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Taake announce details of European Tour
Norwegian Black Metal veterans TAAKE, headed by iconic founder Hoest, will hit the road in March 2024 on a series…
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WIZRD RELEASE SINGLE OF BLACK SABBATH COVER
When Karisma Records released WIZRD’s debut full-length album “Seasons” in the autumn of 2022, they introduced to the world a band…
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Karisma Records announces details of three back-catalogue re-releases from Arabs in Aspic.
ARABS IN ASPIC are no newcomers to the prog scene, having been at the forefront of 70’s inspired progressive rock and…
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Is It Jazz? Records reveal second single from upcoming Aksel Røed’s Other Aspects album
“Moonshine Movement” is the second single from “Do You Dream in Colours”, the upcoming album from AKSEL RØED’S OTHER ASPECTS, and,…
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Legendary drummer Erland Dahlen releases new single from upcoming album.
When you’ve played on more than 300 albums, with a variety of artists including Norwegian Jazz legends such as NILS…
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Is It Jazz? Records reveals album details and single from legendary drummer Erland Dahlen
Having played on more than 300 albums with a wide range of artists from different genres, and with four solo…
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Jazz veteran’s Bushman’s Revenge reveal new video
Jazz Veterans BUSHMAN’S REVENGE are in celebratory mood this year as they celebrate their twenty Year Anniversary this year with a…
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Prog rockers Jordsjø release new single from upcoming album.
“Salighet”, the fourth full-length album from Norwegian Prock Rockers JORDSJØ, sees multi-instrumentalist Håkon Oftung (TUSMØRKE, BLACK MAGIC, THE CHRONICLES OF…
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Karisma Records announce details of the first of six releases from the back catalogue of prog legends White Willow.
On the 3rd November Karisma Records will release “Ignis Fatuus” the 1995 debut album from Norwegian Prog legends WHITE WILLOW, which…
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Karisma Records reveals album details and new single from prog rockers Jordsjø.
Norwegian Prog Rockers JORDSJØ are back with a brand new studio album which sees the duo continue on a musical…
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Dark Essence Records reveals details of upcoming album from doomsters Dwaal and debuts new single.
When DWAAL released their debut full-length album “Gospel of the Vile” in July of 2020, things were definitely looking up…
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Psychedelic prog folk rockers Tusmørke release new single from upcoming album “Hestehoven”
With “Hestehoven”, TUSMØRKE ‘s eleventh full-length album, scheduled for release on the 18th August, Karisma Records have today released a…
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Jazz veterans Bushman’s Revenge release single from upcoming album
Fans of Jazz veterans BUSHMAN’S REVENGE won’t have to wait until September to hear what “All The Better For Seeing…
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Is It Jazz? Records announces details of eleventh full-length album from Bushman’s Revenge
What better way for a band to celebrate its twentieth anniversary than with a brand new album, and that is…
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Taake reveals details of eight full-length album, plus new single.
It has been thirty years since Hoest, nowadays a figure of near-legendary status on the Norwegian Black Metal scene, brought…
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Thrash metal veterans Nocturnal Breed release new single from upcoming album.
When S.A. Destroyer (aka Svartalv – ex. GEHENNA, SATYRICON) formed NOCTURNAL BREED in 1996 he had two intentions. One was…
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Karisma Records announce new album and single from psychedelic prog folk rockers Tusmørke.
TUSMØRKE ‘s last three concept-based releases delighted the legion of young music fans at which they were aimed (as well…
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20 years of Karisma Records anniversary festival
From its beginning as a hobby project, started to release albums with talented friends, Karisma Records has grown to become…
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Is It Jazz? Records releases first single from upcoming Solstein album.
With SOLSTEIN’s self-titled debut full-length album due out on the 7th July, Is it Jazz? Records have today released a…
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Thrash Metal veterans Nocturnal Breed reveal new video and single from upcoming album.
Norway’s NOCTURNAL BREED is a band that has never been afraid to show its influences and wears them proudly on…
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Vulture Industries release new video and single from upcoming album.
With VULTURE INDUSTRIES’ fifth full-length album “Ghosts from the Past” set to hit the streets on the 16th June, Dark Essence Records…
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Dark Essence Records reveals new track from upcoming Vulture Industries album.
Inspired by what I consider one of the most disturbing paintings ever made, the track deals with power-hungry old men…
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Bushman’s Revenge joins Is It Jazz? Records
Norwegian Jazz trio, BUSHMAN’S REVENGE, whose music mixes the energy of Rock with the freedom of Jazz in a way…
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Is It Jazz? Records reveals details of upcoming album from Jacob Holm-Lupo’s Solstein
SOLSTEIN came into being after multi-instrumentalist Jacob Holm-Lupo (WHITE WILLOW, THE OPIUM CARTEL, DONNER) and drummer Keith Carlock (STEELY DAN,…
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Jazz rockers The Verge sign with Is It Jazz? Records
Another new band that is packed to the brim with experienced musicians from the Norwegian music scene has found its…
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Dark Essence Records announces details of new album from thrash metal veterans Nocturnal Breed.
When S.A. Destroyer (aka Svartalv – ex. GEHENNA, SATYRICON) formed NOCTURNAL BREED in 1996 he saw the band as both an…
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New double single from folk prog rockers Lumsk upcoming album revealed.
“Fremmede Toner” from Norwegian Folk Prog Rockers LUMSK is a long way from being your average album because all its…
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Prog rockers Seven Impale reveal details and single from upcoming album.
Since the release of SEVEN IMPALE’s 2016 album “Contrapasso”, a lot of things have happened in the lives of the band’s…
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Thrash veterans Nocturnal Breed ink deal with Dark Essence Records.
After a long search to find a label to suit their exacting requirements, Norwegian Thrashers NOCTURNAL BREED have described their…
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Wobbler’s Lars Fredrik Frøislie reveals single from upcoming album.
Up until now, LARS FREDRIK FRØISLIE was known as a member of Prog Rockers WOBBLER, but thanks to Karisma Records…
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Is It Jazz? Records releases new single from experimental duo Leagus
With the release date of “Flora Eallin”, the upcoming album from Experimental Duo LEAGUS set for the 28 April, Is…
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Vulture Industries return to Dark Essence Records for fifth full-length album.
Dark Essence Records have announced that VULTURE INDUSTRIES will be making a very welcome return back to the label’s roster,…
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Details of upcoming Vulture Industries album revealed along with new single and video.
Embracing a sound that was once described by a fan as “This is how Nick Cave would sound like if…
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New signing: The Chronicles Of Father Robin, with members from Wobbler, Tusmørke and Jordsjø to be released on Karisma Records.
Inspired by the classic bands and albums of the early 1970s progressive music scene, as well as contemporary bands ÄNGLAGÅRD,…
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Progressive Jazz rockers Krokofant join the Is It Jazz? Records roster.
Consisting of Tom Hasslan on Guitar, Jørgen Mathisen on Saxophone and Axel Skalstad on Drums, KROKOFANT was founded in Kongsberg,…
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Dark Essence Records reveals double single from folk prog rockers Lumsk upcoming album.
When Dark Essence Records recently announced the details of “Fremmede Toner”, the upcoming release from Norwegian Folk Prog Rockers LUMSK, it was…
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Dark Essence Records inks deal with genre-defying duo Lethe
You can try and define LETHE and their music, but the probability that you will fall wide of the mark…
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Karisma Records set to release solo album from Wobbler’s Lars Fredrik Frøislie
LARS FREDRIK FRØISLIE, keyboard player for Prog Rockers WOBBLER is set to release his debut solo album “Fire Fortellinger” on…
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Norwegian black metallers Tilintetgjort reveal new single from upcoming album.
“With glass-shattering riffs and chants for death, ancient rites come to life with Hex” is how Black Metallers TILINTETGJORT describe…
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Drummer Erland Dahlen joins Is It Jazz? Records roster.
Is it Jazz? Records have welcomed Norwegian drummer ERLAND DAHLEN to their ever-growing roster. Having worked as a full-time, and…
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Details of upcoming album from contemporary experimental duo LEAGUS revealed along with debut track and video.
Formed in 2013 by pianist Herborg Rundberg as part of her Masters degree in Rhythmic Music at the Tromsø Conservatory,…
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Dark Essence Records announces details of upcoming album folk prog rockers Lumsk
Sixteen years have passed since Folk Prog Rockers LUMSK last released an album, but there’s good news for the band’s…
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Details of upcoming album & single from Norwegian black metallers Tilintetgjort.
On the 31st March, Dark Essence Records will be releasing the debut full-length album from TILINTETGJORT, one of the most…
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Is It Jazz? Records set to release digital EP from jazz trio Datadyr
Norwegian jazz trio DATADYR was the second signing on the newly formed Is it Jazz? Records back in 2022, and…
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Karisma Records announces first in a series of special releases from Ljungblut
When Kim Ljung formed LJUNGBLUT in 2005, his intention was to find a vehicle for songs that didn’t fit in…
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IS IT JAZZ? RECORDS REVEAL DETAILS OF ALBUM AND NEW SINGLE FROM AKSEL RØED’S OTHER ASPECTS
When Aksel Røed (GENERAL POST OFFICE, DAG ARNESEN), first formed OTHER ASPECTS in 2019, his intention was to write music…
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Slegest reveals new single and video from upcoming album.
Dark Essence Records will kick off 2023 with the release of “Avstand”, the fourth full-length album from Norwegian Heavy Rockers…
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Symphonic proggers Caravela Escarlate release new single from upcoming album.
With their third full-length album, simply titled “III”, due out on Karisma Records on the 27th January, Brazilian Symphonic Proggers CARAVELA ESCARLATE …
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New video and single from upcoming Slegest album revealed
Having recently announced the much-anticipated new album from SLEGEST, Dark Essence Records have revealed a first glimpse into the kind…
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Karisma Records reveals new single & details of upcoming album from Brazilian symphonic proggers Caravela Escarlate.
The new year sees the release of the third full-length album from Brazilian Symphonic Proggers CARAVELA ESCARLATE. A follow up to…
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Dark Essence Records reveals details of new Slegest album.
Fans of Norway’s SLEGEST have been waiting a while for a new dose of the band’s Black Metal-tinged Heavy Rock,…
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New single from upcoming T.O.M.B. album released.
Fans of US Total Occultic Mechanical Blasphemers T.O.M.B, have today been given the chance to hear a second track from…
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Is It Jazz? Records inks deal with LEAGUS.
Is it Jazz? Records have inked a deal with LEAGUS, which will see the label release the third full-length album…
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Karisma Records releases new single from upcoming Oak album.
With the release date of “The Quiet Rebellion of Compromise” getting ever closer, Karisma Records have today released one more single…
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Dark Essence Records announce new album and single from Total Occultic Mechanical Blasphemers T.O.M.B.
US Total Occultic Mechanical Blasphemers T.O.M.B, are back with their seventh full-length album which is due to hit the streets on…
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Karisma Records releases second single from upcoming Oak album.
Karisma Records have released a second single from “The Quiet Rebellion of Compromise”, the upcoming third full-length album from Progressive…
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Is It Jazz? Records inks deal with indie-jazz band Shakai.
It might, on occasion, cross your mind that perhaps sister-labels, Karisma Records, and Is it Jazz? Records have an A&R…
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Karisma Records reveals new single from Norwegian rockers WIZRD.
In less than a month’s time WIZRD are set to release their debut full-length album “Seasons” on Karisma Records, and, as…
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Karisma Records reveals third single from psychedelic prog folk rockers Tusmørke’s upcoming album.
You rarely, if ever, get Prog albums aimed at children, but then along came TUSMØRKE, a band that has never been…
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Karisma Records reveals details and single from upcoming Oak album.
Karisma Records has announced that the 11th November will be the release date for the third full-length album from Norway’s…
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Karisma Records plans two November releases from prog rockers Jordsjø.
With a stellar reputation on the Oslo Prog Scene, and their 2021 third full-length album winning them plaudits and introducing…
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Dark Essence Records reveals new single from upcoming Blodhemn album.
On the 7th October, Dark Essence Records will release the album “Sverger Hemn” from BLODHEMN, the project from multi-instrumentalist Invisus…
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Monstereo releases ’90s vibes previously un-released B-side from latest album.
With their third-full length album “In the Hollow of a Wave” having hit the streets on Karisma Records almost year…
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Norwegian rockers WIZRD reveal details and single from upcoming album.
Having learned their craft at the Jazz Conservatory in Trondheim, WIZRD have completed work on their new album Seasons, and…
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Norwegian black metallers Blodhemn reveal album details and new single.
Whilst Norway is, without a doubt, the spiritual home of Black Metal bands, when applying the term “bands” it is very…
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Airbag co-founder Bjørn Riis channels Pink Floyd for upcoming mini album.
Round about the time that Karisma Records were preparing to release “Everything to Everyone”, the fourth solo album from AIRBAG co-founder BJØRN…
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Psychedelic prog folk rockers Tusmørke reveal details and new track from upcoming album.
“Irrepressible” is a word that springs to mind when describing Norway’s Psychedelic Prog Folk Rockers TUSMØRKE who will be back in October…
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Aksel Røed’s Other Aspects signs with Is It Jazz? Records
Is it Jazz? Records seems to be getting its pick from the talented alumni of Norway’s prestigious Grieg Academy, as…
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Is It Jazz? Records reveals second single from upcoming Datadyr album.
When you have a band whose lineup features three musicians who are graduates of the prestigious Grieg Academy in Norway,…
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Is It Jazz? Records inks deal with new Jacob Holm-Lupo project Solstein.
Is it Jazz? Records have inked a deal with Norway’s SOLSTEIN, the latest project from multi-instrumentalist Jacob Holm-Lupo. Inspired by jazz-rock, funk,…
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Dark Essence Records welcomes Alfahanne back into the fold.
Dark Essence Records, the label that gave the Swedish Rockers their recording start back in 2014, have welcomed ALFAHANNE back to…
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Norwegian black metallers Blodhemn join Dark Essence Records.
Since first appearing on the Norwegian scene in 2004, BLODHEMN founder Invisus has worked tirelessly to further Black Metal’s iconic…
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Karisma Records stand with Ukraine
Karisma Records stand with Ukraine! Karisma Records has, together with several of the largest Norwegian independent record companies, committed to…
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Airbag co-founder Bjørn Riis debuts new single and video from upcoming solo album.
Airbag co-founder Bjørn Riis debuts new single and video from upcoming solo album. The Siren is the second single from…
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Norwegian rockers WIZRD join the Karisma Records roster.
Norwegian rockers WIZRD join the Karisma Records roster.
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Dark Essence Records inks deal with Norwegian black metallers Tilintetgjort.
Dark Essence Records have welcomed Norwegian Black Metallers TILINTETGJORT to their roster, and will release the band’s debut full-length album…
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NEW BANDCAMP PAGE & DISCOUNT OFFER
Launch of Dark Essence Records Bandcamp label page celebrated with dicount campaign.
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Karisma Records to release limited edition repress of latest album from alternative pop orchestra Meer.
Karisma Records to release limited edition repress of latest album from alternative pop orchestra Meer.
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Karisma Records releases details, video and single from fourth full-length solo album from Airbag co-founder Bjørn Riis.
Karisma Records releases details, video and single from fourth full-length solo album from Airbag co-founder Bjørn Riis. As a taste…
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Progressive pop / rockers Oak release haunting Christmas single
Progressive pop / rockers Oak release haunting Christmas single. Karisma Records have released a stunning new version of “Silent Night”…
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Superlynx set to release six-track digital EP.
Following on from the completion of their third full-length album “Electric Temple” Norway’s SUPERLYNX, whose sound is a distinctive combination of doom, psychedelic…
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Prog rockers Kosmodome reveal new single from upcoming album.
Prog rockers Kosmodome reveal new single from upcoming album. Karisma Records has released the third, and final, single to be taken…
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Dark Essence Records inks deal with folk prog rockers Lumsk
Dark Essence Records have inked a deal with Folk Prog Rockers, LUMSK, a band that describes itself as: A seven…
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Karisma Records set to release first three albums from prog rockers Wobbler.
Karisma Records set to release first three albums from prog rockers Wobbler; Hinterland, Afterglow and Rites at Dawn.
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Details of upcoming acoustic album and dvd release from prog rockers Airbag revealed.
AIRBAG to release acoustic album and dvd “A Day in the Studio / Unplugged in Oslo”. When Karisma Records released…
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Album details and first single from alternative rockers Kosmodome revealed.
When it comes to energetic, catchy and soulful alternative rock, you can’t go far wrong with KOSMODOME, who will be releasing…
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Avantgarde metallers If Nothing Is reveal new single from upcoming album.
Dark Essence Records have today revealed a new single, taken from the much-anticipated re-release of the 2015 self-titled debut full-length…
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Karisma Records set to release six albums from the back catalogue of prog legends White Willow.
Karisma Records have inked a deal with WHITE WILLOW founder Jacob Holm-Lupo for the release of six out of the…
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Karisma Records releases new single from the upcoming Himmellegeme album.
With “Variola Vera”, their second full-length studio release, Psychedelic Rockers HIMMELLEGEME have come up with a an album that uses heavy…
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New single from upcoming Helheim album revealed.
On the 29th October, HELHEIM will be back again with “WoduridaR”, the band’s eleventh full-length album, and one that harks back to the…
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Helheim return to their roots with upcoming album. Single and video revealed.
Known the world-over for their authenticity and integrity when it comes to portraying their Norse heritage, Norway’s HELHEIM will be…
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Psychedelic rockers Himmellegeme debut new single from upcoming album.
Psychedelic Rockers HIMMELLEGEME dip a toe into the waters of history for the third single taken from their upcoming sophomore…
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Psychedelic rockers Himmellegeme reveal new single and video from upcoming album.
As the time ticks down to the October 1 release of HIMMELLEGEME’s sophomore full-length “Variola Vera”, Karisma Records have released…
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Rockers Monstereo reveal new single from upcoming album.
With just over a month to go until the release of the third full-length album from Norwegian Rockers MONSTEREO, Karisma…
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NEW TAAKE ALBUM “AVVIK” OUT NOW!
New album by TAAKE out now! “Avvik” is available as limited edition digipack (3000 ex, one pressing only) and in…
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Madder Mortem documentary, “Howl of the Underdogs” to be released digitally, worldwide on June 26th.
HOWL OF THE UNDERDOGS Howl of the Underdogs is the story of the Norwegian metal band Madder Mortem and their…
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Album details, video and single reveal from upcoming Monstereo album.
With the 17th September set for the release of MONSTEREO’s latest studio outing, Karisma Records have revealed details of “In…
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REMASTERED VERSIONS OF FIRST THREE ALBUMS FROM PROG ROCKERS ARABS IN ASPIC
Karisma Records release the three first albums from ARABS IN ASPIC, a band that has been in the forefront of…
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Avantgarde metallers If Nothing Is debut track from upcoming album.
Having recently added Avantgarde Metallers IF NOTHING is to its roster, Dark Essence Records have wasted no time in planning…
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Dark Essence Records set to release CD version of TAAKE tracks from recent 10″ split series.
TAAKE have released a series of 10″ splits with three different bands (WHOREDOM RIFE, DEATHCULT and HELHEIM), on three different…
