DENIAL OF GOD – Steelfest 18/5 2024
I really don´t always know where to place this band in my own metal sphere, but every time it has been an absolute pleasure to see them live.
They have been doing their thing for more than 30 years now. The last album “The Hallow Mass” is from 2019 and the 3rd full-lenght. So an album once in a decade or so:) There is of a bunch of EP´s & splits etc so it has not been that quiet in the DoG camp.
Really good gig. Difficult lights (on going theme @ the indoor stage) so really hard to get any proper shots. No excuses, just a fact.
“By now, DENIAL OF GOD should need little introduction. Since that fateful year of 1991, the brothers Azter and Ustumallagam have perfected an idiosyncratic style of black metal that’s positively drenched in the supernatural and remains firm in their conviction of more classicist-styled songwriting. In fact, “black metal” might even be a misnomer; rather, BLACK HORROR METAL would be more accurate.” – osmoseproductions.com
[Live clips The Metal Crypt GRONNENHELL Arent]
Notes & links:
– Interview @ Steelfest 2022 (Rauta YouTube)
http://www.denialofgod.net/
https://www.facebook.com/denialofgod
https://www.instagram.com/denial.of.god/
https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Denial_of_God/4241
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Αχέροντας (ACHERONTAS) – Steelfest 18/5 2024
Occultism, Spirituality, Mysticism & Magick from Athens.
Performing at festivals doesn´t always give the bands the perfect lights & conditions, but great bands impress anyway no matter what. At least Αχέροντας didn´t have to play in the worst sunshine & heat. The festival weather was fantastic all weekend, tho:))
“Acherontas is an occult black metal band from Greece, formed after dissolving of Stutthof in 2007, but does not consider it as a direct continuation. In 2021, the band changed their name from Acherontas to Αχέροντας, which is their name spelled in Greek letters.”
[Live clips The Metal Crypt GRONNENHELL Angie Executioner]
Notes & links:
The Drakonian Coven
https://www.instagram.com/acheroncovenofficial
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WHITE DEATH – Steelfest 18/5 2024
WHITE DEATH – the fantastic spectacular weirdos from Lappeenranta, Finland!
Last time (2022, same festival) the vocalist was nailed to the cross (for real) and this time there was a lamb being butchered on stage during their set. Very spectacular, so parts of the most awesome setlist kinda got a bit lost in all the excitement and intestines. At some point there were flying bodyparts…and someone got hurt.
(there will probably be some more pictures in the gallery)
“The name White Death represents Winter, death, suffering and desolation. Forget about your trivial war story fantasies, they will be forgotten just like in every fallen civilization.”
[Live clip by Sautherom Mx. There are more but they are restricted and only viewed @ YouTube. Go and search.]
Notes & links:
– – Vrithran interview w. Rauta during the Steelfest weekend
– Latest album: “Iconoclast”. released @ Werwolf Records december 2023
https://www.facebook.com/unholywhitedeath
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BARATHRUM – Steelfest 18/5 2024
It was really cool to catch BARATHRUM on stage!
Wasn´t exactly sure what to expect but enjoyed it a lot:) Great liveband.
“Barathrum is a Finnish black-doom metal band, formed in 1990. The band’s name is Latin for pit or abyss. The first letters of their eight full-length albums spell “HEIL SOVA” – referring to the band’s frontman, Demonos Sova, who is the only original member of the band. Their music is stylistically similar to early black metal acts such as Venom and Celtic Frost. Their lyrics deal with occult and religious themes.”
– Wikipage
[Live clips by GRONNENHELL Noncho Savov]
Notes & links:
– Interview by Rauta (Tuska 2017)
https://www.facebook.com/BarathrumOfficial
https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Barathrum/2368
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DIOCLETIAN – Steelfest 18/5 2024
DIOCLETIAN from Auckland, New Zealand have been around for 20 years now.
All about apocalyptic stuff, war, violence & anti-religion. Very aggressive! Just great!
“Diocletian (244-311 CE) was a Roman emperor. The Diocletianic Persecution (or Great Persecution, 303-311 CE) was the last and most severe persecution of Christians in the Roman Empire.”
– E. Metallum“Relentless earth shattering take-no-prisoners pulverization” – album review by NekkruEvul (EM 2020)
[Live clips by GRONNENHELL Tales From The Frontline ORGASMEDIA]
Notes & links:
https://www.facebook.com/DOOMCULT
https://www.instagram.com/diocletian_official_
https://diocletian.bandcamp.com/
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SARKRISTA – Steelfest 18/5 2024
SARKRISTA didn´t disappoint.
“SARKRISTA was founded in early 2011 by Exesor, Farbauti and Revenant. The goal was to create a new German satanic alliance against all trends that flood the German scene. After some small rehearsals and writing the first songs Vidar joined on bass. The band’s name “Sarkrista” comes from the German word “Sakristan” and the Latin word “Sacrista” which both mean “church-servant” (or “verger”). The name was chosen because all band members thought this would be the best name to represent the blasphemous and satanic message behind Sarkrista.”
– Immortal Frost Productions
[Live clips by GRONNENHELL Tales From The Frontline]
Notes & links:
https://www.facebook.com/Sarkrista
https://sarkrista.bandcamp.com/
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IFERNACH – Steelfest 18/5 2024
First Nations, Native North-American folklore, Quebec history, Irish heritage says the all knowing E. Metallum.
The one man (Finian Patraic) project IFERNACH is from Quebec, Canada and have released 6 albums and a bunch of singles, ep´s, compilations & whatnots.
[Live clips by GRONNENHELL Tales From The Frontline ORGASMEDIA]
Notes & links:
– Interview by Niklas Göransson @ Bardo Methodology (Sept 2020)https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Ifernach/3540411009
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THORNSPAWN – Steelfest 18/5 2024
THORNSPAWN, black metal from Texas,US since 1993.
The permanent members being drummer/vocalist Blackthorn and his wife Hella on bass. They make it work quite nicely with different live musicians depending where they happen to be playing.
This time at least one of the guitarists was from Finland, maybe both of them. Not sure.
“Thornspawn shall always have session guitarists. I don’t think I shall ever find or honestly care to find a permanent member, ever. I have set my ways, and I refuse compromises. Things work better with less people trying to dictate or manipulate what is one’s vision or art.“
– Blackthorn about the matter in an interview for canadianassault.com (May 2023)
[Live clips by GRONNENHELL sarvi]
Notes & links:
– Current label: Werewolf Recordshttps://www.facebook.com/Thornspawn/
https://www.instagram.com/thornspawnofficial
https://thornspawn.bandcamp.com/
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MARRAS – Steelfest 18/5 2024
Interesting band. From Finland, debut album released in 2019. The second one (latest) in May 2021.
“It’s an old word of death or signs of death. There are old traditional stories of Finnish people who have seen people who have already died earlier. Like ghosts. But in those days they were called a marras and they predicted that someone is going to die. So maybe a sign of death is the best way to describe it. One has to remember that old Finnish words have plenty of different meanings so don’t get confused if you hear different versions. And by the way, that’s also one of the greatest advantages in the Finnish language; it’s not always what you say, but also how you say it.“ – Valgrinder in an interview for thisisblackmetal.com (2020?)
[Live clips by Dark Aeon Productions sarvi ORGASMEDIA]
Notes & links:
https://www.facebook.com/marrasblackmetal
https://marrasblackmetal.bandcamp.com/album/endtime-sermon
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TORSOFUCK – Steelfest 18/5 2024
Never heard or saw them before but loved the stuff immediately:D
Slam/brutal death/goregrind from Finland since 1995. Couldn´t listen to it 24-7 but every now and then and especially live, I really like this kind of brutal shit.“After many line-up changes and some live shows, the band split up around 1999. In 2001 the band returned for a split with Lymphatic Phlegm and after that called it quits again. However, Goregiastic Records offered them a record deal; the band accepted it and recorded their first full-length Erotic Diarrhea Fantasy.
Torsofuck played their last show in 2009 before splitting up a third time. Several years later two ex-members started a new group in 2017 named Torso. After years of consideration, Torsofuck officially reformed in autumn 2022.” – E. Metallum[Live clip by GRONNENHELL]
Notes & links:
https://www.facebook.com
https://torsofuck.bandcamp.com/
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