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Mortor whom are gearing up for the release of their new album Shoot ‘Em Up on Tuesday, September 18th have announced they will be performing upcoming Ontario dates in Oshawa on Sept 8th for a back to school thrash bash alongside Dead 3 Days and will be local support for German thrash legends Kreator and Finnish doom metal …
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Technically this isn’t a new release since it was originally released independently in 2009 back when nobody had ever heard of this Black/Doom metal band from Ontario, Canada. However, Earache Records signed these guys and decided to rerelease the album to give it the proper marketing it deserves and even some airplay on the Comcast …
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British doom metal band ELECTRIC WIZARD will release its long-awaited new album Black Masses in North America on January 18, 2011 via Rise Above Records. The legendary group’s seventh studio album and first since 2007’s Witchcult Today, Black Masses was recorded with Grammy Award-winning British recording engineer Liam Watson (The White Stripes) in London’s Toe …
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Well the recent drought of decent music has got me digging through the archives again looking for great music in my library to keep me occupied. Thankfully I have it and it is my duty to share with you. Hell you never know, maybe it’ll give you some new request ideas to throw at our …
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Over the past decade the “stoner rock” sub-genre of metal has made a huge push into popularity. With it’s heavy, down-tuned, fuzzy guitar riffs and it’s slow, crushing tempos, the live experience is unlike anything else most people have ever experienced. This is helped out tremendously by small venues. Playing smaller places keeps the sound …
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MOTH EATER, the Beers Village, New York-based doom/metal band featuring guitarist John Conley of SCAR CULTURE, Dave Ardolina and Steve “Buckshot” Seabury of DIRTY RIG, and vocalist John Alaia have just posted a cover version of the FOUR HORSEMEN’s classic track Rockin’ Is Ma’ Business on their Myspace page. Go to SMNnews
Loudtrax.com recently sat down and interviewed doom metal band MOTH EATER to discuss the bands up coming mini record, the recording process, touring and all things metal. Loudtrax.com has also posted a free download of the lead off track titled “Aftermath”. The track features world renowned Hurdy Gurdy player and composer Geoff Kooris who adds to the bands already …
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Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada-based doom metal band BISON B.C. will be entering the studio this month to start recording their follow up to Quiet Earth which was released via Metal Blade Records on September 30, 2008. The band will be working once again with the respected engineer/producer Jesse Gander (3 Inches of Blood, Subhumans) at The Hive Studios in Burnaby, British …
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Swiss industrial black metallers SAMAEL have uploaded the video clip for the track “Black Hole”. The song comes off their latest record Above, which marks the groups return to their black metal roots. Lead singer and guitarist Vorph spoke a little bit recently about the style of the new video: “If your favourite video clip …
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Oakland, CA metal masters SAVIOURS have been tabbed by legendary doom metal band SAINT VITUS to support the band on three exclusive U.S. reunion shows this fall. The just-announced live performances will take place on October 16, 17 and 18 in Brooklyn, NY, Worcester, MA and Baltimore, MD respectively and are Saint Vitus’ first U.S. …
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