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E Nomine (a twist of the Latin phrase "In nomine" meaning “In the name”) is a German musical project, formed in 1999, by producers Christian Weller and Friedrich “Fritz” Graner. Their music, which they call monumental dance, is an unusual combination of trance/techno and vocals which closely resemble Gregorian singing and chanting. Other vocals are performed by German voice actors; such as long-time collaborators Christian Brückner and Rolf Schult. After several years with no news of the project, e-mail correspondence between a fan and Chris Tentum (Weller) revealed that the group was in the process of producing new material, due...

There's astonishing depth contained within Nomine's music. His releases to date have displayed a vast breadth of ideas and an intrinsic ear for space and sound design. His sound is an immediately distinctive sound: echo-drenched melodies thatdrift like a distant brass chorus, sub-bass as soft and powerful as an ocean current, and turbulent, continually shifting percussion. These traits are put to the service of deep and driving dubstep tracks, rooted in UK soundsystem culture and rave history, which explode outwards to swallow dancefloors whole. However, he stresses, dubstep's structures provide only one possible framework to contain a much wider range...

In Nomine is a Spanish Melodic Death / Black Metal group from Girona. Making a little summary, the band project started in August 1998, and has experienced some changes in band members and its style. In the beginning , we started playing Black Metal. The band evolved over a few years in different ways, creating our own songs and sound, an atmospheric Black Metal style, achieving more technical and melodic skills, making it similar to Death Metal and Brutal Death. This musical evolution, as well as the continued team work resulted in what the band is today. We can say...