Finnish symphonic metallers Nightwish will embark on a North American headlining tour in September with support from Kamelot.

The band commented: "Prepare your voices for screaming and your heads for dreaming! We are bringing Imaginaerum over to North America! This will be the one and only North American leg during the Imaginaerum World Tour, so make sure you'll be there!"

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Source:	nightwish.com
Band profile:	Nightwish
Event:	Nightwish: Imaginaerum North American Tour 2012

Luca Turilli's Rhapsody have announced Alex Landenburg as the band's new drummer. Landenburg will be taking over kit duties from Alex Holzwarth. The band posted a video introducing the drummer.

Alex stated: "What an amazing opportunity to join the band together with new singer Alessandro Conti and to start this new chapter together! I can't wait to get out on the road and to play the new stuff as well as the Rhapsody classics!"

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Band profile:	Luca Turilli

US post/sludge metallers Rosetta have announced a string of dates in Australia this summer in July and August, following their European tour.

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Spanish power metallers Saratoga have recently announced that their new album will be entitled Nemesis and it will be released on May 8th. The artwork (created by Felipe Machado Franco) and tracklist can be viewed below. The album was produced and mixed by Roland Grapow.

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Source:	saratoga-agotaras.com
Band profile:	Saratoga

Official Season Of Mist press release:

Season Of Mist is proud to announce the signing of avant-garde black metal band Vulture Industries! The Norwegians are currently in writing mode, recording demos and ideas for their forthcoming third album.

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Source:	season-of-mist.com
Band profile:	Vulture Industries

Dutch symphonic metallers Epica have announced via their official Facebook their return to the US and Canada for a headlining tour in October/November in support of their brand new album entitled Requiem For The Indifferent, released on March 13th.

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Band profile:	Epica
Event:	Epica: North American Tour 2012

Due to conflicting obligations, Gene Hoglan recently had to step down from US industrial metallers Fear Factory, leaving it open for replacement. Mike Heller (Malignancy, System Divide) has now been announced as the replacement. Dino Cazares also confirmed it on his official twitter account.

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Band profile:	Fear Factory

Guns N' Roses' Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame induction ceremony takes place this Saturday in Cleveland, but Axl Rose won't be attending it. In an open letter posted on GN'R's Facebook page, Axl Rose said that not only will he not attend the ceremony, but he turned down his induction altogether.

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Source:	gunsnroses.com
Band profile:	Guns N' Roses

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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Source:	beforethedawn.com
Band profile:	Before The Dawn

Danish hard-rock/heavy metal band Volbeat will embark on a summer North American tour, dubbed Live From Beyond Hell/Above Heaven, in June/July with support from Iced Earth and Hellyeah.

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Source:	volbeat.dk
Band profile:	Volbeat

Poly-instrumentist Ettore Rigotti and screamer Claudio Ravinale from Disarmonia Mundi (the Italian death metal act known for the presence of Björn "Speed" Strid from Soilwork on its ranks) formed with guitarist Elliot Sloan (also known for being a professional skater in the Tony Hawk team) a brand new band called The Stranded. Keyboard player Alessio NeroArgento has been subsequently added to the line-up.

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Source:	coronerrecords.net
Band profile:	Disarmonia Mundi

"Live To Rise", the first new song in 15 years from Soundgarden, is now available for download on iTunes for one week, April 17th through to April 24th. "Live To Rise", the original song written and recorded for and appearing in the film 'The Avengers', is the first single from the Marvel Music/Hollywood Records release Avengers Assemble, out on May 1st. You can listen to the song in its entirety at this location.

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French metallers Gojira have unveiled the cover art for their upcoming new album L'Enfant Sauvage and you can see it below. The band posted the following message on their Facebook page: "Today we are glad to present you the cover! Some exciting news and more coming soon! So stay tuned!"

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Band profile:	Gojira

"Headlong Flight", the new single from legendary Canadian progressive rock band Rush, is currently streaming at this location. The single will be released digitally on April 24th. The song is taken from the band's upcoming album Clockwork Angels, due out on June 12th via Anthem/Roadrunner Records. More album details were previously reported here.

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Source:	rush.com
Band profile:	Rush

German power metallers Savage Circus have announced the return of drummer Thomen Stauch and that they are currently writing new material, which they plan to release at the end of the year. The band posted the following on their Facebook page: "Allright guys! After quite a while of silence from SC we're again ready to drop some news your way. Some of you might have thought 2009's Of Doom And Death was the last thing you'd hear from this band but this is simply not the case."

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Band profile:	Savage Circus