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CANDLEMASS Officially Launches Vocalist Search

Legendary Swedish doom metallers CANDLEMASS have posted the following message on their official web site: "CANDLEMASS are currently looking for a singer. Preferably Swedish but the band will consider all options. [Requirements are as follows:] * You are over 25, you love metal and doom, got a fantas...

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DEATHCHAIN Re-Signs With DYNAMIC ARTS RECORDS, Begins Work On New Album

Finnish death/thrash metallers DEATHCHAIN have re-signed with Dynamic Arts Records. Production of the group's third CD has already begun under the title "Cult of Death". According to a press release, "on the upcoming album, DEATHCHAIN dwells into the darker sound of death/thrash metal." Songtitles s...

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CANDLEMASS To Look For Singer 'As Soon As Possible'

Legendary Swedish doomsters CANDLEMASS, who announced on Monday (Oct. 23) that vocalist Messiah Marcolin was "out for good," have posted the following update on their web site: "CANDLEMASS will start to look for a new singer as soon as possible. Watch this space. More info on the matter will come so...

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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...

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It's Official: Vocalist MESSIAH MARCOLIN Is Out Of CANDLEMASS

Legendary Swedish doomsters CANDLEMASS have posted the following message on their official web site: "You have heard the rumours and it is with a heavy heart we must make this official. The band have tried to solve the situation several times, but Messiah cannot be persuaded to sing on the new album...

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AVERSE SEFIRA Signs With CANDLELIGHT RECORDS

Texas-based black metallers AVERSE SEFIRA have inked a deal with Candlelight Records. AVERSE SEFIRA formed in Texas, in 1996. Following a well-received demo, the band self-released their debut album, "Homecoming's March", on Arrogare Records in 1999. Shortly after, the band relocated to New York sta...

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CANDLEMASS: 'Metal, Doom And Garlic'

The following message was posted on CANDLEMASS' official web site: "Leif [Edling, CANDLEMASS bassist/songwriter] is busy doing cool stuff outside of C-MASS. Once a month he has got Klubb Sabotage at Bröderna Olsson, Folkungagatan 84 in Stockholm. It's a garlic place with great food, and in the basem...

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SWALLOW THE SUN To Master New Album On Monday

Finnish melodic death/doom metallers SWALLOW THE SUN have finished recording and mixing their as-yet-untitled third album at Seawolf Studios in Helsinki and are scheduled to master the CD next Monday (Oct. 16) at Finnvox studios with Minerva Pappi. A February 7, 2007 release via Spinefarm Records is...

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MESHUGGAH's HAAKE At DRUMMERLIVE: Video Footage, Photos Available

MESHUGGAH's Tomas Haake was one of the performers at the DrummerLive 2006 event on September 24 at ExCeL Centre, London Docklands, England. Check out a couple of video clips: Clip#1, Clip#2. Photos are available at this location. MESHUGGAH's reissue of its acclaimed 2002 effort, "Nothing", is due in...

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CANDLEMASS Mainman Discusses KRUX Project

Lords of Metal e-zine recently conducted an interview with CANDLEMASS/KRUX mainman Leif Edling. A few excerpts from the chat follow: Lords of Metal: In the interview on the KRUX DVD you were saying that you were pleased by the amount of sales of the KRUX album. I know that the most popular albums .....

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MESHUGGAH's 'Destroy Erase Improve' Inducted Into DECIBEL's 'Hall Of Fame'

MESHUGGAH's "Destroy Erase Improve" is the 21st album to be inducted into Decibel magazine's as ongoing "Hall of Fame" feature. The "Hall of Fame" feature highlights influential and pivotal releases in metal history, and "Destroy Erase Improve" joins of ranks of previously profiled classics such as...

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SWALLOW THE SUN: Recording Update

Finnish melodic death/doom metallers SWALLOW THE SUN are putting the finishing touches on the recordings for their as-yet-untitled third album at Seawolf Studios in Helsinki and are scheduled to begin mixing the effort next Thursday. Fans can read about the progress of the recordings in Finnish at t...

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Former MOONSPELL Bassist Returns With WITCHBREED

WITCHBREED (Photo#1, Photo#2),the new Portuguese metal band formed by bassist Ares (ex-MOONSPELL, currently in DEEPSKIN) and guitarist Dikk (ex-DEEPSKIN),has just released its debut promo CD, entitled "Descending Fires". The group, which is fronted by Ruby (Photo#1, Photo#2) a female vocalist born...

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MESHUGGAH's HAAKE Schedules Drum Clinics

MESHUGGAH's Tomas Haake will be conducting drum clinics at the following two locations this month: 1) Sunday, Sept. 24 - DrummerLive 2006 - ExCeL Centre, London Docklands Haake will appear between 11:15 a.m. and 12:00 p.m. (noon) For more information, visit www.drummerlive.co.uk. 2) Saturday, Sept....

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CANDLEMASS: MESSIAH Will Sing On New Album

Legendary Swedish doom metallers CANDLEMASS have posted the following message on their official web site: "In a conversation with the label Nuclear Blast, Messiah Marcolin has agreed to sing on the upcoming CANDLEMASS album. It will happen sometime in September/October. Some contractual stuff has to...