Search results for 'barren womb'
News
COMPOS MENTIS Seeks Label Home
Danish death metal band COMPOS MENTIS is currently seeking a label to release its recently completed second album, "Gehennesis". The CD was recorded at ZigZound studio (NAPALM DEATH, ILLDISPOSED, MERCENARY, HATESPHERE, etc.) and contains the following tracks: 01. The Drunken Diamond 02. The Mind's E...August 25, 2006
News
DISSECTION's JON NÖDTVEIDT: 'Lost' Interview Surfaces
DISSECTION's U.S. promoter, Jim Mills, has posted a previously unpublished interview with the group's frontman, Jon Nödtveidt, on his MySpace page. As previously reported, Nödtveidt, 31, was found dead on August 16 at his apartment in Hässelby, a suburb of Stockholm, Sweden, the apparent victim of a...August 24, 2006
News
Norwegian Politicians Vs. W.A.S.P.
On September 18, Los Angeles-based shock-rockers W.A.S.P. are scheduled to play a headlining concert at the Kvarteret venue in Bergen, Norway. Local politicians are now launching an attack on the heavy metal band's stage show and are urging the local promoter to cancel the concert. According to iBer...August 18, 2006
News
COMPOS MENTIS Announce New Live Guitarist
Danish death metal band COMPOS MENTIS have posted the following message on their official web site: "We are proud to announce that Ken Holst from ADVERSARY has joined COMPOS MENTIS as our live guitarist. We are very excited about this because Ken is a very cool guy who handles the guitar quite excel...July 15, 2006
News
LAMB OF GOD Guitarist: 'We've Never Made Music For Anyone But Ourselves'
Horatio of KickedInTheFace.com recently conducted an interview with LAMB OF GOD guitarist Mark Morton. An excerpt from the chat follows: KickedIntheFace.com: Has it been a conscious decision on the part of the band to keep the majority of the new material secret? Mark Morton: "I think so. Part of th...July 11, 2006
Review
Lunar Womb [reissue]
Without diminishing the impact of this revered classic at all, it's only fair to say that Scott "Wino" Weinrich has topped "Lunar Womb" at least a few times since its original 1991 release. Hell, OBSESSED swansong "The Church Within" is arguably better, and definitely sounds more kickass. And the ma...May 29, 2006
News
EVOKEN Announce New Bassist
U.S. ultra-doomsters EVOKEN have announced the addition of bassist Craig Pillard (INCANTATION, WOMB, DISCIPLES OF MOCKERY, METHADRONE) to the group's ranks. "We have been good friends with Craig for many years and is was only a matter of time before we could combine Craig's sound, talent, and experi...May 2, 2006
Review
The Phoenix Throne
The only thing I remember about DEAD TO FALL's "Villainy and Virtue" (the Chicago band's second release) was that it barely left an impression on me. Not bad, not great, just kind of ho-hum metalcore that could be taken or left. As such, my expectations were not very high for "The Phoenix Throne". A...April 24, 2006
Review
Cash Is King
Stoner to the core, wielding riffs like the hammers of Thor and trading in soulful grooves big enough to drive semis through, Indianapolis's DEVIL TO PAY make a big leap forward on this, their second album. Not content to mimic the genre's conventions, the band wander a little beyond the standard fu...April 17, 2006
News
SINNERS BLEED Announce New Guitarist
SINNERS BLEED, the German technical death metal squad which has previously performed at such prestigious festivals as Wacken Open Air and Inferno, have announced the addition of guitarist Vincent LaBoor (ex-FATAL EMBRACE) to the group's ranks. Drummer Eric Krebs commented: "The applicants we have be...April 11, 2006
Review
Sterling Black Icon
I recall applauding Germany's FRAGMENTS OF UNBECOMING in a review of the band's Metal Blade debut (and sophomore release) "Skywards/Chapter II: A Sylphe's Ascension". In said review I acknowledged the band's unabashed love of the Swedish melodic death metal style, but still found the album to be fin...April 3, 2006
News
NAPALM DEATH Frontman Talks American Politics
Charlie Steffens of KNAC.COM recently conducted an interview with NAPALM DEATH frontman Mark "Barney" Greenway. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: KNAC.COM: I've read a lot of about your views, and I understand that the upcoming album will deal with religion and creationism. Greenway: "Yeah,...March 26, 2006
News
June Is The Month Of Doom For Sweden's I HATE RECORDS
To subdue the positive effects of this year's midsummer solstice, I Hate Records have decided to deliver a fatal blow to all that joy and light by releasing no less than five different items of DOOM at the same time! Planned for release on June 23 are the self-titled debut mini-album by Finland's TH...March 20, 2006
News
FRAGMENTS OF UNBECOMING: New Song Available For Download
A .ZIP file containing the title track from FRAGMENTS OF UNBECOMING's upcoming sophomore album, "Sterling Black Icon", has been made available for download at this location. Due on March 24 via Metal Blade Records, the follow-up to 2004's "Skywards – A Sylphe's Ascension" was recorded at PMT and Sou...March 4, 2006
News
COMPOS MENTIS Complete New Album, Seek Label Home
Danish death metal band COMPOS MENTIS have completed work on their sophomore album, "Gehennesis", tentatively due later in the year via an as-yet-undetermined label. The complete track listing for the CD is as follows: 01. The Drunken Diamond 02. The Mind's Eye 03. In the Womb of Winter 04. Portrait...February 18, 2006
Prev 