(Vocal/instrumental group, 1990–present) Fronted by Aaron Stainthorpe (vocals), this goth metal outfit formed in 1990 and released their first EP, Symponiare Infernus Et Spera Empyrium (1991). With dark lyrical concerns and matching music, they spent the 1990s building up a strong loyal following. Like Gods Of Sun (1996) aptly showcase this period sound. In recent years albums like Turn Loose The Swan (2003) and Songs Of Darkness Words Of Light (2006) ...
(Vocal/instrumental group, 1988–present) Taking their name from the famed John Milton poem, it was only fitting that Nick Holmes (vocals), Gregor Mackintosh (guitar), Aaron Aedy (guitar), Stephen Edmonson (bass) and Matthew Archer (drums) delivered a slower brand of dark thrash metal. Early EPs and albums enjoyed a noisy cult success although by Shades Of God (1992) and Icon (1993) they had gained a more extensive international following. Tours and albums flowed ...
Frank Anthony Iommi (b. 1948) was born in Birmingham, England. Like so many other teenage boys in 1960s Britain, he was inspired to pick up the guitar upon hearing Hank Marvin and The Shadows. In 1967, after playing in various local acts, Iommi hooked up with three former school mates – Bill Ward (drums), Terry ‘Geezer’ Butler (bass) and John ‘Ozzy’ Osbourne – to form the blues-rock outfit Earth. But ...
Inspired largely by heavy metal founders Black Sabbath, the doom metal bands based their sound on the slower and more ‘sludgy’ elements of Sabbath’s sound, as can be heard on ‘Planet Caravan’ from Paranoid (1970) and ‘Sweet Leaf’ from Master Of Reality (1971), rather than the faster and more brutal elements of their music. As the name suggests, doom metal is sad, melancholic and brooding, and like heavy metal the prominent ...
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