Metal News for August 11, 2002
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Summary/Misc
Daily Interviews
Tartarean Desire has new interviews with:
- Penumbra
- Khold
- Ragnarok
- Thee Maldoror Kollective
Summary/Misc
Daily Reviews
Tartarean Desire has a bunch of new ones for the new week:
- Rotting Christ - Genesis (dark metal, 2002)
- Battlehorns - Battlehorns (black metal, 2002)
- Twisted Autumn Darkness - Darkness Rising (EP) (black metal, 2002)
- Nile - In Their Darkened Shrines (death metal, 2002)
- Cephalic Carnage - Lucid Interval (grindcore, 2002)
- Incantation - Blasphemy (death metal, 2002)
- Bloodaxe - In Battle (EP) (black metal, 2000)
- Kataklysm - Shadows & Dust (death metal, 2002)
- Wheel Of Doom - Ladiatia (EP) (hard rock / metal, 2002)
- Ars Nova - The Goddess Of Darkness (progressive rock, 1996)
- Liquid Tension Experiment - Liquid Tension Experiment (progressive, 1998)
- Pallas - The Cross & The Crucible (progressive metal, 2001)
- Mystic Prophecy - Vengeance (power metal, 2001)
- Riff Master General - A Trust Betrayed (hard rock, 2001)
And Embers Magazine has four more as well:
- The Gathering - Black Light District
- Averse Sefira - Battle's Clarion
- Danse Macabre - Eva
- Hollenthon - With Vilest Of Worms To Dwell
Black Majesty Major Lineup Changes
Australian Melodic Power Metallers BLACK MAJESTY have replaced bass player Cory Betts with Joe F Black. Black Majesty guitarist Hanny also replaces Betts as Pegazus' new four stringer as well as playing guitar for Black Majesty. The confusion continues as Black Majesty's sampler disc taken from their forthcoming debut album also features ex Pegazus mega vocalist Danny Cecati on their song Guardian with a dual vocal performance with BM frontman John "Gio" Cavaliere who is blood cousins with Cecati. Guardian is also available for full download at their website.
Breaking News
Paul Samson Dies of Cancer
Paul Samson (49), guitarist/founder of the NWOBHM band SAMSON, passed away from cancer on Friday, August 9th. News stories spread this week about his battle, expecting him to have weeks left on his life. The band Samson featured Bruce Dickinson on vocals prior to Dickinon's exodus to IRON MAIDEN. Paul Samson was reportedly working on a new album, due out later this year.
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