BLACK FOLK METALLERS GALAR STREAM NEW TRACK TO MARK PREVIOUSLY DELAYED GERMAN RELEASE OF ALBUM

To mark the release of "Til Alle Heimsens Endar" in Germany, Norwegian Black-Folk Metallers GALAR are streaming a new track from the album on MySpace. Although "Til Alle Heimsens Endar" was released world-wide on the 1^st of March on Dark Essence Records, the German release was unavoidably delayed until the 23 April due to technical reasons. The track, “Paa frossen mark”, can be heard at http://www.myspace.com/galarmetal

"Til Alle Heimsens Endar" is the second full-length release from the Bergen based band, who unusually works with a variety of musicians and instruments you would not necessarily find on extreme metal albums. For "Til Alle Heimsens Endar", M. Kristiansen (screams, guitars and bass) and A. B. Lauritzen (clean vocals, bassoon and grand piano) have drafted in the likes of Phobos (GRAVDAL, AETERNUS, MALSAIN) on drums, Ricardo Odriozola on first and second violins, Hans Gunnar Hagen on viola, Siri Hilmen on cello, Morten Nome on double bass, and Cecile Langlie on female vox. It is this eclectic mix that allows the band to create music that straddles both the Traditional Folk and Black Metal genres to great effect

The album itself, whose title means "until the ends of all worlds", is based on Snorri Sturluson's "Heimskringla”. Originally written around 1230 in Old Norse, "Heimskringla” is the best known of all the sagas that recount the history of Norways’s ancient kings. The lyrics for "Til Alle Heimsens Endar" are written by Jorge "Blutaar" Scholz, and are all in Norwegian, with introductory notes and an explanation of each track in English being provided. Artwork for the album is by Norwegian artistRobert Høyem

GALAR on MySpace: www.myspace.com/galarmetal
GALAR on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Galar/161537332115
Dark Essence Records: www.darkessencerecords.no
Dark Essence on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/darkessencerecords
Dark Essence on MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/darkessencerecords
For further information please contact post@karismarecords.no

INJURY FORCES BALFOR GUITARIST TO QUIT THE BAND

Ukrainian Black Metallers BALFOR, whose new album “Barbaric Blood” is due out on Pulverised Records during 2010, issued a statement today announcing that guitarist AGNARR has been forced to quit the band following a recent injury that is serious enough to stop the guitarist performing both live and in the studio. BALFOR founder and front man THORGEIR commented: “We are very sorry that this has happened t o AGNARR. It’s a terrible thing when a musician is no longer able to play, and he is one of those musicians with a natural talent and a lot of experience. We hope that he will be able to overcome the effects of the injury and eventually be able to return to playing. BALFOR is certainly going to miss both his musicianship and his companionship”.

DRAGON-T, former guitarist with the Thrash Metal band HELL:ON, will replace AGNARR. “Once again we have been lucky in our search for a guitarist. DRAGON-T is as skilled as AGNARR, both live and when it comes to recording, and the fact that he was available just when we needed him was a stroke of good fortune for us”. His first live appearance with BALFOR will be at the Metal Heads Mission Festival in Kiev on the 18^th April, where BALFOR are due to headline. Upcoming live dates for BALFOR as follows:

18 April: MHM, Sky Hall Club, Kiev, UA
22 May: Hot Jam Club, Lugansk, UA
23 May: Vorovskogo Club, Dimitroy, UA
06 July: Rockmaraton Festival, Pecs, HU

MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/balforhorde
Web Site: http://www.balfor.info
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/balforofficial
ReverbNation: http://www.reverbnation.com/balfor
Band Contact: balforhorde@gmail.com
Management: http://www.myspace.com/viewfromthebacksofmirrors
Label: http://www.pulverised.net
Label Contact: calvin@pulverised.net

BYFROST, GRAVDAL, HELLISH OUTCAST CONFIRMED FOR HOLE IN THE SKY 2010

In alphabetical order! BYFROST, GRAVDAL and HELLISH OUTCAST have all been confirmed to appear at the Hole in the Sky Festival to be held in August, in Bergen, Norway.

BYFROST are scheduled to play at the Incoming Event, on the 24th August, at the Garage venue.

GRAVDAL and HELLISH OUTCAST will appear at the Hits for Kidz event, on the 28th August, also at the Garage venue. This event is one of the very few Metal events world-wide that has no entry age limit.

BYFROST on MySpace: www.myspace.com/byfrostmetal

GRAVDAL on MySpace: www.myspace.com/gravdal

HELLISH OUTCAST on MySpace: www.myspace.com/hellishoutcast