XIII
XIII is a Gothic/Doom Metal band from Iceland, formed in 1994. They released three full-length albums and a demo cd. *** XIII is a Nu-Metal band from Concord, CA founded in 2006 by vocalist and frontman, Zeke XIII, hoping to usher in a new era to nu-metal fans everywhere. *** XIII is a rap artist from Middletown, CT. He has released one song so far, and a clip of one. This big boi wit big hair hopes to make it big someday. He's searching for a new light beyond the eclipsed darkness. He is influenced primarily by Biggie and good ol' 2Packs.
Orphanage
Orphanage was a Dutch metal band, which existed from 1987 till 2005. They were one of the first Dutch metal band who mixed death metal grunts with clean female vocals. By mixing very different musical styles they have created their own unique sound. In 1996, an era in which several new metal-styles and cross-overs arose in the landscape of metal, they described their style as "Innovative gregorian groovy celtic melodic danceable doom death metal" (great lastfm tag!!) Line-up :
George Oosthoek : Grunts and screams
Crest Of Darkness
Crest of Darkness is a norwegian black metal band formed by Ingvar Amlien in 1995. Amlien was at the time also playing in the norwegian heavy metal band Conception, and Crest Of Darkness remained a side project until Conceptions spilt-up (or "long break", as they claimed it to be) in 1997. The bands lyrically foundation is Amliens passion for sheer sonic brutality and devotion to the satanic ideology according to Anton LaVeys' Church Of Satan and the Satanic Bible. Some lyrics also show his belief in and admiration for vampirism.
Delain
Delain is a symphonic metal band, formed in Zwolle, Netherlands in 2002. The band consists of Charlotte Wessels (vocals), Ronald Landa (guitars, vocals), Rob van der Loo (bass), Martijn Westerholt (keyboards), and Sander Zoer (drums). Delain was founded by Martijn Westerholt who was previously the pianist of Within Temptation as well as being the brother of Robert Westerholt, one the band's founders. He left Within Temptation in 2001 after contracting Pfeiffer's disease. He started Delain in 2002.
Anna
There are several artists called Anna:
1) Anna Santos (Spanish/Japanese) of Latin band BON-BON BLANCO, who solos as "Anna"
2) German pop band (written "AnnA")
3) 90's Rock band from Croydon, England
4) Techno Project ("Schneewittchen EP")
5) Swiss rap artist (Debut: "Still Young", 2006, muve/Musikvertrieb)
6) Ukrainian nu-metal band. 1) Anna Santos is the vocalist of Latin band BON-BON BLANCO. She releases her solo work under just "Anna".
VelvetSeal
Velvet Seal is a young symphonic gothic metal band that formed in 2006 in Hungary. The members are Gabee (vocals), Csabee (guitars & synths), David (bass), Bali (drums). The idea of the band came early summer of 2006, after having numerous rehearsals with a former Hungarian band, searching for something even more, experimenting, gothic, modern, but at the same time both popular and a little more challenging musically.
Tool
Formed around 1990 in Los Angeles, California, United States, by drummer Danny Carey, guitarist Adam Jones, vocalist Maynard James Keenan, and original bassist Paul d'Amour, Tool is a band that is most noted for combining alternative metal with a wide variety of progressive structures, irregular time signatures and lyrics that range from angry diatribes to meditations on philosophical and social matters.
Deathstars
Deathstars is an industrial metal band formed in Sweden in January 2000. The current lineup consists primarily of members from Swordmaster, a black metal project that has former members of Dissection, and Ophthalamia. The band currently consists of Whiplasher Bernadotte (lead vocals), Nightmare Industries (guitar and keyboards), Skinny Disco (bass guitar, backing vocals), Bone W Machine (drums) and Cat Casino (guitar). They have released three full length studio albums.
Formation, Synthetic Generation (2000-2003)
Die Laughing
UPDATE: Die Laughing reformed in 2012 to celebrate their 20th Anniversary. On the 8th May it was announced that Die Laughing would be touring with The March Violets on a selection of key UK dates in June 2012, before beginning work on a new album. More information:
http://www.facebook.com/dielaughingofficial
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History Die Laughing are mainly remembered for their input to the 90s Goth scene but their roots go much further back into the 1980s.