Artica are based in Hollywood, California one of the world’s hottest music hotbeds for this type of music in years gone by. If a rock band with big hair surfaced from this part of the world then we all knew that we were in for a treat. Yes, it was crunching guitars, stabbing keyboards and soaring harmonies, Artica were no exception, in fact they were leaders in their field…

Noëlle Spieth (Solstice, record 1990-2003): the inescapable reference, with recordings that have matured over 13 years, thanks to a courageous independent label. Under the agile fingers of Noëlle Spieth, an incessant kaleidoscope of multicolored images unfolds, as the artist approaches Couperin as a painter. Never the enigmatic titles of each piece will have borne their names as well, real sketches on the spot, affectionate or ironic, without ever malice. The key word of Noëlle Spieth is movement and contrast. Alternately capable of brushing teeming storms, of approaching movements in the luthed style with emotion and modesty, the harpsichordist moves and surprises each note.

Harpsichordist Michael Borgstede has undertaken the huge task of recording all of the 27 Ordres, over 200 pieces, François Couperin (the great) wrote for this keyboard instrument.

HELLS HEADBANGERS is proud to present DEATHHAMMER's highly anticipated fourth album, "Chained to Hell,". By now, DEATHHAMMER should need no introduction. For 13 years, this insatiable Norwegian duo have been at the forefront of the burgeoning blackthrash movement. Though blackthrash has seen intermittent surges in popularity over the last few decades, for sole members Sadomancer and Sargeant Salsten, this is a way of life - not a trend. DEATHHAMMER proved as much as with their cult debut album, Phantom Knights, in 2010 and then proved it yet further and more fully - and more furiously and filthily - with 2013's "Onward to the Pits" and 2015's "Evil Power," both of which were released by HELLS HEADBANGERS to widespread international acclaim. And yet, through it all, the duo kept their wits about them, simply being DEATHHAMMER and taking their irresistible (and irresistibly evil) charm to stages worldwide, including a command performance at HELLS HEADBANGERS' Hells Headbash 2 in 2015. With the stage set thusly, "Chained to Hell" is a statement of intent for DEATHHAMMER: this is who they are, eternally, and there's no turning back. Everything that's endeared… more