Dies Irae

Led by single-named guitarist/vocalist Mauser, Dies Irae has produced some of the hardest hitting sounds in Eastern Europe. Although he disbanded the original lineup featuring guitarist China, bassist Czarny, and drummer Gilan, to join a similar group, Vader, in 1997, Mauser has picked things up a notch since reorganizing Dies Irae with new musicians in 2000. Introducing the new lineup with a self-financed album, Immolated, produced by Lukasz Szurminski, Mauser, and Dies Irae entertained several contract offers before signing with Los Angeles-based Metal Blade. Their first new...