Tormentor is a Hungarian black metal band formed in 1986 in Budapest. They recorded their first album, Anno Domini, in 1988, but were unable to release it until the end of communist rule in Hungary. The album reached Norway through the tape-trading community.

Chicago trio Lethal Shöck drinks from the purest well of heavy metal glory and pisses out their own brand – atomik metal. A bastardization of d-beat, speed metal and heavy metal with majestic guitar solos, they definitely don’t re-invent the wheel, they just cover it with spikes, light it on fire, and hurl it down a mountain towards a church picnic while slamming Coors & hailing the goat

Forged in the Chicago underground in 2003, the band made their official debut in 2008 with Messenger of Death, released by Rotting Corpse Records.  The album was supported with a performance at Central Illinois Metalfest 8, followed by a west coast tour of the United States. In 2011, the band unleashed their follow up, Rider’s of the Black Wind. The EP was mastered by Andy Laroque at Sonic Train Studios.  After an extended hiatus, the band reformed in 2022 with Canon of Irreverence. The self-released EP was recorded at DNHQ and was mastered by Dan Swanö at Unisound AB. Over the past two decades, the band has performed countless underground shows in the Chicago area, including opening for Kreator, Exodus and Children of Bodom at the Rave in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The band made their official live return at Metal Threat Fest in 2023. Max M. - Bass Mike Grossman - Vocals & Guitars Vern Samons - Drums 

Black Metal from Chicago, IL. P.K. - Guitars, Vocals R.G. - Guitars A.K. - Bass D.O. - Drums