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Relentless Execution...

Stay away, stay far away from "Relentless Execution of Ceremonial Excrescence" unless you count yourself a devoted follower of the new breed of unholy, rabidly anti-melodic, and abrasively noisy underground death metal — bands like FATHER BEFOULED, IGNIVOMOUS, and DEAD CONGREGATION. And surprise, su...

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Drakonian Paradigm

It sure is looking like WEAPON's "Drakonian Paradigm" will end up my favorite black metal album of 2009, or at least sharing the honor with MARDUK's "Wormwood". But the funny thing is that what makes "Drakonian Paradigm" such an intriguing and wholly entertaining album is the fact that it does not r...

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Sinister Realm

That a band formed by PALE DIVINE veteran John Gaffney (bass) does not suck is no real shock. That the self-titled debut from Allentown, PA's SINISTER REALM is such a finely crafted and seamless blend of classic doom and classic metal may not be the stuff of dropped jaws, but the sheer quality level...

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NIGHTWISH, TERÄSBETONI, AMORAL Members Take Part In RASKASTA JOULUA Tour; Video Available

NIGHTWISH, TERÄSBETONI and AMORAL members were among the musicians who took part in RASKASTA JOULUA, Finland's annual all-star heavy rock Christmas show, which hit the road once again in November and December with a Finnish tour to celebrate its fifth anniversary. The project that began with the alb...

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BLOODSHOTEYE Signs With CDN RECORDS

Leamington, Ontario, Canada-based female-fronted "deathcore" band BLOODSHOTEYE has inked a deal with the Canadian label CDN Records for the release of its third album, "Expect The Unexpected". Due out in Febuary 2010, the CD was recorded at Spectre Sound Studio in Windsor, Ontario, where the band al...

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CURSED 13, DOMGÅRD Team Up For Split CD

Swedish black metal bands CURSED 13 and DOMGÅRD have teamed up for a split CD, which was released on December 21 via Ginnung Productions. According to a press release, "These bands were founded during the late '90s and both DOMGÅRD and CURSED 13 have had some interruptions due to longer prison sente...

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CANDLEMASS Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

Swedish doom legends CANDLEMASS have been confirmed for next year's edition of the Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place August 5-7, 2010 in Wacken, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: 1349 ALICE COOPER ARCH ENEMY AMORPHIS ATROCITY CALIBAN CANDLEMASS CANNIBAL CORPSE CORVUS...

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MANOWAR's 'Father' Recorded In Swedish, Russian; Free Download Available

Instigated by the overwhelming fan reaction to the multilingual presentation of "Father", featured on the recent MANOWAR CD, "Thunder In The Sky", the self-proclaimed "kings of metal" have recorded two more versions of the song, one in Russian and one in Swedish. These two new translations make numb...

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TETHRA Working On Material For Debut Mini-CD

TETHRA, the new Italian death/doom metal project featuring former members of GORY BLISTER, VEXED and MALUS VIVENDI, is currently writing material for its debut mini-CD. The effort will be recorded with producer Ossian, better known as the mastermind of the long-running Italian band OPERA IX. Accordi...

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CANDLEMASS, HAMMERFALL, DARK FUNERAL Nominated For SWEDISH METAL AWARDS

CANDLEMASS, HAMMERFALL, DARK FUNERAL and MARDUK are among among the nominated artists for the third annual Swedish Metal Awards, which will be held January 29, 2010 in Sweden. The complete list of nominees is as follows: Hard Rock: * EUROPE - "Last Look At Eden" * HELLFUELED - "Emission Of Sins" * H...

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KATATONIA Lineup Changes

Fredrik "North" Norrman (guitar) and Mattias "Kryptan" Norrman (bass) have both left Sweden's KATATONIA. The band states, "We respect their decision and would like to take the opportunity to collectively thank them both for all the years gone by, all the ups and downs we shared out on the road, in t...

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CANDLEMASS To Release 'Ashes To Ashes Live' DVD

Bassist/mainman Leif Edling of Swedish doom metal legends CANDLEMASS was interviewed live on tonight's (Monday, December 21) edition of Greece's "Metalzone" radio show (web site) with Kostas Purevil Kyriakakis. One of the topics raised during the chat was the upcoming CANDLEMASS DVD, which will prob...

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ASPHYX Confirmed For Germany's HAMMER OF DOOM Festival

Reformed Dutch death metal outfit ASPHYX — Martin van Drunen (vocals),Wannes Gubbels (bass/vocals),Paul Baayens (guitar) and Bob Bagchus (drums) — has been confirmed for next year's edition of the Hammer Of Doom festival, set to take place February 6, 2010 for at Posthalle in Würzburg, Germany. AS...

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IRON MAN Confirmed For DOOM SHALL RISE Festival

Legendary Maryland doom band IRON MAN has been confirmed for the seventh edition of the Doom Shall Rise festival, set to take place April 9-10, 2010 at the Chapel in Göppingen, Germany. The festival billing is as follows: 40 WATT SUN (UK) ARGUS (USA) DOOMSHINE (GER) GRIEVING AGE (SAUDI ARABIA) IRON...

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CHROME DIVISION Hard At Work On New Album

CHROME DIVISION, the Norwegian five-piece featuring DIMMU BORGIR frontman Shagrath (a.k.a. Stian Thoresen) on guitar, has issued the following studio update: "While most others running around preparing for Christmas, CHROME DIVISION do what they find most appropriate: record another album. "The last...