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ESOTERIC, PANIC CELL, BONESAW, THE MIRE Confirmed For U.K.'s DAMNATION FESTIVAL

Experimental doom titans ESOTERIC and globe-trotting metal veterans PANIC CELL will help fly the U.K. flag at this year's Damnation Festival. They'll be joined by Scottish old-school death metallers BONESAW, Brighton's progressive rockers THE MIRE and the recent winners of the Rock Sound and Terrori...

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SOILENT GREEN, PLACE OF SKULLS, ALCEST, IN SOLITUDE, BLOOD CEREMONY Confirmed For ROADBURN

SOILENT GREEN, PLACE OF SKULLS, ALCEST, IN SOLITUDE, BLOOD CEREMONY and GHOST have been confirmed for next year's edition of the Roadburn Festival, set to take place from Thursday, April 14 to Saturday, April 16 at the 013 venue and Midi Theatre in Tilburg, Holland. There will be an additional After...

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ST.VITUS, INHUME, SCENARIO II Confirmed For Holland's EINDHOVEN METAL MEETING

ST. VITUS, INHUME and SCENARIO II have been confirmed for the Eindhoven Metal Meeting, set to take place December 17-18, 2010 at the Effenaar in Eindhoven, The Netherlands. Due to the success of the previous installment of the festival (which was sold out a couple of weeks before the event),this ye...

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PARADISE LOST, THE OCEAN, MAYBESHEWILL, OCTOBER FILE Confirmed For U.K.'s DAMNATION FESTIVAL

U.K. gothic metal pioneers PARADISE LOST head up the latest additions to Damnation Festival. The genre-spanning Halifax quintet will bring its blend of atmospheric doom to the main Jägermeister Stage at Leeds University Union, on Saturday, November 6. They will be joined by German progressive metall...

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MOONSPELL, ENDSTILLE Confirmed For Holland's EINDHOVEN METAL MEETING

MOONSPELL and ENDSTILLE have been confirmed for the Eindhoven Metal Meeting, set to take place December 17-18, 2010 at the Effenaar in Eindhoven, The Netherlands. Meanwhile, KATATONIA has been forced to cancel its appearance at the event. Due to the success of the previous installment of the festiva...

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LAWNMOWER DETH, S.S.S., HECATE ENTHRONED Confirmed For U.K.'s DAMNATION FESTIVAL

LAWNMOWER DETH, S.S.S., HECATE ENTHRONED and FEN have been confirmed for the sixth installment of the U.K.'s Damnation Festival, set to take place on Saturday, November 6 at Leeds University Union. Commented festival director Gavin McInally: "Anyone who witnessed LAWNMOWER DETH's fantastic set at Do...

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FINNTROLL, SAMAEL, ROTTING CHRIST Confirmed For Holland's EINDHOVEN METAL MEETING

FINNTROLL, SAMAEL, ROTTING CHRIST, VARG, ALCEST, CARACH ANGREN, GORATH, METSATÖLL and NOTHNEGA have been confirmed for the Eindhoven Metal Meeting, set to take place December 17-18, 2010 at the Effenaar in Eindhoven, The Netherlands. Due to the success of the previous installment of the festival (wh...

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ANAAL NATHRAKH, ALCEST, ROLO TOMASSI Confirmed For U.K.'s DAMNATION FESTIVAL

Damnation Festival veterans ANAAL NATHRAKH will return to lay waste to Leeds this year for the sixth installment of the U.K.'s finest metal event. They'll be joined by French experimental duo ALCEST, the synth-driven mathcore of ROLO TOMASSI and crusty Brummie brothers-in-arms FUKPIG, who make their...

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AMESOEURS Completes Work On Debut Album

France's AMESOEURS, the brainchild of multi-instrumentalist Neige of ALCEST, has completed work on its self-titled debut album. The follow-up to the band's highly praised and acclaimed 2007 "Ruines Humaines" EP will be released in March via Code666 Records. Formed by Neige and vocalist Audrey Sylvai...

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PROPHECY PRODUCTIONS Announces North American Distribution Deal

Prophecy Productions has teamed up in North America with Season of Mist, Caroline (USA) and FAB (Canada) for distribution of its releases. The label's introductory releases into North America — DRAUTRAN's "Throne of the Depths", FARSOT's "IIII", and HELRUNAR's "Baldr Ok Iss" — will be made available...

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Souvenirs D'un Autre Monde

Are you ready for the sinister shrieks, razorblade guitars, and blasting mayhem of black metal devastation? Well, you need to go elsewhere then because "Souvenirs D'un Autre Monde" by France's ALCEST is not for you. The fact that the lone force behind ALCEST, a man called Neige, has black metal root...

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ALCEST Signs With PROPHECY PRODUCTIONS

France's ALCEST has signed a five-album deal with Prophecy Productions. The group's debut CD, "Souvenirs d'un Autre Monde", will be released in the summer. After making a small stir in the black metal underground with its 2004 mini-CD "Le Secret", ALCEST has musically left its origins in that scene...