Be'lakor

An Aussie melodic death metal troupe based out of the city of Melbourne, Be'lakor's heroic blasts of epic bleakness sound better suited to the gray skies of Gothenburg than they do the blue, wide-open vistas of their Australian homeland. Founded in 2004 around the talents of vocalist/guitarist George Kosmas, guitarist Shaun Sykes, drummer Jimmy Vanden Broeck, keyboardist Steven Merry, and bassist John Richardson, the band began playing out in 2005, and by 2007 they had independently released their debut album, The Frail Tide. In 2009, after inking a deal with Prime Cuts Music,...