Dark News Tape (October, 21)

- There are rumors that members from MALEVOLENT CREATION and SADISTIC NOISE will work together in an upcoming project. Meanwhile Malevolent are working on their next studio album and they will also release a double live CD, before the new studio album.

- The Italian band POWER SYMPHONY have inked a deal with Pavement and they will record their debut album in Italy, with Joey Vera (Fates Warning) producing. The album will probably be released early next year.

- RUNNING WILD will release their new album, titled "Victory", early next year. The album will feature a cover of "Revolution" from Beatles.

- BORKNAGAR have found a new keyboard player. It's Lazare who comes from Solefald although it is not clear if he will continue playing for them also.

- The new, and somehow stable, line-up of SINERGY is announced. Along with Kimberly and Alexi Laiho (from Children of Bodom) are Roope Latvala (guitars), Marco Hietala (bass), Tommy Lilman (drums) and Erna Siikavirta (keyboards).

- SINNER will soon release a best of album, titled "The Second Decade". It will contain songs from their five releases, plus some unreleased material. The band is planning to release the next studio album, "The End Of Sanctuary", early next year.

- Coming from Russia NOCTURNAL MORTUM, have completed recording their new album which consists of 88 (!!!) songs.

- The new album of QUITE ROOM should be finished by now. Though the release date is not announced so far by the band or the label.

- WOLVERINE will release their new mini-CD "Fervent Dream" early this month through Zizania Entertainment. Originally released as a demo tape, the band re-recorded the songs in July, and will release it properly as a mini-CD.

- The debut full length album of SYMMETRY will be released late October or early November. The album is titled "Watching The Unseen".

- MEADS OF ASPHODEL from England have signed a multi-album deal with Supernal Music. The band (playing Black Metal) finally made it after they released three demos and got several good reviews from various magazines and fanzines around the globe. The band will enter the studio in March in order to record their debut album.


Review of the week:

COVENANT - Animatronic / Nuclear Blast

The new album of Covenant (who have apparently changed their name in Kovenant) is an absolutely fabulous album of pure musical genius, that's gonna give you a major kick in the ass, assuming you got an open mind. Their Black Metal is enriched by more influences, including some Goth and electronic influences, plus more cosmic than ever. The atmosphere is fantastic, with the chaotic male vocals mixed with operatic female vocals and the keyboards adding their cosmic sounds to the music. Some (very few though) industrial elements does exist making the result a lot more interesting. These guys are simply amazing and their music will appeal to all metal fans with an open mind for something new and interesting. I would like to close the review with my comments about the cover of "Spaceman". It's simply far better than the original. It's got balls, something the original lacked.

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