German gothic/industrial metallers Atrocity have revealed that they will release a double DVD entitled Die Gottlosen Jahre on March 30th. Additionally, the DVD plus live CD will feature the 25th anniversary special show at Wacken Open Air 2010 and bonus clips.

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Finnish power metallers Sonata Arctica have announced that their new album will be titled Stones Grow Her Name. The album was recorded in several studios throughout Finland, mixed by Mikko Karmilla at Sonic Pump Studios and mastered by Svante Forsbäck at Chartmakers. It will be released on May 18th via Nuclear Blast Records in a limited edition digipak, standard jewel case, vinyl and download. The artwork can be seen below.

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Source:	sonataarctica.info
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Scottish technical death metallers Man Must Die have announced Todd Hansen (ex-The Berzerker) as the new drummer in the band. The band's new album and follow-up to No Tolerance For Imperfection is currently in the pre-production stage.

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"Remember Everything", a brand new video from US groove thrash metallers Five Finger Death Punch has premiered exclusively at this location. It was directed by Emile Levisetti. The song is taken from the band's latest album American Capitalist, which was released last year through Prospect Park Records.

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"Chekhov's Gun", a brand new video from Israeli death metallers Prey For Nothing is now available online and you can watch it below. It was directed by Jonathan Segal. The song comes off the band's second album Against All Good And Evil, which was released this past December through Massacre Records.

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After finishing their Holy Grail world tour, Japanese power metal/J-Rock outfit Versailles have already announced the first tour dates for this Spring in Japan. The band also plans to release two new singles along with a new album this year.

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Andols Herrick (ex-Chimaira) will feature as a guest on UAE-based extreme metallers Benevolent's upcoming debut album, which will be released in the spring of 2012 via Spellbind Records. The band is currently in the recording process and is adding drummer Andols Herrick as a featured musician to record one track on the album.

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US hard-rockers Clutch are teaming up with Hellyeah for a US co-headlining tour this Spring. Both bands will play full headlining sets. The tour kicks off in April and runs through May. Throughout the tour, there will also be dates that feature Clutch only and Hellyeah only.

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Source:	loudwire.com
Event:	Clutch + Hellyeah: U.S. Tour

"Passenger", the new song from US progressive/djent outfit Periphery is now streaming online at this location. The song is a bonus track on the deluxe edition re-release of the band's self-titled album, recently released by their overseas label Roadrunner Records.

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Official press release

After a longer winter-sleep Summoning is back again and now works constantly for a new release. We promise that in the near future we will regularly update the homepage again, so it will we worth the costs to check the page in regular intervals.

The present situation of Summoning:

In the past years we have worked on new material just very rarely because of different reasons (partly personal, partly being not motivated enough) but since the last months ,we intensified the work for new material and realised that the old spirit is back again and we are very motivated for a cool new release and we are very committed in every terms of composing.

Meanwhile there are two songs which are fix starters for the album. Four or 5 songs are in a more advance state and we composed riffs for at least 10 or 15 songs in a very early state. By the way we still have one finished song from the last oath bound session which also will be in one or another way. so probably this time we are in the luck situation that we have more songs left, so maybe there will be some special limited fan releases beside the normal release, but this is of course just a wish right now.

We hope that until the end of this year most of the material for the new album can be finished. In the moment we have no concrete conception about the lyrical concept. All we can say right now is, that Summoning is still alive and middle earth will awake again.

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"The Fatal Feast", another new song from US crossover thrash metallers Municipal Waste is currently streaming online at this location. The song is taken from the band's forthcoming album The Fatal Feast, due in North America on April 10th and in Europe on April 13th via Nuclear Blast. More album details were previously reported here and here.

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According to an online post by the moderator of the official forum of US heavy metallers Dokken, the title of the band's upcoming album will be Broken Bones and it is planned to be released in May/June this year. The new album will be released via Frontiers Records.

Vocalist Don Dokken also told Bravewords: "We started tracking on Monday. The new Dokken CD will be called Broken Bones."

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"The Fire Dancer", a brand new song from US prog metal act Suspyre is currently streaming online at the band's Reverbnation page. The track is taken from their upcoming new album, which according to the band is in the final stages of production and will be self-released soon.

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The second edition of the French Sonisphere has been confirmed with the announcement of the first bands: Faith No More, Evanescence, Marilyn Manson, Wolfmother, Machine Head and Soulfly.

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Source:	fr.sonisphere.eu
Event:	Sonisphere France

Danish folk metallers Svartsot have announced Michael Alm as the band's new guitarist, who had previously been a member of now disbanded Fairytale Abuse. He will be replacing Uffe Dons Petersen.

The band broke the news via their Facebook: "We can also announce a new and grizzled face in the 2nd guitar slot - and he is Alm, formerly of Jydsk black metallers Fairytale Abuse. Obviously we take this position very seriously and so we were sure to put him through a rigorous interview process leaving nothing whatsoever to chance. 'Have you got an unfeasibly huge beard?' 'Yes.' 'You're in!'"

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