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Stratovarius

"This year has been a nightmare," sings Timo Kotipelto in the first line of the first song of "Stratovarius". He's not kidding — mainman Timo Tolkki's very public mental health issues, the band's disintegration, keyboardist Jens Johanssen literally pissing on Tolkki on stage — the fact that this alb...

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Amerijuanican

Give me bands like WEEDEATER and BONGZILLA any day of the week and I'll slurp up those over-amplified, down-tuned fuzz tones, scarred-throat vocals, and sludgified mania like a jailed militant who just ended a hunger strike. I didn't know that WEEDEATER vocalist/bassist Dixie Dave Collins had contri...

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NOVEMBERS DOOM Confirmed For Chicago's WINDY CITY INVITATIONAL

Chicago's own NOVEMBERS DOOM have been confirmed for the Windy City Invitational, set to take place Saturday, October 1 at Metro in Chicago, Illinois. "We are extremely honored to be asked to perform on the inaugural WCI in our hometown, Chicago," NOVEMBERS DOOM frontman Paul Kuhr said in a statemen...

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DIVINE EMPIRE Clear Up Second-Guitarist Search Confusion

Century Media/Crash Music recording artists DIVINE EMPIRE have issued the following update on their guitarist search: "We want to clear up the obvious confusion about our slot for a new guitar player. DIVINE EMPIRE is searching for a NEW SECOND guitar player. Not a new vocalist or bassist or violini...

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MORGANA LEFAY Seek Management

Swedish "heavy doom progressive" band MORGANA LEFAY have issued the following message: "We could use some help in our search for a serious management to help us reach more people all around the world, so if anyone feels up for the challenge please mail us at [email protected]. If you don't know a...

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DAYLIGHT DIES To Begin Mixing New Album Next Week

North Carolina-based doom/death metallers DAYLIGHT DIES have posted the following message on their official web site: "Recording sessions for our new album, 'Dismantling Devotion', was completed this weekend. Mixing will begin with Jens Bogren at Fascination Studios in Örebro, Sweden next week. The...

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WORMFOOD To Release 'France' In November

French decadent metallers WORMFOOD have set "France" as the title of their debut album for Code666 Records, due on November 18. Produced by CARNIVAL IN COAL mainman Axel Wursthorn and featuring stunning digipack artwork by Sect Metastazis, "France" is described in a press release as "a bizarre and g...

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AGAINST NATURE: Former REVELATION Members Resurface In New Project

AGAINST NATURE, the new band featuring former members of the Maryland-based doom metal act REVELATION (guitarist/vocalist John Brenner, drummer Steve Branagan and bassist Bert Hall, Jr.),have released their debut CD, "Appease", on Bland Hand Records. Returning after a 13-year absence, and John Bren...

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COUNT RAVEN: Re-Releases On The Way!

Swedish doom masters COUNT RAVEN will have all four of their albums remastered and re-released through the German label Cyclone Empire before the end of the year. The first two releases — "Storm Warning" and "Destruction of the Void" — will arrive on October 14, to be followed by "High on Infinity"...

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DIVINE EMPIRE Seek Second Guitarist

Century Media/Crash Music recording artists DIVINE EMPIRE are searching for a second lead guitarist with possible vocal capabilities. Additional requirements are as follows: "Own equipment and transportation is a must. Preferably someone from the Florida area (the EMPIRE resides in South Florida on...

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CELTIC FROST: New Album To Be Mastered This Week

CELTIC FROST frontman Tom Gabriel Fischer has posted the following message on his official blog: "Walking the last few hundred yards towards my home after the final intensive sessions at Oakland Recording couldn't have been more symbolic. Gusts of wind from an approaching storm were bending the tree...

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CATHEDRAL: No Bonus Track On Japanese Release

Contrary to previous reports, the Japanese version of the new CATHEDRAL album, "The Garden of Unearthly Delights" — which is scheduled for release on October 26 — will NOT include a bonus track. The CD will be issued in North America in January. More details about the Japanese version of the CD can...

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DOOM SHALL RISE IV: First Bands Announced

The fourth edition of Doom Shall Rise festival, the world's biggest event exclusively dedicated to doom metal, is now confirmed for March 31 and April 1, 2006. It will once again take place at the Chapel in Göppingen, Germany. So far the following bands have been confirmed: DANTESCO (Puerto Rico) DA...

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MARILYN MANSON, MUDVAYNE, BLOODSIMPLE Featured On 'Saw II' Soundtrack

MARILYN MANSON, MUDVAYNE and BLOODSIMPLE are among the artists contributing to the upcoming "Saw II" soundtrack, due on October 25 via Treadstone Records. Commented Treadstone Records president Jonathan Platt: "We were looking for tracks with an edge-of-your-seat intensity to reflect the mood of 'Sa...

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DRACONIAN To Record 'Bonus' Album This Fall

Swedish gothic doom metal band DRACONIAN have posted the following message on their official web site: "DRACONIAN is about to record a bonus album this fall. Note that it's NOT the follow up to 'Arcane Rain Fell'. The album will feature three new songs, two or three demo songs in new versions and th...