Embedded - Bloodgeoning (Full-Length Album - 2016) - Soundcloud Stream

BIOGRAPHY

EMBEDDED from Osnabrück/Germany started as a straight-to-the-bone-old-school-Death-Metal three-piece in 1994 and released their first demo-tape “Angels of damnation” in 1996. But due to various private matters the band was put on hold in 1998.

After a two years break and some line-up changes, EMBEDDED came back to life with the release of the Demo-CD “Fragments of horror” at the very beginning of the new millennium. Followed by a Split-EP with Disastrous Murmur, some club shows all around Germany and an outstanding live performance at the "Fuck The Commerce IV"-Festival, EMBEDDED were able to strengthen their reputation as a passionate Death Metal outfit.

The release of their first full-length “Banished from the light” on Revenge Productions in 2001 pushed the band to a higher level. Highly acclaimed by the European press this album shows a more mature and brutal face of the band featuring ten outbursts of blasting Floridian-kinda Death Metal. The album sold very well and EMBEDDED played the "Obscene Extreme"-Festival, a couple of club shows and toured Finland as well.

But in late 2002 the band was again shattered by some massive line-up changes. After a short period of forced inactivity EMBEDDED returned in 2003. Stronger than ever, the band showcases their new found motivation in doing a professional video clip of the “Banished…”-Classic “Stench of burning flesh”, published via YouTube.

After a year of hard work EMBEDDED recorded their second album with Jörg Uken in his Soundlodge Studios in late 2004. “A severity divine” - released in May 2005 - was acclaimed by the European press as an "impressive and ultra-brutal mix of Malevolent Creation, Immolation and Slayer". The album got an overwhelming feedback and was able to consolidate EMBEDDED´s status as one of the best german Death Metal outfits around.

Another line-up change occured in 2006: Drummer Jörg Heemann left EMBEDDED to focus his creativity on Secrets Of The Moon. He was replaced by Markus Renzenbrink, a long-time friend of the band.

A couple of shows later on including a co-headlining performance at the "Fuck The Commerce IX"-Festival in 2006 and a successfull mini-tour in the Netherlands EMBEDDED entered the Soundlodge Studios again to record their third full-length album.

After all "Beyond the flesh" was finally released in May 2009 by german underground-label DB Agency and got a lot of good press: Rock Hard 8/10; Heavy Mag 9/12; Metal.de 8/10; Bloodchamber.de 8/10; Metalnews.de 5,5/7 !!!

But in the late summer of 2010 the last remaining founding member André Danowsky (guitar) left the band in friendship because of private matters. Despite that the remaining band members deicided to keep the flame alive.

On December 2nd they anounced a upcoming album release: ''At the time when the composition of the elderly of death metal which offered no longer becomes something special, it will be led to the exploration to create brutality and ruthlessness become conveniences, which also cause an enthusiastic in welcoming lots of nuances from their music.'' - Wrote the Band.

Embedded' tells that, the fourth full length album entitled ' Bludgeoning ' will be released by ' Apostacy Records' on January 29th,2016.  In the meantime, the album's artwork has designed by 'Vortex Arts '.

' Bludgeoning ' is Their first album in seven years (Beyond the Flesh was released in 2009). In addition, 'Bludgeoning' consists of eight tracks , which produced again by Jörg Uken (Despondency, Fearer, Obscenity, God Dethroned ....) at his studio 'Soundlodge'.

Formed in: 1994
Status: Active
Years Active: 1994-Present

LINE UP
Rainer Düsing - Vocals
Christian Wösten - Guitars Rhythm
Markus Renzenbrink - Drums
Wolfgang Sanderman - Guitars
Daniel Meier - Bass

Country of Origin: Germany
Location: Osnabrück
Genre:Death Metal (early), Brutal Death Metal (later)

Current Label:  Apostasy Records
Booking/Press Contact: embedded_os@gmx.de

Official Website: www.embedded-deathmetal.de
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/embeddeddeathmetal
Reverbnation: www.reverbnation.com/embedded
Myspace: www.myspace.com/embeddeddeathmetal

Bloodgeoning (Full-Length Album - 2016)

Buy: http://www.cudgel.de/en/CD/CD-E/EMBEDDED-bludgeoning-CD.html

Torchia - (2013 - 2015) [ Full Discography] - Soundcloud Stream

BIOGPRAPHY

Back in 2011, the five-piece Melodic Death Metal group Torchia was forged in Tampere, Finland. For locals in that area, the line-up is a familiar one, featuring the likes of Pirkka Birkstedt and vocalist Kvist, both of Killjoy Corporation fame, as well as drummer Joonas Juntunen from Krypton. After two years of writing and honing their style, the group ventured into the studio to record their first demo, oNe, which was made available in late 2013.

The five members each share a deep passion for music (writing, recording, and playing) and this zest is evident in the band's 2015 release, the 3-song EP Ending Beginning, which also serves as an introduction to the group's new vocalist Eetu Hentunen.

Ville "Phinx" Riitamaa (lead guitar, backing vox), Henri Heikkinen (guitar), Pirkka Birkstedt (bass), and Joonas Juntunen (drums) round out the rest of this group who, according to their bio, have a "musical style...influenced from traditional old-school agony to thrash and speed metal, mixing it with some newer and modern pain."

Formed in: 2011
Status: Active
Years Active: 2011-Present

LINE UP
Eetu Hentunen - Vocals

Ville "Phinx" Riitamaa - Lead Guitar, Backing Vocals

Henri Heikkinen - Guitar
Pirkka Birkstedt - Bass
Joonas Juntunen - Drums

Country of Origin: Finland
Location: Tampere

Current Label: Unsigned/Independent
Booking/Press Contact: torchiaband@gmail.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Torchiaband
Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/torchiaband
Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/torchiaband
Soundcloud: http://www.soundcloud.com/torchiaband
Reverbnation: http://www.reverbnation.com/torchia

DISCOGRAPHY

Ending Beginning (Demo - 2015)

oNe (Demo - 2013)

Zaria - (2013 - 2014) [ Full Discography] - Bandcamp Stream

BIOGRAPHY

Zaria, driven by the desire to create original music, was founded in 2011. Inez, Nika, Miha, Jakob, Rok, and Gašper completed the final line-up in 2012. Although their initial musical style most closely resembled folk metal, they would eventually turn to other genres for inspiration as well.

The band’s earliest original songs emerged within the first year since its formation, and thus, armed with their own music, Zaria played its first concerts in 2012. By then, a fair amount of original material had been written, so a decision was made – in the summer of the same year, they would enter the studio to record their first EP. Produced by DYZ Sonic Temple Studio, it was released under the title of Sij obzorja (Glow of the Horizon) in March 2013. This year was marked by intensive songwriting as well as occasional concerts all over Slovenia, and culminated on New Year’s Eve with their on-stage appearance in the centre of Ljubljana.

2014 proved to be another busy year, for by then enough original music had been written to record their first full-length album. In late February, they entered Studio Rojas, where the next few months were spent recording and polishing the final product. In the summer, they appeared on the Second Stage of MetalDays 2014, where they were warmly received by a large audience. Their debut album, Po poti življenja (Upon the Trail of Life), was released in December.

In the future, they hope to make further on-stage appearances, and, eventually, return to the studio once more.

Formed in: 2011
Status: Active
Years Active: 2011-Present

LINE UP
Inez Osina -  Vocals, Flute
Miha Merc - Rhythm Guitar
Nika Kos - Drums
Rok Ražman - Bass
Jakob Konda - Lead Guitar, Vocals
Gašper Pesek - Keyboards, Vocals.

Country of Origin: Slovenia
Location: Medvode
Genre:  Symphonic-Folk Metal

Current Label: Unsigned/Independent
Booking/Press Contact: info@zaria-band.si

Official Website: www.zaria-band.si/Ang/home.html

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Zaria.band

Youtube: www.youtube.com/user/ZariaBand
Merch: http://www.zaria-band.si/Ang/promotion.html

DISCOGRAPHY

Po poti življenja [Upon the Trail of Life](Full-Length Album - 2014)´

Sij obzorja [Glow of the Horizon](EP - 2013)

Giant Gutter From Outer Space - Set Adrift (EP - 2015) - Bandcamp Stream

BIOGRAPHY

The project entitled Giant Gutter From Outer Space came to light by mid 2014 from the affinity of two independent musicians and long-standing friends driven to the execution of heavy, rough, experimental and, as far as possible, unrestrained music.

Bass player by talent, Hernan Borges de Oliveira has his projects, alongside the profession of accountant, pivoted on extreme music. Johnny R. Rosa, drummer, parallel to the métier of historian and to the particular attention given to avant-garde, free improvisational music, is also accomplice of projects that concern rough music.

The result of such eschatological partnership, inclined to avoid labels that stifle the creative output, has been put into action with the recently recorded EP entitled “Set Adrift”, which is compounded by 5 instrumental songs harshly executed as a duo (bass and drums). This record was independently released by the end of September 2015. Its artwork was designed by our mate photographer and designer Cesinha Marin, and it was released on released October 2, 2015 be unique, reduced to 300 hand-numbered copies.

Formed in: 2014
Status: Active
Years Active: 2014-Present

LINE UP
Johnny R. Rosa -  Drums
Hernan Borges de Oliveira - Bass

Country of Origin: Brazil
Location: Curitiba
Genre: Avant-Garde/Stoner Metal

Current Label: Unsigned/Independent
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ggfos
Bandcamp: https://giantgutter.bandcamp.com

Set Adrift (EP - 2015)

Soul Collector - Thrashmageddon (Full-Length Album - 2014) - Bandcamp Stream

BIOGRAPHY

Long time ago in a galaxy far far away...Fueled by beer the trash metal machinery from Rybnik called Soul Collector was brought into life in the year 2007. The group was created by Zbigniew Bizo, former bassist of Goddess of Sin. He invited to partnership his cousin Łukasza Bizonia, a former guitarist of mentioned group and two good friends from his neighborhood- brothers Halamoda.

Michał "Zmarły”  Halamoda becomes their second lead guitar and the older of two brothers Rafał "Don Vito”  Halamoda accidentally stands behind the microphone. The group was almost complete despite the fact they still lack drummer and as it came out later it was their course for the next few years. Though they were incomplete, young enthusiasts of heavy music and even heavier beverage decide to begin their first rehearsals with the drum machine.

The beginnings occur to be the mix of horror and tragicomedy and can be easily qualified as enormous noise coming out of trials to master the chaos, wherewith all members had one goal in their minds- to play thrash metal inspired by American school. What is more, although Zbigniew and ?ukasz had a quite big experience in playing music you can't really say that about two brothers Halamoda who tried to catch up with enthusiasm and the will to play. Unfortunately, after few months the conflict between two cousins Bizo? grows up larger and larger every day. Dissension and rehearsals with drum machine resulted in Zbigniew leaving. After that ?ukasz becomes the new leader.

After short search Mateusz "Yogi” Wajs becomes new bassist of Soul Collector- a 15 year old musician who plays only for few months but despite that fact he stays till present times.

The personal changes resulted in necessity to refresh first compositions created mainly by Micha and few covers- classics like Kat, Testament or Slayer. The band debut falls on May 2008 during the "wodzisławskiej Gitariadzie"  where despite defects like the lack of drummer the group scores the second place. Till today it was the only music preview in which Soul Collector ever took part and this can mean two things. The band really sucks ass or they simply don't give a fuck and all people who organize such redneck shows simply do not feel the true spirit of Rock & Roll (we believe in the second version).

With aforementioned squad Soul Collector records its first demo material (to be honest monster material) called Demo(N) and continues concerting. Meanwhile Lukasz  chooses completely different style of music and decides to kick himself out the band which makes other members very happy. Dawid Stafar Stafarczyk is the new replacement and becomes the second lead guitar, he stays in the band for the next few years giving shows in Poland and Czech Republic and takes part in recording second demo material called Soul Collector. Much about that period Soul Collector finds its first drummer- Krzysztof  Sacerdos Ster. Despite that, the bad luck is still upon the band and in December 2010 Dawid Stafar Stafarczyk decides to leave the group and devotes himself to his second band The Crossroads (currently he's a member of Tester Gier). Before his leaving he recorded yet the song "AND PAC" the compilation "Silesian Butchers II", created the initiative of a group of Snake Eyes.

After squad stabilization and bringing to perfection 11 tracks the band starts recording their debut album called Thrashmageddon. Person responsible for recording and production of the album is the original bassist and a former leader Zbigniew Bizo. The record takes place in the studio placed in the rehearsal room belonging to Orchestral Association KWK. The first recorded tracks are Pure Fucking Evil and I Saw which appear on the release Thrashing Damnation Thru Compilation. The release was published in the 2012 by Defense Records from Kracow and presents intersection of underground thrash metal scene. The idea was brought into life by Jan Mekong Sienkiewicz- Terrordome drummer. The release contains 22 tracks of 10 leading young trash metal bands chosen by the creator. Two tracks published by Soul Collector are greeted with warm welcome by critics as well audience. What is more, the idea is so well-caimed that one year later a second part comes out.

The year 2013 passes mainly on recording and perfecting recorded tracks and this lasts till the end of November. Soul Collector starts partnership with Jacek Kurnatowski, known from working with Alastor who is responsible for mastering the record. The band stays concert active playing with Mech, Horrorscope, Terrordome and Alastor among others. Meanwhile Pure Fucking Evil shows up on Sharks Attack, another compilation this time devoted to metal scene in Rybnik. The search to find the proper label lasts for 5 months and the new publisher is Defense Records, label responsible for releasing Trashing Damnation and partner of groups like Horrorscope and Terrordome. The album appears in May 2014 receiving good reviews and welcomed warmly by the fans.

Few months before the great release another personal changes take place. The band ends partnership with drummer Krzysztof Sacerdos Ster and engages Dawid "Dave" Kubnik- former drummer of The Crossroads. In this squad the band works till present times. In September 2014 Soul Collector starts working with music journalist Vlad Nowajczyk know from articles written for Polish edition of Hard Rocker. His responsibilities are PR and bands promotion in media and Internet. The group remains active, what will bring the future only time will show but as one of the reviewers noticed, despite so many personal changes during those 7 years the band still works what undoubtedly shows that two brothers Halamoda are really tough sons of bitches.

Formed in: 2007

Status: Active

Years active: 2007-Present

LINE UP

Rafał Halamoda- Vocals

Michał Halamoda- Lead Guitar and Vocals

Artur Kajzer- Lead Guitar

Mateusz Wajs- Bass Guitar and Vocals

Dawid Kuznik- Drums.

Country of origin: Poland

Location: Rybnik

Genre: Thrash Metal

Current Label: Defense Records

Bookin/Press Contact: soulcollectorthrash@gmail.com

Mobile: (+48) 503024912 

Office Website: http://www.soulcollector.pl

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SoulCollectorThrash

Reverbnation: http://www.reverbnation.com/soulcollector

Myspace: https://myspace.com/soulcollectorthrash

Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/user/SoulCollectorThrash

Google Plus: https://plus.google.com/108306045450100484616

Thrashmageddon (Full-Length Album - 2014)

Buy It: http://www.defense.8merch.com/soul_collector_thrashmageddon-id4259

Ends With A Bullet - (2013 - 2014) [ Full Discography] - Deezer/Youtube Stream

BIOGRAPHY

 Ends With A Bullet is a Swedish heavy metal band, created in April 2013 by musician and songwriter Liam Espinosa, in this group also Participates already known Swedish singer Jimmie Strimmel (ex-DEAD BY APRIL, Nightrage and DEATH DESTRUCTION). The band also appeared before this Nightrage and Dead by April-member Jimmie Strimell.

On 25 July 2013 the band released a debut EP with five songs on Spotify which received positive reviews. Musically practice the old band Jimmie Strimmel DEAD BY APRIL near remove style (which was Expelled before Unite with "EWAB"). That is a kind of metalcore the modern metal alternative rock influences with the euro-trance and modern pop.

 Their release gig took place on July 27th in Stromstad at Restaurant Skagerrak together with rock band Aggressive Chill. In 2014 "EWAB" releases  their first LP "Twenty Seven". After drummer Marcus Rosell dropped out and started playing for Dead By April stood band without a drummer until the 9th of May when the Nida Rich Mount was officially enlisted in the constellation.

Formed in: 2013
Status: Active
Years Active: 2013-Present

LINE UP
Liam Espinosa - Vocals/Screams/Rythm Guitar
Nidas Richmount - Drums
Eric Bogren - Lead guitar
Diederich Castro - Bass

Country of origin: Sweden
Location: Gothenburg

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EndsWithABulletOfficial
Twitter: https://twitter.com/endswithabullet
Last FM: www.last.fm/music/Ends+With+A+Bullet
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/6M5euMpBzqogCAEpg1XK9Z

Itunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/ends-with-a-bullet/id674981323?ign-mpt=uo%3D4

Twenty Seven (Full-Length Album - 2014)

Ends With A Bullet (EP - 2013)

Drearyym - (2014 - 2015) [ Full Discography] - Soundcloud Stream

 BIOGRAPHY

Drearyym was formed in January, 2014 by two Lempäälä-inhabitants, Leevi Kuunila and Jarno Kaasalainen. With Leevi playing guitar alongside his vocalist's duties and Jarno playing drums, they began pursuing a vision of creating melodic death metal with folk influences. Black metal also mixed into the stew as time went by, and even thrashy and doomy vibes would be heard.

After playing together for a while, the guys had three songs ready to be recorded. As they searched for a quick, low-budget way to get things done, they also realized that they required some keyboards on the songs. They then contacted Leevi's old bandmate, fellow Lempäälä-inhabitant and beginner keyboardist Eero Ahonen. With only less than a month to go before the recordings would take place, Eero agreed to play the keyboards and a guest guitar solo on the soon-to-be first demo of the band, which had also recently gotten a name. The name needed to reflect the music somehow, and the word best describing the music was "dreary", as the songs, though still very unpolished, were ominous and dark. Drearyym was born.

The recording session took place within the confines of the rehearsal room built inside Eero's house, which the band still uses today. Lasting only a day, the first ever recording session of Drearyym was excecuted by the three amigos with the help of beginner mix/master man Aapo Lankinen. Thus, the demo "Old Barn" was ready to be heard.

During the summer of 2014, Eero joined the band as a permanent member, and soon the band found it's second guitarist, also an old bandmate of Leevi and Eero's, Kimmo Kylä-Laaso. Shortly after Kimmo joined, the new single "Blòt" was ready to be recorded. This time the band hired local music multitalent Matti Auerkallio to record, mix and master the new song. As the band still didn't have a bass player, Kimmo played bass on the track, while Matti played a guest guitar solo. After the release of "Blòt", anyhow, the band found it's bassist as yet another old bandmate joined in: Arttu Helenius was the man handling the low ends, and so the band was ready to start rehearsing for live gigs.

The first gig was played in Tampere on the 13th of December, 2014. The group has continued doing gigs ever since, quickly making a name for themselves.

Not long after the first few concerts, it was time to hit the studio again; this time to make the band's first EP and physical release. With five new tracks and a collective head full of ideas, the band yet again contacted Matti Auerkallio and headed to his familiar home studio to give birth to what would become "Myths of the White North". The release laid the foundations for Drearyym's aknowledgement in the public eye, having been spread through the internet into reviews and other public feedback around the world, for example.

In May 2015, Drearyym had the honor of being chosen to be one of the bands competing in the Wacken Metal Battle. The competition brought yet again more attention to the band, among many things like co-operation offers and a Spotify account, even though the group only progressed to the try-outs.

The rest of 2015 was quite much circling around concerts and composing. The summer was a bit quieter, though a few gigs were played then too. In fall, bassist Arttu Helenius decided to part ways with the band to pursue other life goals. A new bassist was found quickly, as an old friend and the original second guitarist of Drearyym, Aleksi Tossavainen, hopped in to fill Arttu's shoes. Around the same time, the studio was calling again. This time, it would be something on the next level.

So, December 4th, 5th, and 6th were busy days as Drearyym prepared their most ambitious release at the time, while all of Finland was enjoying Independence day festivities. Working once again with Matti Auerkallio, the band had guests come in and sing on the newest track, the 12-minute epic "Hunter's Tale". Sara Strömmer came to sing the female parts on the song, and a group of friends (including members of the band Scaredom, with whom Drearyym had done shows etc.) was chosen to come and sing the choir parts on the song. The concept came together amazingly well, though the final version of the track would still be a long time without release.

Shortly after the studio sessions, the band took part in another battle of bands; Kukkona Tunkiolla. The first try-outs turned out to be victorious for Drearyym. However, the year was about to end and so was one era in Drearyym's story. About a month before the semifinals, the band replaced long-time drummer Jarno with Scaredom's Waltteri Grek. Having only three weeks to rehearse together before Waltteri's first show with Drearyym, the period of time was very hectic. However, the gig at O'Hara's, Tampere, was successful, and the band was ready for the semifinals.

The semifinals, taking place in Jack The Rooster in Tampere, where the Wacken competition had taken place only about a year earlier, brought all new drive to both the band and the crowd. With Aleksi also having taken his place in the band as a permanent member, the change of line-up had breathed new life to the group, and it showed. In the semifinals, the reception and feedback was overwhelmingly great, and the band progressed straight into the finals.

The finals were two weeks away, and the band was ready to give it all they got, also planning stage outfits and an even more striking show. In the finals, Drearyym received an even better reception, and the judges were very impressed. The band was now a full package, able of delivering a show and interacting with the crowd from start to finish. Still, the band did not ultimately win the competition, but the progress as a group was more than a vital part of the whole future of the band.

Approximately a month after the band competition, Waltteri decided to step down from Drearyym to concentrate on Scaredom and other aspects of his personal life. His successor was found in a friend and fellow drummer in the band competition; External's Julius Lehtonen would now be the heir to the throne. 

Formed in: 2014
Status: Active
Years Active: 2014-Present

Leevi Kuunila - Vocals, Guitars
Julius Lehtonen - Drums
Eero Ahonen - Keyboards
Kimmo Kylä-Laaso - Guitars
Aleksi Tossavainen - Bass

Country of origin: Finland
Location: Lempäälä

Genre: Melodic Death Metal
Current Label: Unsigned/Independent
Booking/Press Contact: Drearyym@gmail.com

Official Website: http://drearyym.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Drearyym
Bandcamp: http://drearyym.bandcamp.com
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/drearyym
Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/user/Drearyym

DISCOGRAPHY

Myths Of The White North (EP - 2015)

Buy It: https://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/store/music/album/drearyym/myths-of-the-white-north/8d6kgx00l7rn

Blót (Single - 2014)

Old Barn (Demo - 2014)