Weekly News of Doom/Death Music Scene (June, 9)

The cult Japanese band Anthem have re-united. The original bass player Naoto (currently with Loudness) has secured Graham Bonnet to be the singer of the band. In related news Graham Bonnet will also release a new solo album with several musicians as guests.

Rob Halford announced recently some details about his forthcoming album. The title of the album is "Resurrection" and it will be released in August. Roy Z has produced it and also written some songs for it and there is a possibility for duet with Bruce Dickinson in a song.

This month Astroqueen will enter the studio with the guitar player of King Diamond (Andy LaRoque) producing, in order to record their debut album. The album will be released sometime later this year through Pavement.

American death metallers Immolation will enter the studio during the summer to record their new album. It will feature 8 songs and it will be released before the end of the year.

Falconer are a new Viking Metal band that features Stefan Weinerhall as the singer from Mithotyn. The band is in the studio recording their debut album which will be released later this year, though no exact date is announced so far.

Classical Melodic Power Metallers Chinchilla are recording their new album. The band plans to release the album later this year.

The next release of Armored Saint will not be an entirely new album. The record will contain b-sides, outtakes, live songs and rare demos of the band. There is also a possibility for a live video filmed in their recent tour for "Revelation".

November Doom have entered the studio to record their new album which is titled "The Knowing". The band plans to release the album in Halloween.

Review of the week:

SINS OF THY BELOVED - Perpetual Desolation / Napalm

To be honest I had never heard these guys before, but their album was a big surprise for me. They are playing atmospheric metal with influences from Theater Of Tragedy, Goth and some atmospheric Black Metal bands and they are playing it in the best possible way. They have two singers, one female operatic voice and one male brutal voice, that fit perfectly and are simply completing one another and the music is ominous, atmospheric and heavy. I really liked the way the songs are changing from heavy to atmospheric, with the vocals being in the foreground and the guitars in the background adding the required heaviness. The album has the ability to transmit to the listener different emotions and feelings at the same song. It changes mood very easily and it can capture both your attention and your imagination. The production is good and the cover of Metallica's "The Thing That Should Not Be" interesting the least to say. Highly recommended to all our readers.

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