Black Flame (band)
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History
Black Flame was formed by Cardinale Italo Martire, Serpentrax and m:A FogMassimo Altomare (m:A Fog)
m:A Fog is a heavy metal musician.-Biography:He is the drummer of the black metal band Black Flame, who have been active since 1998, and their fourth full-length album, Imperivm, was released in 2008 on Forces of Satan Records, the label run by Infernus, guitarist of the Norwegian Black Metal band...
in 1998. They started playing black metal in a fashion generally perceived as "cold and raw" by the black metal scene, strongly influenced by the occult both musically and lyrically. They released their first two demos in 2001 and 2002, followed by several live performances. A 7" EP was released in 2002, and their first full-length album, The Third Revelation, came out in 2003. This album included a cover version
Cover version
In popular music, a cover version or cover song, or simply cover, is a new performance or recording of a contemporary or previously recorded, commercially released song or popular song...
of the Mortuary Drape song "Abbot", with Mortuary Drape's original vocalist, Wildness Perversion on vocals, a clear statement of a band deeply rooted in the old school of extreme metal. Their second full-length album, Torment and Glory, was released by Eerie Art Records in 2004. After doing some more live work, the band again returned to the studio and released their third full-length album, Conquering Purity, in May 2006, an album which was very well received. Reviews applauded in particular what was seen as the incredible intensity of the work and its genuine roots in the late 1980s' sound. The album featured Peter Kubik, guitarist from the Austrian band Abigor
Abigor
Abigor is an Austrian black metal band formed in 1993.-History:The band was formed in 1993 by P.K. and T.T. After the release of several demos, original vocalist Tharen left the band and was replaced by Silenius, who recorded vocals for all Abigor releases until the recording of Channeling the...
, as songwriter. In 2006, Black Flame became the first band to sign on Forces of Satan Records
Forces of Satan Records
Forces of Satan Records is a Norwegian-based independent record label founded on , by Infernus of Gorgoroth and Vile Horg. The label only signs, produces and promotes bands with a "clear Satanic attitude and commitment." Current bands signed to the label are Italian black metal band Black Flame,...
, the Norwegian
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record label run by Gorgoroth
Gorgoroth
Gorgoroth is a Norwegian black metal band based in Bergen. Formed in 1992 by Infernus , the band is named after the dead plateau of evil and darkness in the land of Mordor from J. R. R. Tolkien's fantasy novel The Lord of the Rings. The group is currently signed to Regain Records and have released...
guitarist and founder Infernus.
Through the years the drummer m:A Fog
Massimo Altomare (m:A Fog)
m:A Fog is a heavy metal musician.-Biography:He is the drummer of the black metal band Black Flame, who have been active since 1998, and their fourth full-length album, Imperivm, was released in 2008 on Forces of Satan Records, the label run by Infernus, guitarist of the Norwegian Black Metal band...
has joined several other bands, establishing himself as a requested drummer: Glorior Belli (France), Slavia (Norway), Disiplin (Norway), Janvs (Italy), and Dead to This World (Norway). This, however, has not halted the progress of Black Flame, who entered the One Voice Studios in November 2007 to record the new album Imperivm. The band's fourth full-length album, this was released in June 2008 through Forces of Satan Records
Forces of Satan Records
Forces of Satan Records is a Norwegian-based independent record label founded on , by Infernus of Gorgoroth and Vile Horg. The label only signs, produces and promotes bands with a "clear Satanic attitude and commitment." Current bands signed to the label are Italian black metal band Black Flame,...
and Regain Records
Regain Records
Regain Records is a Swedish based independent record label. The label predominantly releases death metal and black metal albums. Regain Records was founded from what remained of the former label, Wrong Again Records, by Per Gyllenbäck in 1997...
. Imperivm was named "Album of the Month" in the June 2008 issue of Rock Hard
Rock Hard (magazine)
Rock Hard is a heavy metal magazine originally released in Germany. It was founded in 1983 by Holger Stratmann and is dedicated to all styles of rock and heavy metal. The magazine has independent offspring with the same name in France, Greece, Italy and Spain....
Italy
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, and also received positive reviews in other notable metal magazines such as the German
Germany
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Rock Hard
Rock Hard (magazine)
Rock Hard is a heavy metal magazine originally released in Germany. It was founded in 1983 by Holger Stratmann and is dedicated to all styles of rock and heavy metal. The magazine has independent offspring with the same name in France, Greece, Italy and Spain....
and Metal Hammer
Metal Hammer
Metal Hammer is a monthly heavy metal music magazine published in the United Kingdom by Future Publishing, and in several other countries by different publishers. Metal Hammer articles feature both mainstream bands and more unusual acts from the whole spectrum of heavy metal music...
Italy
Italy
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.
In February 2011, Black Flame announced that their next album would be entitled Septem and was to be released in 2011 through Italian cult label Behemoth Productions/Masterpiece Distribution. It was also announced that the artwork for the album would be created by Niklas Sundin
Niklas Sundin
Niklas Sundin , is a musician best known as the guitarist of bands Dark Tranquillity and Laethora. He also wrote some of the lyrics for the first three and recent two Dark Tranquillity albums and In Flames' album The Jester Race, and...
, guitarist of Swedish melodic death metal band Dark Tranquillity
Dark Tranquillity
Dark Tranquillity is a Swedish melodic death metal band from Gothenburg. They are one of the longest-standing bands from the original Gothenburg metal scene, and are one of the most integral pioneers of the melodic death metal genre of music....
. In summer 2011, bass player Serpentrax chose to leave the band for personal reasons.
Black Flame endorses Gibson
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guitars and basses and Trick Drums.
Members
- Cardinale Italo Martire - vocals, guitars
- m:A FogMassimo Altomare (m:A Fog)m:A Fog is a heavy metal musician.-Biography:He is the drummer of the black metal band Black Flame, who have been active since 1998, and their fourth full-length album, Imperivm, was released in 2008 on Forces of Satan Records, the label run by Infernus, guitarist of the Norwegian Black Metal band...
- drums - Tiorad - guitars (live) (since July 2007)
- Gnosis - bass (live) (since July 2011)
Full-length albums
- The Third Revelation (2003) (self-released)
- Torment and Glory (2004) (Eerie Art Records)
- Conquering Purity (2006) (Worship Him Records)
- Imperivm (2008) (Forces of Satan RecordsForces of Satan RecordsForces of Satan Records is a Norwegian-based independent record label founded on , by Infernus of Gorgoroth and Vile Horg. The label only signs, produces and promotes bands with a "clear Satanic attitude and commitment." Current bands signed to the label are Italian black metal band Black Flame,...
/Regain RecordsRegain RecordsRegain Records is a Swedish based independent record label. The label predominantly releases death metal and black metal albums. Regain Records was founded from what remained of the former label, Wrong Again Records, by Per Gyllenbäck in 1997...
) - Septem (2011) (Behemot Productions/Masterpiece Distribution)
Septem is Black Flame' fifth full-length album. It is scheduled for release on 4 September 2011 through Italian label Behemoth Productions/Masterpiece Distribution. The artwork for the album was created by Niklas Sundin
Niklas Sundin
Niklas Sundin , is a musician best known as the guitarist of bands Dark Tranquillity and Laethora. He also wrote some of the lyrics for the first three and recent two Dark Tranquillity albums and In Flames' album The Jester Race, and...
, guitarist of Swedish melodic death metal band Dark Tranquillity
Dark Tranquillity
Dark Tranquillity is a Swedish melodic death metal band from Gothenburg. They are one of the longest-standing bands from the original Gothenburg metal scene, and are one of the most integral pioneers of the melodic death metal genre of music....
. A video of the track "Zombies Without Hunger" was released in July 2011.
Compilation albums
- Black Celtic Summit V (2004)
- Signvm Martis B.M.I.A. Compilation (2008)