US metallers Mushroomhead will hit the road this Halloween season with guests Psychostick, Motograter, Blue Felix, VentanA and Tenafly Viper in the Slaughterhouse Roadshow 2011.

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Source:	prlog.org
Band profile:	Mushroomhead

Norwegian gothic metal quintet, Trail Of Tears, have finished the recordings for their upcoming new album.

The band posted the following on their MySpace page: "The recordings for the still untitled 7th Trail Of Tears album has been completed in Sound Suite Studio in Marseille, France, with producer Terje Refsnes! Cathrine came through the extreme schedule with flying colours, putting the finishing vocals on the end result and delivered a performance for the history books!"

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Source:	myspace.com
Band profile:	Trail Of Tears

German power metal band Freedom Call announced on their official website their new studio album, their seventh, to be released on February, 2012.

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Source:	freedom-call.net
Band profile:	Freedom Call

British heavy metal legends Judas Priest announced the release of a special compilation album entitled The Chosen Few. The songs were chosen by some of the biggest names of the hard rock/heavy metal world, who picked their favorite Judas Priest songs for the band's forthcoming compilation album. The Chosen Few will be out October 11th via Legacy/Sony.

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Source:	judaspriest.com
Band profile:	Judas Priest

As previously announced, Virginia-based melodic tech death metal masters Arsis will be touring as part of the Frets Of Fury Tour this October with Firewind, White Wizzard and Nightrage. The band will be playing brand new never-heard-before material on the tour, but guitarist/vocalist Jim Malone will not be joining them on the run.

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Band profile:	Arsis

New York hardcore legends Sick Of It All announced that they will be releasing a new record entitled Nonstop on October 31st in Europe through Century Media Records. The album will consist of twenty songs from the band's catalogue, which have been re-recorded by the band to celebrate their 25th anniversary. Speaking about Nonstop, drummer Armand Majidi stated: "This whole thing is partially because of working with Tue Madsen - the man who has finally made SOIA sound the way we should in the studio."

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sickofitall.com

Official Xtreem Music press release

"Yes, the mighty French legend Supuration (aka SUP) are back from the crematory in form of a retrospective collection CD which includes all the earliest and most brutal stuff of the band from '89 /'90 when they were in their most death metal shape right before they started to experiment with clean vocals and more varied sounds."

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metalunderground.com

US metalcore band As I Lay Dying has announced that they will release a compilation album entitled Decas. The album is set for release on November 8th in North America, November 7th in the U.K. and Europe, and November 4th in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland to celebrate the 10 year anniversary of the band.

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Source:	asilaydying.com
Band profile:	As I Lay Dying

Finnish metallers Insomnium have released the official video for the song "Through The Shadows", taken from their upcoming album One For Sorrow. You can watch it at this location. The album is set for release on October 12th through Century Media.

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Source:	metalinjection.net
Band profile:	Insomnium

As reported, Ghost had to drop off the previously discussed US tour with Enslaved/Alcest. It's a hard road to try and find a replacement for a tour of that magnitude, especially at this hour (the tour kicks off next week!), but luckily we can exclusively report that the road-dogs in Junius will step to the plate in their stead! Tickets are still available for 9/25 at Gramercy Theater with Fin'amor.

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Source:	ht.ly
Event:	Enslaved: Circling Above & Within North American Tour

German sludge metallers The Ocean, who previously reported that their North American tour plans were scrapped, have announced that they will be supporting fellow progressive act The Devin Townsend Project. The tour heads out on October 8th and promises to be one of the best progressive tours of the Fall. Those who have been wanting for longer sets from both acts, who often serve to support other bands on tour, will be treated to a once-on-a-lifetime evening of progressive metal grandeur.

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Band profile:	The Ocean
Event:	Devin Townsend + The Ocean: North American Tour 2011

Australian funeral doom act Mournful Congregation has signed with 20 Buck Spin for the North American release of two full-length releases. The first of the pair, a compilation of out-of-print tracks entitled The Unspoken Hymns, acts as a prologue for the band's newly completed 80 minutes full-length album, The Book Of Kings, which is set for a North American release on November 8th.

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metalunderground.com

California death metal act, Dreaming Dead, are currently putting the finishing touches on their upcoming new full-length. The follow-up to the band's Within One full-length released via Ibex Moon in 2009 is set for release later this Fall. Further details to be unveiled shortly. In the meantime, check out the demo version of "Midnightmares" at this location.

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Source:	facebook.com
Band profile:	Dreaming Dead

The song "Smell Of Death", from the upcoming album of death/thrash act Hatesphere, The Great Bludgeoning, has been made available through the band's Facebook as well as on Youtube. The song is the first single off the new album set for release this September via Napalm Records. The Great Bludgeoning will be the first album to feature vocalist Esben "Esse" Hansen, bass player Jimmy Nedergaard and drummer Mike Park.

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Source:	last.fm
Band profile:	Hatesphere

Immortal Soul is the title of the new upcoming album from US hard-rockers Riot, which will be released through Steamhammer/SPV records on October 21st in Japan, October 26th in Scandinavia, October 28th in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, October 31st in the rest of Europe and on November 22nd in the USA and Canada.

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Source:	riotrockcity.com
Band profile:	Riot