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DARK EMBRACE Enlist ATROCITY/LEAVES' EYES Drummer For Album Recordings
Spanish gothic/doom metallers DARK EMBRACE have recruited drummer Moritz Neuner (ATROCITY, LEAVES' EYES, DARKWELL) to lay down the drum tracks for their upcoming debut album, tentatively due before the end of the year. The CD will be recorded in August at Stage One studios in Borgentreich, Germany w...May 30, 2005
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RUNEMAGICK Begin Work On New Material; 'Envenom' Vinyl On The Way
Swedish "dark death metal" act RUNEMAGICK are currently "working on new material that will be recorded some day," according to a posting on the group's official web site. Working songtitles include "Preludium Apocalypses", "Invocation of Doom Runes", "Black Magick Sorceress", "Fisher of Souls" and "...May 25, 2005
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WITCHCRAFT To Release New Album In July
Candlelight Records with Rise Above Records are gearing up for a hot summer with the release of the new album from WITCHCRAFT. Titled "Firewood", the album will hit stores nationwide on July 26. The band is expected to premiere material from the album at this weekend's Emissions of the Monolith fest...May 24, 2005
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Wolf's Return
Draped in doom and powered by classic heavy metal, Stockholm's GRAND MAGUS continue the quality streak with "Wolf's Return", the band's third release. A majestic and soulful album, yet heavy metal in the truest sense of the term. I can always tell when an album has had a big impact on me, as I'll be...May 21, 2005
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SILENTIUM To Begin Mixing New Album This Week
Finnish atmospheric doom metallers SILENTIUM have finished recording their new album and are scheduled to begin mixing the effort on Monday (May 23) for a late 2005 release via Dynamic Arts Records. "During the [recording] sessions [it became] clear the fact that after the whole member changes stuff...May 21, 2005
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VALKYRIE To Release Full-Length CD In August
VALKYRIE, the Virginia-based psychedelic stoner doomsters, will be releasing a full-length CD in late August via Twin Earth Records. The album will be engineered and produced at the Polar Bear Lair in Maryland by Chris Kozlowski, who has produced records for PENTAGRAM, SPIRIT CARAVAN, INTERNAL VOID,...May 16, 2005
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Ireland's DAY OF DARKNESS Festival: Final Lineup Announced
Greek metallers ROTTING CHRIST will headline this year's Day of Darkness Metalfest, set to take place on Saturday July 9 at Pedigree Corner, Ballylinan, Co Laois in Ireland. Now in its fourth year, the festival will once again bring together bands from Ireland's thriving domestic metal scene with a...May 16, 2005
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DEVILDRIVER: 'The Fury Of Our Maker's Hand' E-Card Available
A new DEVILDRIVER e-card, featuring three tracks ("End of the Line", "Hold Back the Day", "Sin & Sacrifice") from the band's upcoming "The Fury of Our Maker's Hand" album, can be accessed at this location. The CD is scheduled for release June 28 via Roadrunner Records. The follow-up to DEVILDRIV...May 14, 2005
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NOVEMBERS DOOM Apologize For Illinois Concert Cancellation
Chicago doomsters NOVEMBERS DOOM have posted the following message on their official web site: "We would like to fist take this opportunity to apologize to our friends in CRY FOR DAWN, and anyone who went to see us perform [on April 29 in Round Lake, Illinois]. We made a last minute decision to canc...May 14, 2005
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Former KYUSS Bassist Joins BUTCHER
Bassist Scott Reeder (KYUSS, THE OBSESSED, UNIDA) has posted the following message on his web site: "The WHORES OF TIJUANA record [which Reeder produced] is done and should be mastered in the next week or so... It was a quickie — raw and dirty, just the way I like it. They're doing presales at their...May 11, 2005
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EPICA To Release New Single This Week
According to a post on EPICA's official web site, the group will release their new single, "Solitary Ground", on May 12. The complete track listing for the single is as follows: 01. Solitary Ground (piano version) 02. Solitary Ground (remix) 03. Mother of Light (different version) 04. Palladium (pre...May 10, 2005
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RAMESSES Announce European Tour Dates
The bludgeoning slow-motion trancending-doom trio RAMESSES, who feature in their ranks the former rhythm section of ELECTRIC WIZARD, continue to bulldoze their mark into the ranks of the best of their genre. With a mere demo, split release, and EP on the market, they're already inarguably one of the...May 7, 2005
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THE ETERNAL Complete Work On Sophomore Album, Prepare To Hit The Road
Australian melodic doom metal band THE ETERNAL (formerly CRYPTAL DARKNESS) have finished recording their second album with producer Endel Rivers (BLACK MAJESTY, VANISHING POINT) at Palm Studios in Melbourne. The as-yet-untitled CD will contain 11 tracks, including "Everlasting", "A Dream's End", "Be...May 7, 2005
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REVEREND BIZARRE's 21-Minute Doom Epic Enters Finnish Chart At No. 2
Lauded as the leading contenders of purist doom, Finland's REVEREND BIZARRE have achieved the seemingly impossible by putting their twenty-one minute, single-track CD, "Slaves of Satan", into the national Finnish single chart at No. 2! The Lohja-based trio, consisting of vocalist/bassist Magister Al...May 7, 2005
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SEXTRASH: Brazilian Death Metallers Are Back
After eight years of silence, Brazilian death metallers SEXTRASH are back. The band quit in 1997 after the tragic death of lead vocalist Oswald Scheid in a car crash. The band have just signed a deal with Cogumelo Records and are currently working on a new album. "There's a lot of crap [out there] t...May 6, 2005