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MY SHAMEFUL, MIRROR OF DECEPTION Confirmed For Germany's DOOM SHALL RISE Festival

MY SHAMEFUL and MIRROR OF DECEPTION have been confirmed for Doom Shall Rise, the world's biggest festival exclusively dedicated to doom metal. The 2007 edition will once again take place at the Chapel in Göppingen, Germany and the dates are April 27 and April 28. The following bands have been confir...

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THE LIVING FIELDS Completes Work On Debut Album

THE LIVING FIELDS, the Chicago-based band featuring Chad Walls (ex-BRODEQUIN, PUSTULATED) and Jon Higgs (MONSTERWORKS),has completed work on its self-titled debut album. Two years of sporadic collaboration have resulted in seven songs that cover a wide range of styles and emotions, from the crushin...

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MORGANA LEFAY: New Album Details Revealed; Audio Samples Available

Swedish "heavy doom progressive" metallers MORGANA LEFAY have completed work on their new album, "Primal Chaos", at Soundcreation studio in Bollnäs, Sweden for a March 2007 release via Black Mark Records. The follow-up to 2005's "Grand Materia" will feature the following track listing: 01. Delusions...

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KEEN OF THE CROW: Debut EP Out Now

KEEN OF THE CROW, the Southern California-based quintet featuring drummer Rhett Davis and bassist Justin Christian of renowned doom druids MORGION, has just released a three-song EP, entitled "Premonition", via Grau Records. Described as "a mixture of doom, death, and black metal yet eclectic in nat...

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SYRACH Debut To Feature Guest Appearance By MURDER MILE's YOKO HOMO

Norwegian doom band SYRACH has issued the following update: "We can now announce that we have recorded some vocals for our [debut] album. Yoko Homo, from the London-based band MURDER MILE, did some parts on two songs and we are satisfied with his work. We will start recording the rest of the vocals...

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The Darkest Storm

Formed in 2003, the black metal of Greek band WINTERDEMONS is at once a traditional slab of iniquity that takes its cues from the Scandinavian originators, yet offers just a little bit more for the discerning listener. "The Darkest Storm" is full of traditional black metal harmonies and rhythmic bat...

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Primordial Domination

Bandwagons are not for a band like INCANTATION, neither is tech metal overkill or digitized studio wizardry. From day one guitarist/vocalist John McEntee has stayed true to his seminal band's brutal and doomy death metal, the kind of death metal in which feeling reigns supreme and pretentious postur...

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WITHERING Parts Ways With Vocalist, Bassist

Finnish melodic death/doom metallers WITHERING has parted ways with vocalist Lasse and bassist Ville. "The chemistry in the band has been more or less questionable for quite a while now," reads a posting on the group's web site. "The decision was made in mutual understanding and WITHERING will conti...

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BLOODY PANDA Signs With LEVEL-PLANE RECORDS

Diverse indie label Level-Plane has announced the signing of New York doom act BLOODY PANDA. Driven by the mournful, melodic vocals of Japanese frontwoman Yoshiko Ohara, BLOODY PANDA's transcendent sound finds its roots in the dirge-like power of SWANS, the amplifier-worshipping textures of EARTH, a...

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MOONSPELL Performs On Portuguese Puppet TV Show; Video Available

MOONSPELL made yet another appearance on Portuguese national TV (RTP1) recently when they performed a reworked version of their song "Luna" to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the popular "Contra-Informacão" show (a program where public figures of the Portuguese society are sarcastically portrayed...

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THE GATES OF SLUMBER: 'Suffer No Guilt' Video Posted Online

Indiana-based doomsters THE GATES OF SLUMBER have uploaded the video for the song "Suffer No Guilt", the lead-off track from their latest album, "Suffer No Guilt", at YouTube.com. "Though done in the traditions of the underground, (i.e. DIY),we are very proud of it and feel conveys the image of THE...

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DEPRESSED MODE Signs With FIREDOOM MUSIC

Finnish melodic funeral doom metal band DEPRESSED MODE has inked a deal with the Firebox sub-label Firedoom Music. The band features Natalie Koskinen, who is known for her past contributions to SHAPE OF DESPAIR. DEPRESSED MODE is currently recording its debut album for a summer 2007 release via Fire...

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MARTYR, NOVEMBERS DOOM, SHATTER MESSIAH Confirmed For CHICAGO POWERFEST

CRJ Productions, the promoters of Chicago Powerfest, have announced that the fifth annual metal festival will take place on Friday, April 20 and Saturday, April 21 at The Pearl Room in Mokena, IL. All ages welcome... plus CD/merch vendors on hand, giveaways and more. Since its beginning, the Powerfe...

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NOVEMBERS DOOM: New Video, European Tour Footage Posted Online

Chicago dark metal act NOVEMBERS DOOM has posted the video for "Autumn Reflection" (off 2005's "The Pale Haunt Departure") and some live footage of its recent European tour on YouTube at this location. The band also recently posted a tour diary on its official MySpace page. NOVEMBERS DOOM has set a...

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SYRACH: Updated Album Track Listing Revealed

Norwegian doom band SYRACH has updated the tentative track listing for its debut album, tentatively due in early 2007. The CD, which is being produced by Herbrand Larsen from ENSLAVED, will include the following cuts: 01. Nine Fallen Men 02. A Death Tear 03. The Firm Grip Of Death 04. Come Dæmons 05...