Finnish black metal group Ajattara have split up, according to the band's latest posts on their official Facebook page. The band issued the following translated from Finnish: "Ajattara ceased to exist! Get the fuck out of this site! Ajattara will not continue! T.I.R.S. The end."

The band's official website has been down ever since and no further information or reasons were disclosed.

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US progressive metallers Suspyre are streaming their entire new self-titled album at their Bandcamp page, where a high quality digital version of the album can also be purchased. The album was self-released digitally on April 3rd and on CD on April 10th.

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"Shades Of Oppression", the brand new song from Norwegian extreme progressive metal band The Fallen Divine is now available for streaming below. The song comes off the band's new album entitled The Binding Cycle, scheduled to be released on May 18th via Indie Recordings.

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The Pilgrimage, the new second album from Canadian sludge/doom metal duo Mares Of Thrace, is currently streaming in its entirety at this location. The album will finally see worldwide release via CD and digital download on April 24th through Sonic Unyon Metal. More album details were previously reported here.

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"18 Days", the new single from US death metallers Six Feet Under has premiered exclusively at this location. The song comes off their new album entitled Undead, scheduled for North American release on May 22nd through Metal Blade Records. More album details here.

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German gothic metallers Darkseed will release a digital best of album entitled Astral Darkness Awaits, which will feature 14 tracks including two bonus songs, only available on the limited edition of the physical version of Poison Awaits. The band has now revealed the album's cover art and tracklist. Astral Darkness Awaits will be available on iTunes, Amazon MP3, Musicload and other digital music stores only on May 4th.

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Alex "Rudy" Rudinger, drummer of Canadian cyber metal outfit Threat Signal, has recently parted ways with the band. The band is now seeking a replacement. In a short statement, the band stated: "Unfortunately Alex has made the decision to quit Threat Signal and pursue other projects. So, we are looking for a new drummer. Contact us at threatsignal@hotmail.com for try out and requirement information."

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Spanish thrashers Angelus Apatrida have premiered an official new video for the track "You Are Next", taken from their upcoming album The Call, set for release on April 30th in Europe through Century Media Records. More album details were previously reported here.

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Swedish melodic death metallers Avatar have premiered another clip for the new single "Torn Apart" via Fearnet.com. Alternatively, you can watch the video below. It was directed by Johan Carlén and the song comes off the band's latest album Black Waltz, released this February through eOne Music.

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Century Media Records press release:

Century Media Records are proud to announce the release of the complete demo recordings of Swedish death metal sovereigns Evocation. Evoked From Demonic Depths - The Early Years is an outright documentation of the band's demo days.

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Canadian symphonic progressive metallers Gates Of Winter are busy working on their new album, Perihelion. Band vocalist and guitarist, Lee Maines, checked in with the following update: "A slew of technical difficulties has prevented work from getting done on the album, however the majority of these issues have now been overcome... We will still be aiming for a December release but may have to revise that in the coming months."

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Finnish melodic death metallers Before The Dawn have released a new video for the song "Pitch-Black Universe" and you can watch it below. The song is the second single taken from their upcoming album Rise Of The Phoenix, which will be released on April 27th via Nuclear Blast Records. It has been directed by OneManArmy Productions like the previous video "Phoenix Rising", also from the upcoming album. More album details here.

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It has recently been announced that the two-day metal event Forces Of Metal, taking place on June 8th-9th in The Netherlands and boasting such as acts as Sonata Arctica, Kamelot, Dark Funeral and Draconian has unfortunately been cancelled for reasons which remain undisclosed. In a short public letter posted on the festival's website, the organisers had this to say: "It is with a heavy heart that we have to inform you that Forces Of Metal 2012 will not take place. We've tried; tried hard, but to no avail."

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Event:	Forces Of Metal 2012 [CANCELLED]

US industrial metallers Fear Factory have released the official trailer for their upcoming new album The Industrialist, which is available for viewing below. The trailer is a visual preview into the story behind the album, set for release on June 5th via Candlelight Records. More album details were previously reported here.

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Swedish black metallers Shining are set to release an EP of cover songs with a choice of material that will come as a surprise to many of the band's fans. The four-track EP, titled Lots Of Girls Gonna Get Hurt, includes tracks from Katatonia, Kent, Imperiet and Poets Of The Fall, and is due for release via Spinefarm Records on May 16th. Whilst Katatonia is an internationally recognised name, Kent and Thåström's Imperiet are relatively unknown outside of Sweden, where they are two of the country's biggest names, and Poets Of The Fall is a Finnish band with a substantial following in their own country. Cover art is by Pauline Greefhorst.

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