Albert Orma, guitarist of Finns Ghoul Patrol, has left the band. Ghoul Patrol has released the following announcement on their Facebook page: "A little bit of bad news. Albert has decided to quit Ghoul Patrol. This was his decision and we respect it. We would like to thank Albert for all the work he put in the band and especially for all the good times we had together! As for now, we have a replacement for the summer gigs. Niki Jurmu (ex-Thrashgrinder) will join the ranks for now. So all gigs will be played as planned!"

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Band profile:	Ghoul Patrol

German melodic black metallers Nachtblut have released a new video. This time the visual candy has been created for the track "Ich Trinke Blut", which comes off the band's new album Dogma, released yesterday via Napalm Records.

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Finnish suomi metal band The Chant's upcoming album is currently streaming online in its entirety at this location. A Healing Place is set to be released on May 30th via Secret Entertainment.

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Tryzna Production is about to release an Emperor tribute album entitled A Tribute To Emperor - In Honour Of Icon E on June 25th. This release is an authorized tribute to Emperor and also endorsed by all former members. The bands paying tribute to Emperor include acts such as Taake, Troll, Horna, Helheim, Setherial, etc.

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Finnish metallers Ghoul Patrol have released their first official music video of the song "Six Feet Under", taken from their debut self-titled album Ghoul Patrol, which came out last year through Spinefarm Records. You can now watch the video below, which was directed by Tage Rönnqvist.

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Nuclear Blast is offering a free stream of Stones Grow Her Name, the new album from Finnish metallers Sonata Arctica, which is now available at this location for a limited time all the way through May 21st. The album was released today in Europe via Nuclear Blast Records. More album details were previously reported over here.

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Source:	nuclearblast.de
Band profile:	Sonata Arctica

French shoegaze outfit Alcest has released a new video. "Les Voyages De L'Âme" is the second Alcest video and comes off the band's latest album by the same name, released in January via Prophecy Productions. The video that has been written, directed and edited by Toshadeva Palani and colored by Matt Schwab can be viewed below.

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Source:	prophecy.de
Band profile:	Alcest

Official Nuclear Blast press release:

Nuclear Blast feels honoured to welcome Swedish doom metal kings Witchcraft to the family!

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Source:	nuclearblast.de
Band profile:	Witchcraft

Finnish symphonic metallers Nightwish have released the first teaser trailer for the long-awaited movie Imaginaerum and now you can watch it below. In addition to that, the movie's official website has also been launched at http://www.imaginaerum.com.

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Band profile:	Nightwish

Finnish gothenburg outfit MyGrain have announced that they will enter the studio in July to record their new album, which they plan to release in the beginning of 2013.

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Band profile:	MyGrain

Official Season Of Mist press release:

Back in 1998, Season Of Mist released French black metallers Seth's debut, Les Blessures De L'Ame. The album was greeted with enthusiasm by reviewers and fans alike, as the band combined harsh but melodic black metal with a well thought out concept on vampirism. Brutal, dark and surprisingly catchy, Les Blessures De L'Ame creates gothic atmospheres supported by intelligent keyboard textures. The album quickly gained the status of a cult classic that is hard to find as it is long sold out. Now Season Of Mist is offering a re-release on June 22nd with two bonus tracks and a brand new cover artwork!

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Band profile:	Seth

It is now possible to pre-listen to the upcoming new album Rise Of The Phoenix from Finnish melodic death metallers Before The Dawn along with written song-by-song comments by Tuomas Saukkonen at this location. Rise Of The Phoenix will be released on April 27th via Nuclear Blast Records. More album details were previously reported here.

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Swedish melodeath dealers Deals Death have just premiered their new video for the song "Collapse", which was directed by Patric Ullaeus. "Collapse" is the opening track for Deals Death's latest album Elite, released about a month ago through Spinefarm Records. You can now watch the video below.

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Swedish gothenburg outfit Engel has released a new video for the song "Question Your Place", which comes off the band's upcoming album Blood Of Saints, set to be released on May 18th via Season Of Mist. The video was directed by Kristofer "Kiggs" Carlsson, and the Sticky Fingers club in Gothenburg was chosen as the shooting location.

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Band profile:	Engel

Official press release:

Midnight In The Labyrinth is the latest inspired work from the UK's most successful extreme act & sets out to explore a more cinematic side with a soundtrack of classical & symphonic material; a style the band has always woven seamlessly into their compositions throughout their career. The release contains 2 discs, with disc 1 featuring an accompanying narration courtesy of Dani Filth, plus additional vocals from Sarah Jezebel Deva, notable for her history of work with the band. Disc 2 contains purely orchestral & symphonic recordings.

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Source:	theorderofthedragon.com
Band profile:	Cradle Of Filth