Name The Band Trivia Quiz

Answer: Triptykon

"Melana Chasmata", released in April 2014, is Triptykon's second full length album. The title is in Greek and according to Thomas Gabriel Fischer it means "black/deep depressions/valleys".

Answer: Summoning

"Stronghold" came out in 1999. It is one of Summoning's more guitar-driven works and also contains more solid keyboard melodies. The song "Where Hope And Daylight Die" features vocals by Tania Borsky, Protector's ex-girlfriend.

Answer: Saturnian

Saturnian is a symphonic black metal band from the UK, whose debut album came out in 2012.

Answer: Frantic Amber

Frantic Amber originated in 2008 in Stockholm. This EP came out via "Blackened Life".

Answer: Sentenced

This was Sentenced's first album to feature lead vocalist Ville Laihiala. Vorph from Samael performs growls on "Bleed", "Keep My Grave Open" and "Warrior Of Life(Reaper Redeemer)".

Answer: Izegrim

The band was initially known as Isegrim, but after this demo they changed the spelling. Their lyrics deal with war, destruction and annihilation.

Answer: Crematory

Released in 1993 via Massacre Records, this is Crematory's only album to include bassist Heinz Steinhauser.

Answer: Satyricon

The album came out through Moonfog Productions, which was established by Satyricon frontman Sigurd Wongraven (a.k.a. Satyr) and Tormod Opedal. Other bands signed to this label include Gehenna, Thorns, Khold and Isengard. Satyricon's second release "The Shadowthrone" saw the world later that year.

Answer: Kreator

The 1990s were a time of experimentation for many of the big names in thrash metal and Kreator made no exception. Also, this is Kreator's only album not to feature long-time drummer and founding member Jürgen 'Ventor' Reil.

Answer: Agathodaimon

Released in 1998 through Nuclear Blast Records, this was Agathodaimon's debut album.

Answer: Vallenfyre

Vallenfyre was created by Paradise Lost lead guitar player Gregor Mackintosh after his father died from lung cancer. The band plays death metal with doom influences.

Answer: The Monolith Deathcult

The group operates from Kampen - a municipality located in the province of Overijssel, Netherland. The band's music could be best described as death metal with influences from electronic and ambient music. Brutal growls predominate over clean vocals which occur sporadically.

Answer: Save

The album title comes from Esperanto and means "Be prepared!". Save is a Russian band which blends death, groove and thrash metal. Lyrical themes deal mostly with social problems.

Answer: My Dying Bride

My Dying Bride were formed in Halifax, England. "Towards The Sinister" was the first material they recorded and it came out in 1990.

Answer: The Sins Of Thy Beloved

This was their debut full length release. The band blended different extreme metal subgenres with symphonic music. Main topics in their songs included hate, betrayal, death and unattainable love.

Answer: Nihilist ( who later became Entombed )

Nihilist members Alex Hellid, Ulf 'Uffe' Cederlund, Nicke Andersson and Lars-Göran Petrov all played in Entombed in the beginning. Nowadays Hellid remains the only member left from the initial line-up. Nihilist bassist Johnny Hedlund formed Unleashed.

Answer: Hypocrisy

The band intended to quit after this release, but (luckily) due to the immense support, received by their fans, they decided to continue.

Answer: Nokturnal Mortum

In the beginning of their career, the band members were collectively known as Suppuration (from 1991 to 1993) and Crystalline Darkness (during 1993-1994). For some time they also operated as Nocturnal Mortum, but soon changed the spelling to avoid any possible confusion with other bands.

Answer: Gojira

Initially known as Godzilla, they had to change their name due to copyright reasons. "The Way Of All Flesh" was Gojira's fourth studio album.

Answer: Battlelore

The songs are based on J.R.R.Tolkien's Middle-earth sagas. This was the first Battlelore album to feature bassist Timo Honkanen and frontman Tomi Mykkänen. The sound of this release differs from the band's first two CDs due to the lack of clean male vocals and the more organic sense created by the instrumentation.

Answer: Catamenia

Released by Massacre Records and recorded in Germany, this was Catamenia's first album. The artwork includes an image of a wolf's eye.

Answer: Draconian

The album is often considered a classic of the death/doom genre. The conception deals with the fall of Lucifer from Heaven and the creation of Hell. Draconian line-up at that time consisted of vocalist Anders Jacobsson, drummer Jerry Torstensson, keyboardist Andreas Karlsson, bassist Jesper Stolpe, guitar player Johan Ericson and female singer Lisa Johansson.

Answer: Opeth

This was the first album Opeth released after they signed with Peaceville Records. Most songs contain at least two major tempo shifts. As for the vocals, this was the time when Mikael Akerfeldt's growls started to get much deeper. The lyrics follow the story of a man, who has been forced to leave his hometown due to his different beliefs and is now coming back "to hook up with his old 'babe'".

Answer: Ceremonial Oath

Ceremonial Oath disbanded in 1996, but reunited in 2012. As for July 2014, the line-up consists of Oscar Dronjak, Anders Iwers, Markus Nordberg and Jesper Strömblad.

Answer: Cradle Of Filth

This turned out to be the only Cradle of Filth album to include the Ryan brothers - guitarist Paul and keyboardist Benjamin. All lyrics were written by Dani Filth.