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CANDLEMASS To Release 'Lucifer Rising' EP In October

Swedish doom legends CANDLEMASS recently spent time in the studio recording a new EP, "Lucfer Rising", for a tentative early October release via Nuclear Blast Records. It will include two brand new tracks — "Lucifer Rising" and "The White God" — plus re-recorded version of "Demon's Gate" live in the...

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GWYNBLEIDD Completes Work On 'Nostalgia'

Brooklyn, New York-based metal band GWYNBLEIDD has issued the following update: "After much delays, the process of recording [the GWYNBLEIDD full-length debut] 'Nostalgia' has finally come to an end. Next stop will be Unisound studios in Örebro, Sweden where Dan Swanö [EDGE OF SANITY, HAIL OF BULLET...

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DARKEST HOUR Guitarist Featured In First Episode Of 'Washburn TV'

DARKEST HOUR guitarist Mike Schleibaum is featured in the latest episode of Washburn TV. Watch the three-minute clip below. Schleibaum is inviting fans backstage on this summer's inaugural Thrash and Burn tour to answer their "Ask the Dude" questions in person. Launched earlier this year, www.askthe...

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Book Author Talks About Islamism And Heavy Metal

WashingtonPost.com has published a guest blog from Mark LeVine, Professor of Middle Eastern history, culture and Islamic Studies at UC Irvine and author, most recently, of "Heavy Metal Islam: Rock, Resistance, and the Struggle for the Soul of Islam" (Three Rivers Press/Random House). An excerpt foll...

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SOLSTICE To Release 'Only The Strong' In September

UK epic doom metallers SOLSTICE will release "Only the Strong", a two-LP collection of more than 90 minutes of unreleased material, demo recordings (among others the legendary "Drunken Dungeon Sessions") and a couple of rare songs recorded between 1991 and 2001 on September 1 via Iron Kodex Records....

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NEGATIVE REACTION Announces New Drummer

New York gods of sludge NEGATIVE REACTION have announced the addition of drummer Logan Michaels (formerly of SHADOWCAST) to the group's ranks. NEGATIVE REACTION will hit the road in the fall with MAEGASHIRA in support of the band's new album, "Tales From The Insomniac", which was recently released v...

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THE PROPHECY Begins Recording New Album

Yorkshire progressive doom-death metallers THE PROPHECY have issued the following update: "THE PROPHECY are currently in the studio recording 'Into the Light' — the follow-up to their 2006 opus 'Revelations'. Recording is taking place at Priory studios in Sutton Colefields and is being produced and...

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BROTHER VON DOOM To Release 'Relentless' In October

Dayton, Ohio thrash newcomers BROTHER VON DOOM will release their debut album, "Relentless", on October 14 via Deathcote Records. The CD was produced by Andreas Magnusson (THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER, SEE YOU NEXT TUESDAY, SCARLET) and was mixed by Fredrik Nordström (AT THE GATES, IN FLAMES, DIMMU BORGI...

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IMPENDING DOOM: 'My Nemesis' Video Available

"My Nemesis", the new video from California-based Christian death metallers IMPENDING DOOM, can be viewed below. (Note: The video stream — courtesy of MTV's Headbanger's Blog — may not be available to some non-U.S. residents.) The track comes off the group's debut album, "Nailed. Dead. Risen.", whic...

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MURDER MANIFEST To Release 'Mental Surgery' In September

MURDER MANIFEST, the Dutch death metal band featuring former members of Instil, has completed work on its debut album, "Mental Surgery", with acclaimed producer and sound engineer Nico van Montfort (INSTIL, MISCREANTS, HEIDEVOLK). A September 1 release is expected. "Mental Surgery" is the disc compa...

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PLANET GEMINI To Release 'Wicked' Album Next Week

Boston, Massachusetts-based traditional doom band PLANET GEMINI will release the album "Wicked" on August 4 as a free download via the group's web site. Commented mainman Hellion: "The time is just right for me to release this material that came from such a dark time in my life. This is by far the ....

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When a band makes an ascent up that arduous ladder of success and morphs from an underground phenomenon into a household name splattered across T-shirts worn everywhere from concert venues to middle schools, there will undoubtedly be cries of "fuckin' sell-out" heard from fans who caught on at the b...

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WINTERFYLLETH Completes Work On Debut Album

Manchester, England's WINTERFYLLETH has completed work on its debut album, "The Ghost Of Heritage". A mid-October release via Profound Lore Records is expected. Formed with the intention to honor England's ancestral Anglo-Saxon past, WINTERFYLLETH — comprised of members culled from the UK's most dev...

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LAZARUS A.D. Signs With METAL BLADE RECORDS

Metal Blade Records has announced the signing of Kenosha, Wisconsin's LAZARUS A.D. Originally known simply as LAZARUS, the band has been pummeling audiences with their brand of modern thrash since the spring of 2005. Have no doubts that LAZARUS A.D. is a thrash band, but merely in attitude as their...

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SWALLOW THE SUN Discusses New EP: Video Available

Finnish doom metallers SWALLOW THE SUN will release their new EP, "Plague of Butterflies", on September 17 in Finland, September 22 in the UK and September 23 in the U.S. via Spinefarm Records. A new video interview with singer Mikko Kotamäki and guitarist Juha Raivio regarding the EP can be viewed...