Metal Call-Out is as much about our discovery of music as it is about helping you, the reader discover a gem. Therefore it is to be expected that some of the material may be a bit dated, but relevant all the same. Such is the case of the following review of Summoning's 2006 album Oath Bound. Too often I skip over bands worthy of page space because of time constraints or the sheer e...
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Everyone needs a little depressive music to help cope with the long winter months ahead, unless of course you are just north or south of the equator. And Catacombs 'In the Depths of R'lyeh' is just such an album. Clocking in at over an hour in total each track on the record, most of them well over the ten-minuet mark create an atmosphere as deep and seemingly impossible as the Love...
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Astral WinterFrom: Australia Discography: "Illustrations of Death" (2009), "Winter Enthroned" (2010-expected) Astral Winter is a two man black-metal band formed in 2008 attached to the Immortal Frost Productions label. Astral Winter is: Josh- all instruments/programming/compositionPhil- Vocals I first stumbled across Astral Winter by way of their myspace page, where they were givin...
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GwynbleiddFrom: NY, USA Discography: "Nostalgia" (2009) Gwynbleidd has a really annoying name to type out and plays a mix of progressive death and black metal, with obvious folk influences. Signed to The End Records, Gwynbleidd is: Michal- guitar/clean voxMaciej- guitar/growling voxJakub-bassAdam drums There has been quite a bit of media attention for Gwynbleidd, namely because "th...
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Video: Independent record label Season of Mist has announced that they completed a deal with death-metal legends Morbid Angel. You may remember Season of Mist from signing such bands as Mayhem (!) and Solefald. Frontman David Vincent...
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Hypocrisy has had some troubles with U.S. immigration in regards to their tour with Ensiferum, Ex Deo, and Blackguard and subsequently had to cancel. Yikes! Vocalist/guitarist Peter Tägtgren had this to say: "We regretfully have to officially announce the cancelation of our tour in North America. We've tried everything so far and it seems like the process will take longer than expected for one ..
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MulliganFrom: Chino Hills, California Discography: N/A- album due tentatively summer 2010 Mulligan is a one-man alternative metal band from California that I came across through his myspace page. I would relate his music as sort of a throw back to older groove metal bands, likening it at first to early Korn and later picking up elements of thrash, gothic and industrial sounds. Mull...
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I stumbled across this pedigree chart the other day on a Myspace page devoted to extreme metal. I am not sure exactly where this chart originated, and it is by no means comprehensive but it is interesting and a good history lesson nonetheless. See the full version after the jump. The Myspace I borrowed this from is actually chalk-full of information about extreme metal including album recommend...
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The Black Dahlia MurderFrom: USA Discography: "Unhallowed" (2003), "Miasma" (2005), "Nocturnal" (2007), "Deflorate" (2009) Formed in early 2001, The Black Dahlia Murder after releasing one demo and one EP, signed to Metal Blade Records in 2003. Battling numerous line-up changes and session musicians through out their eight years, the only remaining original members of The Black Da...
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EluveitieFrom: Switzerland Discography: "Spirit" (2006), "Slania" (2008), "Evocation I- The Arcane Dominion" (2009), "Everything Remains As It Never Was" (expected 2010) Eluveite, which, according to their last.fm page is pronounced " El-vay-tee", is a melodic folk metal band that formed in 2002. Eluveitie is currently signed to Nuclear Blast records, through which they will release t
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FinsterforstFrom: Germany Discography: "Weltenkraft" (2007), "…zum Tode hin" (2009) Finsterforst, meaning "Dark Forrest", is a epic folk metal band formed in 2004. In December 2006 Worldchaos Production signed Finsterforst to their label and released the bands first LP. Finsterforst is: Marco Schomas- vocalsSimon Schillinger- guitarDavid Schuldis- guitarTobias Weinreich-bassCorneli.
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Belay My Last (RIP)From: Fullerton, CA Discography: "Belay My Last" (2005), "The Downfall" (2007) Belay My Last was a death metal/core band that after releasing one demo, one full-length, and touring extensively, disbanded in 2008. Belay My Last's last know line up was: Jason Denny- vocalsNick Leavenworth- guitarIlal Lebel- drumsGarrett Harrer-bass Belay My Last didn't really have ...
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SkyfireFrom: Hoor, Sweden Discography: "Timeless Departure" (2001), "Mind Revolution" (2003), "Spectral" (2004), "Esoteric"(2009) Skyfire is a melodic death metal band that has roots in other styles such as symphonic and progressive metals. Formed in 1995, Skyfire was signed to Dutch label Hammerheart Records until 2008 when they signed to Pivotal a three record deal the first bein...
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This week's band-of-the-week is Maryland's own, Anubis Unbound. As previously stated we are giving away a merch package featuring 2 CDs and a t-shirt from the band. All you need to do is register with the site (all it takes is and e-mail and username), and leave a comment on an Anubis Unbound related post- like this one!
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WolfchantFrom: St. Oswald, Germany Discography: "Bloody Tales of Disgraced Lands" (2005), "A Pagan Storm" (2007), "Determined Damnation" (2009) Wolfchant is a pagan/folk metal founded in 2003 exploring themes of Nordic mythology and paganism. Wolfchant is currently signed to Massacre Records through which they released 2009's "Determined Damnation". Current line up is: Lokhi- vocal...
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To celebrate the spirit of Thanksgiving, Metal Call-Out has teamed up with next weeks 'band-of-the-week', Maryland thrashers Anubis Unbound to give away a killer prize package. Included will be Anubis Unbound's full length "Through Cursed Eyes", the Doors of Redemption EP, and a badass t-shirt. To win all you need to do is create an account with Metal Call-Out (it takes about 3 min, and we neve...
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Video: Maybe its the weather but I have been feeling a bit more "kvlt" than usual. Mid-November will mark the limited US release of the black metal documentary "Until The Light Takes Us". Directed by Audrey Ewell and Aaron Aites, the...
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SentencedFrom: Finland Discography: "Shadows of the Past" (1991), "North from Here" (1993), "Amok" (1995), "Down" (1996), "Frozen" (1998), "Crimson" (2000), "The Cold White Light" (2002), "The Funeral Album" (2005) Sentenced was a doom metal band formed in 1989 and primarily played death metal until 1995's "Amok", which ushered in the bands gradual change in style. In 2005, Sentenc...
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AmorphisFrom: Finland Discography: "The Karelian Isthums" (1992), Tales From the Thousand Lakes" (1994), "Elegy" (1996), "Tuonela" (1999), "Am Universum" (2001), "Far From The Sun" (2003), "Eclipse" (2006), "Silent Waters" (2007), "Skyforger" (2009) Amorphis started as a melodic death metal band, but in more recent years their style incorporates elements of progressive and doom met...
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