Berberis

Sofía Moreno, Morita Bastías y Paulina “Poly” Cádiz lit the fuse of Berberis in April 2004. All three had experience in music, with Poly who had participated in more bands, including the thrashy Squad. Soon they were joined by Angelina Sandoval, whose flexibility allowed her to mix melody vocals with guttural screams.

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Country: Chile
History: 2004 – 2006
Status: Inactive
Style: Death Metal

Biography:
Sofía Moreno, Morita Bastías y Paulina “Poly” Cádiz lit the fuse of Berberis in April 2004. All three had experience in music, with Poly who had participated in more bands, including the thrashy Squad. Soon they were joined by Angelina Sandoval, whose flexibility allowed her to mix melody vocals with guttural screams.

After musical differences with the original trio, Sandoval was replaced by Gabriela Valdivia, who kept the counterpoint to the stormy cries now issued by Poly with her lyrical singing. Their music moved between an extended range, which ranged from classical to brutal death metal with thrash as the base rail.

Under a sensual but aggressive onstage presence they roamed the chilean stages with relative acceptance, featureing a set list based on own songs adorned with the cover of Alice Cooper’s “Brutal Planet”. Two years and 18 concerts after its formation, they choose to follow their musical paths separately.

Lineup:
Paulina “Poly” Cádiz – Bass, Vocals
Sofía Moreno – Guitar
Morita Bastías – Drums

Former members
Angelina Sandoval – Vocals
Gabriela Valdivia – Vocals

Blair Witch

Taiwanese band formed by four young black and death metal fans. A entirely female act since its inception, switched drummers when when Mibo decided to call it a day and left the band, replaced by Po.

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Country: Taiwan
History: 2007 – Currently
Status: Active
Style: Black/Death Metal

Biography:
Taiwanese band formed by four young black and death metal fans. A entirely female act since its inception, switched drummers when when Mibo decided to call it a day and left the band, replaced by A Po.

Although not having any demo recorded, theiy have their own compositions.

Lineup:
Mai – Bass
Shinya – Guitar
Ice – Vocals
A Po – Drums

Former members:
Mibo – Drums

Related links:
http://www.myspace.com/blairwitchevil

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Vyson

This is a very young band from Japan, originally from Hokkaido, aged around 18 years and already starting their journey through the lands of death metal.

Country: Japan
History: 2006 – Currently
Status: Active
Style: Death Metal

Biography:
This is a very young band from Japan, originally from Hokkaido, aged around 18 years and already starting their journey through the lands of death metal.

They are performing on stage since March of 2007 in their local area, playing their own songs as “Killer Pussy”, “For Your Blasphemy”, “Perfume” and “Forgiven”, and Kittie and Hatebreed covers. Precisely these two bands are very important in the history of Vyson since their career started as their cover band. Time went by and they changed their sound was getting more aggressive and raw, until reaching the death they profess nowadays.

Since 2007, they are playing in their city scenarios along with more metal and hardcore acts, to record their first song “Killer Pussy” in 2008. The vocalist Kubi decided to leave the band to pursue studies, and Vyson are seeking her substitute.

Lineup:
Kubi – Vocals
Kanako – Guitar
Yu-ri – Bass
Danshaku – Drums

Related links:
http://vyson.hp.infoseek.co.jp/

Videos

Valhalla

Valhalla (formerly Necrophia and Phobia) began their career in 1989, and today remain active and with 2 LPs under they belt. The first was titled “… In The darknes Of Limb” which opened the gates to perform several concerts throughout Brazil.

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Country: Brazil
History: 1989 – Currently
Status: Active
Style: Death Metal

Biography:
Valhalla (formerly Necrophia and Phobia) began their career in 1989, and today remain active and with 2 LPs under they belt. The first was titled “… In The darknes Of Limb” which opened the gates to perform several concerts throughout Brazil.

As major influences of their sound are cited Deicide, Unleashed, In Flames, Massacre, At the Gates, Hypocrisy, Dark Tranquility, Morbid Angel, Monstrosity, Bolt Thrower, Behemoth and mainly Death.

For various reasons they split for 5 years after which Valhalla returned with a renewed lineup, including new components Michelle, Carol and Marcelo, who joined the sisters Alessandra and Adriana.

This would be the formation that would record the 2001 CD single “For Might Of Chaos … For The Force Inside” and in 2002 the LP “Petra Self”, under the label Hellion Records. The CD was produced by Alessandra, Adriana and Michelle, after initial problems with the producer agenda.

Upon publication, Valhalla shared the stage with Dark Funeral, Krisiun and Vader, being now an entirely all-female band after Ariadne joined on drums and Amanda on bass.

Currently they are performing gigs in Brazil.

Lineup:
Alessandra – Guitar
Adriana – Guitar
Michelle – Vocals
Ariadne Souza – Drums
Amanda – Bass

Former members:
Kayo John – Drums
Marcelo – Drums
Lena – Bass
Andrea – Vocals
Rodrigo – Drums
Caroline – Vocals

Discography:
1990, “Demo” (demo)
1995, “…In The Darkness of Limb” (LP)
2001, “For the Might of Chaos…For the Force Inside” (EP)
2002, “Petrean Self” (LP)

Related links:
http://www.myspace.com/valhalladeathmetal
http://corporacionmetal9088.blogspot.com/2008/05/valhalla-petrean-self-2002-brazil.html
http://www.metal-archives.com/band.php?id=8804
http://paginas.terra.com.br/lazer/brazilmetal/Bio102.html
http://www.metalpesado.com.br/BANDAS/biografia/NACIONAIS/valhalla/valhalla.htm
http://es.geocities.com/mythicmetal/Emythicmetal/contenido/Entrevistas/entrevistas_Valhalla.htm

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Undying Hate

Undying Hate is a quartet from New Mexico, United States, which produce a sound that starts with a base mix of hardcore and thrash, strengthened by the death metal voices of Patricia “Tum-tum” Macfadyen.

Country: United States
History: 2005 – Currently
Status: Active
Style: Death Metal

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Biography:
Undying Hate is a quartet from New Mexico, United States, which produce a sound that starts with a base mix of hardcore and thrash, strengthened by the death metal voices of Patricia “Tum-tum” Macfadyen.

Active since 2005, they have toured their home state and Arizona with their metal in their backs.

Lineup:
Rachel Eticitty – Guitar
Kristal Madrid – Bass
Sheena “The Stylist” Platero – Drums
Patricia “Tum-tum” Macfadyen – Vocals

Related links:
http://www.myspace.com/undyinghate

Tormentula

A curious band. While their image appears to show three girls dressed for a Halloween party, music itself becomes aggressive. This seems to be one of the main features of Tormentula, mixing humor with aggressiveness, also present in their lyrics. Their style is often medially associated with the black metal label, although approaching a punkish doom/death metal.

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Country: United States
History: 1997 – Currently
Status: Active
Style: Death/Doom metal

Biography:
A curious band. While their image appears to show three girls dressed for a Halloween party, music itself becomes aggressive. This seems to be one of the main features of Tormentula, mixing humor with aggressiveness, also present in their lyrics. Their style is often medially associated with the black metal label, although approaching a punkish doom/death metal.

The band kick off was in 1997 without any claim as a gathering of friends. They tried with different covers but neither seemed to bear fruit until they saw the light with their first song “Corn Cob”.

Their vocalist Alice cites influences such diverse as Emperor, Slayer, Iron Maiden, Venom and Mercyful Fate. Actually their sound is no less confusing. This was no handicap to get a recording contract with Speakeasy Records, born recently with only two bands in their roster, which released their LP “Submit Your Unworthy Soul” in 1999.

The record had some local impact, which did not prevent the record label from traversing economic problems and eventually disappeared. The album gave Tormentula a certain reputation that made them open for Today’s The Day and Anal Cunt.

“Lure Of The Grime”, published in 7″ red vinyl was the last work published by Tormentula.

They are still active but without plans to publish new material, switching from trio to quintet after adding Glare Rivets on bass, and the first male foray Blasphemor Lord.

Lineup:
Alice Bludgeon – Drums, vocals
Manerva Scurvy – Guitar, vocals
Dr. Morticia Mangle – Bass
Glare Rivets – Bass, vocals
Lord Blasphemor – Guitar

Discography:
1999, “Submit Your Unworthy Soul” (LP)
2000, “Lure Of The Grime” (7″)

Related links:
http://www.myspace.com/theonlytormentula
http://www.metal-archives.com/band.php?id=105241
http://www.chroniclesofchaos.com/reviews/albums/2-1379_tormentula_submit_your_unworthy_soul.aspx
hhttp://www.beowolfproductions.com/TormentulaInterview.html

Sigmen

From Peru let’s welcome these young Death Metal ladies, although beginning their journey in 2004 guiding their steps toward the Nu-Metal. “Do not tell me” was the most prominent theme of this stage, that has nothing to do with what today Sigmen offers.

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Country: Peru
History: 2005 – Currently
Status: Active
Style: Death Metal

Biography:
From Peru let’s welcome these young Death Metal ladies, although beginning their journey in 2004 guiding their steps toward the Nu-Metal. “Do not tell me” was the most prominent theme of this stage, that has nothing to do with what today Sigmen offers.

With the guttural addition of Maleska Fuentes, the sound becomes more aggressive, and after several lineup changes ends in the death metal they practice nowadays. Crude and direct. Maleska has a good musical foundation, being a piano teacher at the School of Fine Arts in Tacna, and belonged to the former rock band Snowfall. She has recorded two albums with Dark Silence.

They basically focus into the underground of southern Peru, performing mainly in their hometown of Tacna and Cuzco.

Lineup:
Maleska Fuentes Palza – Vocals
Pamela Pauro – Drums
Pamela Colque – Guitar

Former members:
Patricia Linares – Vocals
Kaiya – Violin, guitar
Yessabel – Bass
Mariella – Vocals
Keysi – Drums
Patricia Tuesta – Guitar
Panky

Related links:
http://www.myspace.com/sigmentacna

Videos

Severed Heaven

Formerly called Blood Sundae, Severed Heaven is a british band that combines effectively black, death and doom metal, really worthy of being heard.

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Country: Great Britain
History: 2007 – Currently
Status: Active
Style: Death/Black Metal

Biography:
Formerly called Blood Sundae, Severed Heaven is a british band that combines effectively black, death and doom metal, really worthy of being heard.

With an EP released in 2007, Severed Heaven has received great reviews and praise from veterans of the scene like Illdisposed, My Dying Bride and Hecate Enthroned. A Highlight is Satanica’s vocals, who screams lyrics composed by herself.

Notably has been their performance in BBC 3, playing “Singing With The Enemy”.

Lineup:
Lauren “Satanica” Price – Vocals
Leanne Warren- Guitar
Vanessa – Guitar
Charlotte – Bass
Ann – Drums

Former members:
Emily Bandawe
Claire Hampton

Discography:
2007, “EP 2007″ (EP)

Related links:
http://www.severedheaven.co.uk
http://www.myspace.com/severedheaven

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Sacralis

Sacralis is one of the many female metal bands that were born in 1993. Although not all did so with the quality of these teutonic, founded by Marita Kircher (vocals, guitar) and Miriam Storz (drums). Unfortunately their story is also an oft-repeated in these era bands. Years of hard work demo after demo, first album release and immediate separation.

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Country: Germany
History: 1993 – 2002
Status: Inactive
Style: Death Metal

Biography:
Sacralis is one of the many female metal bands that were born in 1993. Although not all did so with the quality of these teutonic, founded by Marita Kircher (vocals, guitar) and Miriam Storz (drums).

Unfortunately their story is also an oft-repeated in these era bands. Years of hard work demo after demo, first album release and immediate separation.

They style is old-school death metal with guttural vocals and amazing heavy riffs.

They Began their journey through the stages in 1994 following the incorporation of Nadja Popp on bass. Still as a quartet, with Britt Mauer’s vocals, the band started to play across Germany. Later they were joined by an inexperienced Bianca Hiller on keyboards.

In the years to come Sacralis shared the stage with Cannibal Corpse, Six Feet Under, Old Mans Child, Tristania, Sinister, Krabathor, Krisiun, Defleshed, Jesus Martyr, Ritual Carnage, Mystic Circle, Gorgoroth, Night in Gales, Myrkskog, Goddess of Desire, Atrocity, Orth, Apophis, In Extremo, The Exploited.

Britt was dismissed for professional reasons after opening for The Exploited in Stuttgart, what lead Marita to take over the microphone.

With the experience gained in three years they recorded their first demo, “Abstract Metamorphosis”, which needed a second edition after the first batch of 100 copies were sold out.

A year later, in 1998, sacralis produced their first EP, “bortaS”, after which Bianca left the band due to ill health. No one replaced her live, while in studio the keys were played by Nadja.

As a trio, the group released their first LP, “Infera Destino”, composed entirely by Marita, a great album which unfortunately marked the beginning of the end of the band. Internal problems on the direction to take in the next “Pho-Bos”, which never saw the light, caused the disband of sacralis in 2002.

Marita Kircher founded Mevatron, inactive since 2003, Nadja went to the Norwegian band Mandylion separated after releasing two demos, while Miriam is with the germans thrash band Nuclear Warfare.

Lineup:
Marita Kircher – Vocals, guitar
Miriam Storz – Drums
Nadja Popp – Bass, keyboards

Former members:
Britt – Vocals
Bianca Hiller – Keyboards
Marijana – Bass
Michael – Guitar

Discography:
1996, “Abstract Metamorphosis” (demo)
1998, “bortaS” (EP)
2000, “Infera Destino” (LP)
2003, “Pho-Bohs” (unreleased)

Related links:
http://www.metal-archives.com/band.php?id=4046
http://www.rockdetector.com/artist,33230.sm
http://www.archaic-magazine.com/showband.php?bid=4208

Marita Kircher in Mevatron

Purulence

Purulence was one of the first Brazilian female bands to play death metal. Their musical life was short, but engough to release an album containing thirteen songs, “Going The Putrid Reality”, through the label Rottenness Records.

Country: Brazil
History: 1994 – 1996
Status: Inactive
Style: Death Metal

Biography:
Purulence was one of the first Brazilian female bands to play death metal.

Their musical life was short, but engough to release an album containing thirteen songs, “Going The Putrid Reality”, through the label Rottenness Records. It was a split with another band called New York Against The Belzebu, and it showed Purulence gore-themed letters and titles, the Carcass style, and their death metal music often crossed the border with grindcore.

Lineup:
Alessandra – Vocals
Lurds – Bass
Simone – Guitar
Cassia – Drums, vocals

Discography:
1995, “Going The Putrid Reality” (EP)

Related links:
http://www.metal-archives.com/band.php?id=12388

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