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Doom Legends PENTAGRAM Sign With METAL BLADE RECORDS

Long-running D.C. doom legends PENTAGRAM, with riff-meister Victor Griffin back in the fold, will record their new album, "Last Rites", between November 29 and December 21 for a late March/early April release via Metal Blade Records. The effort will be a double-disc set consisting of the new studio...

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TETHRA To Release 'At The Gates Of Doom' Mini-CD This Week

Italian death/doom band TETHRA will release its first mini-CD, "At The Gates Of Doom", on November 2 via Occultum Production. It will be distributed in Italy by Masterpiece. The CD was recorded at Occultum Studios under the supervision of Ossian, mastermind of the Italian cult band OPERA IX. "At The...

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SALOME: Entire New Album Available For Streaming

"Terminal", the new album from the extreme sludge doom metal trio SALOME, is available for streaming in its entirety at NPR.org. (Note: The stream wil only be availble until November 9.) Described as the band "most accomplished and epic work to date," the CD is said to be "an intense 70-plus-minute...

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EVOKEN Confirmed For Holland's ROADBURN Festival

New Jersey-based doom/death metal act EVOKEN has been confirmed for a special one-off performance at the 2011 edition of the Roadburn festival, which will run for three days, from Thursday, April 14 to Saturday, April 16 at the 013 venue and Midi Theatre in Tilburg, Holland. There will be an additio...

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BLACK LABEL SOCIETY: 'Overlord' Video Released

"Overlord", the new video from BLACK LABEL SOCIETY, can be viewed below. The clip, which was directed by Eric Zimmerman and Nik Jamgocyan of Master Cylinder, finds guitar legend Zakk Wylde and his band in a satire of '70s kung fu movies. Wylde is featured as the Bruce Lee-type action hero (yellow ju...

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AKELEI To Release 'De Zwaarte Van Het Doorstane' In November

Dutch doomsters AKELEI will release their full-length debut, "De Zwaarte Van Het Doorstane", at this year's Dutch Doom Days festival, which is being held November 6-7 at Baroeg in Rotterdam, Holland. "De Zwaarte Van Het Doorstane" contains five songs with a running time of 54 minutes. The track list...

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VOIVOD Confirmed For MARYLAND DEATHFEST IX

Canadian metal innovators VOIVOD have been confirmed for Maryland Deathfest IX, set to take place May 26-29, 2011 at Sonar in Baltimore. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: ACID WITCH (USA) AURA NOIR (Norway) AVULSED (Spain) BAD ACID TRIP (USA) BLOOD FREAK (USA) CIANIDE (USA) CITIZENS ARR...

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MANOWAR: More 'Battle Hymns 2011' Details Revealed

Finally, technology has caught up with MANOWAR's custom-built touring and recording equipment. The band decided that its fans deserved to hear the songs from its debut album, 1982's "Battle Hymns", with the massive sound and production that has become the group's signature over recent years and reco...

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THURISAZ Completes Work On New Album

Belgium-based metallers THURISAZ have completed work on their third album, "The Cimmerian Years", for a tentative early 2011 via an as-yet-undetermined record label. The CD was recorded and mixed at CCR Studio in Zulte, Belgium with producer Kris Belean. The band states about the new material, "It's...

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Legendary Actor CHRISTOPHER LEE To Guest On MANOWAR's 'Battle Hymns' Re-Recording

Legendary actor Christopher Lee, who has appeared in such cinematic milestones as "Lord Of The Rings", "Star Wars", "The Man with the Golden Gun" and "Dracula", will make a guest appearance on the re-recorded version of MANOWAR's classic 1982 debut album, "Battle Hymns", which is scheduled for a 201...

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DETRIMENTUM Completes Recording New Album

U.K. extreme metallers DETRIMENTUM have finished recording their new album, tentatively titled "Inhumanity", with producer Russ Russell (NAPALM DEATH, DIMMU BORGIR, LENG TCH'E). The CD contains eight tracks of "dark, dramatic and intense death metal with sinister black metal elements, sweeping melod...

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HAARP: 'The Filth' Artwork Unveiled; New Song Posted Online

New Orleans heavy metal act HAARP's brand new album, "The Filth", will be released on November 23 via Housecore Records. Produced by Housecore owner Philip Anselmo (DOWN, PANTERA),the CD is described in a press release as "an ugly, oppressive journey into heavy metal." The album features cover artw...

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BLACK LABEL SOCIETY Guitarist Interviewed In Atlanta (Video)

Metal Mark of SkullsNBones.com conducted an interview with guitarist Nick Catanese of BLACK LABEL SOCIETY when the band played in Atlanta, Georgia on October 23. You can now watch the chat below. BLACK LABEL SOCIETY's new holiday single, "The First Noel", is available for purchase at iTunes. "The Fi...

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MANOWAR Re-Recording 'Battle Hymns' With Original Drummer; Video Available

MANOWAR is in process of re-recording its classic 1982 debut album, "Battle Hymns", for a 2011 release. Commented MANOWAR bassist Joey DeMaio: "We've had a couple of people ask why re-record a record like 'Battle Hymns' when it's perfect... I didn't say it's perfect, but other people said it's perfe...

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BLACK LABEL SOCIETY Releases Christmas Single

BLACK LABEL SOCIETY's new holiday single, "The First Noel", is available for purchase at iTunes. "The First Noel" (also known as "The First Nowell") is a traditional English Christmas carol, most likely from the 18th century. In its current form it is of Cornish origin, and it was first published in...