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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...

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CATHEDRAL To Support CRADLE OF FILTH On U.K. Tour

British doomsters CATHEDRAL have been confirmed as the main support act for CRADLE OF FILTH on their upcoming U.K. tour. The dates are as follows: Dec. 01 – Southampton, UK - Guild Hall Dec. 02 - Norwich, UK - UEA Dec. 03 - London, UK - The Forum Dec. 05 - Cardiff, UK - University ...

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Chicago's TWELFTH GATE Sign With SEASON OF MIST

Chicago-based power metallers TWELFTH GATE have inked a deal with Season of Mist. Since the release of their critically acclaimed debut, "Summoning", a couple of years back (released on Crash Music),the band has been busy writing and growing as a force to be reckoned with. With the addition of ex-O...

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THANATOS To Take Break From Live Performances

Long-running Dutch death/thrash metal band THANATOS have posted the following message on their web site: "We're sad to announce that the show we played in Leiden last weekend has been the last show for quite some time. Stephan's [Gebédi; guitar, vocals] problems turned out to be a neck hernia. He ma...

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ABLAZE IN HATRED: First Promotional CD Out Now

Finnish death/doom metal band ABLAZE IN HATRED, featuring members of SEARING MEADOW, KOLONNA and FALL OF THE LEAFE, have released their first promotional CD, entitled "Closure of Life". The release contains three songs (over 20 minutes) of "slow, dark and atmospheric death/doom with growling vocals,...

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MÖRSER: New Song Posted Online

A brand-new MÖRSER track, entitled "The Indirect Threat (To the World's Freedom)", has been posted online at this location. "The Indirect Threat (To the World's Freedom)" comes off the German group's upcoming mini-CD/comic, "Der Kosmopolit - Pure", due in November via Garden of Exile Records. The C...

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Apocalypsis Damnare

Christ, this is about as uplifting as a post-genocide funeral procession. I mean there's doom and then there is RIGOR SARDONICOUS. "Apocalypsis Damnare" is a re-recording of an album that was originally released in 1999. Original members Joseph J. Fogarazzo and Glenn Hampton got together with former...

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AFTER ALL And PERZONAL WAR Added To DESTRUCTION/CANDLEMASS European Tour

Belgium's AFTER ALL have been confirmed as the support act for DESTRUCTION and CANDLEMASS on the first half of their upcoming European tour. The opening slot on the second half of the trek will be filled by Germany's PERZONAL WAR. Additional support at all dates will come from Finnish death/thrash m...

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ANUBIS GATE Replace NOVEMBERS DOOM At Holland's PROGPOWER EUROPE Festival

Danish progressive power metal band ANUBIS GATE have replaced NOVEMBERS DOOM on the billing of the ProgPower Europe festival, set to take place October 1-2 at JC Sjiwa in Baarlo, The Netherlands. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: Saturday, October 1: DISILLUSION ANUBIS GATE THROES OF DA...

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OBITUARY: Video Interview Posted Online

A video interview with OBITUARY members Frank Watkins (bass) and Donald Tardy (drums),conducted on Sunday, September 4 prior to the band's performance in Hartford, Connecticut, has been posted online at www.heavymetalsource.com. Watkins and Tardy discuss the recent departure (and subsequent return)...

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CATHEDRAL: New Album To Receive U.S. Release In January

Nuclear Blast Records has pushed back the projected North American release date of the new CATHEDRAL album, "The Garden of Unearthly Delights", to January 2006. The Japanese edition will be released on October 26 and will contain an as-yet-undisclosed bonus track, which will not be included on the E...

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DAYLIGHT DIES Announce New Album Title

North Carolina-based doom/death metallers DAYLIGHT DIES have set "Dismantling Devotion" as the title of their sophomore CD. The album is being recorded at Volume 11 studios and will be mixed during the last week of September by Jens Borden of Fascination Street Studios (OPETH, KATATONIA, SOILWORK, B...