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SWALLOW THE SUN: Recording Update

Finnish melodic death/doom metallers SWALLOW THE SUN are putting the finishing touches on the recordings for their as-yet-untitled third album at Seawolf Studios in Helsinki and are scheduled to begin mixing the effort next Thursday. Fans can read about the progress of the recordings in Finnish at t...

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Former MOONSPELL Bassist Returns With WITCHBREED

WITCHBREED (Photo#1, Photo#2),the new Portuguese metal band formed by bassist Ares (ex-MOONSPELL, currently in DEEPSKIN) and guitarist Dikk (ex-DEEPSKIN),has just released its debut promo CD, entitled "Descending Fires". The group, which is fronted by Ruby (Photo#1, Photo#2) a female vocalist born...

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MESHUGGAH's HAAKE Schedules Drum Clinics

MESHUGGAH's Tomas Haake will be conducting drum clinics at the following two locations this month: 1) Sunday, Sept. 24 - DrummerLive 2006 - ExCeL Centre, London Docklands Haake will appear between 11:15 a.m. and 12:00 p.m. (noon) For more information, visit www.drummerlive.co.uk. 2) Saturday, Sept....

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CANDLEMASS: MESSIAH Will Sing On New Album

Legendary Swedish doom metallers CANDLEMASS have posted the following message on their official web site: "In a conversation with the label Nuclear Blast, Messiah Marcolin has agreed to sing on the upcoming CANDLEMASS album. It will happen sometime in September/October. Some contractual stuff has to...

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MESHUGGAH: More 'Nothing' Reissue Details Revealed

More information has been released about the upcoming reissue of MESHUGGAH's acclaimed 2002 effort, "Nothing", due in the U.S. on October 31 via Nuclear Blast Records. The new edition of the album includes re-recorded guitars and comes in a custom-shaped slipcase featuring a 3D hologram card. The CD...

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CANDLEMASS Resumes Recording New Album — Without Vocalist MESSIAH

Legendary Swedish doomsters CANDLEMASS returned to Polar studio in Stockholm this past weekend to add one song to their forthcoming album. The brutally heavy "Of Stars and Smoke" was put down with ease and in a very releaxed working environment. Since the as-yet-untitled CD won't be out until next y...

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SWALLOW THE SUN Prepares To Record New Album

Finnish melodic death/doom metallers SWALLOW THE SUN will enter the Seawolf Studios in Helsinki on September 11 to record its third, as-yet-untitled album. A February 7, 2007 release via Spinefarm Records is expected. SWALLOW THE SUN's second album, "Ghosts of Loss", was released last summer via Fir...

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Sahg 1

If Norway's SAHG could keep the vibe they launch at the beginning of this lead-heavy album, they'd be serious Album of the Year contenders. It's a doomy, crushing SABBATH stomp with soaring melodic vocals and ponderous, coffin-lidded grooves, the kind of monumental doom birthed by "Children of the S...

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CANDLEMASS Mainman: 'I Can't Really Say If MESSIAH Will Sing On The Upcoming Album Or Not'

Bassist/songwriter Leif Edling of the legendary Swedish doomsters CANDLEMASS has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "It is hotter than hell right now (in Sweden anyway) and most of you doom-lovers are on vacation. So are we. And we do get worried questions though about wha...

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MESHUGGAH, CRADLE OF FILTH Members To Take Part In Sweden's BASS 'N DRUMS DAYS

MESHUGGAH members Tomas Haake and Dick Lövgren, along with CRADLE OF FILTH drummer Adrian Erlandsson, are among the musicians scheduled to take part in Bass 'N Drums Days, set to take place September 29-30 at Draken in Stockholm, Sweden. More information is available at www.bassndrum.se. As previous...

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MESHUGGAH: Cover Artwork For 'Nothing' Remix Posted Online

The cover artwork for MESHUGGAH's upcoming remixed version of its acclaimed 2002 effort, "Nothing" has been posted online at this location. Due on September 15 via Nuclear Blast Records, the CD will include a bonus DVD containing live footage from the Swedish experimental extreme metallers' most rec...

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ARCH ENEMY Singer Sounds Off On Vocal Technique, Early Influences And Being A Vegetarian

ARCH ENEMY frontwoman Angela Gossow has posted the following message on her official MySpace page: "I get so many wonderful messages every day it is almost overwhelming. I am sorry, but it is impossible to answer them all.. So I have collected the most frequently asked questions and will answer them...

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MESHUGGAH: 'Nothing' Re-Release To Include Bonus DVD

Swedish experimental extreme metallers MESHUGGAH have spent the last few months remixing their acclaimed 2002 effort, "Nothing", with plans to re-release the effort with a bonus DVD sometime this fall. Although nothing has yet been confirmed, the DVD is expected to include live footage from the band...

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CANDLEMASS: Post-MESSIAH Albums To Be Re-Released With Bonus Tracks

GMR Music has announced plans to re-release the CANDLEMASS albums "Chapter VI" (1992) and "Dactylis Glomerata" (1998) as double remastered discs. "Chapter VI" will include the "Sjunger Sigge Furst" EP as bonus tracks plus a live DVD disc and "Dactylis Glomerata" will contain an entire previously unr...

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Former CARCASS Frontman Talks About Solo Album, Possible Reunion

Lords of Metal e-zine recently conducted an interview with former CARCASS frontman Jeff Walker. A few excerpts from the chat follow: Lords of Metal: "Welcome To Carcass Cuntry" is your first solo album. How did you get the idea of releasing a solo album? And moreover, an album full of country and bl...