28 / 08 /2011 German and Czech shows announced!

There hasn't been much new to report from the GALAR camp the last months, but finally we have some great news to share with you! We are happy to announce that we are booked for our first foreign shows ever! We will do the following gigs this fall:

Festung Bitterfeld (Bitterfeld, Germany): October 28th with Cor Scorpii and the Batallion.
The Phantoms of Pilsen Festival (Plzen, Czech Republic): October 29th.

Hope to see you there!

We are working on new songs as well at the moment for our third full-length album. Hopefully we'll be ready to record the new album sometime during 2012.

Booking: please get in touch at: galarmetal[NOSPAM]gmail.com

M. Kristiansen
17 / 02 /2011 Norwegian shows announced

We will do three Norwegian shows in April/May:

Elm street, Oslo: 19 April
Ungdomsklubben Bizarre, Bergen: 29 April
Garage, Bergen (Dark Essence Festival): 7 Mai

We are available for foreign shows this year as well.

Booking: please get in touch at: galarmetal[NOSPAM]gmail.com

M. Kristiansen
15 / 01 /2011

Happy New Year, folks!

Please welcome our new live bassist Simon Futterlieb to the ranks of Galar. We are currently looking for gigs, so if you want to book Galar, please get in touch: galarmetal[NOSPAM]gmail.com

M. Kristiansen
31 / 10 /2010 - We are proud to announce the new Galar live line up!
We are proud to announce the new GALAR live line up!

M. Kristiansen - Screams and rhythm guitars
A. B. Lauritzen - Clean vocals and bassoon
Specter (Aeternus, Gravdal) - Lead guitars
Phobos (Aeternus, Gravdal, Malsain) - Drums

An announcement regarding a live bassist will follow later.

We are now available to do gigs. If you want to book GALAR for a live performance please contact us at:

galarmetal[NOSPAM]gmail.com

Read the official press release here

M. Kristiansen
24 / 04 /2010 - "Til alle heimsens endar" released in Germany!
"Til Alle Heimsens Endar" was released world-wide by Dark Essence Records on the 1st of March. Due to technical reasons the new album was unavoidably delayed until the 23rd of April in Germany. To mark the release of "Til Alle Heimsens Endar", in Germany as well, we have uploaded the track “Paa frossen mark" to our myspace page for you to enjoy! You can also download the new track, along with a selection of other Galar tracks, here at our home page under the banner "music".

You can buy your copy at your local record store, or at one of the following web shops:

Galar web shop (all orders are processed and shipped within 24 hours!)
Karisma/ Dark Essence Records web shop
Nuclear blast
Napalm records
Grau
CDON
Platekompaniet
Blackscaped
Amazon.de
Play.com
Hmv.com
Large-online.nl
Freerecordshop.be
Season of mist
Pervertedtaste.de
Soundpollution.se

and many more...

The album is also available digitally through iTunes, amazon.com, Play.com etc.

M. Kristiansen
17 / 04 /2010 - A short update

Our new album "Til alle heimsens endar" has now been out for a while, although it looks like its release has been postponed in Germany until the 23rd of April due to reasons beyond our control. We'll keep you updated.

A few more reviews have arrived since the last update:

10/10 in iconmusicmag.com
9/10 in metal1.info
8,9/10 in keepitmetal.com
6/7 in metalnews.de
8,5/10 in schwarze-news.de
8/10 in metalearth.de
8/10 in music-scan.com
8/10 in bleeding.de
8/10 in metalglory.de
7,5/10 in the-pit.de
7,5/10 in Rock Hard
11/15 in twilight-magazine.de
4/6 in metalzone.dk

We have done a few interviews as well (click to read):

Bergensavisen
Burnyourears.de
Mega-metal.de
Music-scan.de

We'll keep updating this page with more news as it arrives!  

For interviews/general questions; please contact GALAR at galarmetal[NOSPAM]gmail.com

M. Kristiansen
10 / 03 /2010 - Reviews so far
Make sure to check out our new album, "Til alle heimsens endar", and buy it at our web shop!

Reviews so far:

 14/15 in Legacy
6/6 in heavyhardes.de
5/6 in Bergens Tidende (Norwegian newspaper)
5/6 in Bergensavisen (Norwegian newspaper)
9/10 in burnyourears.de
8,8/10 on metal-archives.com
4,5/5 in metalunderground.com
8,5/10 in fromthedustreturned.com
8/10 in metal.de
8/10 in megal-metal.de
8/10 in neckbreaker.de

For interviews/general questions; please contact GALAR at galarmetal[NOSPAM]gmail.com

M. Kristiansen
01 / 03 /2010 - "Til alle heimsens endar" out now!!
The day has finally arrived! "Til alle heimsens endar" is now available through your local record store!  
You can also order it at our web shop, or at the Karisma/Dark Essence Records web shop. All orders made to the band are processed and shipped within 24 hours. The first edition comes with a limited edition slip case!

Reviews so far:

14/15 in Legacy
5/6 in Bergensavisen (Norwegian newspaper)
8/10 in mega-metal.de

For interviews/general questions; please contact GALAR at galarmetal[NOSPAM]gmail.com

Enjoy the new album!!

M. Kristiansen
 
26 / 02 /2010 - 14 out of 15 points in Legacy!
One of Germany's most important printed magazines, Legacy, rewarded "Til alle heimsens endar" with 14 out of 15 points!! In addition to a great review, the latest edition includes an interview with the band, as well as the track "Ván". Check it out!

Read the review at Myspace.

M. Kristiansen
 
25 / 02 /2010 - New website, - webshop, - album and - review!!
Welcome to our new website! Once again designed by Robert Høyem - At the ends of the world designs. Make sure to check out our new Myspace design as well, also designed by the talented Robert Høyem!

It's now less than a week until the new album hits the stores worldwide, but you can already order "Til alle heimsens endar" directly from our webshop! All orders are processed and ready to ship worldwide within 24 hours!

The first review came in today as well; 8/10 points in the German webzine mega-metal.de! A good start, indeed!

M. Kristiansen