Aloeswood is the solo project of Daniel Downing (Ravenage, Windrider). Formed in 2010, the project has a new EP entitled 'Forsaken Landscapes' available for free download here: http://www.mediafire.com/?0jtg2al6j8223
The genre is mainly Post-Black Metal/Shoegaze. The songs 'Began to Become', 'Left And Gone And Left' and 'Snow Song' are from a different artist named 'Aloeswood'. Not the post-black metal project above.
Founding member Greg Chivers established Fornost Arnor in November 2005. In January 2006, recording of the first EP In Darkness We Rise commenced, with the help of newly recruited members, York Street and Jeremy J. Elvin. The bands style in the early days was more akin to a traditional symphonic black metal sound. Only the one show was performed with this line-up at the Colchester Arts Centre, with the addition of Jay Price performing drum duties and the EP never made it to official release. Due to Greg’s relocation in 2006, the band temporally disbanded.
Shoulder of Orion is a progressive/black metal band from Cambridge, UK.
Their excellent album 'Shoulder of Orion' is available for free download
from their independent record label Copy Left Records.
Vulture Industries explore a gloomy musical landscape. With their doomy, progressive and different approach to metal they’ve stood out in the Bergen, Norway music scene since the band formed in 2002. Their sound is a unique mix of extreme, melodic, symphonic, industrial and slightly experimental metal. Although Vulture Industries is quite a young band, they hold signifcant musical experience, and consists of current and former members of Sulphur, Black Hole Generator, Malice In Wonderland, Enslaved (session), Taake (session) and Syrach.
There is more than one band with the name Geist: 1.) Geist, alternative metal (http://www.geistreich.org)
2.) Geïst, black metal from Germany (http://www.facebook.com/eis.official)
3.) Geist, an industrial / dark ambient project from Alsace in France: http://www.geist-musik.eu.
4.) Geist, folk black metal (http://www.myspace.com/geistclans)
5.) Geist, world music The group's music features percussion, harp and Chapman Stick. http://www.harpdancer.com/geist.html
6.) Geist, black metal from Israel (http://www.myspace.com/geistfluch)
Imperial Vengeance is a British extreme metal act formed in 2007, originally being a studio based collaborative between C. Edward-Alexander (Vocals, Guitars and Orchestration) and David Bryan (Bass, Lyrics). The concept was an attempt to explore ideas and material firmly rooted in the glory days of the British Empire and presenting a wide range of subjects influenced by its
Flemish Black Metal horde formed in 1992 that plays 'Boersk Blekk Metle', which translates as farmer black metal. This term dates from their 'farmer'-era, when the band resided in Lovendegem, Belgium, a small rural village. Now they moved to nearby city Ghent, resulting in less emphasis on the rural aspect.
There are four acts known as Hidden, (1) A US progressive black/death/doom metal band (2) nickname of a Persian rap band called Zad bazi (3) The songwriting/production alias of British artist Chris Aucote
(4) Dark Symphonic Metal band from Moscow. (1) Band utilising a progressive and dismal astral Metal style locking in on Death, Doom, and Black Metal along with blasting speed styles. To be matched by a supercluster of scientific theory lyrics and artwork, this is cosmic yet brutal material. The band's conception presents the projection of time as eternity in the cosmos.