February 23, 2009:

The Haunted have released a music video for the song "Trenches", which can you watch HERE in high quality. You can check it out in lesser quality on the band's site as well.

The song comes from the group's latest album ''Versus'', released in September last year.

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Source:	youtube.com
Band profile:	The Haunted

Evergrey will team up with Novembre for a European tour in April 2009. Here are the dates:

April 03 - Bochum, Germany - Matrix
April 04 - Vosselaar, Belgium - Biebob
April 05 - Zoetermeer, Netherlands - Boerderij
April 07 - London, UK - Underworld
April 08 - Paris, France - Nouvieau Casino
April 10 - Bergara, Spain - Sala Jam
April 11 - Madrid, Spain - Sala Caracol
April 12 - Barcelona, Spain - Mephisto
April 14 - Pratteln, Switzerland - Z7
April 15 - Nova Gorica, Slovenia - Mostovna
April 17 - Budapest, Hungary - Diesel
April 18 - Beograd, Serbia - SKC
April 19 - Vienna, Austria - Szene
April 20 - Frankfurt, Germany - Batschkapp

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Source:	evergrey.net
Band profile:	Evergrey
Event:	Evergrey: European Tour [CANCELLED]

Alestorm and Týr are teaming up for a co-headlining European tour in support of Alestorm's upcoming effort "Black Sails At Midnight". The dates for the UK leg of their upcoming European tour have just been announced and are as follows:

04-24 - Prestatyn, Wales - Hammerfest
04-26 - Dudley, England - JB's
04-27 - Glasgow, Scotland - Cathouse
04-28 - Edinburgh, Scotland - Studio 24
04-29 - Nottingham, England - Rock City
04-30 - Leeds, England - Rio's
05-01 - Milton Keynes, England - The Pitz
05-02 - Petersborough, England - The Park
05-03 - London, England - Underworld

The rest of the Black Sails Over Europe Tour schedule, featuring Alestorm, Týr, Heidevolk and Adorned Brood, looks as follows:

04-08 - Copenhagen, Denmark - The Rock
04-09 - Bad Salzungen, Germany - KW 70
04-10 - Pagney, France - Chez Paulette
04-11 - Hellendoorn, The Netherlands - Club Lantaarn
04-12 - Vosselaar, Belgium - Biebob
04-13 - Lahr, Germany - Universal DOG
04-14 - Osnabrück, Germany - Bastard Club
04-15 - Pratteln, Switzerland - Z7
04-16 - Ottweiler, Germany - Club Schulz
04-17 - Lichtenfels, Germany - Ragnarök Festival
04-18 - Lübeck, Germany - Treibsand **
04-19 - Poznan, Poland - Eskulap **
04-20 - Wroclaw, Poland - Alibi **
04-21 - Krakow, Poland - Studio **
04-22 - Berlin, Germany - K17 **

** without Adorned Brood

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Source:	myspace.com
Band profile:	Alestorm
Event:	Alestorm + Týr

Wolfchant finished the recordings for "Determined Damnation" this week and have announced more details. The album was mixed and mastered by Uwe Lulis, who also worked on the choirs. The new album will be released on April 24 via Massacre Records. A special limited digipak edition of the album will be available for purchase at the Ragnarök Festival, set to take place April 17-18, 2009 in Lichtenfels, Germany. Album cover can be viewed here.

"Determined Damnation" track listing:

01. Determination Begins
02. World In Ice
03. Until The End
04. Determined Damnation
05. In War
06. Fate Of The Fighting Man
07. Kein Engel Hört Dich Flehen
08. A Raven's Flight
09. Never Too Drunk
10. Schwerter Der Erde
11. Auf Blut Gebaut
12. Under The Wolves Banner
13. Devour (digipack bonus)
14. Warcry (digipack bonus)

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Source:	wolfchant-metal.com
Band profile:	Wolfchant

US metallers Crescent Shield will release their second album "The Stars Of Never Seen" this spring on Cruz del Sur Music. The album will be released on the 8th of May in Germany and Europe, 11th of May in UK and June 2 in USA/Canada. The first pressing will include a limited edition DVD of their entire performance at Germany's Keep it True Festival in April 08.

The artwork for the CD was again done by comic book artist Gerry Alanguilan and can be viewed here. The band is in the final stages of mixing the record with renowned metal producer Bill Metoyer, so the new album promises to be not only a step up musically but also sonically.

Tracklisting for "The Stars of Never Seen" follows:

01. Under Cover Of Shadows
02. The Grand Horizon
03. Tides Of Fire
04. 10,000 Midnights Ago
05. Temple Of The Empty
06. My Anger
07. The Bellman
08. The Endurance
09. Lifespan

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Source:	crescentshield.com
Band profile:	Crescent Shield

Delain have made the title track of the new album "April Rain", available online. You can listen to the song at this location . The song comes off the group's forthcoming album "April Rain", which will be released on March 30 via Roadunner Records.

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Source:	roadrunnerrecords.nl
Band profile:	Delain

Brutal Truth have posted the first preview track from their brand-new album and first full-length in 10 years, "Evolution Through Revolution". The title-track, "Evolution Through Evolution", can be heard now via the band's MySpace page. "Evolution Through Revolution" is set for an April 14th North American release date (April 20th internationally) via Relapse Records.

Brutal Truth recorded "Evolution Through Revolution" cover artwork] at Watchman Studios in Lockport, NY with engineer Doug White (Psyopus). Additional song titles include: "Sugardaddy", "Get A Therapist... Spare The World", "Detached", "Global Good Guy", "Lifer", "Bob Dylan Wrote Propaganda Songs", and "Grind Fidelity".

Brutal Truth have recently confirmed appearances at both the Auditory Assault Festival in Brooklyn and Maryland Deathfest in Baltimore. The band is currently planning many more international tour dates in support of "Evolution Through Revolution"'s release. Complete Brutal Truth tour information will be announced shortly.

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Source:	blogs.myspace.com
Band profile:	Brutal Truth

Chimaira have announced more new details about their new upcoming album, entilted "The Infection". The album will be released in the spring on April 21 via Nuclear Blast Records. The artwork of the album can be viewed at this location.

Tracklist of the "The Infection":

01. The Venom Inside
02. Frozen In Time
03. Coming Alive
04. Secrets Of The Dead
05. The Disappearing Sun
06. Impending Doom
07. On Broken Glass
08. Destroy And Dominate
09. Try To Survive
10. The Heart Of It All

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Source:	chimaira.com
Band profile:	Chimaira

Official press release

Queensrÿche envisions war through the eyes of a soldier with the band's twelfth studio release, the epic concept album "American Soldier". The ambitious album encompasses a dozen songs inspired by numerous interviews with veterans conducted by Geoff Tate, the group's singer and chief songwriter, who was intent on telling their story using their words. After speaking with soldiers who served in various conflicts - from World War II to Iraq - Tate turned their firsthand experiences from the frontlines into an unflinching musical examination of the life of a soldier and the consequences of war. "American Soldier" will be available from Atco/Rhino on March 31 for a suggested list price of $18.98 (CD) and $9.99 (digital).

Tate, Michael Wilton (guitar), Ed Jackson (bass) and Scott Rockenfield (drums) recorded the album in 2008 over the course of nine months. The idea for "American Soldier", Tate says, came from hearing stories from fans that are veterans, as well as his own father, who served in both Korea and Vietnam. "My father was a career military man, but until very recently he never spoke about what he went through. I think that reticence is true of a lot of veterans, which means most people never truly understand what it means to be a soldier at war. Hearing what he and some of our fans have endured made me want to share their stories with the world. This is an album about the soldiers, for the soldiers, as told by the soldiers themselves."

Those stories resonate at the heart of "American Soldier", imbuing each song with vivid details about both the emotional and physical impacts of war, evoking war zone battles ("Middle Of Hell"), sacrifice ("The Killer"), loss ("If I Were King"), the longing for home ("Remember Me"), and adjusting to society after returning from war ("Man Down!").

Tate recorded many of his interviews with the soldiers, and some dialogue from these discussions is mixed into several of tracks, allowing the soldiers' own words to help tell their compelling stories. The band also brought a few of the soldiers into the studio with them to record vocals. The verses of the track "Unafraid" feature the voices of Chris Devine, a Vietnam veteran, and Sean Lenahan, a veteran of Somalia, recalling their war experiences while Tate provides the anthemic chorus. Also making a guest vocal appearance is Tate's 10-year-old daughter Emily on the gripping duet "Home Again," which examines the emotional toll of war from two perspectives, with Geoff singing from the soldier's point of view and his daughter singing from the viewpoint of the child left behind.

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Source:	queensryche.com
Band profile:	Queensrÿche
Event:	Queensrÿche: American Soldier Tour

Statement from the guys in Cloudscape:

"It is with sadness and grief that we must announce that our good friend and drummer Roger Landin have decided to leave Cloudscape. His descision to leave is personal and has nothing to do with Cloudscape and we are still the best of friends. We have recorded 3 albums that we are really proud of and we will miss Roger enormously both as a drummer, musician and as a part of Cloudscape. We have had a great time together that will never be forgotten. We'll wish all the best for Roger and his family in the future to come."

And the statement from Roger Landin:

"I have made an extremely hard decision. I´m leaving the great Cloudscape due to personal reasons. The band has been a big part of my life for many years, and it has been a wonderful ride. I will thank my great bandmates and of course all of you out there who have supported us over the years. Keep tuning in to this awesome band in the future. To my fellow comrades in the band: Best of luck!"

Cloudscape will still continue their crusade of melodic metal but, with a new drummer eventually. Cloudscape still will perform live s scheduled in their hometown (Helsingborg) at the venue called "The Tivoli" on February 27 so, if you have bought tickets or have planned to see Cloudscape then you don't need to worry because, a replacement for Roger Landin is already settled for the show. A presentation of a new permanent drummer in Cloudscape will be announced as soon as the band has decided who to hire for the spot.

Source:	cloudscape.se
Band profile:	Cloudscape

Prog Metal veterans Dream Theater are currently wrapping up work on their tenth studio album. The band commenced work on the as-yet untitled album - their second for Roadrunner Records, following up 2007's "Systematic Chaos" ? in October of last year.

Drummer Mike Portnoy and guitarist John Petrucci are once again producing the CD, while engineer Paul Northfield will mix the record. Roadrunner Records plans to release the album in early summer upon which the band will immediately embark on a world tour to support it.

Source:	roadrunnerrecords.com
Band profile:	Dream Theater

''Besser, Du rennst'', the new video from German metallers Subway To Sally, has been made available online.

''Besser, Du rennst'' comes off the band's upcoming album, entitled ''Kreuzfeuer'', which will be released on March 27th via Nuclear Blast.


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Source:	vids.myspace.com
Band profile:	Subway To Sally

Stratovarius will return to North America for a short tour this autumn. They will also take part in a once-in-a-lifetime pre-concert meet-and-greet which will take place prior to doors opening. With a purchase of the VIP ticket, you gain access to the venue at least one hour early for the meet-and-greet.

This is available for all shows and will be on sale until all VIP tickets are sold out (limited to 100 per night). You can purchase these VIP tickets at EnterTheVault.com; you will then be automatically registered to win four tickets to a show of your choice between May 27 and December 31, 2009. Each city will have one winner and they will be notified via e-mail on May 19.

Tickets for all shows are on sale via EnterTheVault.com exclusively until March 20 at which point they will become available through all normal ticketing outlets.

Stratovarius North American tour dates:

September 16, 2009: Nokia Theater - NYC, NY, USA
September 18, 2009: Opera House - Toronto, ON, Canada
September 19, 2009: Imperial de Quebec - Quebec City, Q, Canada
September 20, 2009: Medley - Montreal, QC, Canada
September 21, 2009: Middle East - Boston, Mass, USA
September 23, 2009: Sonar - Baltimore, MD , USA
September 24, 2009: Peabody's - Cleveland, OH , USA
September 25, 2009: pearl Room - Mokena, IL, USA
September 27, 2009: Garrick Centre - Winnipeg, MB, Canada
September 28, 2009: The Riddell at University - Regina, SK, Canada
September 29, 2009: Warehouse - Calgary, AB, Canada
September 30, 2009: Starlite Room - Edmonton, AB, Canada
October 02, 2009: Plaza Club - Vancouver, BC, Canada
October 03, 2009: Sugar - Victoria, BC, Canada
October 04, 2009: El Corazon - Seattle, WA, USA
October 06, 2009: The Grand Ballroom @ the Regency - San Francisco, CA, USA
October 07, 2009: Key Club, Los Angeles, CA, USA

Source:	stratovarius.com
Band profile:	Stratovarius
Event:	Stratovarius

Danish metallers Illnath have issued the following update:

"Next Friday, February 13th at Pavillionen Grenå (Denmark) we will say goodbye to Artur "Tyr" Meinild and give a big welcome to Larz Munch on the keyboards. Larz has been taking care of the keys in the Danish 'Faith No More Jam' for several years, and now we have the honour to wish him welcome in the Illnath camp.

Don't miss the show... both Tyr and Larz will be found on stage and it's gonna be a very special night for all of us!"

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Source:	blogs.myspace.com
Band profile:	Illnath

Finnish metallers Amorphis have revealed some new details about their new fothcoming album, entilted "Skyforger". The album will be released on May 29 via Nuclear Blast Records. The artwork of the album can be viewed at this location.

Tracklisting of the "Skyforger":

01. Sampo
02. Silver Bride
03. From The Heaven Of My Heart
04. Sky Is Mine
05. Majestic Beast
06. My Sun
07. Highest Star
08. Skyforger
09. Course Of Fate
10. From Eearth I Rose

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Source:	nuclearblast.de
Band profile:	Amorphis