1. Russian band Blackthorn — symphonic black gothic metal band from Moscow, Russia, fully and beautifully female-completed. Filled with dark romanticism, music of Blackthorn represents a cocktail from black, symphonic and gothic metal, forming thus an interesting combination with haunting melodies, ethereal academic vocal and various types of growling and screaming. Line-up: Aina, Stray Away Cantatrice — soprano/scream Elvira, Six String Alchemida — guitars, growl, music, keys/samples Greta, Adust Anomic Suicide — bass Varaska, Mortiferous Winter Blastphemy — drums Less, Midnight Obscurant Violince - violin Discography 2007 — The Prologue of Eschaton (demo) 2009 — Gossamer Witchcraft (album eng. version) 2009 — Аранеум (album rus. version) 2011 — Codex Archaos (album) 2012 — Era Obscura (internet single eng. version) (click to listen) (click to listen) 2012 — Era Obscura (internet single rus. version) (click to listen) (click to listen) 2013 — Sister September (Anorexia Nervosa cover) (single) (click to listen) BLACKTHORN - SISTER SEPTEMBER (Anorexia Nervosa cover) (live 2012) (click to listen) www.myspace.com/blackthornian 2. Mexican Death Metal band Released one full length in 1992, entitled "The Rotten Ways of Human Misery." 3. Polish Black Metal band Solo black metal outfit formed in 1993 in Keterzyn, Poland. There are four demos that exist as well as a compilation of said demos. 4. Polish metal/hardcore band http://blackthorn.mp3.com.pl 5. Canadian Celtic/folk band http://www.blackthornband.com/index2007.php 6. Irish Folk Rock band Based out of the suburbs of Philadelphia, they are a classic within the Irish folk rock scene of the Northeastern US after 20 years of making music. Their releases include It's An Irish Thing (1994), Here We Go Again (1996), The Other Side (1998), Ratty Shoes (2001), and Push & Pull (2006). http://www.irishthing.com 7. Irish folk band http://www.blackthorn1.com/about/index.html