You can now download a new Cynic song, entitled "King Of Those Who Know" by clicking here (.mp3).

Cynic's EP Re-Traced, made of four re-interpretations of songs from 2008's Traced in Air and a previously unreleased track, will be available on next May 17th. More details about the record here

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Source:	season-of-mist.com
Band profile:	Cynic

Swedish Heavy metallers VII Gates are offering a free download of their 2003 debut release Fire, Walk With Me. Go to this location to download the tracks. The band added the following message:

"Since VII Gates first album Fire, Walk With Me haven't been available (as far as we know?) for a long time, and no one knows if it's ever gonna be so again, we decided to make it available. For free, of course!

So, what do you think? Just download and listen, it wont cost you anything! Except some time and bandwidth maybe... However, if you have a very strong urge to pay, feel free to donate any amount of money. You can donate by using Paypal or Payson. But again, the album is free for those who want it, no doubt about it."

The album can also be streamed at the band's MySpace page.

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Source:	sevengates.se
Band profile:	VII Gates

Argentinian folk metal act Skiltron have re-recorded their 2006 debut album The Clans Have United. Vocals were re-recorded by current singer Diego Valdez, and the album was also remastered.

Now, Skiltron is making this 2010 edition of The Clans Have United available for free download. Just sign up for free at DontPayMusic and download the full album at this location. The band's sophomore release Beheading The Liars from 2008 is also available for free at this location.

All info about the band on MySpace.

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Source:	skiltron.net
Band profile:	Skiltron

Is Jewish Nu metal - aka Ju Metal (pun courtesy of Promonex - Ed.) - going to be the next big thing in the metal scene? We sure believe so!

Atzmus - the quite peculiar metal band from Argentina - just released their new album Ciudad De Luz (Eng. City Of Light) this weekend through Dont Pay Music Records. If you register on the website for free, you can download the album for free. Samples of all the tracks can be found here. Check out the video below (no seriously, check it out).

Vocalist Eliezer explains the meaning behind Ciudad de Luz: "This world is like a game full of doors that confuse people, but at the same time they train us in the discernment of truth. Thus "the waves of steel in a thirsty field" take our souls to a higher place, even higher than it was before its decline. But your soul is not alone in this journey, his mother called Shejina departs with it. When the two meet, it's redeemed like if it was born again. By experiencing this reality, the melodies emerge and begin to sing and "children's songs begin to sound". These are nothing but the unspeakable words of higher souls who assist us, from times even before the foundation of the world. When we surrender to these melodies, our soul's light breaks the darkness of the world, the same way a child breaks out of the womb. This is where there is unity and purpose. Make this world a "City of Light", an eternal house, a house of refuge, comfort, and meeting that transcends all boundaries that make us different."

Ciudad De Luz cover art] tracklist:

01. Nigun
02. Ciudad De Luz
03. Vuelve A Empezar
04. El 10 Del 7
05. Sobre Hombros De Gigantes
06. Jardines De Fuego
07. Juntos Al Este
08. Un Mundo Nuevo
09. Purificandote
10. Estar En Vos
11. La Ultima Generacion
12. Hijo Del Vientre


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dontpaymusic.com

Italian Power metal band Perpetual Fire will release their second album Invisible through IceWarrior Records/Rock It Up Records. The album is described as "a new hilight for fans of melodic power metal á la Freedom Call, Heavenly, Gamma Ray or Seven Gates". The album will also be released in a limited IceWarrior-Edition. The complete album is available for free download at this location.

Invisible cover art] tracklist:

01. Invisible
02. Kissing shadow
03. April's blood
04. Walking on your fire
05. In the cage
06. Lost forever
07. Winter's night
08. Velvet rope
09. Eternity
10. My ship is burning
11. Secrets
12. Time machine
13. Who We Are

Bonus tracks:
14. Say goodbye
15. Cold rain
16. Alien

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Source:	blogs.myspace.com
Band profile:	Perpetual Fire

Latvian melodic death metalers Preternatural's brand new EP Cryophobia is up for FREE download.

In October 2009 the band already released their debut video "Cryophobia" (watch it here). Now, the self-titled audio follower is available online. You can either download the entire EP here or stream it over at the band's MySpace.

The EP was recorded and mixed with the help of sound engineer Gint Lundberg at Pentagon Music studio in Latvia. It contains two new songs from the upcoming album, one re-recorded and re-arranged song from the band's first demo record Presence, and 2 live tracks performed in Riga, Latvia in 2009.

Vocalist Serg comments: "Currently, we're busy with the new album making process, so this is a gift to all of you in order not to be bored, while waiting for the new album."

Cryophobia cover art] tracklist:

01. Cryophobia
02. Reptile wings
03. Paranormal Phenomena 2010
04. Reflections (live)
05. Statical (live)

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myspace.com

After nearly 17 years in existence Theatre Of Tragedy has decided to call it a day. The band's last words read as follows;

"This has not been an easy decision to make and we have thought about this for a long long time. We finally agreed to this during the production of our latest album Forever Is The World.

Theatre of Tragedy will come to an end on October 2nd 2010, exactly 17 years after we started making music together. Over the years all of us have strived to combine the Theatre with everyday life but in the end it has proven more and more difficult. We have come to appreciate our family lives and jobs, which makes it very hard to continue this life of rock'n'roll on the road.

We know that some of you will probably be very disappointed, but we also hope you will continue to listen to our music, which all of you learned to appreciate and love so much.

We want to thank everyone of you for all your support over the past 17 years! Theatre of Tragedy wouldn't have been possible without you! Be sure to catch us on the last Theatre of Tragedy shows ever this year! The final gig will take place on October 2nd in Stavanger, where it all began.

Our music will live on... and forever is the world."

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Source:	blogs.myspace.com
Band profile:	Theatre Of Tragedy

Original news, posted on 17.10.2009

After the success of the first Falling Down compilation, Yann and Thibaut - two French students - are set to release the second compilation. Again, the record will be self-produced, totally independent and limited to 1000 copies in a format 2CD digipack or digisleeve. "Falling Down II" will be released early 2010. At the moment there are only two or three bands that will not have an unpublished track. All other bands will deliver a new, unpublished song for this compilation: this is really the main priority of the compilation.

So far, "Falling Down II" cover art] will contain songs of confirmed bands like: Jucifer, Gnaw Their Tongues, Ufomammut, Kongh, The Poisoned Glass, God Is An Astronaut, Ocoai, Impure Wilhelmina, Kingdom, Mumakil, Farflung, U.S. Christmas, Omega Massif, When Icarus Falls, Tesa, Grey Daturas, Kodiak, White Hills, Across Tundras, Icos, Taint, Солярис. The Poisoned Glass is a band specially created for this compilation, featuring Stuart Dahlquist (Sunn O))), Asva, Burning Witch, Goatsnake) et Edgy 59 (Burning Witch).

Also The Dillinger Escape Plan and The Ocean have been confirmed. The line-up for the compilation is now complete.

The first 3CD compilation cover art] featured bands like: Kylesa, Amenra, Knut, Pelican, Year Of No Light, Rosetta, Callisto, Overmars, Zatokrev, Dirge, My Own Private Alaska, etc.

All info at http://www.myspace.com/fallingdowncompilation.

UPDATE

After the first volume, Falling Down is coming back with a second compilation wich reunite 28 bands like The Ocean, Khelvin, Impure Wilhelmina and Mumakil. This compilation will be available on March as a 2 cd limited digipak edition. Only 1000 copies will be pressed. More info and preorders here.

Falling Down II cover art] tracklist:

Disc I

Across Tundras - Final Breath Over Venom Falls (Unpublished version)
Monachus (ex-Icos) - Februari (Unpublished)
White Hills - Heads on Fire (Unpublished)
OCOAI - La Main Electrique (Unpublished)
Farflung - R-Complex (Unpublished)
Impure Wilehlmina - Cold Fever (Unpublished)
Time to Burn - Elena Djinn (Unpublished)
Gnaw Their Tongues - We Breath Hate and Spit Fire from our Mouths (Unpublished)
The Poisoned Glass - Silent Vigil (Unpublished)
Kalvria - .N (Unpublished)
U.S.Christmas - Lazarus (Live)
Kingdom - Ruina.Where men go to die (Unpublished)
KALKH-IN(JOY) Erode - Xwck (Unpublished)

Disc II

Kongh - Thunders Collide (Unpublished, 2006)

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Download Festival 2010, set to take place at Donington Park between the 11th and 13th of June, has announced the first bands to play at the festival. They are:

AC/DC
Stone Temple Pilots
Them Crooked Vultures
Deftones
Bullet For My Valentine
Megadeth
Motörhead
Wolfmother
Volbeat

Tickets go on pre-sale to Download Festival website members this Thursday.

Source:	downloadfestival.co.uk
Event:	Download Festival 2010

The following next two weeks you can download all four Gaia Epicus albums for FREE.

The band states: "Yes it's true, how about that? We hope that you will enjoy our music, and that you will buy our albums if you do. Just click here for this fantastic free gift."

This download includes the first four Gaia Epicus releases, Satrap (2003), Symphony Of Glory (2005), Victory (2007), Damnation (2008). The band's upcoming album Dark Secrets will be released in April. More details here.

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Source:	gaia-epicus.com
Band profile:	Gaia Epicus

Belgian Pagan Black metallers Theudho are offering free mp3 downloads (128kB/s) of all four songs of their latest The Silence EP. Click here to go to the download page.

Word from the band: "On this longest night of the year, when the solar wheel is about to return to bring light to a world cloaked in cold and darkness, Theudho is reborn from its own ashes with a new digital EP. As a gift to our friends and supporters, we've re-recorded four tracks from our back catalogue and are now offering them as a free download EP. This EP marks a new era for Theudho, with a new line-up that uncompromisingly returns to our metal roots. Rekindle the ancient fires and spread the word!"

The Silence EP cover art] tracklist:

01. Silence Reigned Over The Bog .mp3]
02. Fafnirs Blut .mp3]
03. Foreboding Dreams .mp3]
04. Gudrun's Revenge .mp3]

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Source:	theudho.com
Band profile:	Theudho

Canadian blackened thrash metal outfit Thesyre have issued the following statement:

"Since the release of our latest album Résistance (Osmose Productions, 2009) and after thinking for a while about the future of the band, we came to the conclusion that our priorities as a band were simple: We enjoy writing, arranging and recording music but we hate the idea of performing it onstage and on tour. We are creators, not entertainers. Also, we liked collaborating with labels over the years (and some obviously did a better job than others) but there will be no satisfying recording deals for us anymore. We're going independent!

From now on we'll be giving you free access to download our music via our website. If you feel like it, you will still be able to support us directly by buying our limited physical releases (Tape, CD, LP), merchandising items or simply making a donation after downloading.

Are we committing commercial suicide? Maybe. Who cares? We surely don't! Let's cut the middleman and reach out to the people directly. We embrace the revolution of the music industry! Ars longa, vita brevis."

Go to the Thesyre website to download the band's official releases, rehearsals and unreleased/rare material.

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Attacker have made their Condemned single available for free download over at this location. The single was originally only released in a limited quantity for the Keep It True X Festival in April 2008.

Last week, Attacker entered the studio to begin the pre-production and demoing of some new songs in preparation for the recording of the band's as of yet untitled 5th studio album. The band stated: "We will be working out all the kinks so that we can deliver an album that we can be proud of and that Attacker fans will embrace."

The band is still in search for a new vocalist.

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Source:	myspace.com
Band profile:	Attacker

After the immense worldwide success following the release of our debut album in 2006 Ebony Veiled, that was reviewed as one of the best Doom Metal releases of the year, and as many of you already know, we have a new album coming up under Russian label StygianCrypt Productions entitled Solitary Impact. The album is still in the mixing/mastering process and should be ready soon!

Meanwhile, to give you a taste of the new album and what to expect, a new track "Bloody Tourniquet" has been uploaded on our official website and now available for download.

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Source:	blogs.myspace.com
Band profile:	Kimaera

Procella Vadens, the new album of German Black metallers Imperium Dekadenz, will be released on January 18th through Season of Mist Underground Activists. You can download the song "An Autumn Serenade", clocking in at over nine minutes, or stream it on MySpace.

Procella Vadens cover art] tracklist:

01. Die Hoffnung Stirbt...
02. Lacrimae Mundi
03. A Million Moons
04. Ego Universalis
05. À La Nuit Tombante
06. An Autumn Serenade .mp3]
07. Ocean, Mountains Mirror
08. The Descent Into Hades
09. Procella Vadens
10. ...Wenn Der Sturm Beginnt

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myspace.com