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CANDLEMASS To Celebrate New Album Release With Hometown Concert

Legendary Swedish doom metallers CANDLEMASS will release their 11th and final album, "Psalms For The Dead", on June 8 via Napalm Records. A limited-edition seven-inch vinyl single contaning two album tracks —"Dancing In The Temple Of The Mad Queen Bee" and "The Killing Of The Sun" — preceded the ful...

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THE GATHERING's 'Always' Lineup Announces Dutch Club Tour

After playing its 20th-anniversary celebration concert on April 1 at W2 in Den Bosch, Holland, the "Always…"-era (1992) lineup of the Dutch rock outfit THE GATHERING has announced several club shows in The Netherlands this September. Commented the band: "Yes! Because we have so much fun playing toge...

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Sorrow and Extinction

The band is PALLBEARER and the album title is "Sorrow and Extinction". If that doesn't tell you that this is a long player that smothers the listener (in melancholic doom metal, then you probably never cared to begin with. "Sorrow and Extinction" is five long (eight to twelve minutes) tracks of weig...

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GRAND MAGUS Announces New Drummer

Due to family obligations and work commitments, drummer Sebastian "Seb" Sippola has left Swedish heavy rockers GRAND MAGUS. The new man behind the kit is Ludwig "Ludde" Witt (SPIRITUAL BEGGARS, FIREBIRD, SHINING). Commented Sebastian: "It took a load off my mind that Ludwig was chosen because he is...

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THE GATHERING's 'Always' Lineup Performs In Den Bosch; Video Available

The "Always…"-era (1992) lineup of the Dutch rock outfit THE GATHERING played its 20th-anniversary celebration concert last night (Sunday, April 1) at W2 in Den Bosch, Holland. Fan-filmed video footage of the performance can be seen below. Regarding their decision to recurrect the "Always…" lineup o...

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GRAND MAGUS Answers Fan-Submitted Questions (Video)

Swedish heavy rockers GRAND MAGUS recently answered a number of questions submitted by fans via the Nuclear Blast Records Facebook page. You can now watch the question-and-answer session below. GRAND MAGUS will release its new album, "The Hunt", in Europe on May 25 via Nuclear Blast Records. The CD'...

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GRAND MAGUS: 'The Hunt' Cover Artwork Unveiled

Swedish heavy rockers GRAND MAGUS will release their new album, "The Hunt", in Europe on May 25 via Nuclear Blast Records. The CD's cover artwork was created by Arik Roper (CATHEDRAL, HIGH ON FIRE, SLEEP),who also handled the art on GRAND MAGUS' "Iron Will" LP. Commented GRAND MAGUS frontman Janne...

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CANDLEMASS: New Album Title, Cover Artwork Revealed

Legendary Swedish doom metallers CANDLEMASS will release their 11th and final album, "Psalms For The Dead", in June via Napalm Records. A limited-edition seven-inch vinyl single contaning two album tracks —"Dancing In The Temple Of The Mad Queen Bee" and "The Killing Of The Sun" — will precede the f...

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GRAND MAGUS Signs With NUCLEAR BLAST RECORDS

Swedish heavy rockers GRAND MAGUS have inked a deal with Nuclear Blast Records. The band's new album, "The Hunt", will be released at the end of May. Commented GRAND MAGUS frontman Janne "J.B." Christoffersson: "GRAND MAGUS have finally found their hailing port — we've wrapped up a deal with the mig...

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II

With all the rumble of a tank column and a whole lot of smoke billowing locomotive power, BLACK PYRAMID's "II" should sit well with fans of HIGH ON FIRE and MASTODON on the one hand and the doom-decided on the other. That other hand reveals the mammoth and tasty riffs of vocalist Andy Beresky who .....

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CANDLEMASS Leader: 'We're Not Splitting Up'

Despite the fact that legendary Swedish doomsters CANDLEMASS have just completed work on their final studio album, the band's bassist/leader Leif Edling tells Terrorizer magazine that the group is not planning on hanging it up anytime soon. "We're not splitting up," he said. "Yes, this is to be our...

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'70000 Tons Of Metal' Video Recap

Metal Injection boarded the second edition of the 70000 Tons Of Metal cruise this past January and has posted a recap of all the madness that happened on the high seas in a five-minute video clip, featuring footage of fans and bands and all the craziness that happened aboard the Majesty Of The Seas...

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PARADISE LOST Guitarist's VALLENFYRE Performs Live For First Time (Video)

VALLENFYRE — the new U.K. death metal band featuring Gregor Mackintosh, songwriter and guitarist of PARADISE LOST, alongside members of MY DYING BRIDE, AT THE GATES and DOOM — made its live debut last night (Thursday, February 2) at Tavastia in Helsinki, Finland. Fan-filmed video footage of the conc...

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ANNIHILATOR, TRISTANIA, CHILDREN OF BODOM Members Sing Karaoke On '70000 Tons Of Metal' (Video)

Video footage of members of CHILDREN OF BODOM, ANNIHILATOR and TRISTANIA performing karaoke-style cover versions of several popular standards on the 70000 Tons Of Metal cruise — which set sail Monday, January 23 aboard the Royal Caribbean Majesty Of The Seas from Miami, Florida to George Town, Cayma...

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CHILDREN OF BODOM, SUFFOCATION, CROWBAR Members Perform Karaoke-Style Covers (Video)

Video footage of members of CHILDREN OF BODOM, SUFFOCATION and CROWBAR performing karaoke-style cover versions of several popular standards on the 70000 Tons Of Metal cruise — which set sail Monday, January 23 aboard the Royal Caribbean Majesty Of The Seas from Miami, Florida to George Town, Cayman...