Mike, Schmier & Vaaver are currently in Gernhart Studios in Troisdorf, Germany with engineer Martin Buchwalter recording their new thrashing album Spiritual Genocide. The 30th band-anniversary album will be mixed by Andy Classen and feature guest appearances from Tom Angelripper (Sodom) and Gerre (Tankard)!

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Destruction

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Switzerland's death/grind maniacs Mumakil have entered the studio to record their third full-length album and first record in four years. The highly anticipated album is being self-recorded by the band at Terrier 5 in Geneva, Switzerland and will feature 24 brand new tracks of brutal grindcore with more of a death metal influence than their previous release Behold The Failure. Tentative song titles include "Death From Below", "Hailing Regression", "Designed To Fail" and "More Meat For The Grinder".

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Swedish melodic metallers Soilwork will enter the studio on August 23rd to begin recording the follow-up to their 2010 release The Panic Broadcast. The album will be produced by Jens Bogren (Opeth, Amon Amarth, Bloodbath). The new album, entitled The Living Infinite, will also mark the recording debut of long-time touring guitarist David Andersson.

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Roland Grapow, guitarist of German progressive/power metallers Masterplan, has revealed the following details about their new album release and progress: "Hi! I just came back from Hamburg 2 days ago, from our final arrangement session with Axel in his studio for our new songs. That means we finished our songwriting finally. This week we just do some preparing for the big recording session, on Sunday Martin is coming to my studio in Slovakia and we will start recording drums from monday on."

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Swedish melodic metallers Amaranthe (featuring Dragonland, Dreamland, Nightrage and Mercenary members) are set to record the band's second full-length release. The band will enter the studio on September 24th to record the as of yet unnamed record and follow-up to the 2011 self-titled release for Spinefarm Records. The band will work again with producer Jacob Hansen in his Hansen studios in Ribe, Denmark and the album is set for a tentative early 2013 release.

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Finnish melodic death metallers Noumena will enter the studio in October to record the follow-up to their 2006 full-length Anatomy Of Life.

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US black metal band Twilight will enter the studio this weekend to begin work on album number three. The album is a follow-up to 2010's effort Monument To Time End.

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Finns Wintersun have just posted online the second studio trailer for their upcoming album Time I, which will be released on October 19th via Nuclear Blast. The second Time I trailer can be seen below.

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Official Relapse Records press release:

The extreme music world is about to get a much needed cinderblock to the face as the mighty Pig Destroyer has entered the studio to record their highly anticipated 5th full-length record and first album in over five years! The band is self-producing and recording the new album at guitarist Scott Hull's Visceral Sound Studios in Alexandria, VA. The as-of-yet-titled album is a return to a raw, primitive sound and will feature 19 songs of their signature misanthropic grind. A late 2012 release is expected via Relapse Records.

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Italian symphonic black metal act Stormlord is set to enter the studio in November. The band has checked in with the following update about gearing up to enter the recording studio: "The rehearsal/demo songs of the new album are almost done and they sound awesome. It's something between Mare Nostrum and Supreme Art Of War, but with a lot of brand new ideas and a strong Mediterranean feel."

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Wintersun have posted the first studio trailer for their upcoming "epic" Time I online.

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Greek doom/power metal band Sorrows Path has scheduled August 20th as the date when they will enter the studio to begin recording their second album and the follow-up to 2010's debut album The Rough Path Of Nihilism. In the band's own words: "Sorrows Path are entering Fragile Studios (Athens, Greece) on August 20, in order to record their sophomore album that will contain 10 songs! The recordings will last until October 29 and the new album will be out by German Rock It Up/IceWarrior Records! Doom rules eternally."

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It looks like Insidious Decrepancy is no more. Shawn Whitaker will now dedicate himself to other projects and has formed the new band Without Form. He recently posted on Insidious Decrepancy's Facebook page: "So I will say I am ending insidious as you already know, and because of that, the CD on brutal bands won't happen. I honestly was gonna end insidous after this CD anyway, but since we can't come to an agreement on a money issue with recording, I guess it's best to just call it a day now."

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US thrash metal veterans Hirax have entered Skull Seven Studio in North Hollywood, California, with producer Bill Metoyer (Slayer, W.A.S.P., Sacred Reich) to begin recording their fourth full-length studio album and follow-up to 2009's El Rostro De La Muerte. The new effort is expected to be released later this year via singer Katon W. De Pena's own label Black Devil Records.

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French progressive/death metal band Hacride will enter the studio at the end of this month to record a new album, three years after the release of Lazarus. The band has also announced the Klonosphere Tour across France, which is scheduled for October this year. The tour will also feature two other French groups: Klone and Trepalium.

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