Brooklyn Vegan — The Gates of Slumber at Saint Vitus in 2012 (more by Caroline Harrison) In incredibly sad news, it's being reported that Josh McCash, former bassist for doom greats The Gates of Slumber, has passed away. He was 37. McCash had... more info

Metalsucks — History's first recorded break-up caused by the loss of a bass player?The post The Gates of Slumber Take a Dirt Nap appeared first on MetalSucks. more info

Metal Injection — Scion A/V has been a great purveyor of heavy metal. They have released excellent free EPs from the likes of Arsis, Magrudergrind, Enslaved, Wormrot and later today The Gates of Slumber. But, if the latest teaser is any indication, they may be releasi... more info

Metal Injection — We love ourselves music from The Gates of Slumber. The band is the latest to get the Scion A/V free EP treatment. Their new EP, Stormcrow will be released FOR FREE tomorrow and we have a special sneak peek in the form of a new track, "Death March." T... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Caroline Harrison, words by Doug Moore Hammers of Misfortune at Saint Vitus - 7/23/12 San Francisco's prog-metal powerhouse Hammers of Misfortune brought their tour to NYC for a show at Saint Vitus on Monday night (7/23). Indianapolis dooms... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by BBG We are proud to announce our sponsorship of the upcoming Hammers of Misfortune/The Gates of Slumber East Coast/Midwest jaunt! The dates include a kick-off show in Chicago before looping to Saint Vitus for a July 23rd date. Tickets... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Samantha Marble Church of Misery While a bummer that Rwake cancelled their appearance at Cameo on Friday (they would play MDF though), the night was no less heavy, featuring a headlining appearance from the great Church of Misery... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by BBG Church of Misery's signature blend of doom, sludge and sawed-off blues will spread its scattershot across the US surrounding their appearances at Maryland Deathfest and Chaos in Tejas. Starting on May 24th, the band will hit the road... more info

Metalsucks — New releases from Hate Eternal, The Gates of Slumber and Zombi highlight this week’s new metal. MS new release kingpin Vic Vaughn breaks those and more new albums down after the break. Ark of the Covenant – Separation (Strike First) Truly awful. ... more info

Altsounds — Doom lords *THE GATES OF SLUMBER* will unleash their hotly-anticipated fifth full-length album *The Wretch* on May 10, 2011 via Rise Above Records / Metal Blade. Featuring eight slabs of punishing metal, *The Wretch* boils doom down to its purest fo... more info