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Circle
For nearly two decades and ten studio albums, Finland's AMORPHIS lived out the definition of their name by continually morphing their sound in any way they saw fit; but by the group's own admission, the recording of eleventh studio album, "Circle", gave them yet another chance to snap out of their c...June 16, 2013
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The Last Spire
Full disclosure: this writer believes CATHEDRAL's final studio recordings - collected on 2013's suitably named "The Last Spire" - arrive not a minute too soon, following a frequently dissatisfying, deeply inconsistent, even occasionally embarrassing series of LPs released by the storied British doom...June 16, 2013
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Sky Burial
INTER ARMA's sophomore release, 2013's "Sky Burial", is bound to set tongues wagging and probably collect several "top ten album" accolades by year's end, but it won't face an easy path getting there. That's because the only thing that remains remotely predictable or consistent throughout the LP is...June 16, 2013
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Mind Control
For most hard rock and metal fans, the release of UNCLE ACID & THE DEADBEATS' "Mind Control" will feel like joining a long-running horror movie franchise - be it "Evil Dead", "Friday the 13th", whatever - midway through, or more precisely, episode three. The pertinent question being: did they mi...June 16, 2013
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Hydra
DEVILLE is a guitar band...see album cover for details. To be clear, that's the cover of 2013's "Hydra" we are referring to - this being the Swedish group's third full-length and first for the biggest and most consistent champions of "Camaro Metal" (?),Small Stone Records, which inevitably tempts on...June 16, 2013
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The Eldritch Dark
BLOOD CEREMONY's third album, 2013's "The Eldritch Dark", arrives in the midst of a historically busy time for parent label, Rise Above, which is obviously counting on its partnership with America's mighty Metal Blade to help juggle virtually simultaneously released new efforts from CATHEDRAL, CHURC...June 16, 2013
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Set Sail
Vancouver hardcore act ANCHORESS have chosen a pretty hilarious moniker. In Medieval times, an anchoress was considered a deeply pious woman, removed from society and usually confined to a solitary room comparable to a cell in order to pursue her devotion to the Christ. Julian of Norwich is regarded...June 16, 2013
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HIM Frontman Interviewed By KERRANG! Magazine (Video)
Kerrang! magazine conducted an interview with vocalist Ville Valo of Finnish "love" metallers HIM at this year's Download festival, which is taking place June 14-16 at Donington Park in Leicestershire, United Kingdom. You can now watch the chat below. HIM's new album, "Tears On Tape", sold 20,000 co...June 15, 2013
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CROMLECH Signs With MY GRAVEYARD PRODUCTIONS
Canadian band CROMLECH will release its debut album, "Ave Mortis", in September via My Graveyard Productions. Formed in 2011 in Toronto, CROMLECH "presents a dark gloomy epic/doom sound" which "is the antithesis to all that is trivial and banal in heavy metal," according to a press release. "Thunder...June 15, 2013
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HIM Singer Interviewed By Jägermeister UK (Video)
Jägermeister UK conducted an interview with vocalist Ville Valo of Finnish "love" metallers HIM at this year's Download festival, which is taking place June 14-16 at Donington Park in Leicestershire, United Kingdom. You can now watch the chat below. HIM's new album, "Tears On Tape", sold 20,000 copi...June 14, 2013
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HIM Frontman Talks About Band's Appearance At This Weekend's DOWNLOAD Festival (Video)
Vocalist Ville Valo of Finnish "love" metallers HIM was interviewed prior to his band's appearance at this year's Download festival, set to take place June 14-16 at Donington Park in Leicestershire, United Kingdom. You can now watch the chat below. HIM's new album, "Tears On Tape", sold 20,000 copie...June 13, 2013
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MONSTROSITY: Rehearsal Footage Of Two New Songs
Florida death metal veterans MONSTROSITY have issued the following update: "As of June 2013, eleven new songs have been written for a brand new full-length studio album. Drum tracks for a pre-production demo have recently been completed. Mark English has begun laying down guitar tracks and he is abo...June 12, 2013
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PLÖW To Release 'No Highness Below The Crown' In August
Danish sludge metal band PLÖW has inked a deal with Mighty Music. The group's debut album, "No Highness Below The Crown", will be released on August 12 on vinyl, CD and download. A European tour will follow the album's release. Formed in 2009, PLÖW plays groovy heavy-stoner-sludge. The sub-genres ar...June 11, 2013
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MERCYFUL FATE And WITCHFINDER GENERAL Albums Remembered In New Ebooks
Two new one-dollar short ebooks tell the stories of the making of influential black metal and doom metal albums from 1983 — MERCYFUL FATE's "Melissa" and WITCHFINDER GENERAL's "Friends Of Hell". Author Martin Popoff explains: "We explore one of the most imposingly scary and skilled metal classics ev...June 11, 2013
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PRIMITIVE MAN Signs With RELAPSE RECORDS
Relapse Records has announced the signing of Denver, Colorado blackened doom-sludge misanthropes PRIMITIVE MAN. Formed in early 2012 and featuring current and former members of WITHERED, CLINGING TO THE TREES OF A FOREST FIRE, DEATH OF SELF and REPROACHER, PRIMITIVE MAN — drummer Isidro "Spy" Soto,...June 10, 2013
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