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Firewind - Working On New Material
Guitarist Gus G. of Greek metallers Firewind has issued the following update:
"The past few months for us have been really great. We decided to do select shows and festivals in 2009, so that we can concentrate on writing new material.
So in May we embarked on a 6 date UK / Ireland tour together with Stratovarius and Eden's Curse. All gigs were great and we already miss our UK fans right now... but we'll be back in UK and Ireland in 2010 that's for sure!
So, straight out of the final gig with Stratovarius and into the festival mood we played a bunch of great festivals like Metal Days (Switzerland), Rock Hard (Germany), Graspop (Belgium) for the 2nd year in a row and Tuska (Finland). Then we played a very special show in Greece (and the only one for the rest of the year). We played with the Scorpions & Dokken @ Creta Festival which took place in the beautiful island of Crete. I'm sure all good tourists know where that is.
Not only did we use special pyro for that show, but I also ended up joining my idols, Scorpions, on stage and played "Rock You Like A Hurricane"! This was beyond my imagination and I sure wasn't dreaming! I thank the Scorpions for being so nice to us and for the once-in-a-lifetime invitation to play with them, I'll never forget it!
We're now ready to do the final 3 shows of the summer:
July 19 - Unirock - Turkey
August 14 - Summer Breeze - Germany
August 28 - Ilha Do Ermal festival - Portugal
We'll see you all out there!"
Regarding the upcoming recording session, Gus G. adds:
"So while we've been doing all these select shows this year, we concentrated mainly on writing new material. I can tell you right now that we have 12 great vocal songs and 2 instrumentals. While it's too early to know what will end up on the album, all of us in the band are very pleased with the demos and pre-production we did and we are positive that we're creating the best album of our career so far!
We're planning to enter the studio this Autumn and looking into possibilities of who will be mixing our new album.
As for the material itself, I'd say it's what our fans would expect from us. Powerful rock / metal anthems with cool riffs and memorable vocal lines from Apollo, but also some faster & more technical stuff is on there. We also wrote a very challenging instrumental song. It will have a fusion of styles and advanced playing from all of us. Needless to say the guitar will shred like never before!
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"The past few months for us have been really great. We decided to do select shows and festivals in 2009, so that we can concentrate on writing new material.
So in May we embarked on a 6 date UK / Ireland tour together with Stratovarius and Eden's Curse. All gigs were great and we already miss our UK fans right now... but we'll be back in UK and Ireland in 2010 that's for sure!
So, straight out of the final gig with Stratovarius and into the festival mood we played a bunch of great festivals like Metal Days (Switzerland), Rock Hard (Germany), Graspop (Belgium) for the 2nd year in a row and Tuska (Finland). Then we played a very special show in Greece (and the only one for the rest of the year). We played with the Scorpions & Dokken @ Creta Festival which took place in the beautiful island of Crete. I'm sure all good tourists know where that is.
Not only did we use special pyro for that show, but I also ended up joining my idols, Scorpions, on stage and played "Rock You Like A Hurricane"! This was beyond my imagination and I sure wasn't dreaming! I thank the Scorpions for being so nice to us and for the once-in-a-lifetime invitation to play with them, I'll never forget it!
We're now ready to do the final 3 shows of the summer:
July 19 - Unirock - Turkey
August 14 - Summer Breeze - Germany
August 28 - Ilha Do Ermal festival - Portugal
We'll see you all out there!"
Regarding the upcoming recording session, Gus G. adds:
"So while we've been doing all these select shows this year, we concentrated mainly on writing new material. I can tell you right now that we have 12 great vocal songs and 2 instrumentals. While it's too early to know what will end up on the album, all of us in the band are very pleased with the demos and pre-production we did and we are positive that we're creating the best album of our career so far!
We're planning to enter the studio this Autumn and looking into possibilities of who will be mixing our new album.
As for the material itself, I'd say it's what our fans would expect from us. Powerful rock / metal anthems with cool riffs and memorable vocal lines from Apollo, but also some faster & more technical stuff is on there. We also wrote a very challenging instrumental song. It will have a fusion of styles and advanced playing from all of us. Needless to say the guitar will shred like never before!
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| Source: | firewind.gr |
| Band profile: | Firewind |
Caliban - New Video Online
"24 Years", the new video from German metallers Caliban, has been made available online.
"24 Years" comes off the band's forthcoming album, entitled "Say Hello To Tragedy" cover art], which is scheduled for release on August 24 in Europe (August 25 in the US) via Century Media Records. The album was produced by Benny Richter, co-produced by guitarist Marc Goertz and was mixed by Killswitch Engage guitarist Adam Dutkiewicz.
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"24 Years" comes off the band's forthcoming album, entitled "Say Hello To Tragedy" cover art], which is scheduled for release on August 24 in Europe (August 25 in the US) via Century Media Records. The album was produced by Benny Richter, co-produced by guitarist Marc Goertz and was mixed by Killswitch Engage guitarist Adam Dutkiewicz.
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| Source: | www2.centurymedia.com |
| Band profile: | Caliban |
Lacrimas Profundere - New Video Online
"And God's Ocean", the new video from German metallers Lacrimas Profundere, has been made available online.
"And God's Ocean" comes off the band's latest album, entitled "Songs For The Last View", which was released on June 25, 2008 via Napalm Records.
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"And God's Ocean" comes off the band's latest album, entitled "Songs For The Last View", which was released on June 25, 2008 via Napalm Records.
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| Source: | vids.myspace.com |
| Band profile: | Lacrimas Profundere |
Hatebreed - New Video Online
"Thirsty And Miserable", the new video from US metallers Hatebreed, has been made available online.
"Thirsty And Miserable" comes off the band's latest album, entitled "For The Lions", which was released on May 5, 2009 via E1 Music.
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"Thirsty And Miserable" comes off the band's latest album, entitled "For The Lions", which was released on May 5, 2009 via E1 Music.
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| Source: | youtube.com |
The Fall Of Every Season - New Album Finished, Song Online
The Fall Of Every Season mastermind Marius Strand has issued the following update:
"After quite a tiresome year of education and work, the summer has come and I've finally had time to work on The Fall Of Every Season again. The band's new record, a concept-album entitled "Amends", is finally completed, but I still haven't decided on any label for releasing it. For the ones out there who have been waiting for new material, I've decided to put up a full new song from the album. The song is called "The Mammoth", and I sincerely hope you'll sit through the 14 minutes of music and find yourself inspired. (MySpace messed up the quality of the song completely, so I'm putting it on a standalone player, not the usual MySpace-player.) The material on the new record has been dwelling in my head for a couple of years now, and it's quite a relief to finally "let go" of it. It's definitely an evolution of The Fall Of Every Season's sound."
Here's the tracklist for "Amends":
01. Sole Passenger
02. The Mammoth
03. A Portrayal
04. Aurelia
05. Waves
(thanks to 5933)
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"After quite a tiresome year of education and work, the summer has come and I've finally had time to work on The Fall Of Every Season again. The band's new record, a concept-album entitled "Amends", is finally completed, but I still haven't decided on any label for releasing it. For the ones out there who have been waiting for new material, I've decided to put up a full new song from the album. The song is called "The Mammoth", and I sincerely hope you'll sit through the 14 minutes of music and find yourself inspired. (MySpace messed up the quality of the song completely, so I'm putting it on a standalone player, not the usual MySpace-player.) The material on the new record has been dwelling in my head for a couple of years now, and it's quite a relief to finally "let go" of it. It's definitely an evolution of The Fall Of Every Season's sound."
Here's the tracklist for "Amends":
01. Sole Passenger
02. The Mammoth
03. A Portrayal
04. Aurelia
05. Waves
(thanks to 5933)
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| Source: | myspace.com |
| Band profile: | The Fall Of Every Season |
Poisonblack - To Enter Studio In August
Finnish metallers Poisonblack have issued the short following update on their MySpace blog:
"Poisonblack will enter studios with Hiili Hiilesmaa (HIM, Sentenced, Amorphis, Ensiferum) in August 2009. The still unnamed album will be released in the beginning of the year 2010. Have a nice summer boys and girls."
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"Poisonblack will enter studios with Hiili Hiilesmaa (HIM, Sentenced, Amorphis, Ensiferum) in August 2009. The still unnamed album will be released in the beginning of the year 2010. Have a nice summer boys and girls."
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| Source: | blogs.myspace.com |
| Band profile: | Poisonblack |
Atrox - New Song Online, Guitarist To Sit Out Upcoming Gigs
Norwegian schizo metallers Atrox have uploaded a previously unreleased track on their official website and MySpace page. The song is called "Den Store Hvite Stillhet", which means "The Big White Silence" in Norwegian. It is inspired by polar explorer Roald Amundsen. An outtake from the "Binocular" recording sessions, "Den Store Hvite Stillhet" did not make the final cut for the album.
In other news, guitarist Rune Sørgård will not be joining the band for the upcoming gigs, since he will soon become a father. He will be replaced on those shows by Trond Engum from The 3rd And The Mortal, who will step in as a live session guitarist.
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In other news, guitarist Rune Sørgård will not be joining the band for the upcoming gigs, since he will soon become a father. He will be replaced on those shows by Trond Engum from The 3rd And The Mortal, who will step in as a live session guitarist.
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| Source: | season-of-mist.com |
| Band profile: | Atrox |
Marduk - New Album Title And Cover Art Revealed
Original news, posted on 25.06.2009
Regain Records hereby present the album title of the upcoming Marduk album. The album will be entitled "Wormwood". No release date has been set yet as the band currently is in the studio working on the album. More news and song titles will be presented as we recive them. Stay tuned for more news.
Pictures of Marduk during their studio sessions at the Endarker Studio can be found at Regain Records MySpace blog.
UPDATE
The following update was issued on Regain Records' MySpace blog:
"We hereby present the album cover of the upcoming Marduk album. Please check attachment and spread the news! The album will be entitled "Wormwood". More news and song titles will be presented as we receive them."
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Regain Records hereby present the album title of the upcoming Marduk album. The album will be entitled "Wormwood". No release date has been set yet as the band currently is in the studio working on the album. More news and song titles will be presented as we recive them. Stay tuned for more news.
Pictures of Marduk during their studio sessions at the Endarker Studio can be found at Regain Records MySpace blog.
UPDATE
The following update was issued on Regain Records' MySpace blog:
"We hereby present the album cover of the upcoming Marduk album. Please check attachment and spread the news! The album will be entitled "Wormwood". More news and song titles will be presented as we receive them."
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| Source: | regainrecords.com |
| Band profile: | Marduk |
Laethora - First New Album Details
Laethora, the side project of Dark Tranquillity guitarist Niklas Sundin and Joakim Rosén, Jonnie Tell and Joel Lindell from The Provenance have issued the following update:
"Just popped in to say that we are currently waiting to confirm a release date for "The Light In Which We All Burn" and this is one release you really shouldn't miss out on. The album is incredibly strong and having had some time off since the recordings, we can clearly state in retrospect that it is indeed a splendid collection of songs.
Peter in de Betou has done an excellent job with the mastering and we're so looking forward to unleashing the wrath of hell unto the world.
The first photo shoot for press release was successful and we're all in mint condition, looking more handsome than ever, so don't stare for too long unless you welcome the feeling of inferiority. We'll be back soon with more info on release date so until then; stay wretched!"
Just to give you a first sense of the album, the tracklist is as follows:
01. Ekpyrosis
02. I as Infernal
03. A.S.K.E
04. World Deluge
05. A New Day
06. Humanae
07. The Sightless
08. Saevio
09. Uproar
10. Cast to Ruin
11. To the Point
12. Damnable Doctrine
13. Alogia
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"Just popped in to say that we are currently waiting to confirm a release date for "The Light In Which We All Burn" and this is one release you really shouldn't miss out on. The album is incredibly strong and having had some time off since the recordings, we can clearly state in retrospect that it is indeed a splendid collection of songs.
Peter in de Betou has done an excellent job with the mastering and we're so looking forward to unleashing the wrath of hell unto the world.
The first photo shoot for press release was successful and we're all in mint condition, looking more handsome than ever, so don't stare for too long unless you welcome the feeling of inferiority. We'll be back soon with more info on release date so until then; stay wretched!"
Just to give you a first sense of the album, the tracklist is as follows:
01. Ekpyrosis
02. I as Infernal
03. A.S.K.E
04. World Deluge
05. A New Day
06. Humanae
07. The Sightless
08. Saevio
09. Uproar
10. Cast to Ruin
11. To the Point
12. Damnable Doctrine
13. Alogia
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| Source: | blogs.myspace.com |
| Band profile: | Laethora |
Kalevala - Busy Recording New Album
Russian Folk metal band Kalevala sat down in the studio on June, 29th of this year, with Sergey "Lazar" (Arkona, Rossomahaar) to record their second album "The Cuckoo's Children". Drums on the album will be recorded by Andrey Ishchenko (ex-Catharsis, End Zone, Hieronymus Bosch and many more) who, with pleasure, has accepted the invitation to join Kalevala. The release of the album is planned for the end of September 2009 through Metalism Records.
All info about the band on http://www.myspace.com/kalevalafolk.
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All info about the band on http://www.myspace.com/kalevalafolk.
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| Source: | blogs.myspace.com |
| Band profile: | Kalevala |
Nile - USA Tour With Immolation, Krisiun
World Management would like to announce that death metal masters Nile are announcing their first USA tour dates in support of their new album scheduled for this fall on Nuclear Blast world wide. The tour - dubbed as Those Whom The Gods Detest Tour - commences on January 15, 2010 and will unite Nile with their long time friends Immolation and Krisiun as well as Abigail Williams and Dreaming Dead. This promises to be a great heavy package for those cold winter nights.
15.01.2010 - Baltimore, MD @ Sonar
16.01.2010 - Worcester, MA @ The Palladium
17.01.2010 - Philadelphia, PA @ The Trocadero
18.01.2010 - New York, NY @ The Blender
20.01.2010 - Cleveland, OH @ Peabody's
21.01.2010 - Chicago, IL @ Metro/Smart Bar
22.01.2010 - Milwaukee, WI @ Rave
23.01.2010 - St. Paul, MN @ Station 4
24.01.2010 - Kansas CIty, MO @ The Beaumont Club
25.01.2010 - Denver, CO @ Bluebird Theater
27.01.2010 - Seattle, WA @ El Corazon
28.01.2010 - Portland, OR @ Hawthorne Theatre
29.01.2010 - Orangevale, CA @ The Boardwalk
30.01.2010 - San Francisco, CA @ Slim's
31.01.2010 - San Diego, CA @ House of Blues
02.02.2010 - Los Angeles, CA @ Key Club
03.02.2010 - Las Vegas, NV @ House of Blues
04.02.2010 - Mesa, AZ @ U.B.'s Bar
05.02.2010 - Tucson, AZ @ The Rock
06.02.2010 - Farmington, NM @ Gator's
08.02.2010 - Corpus Christi, TX @ House of Rock
09.02.2010 - San Antonio, TX @ Scout Bar
10.02.2010 - Houston, TX @ Scout Bar
11.02.2010 - Dallas, TX @ Trees
12.02.2010 - Tulsa, OK @ Marquee
13.02.2010 - Louisville, KY @ Headliner's Music Hall
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15.01.2010 - Baltimore, MD @ Sonar
16.01.2010 - Worcester, MA @ The Palladium
17.01.2010 - Philadelphia, PA @ The Trocadero
18.01.2010 - New York, NY @ The Blender
20.01.2010 - Cleveland, OH @ Peabody's
21.01.2010 - Chicago, IL @ Metro/Smart Bar
22.01.2010 - Milwaukee, WI @ Rave
23.01.2010 - St. Paul, MN @ Station 4
24.01.2010 - Kansas CIty, MO @ The Beaumont Club
25.01.2010 - Denver, CO @ Bluebird Theater
27.01.2010 - Seattle, WA @ El Corazon
28.01.2010 - Portland, OR @ Hawthorne Theatre
29.01.2010 - Orangevale, CA @ The Boardwalk
30.01.2010 - San Francisco, CA @ Slim's
31.01.2010 - San Diego, CA @ House of Blues
02.02.2010 - Los Angeles, CA @ Key Club
03.02.2010 - Las Vegas, NV @ House of Blues
04.02.2010 - Mesa, AZ @ U.B.'s Bar
05.02.2010 - Tucson, AZ @ The Rock
06.02.2010 - Farmington, NM @ Gator's
08.02.2010 - Corpus Christi, TX @ House of Rock
09.02.2010 - San Antonio, TX @ Scout Bar
10.02.2010 - Houston, TX @ Scout Bar
11.02.2010 - Dallas, TX @ Trees
12.02.2010 - Tulsa, OK @ Marquee
13.02.2010 - Louisville, KY @ Headliner's Music Hall
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| Source: | nile-catacombs.net |
| Band profile: | Nile |
| Event: | Nile: Those Whom The Gods Detest Tour |
Testament - South American Tour Dates Cancelled
Testament have cancelled the upcoming South American tour dates, which had been scheduled for early-September. According to the band's website, "South American dates in September cancelled to record follow-up to their award winning "The Formation Of Damnation"."
The cancelled dates include gigs in Chile, Argentina and Brazil. The Mexican dates will go ahead as planned.
The cancelled dates include gigs in Chile, Argentina and Brazil. The Mexican dates will go ahead as planned.
| Source: | testamentlegions.com |
| Band profile: | Testament |
| Event: | Testament [CANCELLED] |
Queensrÿche - "Home Again" Video Contest
Queensrÿche's touching ballad "Home Again" from their latest album "American Soldier" has really struck a chord with the military community and now the band wants your help making a video. Queensrÿche is asking members of the Military to submit pictures of themselves with their families to be featured in the upcoming music video for the song "Home Again."
Photos can be uploaded to http://americansoldieralbum.com/homeagain from 7/14/09 - 7/27/09. One Grand prize winner will be seIected at random from all eligible entries. No purchase necessary. The Grand prize winner will receive an ESP LTD Michael Wilton Signature Series Guitar, autographed by Queensrÿche.
About "Home Again": like all the songs on "American Soldier", "Home Again" is based on a real soldier's story as told to singer Geoff Tate. The song features a rare duet between Geoff and his 11-year-old daughter Emily and examines the emotional toll of war from two perspectives - Geoff singing from the soldier's point of view and his daughter singing from that of the child left behind.
Says Geoff Tate: "This song is inspired by a series of letters between a soldier and his young daughter back at home. He was laughing about how he thought it was really cute to him that in the letters, they were both saying the same things and even using the same terminology. There is a lot of emotion attached to this song. The whole idea of separation between loved ones is one of my favorite topics, perhaps because I live and breathe it being away from my kids and my wife while touring. You miss them so much, and it's like you live two separate lives. When you're a soldier and you're away, it's very difficult to bridge those two worlds."
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Photos can be uploaded to http://americansoldieralbum.com/homeagain from 7/14/09 - 7/27/09. One Grand prize winner will be seIected at random from all eligible entries. No purchase necessary. The Grand prize winner will receive an ESP LTD Michael Wilton Signature Series Guitar, autographed by Queensrÿche.
About "Home Again": like all the songs on "American Soldier", "Home Again" is based on a real soldier's story as told to singer Geoff Tate. The song features a rare duet between Geoff and his 11-year-old daughter Emily and examines the emotional toll of war from two perspectives - Geoff singing from the soldier's point of view and his daughter singing from that of the child left behind.
Says Geoff Tate: "This song is inspired by a series of letters between a soldier and his young daughter back at home. He was laughing about how he thought it was really cute to him that in the letters, they were both saying the same things and even using the same terminology. There is a lot of emotion attached to this song. The whole idea of separation between loved ones is one of my favorite topics, perhaps because I live and breathe it being away from my kids and my wife while touring. You miss them so much, and it's like you live two separate lives. When you're a soldier and you're away, it's very difficult to bridge those two worlds."
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| Source: | queensryche.com |
| Band profile: | Queensrÿche |
Alcest - To Record New Album
From July 27th, Alcest will be in Markus Stock's Klangschmiede Studio E in Germany for three weeks to record the follow-up to their debut album, "Souvenirs D'Un Autre Monde". Mix and mastering will be done in September at French Drudenhaus Studio. The new, as-yet-untitled record will consist of six tracks - including new versions of both songs from the deleted EP "Le Secret" - and clock in at around 55 minutes.
More details as they surface.
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More details as they surface.
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| Source: | prophecyproductions.de |
| Band profile: | Alcest |
Grieving Age - New Album Details
Grieving Age, the Saudi doom/death metal band, would like to announce the official release date of their debut album as the 16th of July 2009.
Grieving Age stated: "Working with Dan Swano (ex-Katatonia, Bloodbath, Edge Of Sanity) in mixing and mastering the album and Aaron Stainthorpe (My Dying Bride) in all album artworks and logo is a magnificent and tremendous step to us! It's kinda like a beautiful dream.
I'm so glad that we are finally going to release our debut album, it took us 5 years to achieve such a sound, something we always wanted and dreamed of! This album shows a different path, hopefully people will like it and appreciate it.
Big thanks to Kamal Al Nauimi (Deathless Anguish) for recording and producing this album and Badr Al Zaharani for recording all vocals. We had such a great time, definitely we will do it again."
The album contains 2 relentless doom songs. 4 minute samples from each song will be uploaded tomorrow (Thursday's night) at this location.
"In Aloof Lantern, Thy Bequeathed A Wailer Quietus..." tracklist:
01. A Quadrennial Dame Pyres, Hearses Shall No Yawn, Thence... (19: 55)
02. Therefore, A Myriad Of Gargoyles Bellow Their Aborted Versicles, Quoth Thee... (16: 59)
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Grieving Age stated: "Working with Dan Swano (ex-Katatonia, Bloodbath, Edge Of Sanity) in mixing and mastering the album and Aaron Stainthorpe (My Dying Bride) in all album artworks and logo is a magnificent and tremendous step to us! It's kinda like a beautiful dream.
I'm so glad that we are finally going to release our debut album, it took us 5 years to achieve such a sound, something we always wanted and dreamed of! This album shows a different path, hopefully people will like it and appreciate it.
Big thanks to Kamal Al Nauimi (Deathless Anguish) for recording and producing this album and Badr Al Zaharani for recording all vocals. We had such a great time, definitely we will do it again."
The album contains 2 relentless doom songs. 4 minute samples from each song will be uploaded tomorrow (Thursday's night) at this location.
"In Aloof Lantern, Thy Bequeathed A Wailer Quietus..." tracklist:
01. A Quadrennial Dame Pyres, Hearses Shall No Yawn, Thence... (19: 55)
02. Therefore, A Myriad Of Gargoyles Bellow Their Aborted Versicles, Quoth Thee... (16: 59)
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| Source: | myspace.com |