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MY DYING BRIDE Confirmed For UK's DAMNATION FESTIVAL
Legendary UK doom metallers MY DYING BRIDE have been confirmed for the Damnation Festival 2008, set to take place Saturday, November 22 at England's Leeds University Union. Festival director Gavin McInally said: "MY DYING BRIDE are one of the finest bands in the UK and it's a privilege to have them...July 10, 2008
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TRIALS: Another New Song Posted Online
TRIALS, the Chicago-based modern thrash band featuring Sasha Horn (ex-NOVEMBERS DOOM) on drums, has posted a new song, entitled "Hammer", on its MySpace page. TRIALS will be share the stage with death metallers JUNGLE ROT at Doug's in Aurora, Illinois on July 25. The band is currently recording its...July 9, 2008
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MY DYING BRIDE: Photos From Recording Studio Posted Online
Legendary UK doom metallers MY DYING BRIDE are currently recording its highly anticipated follow-up to 2006's "A Line of Deathless Kings" with longtime producer Mags. A late 2008 release via Peaceville Records is expected. Check out photos from the recording sessions on the band's official web site....July 9, 2008
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SOURVEIN Signs With CANDLELIGHT RECORDS
Candlelight Records has announced the signing of the North Carolina-based sludge/doom metal band SOURVEIN. The popular five-piece, which is on tour now through August 11, has recorded a special/limited-edition EP titled "Imperial Bastard" which will see domestic release on September 30. It will be f...July 9, 2008
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THE GATES OF SLUMBER: Video Footage From Baltimore's DECLARATION OF DOOM Available
Video footage of the Indianapolis, Indiana-based doom metal band THE GATES OF SLUMBER performing the song "Black River I" at the Declaration of Doom show on July 5, 2008 at the Sidebar in Baltimore, Maryland can be viewed below. THE GATES OF SLUMBER's latest album, "Conqueror", was released in North...July 8, 2008
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MISERATION, WHISPERING GALLERY, A NEW DAWN Confirmed For Holland's BRAINSTORM FESTIVAL
MISERATION (Sweden),WHISPERING GALLERY (Netherlands) and A NEW DAWN (Netherlands) have been confirmed for first installment of the Brainstorm Festival, set to take place November 21-23 at club Gigant in Apeldoorn, Holland. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: SEVENTH ANGEL (UK) REBELLION...July 7, 2008
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OMNIUM GATHERUM Confirmed For Finland's DARK RIVER FESTIVAL
Finnish metallers OMNIUM GATHERUM have been confirmed for the Dark River Festival, set to take place August 8-9 in Honkala, Finland. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: Friday, August 8: OMNIUM GATHERUM DEPRESSED MODE SINAMORE MALPRACTICE TWELVE INCHES Saturday, August 9: W.S.O.P PAUL STA...July 7, 2008
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Iron Will
Joining outstanding releases by THE GATES OF SLUMBER and PHARAOH ("Conqueror" and "Be Gone", respectively) is the new juggernaut from Sweden's GRAND MAGUS. The follow up to the stunning "Wolf's Return", "Iron Will" continues down the road paved by its predecessor by moving squarely into New Wave of...July 7, 2008
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Amanethes
It's been a long, slow slide for TIAMAT, from primitive death metal to highbrow avant-garde psychedelia to drippy Eurotrash pop swagger. After five years of silence, the band that asked us to "vote for love" and seemed doomed to end its life narcissistically sniffing SISTERS OF MERCY's long-discarde...July 7, 2008
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Apnea
Hailing from Copenhagen, Denmark, mood-mongers THE PSYKE PROJECT have often been passed off as ISIS-worshipping, post-hardcorists who offer little that CULT OF LUNA or THE OCEAN haven't already given us. While that may be true to an extent, the band's latest effort, "Apnea", which is now seeing a pr...July 7, 2008
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Bleeding His Sacred Kingship
We've all heard that everything is bigger in Texas, but it's also entirely possible that everything might just be more brutal in the Lone Star state as well. Those of you looking for evidence of this claim need look no further than the titles available via the Houston-based Ossuary Industries. If th...July 7, 2008
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AFTER ALL To Resume Recording New Album In October
Belgian metallers AFTER ALL have issued the following update: "AFTER ALL spent most of June at the Hype Studio in Mechelen, Belgium recording basic tracks for six scorching new tracks. A nice little intro, outro and a cover tune were recorded as well. Early October we resume recording, finishing the...July 6, 2008
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CANDLEMASS Guitarist Selling 'Piece Of Doom Metal History'
CANDLEMASS guitarist Mats "Mappe" Björkman is selling the white "Candlemass skull" Gibson Les Paul Junior guitar that he used on the band's Grammis award-winning (Swedish Grammy equivalent) comeback album in 2005. The axe, which was also used at a number of live shows that year, comes with a Seymour...July 4, 2008
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SHROUD OF BEREAVEMENT Begins Recording New Album
Massachusetts-based death/doom metallers SHROUD OF BEREAVEMENT have issued the following update: "SHROUD OF BEREAVEMENT have finally seen the new music come to fruition, and have a good 25 minutes of finished pre-production demos ready, and have began work on recording the first track to the new alb...July 3, 2008
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MINDWARP CHAMBER: Full-Length Debut Due Next Week
MINDWARP CHAMBER, the new Illinois-based band featuring Scott Huffman (formerly of TWELFTH GATE) on vocals, along with Brent Sullivan (formerly of WINTERKILL) on bass, Ed "Shreddy" Bethishou (formerly of the DAVID SHANKLE GROUP) on keyboards, Mike Cerna on guitar and Paul Kilkenny on drums, will rel...July 3, 2008
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