Norway’s Dark Essence Records have today announced the signing of Bergen-based post-metal crew KRAKOW who have just recorded their 2nd full-length album, “diin”, with producer Iver Sandøy (TRINACRIA, MANNGARD).
Commenting on the signing, label head Martin Kvam said:
“KRAKOW have taken a huge step forward and upwards with this beast of an [...]
Following the release of the video teaser for “Dualitet & Ulver” (“Duality and Wolves”), Norwegian Viking Metallers HELHEIM are streaming the whole track on their MySpace page. The song, which includes guest vocals from TAAKE frontman Hoest, tells the story of Hati and Skoll, two wolves of Nordic legend, [...]
“Head Up High”, the new album from Norwegian Metallers, THE BATALLION has now been released through Dark Essence Records. The eleven 11 track album is the follow up to the 2008 debut “Stronghold of Men” and was produced by Bart Schlagermeister (Bjørnar E. Nilsen) at Bergen’s Conclave and Earshot Studio, which Nilsen (VULTURE [...]
HELHEIM, one of Norway’s oldest Viking Metal bands, has revealed details about the upcoming video, which the band has been filming to coincide with the release of the “Åsgards Fall”, the MCD due for release on Dark Essence Records on the 1st November. The track the band has chosen to feature in the [...]
From the 1st September, “Nattestid” and “Bjoergvin”, the first two albums from TAAKE, are once again available on vinyl thanks to Bergen-based Dark Essence Records, who are re-releasing these much sought after collector’s items. “Nattestid” was first released eleven years ago, and “Bjoergvin” eight years ago, and both were limited to a pressing [...]
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