Doom/Death Music News Tape (July, 21)

Killjoy (Necrophagia), Phil Anselmo (Pantera) and Mirai (Sigh) have a new project named Enoch. The band will not play metal music, but horror and nightmare in the style of Goblin who created music for many cult horror films of the 70s including the Dario Argento movies.

Catastrophic are a new Death Metal band created by Trevor Peres of Obituary. They have signed a deal with Metal Blade and they will record their debut album in Summer.

The new album of Divine Empire is already finished and will soon be released, though no exact date has been announced. The title of the new album is "Doomed To Inherit".

Broken Hope will release their new album in Summer. The album is already finished and the title of the album is "Grotesque Blessings". The album was produced by Brian Griffin.

The debut full length album of Severe Torture is finished by the band. The title of the album is "Feasting On Blood" and will be released sometime during summer.

The PowerMad festival will take place in Italy for the first time. The festival will be held at castle Vigevano (600 years old) and the bands that will take place are Running Wild, Grave Digger, Domine and Moon Of Steel. Doors open at 15.30 and tickets cost 30.000 Italian Lire.

A somehow cult band from the 80s, Hirax, have reformed with their original line up featuring Katon W DePena (vocals), Gary Monardo (bass), John Tabares (drums), and Scott Owen (guitars). The band is currently writing new songs and plans to start recording them in September.

Hard Core, metal, punk, legends Corrosion Of Conformity signed a deal with Sanctuary Records and they will soon enter the studio in order to record a new album.

Review of the week:

MIND ODYSSEY - Signs / B. Mind Records

This is not exactly a new album but I just had the chance to listen to it. It was released a few months before and it is the fourth (?) album of the band. What I can easily say is that these guys have improved a lot since their last job. Of course they are still playing Power Metal influenced by the German school of the 80s but they mix some classical elements in their sound, especially in the arrangements that makes the whole album really interesting. Mind Odyssey as they appear in this album exist no more since Victor Smolsky (the guitar player) has already joined Rage and I don't know if they will be able to replace him properly since his seems to be the most important part of their sound. They also have a very good vocalist but what really impresses the listener is the guitar playing. Excellent riffs and even better solos in almost all the songs. The melodies are also good and the compositions, even though they can be described as typical power metal, are far better than their previous album and far more fresh. You can also find some interesting passages from the keyboards that help the band to add the required atmosphere to their music. If you are looking for a god power metal album then we suggest you give it a try.

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