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WITCHCRAFT: Live Video Posted Online

MetalKult.com has posted a new live video of Swedish doom rockers WITCHCRAFT playing "Witchcraft", from their 2004 debut of the same name. The video was shot on October 18, 2007, when WITCHCRAFT played the Luna Lounge in Brooklyn for the Kemado Records CMJ showcase. The heavy, neo-psychedelic band's...

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Swedish Black Metallers PEST Sign With SEASON OF MIST

Swedish black metallers PEST have inked a deal with Season of Mist for the release of their new album, "Rest in Morbid Darkness". Due in Europe on January 21 (February 5 in the U.S.),the CD contains "nine tracks of violent sickness, lurking horror and triumphant bloodshed, all in the true spirit of...

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CELTIC FROST To Perform Special Set At Holland's ROADBURN FESTIVAL

Swiss avant-garde/metal pioneers CELTIC FROST have been confirmed as the main headliner of the 13th annual Roadburn Festival, which will take place April 18-19, 2008 at the 013 Club in Tilburg, The Netherlands. Although CELTIC FROST is recognized as a pivotal influence on both the extreme metal and...

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DRACONIAN: New Album Title Announced

Swedish doom metal band DRACONIAN have issued the following update: "DRACONIAN's fourth album is now completed. It was born in Fascination Street studio (OPETH, KATATONIA) in Örebro, Sweden, during September. For this recording the band invited U.S. NOVEMBERS DOOM vocalist Paul Kuhr for the narrativ...

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KROKUS, LEAVES' EYES: Video Interviews, Live Footage Posted Online

KROKUS frontman Marc Storace and LEAVES' EYES singer Liv Kristine were interviewed for the third episode of "The Hard Way", a web-based metal show started by Weathertop Productions and Sounds2Move.de that caters to the German-speaking countries. Also featured is an interview with the British doom me...

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HIRAX, SACRED STEEL Confirmed For France's LONG LIVE METAL FESTIVAL

HIRAX and SACRED STEEL are among the confirmed acts for the Long Live Metal Festival, set to take place Saturday, May 10, 2008 at La Boite à Musiques in Wattrelos, France. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: HIRAX (USA) SACRED STEEL (GER) THE BOTTLE DOOM LAZY BAND (FRA) RELEASED ANGER (GR...

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Black Metal Documentary 'Until The Light Takes Us' In Editing Stage; Clip Available

New York filmmakers Audrey Ewell and Aaron Aites are currently editing their forthcoming Norwegian black metal documentary "Until The Light Takes Us". A short clip from the documentary, featuring BURZUM mastermind Varg Vikernes sharing his thoughts on pharmaceuticals, can be viewed below. "Until the...

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MOURNING BELOVETH: New Album Details Revealed

Irish doom titans MOURNING BELOVETH have issued the following update: "We have just finished recording album number four, and first with bass player Brendan Roche. Recording sessions were held over two weeks in the now-familiar surrounds of Studio E with Markus Stock at the helm. "The album contains...

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HIM Frontman Says Having Gold-Selling Album In U.S. 'Made Our Parents Really Proud'

HIM's new album, "Venus Doom", is the follow-up to 2005's "Dark Light", which was certified gold in America for sales in excess of 500,000 copies. In a recent interview with the Artisan News Service, HIM frontman Ville Valo spoke about what it was like to be the first band from Finland to have ...

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IRON MAN: New EP Out Now

Long-running Maryland hard rock/heavy metal/doom band IRON MAN has just released its first new CD since "Generation Void" in 1999. Tiled "Submission", the effort is self-released by the band and was recorded and engineered by Chris Koz at his Polar Bear Lair studios in Maryland. It is a five-track E...

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ORANGE GOBLIN: Rushden Concert Cancelled

British doomsters ORANGE GOBLIN have issued the following update: "Unfortunately, the ORANGE GOBLIN show at The Attic in Rushden on Friday, November 9 has been cancelled. This is due to the venue being closed down. The promoters and the band tried desperately to find an alternative venue in the area...

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DISTORTED: Video Interview, Performance Footage Available

A six-minute video clip containing interview and performance footage of the Israeli female-fronted, melodic doom/death metal band DISTORTED can be viewed below (footage taken by Israel's Ynet). DISTORTED recently posted its video for the song "Children of Fall" on YouTube. The clip was filmed by Ark...

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PAGAN ALTAR, MAEL MORDHA To Co-Headline Ireland's FULL METAL RACKET Festival

Doom metallers PAGAN ALTAR and MAEL MORDHA will co-headline the second installment of the Full Metal Racket festival, set to take place April 6, 2008 in Belfast, Ireland. Also scheduled to appear are ABADDON INCARNATE, CONDEMNED, ERA VULGARIS, RUNECASTER and A LITTLE BITTER. Two more acts will be co...

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PARADISE LOST: Poughkeepsie Concert Footage Available

Fan-filmed video footage of UK-based doom/gothic metal pioneers PARADISE LOST performing at The Chance in Poughkeepsie, New York on October 19, 2007 can be viewed below. PARADISE LOST recently released the video for the song "Praise Lamented Shade", taken from the band's latest CD, "In Requiem", whi...

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ISOLE: New Album Title Announced

Swedish doom metal band ISOLE has completed the work on its new album, "Bliss of Solitude", at the group's own Studio Apocalypse for a January 2008 release via Napalm Records. According to a press release, "ISOLE makes use of clean vocals, slo-mo grooves, and melodies in the minor keys. Fans of CAND...