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Metal News for December 26, 2003

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Site Watch

Dec 26, 2003 at 10:35 PM by deathbringer.

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Daily Reviews

Dec 26, 2003 at 9:53 AM by deathbringer.

Here's the latest batch of metal reviews from Tartarean Desire:

  • Anvil - Still Going Strong (heavy metal, 2002)

  • Ásmegin - Hin Vordende Sod & Sø (folk metal, 2003)

  • Behemoth - Conjuration (death metal, 2003)

  • Deformity - Superior (progressive death metal, 2002)

  • Empty - A Source Of Hollow Essence (black metal, 2002)

  • Falkenbach - Ok Nefna Tysvar Ty (viking metal, 2003)

  • Graveland - Fire Of Awakening (black metal, 2003)

  • Incubus - Beyond The Unknown / Serpent Temptation (thrash metal, 2000)

  • Kayo Dot - Choirs Of The Eye (avantgarde metal, 2003)

  • Koldborn - First Enslavement (death / thrash metal, 2002)

  • My Shameful - To All I Hated (doom metal, 2002)

  • Naglfar - Sheol (black metal, 2003)

  • Neurosis Inc. - 15 Años de Guerra (thrash metal, 2002)

  • Nightwish - Oceanborn (power metal, 1998)

  • Soulburner - Hellfire (death metal, 2002)

  • Sparks Of Seven - Album No. 1 (pop / rock, 2003)

  • Taliándörögd - Neverplace (black / death metal, 2002)

  • Tiamat - Cain (gothic metal, 2003)

  • Tierra Santa - Las Mil Y Una Noches (power metal, 2003)

  • Trachea - demo (death metal, 2003)

  • Twisted Autumn Darkness - Destroy The Bastard And
  • Trinity (black / death metal, 2003)

  • Unsanctum - Ignite The Skies (black / death metal, 2003)

  • V/A - Better Undead Than Alive (avantgarde metal, 2003)

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Crusade Replace Vocalist

Dec 26, 2003 at 9:48 AM by deathbringer (Source: Reflections).

Sebastian left the band straight after their small UK tour with The Hope Conspiracy three weeks ago, Razor Crusade have already found a replacement. Ivo Jansen (ex-Against Time) will take over all vocal duties. Even though the band had to cancel some shows, all recordings for their debut full length will go on as planned. You can catch Ivo's debut on stage February 7th at the Knock Out Fest, Mol-Wezel, Belgium. Their debut full length ‘Infinite Water' in stores April 20, 2004.

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Throned Ready New Black Metal MCD

Dec 26, 2003 at 9:44 AM by deathbringer (Source: BToD).

After years of silence, THRONED is back with a new MCD. It's titled "...There where the moon rises" and contains four Black Metal chants. For this MCD, Throned, always writer and composer of lyrics and music, collaborates with Equinoxe (Mystical Fullmoon) as drummer and Astraghon (The True Endless) as singer. More...

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Morbid Angel, Suffocation, Satyricon To Tour US

Dec 26, 2003 at 1:10 AM by deathbringer (Source: siN's Metal News).

World Management has announced that MORBID ANGEL's "American Heretic tour" will start on April 14th, 2004, the first headlining tour in support of their new album, "Heretic". Headlining will be MORBID ANGEL, with SUFFOCATION as direct support with SATYRICON and PREMONITIONS OF WAR to follow. A full list of dates and 25 major US cities will be released in early 2004.

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Cataract Work on New Album, Plan Studio Time

Dec 26, 2003 at 1:07 AM by deathbringer (Source: siN's Metal News).

CATARACT will enter the studio on March 13th to April 5th at the Ant Farm (DESTINY, HEAVEN SHALL BURN, HATESPHERE, BORN FROM PAIN) in Denmark. They're working hard on their new album, and therefore will be taking time off from playing live shows in the upcoming months.

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