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JAMES PLOTKIN Comments On KHANATE Split

In a recent interview with Rock-A-Rolla magazine, James Plotkin (OLD, SCORN, ATOMSMASHER) spoke about the break-up of KHANATE, his "extreme doom" metal collaboration with Stephen O'Malley (THORR'S HAMMER, BURNING WITCH, SUNN 0))),LOTUS EATERS). "There are a few reasons that led to the break down of...

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WRAITH OF THE ROPES' HEARST Launches 'Doom Metal' Solo Project

E.M. Hearst, guitarist, bassist, co-programmer and electronic percussionist/drummer for Hamilton, Ohio-based WRAITH OF THE ROPES, has issued the following update: "I have started a 'traditional doom metal' solo project... I'm calling it HERMIT. It's influenced by all the classic doom bands like SABB...

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MANNHAI: PENTAGRAM Tribute Split Single Available

MANNHAI, the Finnish group whose current lineup includes singer Pasi Koskinen (ex-AMORPHIS, AJATTARA),has issued the following update: "MANNHAI has a brand new PENTAGRAM tribute 7" split single with Finnish doom metallers REVEREND BIZARRE out! Both of the bands do one PENTAGRAM cover song on this v...

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MOONSPELL: Animated 'Luna' Video Available

Portuguese metallers MOONSPELL have posted the animated video for their song "Luna" at this location. MOONSPELL was named "Best Portuguese Act" at MTV's 13th annual Europe Music Awards, which were held on Nov. 2 in Copenhagen, Denmark. This is the first time ever a metal band has won that particular...

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PARAGON: Possible New Album Title Revealed

PARAGON bassist Jan Bünning has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "Tomorrow [November 15] we will have the last rehearsal for our show on Friday which will take place at the Falkendom in Bielefeld, Germany. It will be the last show for this year, and and next Buschi (Andr...

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PENTAGRAM Frontman Performs With WITCHCRAFT In D.C.: Video Available

Saturday night (Nov. 11) in Washington, D.C. at the Rock & Roll Hotel, PENTAGRAM vocalist Bobby Liebling joined Swedish doom crew WITCHCRAFT on stage to perform PENTAGRAM's "When the Screams Come" and "Yes, I Do". Video of the performance can be found at YouTube.com. ...

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FEAROFHATRED: 'Anthology' CD Preview Available

FEAROFHATRED, the electro-death metal band located in Lincoln, England, have a preview of their "Anthology" CD available online at this location. FEAROFHATRED is currently rehearsing for its first live shows next year after an intense 18-month period of recording, which culminated in the release of...

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MOONSPELL: More Festival Appearances Announced

Portuguese metal band MOONSPELL has been added to the X-Mas Festivals bill at the 013 in Tilburg, Holland on December 17. Other bands on the bill include GOREFEST, TRAIL OF TEARS, BELPHEGOR, DARZAMAT, HEVEIN, HEIDEVOLK, THE MONOLITH DEATHCULT and DEVIOUS. MOONSPELL has also been confirmed for the Wi...

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NOVEMBERS DOOM: European Tour Dates Finalized

Chicago dark metal act NOVEMBERS DOOM have finalized the dates for their upcoming tour of Europe with labelmates AGALLOCH that begins on November 17 in The Netherlands. They are as follows: Nov. 17 - Plato - Helmond, Netherlands (w/ AGALLOCH, SATURNUS AND THURISAZ) Nov. 18 - Biebob - Vosselaar, Belg...

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MOONSPELL To Guest On INDIE 103.1 FM's 'Chaos' This Weekend

Portuguese metallers MOONSPELL will be the special guests of Full Metal Jackie on Indie 103.1 FM's "Chaos" metal show Sunday night (November 12) at 10 p.m. PST. You can listen to the program live on the Internet at this location. As previously reported, MOONSPELL was named "Best Portuguese Act" at M...

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Bulgaria's DEMENZIA Releases Full-Length Debut

Bulgarian doom/death metal band DEMENZIA has just released its debut album, "Different Seasons", via IMSB/Nox Studio. "Different Seasons" follows two self-released demos — "A.D. 542" and "Demenzia" — and continues the band's penchant for "combining extreme death metal riffs with slower atmospheric p...

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EVOKEN Signs With I HATE RECORDS

Lyndhurst, New Jersey-based doom/death metal act EVOKEN has inked a deal with Sweden's I Hate Records. The group's new album is tentatively scheduled for release next May-June. According to a press release, "EVOKEN are, together with THEROTHON, WINTER and DISEMBOWELMENT, the originators of the doom/...

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A Line of Deathless Kings

One look at the song titles above will let you know that it's business as usual in the MY DYING BRIDE camp. Dark wine flows, pale and raven-tressed sylphs expire dramatically on beds of flower-strewn stone inside mist-choked castles, quasi-vampiric men with bad facial hair wear cloaks and sip absint...

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Psalm 9

Black sheets of raining doom rock cascade down, Old Testament prophecies come true in vengeful bursts of fire, and the bastards indeed pay! TROUBLE should have knocked the world on its ass in 1984 with this low-budget slab of creepy, ethereal metal, a distillation of the gloom of prime SABBATH, the...

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Works Will Come Undone

It is funeral doom with a touch of class and it's a long one. Sit back and prepare for two whole tracks and 73 minutes of sadness. And you know what? San Francisco's ASUNDER does the genre proud on "Works Will Come Undone". Far more than just belly crawling (ok, there is a lot of ...