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Hope

Talk of Finland's SWALLOW THE SUN being heirs to the throne of, depending on who you ask, MY DYING BRIDE or KATATONIA (well, the early material anyway) is not hyperbole. "Hope", the band's third release, is the sound of a band hitting its stride and exuding confidence in the majestic, European doom/...

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MERCENARY To Guest On Danish MTV

On Thursday, April 19, the Danish MTV will air a special edition of "Headbanger's Ball" featuring MERCENARY. The program will include footage of the bandmembers in the studio and the debut of their new video for the song "My World Is Ending". MERCENARY's "My World Is Ending" clip has been posted onl...

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MERCENARY: 'My World Is Ending' Video Posted Online

Danish metallers MERCENARY have posted their video for the song "My World Is Ending" at YouTube. The track comes off the group's latest CD, "The Hours That Remain", which came out last year via Century Media. In other news, MERCENARY has issued the following update: "All is well here at the MERCENAR...

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GWYNBLEIDD: New Album To Be Mixed By DAN SWANÖ

GWYNBLEIDD, a diverse death/black/folk metal project from Brooklyn, NY will once again enter DMD studios (Brooklyn) at the beginning of May 2007 to start recording its first full-length album. The band will record all drums and main guitar parts at DMD with assistance from engineer Thomas Gajewski,...

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BLIND GUARDIAN Confirmed For Finland's TUSKA Festival

German power metallers BLIND GUARDIAN have been confirmed for the Tuska open-air festival, set to take place June 29 - July 1 at Kaisaniemi in Helsinki, Finland. A total of 32 bands on three stages will perform over the course of three days. In addition to this, a couple of dozen bands will be appea...

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KATATONIA Confirmed For Czech Republic's BRUTAL ASSAULT FESTIVAL

Sweden's KATATONIA has been confirmed for the Brutal Assault Festival, set to take place August 10-12 in Svojsice U Prelouce (100 km east of Prague),Czech Republic. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): ABORTED ADOR DORATH BELPHEGOR BY NIGHT CATARACT CEPHALIC CARNAG...

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From These Wounds

Stark, obsidian funeral doom metal with low-toned clean vocals — on the surface, there doesn't seem to be much about FUNERAL to set them apart from so many other purveyors of bleak, depressive sound. But while there are reference points – early KATATONIA, SWALLOW THE SUN, RAPTURE, DIABOLIQUE, OPETH...

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KATATONIA: 'Live Consternation' Live Album/DVD Due In May

KATATONIA's live performance from last year's Summer Breeze open-air festival in Germany will be released as a double-disc live album/DVD, entitled "Live Consternation", on May 28. The "super jewelcase" packaging will feature both the audio on CD and the show on DVD (including both 2.0 and 5.1 versi...

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KATATONIA: 'July' Video Posted Online

KATATONIA's brand new video for the song "July", shot and directed by Charlie Granberg, has been posted online at YouTube.com. Commented Granberg: "It's basically a perfomance video. But I wanted the feeling of the band playing in a very rough, abandonded or even bombed out house, in an extremely wa...

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OCEANS OF SADNESS: Cover Of ALICE IN CHAINS' 'Them Bones' Posted Online

Belgian progressive metallers OCEANS OF SADNESS have posted their cover version of ALICE IN CHAINS' "Them Bones" on their MySpace page. The track comes off the group's fourth album, "Mirror Palace", due in April via Italy's Scarlet Records. The CD was produced by Jens Bogren (OPETH, KATATONIA, AMON...

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COLLARBONE: Debut Single Due In Early March

Helsinki, Finland-based alternative/metal four-piece COLLARBONE will release its debut single, "The Last Call", on March 7. COLLARBONE's forthcoming debut album, entitled "The Back of Beyond", was produced by Jonas Olsson, who previously worked with the likes of DISCO ENSEMBLE and CALLISTO. The CD w...

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MY DYING BRIDE Parts Ways With Bassist, Drummer; Replacements Announced

U.K. doom metallers MY DYING BRIDE have issued the following update: "MY DYING BRIDE is sorry to have to say that on January 5, 2007 bassist Adrian Jackson left the band. He has pledged his future in America and has made it quite clear there is no room in his plans for MY DYING BRIDE. ...

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AUTUMNAL To Support KATATONIA In Spain

Spanish doom metallers AUTUMNAL will support KATATONIA on their Spanish tour. The dates are as follows: Apr. 13 - Madrid, Spain - Sala Caracol Apr. 14 - Barcelona, Spain -Sala Bikini Apr. 15 - Irun, Spain - Sala Tunk (w/ BORT) AUTUMNAL released its first album, "Grey Universe", last December through...

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SWALLOW THE SUN: 'Hope' Enters Finnish Chart At No. 3

SWALLOW THE SUN's third album, "Hope", has entered the Finnish national chart at position No. 3. View the whole chart at this location. The follow-up to 2005's "Ghosts of Loss", "Hope" was recorded at Seawolf Studios in Helsinki and was mastered at Finnvox studios with Minerva Pappi. The CD features...

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The Second Philosophy

The third album from Spain's NAHEMAH (and first for Lifeforce),"The Second Philosophy", is an intriguing effort. It is the kind of album that one can appreciate it for the musicianship and song dynamics, even though it leaves the listener thinking that there needs to be something more to seal the d...