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LYCUS: Tempest US Tour Part II Begins This Friday

19th June 2014 Lee Edwards 20 Buck Spin, Lycus, Martyrdoom, News, Tempest, US Tour 2014

Oakland-based funeral doomsmiths, LYCUS, begin their first East Coast-bound tour in just two days, as the Tempest US Tour Part

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MOURNFUL CONGREGATION: Concrescence Of The Sophia Now Streaming; East Coast US Tour Dates Approaching

17th June 2014 Lee Edwards 20 Buck Spin, Audio Stream, Concrescence Of The Sophia, Martyrdoom, Mournful Congregation, News, Stereogum, US Tour 2014

As Adelaide, South Australia-based funeral doom masters, MOURNFUL CONGREGATION, prepare to make their return to the United States for their

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LORD MANTIS Confirms East Coast Death March With Hell Militia

29th May 2014 Lee Edwards Death Mask, Hell Militia, Lord Mantis, Martyrdoom, News, Profound Lore Records, US Tour 2014

With the stench of their pungent Death Mask LP still fresh on the faces of the nonbelievers who have been

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LYCUS: Oakland Funeral Doom Legion Announces Tempest US Tour Part II

29th May 2014 Lee Edwards 20 Buck Spin, Lycus, Martyrdoom, News, Tempest, US Tour 2014

Oakland funeral doom legion, LYCUS, is in the final stages of locking down the second US tour in support of

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MOURNFUL CONGREGATION: New Release And US Tour Dates Coming In June

14th May 2014 Lee Edwards 20 Buck Spin, Concrescence Of The Sophia, Martyrdoom, Mournful Congregation, New Album Details, News, Osmose Productions

The newest recordings from South Australia’s supreme funeral doom metal quintet, MOURNFUL CONGREGATION, are nearing release this Summer, through the

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MOURNFUL CONGREGATION: Vast Is The Agency Of Doom – 20 Buck Spin To Exhume From The Earth A New Release

4th April 2014 Lee Edwards 20 Buck Spin, Concrescence Of The Sophia, Martyrdoom, Mournful Congregation, New Album Details, News, Osmose Productions

Yet another shining jeweled crown to add to the growing reliquary of MOURNFUL CONGREGATION, 20 Buck Spin proudly presents Concrescence

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LORD MANTIS: Noisey Debuts Opening Track ‘From Death Mask’

3rd March 2014 Lee Edwards Audio Stream, Body Choke, Death Mask, Lord Mantis, Martyrdoom, New Album Details, News, Noisey, Profound Lore Records

LORD MANTIS dispatches the first wave of audio violence from their impending third full-length, Death Mask, nearing release via Profound

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LORD MANTIS: Details Of Profound Lore Debut Revealed

19th February 2014 Lee Edwards Death Mask, Lord Mantis, Martyrdoom, New Album Details, News, Profound Lore Records

Profound Lore Records is planning for the label’s introductory release from Chicago’s anti-life quartet, LORD MANTIS, officially dispatching the full

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Video Premiere: Oreyeon ‘I’m Your Mistake’ – New Album ‘The Grotesque Within’ Drops 13th Feb
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Video Premiere: Oreyeon ‘I’m Your Mistake’ – New Album ‘The Grotesque Within’ Drops 13th Feb

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Today, The Sleeping Shaman is proud to host the exclusive video premiere for I’m Your Mistake by Northern Italian heavyweights,

Video Premiere: IAN ‘Manuel’ – Debut ‘Come On Everybody, Let’s Do Nothing!’ Drops 17th October
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Video Premiere: IAN ‘Manuel’ – Debut ‘Come On Everybody, Let’s Do Nothing!’ Drops 17th October

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Video Premiere: SoftSun ‘Sacred Heart’ – New Album ‘Eternal Sunrise’ Drops 7th November
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Video Premiere: SoftSun ‘Sacred Heart’ – New Album ‘Eternal Sunrise’ Drops 7th November

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Video Premiere: ORT ‘Bodden Dub’ – ‘Sperrwerk’ 10″/CD Out Now Via My Proud Mountain
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Video Premiere: ORT ‘Bodden Dub’ – ‘Sperrwerk’ 10″/CD Out Now Via My Proud Mountain

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