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SHAPE OF DESPAIR: Release Date Set For Self-Titled Album
Spinefarm Records has set a July 27 release date for the self-titled album from Finnish doom/death metallers SHAPE OF DESPAIR, the band featuring ex-AMORPHIS/current AJATTARA singer Pasi Koskinen. The low-priced CD will feature rare and unreleased material from the group, including tracks from the b...April 25, 2005
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SWALLOW THE SUN Enter Finnish Single Chart At No. 4
Finnish melodic death/doom metallers SWALLOW THE SUN have entered the Finnish single chart at position No. 4 with their latest single, "Forgive Her" (Firebox Records). In addition to the nine-minute title track, the single features a cover version of the CANDLEMASS classic "Solitude", with Magister...April 24, 2005
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CANDLEMASS Schedule CD-Release Party In Stockholm
Reunited Swedish doom legends CANDLEMASS will celebrate the release of their new self-titled album with a free hometown show on April 27 at O-Baren in Stockholm, Sweden. Doors open at 10:00 p.m. and the band will hit the stage at 11:00 p.m. Due on May 2 via Nuclear Blast Records, "Candlemass" was re...April 22, 2005
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Candlemass
With an ominous rushing sound, the first album of new material from the classic CANDLEMASS lineup in 16 years roars into the spotlight. As opening statements go, they don't get much more kickass than "Black Dwarf" — cranking along at what for CANDLEMASS is practically thrash speeds. This midtempo ro...April 22, 2005
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DEVILDRIVER: New Music Posted Online
Two brand-new DEVILDRIVER tracks, "End of the Line" and "Hold Back the Day", have been posted online at the Roadrunner Records web site. "End of the Line" and "Hold Back the Day" come off DEVILDRIVER's sophomore album, "The Fury of Our Maker's Hand", due on June 28 via Roadrunner. The follow-up to D...April 22, 2005
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SILENTIUM To Enter Studio In Early May
Finnish atmospheric doom metallers SILENTIUM will enter the studio on May 2 to begin recording their fourth CD, tentatively due in late 2005 via Dynamic Arts Records. SILENTIUM, who recently announced the addition of vocalist Riina Rinkinen and returning drummer Jari Ojala to the group's ranks, rele...April 22, 2005
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LACRIMAS PROFUNDERE Part Ways With Guitarist, Announce Replacement
German doom/gothic metallers LACRIMAS PROFUNDERE parted ways with rhythm guitarist Christian Freitsmiedl after the completion of their recent German tour with THE 69 EYES. Replacing Christian in the band's lineup is Tony Berger. Tony will make his live debut with the group this week in Austria and w...April 21, 2005
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Former PENANCE Vocalist Seeks Musicians For New 'Doom' Band
Former PENANCE vocalist Brian "Butch" Balich is currently seeking musicians to form a new band. "Doom is what I love and that is what I am looking to continue to do," the singer writes in a press release. "[I] would like to find folks that would like to create music that combines heavy doom riffs .....April 19, 2005
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RACHEL BOLAN Says 'Grunge' Movement Put Bands Like SKID ROW Out Of Business
SKID ROW bassist Rachel Bolan recently spoke to the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review about the group's "comeback" following a split with singer Sebastian Bach in the late 1990s. Several excerpts from the interview follow: On how the '90s shift into grunge music affected bands like SKID ROW: "Bands like NIR...April 16, 2005
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PRO-PAIN Drop Off KREATOR Tour
PRO-PAIN have officially dropped off the Enemy of God U.S. tour featuring KREATOR, VADER and THE AUTUMN OFFERING. No reason was given for PRO-PAIN's departure from the trek. PRO-PAIN's new album, "Prophets of Doom", is scheduled for release on June 14 via Candlelight Records. The band's first offici...April 14, 2005
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Prophets of Doom
I appreciate PRO-PAIN for always delivering what I expect it too: hardcore-based metal that's a swift kick to the teeth. It's a double-edged sword for the band, as folks like myself enjoy the unbridled assault and battery, while others tend to criticize the quartet for keeping it predictable. As muc...April 11, 2005
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Debris Inc.
On the self-titled debut from DEBRIS INC. one gets the feeling that TROUBLE bassist Ron Holzner and ST. VITUS alum Dave Chandler got together and figured they'd kick out some old school punk rock without abandoning their doom roots. The pair also brought TROUBLE's Barry Stern, EYEHATEGOD/SUPERJOINT...April 11, 2005
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IMPALED NAZARENE: 'Death Comes' Release Date Announced
Osmose Productions has set a May 9 European release date for the first-ever live album by Finnish extreme metallers IMPALED NAZARENE, entitled 'Death Comes In 26 Carefully Selected Pieces'. Recorded last December at Tavastia club in Helsinki, Finland, 'DCI26CSP' features 26 songs from the band's cat...April 11, 2005
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DIVINE EMPIRE: New Songs Available For Download
DIVINE EMPIRE, the Florida-based death metal band featuring bassist/vocalist Jason Blachowicz (ex-MALEVOLENT CREATION),have uploaded three songs from their upcoming CD, "Method of Execution", at their official web site. Check out the tracks "Vowed Revenge", "Dungeon Mask" and "Judge, Jury & Exe...April 11, 2005
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The Gathering Wilderness
Distill the choicest elements of BATHORY, ENSLAVED and NEUROSIS, and add the mournful echoes of the sorrowful past of their native Ireland, and you'll at least have a starting point for dealing with PRIMORDIAL. The raw, bleeding emotion they wring from the most simple, hypnotic, swelling riffs is as...April 10, 2005
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