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Stream The New CASTLE Album ‘Under Siege’ At Terrorizer

13th May 2014 Lee Edwards Audio Stream, Castle, News, Terrorizer Magazine, Under Siege, US Tour 2014, Ván Records

Heavy metal occultists’ CASTLE forthcoming release Under Siege is now available for streaming! Featuring just under 40 minutes of punishing

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KING DUDE Euro Tour Kicks Off This Month; ‘Fear’ Released This Summer Via Ván Records

9th May 2014 Lee Edwards Euro Tour 2014, Fear, King Dude, New Album Details, News, TJ Cowgill, Ván Records

Whilst ‘hes wrapping up his final US tour dates with GHOST, Europe is readying itself in preparation for the arrival

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Castle ‘Under Siege’ CD/LP/DD 2014

8th May 20142nd September 2019 Guido Segers 2014, Castle, CD, Digital, Doom, Guido Segers, Heavy, LP, Metal, Prosthetic Records, Review, Under Siege, Ván Records

As the more history obsessed readers will know, a siege was a gruesome affair for the inhabitants of a castle.

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CASTLE Premieres ‘Pyramid Lake’; Band Currently On Tour In Europe

25th April 2014 Lee Edwards Audio Stream, Castle, Desertfest, Euro Tour 2014, Music & Riots Magazine, News, Pyramid Lake, Under Siege, Ván Records

Heavy metal cultists CASTLE will release their third album, Under Siege, in Europe via Ván Records on May 16. The

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CASTLE Unleash ‘Temple Of The Lost’ Video + Euro Tour Dates

1st April 2014 Lee Edwards Castle, Metal Hammer, New Album Details, New Video, News, Temple Of The Lost, Under Siege, Ván Records

San Francisco heavy metal cultists CASTLE have released a video for the song Temple Of The Lost from their upcoming

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DREAD SOVEREIGN: All Hell’s Martyrs Now Streaming In Full At Metal Hammer

18th March 2014 Lee Edwards All Hell's Martyrs, Audio Stream, Dread Sovereign, Metal Hammer, News, Ván Records

DREAD SOVEREIGN are streaming their new album in full ahead of it’s impending release via Ván Records on March 21st.

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DREAD SOVEREIGN: Hymn From Debut LP By Dublin-Based Doom Trio Streaming At Pitchfork

12th March 2014 Lee Edwards All Hell's Martyrs, Audio Stream, Cathars To Their Doom, Dread Sovereign, News, Pitchfork, Ván Records

Dublin-based true doom trio, DREAD SOVEREIGN — featuring two members of longtime Irish sinister metal clan, Primordial — today sets

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Dread Sovereign ‘All Hell’s Martyrs’ LP/CD 2014

11th March 20143rd September 2019 Alex Varley 2014, Alex Varley, All Hell's Martyrs, Atmospheric, CD, Doom, Dread Sovereign, Heavy, LP, Review, Ván Records

When it was announced that Primordial mastermind A.A Nemtheanga had formed a doom band of the most ferocious kind, internet

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Former THE DEVIL’S BLOOD Frontman SELIM LEMOUCHI Dead At 34

6th March 2014 Lee Edwards Earth Air Spirit Fire Water, News, RIP, Selim Lemouchi, Selim Lemouchi & His Enemies, The Devil’s Blood, Ván Records

According to the web site of 3VOOR12 (a multimedia platform of the Netherlands Public Broadcasting VPRO for alternative pop), Selim

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DREAD SOVEREIGN: New Track ‘Cthulu Opiate Haze’ Streaming At Roadburn.com; Pre-Orders Now Available

25th February 2014 Lee Edwards All Hell's Martyrs, Audio Stream, Cthulu Opiate Haze, Dread Sovereign, News, Roadburn, Ván Records

Today, DREAD SOVEREIGN have unveiled a new track from their forthcoming album All Hell’s Martyrs via Roadburn.com. Having made their

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DREAD SOVEREIGN Unveil Details Of New Album ‘All Hell’s Martyrs’

19th February 2014 Lee Edwards All Hell's Martyrs, Dread Sovereign, New Album Details, News, Ván Records

Dublin based true doom trio, DREAD SOVEREIGN, have unveiled details of their upcoming full length debut album. Following on from

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