Criteria

Band Name: Criteria
Status: Active
Genre: Heavy metal
City: Mostoles(Madrid)
Country: Spain

Criteria nace en Mayo de 2005 a traves del Bateria Sergio Valera(Ex Sinium) y la Vocalista Marta Varela.Junto con el Bajista Alfredo y tras la incorporacion de ex guitarrista de Crienium e Hysteria Carlos Santos el grupo comienza su andadura. Tras el concierto de debut y la grabacion de su primera demo:Criteria(2005) autoproducida,Alfredo abandona la banda y es sustituido por Daniel de Madariaga. Tras varios conciertos mas se incorpora una segunda Guitarra:Daniel Belena(Roger),actuando en los concursos de Silikona y Rockcinante entre otros. Con esta formacion Criteria graba su segunda demo :La noche del cazador. en Julio de 2006 en los estudios el lado izquierdo consiguiendo un sonido mas cercano al potencial de la banda,contando con la colaboracion a los coros de Jaime Garcia(Dr Jeckyll) y Jorge de la cuerda(Eden lost) entre otros. En Noviembre de 2006 Daniel de Madariaga decide abandonar para formar en las filas de Inner Beast y es sustituido por Antonio Martin Tras realizar varios conciertos con una buena aceptacion en Julio de 2007 Daniel Belena(Roger) abandona el grupo por problemas personales y Criteria se pone manos a la obra en la busqueda de sustituto hasta que se consolida acualmente la formacion con la llegada de Juan Castillo a la guitarra En Febrero de 2008 Criteria ha terminado lo que es hasta ahora su ultimo trabajo:un EP autofinanciado que lleva por nombre"La Herejia" mientras continua trabajando en nuevos temas para los proximos conciertos


Criteria was born by May 2005 with the drummer Sergio Valera (Ex-Sinium) and the singer Marta Varela as its founders, together with Alfredo (bass). After the incorporation to the band of the guitarist Carlos Santos (ex-Crienium and ex-Hysteria), the band starts its way. Some months later, after the recording of the first demo (“Criteria”, 2005, self-produced) and the debut gig, Alfredo left the band being substituted by Daniel de Madariaga. Then, a second guitarist joined the band: Daniel Belena (Roger). With this line-up, Criteria plays in several venues including Silikona and Rockcinante contests, among others. By July 2006, Criteria recorded its second demo (“La noche del cazador”), with the collaborations of Jaime García (Dr. Jekyll’s singer) and Jorge (Eden Lost) singing backing vocals, at the Lado Izquierdo studio getting a powerful sound closer to what Criteria is. By November 2006, Daniel decides to leave the band to join Inner Beast and Antonio Martin substitutes him. After several successful gigs, Daniel Belena (Roger) decides to leave the band for personal reasons by July 2007. Immediately after, Criteria starts the searching of a new guitarist and by the end of the same month Juan Castillo joins the band. By February 2008, Criteria has finished the recording of its last work: a self-funding EP called “La Herejía” while continues working hard in new songs for next tour.

Marta Varela/Voz
Carlos Santos/Guitarra
Juan Castillo/Guitarra
Antonio Martin/Bajo
Sergio Valera/Bateria

Criteria(2005) Demo
La noche del cazador(2006) Demo
La Herejia(2008) EP

LISTEN THEIR MUSIC AT :
Criteria - Official Homepage: http://criteria.webcindario.com/
Criteria - Official MySpace: www.myspace.com/criteriametal


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Lilith Astaroth

Lilith Astaroth
Band Name: Lilith Astaroth
Status: Active
Genre: Death Metal
City: Boston
Country: United States

A Metal Goddess from the cold Northeast USA, Lilith Astaroth has been making ears bleed since 1997. She is currently a solo artist and has lent her voice to other Boston projects, such as Sorrowseed, and Pandora's Toybox

Lilith Astaroth / vocals / music

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Lilith Astaroth - Official Homepage: http://lilithastaroth.com
Lilith Astaroth - Official MySpace: http://myspace.com/lilithastaroth


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Nemesea

Band Name: Nemesea
Status: Active
Genre: Gothic Metal
City: Groningen
Country: Netherlands

Nemesea, a female fronted gothic/rock band founded by vocalist Manda and guitar player HJ in September 2002 at the conservatory in Groningen. Subsequent recruits thereafter would be bassplayer Sonny, and Steven on drums.
Nemesea signed a deal with a small local label in September of 2003 and recorded their debut album Mana in February of the following year in various studios. Maybe the most impressive thing of this release is the beautiful voice of Manda Ophuis.

Making Mana took a lot of effort, but made the band an instant rising star on the musical horizon. Nemesea toured intensively which gained the band a lot of attention and dedicated fans. Not to mention the great reviews.

In 2006 the band signed up at sellaband.com. Within a couple of months the band gathered many believers, and raised $50.000. This made it possible for the band to record a second album, and to take it's music into a new direction. In June of 2007 the album, In Control, was released

Manda, vocal
HJ, guitars
Sonny, bass
Steven, drums

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Nemesea - Official Homepage
Nemesea - Official MySpace


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Pythia

Pythia
Band Name: Pythia
Status: Active
Genre: gothic metal
City: Londres
Country:

Brought together by a love of gothic literature and Metal PYTHIA are a group of classical and Metal inspired musicians who believe that music is a lifestyle that should be lived only by the brave and true of heart. Lead singer Emily Alice Ovenden is perhaps better know as a member of the No.1 selling classical act the Mediaeval Baebes and Classic FM favourite Celtic Legend. Drummer Marc Dyos and Guitarist Ross White are from one of UK’s foremost Thrash Metal projects ‘Descent’ and with Richard Holland on Keys, Tim Neale on Lead Guitar and Andrew Corfield on bass, PYTHIA are set to steal the Gothic Power Metal crown in 2008.
The name PYTHIA is taken from ancient Greece. The Pythia was the priestess at Apollo's oracle in Delphi who operated as a vehicle for Apollo's will. This is a fitting title as Ovenden’s lyrics explore the darker side of life, love and passion, dancing between this world and a world filled with gods, goblins and ghosts.

In a world consumed with religious conflict and political confusion, it is time for a new era is musical reverence, is it time to worship at the shrine of the Serpent Goddess

Emily Alice Ovenden/Vocals
Tim Neale /Guitar
Andy Nixon-Corfield/Bass
Marc Dyos/Drums
Ross White/Guitar

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Pythia - Official Homepage: http://www.pythiamusic.com/
Pythia - Official MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/pythiamusic


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Eths

Eths
Band Name: Eths
Status: Active
Genre: Metal/Hardcore
City: Marseille
Country: France

The ancient Mediterranean harbour town of Marseille in the south of France is famous as a melting pot of cultures, tastes and people. Therefore, it comes as no surprise that Eths rose from the ashes of the remnants of even three local bands: Melting Point, Shockwave and X-Krutia on a fateful day in March 1999.
The core of this new band had originally been shaped in Melting Point, when singer extraordinaire Candice joined the outstanding guitarist-duo Staif and Greg already in the year 1997 in their quest for new and breathtaking ways to fuse metal and hardcore into a heavy amalgam of dark atmospheres and massive force. Do not be deceived by those melancholic brown eyes and the ethereal whispering and singing Candice offers with her sweet clear voice. Do not be fooled by that seeming innocence into believing that the dark haired French is just another angelic voice. You are in for a shock when that red mouth opens to rip deep growls and mean grunts from her throat of steel. It seems hard to believe and there is still some confusion even in the professional press, when writers are asking about the 'male singer'. The answer is always: Candice! Some might still find it not easy to accept, when listening to "Tératologie" as their second full-length is the first to be unleashed outside their native France.

"Tératologie" betrays those long years of experience, which Eths' core-members have shared in writing songs and playing together. Each song represents a strong unit in itself, but together they form the well fitting pieces of an amazing puzzle. Outbursts of energy and sheer force are highlighted as well as contrasted by moments of melancholic tranquillity. In their choice of style, the French have been eclectic right from the start, choosing elements as they fit best and not just for appearance sake. The opening track 'Bulimarexia' for example embodies the virtues of post-Korn modern metal at its best: Through a dense wall of clipped guitar-shredding breaks Candice's fiercely rasping voice, before she seems to mutate into some teenage girl staring with big wide eyes at the mayhem around her. The schizophrenia of her turning back into a venomous creature hissing dark whispers makes the skin crawl. 'NaOCL' is demonstrating another facet of Eths. The song takes off rather sweetly before clawing at the face with the combined effort of complex death metal influences nicely topped by some industrial elements. The singing remains frighteningly harsh, yet for some seconds Candice seems to lure the listener with a playful promise of erotic innocence only to be biting back again at the next moment. A weird electric-country part pops into existence out of nowhere, which exemplifies the bands ingenious talent for the unexpected and special little details. The at least two-sided approach in Candice's vocal expression, if one wants to dwell on the most obvious contrast between white-sweetness and black-growling, is echoed in 'Tératologie'. This title-track delivers a heavy pounding reminiscent of early thrash metal and hardcore, which both drew from the raw attitude and energy of punk. Its massive groove is enhanced by the nasty gurgling and harsh shrieks erupting from Candice's mouth, but seemingly, without any effort she suddenly reveals a little girl inside of her with a crystal clear voice for some melancholic seconds, before those two strands intertwine. Each song on the album tells its own dark and disturbed tale. Eths obviously know how to compose gripping material that will catch an audience on record as well as live � as you would expect from a band that has already performed hundreds of concerts.

If some still need convincing that Eths and Candice can deliver on stage, what they perform in studio, they should just attend one of their many shows. The band is playing nearly every week from big venues in front of thousands to the tiniest of towns, but even there at least 500 enthusiastic followers will show up. In case somebody has never heard of Eths before, the reason is simple: Those are the people not living in France. So far, the group from Marseille has nearly exclusively concentrated on their home country. There was hardly time for them to do anything else, due to the overwhelming success Eths has had ever since their first six-track EP "Samantha" was released in the year 2002. From the start, the EP received praise reviews and as the band embarked on a tour with more than 200 concerts the audiences quickly grew until every night was sold out. Already in 2003, there was impressive media coverage from music magazine to a TV show. Following up this success was the debut-album "Sôma", which catapulted Eths onto the cover of all music press in France and beyond as well as outselling established metal-headliners like Children of Bodom or Cradle of Filth. As "Tératologie" sees the French climbing up to yet another peak, the time has come to reach for new dimensions. Eths are ready to take on the world: Be ready for the leading of the New Wave of French Metal coming to you now!

Candice / Vocals
Staif /Guitar and Vocals
Greg / Guitar
Mat / Drums
Shob / Bass

Tératologie (2007)
Sôma (2004)
Samantha (2002)
Samantha (2002)

LISTEN THEIR MUSIC AT :
Eths - Official Homepage: http://www.eths.net/
Eths - Official MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/eths


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