German power metallers Domain have issued the following update:

"The final tracklist and the artwork of the upcoming Domain concept album "The Chronicles Of Love, Hate And Sorrow", (Release-Date: March 13th 09) has been revealed! The artwork was done by famous Brazilian metal artwork designer Gustavo Sazes, who bridged between the traditional Domain artwork concept and the requirements of the album story. The regular albums contains 10 tracks, one more bonus track will be added to the limited edition of the album."

Tracklist "The Chronicles Of Love, Hate And Sorrow":

01. Picture The Beauty
02. Sweeping Scars
03. Angel Above
04. Circle Of Give And Take
05. He Is Back
06. Inner Rage
07. Digging Their Graves
08. Haunting Sorrows
09. The Last dance
10. 12 O'Clock

Bonustrack:

11. Two Brothers & The Sinners Chess

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Source:	blogs.myspace.com
Band profile:	Domain

US metallers Impending Doom have put a new song, entitled "The Serpent Servant", on their MySpace page.

"The Serpent Servant" cover art] is the title track of Impending Doom's new album which will be released on March 31 through Facedown Records.

The album was recorded at Lambesis Studios in San Diego with Tim Lambesis and Daniel Castleman (As I Lay Dying, War Of Ages, Winds Of Plague) It was mixed and mastered by Zeuss (Hatebreed, Shadows Fall, Terror).

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Source:	myspace.com
Band profile:	Impending Doom

Krux have issued the following update:

"Yes, it is true folks. Krux will play their last 2 gigs in sweden before they enter the studio to record a new album. This will probably not happen until the winter of 09/10, but with Fredrik Åkessons duties in Opeth and Leif Edling being busy with Candlemass new album in 2009, it is not very likely that the band will be seen on a stage again that soon.

So... Don't miss next week shows in Stockholm - at Harry B James (thursday Jan 29) and in Gävle - at O´Learys (friday Jan 30). Krux promise to play a couple of odd songs from the catalogue to make things more interesting, and you will also see Pär Wiberg from Opeth do his Krux premiere. He replaces Carl Westholm on keys since the doctor is in Africa saving the world."

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Source:	kruxdoom.se
Band profile:	Krux
Event:	Krux

Sadly we have to announce, what most insiders and fans already know:
British Doom Legend Warning split up after 15 years of existence and two album masterpieces.

The only remaining original member and founder Patrick Walker has provided us with the following statement:

"The decision to discontinue Warning has been both a pain and a purgation to me. For the past two years or so, Warning has been a considerably important part of my life, what with travelling and playing shows, writing new music and a gradual but increasing interest in the band, largely helped by Cyclone Empire's rereleasing of both records and making them for the first time easily obtainable to people.

However, I started the band in 1994. I was a different person when I began playing with Warning; I had different musical objectives; different ideals; different influences and inspirations. Now in order to make music that retains some semblance of integrity and wholeness I realise I need to move on. This shouldn't be thought of as "the end" of something. I have, after all, been the sole remaining original member of the band in its most recent line-up for almost a year now; in this respect Warning is little more than a band name. So before I complete work on what will be the material for the next album, I need a new band; a new context within which to work.

I hope people continue their interest in my music, and all further information concerning it will be officially made known through Cyclone Empire with whom I am very happy to say I will continue to work as originally proposed, so please look no further than these pages for more news.

Many thanks,

Patrick Walker.

22nd January 2009"

We provide you with further news as we have them!

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Source:	cyclone-empire.com
Band profile:	Warning

Sweden Gothenburg metal band Degradead have completed work on their new album "Out Of Body Experience" cover art]. The album was recorded at Studio Abyss/Black Lounge in Ludvika. The release date is set for february 20, 2009.

"Out Of Body Experience" contains the following fourteen songs:

01. All Is Gone
02. Wake The Storm
03. Achieve The sky
04. Everlasting Hatred
05. Dephts Of Darkness
06. V.X.R.
07. Future Is Now
08. Transmigration
09. The Burning Orchid
10. Almost Dead
11. Dream
12. Illusion
13. Suffering
14: Unfortunate

Two songs have been uploaded to the official MySpace. The songs are called "Depths Of Darkness" and "Wake The Storm".

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Source:	blogs.myspace.com
Band profile:	Degradead

On Friday January 16th, NOVEMBERS DOOM will enter recording studio "Belle City Sound" to begin recording their 7th full length CD, to be titled "Into Night's Requiem Infernal". Tracking duties will be handled by Chris Djuricic (Engineer and Novembers Doom bassist), and the mixing of the disc by Dan Swano at Unisound. The band comments:

"We're using the same Recording / Mixing formula we've used on "The Pale Haunt Departure" and "The Novella Reservoir". In our opinion, the combination of Djuricic and Swano creates the perfect sound for us, and we've received nothing but stellar reviews of sound quality from this combination in the past.

"Every band hypes their new material, and says it's the best they've done, and the hardest and the heaviest... You can judge that for yourself in time. What we can say is that this is the first time going into a recording the entire band feels confident and believes the material will please fans of the band, as well as turn many new heads in our direction. It's dark, aggressive, and melodic, and compliments the last three releases."

The cover artwork can be viewed here

Tracklisting for Into Night's Requiem Infernal:

01. Into Night's Requiem Infernal
02. Eulogy for the Living Lost
03. Empathy's Greed
04. The Fifth Day of March
05. Lazarus Regret
06. I Hurt Those I Adore
07. The Harlots Lie
08. When Desperation Fills the Void

Novembers Doom is:

Paul Kuhr - Vocals
Larry Roberts - Guitar
Vito Marchese - Guitar
Chris Djuricic - Bass
Sasha Horn - Drums

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Source:	blogs.myspace.com
Band profile:	Novembers Doom

In February Southern Lord will proudly release the vinyl only version of the new Wolves In The Throne Room EP entitled "Malevolent Grain" cover art], featuring two brand new tracks from the Pacific Northwest organic black metallers. Conspiracy Records will offer a limited edition picture disc of the 12″ for Europe, while Southern Lord will release a black 180-gram version worldwide. Additionally the band will press a limited CD version for tour purposes only. The EP features the band's newly designed logo crafted by renowned artist Christophe Szpajdel, designer of black metal band logos for Kult Ov Azazel, Emperor, Moonspell and other international acts.

The third WITTR full-length "Black Cascade" will follow, to be released on March 31st on Southern Lord Records. More info will follow soon on this wholly organic black-drone masterwork. Both the EP and the full-length were recorded to 2-inch tape by Randall Dunn and Mell Dettmer in Seattle this Winter. The new recordings are the first to feature their new guitar player Will Lindsay (Middian) who had previously served as the band's touring bass player, in addition to longtime members, brothers Nathan and Aaron Weaver.

The band will tour Europe beginning in late January, along with three select US dates. More extensive touring through 2009 is also imminent. In addition to the new EP, other new merch for this tour includes a Live At Roadburn 2008 12″ record, which also includes a DVD and is being released by Burning World Records.

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Source:	blog.southernlord.com
Band profile:	Wolves In The Throne Room

The brand new assault from Seance - according to a press release, one of Sweden's highly remarkable Death Metal bands of all time - is now available at UK's Terrorizer Magazine website for streaming in its entirety here. The full-length album will start streaming on 5th January 2009 and ends 11th January 2009.

"Awakening Of The Gods" cover art] will officially hit the streets on 19th January 2009.

01. Wasted
02. They
03. Your Time Has Come
04. Invocation
05. Flight Of The Wicked
06. Murder
07. Choose Your Eternety
08. Forever Haunted
09. Revel In Death
10. Prisoner 666
11. Burn Me

"Seance formed in March 1990 with the fusion of two local Linköping bands Orchiste and Total Death, both formed in early 1987. The band released their first demo "Levitised Spirit" in August 1991. Now 15 years since the last album, SEANCE is ready to puncture eardrums like never before, with the new album "Awakening Of The Gods". Completely recorded and mastered, this album is prepped and ready to flood the airwaves!"

All info about the band on http://www.myspace.com/seanceseance.

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Source:	terrorizer.com
Band profile:	Seance

Dear Friends and Fans,

We just finished our European tour with Arch Enemy, Mercenary and Sister Sin, which we played with our new line-up for the first time. We're really feeling like a unity, having a great time on the road although we had to go through some technical problems here and there. It was very nice to meet our fans and friends again!

One of the finest moments on this tour was playing with Doro, celebrating her 25th anniversary together with 8.000 fans and other bands and musicians (see picture with Liv, Tarja, Floor, Sabina, Ji-In and Girlschool). We also played at the 25th anniversary of Germany's first Metal temple, the Rockfabrik Ludwigsburg, situated in our hometown. This was a very special night for everybody.

2008 has been a quite turbulent year for us, finding two new members, producing our first DVD "We Came With The Northern Winds / En Saga I Belgia" and our third full-length album. As the recordings progressed, we decided to name the album "Njord". It has a strong connection to Nordic Mythology and history. The sound is truly massive, moreover, we have raised our own musical style to a new level. We are looking forward to both releases in the up-coming year: 27.2. the Double DVD and including Double Live CD "We Came With The Northern Winds / En Saga I Belgia" will be released, and soon after around spring-time the album "Njord" will be out. 2009 will be a year of many exciting, important and positive happenings for both Leaves' Eyes and our wonderful fans. We will see you on tour!

Yours truly,

Leaves Eyes

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Source:	leaveseyes.de
Band profile:	Leaves' Eyes

The 11th Hour's mastermind is no other than jack-of-all-trades Ed Warby, who already carved his name into the history of Metal with Gorefest and Hail Of Bullets. With his new band, Warby takes a turn towards old-school Doom Metal. Slow motion grooves, viscious riffs, and a bleak atmosphere are at the heart of the music. The songs resonate with darkness and despair and grab the listener from the get-go. A full length release is tentatively scheduled for fall 2009.

"The 11th Hour is upon us, and it is with great pleasure that we announce our freshly forged bond with Napalm Records. It's an honor to be added to such a great and diverse artist roster and we feel it's the perfect home for our massive brand of doom metal! Now let's open those floodgates of doooooom…"

The 11th Hour are:

Ed Warby: Drums, Guitars, Bass, Vocals, Programming
Rogga Johansson (Ablaze My Sorrow, Paganizer) : Vocals, Additional Guitars

More info about the band and a promo song at http://www.myspace.com/11thhourdoom.

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Source:	napalmrecords.com
Band profile:	The 11th Hour

Sycronomica have uploaded two brand-new songs, called "Kaleidoscope" and "The Call", on their MySpace page. These two tracks were recorded in November at the Helion Studios in Munich (Germany). The songs are a preview for the band's third forthcoming album, which is scheduled to be released in early 2009.

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Source:	myspace.com
Band profile:	Sycronomica

The Chasm will enter The Ensomberoom Studios in Fort Wayne, Indiana, early december, to start production for the still untitled 9th chapter, recording of drums and rhythm guitars will start this procedure, all the other elements of the album will be tracked at Lux Inframundis in Chicago, is expected that the recording process will be a long one, due to different factors, but all tracking will be finished by the end of january/early february, the mixing and mastering stages will take shape shortly after. Seven songs at a clocking time of aprox. 55 minutes will compose this new opus, the hymns take us once again to a long darkened path in this neverending crusade, expect the classic The Chasm style with the unavoidable twists and turns scattered all over the whole infra trip.

In related news, Lux Inframundis will be in charge of this attack, the album will be released in a limited CD version, as well as on a special limited edition vinyl, the plans are being worked out at the moment, so stay tuned for more details as they become available. Samples of the new songs available soon.

A slight sneak peak of what's coming might be hinting in the music theme used in the introductory flash on http://www.enterthedeathcult.com.

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Source:	enterthedeathcult.com
Band profile:	The Chasm

Napalm Records press release

Isole's fourth release, "Silent Ruins", continues to forge forth in the tradition of the previous albums. The Swedes once again indulge in their heart-sickened and somber brand of Doom Metal that only finds solace in a perfectly placed portion of deadly black epic. Profound compositions, hypnotic arrangements, and heavy flowing riffs, that not unlike molten lava slowly yet inexorably pull the listener down into its depths, are the core elements comprising this album. Gustavo Sazes (Firewind, Serenity) once again lends his artistic know-how to graphically convey a feeling of utter despair and isolation, while Peter In de Betou (Amon Amarth, Draconian, Arch Enemy) takes on the darkly work's mastering responsibilites. Rarely before have hopelessness and despair found such an elegant and becoming sound, making "Silent Ruins" a dark jewel that will not only appeal to the die-hard Doom Metal fan.

"Silent Ruins" cover art] tracklist:

01. From The Dark mp3-sample]
02. Forlorn
03. Nightfall
04. Hollow Shrine mp3-sample]
05. Soulscarred
06. Peccatum
07. Dark Clouds

Release date set for "Silent Ruins"

25.02.09 - Finland
27.02.09 - Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Benelux, France, Italy, Sweden
02.03.09 - Europe
03.03.09 - USA / Canada

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Source:	forevermore.se
Band profile:	Isole

Swedish death metallers Nominon have issued the following update:

"Writing this note to let you all know wtf that is going on in the Nominon clan. For now we're more or less only concentrate to write new riffs and stuff for the fourth album that we do plan to record sometime during 2009. We have a few songs already written, but still there is a bit of arranging to take care of since we do want to release the best and most grotesque shit ever and not any half-hearted weak pussy Metal that so many other bands do.

We are also (as usual) negotiating about doing some touring next year, and for now it looks as we'll probably be doing a headline European trip for two weeks in May. There's also a few openings for Nominon to tour The States again, so who knows, we might be doing a triumphant return over there during 2009. Would be fucking awesome, so we could brutalize the west coast this time around as well. See you in the pit motherfuckers, and be prepared because we'll be heading your way sooner or later!"

Source:	blogs.myspace.com
Band profile:	Nominon

Sepultura recently composed a bossa nova song, called "Coquinho", for the new Volkswagen Voyage commercial that aired all over South America since late October. Now as a "Christmas gift", the band has made the track available for direct download at this location. You can watch the actual commercial clip in high quality on YouTube here.

Sepultura's upcoming album "A-Lex" will be released through SPV Records in January.

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Source:	sepultura.uol.com.br
Band profile:	Sepultura