Search results for 'impending doom'
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The Id Will Overcome
With twenty-seven minutes of pure sludge and sewage (and fourteen of passable noise),THE ABOMINABLE IRON SLOTH has unloaded an album as ugly and almost as kickass as their own name with "The Id Will Overcome". It's been awhile since we've heard from this band, which at one point featured members of...May 10, 2010
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When all Becomes None
Aren't you just a little surprised that nobody else had snagged the COFFINWORM moniker for their own hate-fueled metal band? Or maybe somebody has and we just haven't heard about it. Even if that were in fact the case, I can state without equivocation that the name is most appropriate here consideri...May 9, 2010
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Shadows of the Shapeless
Right up Seventh Rule Recordings' alley, on "Shadows of the Shapeless", Sweden's KONGH bring the sludge/doom in a way that is expansive, even progressive, yet without resorting to meandering forays into the esoteric or riding the rails of pretension. The trio collectively swings a big ole club when...May 9, 2010
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MANOWAR: Behind-The-Scenes Footage From Brazilian Tour Posted Online
MANOWAR director Neil Johnson — who is responsible for overseeing all of the band's DVDs and music videos — has posted video footage from the Brazilian leg of the group's current South American tour. Watch the clips below. MANOWAR's new album, "Hammer Of The Gods", which is the first installment of...May 7, 2010
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CLINGING TO THE TREES OF A FOREST FIRE: New Song Posted Online
Denver, Colorado's CLINGING TO THE TREES OF A FOREST FIRE will release its debut album, "Songs of Ill Hope and Desperation", on June 8 via Prosthetic Records. The CD was recorded by Dave Otero at Flatline Audio (CEPHALIC CARNAGE, CATHETER, COBALT) in the band's hometown and is said to be the group's...May 7, 2010
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ASPHYX: Vinyl Collector's Edition Of 'The Rack' Due In June
Ibex Moon Records has announced the upcoming release of the special collector's vinyl edition of all-time classic, death metal masterpiece "The Rack" from the mighty Dutch outfit ASPHYX. The release will only be available from Ibex Moon Records and Abyss Records mailorder. The first 25 copies sold t...May 6, 2010
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Reunited SLEEP May Play Additional Shows This Fall
According to East Bay Express, famed San Jose stoner/doom band SLEEP will reunite this fall to play a string of shows. The band, which was active from 1990 to 1998 and reunited last May for All Tomorrow's Parties music festival in England, featured current HIGH ON FIRE frontman/guitarist Matt Pike,...May 6, 2010
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AXEL RUDI PELL's 'The Crest' Lands On German Chart
"The Crest", the thirteenth studio offering from German guitarist AXEL RUDI PELL, has entered the German Media Control chart at position No. 22. According to a press release, this is Pell's highest chart entry in Germany since his "Shadow Zone" LP in 2002. "The Crest" will be released in North Ameri...May 6, 2010
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BLACK LABEL SOCIETY: New Album Title Announced
BLACK LABEL SOCIETY has set "Order Of The Black" as the title its new studio album, due in North America on August 10 via E1 Music. The CD will be made available in Europe through Roadrunner Records and in Australia and New Zealand via Riot! Entertainment. Commented BLACK LABEL SOCIETY mainman Zakk...May 5, 2010
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SOULFLY: 'Rise Of The Fallen' Video Released
"Rise Of The Fallen", the new video from SOULFLY, can be viewed below. The clip was filmed during the band's March 17, 2010 live performance at the Chance Theater in Poughkeepsie, New York. Directing the clip was Dale "Rage" Resteghini, who has helmed over 550 music videos since 2003, including clip...May 3, 2010
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GOATSNAKE: Long-Out-Of-Print 'Flower Of Disease' Album Reissued
Southern Lord Recordings has re-released the long out-of-print GOATSNAKE album "Flower Of Disease". The third official release from the almighty GOATSNAKE, this slick, thunderous eight-song slab of doom was initially released in 2000 on the now-defunct Man's Ruin label, with Southern Lord handling t...May 3, 2010
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SOULDRAINER: More Video Footage From The Studio Posted Online
Swedish death metallers SOULDRAINER recently entered Empire Studio to begin recording their new album for a late 2010 release. According to the band, the as-yet-untitled follow-up to 2007's "Reborn" will contain 13 sogns and "will be beautiful, evil, slightly more aggressive and heavier" than its pr...May 3, 2010
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FORBIDDEN: New Album Title Announced
Reactivated San Francisco Bay Area thrashers FORBIDDEN are continuing work on their new album, "Omega Wave", at Sonic Room/Audio Voyage Studios in Livermore, California. The CD artwork has been commissioned from Kent Mathieu (FORBIDDEN, EXODUS, AUTOPSY, EXHORDER). The album is being produced by FORB...May 3, 2010
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HIM Frontman: 'DARIO ARGENTO Got Stuck In Traffic, So We Never Got To Work Together'
ARTISTdirect.com editor Rick Florino recently conducted an interview with vocalist Ville Valo of Finnish "love" metallers HIM. Watch the chat below. HIM's new album, "Screamworks: Love In Theory And Practice", sold 26,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position...May 1, 2010
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ASPHYX: Quality Enschede Footage Available
Quality fan-filmed video footage of reformed Dutch death metal outfit ASPHYX's April 29, 2010 performance at Atak in Enschede, Holland can be viewed below (courtesy of "letthedeathmetalflow"). ASPHYX recently entered Sonic Assault studio to record two new songs. One of the cuts, "We Doom You To Deat...May 1, 2010
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