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Patricia

So What If They're The Band? I'm the ******* Manager!

About Me

THE BANDS - THE BOYS - AND THE BIRDI am MANIAC’s Personal/Business Manager ( SKITLIV , TEAM ARMSTRONG ), I manage the Italian underground Black Metal band ORCRIST , the UK Black Metal bands HEATHEN DEITY and WRITTEN IN TORMENT , the German Melodic Epic Metal band CROM , Norwegian Black Metallers SLAGMAUR , VRAGVOLD , BLACK HOLE GENERATOR , AVSINDIG , and SVARTRAVN SORGTUNG the Industrial side project of Vragvold Bass Player SVARTRAVN ; the Brazilian Black Metal band IMPETUS MALIGNUM , guitarist CLAUDIO ALCARA ( STROSZEK , FROSTMOON ECLIPSE , AERE AETERNUS ), Ukrainian Barbaric Black Metallers BALFOR , and the Austrian Black Metal Band VALFEANOR . I'm overseeing SINDECADE , the Black Metal side project of CROM and former DARK FORTRESS vocalist AZATHOTH . I am also what's known as the Shining Propaganda Department, working with Niklas Kvarforth and SHINING , as well as working with others on various things. If they're in my top friends I work with them.I am happy to help, Black Metal bands who need things doing that they can’t get done elsewhere, and certainly not without paying ridiculous amounts of money, usually free of charge, and as things stand at the moment, time permitting. It started out just as a favour for a friend, and took on a life of its own as more bands started asking if I would help them too. I edit lyrics, promo material, web site content, correspondence etc., for bands whose main language is not English. I will also write the original material if required, and can translate from Italian and French if necessary. I network for bands and labels, advise, research and, well, do pretty much whatever bands and individual musicians can think of that they need (you’d be surprised at some of the things I’ve been asked for!). If I can’t do it, then the chances are that I can point them in the direction of someone who can. PLEASE NOTE THAT I AM VERY, VERY, BUSY WITH MY OWN BANDS, SO IF YOU NEED HELP YOU NEED TO GIVE ME PLENTY OF TIME TO DO IT. I ALSO CANNOT HELP YOU TO FIND GIGS, I DON'T GET INVOLVED WITH THAT AT ALL.The good news for you (and the bad news for me) is that I do this for free for bands that don’t earn a full time living from their music. I know how hard it is for a band to survive out there, and let’s call it my personal contribution to a genre of music that I can’t live without.

My Interests


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I'd like to meet:

Any Black Metal bands or musicians who would like any help with the above. So if that's you, please feel free to contact me. But please note that my first commitment has to be to the bands I manage or work with (and I also have to go earn a living during the day), so please try to avoid asking me to help you with something urgent at the last minute! And keep it legal guys. If you ask for anything dodgy you won’t get a reply, or at least not one you will want to read!!I am not in this to make up numbers. This page is for my bands. It's for anyone interested in the bands or black metal. It's for me personally so that I can discover and listen to some of the fantastic bands that are out there, and can add them to the growing list of musicians and bands I genuinely admire and respect. And it is for the fans to explore - don't feel shy about asking me questions about the bands, a lot of you do already, and we have become more than just MySpace friends.NEW VIDEO PLAYER OF THE OFFICIAL CHANNEL IN THE FILM SECTION You can see all the videos from the Official YouTube Channel on the player in the Film Section. Just click on the second button from the left to bring up the selections, and click on the right arrow of the selection strip to move to the next lot. And if you want to check out the channel itself (where there are a couple more videos), you can see it at www.youtube.com/patriciathomas or by clicking HERE . Please note, these are only videos of bands I either manage or work with. I'm afraid I can't add your video if you are not one of those bands. However, if you have any video of bands in my Top Friends, and would be happy for us to use them, just let me know. Enjoy.NEW SECTION: If you are interested in discovering great new bands, then check out the Television section. You certainly should give them a try. You've got nothing to lose and a hell of a lot to gain!!

Music:



Movies:

OVER 25 VIDEOS ON PLAYERS BELOW - ENJOY!

Television:

BANDS/LABELS/ETC YOU REALLY NEED TO CHECK OUT.

Books:

On the subject of my great love of poetry, a personal "thank you" to two men whose exceptional lyrics truly are poetry. To Sven-Erik (MANIAC of SKITLIV) for introducing me to even more poets, and for sharing your extraordinary words and your dark soul thoughts with me. And to Matthias (AZATHOTH former vocalist with DARK FORTRESS & SINDECADE) for your encouragement and suggestions - one day I really will have time to start the project! Poets both.

Heroes:

Any soldier who fought in the trenches in WWI, on either side

My Blog

VIKING METALLERS HELHEIM ANNOUNCE NEW GUITARIST

Following the departure of Guitarist Thorbjørn, Norwegian Viking Metallers HELHEIM have announced that his replacement will be SYRACH guitarist Noralf, who had filled in for his predecessor during the...
Posted by Patricia on Fri, 30 May 2008 09:31:00 PST

VIDEO INTERVIEWS OF MANIAC, KVARFORTH, SPACEBRAIN AT INFERNO 08

Due to popular demand this video is sometimes unavailable, so check back later, or go straight to: http://www. contrabandcandy. com/56. html  where you can see the whole video, or  http://w...
Posted by Patricia on Thu, 29 May 2008 10:48:00 PST

SKILTIV LIMITED EDITION MCD FEW COPIES AVAILABLE

We have a few copies of "Kristiansen and Kvarforth Swim In The Sea Of Equilibrium While Waiting" left. The MCD that was only on sale during the recent tour, and limited to 393 hand-numbered copies, an...
Posted by Patricia on Thu, 29 May 2008 03:43:00 PST

SWEDISH BLACK METALLERS VANDÖD ADD TRACK FOR FREE DOWNLOAD ON MYSPACE

Swedish Black Metallers VANDÖD have added a track for free download to their myspace page at www.myspace.com/vandoed.   "Bastard King" is taken from the band's latest album "As" which saw it's r...
Posted by Patricia on Sun, 18 May 2008 08:57:00 PST

DOOM METALLERS SLUDGE ANNOUNCE U.S. AND FURTHER EUROPEAN RELEASE DATES FOR LAVA

"Lava" the new album from Doom Metallers SLUDGE which was released in some parts of Europe at the beginning of the month, will see it's release in the US and Germany on the 12th of May, to be followed...
Posted by Patricia on Sun, 11 May 2008 05:39:00 PST

BLACK METALLERS FOSCOR LAUNCH NEW VIDEO

Black Metallers FOSCOR have posted a new video for the track "I Tornà de les Cendres".  Taken from their latest album "The Smile of the Sad Ones", the video was directed and edited by guitarist a...
Posted by Patricia on Mon, 05 May 2008 06:58:00 PST

VULTURE INDUSTRIES DRUMMER SIGNS ENDORSEMENT DEAL WITH MASTERWORK CYMBALS

Tor Helge, drummer for Norwegian avant-garde industrialists VULTURE INDUSTRIES has signed an endorsement deal with Masterwork Cymbals.  Commented the drummer "I'm more than happy to be endorsed b...
Posted by Patricia on Fri, 02 May 2008 10:21:00 PST

SLAGMAURS ORIGINAL DOMFELDT DEMO TO BE RELEASED IN DIGIPACK FORMAT

"Domfeldt" the original demo from Norwegian Black Metallers SLAGMAUR, is to be re-released in Digipack format by Inferna Profundus during the summer.  The re-release has been licensed to the labe...
Posted by Patricia on Mon, 21 Apr 2008 01:55:00 PST

VIKING METALLERS HELHEIM MAKE NEW TRACK AVAILABLE FOR FREE DOWNLOAD

To mark the release of their new album,  "Kaoskult", Norwegian Viking Metallers HELHEIM, will make a second song from the album available for free download. Due to hit the streets on Monday 21st...
Posted by Patricia on Sun, 20 Apr 2008 05:33:00 PST

SCULPTOR AND SKITLIV BASS PLAYER SPACEBRAIN REVEALS HIS SPACE BASS

Sculptor Spacebrain (Rene Hamel), who extends his artistic career to playing bass for SKITLIV, the Black/Doom/Noise project of former MAYHEM vocalist Maniac, has used his sculpting skills to design an...
Posted by Patricia on Thu, 17 Apr 2008 10:21:00 PST