Funeral Winds | ar

Winds is a progressive metal band from Norway with symphonic touches. Its members are vocalist Lars Eric Si (Jack In A Box, Before the Dawn, Khold), guitarist Carl August Tidemann (Arcturus, Tritonus), drummer Hellhammer (Jan Axel von Blomberg) (Mayhem, Arcturus, The Kovenant) and keyboardist Andy Winter (Age of Silence). A key feature of their music is the tight integration of the traditional components of a metal band with a string quartet. Winds came into existence in 1998 when four Norwegian musicians from different backgrounds happened to cross musical paths. This was a result of previous work some of them had...

Old Funeral formed in 1989 with members who later/already started infamous black metal bands such as Immortal and Burzum, and dissolved by 1992. This band is also one of the 1st bands to form in the Norwegian extreme metal scene. Among their influences were Carcass (UK) and Morbid Angel (US). Most of the members went on to form Amputation - the band that later became Immortal. Albums/Demos: Demo - (1989) Abduction of Limbs [Demo] - (1990) Devoured Carcass (EP) - 1991 The Older Ones - (1999) Grim Reaping Norway (Live) - 2002 (recorded 1991) The Abduction of Limbs demo and...

1) The Tradewinds were a highly addictive and obscured pop-punk from Tempe, AZ circa 2008. Featuring members of Foot Ox, Splinter Cake and the "French Quarter" live band, this is unpolished, upbeat and "real", in the vein of The Bananas and for fans of Lehigh Valley's late 90's scene. 2) In 1965 a striking single called "New York's a Lonely Town" by a group called the Tradewinds flitted briefly across pop radio. Telling the story of a California surfer stuck in New York for the winter, the song was beautifully produced, echoing some of the studio techniques then favored by...

Winds of Genocide is a Durham, UK band that calls their fusion of death metal and crust punk "Apocalyptic Death Crust". They were founded in 2006 by vocalist Kat Shevil (Morstice, Blessed Realm, Revolt) and guitarist Glenn, although it wasn't until 2009 that the band's current lineup solidified, with Dan on bass and Linus on drums (originally bass). They released their first EP, The Arrival Of Apokalyptic Armageddon, in 2010. Winds of Genocide received attention recently when Fenriz, of the Norwegian black metal band Darkthrone, blogged about them on his MySpace page and urged his fans to support the band....