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Funerary Dirge play atmospheric funeral doom metal with ambient, classical, and industrial influences. Formed in the summer of 2003, the project is influenced not so much by different styles of music, but more by raw emotion (though, Funerary Dirge has been compared to Thergothon, and Until Death Overtakes Me, for example). It is negativity, and the essence of misery, despair, and hoplessness, that drive the music. Minimalism, and dark, ambient soundscapes also play a big part. The goal is not grand orchestrations, but rather, to create quiet, sombre pieces, which stay with the listener long after the music has stopped....

Forming in 2007 by Shaun Glass and vocalist Jeremy “Jerms” Genske, Dirge Within immediately began their domination of the competitive heavy music scene, making a name for themselves through extensive touring, earning rave reviews from the press and public alike, while hitting the road with metal luminaries like Trivium, Fear Factory, Static X, Devildriver, Whitechapel, Gwar, Kittie, 36 Crazyfists, and Nonpoint, and appearing on the Chicago stop of the 2009 MAYHEM tour. Following up their acclaimed debut Force Fed Lies, which drew rave reviews in the pages of Revolver, AP, Rocksound and Metal Hammer (UK), and features the singles “Forever...

Funeral Dirge is a black metal project constituting of Kvarforth (Shining) and Missfall. They released the EP The Silence Ebony in 2001. .

Violent dirge were a Polish technical death metal band formed in 1990. They released two demos before their debut album "Elapse" in 1993 on Carnage Records. They released a follow-up in 1995 titled "Craving" on Loud Out Records. Both albums were cassette only releases. .

An aggressive folk/punk hybrid coined Ag-FO, The Dirges have shared the stage with some of the worlds top bands including, Flogging Molly, Millencolin, Spyder Stacey from The Pogues and The Briggs. Their live show can turn the most ardent music critic into a beer drinking dancing fool! Here's a little history: In 2001, Francis and Pete found a four track underneath the tire wall of a friend's rent-a-wreck and started writing songs. After many raucous all-nighters, they decided to round up some friends who could play and The Dirges were formed. The Dirges were so named in tribute to friends...