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FUNERAL Signs With TABU RECORDINGS
Norwegian cult doom band FUNERAL has inked a deal with Tabu Recordings. Following a three-year hiatus and a personnel reshuffle caused by bassist Einar Frederiksen's untimely passing in 2002, FUNERAL continue the doom-spreading crusade that once earned them the label of "most depressing band in the...October 25, 2006
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KRUX Schedules CD-Release Party In Stockholm
KRUX is the Swedish band featuring CANDLEMASS bassist Leif Edling, ex-YNGWIE MALMSTEEN singer Mats Levén, ex-ENTOMBED drummer Peter Stjärnvind, guitarist Jörgen Sandstrom (also in THE PROJECT HATE, ex-ENTOMBED/GRAVE),current ARCH ENEMY guitarist Fredrik Åkesson, and keyboardist Carl Westholm, has s...October 24, 2006
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MOONSPELL, NAPALM DEATH, BEHEMOTH To Team Up For European Tour
MOONSPELL, NAPALM DEATH, BEHEMOTH and DEW-SCENTED will team up for a European tour in March/April. Confirmed dates are as follows: Mar. 31 - Austria - Planet Music - Vienna Apr. 01 - Germany - Alte Spinnerei - Glauchau Apr. 02 - Czech Republic - Abaton - Praha Apr. 03 - Germany - Postbahnhoff - Berl...October 24, 2006
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THE HIDDEN HAND Announces New Drummer
THE HIDDEN HAND, the band featuring hard rock guitar legend Scott "Wino" Weinrich (ST. VITUS, THE OBSESSED, SPIRIT CARAVAN),has issued the following update: "We were a little suprised when Evan [Tanner, drums] expressed an interest in not continuing with the HAND, especially before the [new] record...October 23, 2006
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TROUBLE To Hit The Road, Film New Live DVD
Chicago doom metal legends TROUBLE have issued the following update: "After many unpredictable setbacks, we now have release dates for most of the TROUBLE catalog. 'Psalm 9' and 'The Skull' will be released worldwide on October 24, 2006, with added footage from those eras. The new CD, 'Simple Mind C...October 23, 2006
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GLOW Releases 'Dive Into The Sun'
Spanish doom rock band GLOW has just released its second CD, "Dive into the Sun", through the Spanish label Alone Records. The album, which features eight songs with a running time of almost 70 minutes, is said to be "doomier, more psychedelic and '70s hard rock-inspired" than the group's debut, "Go...October 23, 2006
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Heavy Metal Ballet Production 'Forged' Scheduled For January
The End Records is one of the sponsors for the upcoming production "Forged" by New York City's heavy metal ballet company Ballet Deviare. The ballet company will present the production of "Forged" at The Abrons Arts Center, Henry Street Settlement January 5-7, 2007. With the genres of death, doom, g...October 23, 2006
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AXAMENTA: New Album To Receive Japanese Release
Belgium's AXAMENTA, the former band of current EPICA bassist Yves Huts, will release its new album, "Ever-Arch-I-Tech-Ture", in Japan on November 22 via Soundholic Co. Ltd. "Ever-Arch-I-Tech-Ture" was issued in Europe in May via Shiver Records. The CD was recorded at Hansen studio in Ribe, Denmark w...October 23, 2006
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KATATONIA Vocalist Talks About Touring North America For First Time
Many of us can think of a fair number of "good" heavy music bands, but when the term "great" is uttered, only a few come to mind. Many would agree that bands like OPETH, TOOL, and MASTODON fall into the latter category. Unless you've missed out on the raw emotion, beautiful heaviness, doom-laden atm...October 23, 2006
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The Burning Halo
Finding ponderous, majestic gothic metal with female vocals on Napalm Records is about as shocking as finding an egg coming out the ass of a chicken. The label has definitely cornered the market of late on romantic, dramatic Eurometal with various permutations of goth, doom and death mixed in. Swede...October 23, 2006
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GRAVE FLOWERS: In Pre-Production Mode
Long-running Swedish "dark metal" band GRAVE FLOWERS has issued the following update: "At the moment we are composing music and making pre-productions for our upcoming third album. As it seems now the music will be darker and more complex. [It] is still too early to say when we will enter the studio...October 22, 2006
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SWALLOW THE SUN: New Album Details Announced
Finnish melodic death/doom metallers SWALLOW THE SUN have set "Hope" as the title of their third album, due on February 7, 2007 release via Spinefarm Records. The follow-up to 2005's "Ghosts of Loss" was recorded at Seawolf Studios in Helsinki and was mastered on Oct. 16 at Finnvox studios with Mine...October 21, 2006
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EXTINCTION OF MANKIND's CD/EP to be Released Through MOSHPIT TRAGEDY RECORDS
U.K. crust punk legends EXTINCTION OF MANKIND will re-release their sold-out "Ale to England" seven-inch for the first time on CD through Canada's Moshpit Tragedy Records with distribution from Cargo Music, Inc. The three-song EP (which was originally released in 2002 on Malaire Records) features EX...October 20, 2006
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WHEN THE DEADBOLT BREAKS Working On Split CD With NEGATIVE REACTION
Doom metal villians WHEN THE DEADBOLT BREAKS are putting the finishing touches on a split CD with the gods of sludge NEGATIVE REACTION. According to a press release, the CD will feature three songs from each band, plus a cover of BLACK SABBATH's "Hands of Doom", performed by WHEN THE DEADBOLT BREAKS...October 19, 2006
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PLANET GEMINI: New Demo Tracks Posted Online
Boston-based traditional doom metal band PLANET GEMINI, who recently tapped ex-BLACK SABBATH/DIO drummer Vinny Appice and original TROUBLE drummer Jeff "Oly" Olson to play on its upcoming CD, has posted three new demo tracks — "Preachin' to the Choir", "Lightmare" and "Author of Pain" — on its MySpa...October 19, 2006
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