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GMA Awards 2019 - The Results

3/1/2020

After one month of voting, nearly 6,000 votes cast and countless sharing across all social media platforms by us and nominees alike, the time has come to announce the winners of the GMA Awards 2019.

But before that happens, there will be a change to how the nominees are cast. For 10 months of the year we will be running a series of rounds from which the 10 finalists will be recognised for the annual event.

The system will work as thus: nominees elected in the month of January are voted for in February... February nominees voted in March, etc and finishes with nominees in October being voted for in November - the finalists will then be voted for across the month of December and into early January 2021; finishing 8th January 2021.

Now that's put out into the open, we can finally reveal the winners of the GMA Awards 2019.

Release Of The Year

Fleshgod Apocalypse - Veleno (19.8%)
Eluveitie - Ategnatos (16.6%)
Jinjer - Macro (13.9%)
Oomph! - Ritual (9.2%)
Kryptos - Afterburner (7.4%)
Tyr - Hel (7.1%)
Unleash The Archers - Explorers (7.1%)
Myrath - Shehili (7%)
Sabaton - The Great War (6.9%)
The Hu - The Gereg (4.9%)

Best Live Act

Jinjer (The Ukraine) - (27.6%)
Eluveitie (Switzerland) - (15.2%)
Sabaton (Sweden) - (11.3%)
Alien Weaponry (New Zealand) - (9.9%)
Myrath (Tunisia) - (9.1%)
Lacuna Coil (Italy) - (8.2%)
Underside (Nepal) - (7.2%)
Crescent (Egypt) - (4.9%)
Hatari (Iceland) - (3.6%)
Odd Crew (Bulgaria) - (3%)

Breakthrough African Metal Band

Mythos (Egypt) - (35.5%)
Berzek (Algeria) - (11.3%)
My Veins (Madagascar) - (9%)
Iron Sliver (Gabon) - (8.1%)
Woltemade (South Africa) - (6.7%)
Roar Of Heroes (Cameroon) - (6.7%)
Nebulosa Difusa (Angola) - (5.9%)
Oydis (Libya) - (5.6%)
Arka'n (Togo) - (5.6%)
Kawn (Morocco) - (5.5%)

Breakthrough Asian Metal Band

Trainwreck (Bangladesh) - (35%)
Mary's Blood (Japan) - (21.1%)
Bloodywood (India) - (10.4%)
Slaves To Sirens (The Lebanon) - (6.6%)
The Dead Sea (Jordan) - (5.5%)
Ekwon (Iran) - (5.4%)
Holy Dragons (Kazakhstan) - (5.1%)
Reign In Slumber (Cambodia) - (4.2%)
Afreet (Afghanistan) - (3.3%)
Fecundation (South Korea) - (3.3%)

Breakthrough European Metal Band

Odd Crew (Bulgaria) - (17.1%)
Forever Still (Denmark) - (12.7%)
Elusion (Belgium) - (11.6%)
Setheist (Poland) - (11.2%)
Synlakross (Spain) - (8.8%)
Scarleth (The Ukraine) - (8.2%)
E-An-Na (Romania) - (7.9%)
Awakening Sun (Lithuania) - (7.8%)
Kobold (Serbia) - (7.3%)
Crossbones (Albania) - (7.3%)

Breakthrough UK Metal Band

Black Pyre (Wales) - (20.6%)
Aeons (Isle Of Man) - (14.6%)
Inferiem (Scotland) - (10.4%)
Fear Bound (England) - (10.3%)
Zombified (Northern Ireland) - (9.9%)
Pravitas (England) - (9.6%)
Dog Tired (Scotland) - (7.5%)
Djinova (England) - (6.9%)
Outright Resistance (England) - (6.2%)
Byzanthian Neckbeard (Guernsey) - (3.9%)

Breakthrough North & Central American Metal Band

Astaroth Incarnate (Canada) - (32.8%)
Human Equation (Mexico) - (11.6%)
From The Graves (Cuba) - (10.9%)
Reactor (El Salvador) - (8.4%)
Stromptha (Greenland) - (7.6%)
Athica (Panama) - (7.5%)
Redhead Match (Costa Rica) - (6.1%)
Gangrena Cerebral (Dominican Republic) - (5.2%)
Transgresión (Puerto Rico) - (5.1%)
Aversia (Nicaragua) - (4.9%)

Breakthrough Oceanian Metal Band

Scythian Fate (Australia) - (26.2%)
Sons Of Solomon (Solomon Islands) - (16.1%)
Hunt The Witch (New Zealand) - (13.1%)
Abide Till Death (Papua New Guinea) - (8%)
Shepherd's Reign (New Zealand) - (7.6%)
Surrender The Thief (Guam) - (6.6%)
Redsphere (New Caledonia) - (6%)
The Relativ (Fiji) - (5.9%)
Dropvkal (Vanuatu) - (5.5%)
Pōturu (French Polynesia) - (5%)

Breakthrough South American Metal Band

Suicidal Drinkers (Argentina) - (17.1%)
Visceral Decay (Ecuador) - (13.3%)
Maze Of Terror (Peru) - (12.2%)
Holder Of Souls (Brazil) - (12.1%)
Inner Betrayer (Colombia) - (9.5%)
Weight Of Emptiness (Chile) - (8.7%)
Khymor (Paraguay) - (7.9%)
Territory (Uruguay) - (7.1%)
Worship The Pestilence (Bolivia) - (6.8%)
Cultura Tres (Venezuela) - (5.4%)

Breakthrough International Metal Band

Bloodywood (India) - (24.4%)
Sons Of Solomon (Solomon Islands) - (11.4%)
Infected Rain (Moldova) - (11.4%)
Outright Resistance (England) - (9.8%)
Forever Still (Denmark) - (8.7%)
Arka'n (Togo) - (8.3%)
Ade! (Italy) - (8%)
Redhead Match (Costa Rica) - (6.7%)
Cultura Tres (Venezuela) + Overthrust (Botswana) - (5.6%) - tied on vote numbers.

Festival Of The Year

Bloodstock Open Air (England) - (28.4%)
Heavy MTL (Canada) - (22%)
Bangalore Open Air (India) - (17.8%)
Copenhell (Denmark) - (6.4%)
Eindhoven Metal Meeting (The Netherlands) - (5.4%)
Goathell (Croatia) - (4.5%)
Hard Rock Laager (Estonia) - (4.5%)
Eistnaflug (Iceland) - (4.1%)
Kaltenbach Open Air (Austria) - (3.8%)
Hammersonic (Indonesia) - (3.1%)

Music Video Of The Year

Rammstein - 'Deutschland' - (21.6%)
Fleshgod Apocalypse - 'Sugar' - (21.2%)
Eluveitie - 'Ategnatos' - (12.8%)
Jinjer - 'On The Top' - (11.6%)
Myrath - 'Born To Survive' - (8%)
Sabaton - 'Bismarck' - (7.9%)
Alien Weaponry - 'Blinded' - (7.2%)
Arka'n - 'Tears Of The Dead' - (4.6%)
Underside - 'Wild' - (3.2%)
Oomph! - 'Tausend Mann Und Ein Befehl' (1.9%)

Global Metal Ambassador 2019

Gojira (France) - (28.1%)
Freddy Lim (Taiwan) - (21.4%)
Jake Shuker & Monzer Darwish (Syria) - (9.7%)
Sahil Makhija (India) - (8%)
Slaves To Sirens (The Lebanon) - (6.9%)
Underside (Nepal) - (6.4%)
Rock Arka'n (Togo) - (4.9%)
Roy Dipankar (India -'Extreme Nation' director) - (4.6%)
Overthrust (Botswana) - (4.1%)
Zarraza (Kazakhstan) - (3.5%)
World Metal Congress (International) - (2.2%)*

* Later withdrawn by request of nominee.

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GMA Awards 2017 'Release Of The Year' Part 2/6

29/12/2017

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The 'Releases Of The Year' series are albums chosen by myself as the best release from each country / dependency known to have an official release in the year 2017. These are alphabetized in country order so are easy to navigate. Each award has national flag featured alongside the band name, Release Of The Year' and Facebook link (where provided)

"Release Of The Year" from Croatia

Hereza - "I Become Death"

www.facebook.com/herezametalband/?ref=ts&fref=ts

"Release Of The Year" from Cuba

Narbeleth - "Indomitvs"

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Narbeleth/369227176434482

"Release Of The Year" from Cyprus

Nekhrah - "Cosmic Apostasy"

https://www.facebook.com/NekhrahOFFICIAL/

"Release Of The Year" from Czech Republic

Naurrakar - "Apogeum"

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Naurrakar/283656681697321

"Release Of The Year" from Denmark

Hexis - "Tando Ashanti"

https://www.facebook.com/Hexisband

"Release Of The Year" from Dominican Republic

Metalurgia - "Elementos"

https://www.facebook.com/metalurgiard/

"Release Of The Year" from Ecuador

Gastrorrexis - "Until The Abysmal Torture Ends"

https://www.facebook.com/gastrorrexisbdm/

"Release Of The Year" from Egypt

Worsens - "Taht El-Talab"

https://www.facebook.com/pg/WorsensBand

"Release Of The Year" from El Salvador

Odium Enthronement - "We Are Legion Part II"

https://www.facebook.com/OdiumEnthronement

"Release Of The Year" from England

Silent Descent - "Turn To Grey"

https://www.facebook.com/silentdescent

"Release Of The Year" from Estonia

Grom - "Возвращение древних"

https://www.facebook.com/grom1349

"Release Of The Year" from Ethiopia

Nishaiar - "Universum"

https://nishaiar.bandcamp.com/

"Release Of The Year" from Finland

Shade Empire - "Poetry of the Ill-Minded"

http://www.facebook.com/shadeempireband

"Release Of The Year" from France

Noein - "After The Ashes"

http://www.facebook.com/NOEINmusic

"Release Of The Year" from Georgia

Project Omega - "Mors Introivit In Orbem Terrarum"

https://www.facebook.com/projectomegaband

"Release Of The Year" from Germany

Xandria - "Theater of Dimensions"

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Xandria/22990570888?ref=ts

"Release Of The Year" from Gibraltar

Angelwings - "The Edge of Innocence"

https://www.facebook.com/angelwingsgib/

"Release Of The Year" from Greece

Kin Beneath Chorus - "Invia"

http://www.facebook.com/kinbeneathchorus

"Release Of The Year" from Guatemala

Bacab - "Lúgubre / Evocación funeral en la profundidad del bosque oscuro"

https://www.facebook.com/bacaboficial?ref=profile

"Release Of The Year" from Guernsey

Vorlon - "False Sense of Security"

https://vorlon.bandcamp.com/

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Cuban Black Metallers Narbeleth unveils new song from "Indomitvs" online

15/7/2017

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On September 29th, 2017, Narbeleth will unleash their new album "Indomitvs“ via Folter Records. On their fourth album the Cuban Black Metallers will continue their path of the highly recommended precursor "Through Blackness and Remote Places“. Now Narbeleth have released a new song called "Herald of the dawn“. You can listen to it right here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3eZCb0Qxp-w&feature=youtu.be

All further information about Narbeleth are available here:

NARBELETH on Facebook

Folter Records Homepage

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Cuban Black Metallers Narbeleth to release new album in September

16/6/2017

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Cuban Black Metallers Narbeleth have announced a new album! It will be entitled "Indomitvs" and is set to be released via Folter Records at the end of September. At the moment, the vocals are being recorded. After this, the album will mastered by Ole Hartvigsen (Kampfar). Here is the so far confirmed track-list:

1. The Distortion of Life
2. When the Sun has Died
3. The Lower Point of the Star
4. Herald of the Dawn
5. The First to Rise
6. Via Profane Crafts
7. Sinister Laberynths of Human Soul

NARBELETH on Facebook
Folter Records Homepage

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