Ahoi Seamen,

AHAB will head for studio in february. The mix and mastering will be done by Markus Stock of The Vision Bleak in Studio E (Germany).

To finance a part of the studio, AHAB just posted the last 4 Vinyl Demos of "THE OATH" on ebay Germany.

Here's the news from our Myspace-site:
The money we'll earn from these rare Vinyls will be spent for our next album. So it's YOUR money that will help record the second full length-album of AHAB.
For that, we'll also name you in our thanxlist in the booklet and sign the LP with dedication.
Just got to www.ebay.de and put the following number into the search-engine of ebay. Nr: 180312324520

So spread the news and thank you in advance!
Cheers,
Ahab

Band profile:

Ahab

Obscura (Steffen Kummerer: guitar / vocals, Christian Muenzner (ex-Necrophagist): guitar, Jeroen Paul Thesseling (ex-Pestilence): bass, Hannes Grossmann (ex-Necrophagist: drums) have posted a brand new track, "Anticosmic Overload", taken from their forthcoming Relapse debut Cosmogenesis online now via the band's MySpace: http://myspace.com/realmofobscura.

Cosmogenesis will see its international release at the end of February 2009.
Additional information and album artwork can be found here.

Obscura have also recently been confirmed as co-headliners of Euroblast Festival 2009 along with Dew-Scented. This festival will take place January 24th, 2009 in Cologne, Germany. For more information, please visit http://www.myspace.com/euroblastfestival.

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Band profile:	Obscura

Doom Shall Rise festival will continue after a year off with the sixth edition. On April 17th and 18th 2009 the Chapel in Göppingen (near Stuttgart, Germany) will be the place to be for all things DOOM!

Confirmed so far:

Black Shape Of Nexus
Lord Vicar
Omega Massif
Pagan Altar
Reino Ermitaño
The Lamp Of Thoth
Tortured Spirit
Warning
Wino

More bands will follow.

Ticket presales will start on the 1st of January at 8 PM CET on the Doom Shall Rise website.

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Band profile:	Warning
Event:	Doom Shall Rise VI

Next year in April we will celebrate our 15th anniversary. We'll do a special gig featuring some very special guests on April 11th at Baroeg in Rotterdam.

Next to that we have agreed with our label Displeased Records that we will release a special EP featuring 4 songs. Right now I won't go into detail concerning this EP; just wait and see. It'll be great though.

Source:	blog.myspace.com
Band profile:	Officium Triste

Even though certain media already beat us to it:

We are very proud and excited to announce that Michiel van der Plicht (ex Prostitute Disfigurement, Toxocara) has decided to join Detonation permanently. We are positive that his skills will help bring the band to a new and even more powerful level.
A week ago, we started practicing the new songs in the practice space. Apart from being a big challenge to play it sounds like we're writing some of our most intense and brutal (not to mention fastest) stuff ever.

So we welcome our beer drinking drum machine with open arms and bad livers.

See ya,

Mike on behalf of Detonation.

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Detonation

Most of our releases can now be downloaded for free either in MP3 or FLAC format. Downloads also include the images used for the booklet and inlays of the CD releases. NULLL releases extreme doom, ambient, drone and some noise albums and has currently almost 40 available albums.

http://nulll-void.com/nulll/ Check the individual releases pages or visit the store to get a list of all available releases for download.
Or go here : http://nulll-void.com/nulll/records/mp3.htm

Future releases will from now on be available both as CDr in jewelcase and as free download.

2 Until Death Overtakes Me albums 'Prelude To Monolith' and 'Symphony III - Monolith' have been rereleased as download only (for now) and there are 4 new releases coming up : one funeral doom, two ambient and one drone doom album. Not all albums can be downloaded yet, i'm in the process of talking to the artists and bands to see if they're interested in having their stuff netreleased.

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After many many years of being a musician in the metal scene, having done more than 13 albums, including sidesteps with Dark Sanctuary and Bethlehem, and numerous compilations etc.

I think it's time to call it a day and put Deinonychus to rest. I just can't find any motivation anymore to go on with something I can't completely give all for.

I have done it in the past, but my mind has slipped of Deinonychus and meanwhile I'm doing something completely different. Something where I feel that same vibe as 16 years ago....something I missed with Deinonychus for at least the last 6 years........

I think "Warfare Machines" our last effort is a worthwhile crown on Deinonychus' 16 Year career. And as they say......one better stops with a good album rather than continueing going down hill.

I probably have so much more to say, but I'm just loss for words...... I can only say,....thank you to all people worldwide for believing and supporting Deinonychus over all those years. Without you all would have been for nothing. I will be looking back with pride on what I've achieved more or less on my own as a musician/songwriter/manager etc.

Thanks to all people here on Myspace for their nice support and spirit.

The Deinonychus profile here will continue being up, I just don't invest too much time in it anymore, hence I didn't already as many might have noticed....

I'll continue on with my new project Nihil Novi Sub Sole which mixes everything from Martial-Ambient-industrial to Powernoise...... Something completely different from what I've done sofar.............

Take care you all, and thanks for everything. Especially My Kingdom Music for their neverlasting support and friendship over the last 7 years..... I wish them all the best in the future..........

Greetings and see you around.........

Marco Kehren on behalf of Deinonychus

Deinonychus 1992-2008

Source:	blog.myspace.com
Band profile:	Deinonychus

Cardamon announces temporary addition of bassist Luuk van Gerven (After Forever)

Utrecht-based rock/metalband Cardamon is happy to announce the temporary addition of bassplayer Luuk van Gerven to the band. Luuk is well known as the bassplayer of Dutch melodic metal maestros After Forever.

'We are very excited to be able to play with Luuk. Besides the well-working personal chemistry, his skills and talent enable Cardamon to focus on the band's main priorities at this moment; writing new material and playing gigs instead of having to worry about finding the right bandmember. It's not clear for how long Luuk will play with Cardamon, but it is definitely the best solution for now.'

Luuk: 'In Cardamon I found a devoted band with talented musicians. I'm sure that we'll have great times together, both on a musical and a personal level!!!'

Cardamon self released it's debut album 'The Primrose Path' at the end of 2007, which was reviewed very well amongst well respected Dutch media such as Oor, Live XS, Aardschok and online magazines like Musicfrom.nl and metalfan.nl. The band was chosen to be featured on the prestigious 'Sonic Cathedral: A world of sirens' release, a double cd featuring top acts from the international female fronted metal scene.

Source:	cardamon.nl
Band profile:	Cardamon

The seventh edition of Dutch Doom Days will take place on the 25th and 26th of October in Baroeg. Besides the previously announced headliners Worship and Skepticism the Italian Forgotten Tomb and the Swedish Isole are confirmed!

The organisation succeeded to establish a strong program which gives a good insight into the cross section of the doom metal genre. This special form of metal can be defined by its down tempo and (in most cases) filled with emotional loads. Black Sabbath can be seen as one of the founders of this genre.
Besides the well known confirmed names Baroeg knows how to present the best new upcoming bands at the festival year after year, what is truly appreciated by true fans of the doom genre. Bands such as Griftegård, The Lamp of Thoth and Wizards of Doom are top-class bands that will debut in the Netherlands at DDD7. During this years edition two Dutch bands, Faal and Hooded Priest will be introduced. In total sixteen bands will play, besides the previous mentioned bands Pantheïst, Mourning Dawn, SubRosa, Beneath The Frozen Soil, Faith, Fall Of The Idols and Ophis will play at the festival as well.

For more information and tickets on the festival please visit http://www.baroeg.nl/ddd and http://www.myspace.com/dutchdoomdays.

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Event:

Dutch Doom Days VII

Peaceville Records is proud to announce the extension of their partnership with My Dying Bride, widely regarded as purveyors of the best genre-defining Doom/Gothic Metal since the early days of Peaceville. Long may it continue!

On signing the new deal Andrew Craighan commented "We've been with Peaceville since the release of our very first album way back in 1992 and it's a pleasure to announce that we'll continue working together for the coming future, as we feel there is a great understanding etween ourselves & Peaceville moving forward, and both look forward to bringing more crushing
doom your way soon".

The new My Dying Bride live CD/DVD set, An Ode to Woe is available now and the band are currently underway with recording their highly-anticipated follow-up to 2006's album, A Line of Deathless Kings with long-time producer, Mags.

Source:	peaceville.com
Band profile:	My Dying Bride

The Houten Deathfest organisation have announced the following to play in JC Chipolata on September 27 2008:

- Carnivore Diprosopus (col/esp)
- Human Mincer (esp)
- Corpsefucking Art (ita)
- Begging For Incest (ger)
- Provocation (ger)

Three more bands will be added to this line-up.

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Event:

Houten Deathfest III

Dutch Doom Days VII officially announced the first couple of bands to play there during the October 25 & 26 weekend:

- Worship (DE funeral doom)
- Skepticism (FI funeral doom)
- Pantheist (UK funeral doom)
- Fall Of The Idols (FI epic traditional doom)
- Ophis (DE doom/death)

More bands to follow soon.

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Band profile:	Skepticism
Event:	Dutch Doom Days VII

Dutch death/thrash metal act Detonation have announced parting ways with drummer Thomas Kalksma. Kalksma was one of the original founders of the band and had been part of Detonation for over ten years. Commented by the band: "It was a very hard decision to make, but in the end both Thomas and the band agreed it would be better to part ways. We've had differences of opinion on the future of Detonation and these differences eventually where too strong to overcome. There are no hard feelings mutually and Detonation wish Thomas all the best for his future musical career."

Thomas' statement:

"I regret and feel very glad simultaneously to be leaving Detonation. After a lot of big ups an downs in this band, I feel that the abovementioned differences in opinion took away my passion for this band. Despite the fact that I've been jamming with Koen even before Detonation started, and the fact that i've put alot of effort in this band, I felt a huge need for change during the past months. Therefore i'll move forward and will focus on my other musical activities. I'm also open to interesting offers.

I want to thank all bookers, promoters, media and festivalorganisers and most importantly all FANS I have contact with. You are great and you haven't seen the last of me."

Detonation will continue writing for the forthcoming 4th studio album, however the band is now in search for a new drummer. If you have the skills, determination and personality we are looking for, please contact us through myspace or via info@detonation.nl !

Band profile:

Detonation

Brutality, vibe, precision, melody and violence carrying a message of life and death. This is Jesusmartyr, one of the best South American metal bands. A musical career of more than ten years, three albums, three European tours, three Brazilian tours and two live TV performances broadcasted to the entire Latin American continent by Much Music TV Network have given Jesusmartyr their well deserved good reputation.

Their latest album The Black Waters will be released in Europe in the beginning of this summer.

For more info and sound samples on JesusMartyr: http://www.myspace.com/jesusmartyr

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Source:	myspace.com
Band profile:	JesusMartyr

Long Distance Calling have been confirmed for the prestigious Roadburn Festival in Tilburg, Netherlands.

"It is a great honour for us to play this visionary festival with such great bands, see you there and catch us on stage April 19th."

For details on the Roadburn Festival '08 (Celtic Frost, Isis, Cult Of Luna, Trouble, etc.), please check: http://www.roadburn.com / http://www.myspace.com/roadburnfestival

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Source:	myspace.com
Event:	Roadburn Festival