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Ex-ANATHEMA Mastermind DUNCAN PATTERSON Resurfaces With ÍON: Debut CD Due This Month
ÍON, the solo project of former ANATHEMA/ANTIMATTER mastermind Duncan Patterson, will release its debut album, "Madre, Protégenos", on November 27 via the Portuguese label Equilibrium Music. Duncan Patterson's career traces back to the early '90s, when he began his musical incursions as a member of...November 5, 2006
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WEAPON WITHIN Schedules Live Debut
KISW "Metal Shop"'s very own Kevin Jacober (MYIASIS) and drummer Clint Clark (SHADOW DEMON, HEIR APPARENT, BYAXIS) have joined forces in a new progressive metal project called WEAPON WITHIN. The band is releasing demo tracks via their MySpace page leading up to their debut performance on Saturday, N...November 3, 2006
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FUNERAL Founding Member CHRISTIAN LOOS Dead At 31
Tabu Recordings has announced that recently signed Norwegian cult doom band FUNERAL has just lost one of its two founders. Guitarist Christian Loos was found dead in his flat on Saturday, October 28. He was 31. FUNERAL had recently got back on its feet — emerging from a four-year hiatus after the pa...November 3, 2006
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MOONSPELL Named 'Best Portuguese Act' At MTV's EUROPE MUSIC AWARDS
MOONSPELL was named "Best Portuguese Act" at MTV's 13th annual Europe Music Awards, which were held earlier tonight (Thursday, Nov. 2) in Copenhagen, Denmark. This is the first time ever a metal band has won that particular award in Europe. The group has since issued the following statement: "We won...November 2, 2006
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MOONSPELL: Tour Diary Available
Portugal's MOONSPELL is keeping an online tour diary from its U.S. trek with KATATONIA and DAYLIGHT DIES. Check it out at the group's official forum. MOONSPELL will team up with NAPALM DEATH, BEHEMOTH and DEW-SCENTED for a European tour in March/April. A list of tour dates can be found at this ...November 2, 2006
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DISTORTED: New Video Preview Available
Israeli melodic doom/death metal band DISTORTED has posted a preview for its video for the song "Children of Fall" at YouTube.com. The clip, which was produced by Arkady Bronshtein, Sergey Shorith and Nisma, was filmed in Israel on June 2006 and will be released later this month. DISTORTED's full-le...November 2, 2006
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MOURNING BELOVETH To Headline DAY OF DARKNESS Christmas Show in Dublin
Irish doom titans MOURNING BELOVETH will headline "A Night of Merry Darkness" — the Day Of Darkness Festival's Christmas Party at the Voodoo Lounge, Dublin on Saturday, December 9. They will be joined by Irish thrash metal sensation MASS EXTINCTION and Dublin's classic rock supremos GLYDER. The full...November 2, 2006
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FALCON Completes Work On Second Album
FALCON, the raw heavy rock power trio featuring guitarist/vocalist Perry Grayson (ex-DESTINY'S END, ex-ARTISAN, ISEN TORR and Metal Maniacs scribe),bassist/keyboardist Greg Lindstrom (CIRITH UNGOL) and drummer Darin McCloskey (PALE DIVINE),have completed recording and mixing their second full-leng...November 2, 2006
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WITCHCRAFT: More U.S. Dates Announced
Swedish doom rockers WITCHCRAFT played the first date of their North American tour in Austin, Texas last night after finally being allowed entry to the U.S. — a little over a week after being sent back to Stockholm from Seattle due to visa complications. The tour now runs as follows and yet more new...November 1, 2006
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GENE HOGLAN: STRAPPING YOUNG LAD Is On 'Extended Hiatus'
STRAPPING YOUNG LAD drummer Gene Hoglan (ex-DARK ANGEL, DEATH) has issued the following update: "I know it's been a million years since I wrote one of these, but, I just didn't have a goddamned thing to say. But, now I do. "This past year has been a strange one, but no stranger than the last ...November 1, 2006
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WOODS OF YPRES: New Song Posted Online
Toronto-based black/doom metal band WOODS OF YPRES has posted a rough-mix version of a new track, entitled "The Northern Cold", on its MySpace page. The song comes off the band's upcoming album, "Woods 3: The Deepest Roots and Darkest Blues", tentatively due this winter. ...November 1, 2006
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CANDLEMASS Officially Launches Vocalist Search
Legendary Swedish doom metallers CANDLEMASS have posted the following message on their official web site: "CANDLEMASS are currently looking for a singer. Preferably Swedish but the band will consider all options. [Requirements are as follows:] * You are over 25, you love metal and doom, got a fantas...November 1, 2006
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NOVEMBERS DOOM: New Album Artwork, Release Date, Music Revealed
Chicago dark metal act NOVEMBERS DOOM has set a February 20, 2007 release date for its new album, "The Novella Reservoir" (The End Records). The album artwork and an MP3 of the song "Drown the Inland Mere" can be found at www.thenovellareservoir.com. The follow-up to 2005's "The Pale Haunt Departure...October 31, 2006
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SOLITUDE AETURNUS: Early Albums To Be Reissued
Metal Mind Productions will re-release two albums from Texas doom legends SOLITUDE AETURNUS — "Into the Depths of Sorrow" (1991) and "Beyond the Crimson Horizon" (1992) — on November 13. Both titles will be reissued in new digipack editions on golden discs, digitally remastered using the 24-bit proc...October 31, 2006
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Former PENTAGRAM Guitarist To Pen Turkish EUROVISION SONG CONTEST Entry?
Turkish newspaper Hürriyet reports that Demir Demirkan, former guitarist for the Turkish metal band PENTAGRAM (now known internationally as MEZARKABUL to avoid confusion with an American doom metal band, though they are still known as PENTAGRAM in their home country),has been asked by the TRT (Turk...October 30, 2006
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