Search results for 'impending doom'
Review
Houses of the Unholy
Japan's CHURCH OF MISERY are one of those bands that seems to exist in some alternate universe, showing up here now and then to release another obscure split single full of weird, psychedelic Iommi worship with lyrics about serial killers, before vanishing into the ether again while far less freaked...September 8, 2009
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Death Transmutation
I've been listening to Australian merchants of death IGNIVOMOUS for a while now, the band's vinyl offerings spending a lot of quality time on my turntable. So it is with some glee that I welcome an actual compact disc from the band into my humble abode. "Death Transmutation" is as pure as the blacke...September 8, 2009
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Stormcrow / Mass Grave
Never a label to soften its touch or go for the commercial gold, Selfmadegod Records has released a dirty trio of aces: DEAD INFECTION's "Corpses of the Universe", BLOOD I BLEED's "Gods out of Monsters", and the subject of this review, the STORMCROW/MASS GRAVE split. All crust-covered and bruising,...September 8, 2009
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Romulus
I've always imagined that, were they exposed to it, the people of ancient Rome would be some hardcore metalheads. Seriously, couldn't you see BEHEMOTH playing a set between gladiator battles and public feedings of Christians to the lions? How about the thought of legions of Roman soldiers marching i...September 8, 2009
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CAVALERA CONSPIRACY In Moscow; Photos Available
The MetalList has uploaded photos of CAVALERA CONSPIRACY's September 5, 2009 concert at B1 Maximum in Moscow, Russia. Check them out at this location. The band's setlist was as follows: 01. Inflikted 02. Sanctuary 03. Terrorize 04. Refuse/Resist (SEPULTURA) 05. The Doom Of All Fires 06. Hex 07. Wast...September 7, 2009
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MAEL MÓRDHA: New Album Delayed Until Next Year
MAEL MÓRDHA — the world's only "Gaelic doom metal" band — has issued the following update: "Due to some 'internal restructuring' in our label, Grau Records, our album, 'Manannán', is now not going to be released until next year. When next year we cannot tell you. When they decide to let us know the...September 6, 2009
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CANDLEMASS: Thessaloniki Show Cancelled
Due to the national election in Greece (set for Sunday, October 4) and the pre-election speeches of the participant political parties, CANDLEMASS' October 2 concert in Thessaloniki has been cancelled. Meanwhile, the band's show in Athens, which was supposed to take place on October 4 at Gagarin205 h...September 6, 2009
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NIGHTWISH, TERÄSBETONI, CHARON, AMORAL Members To Take Part In RASKASTA JOULUA Tour
Finland's annual all-star heavy rock Christmas show RASKASTA JOULUA will hit the road once again with a Finnish tour in November and December to celebrate its fifth anniversary. The project that began with the album "Raskasta Joulua" ("Heavy Christmas") in 2004 and released a follow-up effort, "Rask...September 5, 2009
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U.D.O.: Behind-The-Scenes Footage From 'Black And White' Video Shoot Available
Behind-the-scenes footage from the making of "Black And White", the new video from U.D.O. — the German metal band fronted by former ACCEPT singer Udo Dirkschneider — can be viewed using the video player below (click on "2009 - BLACK AND WHITE - making of" to launch video). "Black And White" comes of...September 4, 2009
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MANOWAR: 'Hell On Earth V' DVD Due In The Fall
MANOWAR's long-awaited new DVD in the "Hell On Earth" series is finally coming out on November 27. "Hell On Earth V" will cover MANOWAR's recent world tours including Germany, Norway, Spain, Finland, Russia, Romania, Turkey, USA and Canada. It will feature live performances of old and new classics s...September 3, 2009
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FINNTROLL, SARGEIST Confirmed For Portugal's CAOS EMERGENTE Festival
Finnish folk metallers FINNTROLL and unholy Finnish black metallers SARGEIST are among the newly confirmed band for this year's installment of the Caos Emergente festival, set to take place September 11-13 in Porto, Portugal. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: BEHEMOTH MOONSPELL FINNTROL...September 3, 2009
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PENTAGRAM At Norway's HOLE IN THE SKY Festival; Video Available
PENTAGRAM, the band led by the "Godfather of U.S. doom," Brooklyn-born Bobby Liebling, performed the Hole in the Sky festival (a.k.a. Bergen Metal Fest X) on August 29, 2009 in Bergen, Norway. Fan-filmed video footage of the band's concert can be viewed below (courtesy of "OndeOrm"). For the first t...September 2, 2009
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ALICE IN CHAINS Guitarist: 'We've Never Done This To Please Anybody Except For Ourselves'
Sarah Rodman of The Boston Globe recently conducted an interview with ALICE IN CHAINS guitarist Jerry Cantrell. The brief question-and-answer session follows below. The Boston Globe: Was the title track [of the new ALICE IN CHAINS album, "Black Gives Way To Blue"] difficult to record? Cantrell: That...September 1, 2009
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AHAB Guitarist Forced To Sit Out German Tour
AHAB guitarist Christian Hector will be forced to sit out the band's upcoming tour with DORNENREICH for "personal reasons." Filling in for him on the trek, which is scheduled to kick off on September 10 in Nürnberg, Germany, will be Markus Sailer, who plays the axe in THE EXORIAL. AHAB's sophomore a...September 1, 2009
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ANCESTORS: New Song Posted Online
Los Angeles-based psychedelic doom metallers ANCESTORS have completed work on their sophomore album, "Of Sound Mind", for an October 6 release via Tee Pee Records. A taste of what "Of Sound Mind" holds in store can be sampled now as the new ANCESTORS song "Bounty of Age" premieres today via Stereogu...August 31, 2009
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