Witchcraft, who released Legend last year, will join forces with San Francisco group Orchid for a European tour this April/May.

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Source:	nuclearblast.de
Band profile:	Witchcraft

Yes, Whyzdom face yet another line-up change. After replacing Clémentine Delauney for Elvyne Lorient, the band was forced to replace their singer one more time. Elvyne Lorient will not be able to join the band live and has decided to leave and not hamper the band's progress. The new singer is now Marie Rouyer. Whyzdom recorded a few songs with her and you can listen to them on the video below.

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Brazilian metallers Almah had a busy weekend. Apart from releasing a brand new video for the song "Living And Drifting", now available for your viewing pleasure below, the band also announced a new bassist: Raphael Dafras. The video was filmed in São Paulo and directed by producer, musician and composer Diogo Araújo from Under Control Filmes.

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Source:	almah.com.br
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Swedish viking black metal band Månegarm has revealed 3 dates for their upcoming short Spanish tour, which is scheduled for this May. This will be the band's first time performing in Spain. Check out all three confirmed dates below.

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Event:	Månegarm: Legions Of The North Tour

The long awaited new double album, Genesis XX Years Of Chaoz, from Polish death metallers Lost Soul, that encompasses 20 years of band's career, shall see the light on February 22nd through Witching Hour Productions. This effort contains 32 songs, most of them are the band's re-mastered older ones, and it will also include two covers: Metallica's "For Whom The Bell Tolls" and Prodigy's "Spitfire" (available below).

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Progressive metallers Dream Theater just released a trailer for their forthcoming live release which will be called Live At Luna Park, a live concert captured on 2DVD, Blu-ray, digital video, 2DVD/3CD, Blu-ray/3CD, and a deluxe edition (2DVD/Blu-ray/3CD) which will drop in May 2013. To whet the appetite of their fans, the trailer is now available and you can watch it below.

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It has been announced that the long-awaited Nightwish movie Imaginaerum will have its German premiere at the "Kino in der KulturBrauerei" in Berlin, on February 11th, 2013. The screening in German cinemas will start on March 18th. Tickets are now also available online through this link. Also, please note that the language of the movie is English. Imaginaerum premiered in Finland in November and you can watch the trailer at this location.

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Source:	nightwish.com
Band profile:	Nightwish

The first song from Wolfchant's forthcoming album, Embraced By Fire, is here. The folk metal band has released the title track for streaming and you can be the judge of it through the Soundcloud player below. You don't have to wait much longer to hear the entire Embraced By Fire album because it will be released on March 1st, 2013 on NoiseArt Records.

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While they didn't make it to the 9th Annual Metal Storm Awards, Weeping Silence have recently been nominated for the "Best Heavy Metal Band" award in the small nation of Malta's National Music Awards 2012 alongside Beheaded, Myopic Destiny and Insurgence.

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Rhode Island riff manglers Howl have recently completed the recording of their upcoming new full-length. Titled Bloodlines, the band's second offering was recorded at Planet Z studio in Hadley, Massachusetts, produced by Chris "Zeuss" Harris (Soulfly, Crowbar, Municipal Waste, 3 Inches Of Blood) and offers up 10 tracks of audio menace. Bloodlines is set for release via Relapse Records on April 30th, 2013 and follows Full Of Hell.

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Swedish metallers Soilwork took on the ambitious project of releasing a double album this year and The Living Infinite is right around the corner. After streaming two new songs, "This Momentary Bliss" and "Spectrum Of Eternity", you can now listen to "Rise Above The Sentiment" for which the band made a video with Sune Eskelinen and Niclas Lindah.

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Source:	nuclearblast.de
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Having recently signed with Roadrunner Records for the release of Meir, the Norwegian band Kvelertak has now unveiled the cover that will grace this new release. Like with their self-titled debut, the artwork was created by John Dyer Baizley of Baroness. See how it looks like below.

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Source:	roadrunnerrecords.com
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The cover for the forthcoming Avantasia album The Mystery Of Time has just been unveiled. You can feast your eyes below on the artwork which was hand-painted by world acclaimed British fantasy artist Rodney Matthews. The album's release date has now been set for March 30th.

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Source:	tobiassammet.com
Band profile:	Avantasia

Lately many bands are recording new albums which opens good perspectives for 2013. This time, it's Evile who are due to enter the studio this weekend to begin recording their as-yet untitled new album. It is fair to say that you can expect a new thrash metal offering from the band in the near future. Evile will once again be working with producer Russ Russell at Parlour Studios in Kettering for what will be the band's fourth full-length album.

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Band profile:	Evile

Grinders Mumakil have concluded the recording process for the follow-up to their 2009 album Behold The Failure. The new opus will be titled Flies Will Starve, and is set for release later in the year via Relapse Records.

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Band profile:	Mumakil