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VIKING SKULL: New Album Title Announced
Corby, U.K.-based old-school metallers VIKING SKULL have issued the following update: "VIKING SKULL will be playing the United States for the first time ever this summer at the Filthy Note Theatre in West Chester, Pennsylvania on July 26th. Obviously the guest list is going to be out of control but...May 22, 2008
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SWALLOW THE SUN: 'Plague Of Butterflies' EP Details Revealed
Finnish doom metallers SWALLOW THE SUN have finished recording their next EP called "Plague of Butterflies" for a September release via Spinefarm Records. Commented the band: "'Plague of Butterflies' is a story about an old hermit, deep woods, loneliness and the plague. It's one song in three parts...May 22, 2008
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NOX AUREA To Release Debut In July
NOX AUREA, the Swedish melodic/doom death metal band consisting of members of THE COLD EXISTENCE and DOMGARD, will release its debut album, "Via Gnosis", in July via Khaosmaster Productions. Appealing to those into really dark yet melodic doom in the likes of SWALLOW THE SUN, OFFICIUM TRISTE and MOU...May 21, 2008
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DARKEST HOUR To Headline 'Thrash And Burn Tour'
Washington D.C. metallers DARKEST HOUR will headline the Thrash and Burn Tour beginning on July 29. Support on the trek will come from PARKWAY DRIVE, MISERY SIGNALS, WINDS OF PLAGUE, STICK TO YOUR GUNS, ARSIS, LIGHT THIS CITY, ARSONISTS GET ALL THE GIRLS and AFTER THE BURIAL. Special guests schedule...May 21, 2008
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SOULFLY: 'Conquer' Special Edition To Also Include Bonus DVD
In addition to the standard edition of SOULFLY's forthcoming album "Conquer" which will be available on July 29 via Roadrunner Records a special edition of the LP will be released featuring three bonus tracks and a bonus DVD containing a full 65-minute live concert. The track listing for the special...May 21, 2008
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THE ETERNAL Putting Finishing Touches On New Album
Guitarist/vocalist Mark Kelson of the Australian atmospheric/gothic/doom metal band THE ETERNAL has issued the following update: "Well, it was a long few weeks and a lot of travelling between Estonia and Finland, but most of the mixing of the new [THE ETERNAL] album 'Kartika' is done (I will be gett...May 21, 2008
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SOULFLY: 'Conquer' Special Edition Detailed
In addition to the standard edition of SOULFLY's forthcoming album "Conquer" which will be available on July 29 via Roadrunner Records a special edition of the LP will be released featuring three bonus tracks. The track listing for the special edition of "Conquer" is as follows: 01. Blood Fire War H...May 20, 2008
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CANTATA SANGUI Signs With SEASON OF MIST RECORDS
Season of Mist Records has announced the signing of the Finnish act CANTATA SANGUI. The band's debut album, entitled "On Rituals and Correspondence in constructed Realities", is slated for a late 2008 release. Commented CANTATA SANGUI singer Anna: "We are happy to release our debut album through Sea...May 20, 2008
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CANDLEMASS Kicks Off First U.S. Tour In 17 Years; Setlist Revealed
Swedish doom metal legends CANDLEMASS kicked off their first U.S. tour in 17 years last night (Monday, May 19) at Jaxx in West Springfield, Virginia. The group's setlist was as follows: 01. March Funebre (intro) 02. Well of Souls 03. Mirror Mirror 04. Solitude 05. Emperor of the Void 06. Devil Seed...May 20, 2008
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Top Heavy Metal Musicians Select Favorite Guitarists Of All Time
Thiago Sarkis of Roadie Crew magazine (web site) organized a poll in which 330 guitarists were asked about their favorite guitarists of all time. Among the participants in the poll were current and former members of such bands as GUNS N' ROSES, KISS, MACHINE HEAD, NIGHTWISH, MEGADETH, SCORPIONS, TES...May 19, 2008
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WORSHIP To Release 'Doom' EP Trilogy
Funeral doomsters WORSHIP are working on a conceptional trilogy of EPs called "Elemental Doom Trilogy". The first installment will be shipped in June, and can be pre-ordered today. What is interesting about the trilogy is that each EP focuses on a raw, primal theme, the first being "Wood", and both...May 19, 2008
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A Disease for the Ages
The term "doom" gets tossed around pretty loosely these days and it takes an album like MOURNING BELOVETH's "A Disease for the Ages" to remind us what that style of music is really all about. The Irish band has always had a knack for creating the sound of crippling melancholia and utter hopefulness...May 19, 2008
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Programmed to Consume
Los Angeles' ABYSMAL DAWN hit a home run the first time at bat with "From Ashes", the full-length debut on Crash Music, Inc. in 2006. It ended up being one of a handful of my favorite death metal albums from that year and continues to be today. The album sounded like it was recorded by ...May 19, 2008
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SALLAH Putting Finishing Touches On Debut Album
Chicago blackened thrash metal band SALLAH will return to Semaphore Studios this week with Sanford Parker (MINSK, NACHTMYSTIUM, LAIR OF THE MINOTAUR) to complete the recording of its debut album, "Fortune and Glory", a concept CD based on the Indiana Jones movies. Guitar, bass, and drum tracks were...May 18, 2008
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WORSHIP, SKEPTICISM Confirmed For DUTCH DOOM DAYS Festival
Germany's WORSHIP and Finland's SKEPTICISM are among the confirmed bands for the Dutch Doom Days 2008 festival, set to take place October 25-26 at Baroeg in Rotterdam, Holland. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: WORSHIP (Germany) SKEPTICISM (Finland) PANTHEIST (UK) FALL OF THE IDOLS (Fin...May 17, 2008
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