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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...

Sirius: (1) Portuguese Black Metal band 1998-2002; (2) German Trash Metal band; (3) Norwegian rapper from Vestfold; (4) Greek Uplifting Trance artist; (5) Hong Kong Hard Rock Band (1) The black metal band Sirius was formed in 1998 and eventually attracted the interest of Samoth (ex-Emperor, who signed the band to his Nocturnal Art Productions label. Classic symphonic black metal is the order of the day here, in the spirit of Emperor or labelmates Limbonic Art (members of both bands guested on Spectral Transition), with the band showing the right amount of aggression as well as diversity in the songwriting....

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...

MR. SIRIUS is in fact a trio masterminded by multi-instrumentalist Kazuhiro Miyatake; the trio is completed by female vocalist/keyboardist Hiroka Nagai (ex-singer of PAGEANT) and drummer Chihiro Fujioka. Their music is a mixture of symphonic and Canterbury styles with a strong classical feel. The dominant mood may be very soft and pastoral, mostly brought on by the piano, soft acoustic guitar and flute play; however, the music gets quite energetic and jazzy when the organ, Mellotron and Emerson-like synths come in. Of the two studio albums they have released todate, their latest (“Dirge”) probably best succeeds at merging the Cantebury...

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....