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NECARE Sign With FIREBOX RECORDS
Virginia-based doom/death metallers NECARE have inked a deal with Finland's Firebox Records. The group's debut CD, "Ruin", is scheduled for release in the next couple of months. According to an official press release, "Ruin" "touches on themes of spiritual apostasy and the abandonment of faith in th...January 22, 2004
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NOVEMBERS DOOM Added To THE GATHERING/AGALLOCH Tour
Chicago doomsters NOVEMBERS DOOM have been added to THE GATHERING/AGALLOCH East Coast tour beginning in mid-February. This will be NOVEMBERS DOOM's first tour of the United States, and plans are in the works for the band to tour the West Coast in 2004 as well. Merchandise will be available from all...January 18, 2004
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NOVEMBERS DOOM, TWELFTH GATE, ION VEIN Confirmed For CHICAGO POWERFEST
Initially brought to life in 2000 as an "Evening of Pure Powerful Metal," Chicago Powerfest was designed to showcase some of the best underground metal talent in the U.S. in one of the best metal cities. The second installment of Powerfest has evolved into a "Weekend of Pure Powerful Metal" and prov...January 17, 2004
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SOLITUDE AETURNUS Confirmed For CLASSIC METAL FEST 4
Long-running Arlington, Texas-based doom metallers SOLITUDE AETURNUS have been confirmed for the Classic Metal Fest 4, set to be held May 13-15 at JJ Kelley's in Bernice Lansing, Illinois. The following is a list of the artists currently scheduled to appear at the event: SOLITUDE AETURNUS HIRAX RAFF...January 17, 2004
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DAYLIGHT DIES: Live Video Posted Online
North Carolina-based doom/death metallers DAYLIGHT DIES have posted a video of the song "Four Corners", shot live at club Tivoli in Utrecht, The Netherlands on May 11, 2003, at this location (you will need to download DivX codec to view video). In other news, the band "have significantly narrowed do...January 16, 2004
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SUBTERRANEAN MASQUERADE Announce New Singer
SUBTERRANEAN MASQUERADE, a multi-musical phenomenon with various influences ranging from progressive to post rock, extreme metal and even epic doom, have confirmed that NOVEMBERS DOOM singer Paul Kuhr will contribute vocals to their debut CD, "Temporary Psychotic State". Founding member Tomer Pink c...January 11, 2004
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CATHEDRAL Announce Dates In Greece, Sweden
U.K.-based cult doom rockers CATHEDRAL have lined up the following dates in January: Jan. 24 - Thessaloniki, GRE @ Ydrogios Club Jan. 25 - Athens, GRE @ Gagarin 205 Jan. 31 - Stockholm, SWE @ The Shrine (w/ KRUX) As previously reported, CATHEDRAL's follow-up to last year's "The VIIth Coming" is tent...January 8, 2004
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AFTER FOREVER To Tour Mexico In February
Dutch gothic/atmospheric doom metal group AFTER FOREVER will be embarking on a four-date tour of Mexico in late February. The details are as follows: Feb. 21 - Circo Vallador - Mexico City, MEX Feb. 22 - Salon 29 - Celeya, MEX Feb. 26 – TBA - San Luis, MEX Feb. 27 - La Fortaleza - ...January 7, 2004
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LACRIMAS PROFUNDERE Name New Album
German doom/gothic metallers LACRIMAS PROFUNDERE have set "Ave End" as the title of their sixth album, tentatively due in the summer through Austria's Napalm Records. The recordings for the follow-up to 2002's "Fall, I Will Follow" will begin in February. Among the tracks set to appear on the CD are...January 6, 2004
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DOOMSWORD Confirmed For Germany's ROCK HARD FESTIVAL
Italian epic doom metallers DOOMSWORD are the latest act confirmed for this year's Rock Hard Festival, a two-day event set to take place May 29-30, 2004 at Amphitheater in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. Also set to appear are STRATOVARIUS, RAGE, DESASTER and DEAD SOUL TRIBE, among others. Tickets to the fe...January 6, 2004
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RUNEMAGICK Complete Work On New Album
Swedish "dark death metal" act RUNEMAGICK have completed work on their new album, "On Funeral Wings", at their own Magick Sound Studio for a spring release through Aftermath Music. As previously reported, RUNEMAGICK's new material is said to be "much in the vein of the latest album 'Darkness Death D...January 5, 2004
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MOURNING BELOVETH, WHILE HEAVEN WEPT, PANTHEIST To Team Up For European Tour
Irish doom/death metal band MOURNING BELOVETH will be teaming up with WHILE HEAVEN WEPT (USA) and PANTHEIST (Belgium) for a European tour beginning in early April 2004. Tentative dates so far are as follows: April 2-3 - Doom Shall Rise Fest II - Goppingen, GER Apr. 4-8 – GER @ TBA Apr. 09 - Hengelo,...December 25, 2003
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Ex-HELLOWEEN Singer MICHAEL KISKE: 'I Will Only Make Pop Music In The Future!'
Former HELLOWEEN singer Michael Kiske has been composing new material over the course of the last few weeks and has already completed pre-production versions of six new songs, according to his latest newsletter. Says Michael: "I am very optimistic because I really think that those songs are my best...December 24, 2003
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SOLITUDE AETURNUS Name Album, Post New Song
John Perez, guitarist of the long-running Arlington, Texas-based doom metallers SOLITUDE AETURNUS, has issued the following update on the band's current activities: "Doomed greetings to all! Perez here — I'm over at Robert's secret Coven meeting place finishing the last of the [SOLITUDE AETURNUS] so...December 17, 2003
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THULSA DOOM Nominated For A Norwegian GRAMMY!
THULSA DOOM's second album, "...And Then Take You To A Place Where Jars Are Kept", has been nominated for a Norwegian Grammy in the "Best Metal Album" category alongside DIMMU BORGIR's "Death Cult Aramageddon", EL CACO's "Solid Rest", ENSLAVED's "Below the Lights" and THULSA DOOM mainman El Doom's "...December 13, 2003