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THE ETERNAL Goes Acoustic

Mark Kelson (guitar and vocals) and Chris Stevenson (keyboards) of the acclaimed Australian ambient/dark/doom metal act THE ETERNAL will be doing a number of acoustic gigs in the upcoming months, featuring both THE ETERNAL songs and "a few surprises.' According to the band, this is not their new dir...

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CANDLEMASS Resumes Recording New Album — Without Vocalist MESSIAH

Legendary Swedish doomsters CANDLEMASS returned to Polar studio in Stockholm this past weekend to add one song to their forthcoming album. The brutally heavy "Of Stars and Smoke" was put down with ease and in a very releaxed working environment. Since the as-yet-untitled CD won't be out until next y...

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MORGANA LEFAY: Photos From Recording Studio Available

Swedish "heavy doom progressive" metallers MORGANA LEFAY recently entered Soundcreation studio in Bollnäs, Sweden to begin recording the follow-up to 2005's "Grand Materia", tentatively due in late 2006/early 2007 via Black Mark Records. A "studio diary" keeping track of the band's progress has been...

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KATATONIA's NYSTRÖM Talks About DAN SWANÖ's Departure From BLOODBATH

Patrick Rennick of MetalReview.com recently conducted an interview with Anders "Blackheim" Nyström of KATATONIA. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: MetalReview.com: Do you still consider yourselves a "metal" band? Anders: Yeah sure, we see ourselves as a metal band, but without boundaries an...

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Reunited PARAMÆCIUM To Co-Headline Norway's NORDICFEST

Australian doom/death metal band PARAMÆCIUM, which recently reunited in its original 1993 lineup, will be one of the headliners at the Nordicfest, a three-day festival set to take place November 2-5 in Oslo Norway. Also scheduled to appear are LAUDAMUS (Sweden),PANTOKRATOR (Sweden) and BARRICADES (...

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A Haunting Curse

There's something manifestly wrong with any metalhead who doesn't bow down to GOATWHORE's charismatic, malevolent assault. These guys string the rotting skin of New Orleans' dark, mean underbelly onto the skeletal framework of early death and black metal — imagine HELLHAMMER if they could play their...

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Metridium Fields

Artsy doom rock, avante-garde indie doom, experimental melancholic doom metal…you get the picture. Austin, Texas' GIANT SQUID will be an acquired taste for many, a diamond in the rough for the dedicated, and a confounding exercise in the esoteric for the traditionalists. "Metridium Fields" is anothe...

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MORGANA LEFAY Begins Recording New Album

Swedish "heavy doom progressive" metallers MORGANA LEFAY have entered Soundcreation studio in Bollnäs, Sweden to begin recording the follow-up to 2005's "Grand Materia", tentatively due in late 2006/early 2007 via Black Mark Records. A "studio diary" keeping track of the band's progress has been lau...

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PARAGON Begins Recording New Album

Bassist Jan Bünning of the German power metallers PARAGON has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "Recordings [for the new PARAGON album] started and Martin [Christian] already laid down pilot guitars for six songs. Three plus one more to record as there will be nine PARAGO...

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TYPE O NEGATIVE, SEPULTURA, FEAR FACTORY, ILL NINO 'Best Of' Artwork Revealed

On September 12, Roadrunner Records will be releasing a set of ultimate metal albums. These "best of" collections will pull together the best material from some of metal's greatest artists. The first batch includes music from FEAR FACTORY, SEPULTURA, ILL NINO and TYPE O NEGATIVE. The details of the...

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SWALLOW THE SUN Prepares To Record New Album

Finnish melodic death/doom metallers SWALLOW THE SUN will enter the Seawolf Studios in Helsinki on September 11 to record its third, as-yet-untitled album. A February 7, 2007 release via Spinefarm Records is expected. SWALLOW THE SUN's second album, "Ghosts of Loss", was released last summer via Fir...

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DANAVA Completes Work On Debut Album

Psychedelic sci-fi hard rockers DANAVA have completed work on their highly anticipated debut. The fast-rising Portland, OR quartet, known for their exceedingly powerful live performances, spellbinding song craft and unequalled blend of sound that combines metal's power with experimental / prog-rock'...

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EYES OF LIGEIA: New Song Available For Download

Paragon Records has posted the track "The Shadow Out of Time" from the upcoming EYES OF LIGEIA album "A Fever Which Would Cling to Thee Forever" at this location. Due on September 19, the cult doom band's fourth full-length album continues where their previous CD, "What the Moon Brings", left off, a...

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BLACK LABEL SOCIETY: Video Of ZAKK WYLDE Jamming Posted Online

GuitarPlayerTV.com has uploaded a video clip of OZZY OSBOURNE/BLACK LABEL SOCIETY guitarist Zakk Wylde warming up on his instrument. Watch it at this location. In other news, a full-length video clip of BLACK LABEL SOCIETY performing the song "Stillborn" live in Paris, France in 2005 has been posted...

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WITCHCRAFT: More U.S. Tour Dates Announced

Swedish doom/'70s-influenced heavy stoner rock kings WITCHCRAFT are returning to the United States this October and November. The band, who released "Firewood" last year on Candlelight Records, will be touring with DANAVA. The initial dates are as follows: Oct. 23 - Sunset Tavern - Seattle, WA Oct....