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Bands 2011
NUCLEAR ASSAULT – We could rant on and on about NUCLEAR ASSAULTS’S history, but this band you already know, since you’re an old school metal head. Mixing up the American and German way of thrash, adding some hardcore punk tendencies, NUCLEAR ASSAULT produced a couple of the really classic thrash metal albums of the 80’s. This one is a must, peeps! Dang, we’re proud just now!!
http://www.myspace.com/theofficialnuclearassault
BROCAS HELM (US)
You didn’t see that one coming, did ya? Besides Manilla Road and Cirith Ungol, BROCAS HELM is widely considered as the finest thing ever to come from the American underground heavy metal stage. We’re not gonna rant on about this, but really, people? BROCAS HELM!! Hands down!
SOLSTICE (UK)
This is a god damned treat! Over 20 years has gone since Englands finest in epic doom metal raised their flag for the first time, and when they’re now back again, heavier than ever, there’s no reason why we shouldn’t invite Rich Walkers battleship of doom to these shores. Nothing less than magic is expected!www.myspace.com/solsticeenglander
JAGUAR (UK)
As many of you already know, mr. Garry Peppard will bring his legendary NWOBHM act JAGUAR to Oslo. Since the start in 1979 JAGUAR has become a household name for those of us interested in classic metal, not least with the infinite classic album “Power Games”.ELIXIR (UK)
It is with great pride we now announce English veterans ELIXIR for Metal Merchants Festival 2011. Celebrating the 25th anniversary for their classic 1986 album “The Son of Odin”, and celebrating visiting the land of the vikings, the album will be played in its entirety in Oslo on this occation. And if that’s not special enough for you, we can inform that the bands lineup is the same now as it were then. We are for sure looking forward to this, and we have a feeling some of you might enjoy this just as much.www.myspace.com/officialelixir
BLIZZARD (DE)
Most of you already know BLIZZARD, the old school maniac crew that brought partying back to music from hell. With a handful of releases throughout the last decade, filled to the edge with mad metal, hard partying and insane attitude, you better hold on to your beers and souls when PURE FILTH AND MAYHEM fills Metal Merchants Festival as Blizzard enters the stage!
www.myspace.com/blizzardoffiziell
ASOMVEL (UK)
Even though ASOMVEL has been around for many years, it was not until 2009 their first full length “Kamikaze” hit the shelfs. Although there are many ways to describe bands, there is only one description, or rather comparasion that fully fits the energy and rawness of ASOMVEL, namely this: Imagine Motörhead still with Fast Eddie. This is the closest you get! Beer glasses will be held high as ASOMVEL enters the stage in Oslo in January.
CONVIXION (GRE)
Believed to be one of the hopes of the Hellenic underground, the thrash metallers of CONVIXION will be brought in to the cold north to shake loose the most impatient headbangers amongst you. With an EP and one album in the catalogue, CONVIXION have already received great reviews and jobs such as Up The Hammers Festival II for their curriculum vitae.
WHYTE ASH – From the ashes (pun intended to both bands) of Burning Saviours, WHYTE ASH arose. Where Burning Saviours was a critically acclaimed doom band loved by the fans, WHYTE ASH has brought out Swedish heavy metal at its best from the guys. After some PRETTY convincing demo material, 2010 offers the debut album ”I Will Remain”, which we urge you all to get a hold of as soon as possible. Heavy metal according to old power masters is what we’re looking at, and WHYTE ASH at Metal Merchants Festival 2011 is what YOU are looking forward to!
http://www.myspace.com/whyteash
