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Season of Evil

The story of THE FUCKING WRATH is an amusing one. It seems the three members — Craig Kasamis ("guitar/guttural onslaught"),Nick Minasian ("bass/visceral ravaging"),and John Crerar ("really heavy drums") — of the Montalvo, California act are not only long time friends, but also lived on the same st...

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Rom 5:12

Do not be too quick to assume what you're going to get with MARDUK's new album. By that I mean that it is not a one-trick pony, tempo changes and the compositional nuance heard on the past few albums notwithstanding. In fact, "Rom 5:12" is one hell of a varied and ferocious black metal album, ...

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FUNERAL: 'This Barren Skin' Video Available

Norwegian cult doom band FUNERAL has posted its video for the track "This Barren Skin" at YouTube. The clip was directed by Marcel Lelienhof and was edited by Christian Hvatum. "This Barren Skin" comes off the band's latest album, "From These Wounds", which was released in December via Tabu Recordin...

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From These Wounds

Stark, obsidian funeral doom metal with low-toned clean vocals — on the surface, there doesn't seem to be much about FUNERAL to set them apart from so many other purveyors of bleak, depressive sound. But while there are reference points – early KATATONIA, SWALLOW THE SUN, RAPTURE, DIABOLIQUE, OPETH...

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Bands Sought For 'Acoustic Metal Alchemy' Project

Roxx Productions is looking for "the heaviest of metal songs toned down slightly in an acoustic format" to release later this year as part of a new project entitled "Acoustic Metal Alchemy". Interested bands are invited to send an e-mail to [email protected] for submission details. To kick of...

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Blood of the Black Owl

Describing BLOOD OF THE BLACK OWL's self-titled debut as "blackened doom" is not inaccurate but does not tell the whole story. With plenty of the suffocating heaviness of funeral doom, yet not reaching the muddy bottom of an act like CATABOMBS, and mining some of the same accents and majestic sliver...

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COMPOS MENTIS Announces New Keyboardist

Danish death metal band COMPOS MENTIS has announced the addition of keyboardist Rune Klausen to the group's ranks. "Rune will take over as keyboardist after our longtime member and friend Bo recently stepped out of the band due to the fact that he could no longer spare the necessary time for the ban...

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THE HAUNTED Frontman Says He Realizes Why 'A**holes' On BLABBERMOUTH.NET Hate His Guts

THE HAUNTED frontman Peter Dolving has posted the following message on his MySpace page: "OK. So here's where it gets good. I'm sitting in the car this morning on my way to town. I pop in a CD in the stereo and suddenly I realize why all these assholes on Blubbermouth hate my ...

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COMPOS MENTIS: 'Gehennesis' Danish Release Date Announced

Danish death metal band COMPOS MENTIS will release its second album, "Gehennesis", on March 26 via Mighty Music. A wider European release is expected in June. "Gehennesis" was recorded at ZigZound studio (NAPALM DEATH, ILLDISPOSED, MERCENARY, HATESPHERE, etc.) and contains the following tracks: 01....

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Buried Alive

So this is it, the final farewell to a band that called it quits voluntarily after evolving from barren death metal artisans and English manglers ("Rot to Dead"! "Desperationed Future"!) in the late 1980s to a sleek, melancholy hit-making machine (in their native Finland, anyway). While some would p...

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FUNERAL Films 'This Barren Skin' Video

Norwegian cult doom band FUNERAL filmed its first video for the track "This Barren Skin" under director Marcel Lelienhof's watchful eye. The clip is expected to be ready in time for Christmas, although we doubt it will feature any of the images usually associated with this festivity. "This Barren Sk...

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COMPOS MENTIS Signs With MIGHTY MUSIC

Danish death metal band COMPOS MENTIS has inked a deal with Mighty Music for the release of its second album, "Gehennesis". Commened the group: "We are very proud to contribute to the revival of the label and we are certain that they will be able to create the deserved attention on 'Gehennesis'. Thu...

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SINNERS BLEED To Enter Studio Next Week

Drummer Eric Krebs of the German technical death metal band SINNERS BLEED will enter the Soundforge studio in Berlin on October 16 to begin recording the drum tracks for the group's sophomore album. "Unlike [the way we made] our debut album, we decided to record a pre-production for our second album...

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COMPOS MENTIS Parts Ways With Keyboardist, Seeks Replacement

Keyboardist Bo Damgaard has left the Danish death metal band COMPOS MENTIS after seven years "due to lack of time," according to a posting on the group's web site. Says the band, "We are now searching for a new keyboardist from the Aarhus area. If you are interested, please don't hesitate to contact...

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COMPOS MENTIS Confirmed For Denmark's AALBORG METAL FESTIVAL

Danish death metal band COMPOS MENTIS have been confirmed for this year's Aalborg Metal Festival, set to take place October 7 in Aalborg, Denmark. Also scheduled to appear are ENTOMBED, ENSLAVED, DESTRUCTION, HEAVEN SHALL BURN, CATARACT, GOD FORBID, KATAKLYSM and many others. More information is ava...