kings, "Heimskringla", and means "until the ends of all worlds". Track listing as follows:
1. Forspill 2. Ván 3. Paa frossen mark 4. Grámr 5. Det graa riket 6. Ingen siger vart vunnin 7. Til alle heimsens endar 8. Etterspill
Hailing from Bergen, Norway, GALAR is a two-man band that makes use of guest artists from various musical disciplines, as well as an unusual array of instruments including bassoon, grand piano, double bass, cello, viola and violin; and combines haunting melodies with blast beats and grim vocals, to produce a sound that is evocative of the traditions of both black metal and folk music. For "Til Alle Heimsens Endar" the band has produced a concept album based around the history of the Viking kings who ruled GALAR’s home county of Vestfold. Whilst the lyrics are all in Norwegian, the band has ensured that there will be introductory notes explaining the concept in English, as well as for each individual song.
Aside from GALAR members M. Kristiansen on screams, guitars and bass, and A. B. Lauritzen on clean vocals, bassoon and grand piano, the line up for "Til Alle Heimsens Endar" includes Phobos (GRAVDAL, AETERNUS, MALSAIN) on drums, Ricardo Odriozola on first and second violins, Hans Gunnar Hagen on viola, Siri Hilmen on cello, Morten Nome on double bass, and Cecile Langlie on female vox.
ADDITIONAL DETAILS
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Friday, October 30, 2009
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This year’s DARK ESSENCE FESTIVAL will take place on Friday 6th and Saturday 7th November at the Garage, in Bergen Norway. Tickets 170 NOK for one day pass, 300 NOK for two day pass from www.darkessencerecords.no
The line up is as follows:
Friday 6 November: AETERNUS OBSCURE RAVENCULT SULPHUR
Saturday 7 November HELHEIM VAIPING SKALDIC CURSE CODE
Dark Essence Records slår til med festival igjen, og feirer 5 års eksistens. Denne første dagen blir det konserter med Aeternus, Obscure, Ravencult (GR) og Sulphur.
Aeternus Bergens eldste og eneste Dark metal band? Ja, garantert. Ares har igjen samlet troppen sin for å åpne festivalen med hardtslående metal som bare Aeternus kan. Kanskje får vi høre noe nytt materiale denne gang? Vær tidlig ute og husk ørepropper! Uaktuell med ”Hexaeon” på Dark Essence Records. www.myspace.com/aeternusnor
Obscure Obscure leverer stoner rock slik det skal høres ut. Når denne bastardgjengen først leverer live, så blir man rett og slett imponert. Tungt, rått, groovy, rett i trynet. Fyr opp en feit en eller drikk deg dritings. Obscure skal uansett voldta sinnet ditt. Aktuell med ”On formaldehyde” på Dark Essence Records. www.myspace.com/obscurebergen
Ravencult (GR) Ravencult er helt klart et av Hellas´ beste Black metal band. Med debut albumet sitt ”Temples of torment” på Dark essence records har bandet mottatt strålende kritikker samt turnert heftig de siste årene. Bandet er kjent for å levere fete konserter og dette blir ikke et unntak. Ny plate på vei i 2010! Aktuell med ”Temples of Torment” på Dark Essence Records. www.myspace.com/ravencultbm
Sulphur På sitt nye album leverer Sulphur et avantgarde og høyst eksperimentelt album i Black/ Death metal sjangeren. Utviklingen fra deres debut album ”Cursed Madness” er ekstrem i positiv retning. Dette blir rått og brutalt… og mye hår! Aktuell med ”Thorns in Existence” på Dark Essence Records 09.11.09 www.myspace.com/sulphur666
Dark Essence Records slår til med festival igjen, og feirer 5 års eksistens. Denne første dagen blir det konserter med Helheim, Vaiping, Skaldic Curse (UK) og Code (UK/NOR).
Helheim Helheim har holdt det gående siden 1992 og vil denne kvelden presentere låter fra sitt kommende album med release ca. mai 2010. Nytt, spennende, mørkere, kvassere og mer episk enn noen gang før. Vil du vite hvordan Helheim anno 2010 vil høres ut? Dra ræven din tidlig ned på Garage. Aktuell med nytt album 2010 www.myspace.com/helheimnorway
Vaiping For de av dem som var på Dark essence festivalen i fjor husker nok best Vaiping. Et bedre og mer spennende live band skal verden lete lenge etter! Hypnostisk, suggerende, stramt, tungt. Disse fyrbøterne, eller industriarbeiderne om du vil vet hva elektronisk rock er! Vaiping SKAL du se. Aktuell med ”Industrial Workers Of The World” på Karisma Records www.myspace.com/vaiping
Skaldic Curse (UK) Skaldic Curse kommer ifra England, men dette er ikke din typiske engelske Black Metal. Uten tvil det mest spennende og utradisjonelle BM bandet ifra England siden… ja si det, Venom kanskje? Med sine avantgarde og atonale riffløp kan vel Mayhem trekkes inn som en parallell. For første gang i Norge blir dette en meget eksotisk opplevelse. Aktuell med ”World Suicide Machine” på Dark Essence Records www.myspace.com/skaldiccurse
Code (UK/NOR) Code spiller avantgarde black metal og ga i år ut det kritikerroste albumet ”Resplendent grotesque” gjennom vår gode samarbeidspartner Tabu recordings. Vi inviterer derfor bandet til å avslutte festivalen, for dette bandet er så grisebra at ALLE med vettet i behold bør se dem live. ”Let’s get skeletal. Necro-spiritual!!” Aktuell med ”Resplendent Grotesque” på Tabu Recordings www.myspace.com/codeblackmetal 
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Sunday, October 25, 2009
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We are pleased to announce the signing of the Black-Folk metal band GALAR. The band, hailing from Bergen, Norway, is currently working on a new album, which is scheduled for release in early 2010. “Til Alle Heimsens Endar” will be GALAR’s sophomore album, and the follow up to “Skogskvad”, which was released in 2007 to critical acclaim.
GALAR stands out from the mass of synthesizer-riddled music that nowadays tends to proliferate within the symphonic extreme metal genre. GALAR’s use of a wide range of acoustic instruments such as bassoon, grand piano, double bass, cello, viola and violin, combined with blast beats and grim vocals, gives the band an original sound all of its own.
More information about GALAR can be found on the band’s MySpace page at www.myspace.com/galarmetal.
ADDITIONAL DETAILS GALAR on MySpace: www.myspace.com/galarmetal GALAR on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Galar/161537332115
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Wednesday, September 30, 2009
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HELHEIM performing "Oaken Dragons" live in St. Petersburg, Russia, 11 Sept 2009.
With thanks to Dimas Acckiy for the videos.
MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/helheimnorway Website: http://www.helheim.com Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/helheimnorway
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Wednesday, September 02, 2009
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As from September, Dark Essence Records has several titles for sale from iTunes at a budget price. Check it out at http://www.darkessencerecords.no/web/ This offer is only available in the European Region.
The bands and titles available at a budget price from iTunes include:
Taake - Taake Helheim - Kaoskult Skaldic Curse - World Suicide Machine Tyrann - Shadows Of Leng The Batallion - Stronghold Of Men Dead To This World - First Strike For Spiritual Renewance Obscure - On Formaldehyde Vulture Industries - The Dystopia Journals Panchrysia - Deathcult Salvation Ravencult - Temples Of Torment Aeternus - Hexaeon Hades Almighty - The Pulse Of Decay
And don’t forget, you can also get "Maladies And Maledictions", the first official compilation from Dark Essence from iTunes as well. 15 bands on one album!
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Friday, August 21, 2009
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We are very pleased to announce that the first ever DARK ESSENCE RECORDS official compilation album has been released, and is available in digital format at an incredible price (UK for instance is £4.49).
"Maladies And Maledictions" consists of 15 tracks from Dark Essence artists TAAKE, HELHEIM, TYRANN, OBSCURE, SKALDIC CURSE, THE BATALLION, DEAD TO THIS WORLD, VULTURE INDUSTRIES, MALSAIN, RAVENCULT, DEATHCULT, AETERNUS, DEATHCON, PANCHRYSIA and HADES ALMIGHTY.
Tracklist: 01: Taake - Umenneske 02: Helheim – Northern Forces 03: Tyrann - Soulburner 04: Obscure - Fragments 05: Skaldic Curse - World Suicide Machine 06: The Batallion - Detonate 07: Dead to this World – Night of the Necromancer 08: Vulture Industries – Pills of Conformity 09: Malsain – Cement Forest 10: Ravencult – Onslaught Command 11: Deathcult – New Evil 12: Aeternus – Godhead Charlatan 13: Deathcon – Delusions of Grandeur 14. Panchrysia - Chaos Injector 15. Hades Almighty - Submission Equals Suicide
Click the link below to check out the compilation on iTunes:
http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=326362436&s=143457&uo=6
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Wednesday, August 19, 2009
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We are proud to announce that the Bergen-based death metal band SULPHUR has signed to Dark Essence Records for the release of their 2nd album, "Thorns In Existence".
Joining SULPHUR’s original line up of Thomas Skinlo Høyven on Vocals, Øyvind Madsen on Guitars, Keybords & Programming, and Eivind Huse on Guitars, are Erik Heggarnes (ex-Aeternus, ex-Gorgoroth, Bourbon Flame) on drums and Vegar Hovland on bass. The new album is produced by Bjørnar Nilsen at his Conclave Studio, and will be released late this fall.
The band will also embark on a Norwegian tour together with The Sickening in October, and the dates are: October 9th - Kristiansund: Mocca October 10th - Trondheim: Uffa October 16th - Bergen: 1880 October 17th - Bergen: Garage
For more info and tour updates: Website: http://www.sulphur.noMySpace: http://www.myspace.com/sulphur666 Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Sulphur/26011747608
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Tuesday, August 18, 2009
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COR SCORPII has been added to the HITS for Kidz show during this years Hole In The Sky Festival on Saturday 29th of August. There's no age limit on this show, which starts at 1 p.m. She Said Destroy and Neoplasma are also playing. For more info, see the festival website http://www.holeinthesky.no/2009/MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/corscorpii Website: http://www.corscorpii.netFacebook: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=6581667118
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Wednesday, August 12, 2009
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We can now proudly announce the signing of the viking/black metal band Cor Scorpii. The band was formed in late 2004 by former Windir/Ulcus keyboard player Gaute Refsnes, and released their debut album "Monument" on Descent Productions last year. While we're waiting for new material from the band, we'll re-release the "Monument" album together with the "Attergangar" demo this winter.
You can find more information about Cor Scorpii on any of their sites below:
MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/corscorpii Website: http://www.corscorpii.net Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=6581667118
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Sunday, August 09, 2009
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Following the release of the self-titled “Taake” CD on Dark Essence Records last year, Svertenkunst Produksjoner, have this month released a vinyl edition of the album. The LP comes in an 180g double gatefold version, and features a cover of the BURZUM classic “A Lost Forgotten Sad Spirit” as an exclusive bonus track, as well as different cover artwork and an A2 poster. “Taake” is the fourth studio album from TAAKE, a band that over the years has been one of the definers of True Norwegian Black Metal; using intense, unique, and unpredictable dynamics to create an atmosphere that ranges from ice cold Nordic melodies, to catchy necro riffs. Track listing as follows: 1. Atternatt 2. Umenneske 3. Lukt til Helvete 4. Doedsjarl 5. Motpol 6. September omsider 7. Velg bort livet 8. A Lost Forgotten Sad Spirit “Taake” is available directly from Dark Essence Records at http://www.karismarecords.no/catalog/ 
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Dark Essence Records: http://www.karismarecords.no/catalog/ Dark Essence Records on MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/darkessencerecords Dark Essence Records on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/DARK-ESSENCE-RECORDS/37339787310 Info Requests to: post@karismarecords.no Taake on MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/taakeofficial Taake Website: http://taake.svartekunst.no/ Svertenkunst Produksjoner: http://svartekunst.no/ Svertenkunst Produksjoner on MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/svartekunstproduksjoner
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