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The Burning Halo

Finding ponderous, majestic gothic metal with female vocals on Napalm Records is about as shocking as finding an egg coming out the ass of a chicken. The label has definitely cornered the market of late on romantic, dramatic Eurometal with various permutations of goth, doom and death mixed in. Swede...

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GRAVE FLOWERS: In Pre-Production Mode

Long-running Swedish "dark metal" band GRAVE FLOWERS has issued the following update: "At the moment we are composing music and making pre-productions for our upcoming third album. As it seems now the music will be darker and more complex. [It] is still too early to say when we will enter the studio...

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SWALLOW THE SUN: New Album Details Announced

Finnish melodic death/doom metallers SWALLOW THE SUN have set "Hope" as the title of their third album, due on February 7, 2007 release via Spinefarm Records. The follow-up to 2005's "Ghosts of Loss" was recorded at Seawolf Studios in Helsinki and was mastered on Oct. 16 at Finnvox studios with Mine...

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EXTINCTION OF MANKIND's CD/EP to be Released Through MOSHPIT TRAGEDY RECORDS

U.K. crust punk legends EXTINCTION OF MANKIND will re-release their sold-out "Ale to England" seven-inch for the first time on CD through Canada's Moshpit Tragedy Records with distribution from Cargo Music, Inc. The three-song EP (which was originally released in 2002 on Malaire Records) features EX...

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WHEN THE DEADBOLT BREAKS Working On Split CD With NEGATIVE REACTION

Doom metal villians WHEN THE DEADBOLT BREAKS are putting the finishing touches on a split CD with the gods of sludge NEGATIVE REACTION. According to a press release, the CD will feature three songs from each band, plus a cover of BLACK SABBATH's "Hands of Doom", performed by WHEN THE DEADBOLT BREAKS...

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PLANET GEMINI: New Demo Tracks Posted Online

Boston-based traditional doom metal band PLANET GEMINI, who recently tapped ex-BLACK SABBATH/DIO drummer Vinny Appice and original TROUBLE drummer Jeff "Oly" Olson to play on its upcoming CD, has posted three new demo tracks — "Preachin' to the Choir", "Lightmare" and "Author of Pain" — on its MySpa...

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Rolling Stone Magazine Offers Exclusive New Details About GUNS N' ROSES' 'Chinese Democracy'

In the new issue of Rolling Stone (web site) hitting stands this Friday (Oct. 20),writer Brian Hiatt reveals what he's discovered about the long-awaited GUNS N' ROSES album "Chinese Democracy". The article begins with this elusive quote from GN'R manager Merck Mercuriadis, in which he essentially r...

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HYATARI Signs With DEEPSEND RECORDS

Deepsend Records has announced the signing of West Virginia's drone-doom underlords HYATARI. The band previously released the critically acclaimed "The Light Carriers" on Codebreaker in 2005, which pushed the boundaries of all things heavy far beyond anything conceivable. HYATARI is currently holed...

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CANDLEMASS: 'Metal, Doom And Garlic'

The following message was posted on CANDLEMASS' official web site: "Leif [Edling, CANDLEMASS bassist/songwriter] is busy doing cool stuff outside of C-MASS. Once a month he has got Klubb Sabotage at Bröderna Olsson, Folkungagatan 84 in Stockholm. It's a garlic place with great food, and in the basem...

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WRAITH OF THE ROPES: New Album Preview Available

Hamilton, Ohio-based WRAITH OF THE ROPES has posted an MP3 preview of its upcoming second album, "Demonic Influence", at the group's official web site. Check out a three-minute sample of the song "Wraith of the Ropes" at this location. An early 2007 release via Firebox Music is expected. Regarding t...

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THE PROPHECY To Release New Album In January

Yorkshire doom-death metallers THE PROPHECY will release their new album, "Revelations" (cover),in January 2007 through NoFace Records. However, the band will be making copies of the CD available on their upcoming the Days Of Reckoning Tour 2006, which is scheduled to kick off late October. To orde...

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SEPULTURA: Photos From Brazil's LIVE 'N' LOUDER Festival Posted Online

SEPULTURA's official web site has been updated with photos from the group's appearance at the Live 'N' Louder festival on Saturday, October 14 in São Paulo, Brazil. Check them out at this location. The group's setlist was as follows: 01. Dark Wood of Error 02. Refuse/Resist 03. Convicted in Life 04....

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The Temporary Nature

The Maryland-D.C. doom scene has been revered for years now, so it is not exactly a shock that the first full-length from Washington, D.C.'s WOOLY MAMMOTH is 54 minutes of doom heaviness and trippy stoner rock jamming. With songs that range from the righteously rocking to the mind altering, "The Tem...

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EMERALD To Record New Album In February

Swiss melodic metallers EMERALD will enter a German studio in February to begin recording their fourth album, "Hymns to Steel", tentatively due next summer via Pure Steel Records. Songtitles set to appear on the follow-up to 2004's "Forces of Doom" include "Revenge", "Hymn to Steel", "My Way", "Send...

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SWALLOW THE SUN To Master New Album On Monday

Finnish melodic death/doom metallers SWALLOW THE SUN have finished recording and mixing their as-yet-untitled third album at Seawolf Studios in Helsinki and are scheduled to master the CD next Monday (Oct. 16) at Finnvox studios with Minerva Pappi. A February 7, 2007 release via Spinefarm Records is...