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Album EK Even Knudsen April 19, 2026 174 1 2

As one of the true pioneers of the American death metal scene, New York’s Immolation really needs little introduction. Descent marks the band’s twelfth studio album overall, their fifth for Nuclear Blast Records, and the third recorded with a lineup that has now remained...

IRON MAIDEN Senjutsu Hot

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Album EK Even Knudsen Updated April 11, 2026 1891 1 2

More than 45 years into their career, Iron Maiden show no signs of slowing down. I caught their performance at Trondheim Rocks in 2018, and it remains one of the most memorable concerts I’ve attended. Now, six years after The Book of Souls, the...

INANIMATE EXISTENCE Clockwork Hot

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Album EK Even Knudsen Updated September 09, 2021 2899 1 2

California based technical death metal trio Inanimate Existence returns with their fifth full-length album in just seven years, set for a May 10th release through The Artisan Era. Even though being one of the most productive bands around right now, these guys have always...

ICHOR Hadal Ascending Hot

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Album EK Even Knudsen Updated September 09, 2021 3224 1 2

'Hadal Ascending' is the fourth full-length album from German death metal act Ichor. The album links thematically to their earlier albums 'Benthic Horizon' and 'Depths'. The fictional story of a devastated and hate-filled deep-sea world full of creatures and mystical beings continues: Human warriors...

INFECTED DEAD Archanic Malevolence Hot

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Album EK Even Knudsen December 07, 2017 3594 1 2

Infected Dead is a technical death metal band, heading from the rotten shores of the River Medway in Kent, UK, and ‘Archanic Malevolence’ is their debut album. Consisting of only six tracks including an intro and a play time of 27 minutes it’s probably...

INANIMATE EXISTENCE Underneath A Melting Sky Hot

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Album EK Even Knudsen Updated October 16, 2017 2749 1 2

'Underneath A Melting Sky' is the fourth studio album in only five years from Bay Area based technical death metal act Inanimate Existence, so I guess you can say that they've been quite productive. I've been a fan of these guys since the beginning...

IMMOLATION Atonement Hot

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Album EK Even Knudsen March 24, 2017 2543 1 1

New York based death metal veterans Immolation are back with theri 10th studio album, and Ross Dolan, Robert Vigna and their band mates are still going strong despite a carreer spanning over nearly three decades. If you're already into Immolations musical universe you know...

INANIMATE EXISTENCE Calling From A Dream Hot

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Album EK Even Knudsen December 16, 2016 2813 1 1

Third full length album from Bay Area progressive death metal band Inanimate Existence, entitled ‘Calling from a dream’ is a conceptual story of a young man’s journey to reunite with the soul of his lost lover. Through his dreams, she guide’s him across a...

IMAGES AT TWILIGHT Kings Hot

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Album EK Even Knudsen December 01, 2015 6371 0 1

The idea of what was later to become Images At Twilight was born in the late nineties by founder Andre Aaslie, but it was not until 2010 he felt the software technology was good enough to create the symphonic and orchestral aspect he was...

IVANHOE 7 Days Hot

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Album EK Even Knudsen November 16, 2015 3246 0 1

For some reason Ivanhoe is a band that I seem to have forgotten about over the years, dispite the fact that their excellent 1994 album 'Symbols of time' sorted among my favorite progressive metal albums around the time of it's release. That means that...