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Swarga

Group was established in the U.K in April 2010. The oficial father of this iniciative was the ex -founder and the bass guitarist of the bands: Extinct Gods (Death Metal,Wrocław,Poland) and Infernum (Black Metal,Wrocław,Poland)-Michael Adamus.
Our band is a very powerfull musice mixture of : Black,Death and Power Metal, which is inspired by the old slavic history,religion and culture of the dark-pagan Miedieveal Times....
Our music is inspired by bands like : Death,Rotting Christ,Children of Bodom,Amon Amarth,Thy Worshiper,Arch Enemy,Sabaton,Kataklysm,Eluveite,Inflame​s.....

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Elvenking

Elvenking is a folk metal band formed in Sacile, Italy in October 1997 by guitarists Aydan and Jarpen. In March 1998 singer Damnagoras joins the band and only in the following September the group finds a definite stability with the arrival of Zender on the drums. Right from the beginning, Elvenking set themselves the objective of finding a formula which can combine power metal, folk music and extreme sounds in a unique mixture. The one and only demo To Oak Woods Bestowed that was recorded in 2000 led the band to sign directly a contract with German leading label AFM-Records.

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Lost Alone

Lost Alone is a side project of ex-Ensiferum drummer Kimmo Miettinen. (Not to be confused with the rock band LostAlone. If you're here due to the rock band, do last.fm and yourself a favor, Fix your artist tags.)

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Lemuria

There are three artists known by the name of Lemuria. 1.) A pop-punk trio from Buffalo, NY. Formed in 2004 the band have toured extensively over the last few years and have built up a strong following in the US and are slowly becoming more well known in the UK and Europe. Their influences include bands such as Jawbreaker, Superchunk, The Wipers and The Lemonheads. They have put out a self-released demo, a 7" EP, three splits with the bands Frame, Kind of Like Spitting and The Ergs! and a 7" single all on the Buffalo based indie label Art of the Underground.

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Celtachor

Celtachor began in the early months of 2007 with Stephen Roche and David Quinn. A year of writing the first demo was plagued with problems and it was never to see the light of day. The band take its numerous influences from black, doom, and folk metal, The Main focus was to bring the Mythology of the Irish saga’s to life from the grief of the Son’s of Tuireann to the Life and Death of Cu Chulainn, The band see themselves as the narrators of the legends of the ancient times of Eire.

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Graveworm

Originating from Bruneck, Italy, Graveworm are a melodic/symphonic black metal band with influence of gothic metal. They were formed in 1997, and are themed towards sadness, death, love and occult. Even before Graveworm released any demo they got signed by Serenades Records, who saw an incredible show of the band close to their hometown Brunico. A demo was produced straight after, featuring classic hymns like "Eternal Winds" or "When The Sky Turns Black", which were featured on their debut album "When Daylight’s Gone".

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Arkona

There are multiple artists with this name: 1) Arkona (Аркона) is a Slavonic pagan folk metal band from Russia. Official Site Their lyrics are heavily influenced by Russian folklore,and Slavic mythology, and their music incorporates several traditional Russian musical instruments. The band was founded in 2002 and as of January 2007 they have published five albums, one demo, one compilation and one concert DVD. Current Discography: Русь/Rus Demo 2003
Vozrozhdenie Full-length 2004

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