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Re: Extreme Metal! a lot of bands verge on the extreme, i can't tell whether or not it means extreme in the content or the theory of it, like bands like between the buried and me have like 300 time signature changes and a million key and mode changes, is that what it means by extreme? or does it mean extreme like cancerous wombs "torn from gunt to cunt" ?

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Re: Extreme Metal! Extreme metal does indeed include loads of black and death metal bands, but also doom and trash. Extreme metal can be applied to the music (whether it's intended to be more harsh, aggressive, abrasive or heavier than other metal styles), lyrics (dealing with darker topics), and appearance (corpse paint, Satanic or occult immagery etc.). It is also very much dependent of the time, and what is extreme for the present.

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Inferno 2014 - April 16-19th 2014 Artists announced for 2014 so far: Dimmu Borgir Hatebreed Tulus Sigh Black Witchery Impiety Oranssi Pazuzu Fleshgod Apocalypse Tristania Necros Christos Rotting Christ A Storm of Light Glittertind Mystifier Kampfar SynDrom Location: Oslo, Norway Venue: Rockefeller, John Dee, Rock In, Blå, DeVilles, Victoria, Revolver and Kulturhuset Date: April 16-19th 2014 Age Limit: 18 years Artists: 50 bands Doors Open: 17:00 (20:00 on Wed) Official Hotel: Royal Christiania Ticket Type All Days Wed Thu Fri Sat NOK 1500 275 550 550 550 300 EUR 195 40 75 75 75 40

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Inferno 2014 - April 16-19th 2014 Artists announced for 2014 so far: Dimmu Borgir Hatebreed Tulus Sigh Black Witchery Impiety Oranssi Pazuzu Fleshgod Apocalypse Tristania Necros Christos Rotting Christ A Storm of Light Glittertind Mystifier Kampfar SynDrom Location: Oslo, Norway Venue: Rockefeller, John Dee, Rock In, Blå, DeVilles, Victoria, Revolver and Kulturhuset Date: April 16-19th 2014 Age Limit: 18 years Artists: 50 bands Doors Open: 17:00 (20:00 on Wed) Official Hotel: Royal Christiania Ticket Type All Days Wed Thu Fri Sat NOK 1500 275 550 550 550 300 EUR 195 40 75 75 75 40
Wow, I didn't think Mystifier still played live. Not an amazing lineup, but there are a few bands listed that I would love to see. Sent from my HTC PH39100 using Tapatalk 2
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