Canadian viking metallers Talamyus are streaming online several songs from their latest output Raven's Call To Annihilation on the band's Reverbnation page. The album was released last year through PRC Music.


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Bill Ward posted a lengthy message onto his Facebook yesterday stating that he is unable to continue with the Black Sabbath album and reunion tour, until a "signable" contract is drawn up that "reflects some dignity and respect toward me as an original member of the band".

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The Hellfest organization has revealed the last names of the 2012 edition of the French festival. The first names and subsequent additions were previously announced here and here.

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Event:	Hellfest Open Air 2012

British power metallers DragonForce revealed on their official website details about the band's upcoming album. It will be titled The Power Within and will be released in the UK on April 15th via the band's own Electric Generation Recordings, distributed by Essential Music (UK), Roadrunner Records (North America), 3Wise (Australia) and JVC Victor (Japan). The Power Within is their fifth full-length studio album and the first with the new singer Marc Hudson.

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UK NWOBHM band Angel Witch has announced their first studio album in 26 years. The new album, entitled As Above, So Below, will be released on March 12th through Rise Above Records. The band posted this short statement on their Facebook page: "I guess that when the reviews start hitting the net, then we can't really keep the album a secret any more..."

No further album details have been revealed yet, but should be expected soon.

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New Zealand death metallers Ulcerate have announced that they will be doing a mini North American tour of seven shows in May, starting in Philadelphia. The tour will feature shows in the Eastern US and Canada with American metallers Tombs as support on the first three dates and another opener to be announced for the remaining tour stops.

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Event:	Ulcerate: N. American Mini Tour 2012

Italian doom/gothic metallers The Foreshadowing have announced that their third full-length album, the follow-up to 2010's Oionos, will be released this spring via Cyclone Empire. Mixing and mastering will take place at the Unisound Studios in Sweden by Dan Swanö (Asphyx, Dark Funeral, Katatonia, Edge Of Sanity, etc.) and the artwork will be penned by Travis Smith (Opeth, Anathema, Nevermore).

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More good news from Metal Storm - the t-shirts are back after 5 years of absence!

As before, we offer 6 basic types - regular/sleeveless/longsleeve for men/ladies. All t-shirts are black Fruit Of The Loom. The front side image is the MS logo with a faint background (view in higher resolution). The back side is blank.

New t-shirts are printed once a month, based on paid orders during that month. Getting the t-shirt should take somewhere between 1-6 weeks.

Collecting orders, printing and shipping is handled by Barry Anderson - if you have any questions, please contact him by PM or e-mail.

The t-shirts page: http://metalstorm.net/t-shirts/

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Australian power metallers Black Majesty have announced Stargazer as the title of their new upcoming album, which is due in May 2012, through Limb Music Germany.

The band posted the following on their Facebook page: "Black Majesty began recording drums back in October 2011 with Roland Grapow (Masterplan) at Grapow Studios in Slovakia and have since been busy in their homeland Australia laying down guitars and vocals. Roland Grapow will mix the CD in the coming months. Look out for Black Majesty's new album Stargazer in May 2012."

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Coils Of Entropy, the debut album from Canadian-based death metallers Nephelium is now streaming online in its entirety at this location. The album will be self-released on February 7th. The first single off the album, "Merciless Annihilation", is also available for download at the band's Reverbnation page.

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German thrashers Kreator have revealed that the title of their upcoming album will be Phantom Antichrist, which will hit stores on June 1st (Europe) and June 5th (North America). The album is currently being produced at Fascination Street Studios by Jens Bogren (Opeth, Katatonia, Soilwork, Devin Townsend, Amon Amarth) in Örebro, Sweden.

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Swedish technical thrash metallers Meshuggah have announced a string of North American tour dates with special guests Decapitated and Baroness, starting on April 29th in Houston.

Meshuggah's drummer Tomas Haake stated: "We're really stoked to be coming back again! A new album and two really awesome bands to join us on our trek across the U.S. and Canada! There's one word that comes to mind: Sweet!"

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Event:	Meshuggah: The Ophidian Trek - North American Tour 2012

British gothic metallers Paradise Lost have unveiled the cover artwork for their new upcoming album Tragic Idol, set to be released on April 23rd, 2012, via Century Media Records. The album's artwork was designed by Parisian designer Valnoir, who has not only worked on this band's release, but also with artists such as Morbid Angel, Laibach, Ulver, Watain and more than 150 others. More album details were previously reported here.

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A sample from the song "Valentine" from German symphonic metallers Xandria is now available online and you can listen to it on the video below. The song comes off the band's upcoming album Neverworld's End, scheduled for a February 22nd release via Napalm Records. Samples from the whole album can also be streamed at Amazon. The album features Manuela Kraller, the new operatic vocalist seeking to replace Lisa Middelhauve. More album details here.

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Australian guitarist Paul Wardingham has announced The Human Affliction as the title of his new instrumental concept album to be released this year. Wardingham released his debut album Assimilate Regenerate in 2011 through Enigmatic Records.

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