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ETERNAL REIGN Announces New Drummer

German power metallers ETERNAL REIGN have announced the addition of drummer Lennart Medebach to the group's ranks. The band is currently working on its as-yet-untitled third album, tentatively due next year. Songtitles set to appear on the follow-up to 2005's "Forbidden Path" (LMP) include "Drowned/...

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ROBERT LOWE Talks About Being The New Voice Of CANDLEMASS

Dr. Abner Mality of the webzine Wormwood Chronicles recently spoke to Robert Lowe, the new singer of CANDLEMASS and current singer of SOLITUDE AETURNUS. A few excerpts from the chat follow: Wormwood Chronicles: Was your chemistry with CANDLEMASS there from the start or did it take a while to develop...

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ELECTRIC WIZARD: New Album Details Revealed

British doom veterans ELECTRIC WIZARD will release their sixth full-length studio album, "Witchcult Today", on November 12 via Rise Above Records. Recorded and produced by Liam Watson (WHITE STRIPES, DATSUNS) at London's legendary Toerag studios, initial CD copies will come in foil gatefold LP repli...

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Former NOVEMBERS DOOM Drummer Releases New TRIALS Song

TRIALS, the new Chicago-based band featuring drummer Sasha Horn (ex-NOVEMBERS DOOM) and guitarist/vocalist Mark Sugar, has released a new track, "Praise", at the group's MySpace page. The band, which describes its musical style as "twisted prog-thrash," is currently recording new material for an ear...

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BONDED BY BLOOD To Support EXODUS In Mexico

New-school Los Angeles thrashers BONDED BY BLOOD have been confirmed as one of the support acts for EXODUS on a three-date Mexican tour later this month. Also scheduled to appear are AGENT STEEL and TRANSMETAL. With their name hailing from a classic EXODUS album, it is no surprise that the members o...

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EERIE Seeking Female Vocalist

VANMAKT's Gorgoth (a.k.a. Tais) has issued the following update on his Swedish gothic/doom metal project EERIE: "Since EERIE has taken a little turn in the musical deparment we have decided that we need a female vocalist that can sing at side of Tais. The new song is a little less doom and more clas...

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VICTORY PILL: 'Worst Case Scenario' Video Posted Online

VICTORY PILL, the band featuring ex-PITCHSHIFTER/THE PRODIGY guitarist Jim Davies and ex-THE PRODIGY drummer Kieron Pepper, has posted the video for the track "Worst Case Scenario" from the group's forthcoming Corporate Punishment debut. Watch it below. "The video was shot by Dose Productions, who d...

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SHINING, HELLSAW And SKITLIV Confirm Additional Dates

SHINING, HELLSAW and SKITLIV have now confirmed additional dates and changes to their December tour. Originally scheduled to last 18 days, the tour will now kick off one day earlier with the addition of a Swedish date. Black metallers CODE will join the three bands at the London Underworld for a rar...

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MOURNING BELOVETH: Working Album Title Announced

Irish doom titans MOURNING BELOVETH have set "A Disease for the Ages" as the working title of their new album, which is currently being recorded at Studio E in Germany for a March 2008 release. Songtitles set to appear on the CD include "The Burning Man", "Primeval Rush" and "The Sickness". MOURNING...

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PARADISE LOST, AS I LAY DYING, HIMSA Interviews To Air On Tonight's 'Tinitus'

Nick Holmes and Greg MacIntosh from UK-based doom founders PARADISE LOST as well as members of AS I LAY DYING, HIMSA and MAROON were interviewed for this week's "Tinitus" radio show, airing tonight (Wednesday, October 3) between 20.00 CET (8:00 p.m.) and 22.00 CET (10:00 p.m.) on Norway's P3. Accord...

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AXXIS: 'Doom Of Destiny' Artwork Revealed

German metallers AXXIS will release their new album, "Doom of Destiny", in Europe on November 19 (November 16 in Germany) via AFM Records. It's their first record with new guitarist Marco Wreidt. Check out the cover artwork at this location. AXXIS will embark on a European tour with HELLOWEEN and GA...

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HIM On MTV Germany's 'TRL'; Video Available

HIM members Ville Valo and Mige (a.k.a. Mikko Henrik Julius Paananen) recently made a guest appearance on MTV's "TRL" in Germany. Watch the program in four parts below. HIM's new album, "Venus Doom", sold 38,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 12 on...

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INSOMNIUS DEI To Release Debut In November

INSOMNIUS DEI, the Australian ambient/experimental doom/death project led by Mark Kelson (THE ETERNAL, CRYPTAL DARKNESS),will release its debut album, "Illusions of Silence", on November 19 via the Firebox sub-label Firedoom Music. The CD was recorded at Kelson's No. 13 Studios in Melbourne, Austra...

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Rise To Ruin

Holland's death metal leaders GOREFEST returned to form with 2005's excellent "La Muerte", a disc that didn't get nearly enough attention on this side of the Atlantic (as has been the case with their entire career, really). The inimitable bellow of Jan-Chris De Koeyer, the leaden heaviness of the gu...

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SHAPE OF DESPAIR Working On 7" EP

Finnish doom/death metallers SHAPE OF DESPAIR, the band featuring ex-AMORPHIS/current AJATTARA singer Pasi Koskinen, is currently working on a 7" EP for Norway's Solarfall Records. More information will be announced soon. SHAPE OF DESPAIR's self-titled album was released in August 2005 via Spinefarm...