Norway

• Execration “Syndicate of Lethargy”

  It just occurred to me that I don’t listen to Norwegian death metal often. Outside of Cadaver and Diskord, I actually can’t remember the last Norwegian death metal act I listened to. I love their black metal, blackened thrash, avant garde, and progressive acts, but honestly I rarely ever touch their death metal. And this [...]
  http://www.teufelstomb.com/reviews/execration-syndicateoflethargy/

• Satyricon Sign With Koch For Whatever Fucking Reason

  The rumour about Satyricon, as reported by Blabbermouth and Metal Underground, is that they signed a deal with Koch Records to release The Age of Nero for the North American market at an unspecified date. The Roadrunner deal was only for Europe. Koch Records is most well-known for signing rap and hip-hop bands - at [...]
  http://www.teufelstomb.com/news/satyricon-sign-with-koch-for-whatever-fucking-reason/

• She Said Destroy Sign With Tabu Recordings

  Norwegian blackened melodic death metallers She Said Destroy have signed with Tabu Recordings, according to Blabbermouth. Norwegian extreme metallers SHE SAID DESTROY have inked a deal with Tabu Recordings. The group’s sophomore album, This City Speaks in Tongues, is scheduled for release in Norway on November 17 and the rest of Europe on February 2, 2009. [...]
  http://www.teufelstomb.com/news/she-said-destroy-sign-with-tabu-recordings/

• Black Metallers Threaten To Kill Gorgoroth Singer’s Ex-Boy Toy

  Blabbermouth recently posted that Gorgoroth singer Gaahl’s ex-boyfriend has been receiving death threats. According to VG Nett, the former boyfriend of GORGOROTH frontman Gaahl (real name: Kristian Espedal), 20-year-old Norwegian modeling agent Dan DeVero, claims to have received death threats from the black metal community after Gaahl publicly acknowledged that he was gay. In an interview that [...]
  http://www.teufelstomb.com/news/black-metallers-threaten-to-kill-gorgoroth-singers-ex-boy-toy/

• Enslaved To Tour North America With Keep Of Kalessin & Swallow The Sun

  Blabbermouth reports that Norwegian black metallers Enslaved will be touring North America early next year alongside Keep Of Kalessin and Swallow The Sun. Norwegian masters of progressive/experimental metal ENSLAVED will return to North America in May 2009 with SWALLOW THE SUN and KEEP OF KALESSIN as support. Confirmed dates are as follows: May 01 - Mokena, IL [...]
  http://www.teufelstomb.com/news/enslaved-to-tour-north-america-with-keep-of-kalessin-swallow-the-sun/

• Norway’s Blood Red Throne Working On New Full Length

  Norwegian death metallers Blood Red Throne are currently in studio working on their fifth full length album, due out on Earache Records in 2009, reports Blabbermouth. Norwegian death metallers BLOOD RED THRONE are currently hard at work on their next, as-yet-untitled album. Guitarist Død comments: “We’re currently workin’ on our fifth studio album, and so far we [...]
  http://www.teufelstomb.com/news/norways-blood-red-throne-working-on-new-full-length/

• Bolt Thrower Confirmed For Maryland Deathfest 2009

  SMN News reports that British death metal legends Bolt Thrower will be performing at Maryland Deathfest VII scheduled for May 22nd-24th, 2009 in Baltimore, Maryland. “Due to the fact that we are not real festival lovers or great fans of flying, the chances of us ever coming to the States for a one-off show was always [...]
  http://www.teufelstomb.com/news/bolt-thrower-confirmed-for-maryland-deathfest-2009/

• Black Metallers Koldbrann Announce Upcoming Tour Dates

  Norwegian black metallers Koldbrann have announced a handful of tourdates according to a recent Blabbermouth post. Nov. 01 - Turbinenhalle - Oberhausen, Germany (Ultima Ratio Festival) Nov. 02 - De Azijnfabriek - Roermond, Netherlands Nov. 21 - Radar - Asker, Norway Nov. 22 - Elm Street - Oslo, Norway I listened to a couple of samples on their MySpace page. [...]
  http://www.teufelstomb.com/news/black-metallers-koldbrann-announce-upcoming-tour-dates/

• Dummy Booger Accuse Hell Music Festival Organizers Of Embezzlement

  God-fucking-awful Norwegian symphonic black metallers Dimmu Borgir are planning on suing the organizers of the Hell Music Festival, according to a post on Blabbermouth. Norwegian symphonic black metallers DIMMU BORGIR have accused the organizers of Norway’s Hell Music Festival of embezzling 70,000 Norwegian kroners (approximately $11,500) from the band’s merchandise sales proceeds, according to the newspaper [...]
  http://www.teufelstomb.com/news/dummy-booger-accuse-hell-music-festival-organizers-of-embezzlement/

• Former Mayhem Frontman Maniac Forms Nova Express

  Nova Express, the new band by former Mayhem frontband Maniac have signed with Cold Spring Records according to a report published on Blabbermouth. Former MAYHEM frontman Maniac, whose band SKITLIV has proved to be a surprising departure from the black metal genre for which he was best known for over 20 years, has formed a side-project [...]
  http://www.teufelstomb.com/news/former-mayhem-frontman-maniac-forms-nova-express/

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