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HELSOTT: 'Slaves And Gods' Lyric Video

California-based pagan metal group HELSOTT will release its second full-length album, "Slaves And Gods", on October 12. The follow-up to the band's M-Theory Audio debut, the acclaimed 2017 EP "The Healer", sees the act continue to mix folk metal, death metal, symphonic metal, classical and rock to s...

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House of Doom

A casino of the damned? Someone dial Anne Rice's agent; there's a potential Lestat story to be fleshed out here. In one of the weirdest experiments in metal, doom legends CANDLEMASS created a soundtrack song for an online gaming experience, "House of Doom". Now, before you trigger-happy zombie mash...

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CANDLEMASS Guitarist Explains Absence From Germany's FREAK VALLEY FESTIVAL

CANDLEMASS guitarist Mats "Mappe" Björkman was unable to join his bandmates this past Friday, June 1 at the Freak Valley Festival in Netphen, Germany after recently being diagnosed with with "severe infection" of "the balance center of the brain." He was replaced at the gig by Marcus Jidell (AVATARI...

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DEW-SCENTED To Call It Quits Following One Last Round Of Shows

German thrashers DEW-SCENTED will split up following one final round of live shows. The long-running band, which released its 10th studio album, "Intermination", in 2015, announced its decision to call it quits in a Facebook post earlier today. The group wrote: "All good things must come to an end.....

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GHOST's TOBIAS FORGE To Guest On 10-Inch Vinyl Version Of CANDLEMASS's 'House Of Doom'

GHOST's Tobias Forge is the featured guest on the on the exclusive 10-inch vinyl version of "House Of Doom", a brand new song from CANDLEMASS. The tune is the soundtrack of the game with the same name, which was co-designed by the legendary Swedish doom metal band. Forge can be heard on the nine-and...

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Former KAMELOT Singer ROY KHAN Is Back With Reunited CONCEPTION; New EP Due This Fall

Two decades since its last release, Norwegian hard rock band CONCEPTION has reunited with its familiar lineup: Roy Khan, Tore Østby, Ingar Amlien and Arve Heimdal. Having decided to control the process themselves, the bandmembers now turn to their fans via a PledgeMusic campaign to help generate the...

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CANDLEMASS: Lyric Video For New Song 'House Of Doom'

The official lyric video for "House Of Doom", a brand new song from CANDLEMASS, can be seen below. The tune is the soundtrack of the game with the same name, which was co-designed by the legendary Swedish doom metal band. The "House Of Doom" soundtrack, a new killer doom epic, will be released on Ma...

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CANDLEMASS To Release 'House Of Doom' EP

"House Of Doom", the brand-new song by CANDLEMASS, is the soundtrack of the game with the same name, which was co-designed by the legendary Swedish doom metal band. The "House Of Doom" soundtrack, a new killer doom epic, will be released on May 25 as an EP with three bonus tracks via Napalm Records....

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Former KAMELOT Singer ROY KHAN Releases First-Ever Solo Song, 'For All'

Former KAMELOT singer Roy Khan (full name: Roy Sætre Khantatat) has released his first-ever solo song called "For All". The track, which was written by Khan, was recorded at Stable Studios in Oslo, Norway in March 2018 and features Roy on vocals, piano and keyboards alongside Leif Johansen on fretle...

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CANDLEMASS Returns With 'House Of Doom' Online Game, Soundtrack

Swedish doom metal legends CANDLEMASS are back with an online game and a brand new soundtrack called "House Of Doom". According to the game's official web site, "House Of Doom" is a unique game with music written by CANDLEMASS leader Leif Edling and performed by CANDLEMASS. The band has also been pa...

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CANDLEMASS Mainman LEIF EDLING's THE DOOMSDAY KINGDOM Selling Box-Set Versions Of Debut Album

CANDLEMASS bassist and songwriter Leif Edling is selling a few remaining copies of the box-set version of the self-titled debut album from his THE DOOMSDAY KINGDOM solo project. The disc, which originally came out last April via Nuclear Blast, contains eight epic doom tracks with a pinch of NWOBHM a...

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LEIF EDLING Is Working On New CANDLEMASS Song: 'This Will Be A New Challenge For Me As A Songwriter'

Leif Edling is working on a new CANDLEMASS song, to be released next year. The Swedish bassist and songwriter broke the news in a Facebook post, writing: "[The track] will see the light of day early 2018. It will be a part of something bigger, something really cool that will take [CANDLEMASS] on ano...

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CANDLEMASS: 30th-Anniversary Edition Of 'Nightfall' Due Next Month

Peaceville Records has set an October 20 release date for the thirtieth-annniersary edition of CANDLEMASS's "Nightfall", one of the all-time classic doom metal albums. Legendary Swedish band CANDLEMASS — formed in 1984 — is known for its influential "epic doom metal" sound, which evolved out of the...

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AVATARIUM: Lyric Video For 'Medusa Child'

The lyric video for the song "Medusa Child" from Swedish metallers AVATARIUM can be seen below. The track is taken from the band's third studio album, "Hurricanes And Halos", which was released on May 26 via Nuclear Blast. The artwork for the disc was once again created by Erik Rovanpera, who previ...

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AVATARIUM: 'The Starless Sleep' Video

"The Starless Sleep", the new video from Swedish metallers AVATARIUM, can be seen below. The song is taken from the band's third studio album, "Hurricanes And Halos", which will be released on May 26 via Nuclear Blast. The artwork for the disc was once again created by Erik Rovanpera, who previously...