Antrisch is a blend of different styles of Black Metal mingled with portions of Doom, Djent and Dark Ambient. Founded in 2020, Antrisch is exploring the inner world that is the wide range of expressions bred by the human mind and inner life as well as the outer world by treating substantially the vast landscapes and forces of natur experienced through bygone ventures to the world's most extreme sceneries.

This project is a musical & lyrical expedition to the heights of the world and the depths of man.

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Autumn Nostalgie was formed back in 2010, from the ashes of the then defunct dark ambient project called Fekete Erdo. Autumn Nostalgie had not released anything for ten years. The debut album Esse Est Percipi was released in 2020 by Zero Dimensional Records, and then Northern Silence Productions took over the publishing. The band tried to save the ambient elements from the previous project, so more atmospheric themes rather than fast and tight motifs are present. Regarding its text, it tries to grasp the whole of reality in metaphysical and philosophical dimensions and tries to present its tragedy or even joy musically in a specific style.

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The Black Metal band Drudensang was founded in 2013 by Krámpn together with Skilnir and Blodspan and is based in the Bavarian Forest, on the border to Austria and the Czech Republic. It emerged from the band Ravnsvart, which was founded in 2009.

The name Drudensang is made up of the words “Druden”, a witch creature from the Bavarian Forest, a kind of night alb, and “Sang”, an old German curse, today used as “chant”.

Krámpn is very much rooted in the Krampus and Percht tradition and practices the customs handed down from generation to generation with his heart and soul. It is a central aspect of his life. Drudensang is his personal life's work, in which he reflects these traditions with the associated legends, figures and myths.

In 2013, the first demo "Rehearsal 1 – Dunkle Tradition" was released. Further releases (demos, live albums, EPs and splits) followed in short intervals. (See "Releases".) Musically, Drudensang is clearly located in the 2nd wave of Black Metal. The first demos were still characterised by a very raw style, which over the years was refined further and further into the sound that is currently typical for Drudensang: atmospheric Black Metal with an old school touch as the perfect soundtrack to the wild doings of Krampen and Perchten during the Rauhnächten.

Drudensang has been performing regularly since 2015. These performances are celebrated with ritualistic intensity and in the spirit of the traditional, wild

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WHO DO WE THINK WE ARE?
A band is an idea. It can exist as a vision in the architect’s mind- but never complete. It is when this vision reaches its audience, it turns into something more and greater than the sum of its parts. An artist can reach his audience through images, stories and crafts. Our art comes from a spoken culture – a musical culture – and it is from the stage it shall be conveyed.

OUR HISTORY
We were there when Norwegian extreme metal grew forth and took shape as an enormous cultural export. We played far and wide. At home and abroad. We were part of something new. Something special and innovative. We were there when Norwegian metal gathered and inspired thousands. We were there and swung the hammer when Viking metal was forged as a unique expression that later inspired countless bands, worldwide. Now the horns of war sound again. And Einherjer is there. Behind us we have an array of albums – some of which stand as milestones in a genre of explosive growth.

OUR HERITAGE – OUR VISION
Our Norse heritage is a phenomenon that reaches far beyond what one can hear alone. It is an amalgamation of the mystique and sagas of old, of songs and poems, of woodcutting and sword grinding and the vikings merciless way of life. It’s a cultural patchwork that fills the consciousness with the brutal majesty of the Nordic nature, the elemental strain, of mighty longships plowing the black seas to reach unknown shores. The wisdom of the gods and

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The Black Forest – marked by mystical landscapes, its spirit rules the southwestern German souls. Its wealth of brute power and mightiness led a dark horde to the decision to embody the beauty of the Black Forest in a musical way, back in 2004.

Hitting the stages in 2007, a decent public attention was attracted and after the publication of the debut EP "Wiege der Finsternis" and the debut album "Weltenkraft", the horde found a new home at the German record label Einheit Produktionen.

The second studio album "...zum Tode hin" was introduced to the public in early 2009 and could deeply satisfy a wide range of different
musical preferences.

It`s the year 2012 – to date, a frightening large amount of knuckles of pork along with a greatly exaggerated quantity of Schnaps was consumed and countless breathtaking concerts were performed. With a new singer at the front and a third fully produced studio album, the band signed a contract with the Austrian label Napalm Records. "Rastlos" represents the new status of Finsterforst and exceeds everything that has been done before.

The era of Black Forest Metal has begun! With "Mach Dich Frei" Finsterforst has released their fourth full length album.



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As you all know, patience is rewarded the more, the more long one can bear the waiting.
As well as here: apparently endlessly long lasted it until these studious Thuringian Pagan Metal heros had placed its new album spectacle ~Weltenbrand~ such brilliant ready. Yet the truly breathtaking gigantic musical goodness of this terrific epic grand masterpiece compensates even the most impatients among the fans of the East German horde in amply manner!

As to expect, Gernotshagen have developed powerfully forwards and that immediately in all conceivable creative concerns: therefore the participants fortunately did lift their output generally and so these new songs are their very best until now at all. Superficial critics, who reproach the heathen heavy metal scene again and again gladly, that Pagan Metal became degenerated to a bloodless and empty genre, get by means of ~Weltenbrand~ such an extent fat and delicious feast pressed into the ears that it persistently deeply intoxicates the eardrums.

With the help of a really bombastically sounding top production, these frenetic heathen power songs are all too easily able to raise the swirled up senses of the listeners into highest appreciative heights. Actually the conviction-culprits Gernotshagen produced its new compositions such completed and such convexed arranged, that this fantastic album advances with a big blow quickly to an classic of German Pagan Metal.

The heathen heros around the shockingly express

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Gwydion's journey started in 1995, a project founded by a group of friends that shared the same passion for metal and interest in Celtic
culture. During these first stages of the band, three demos were presented to the Portuguese metal scene and dozens of gigs were
performed throughout Portugal.
In 2007, Gwydion prepared to record their first full-length album "Ynys Mön". Their originality and effort triggered the interest of the
German label TROLLZORN, which offered a contract to release the album. With Ynys Mön, Gwydion finally started to draw some
international attention and ultimately received an invitation to make an European tour in October 2008 with top bands TYR,
HOLLENTHON, ALESTORM, and SVARTSOT: the RAGNAROK AASKEREIA'S TOUR.
During 2009, Gwydion played in nearly all major metal Portuguese metal festivals, delivering a distinct sound and attitude, and received
continuously great feedback. At the end of the year, Gwydion finished the recordings and production of their second album "Horn
Triskelion". "Horn Triskelion" truly represented fifteen years of accumulated experience and ideas. The readers of Portugal's biggest metal
magazine LOUD magazine have chosen GWYDION to be the 2nd best band over 2010 + their album "Horn Triskelion" was considered
the 3rd best album of 2010!
In 2013, Gwydion presents "VETERAN". Fans will experience a slightly different musical-style, as the music is much more epic and
"metal" than folk compared

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Jord (Swedish for “Earth”) performs Swedish Atmospheric Black Metal with ear-catching melodies. For fans of Enslaved, Vintersorg and Borknagar!

Jord is an atmospheric Black Metal band with Blackgaze and post rock influences founded in 2020 as a one-man project by Jurg. Based in Sweden the inspiration came from northern nature, folk lore, mysticism, a man’s relation to this part of the earth and bands like Alcest, Enslaved, Anathema and Russian Circles. Two albums were released by Northern Silence Productions, “Sol” in 2021 and “Måne” 2022. Jord transformed into a trio in late 2022 and the new demo songs got attention from Hammerheart Records. A few months later a full studio recording of the third album ”Tundra”, in this new band setting, was done.

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Midnight Odyssey was officially formed in early 2007. Originally from Ipswich, west of Brisbane, Australia, Dis Pater began writing black metal oriented music in 1999, and home recorded many songs between the years 2001 and 2007. They led to a creative output that would eventually cement itself as the atmospheric and cosmic entity Midnight Odyssey.

Dis Pater has taken influences from a wide range of music, from black metal, doom metal, neo-classical and dark ambient music, electronic music, classical/early music and folk. Mixed with themes of cosmic destruction, xenoarchaeology, and classical mythology, Midnight Odyssey has become a vessel that explores the outer reaches of humanity’s obsessions with space and death.

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Sagenbringer are four skalds who came together at the end of 2021. Musically, they take their cue from early folk metal bands as well as current greats and wrap these sounds in their own garb. With the release of their debut album in April 2022, which bears their own name, the journey to carry their stories and legends into the worlds began. In 2023, Sagenbringer accompanied the bands Varg and Nachtblut on the Wolfsest Tour through Germany, Austria and Switzerland.

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SAXORIOR was founded in January 1994 by Matthias Eschrich (vocals, guitars), Kai-Uwe Schneider (vocals, guitars), Dirk David (drums) and Uwe Vogt (bass). The name stands for Saxon Warrior. In June 1994, Matthias and Kai-Uwe, former members of the renowned East German band "Titan", produced the first demo tape, entitled The First Fight.
In the same year, Timo Pfeifer from Corpsess replaced Dirk David on the drum chair.
Besides several regional live gigs SAXORIOR were special guests on the metal broadcast "Six Pack", hosted by Matthias Hopke, on "Radio Energy" in November 1994.

In springtime 1995, the band started the studio-recordings for their first full-length album Return From The Dark Side. Due to technical and financial reasons the release date of the record was delayed until November 1995, when it was finally unleashed upon the metal community.
SAXORIOR created their own particular style, in the vein of Death Metal – yet somehow different. The lyrical concept is based around antonymous topics like life and death, the universe, creation and decline. In December 1995, the CD was introduced on "Radio Energy". After the new keyboard player Frank Nitzsche had joined the line-up, several concerts e.g. with Eminenz, Benediction and Iced Earth followed.

In August and September 1996, the songs for the MCD Beyond Conceptions were recorded, solely produced and financed by the band. In October 1996, the record release party took place in Altenberg, situated

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Danish black metal band Sunken have been active on the European scene since 2012 and will be unfolding their dark, melancholic and depressive soundscapes and ethereal melodies at this year's Dark Troll Fest.


From the debut EP "The Crackling of Embers" released in 2013, through the long-awaited debut full-length record "Departure" from 2017, Sunken have continuously expanded and developed their sound culminating in the bands' most intense, thorough, and honest album to date; “Livslede” from 2020 released through Berlin-based Vendetta Records. The record unfolds a beautiful, sorrowful and extremely personal universe; an emotional journey through anxiety, self-hatred and hopelessness.


Besides having played shows with acclaimed bands suchs as Ultha (DE), Deafheaven (US), Wolves In The Throne Room (US), Gaahls Wyrd (NO), Winterfylleth (UK), Saor (UK) and Afsky (DK) among others, the band have toured Europe extensively and is a staple headliner in Denmark.

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Female fronted Pagan/Folk Metal

Based on death & black metal with folky sounds of bagpipes and viola, the seven norns of Tales of Ratatösk push the known genre boundaries.

Driving guitars, shouts and growls provide the necessary heaviness. The folk department provides danceable and epic melodies, so that the listener is thrown fluidly back and forth between the battlefield and the subsequent victory celebration.

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With the intention of creating supreme black metal art, this quintet ascended from the catacombs of Vienna, Austria in 2016 and consists of experienced individuals exclusively. The brand new 2022 album "Fragment : Totenruhe" will be their second strike under the banner of AOP records and a worthy successor to the 2020 album "Fragment : Erhabenheit". Marking a total number of four releases since the founding days, Theotoxin stands for longevity, continuity and ongoing advancement.
Theotoxin is a guarantor for intense live performances and delivers an unprecedented show with deep yet aggressive atmosphere. With plenty of live appearances and a tour through Europe accomplished so far, the band is eager to spread their black chants even further.

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THORONDIR is a Pagan Metal band that was founded in 2007. In 2008, the band signed a record deal with CCP-Records. One year later, in 2009, they released their debut album titled "Düsterwald." Their second album, titled "Aus jenen Tagen," was recorded and released in 2011 at Woodshed Studio by V. Santura (known for Tryptikon).

In 2017, the band switched to TrollZorn Records and released their third album, "Des Wandrers Mär," in 2019. THORONDIR is known for their energetic and captivating live shows accompanied by their diverse music. With their musical works and impressive stage performances, they have secured a solid place in the Pagan Metal scene.

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Tryglav is a Croatian one man band band formed in 2018 by Boris Behara. Tired to playing with people who don't have his same vision in music. At the beginning of 2018 Boris started with the idea to create his own band inspired by his love with black metal and Horror imaginary.
During the year 2018 seven songs has been composed and re-arranged many times in his personal studio before the final versions came out.
Due the poor equipment for vocal recording vocals has been entrusted to a singer Called "Morbid" according to Boris Lyrics and patterns.
The idea for the Plague doctors came out one day when he thought how to create an impact imagine for the Band.
In the year 2019 the album has been finished and and the search for a studio for mixing and mastering had begun. After many considerations finally the studio was chosen and the album was sent to Emissary Studios in Australia. The album was sent then to some labels and after many considerations,Tryglav signed a worldwide deal with the Italian label Extreme Metal Music/Rockshots Records.
In 2022 after 3 years of hard work a new album has been recorded. The album feature the new singer Callum Wright and a new producer Rocco Pezzin.
The album is a original concept story created by Boris Behara. Sadisfied with the promotional & marketing work from the previous album Tryglav joined forces again with Rockshots Records/extreme metal music for a new worldwide record deal.

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Vanir plays a Melodic/Pagan Death Metal. The themes of the band’s lyrics are found amongst Norse mythology as well as historical interpretations of events around the Viking Age and the Dark Ages. From the halls of Valhalla to the Germanic battlefields with their bloody battles and fierce warriors, kings and Queens, the band’s music have been put together with a fascination with our common origins, and the blood spilled throughout history. Vanir will release their 7th Studio album in 2024 to follow up the critically acclaimed Sagas from 2022.

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US Black Metal masters Wolves in the Throne Room create melancholic atmospheres that are an ode to rain storms, wood smoke and the wild energies of the Pacific Northwest. In October 2023 they unleashed CRYPT OF ANCESTRAL KNOWLEDGE. This EP contains two Epic Metal tracks as well as two Atmospheric Industrial Journeys that push the band’s sound into invigorating new directions. The Wolves will be assaulting European shores with support from GAEREA and SYLVAINE in Spring 2024!

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