US metallers Veil Of Maya will embark on their first European headlining tour in April/May with Betraying The Martyrs and Vildhjarta as support acts. Structures and Volumes will also perform in select dates. The band will be promoting their forthcoming album Eclipse, which will be released on February 28th via Sumerian Records.

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Event:	Veil Of Maya: European Eclipse Tour 2012

Norwegian death/thrash metallers The Wretched End, featuring Samoth (ex-Emperor, Zyklon), Cosmo (Zyklon), and Nils Fjellström, have now revealed the artwork and tracklist for their upcoming album titled Inroads. The album will be released in Europe on April 23rd through Nocturnal Art Productions/Candlelight Records. More album details were previously reported here.

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British thrash veterans Onslaught are about to kick off their first ever North American tour next month in March.

We are giving away one free entry for each date on this tour. So for your chance to win free entry to the show closest you, head over to the contest page here.

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Band profile:	Onslaught
Event:	Onslaught: Scream For Violence North America Tour

Canadian metallers Kittie have announced the return of bassist Trish Doan to the band following the departure of Ivy Vujic. Doan was previously in the band from 2005-2007, appearing on the band's 2007 release Funeral For Yesterday.

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Band profile:	Kittie

Canadian progressive metallers Into Eternity have recruited the services of Amanda Kiernan (from The Order Of Chaos) to fill in for Stu Block, who joined Iced Earth, on the band's upcoming tours.

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Band profile:	Into Eternity

Taiwanese melodic black metallers Chthonic will release a live DVD entitled Final Battle At Sing Ling Temple on February 15th in Taiwan and Japan. It will also be available at the band's webstore for Europe and North America at the end of February. The DVD trailer can be viewed below.

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Source:	chthonic.tw
Band profile:	Chthonic

Jordanian melodic death/doom metallers Chalice Of Doom will begin recording their second full-length album this summer, the follow-up to Immemorial Nightfall, released last year.

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Portuguese grinders Holocausto Canibal have inked a worldwide record deal with Xtreem Music, which will release the band's upcoming full-length album, Gorefilia, in April 2012. The album was recorded at 213 Studio (Heavenwood, Grunt) and mastered/mixed at Hertz Studios (Behemoth, Decapitated, Vader). The song "Objectofilia Platonica", taken from the new album, is streaming online and you can listen to it below.

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Source:	gorefilia.com
Band profile:	Holocausto Canibal

After the recent departure of bassist Joe Copcutt and drummer Pat Lundy, UK metalcore outfit Rise To Remain has now announced that they have recruited a new bass player, Joshua Hammond, and drummer Adam Lewin to replace them.

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"Fade To Black", a brand new single from US metallers Wykked Wytch is streaming online at this location. The song comes off their upcoming album The Ultimate Deception and is the band's take on Metallica's tune "Fade To Black". The song "Despised Existence", also from the new album, is still streaming at the same location. The Ultimate Deception will be released on February 14th via Goomba Music.

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Dutch symphonic metallers Delain have posted online a tour trailer featuring teasers from songs off their upcoming album We Are The Others and footage from their previous tour. You can watch it below. The band will embark on an European tour this April with Trillium and Halcyon Way. We Are The Others hits stores in December via Roadrunner Records. More album details here.

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Source:	site.delain.nl
Band profile:	Delain
Event:	Delain: European Tour 2012

"Sun In The Dark", a brand new song from German power metallers Freedom Call is currently streaming online exclusively at this location. The song is taken from the band's upcoming album Land Of The Crimson Dawn, which will be released on February 28th via SPV/Steamhammer. More album details were previously reported here.

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Source:	bravewords.com
Band profile:	Freedom Call

US nu metal act Ill Niño will enter the studio next month to begin working on their sixth full-length album, the follow-up to 2010's Dead New World. The band plans to release the new album in the summer.

Vocalist Cristian Machado commented: "It's 2012 & we're all still alive. It's time to redefine Latin metal."

Drummer Dave Chavarri stated: "This time around, we want to explore Latin and Tribal rhythms we have never explored in the past 5 releases, giving us no musical boundaries at all."

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Band profile:	Ill Niño

Maldivian death metallers Nothnegal have announced the addition of a new band member, vocalist Affan.

The band posted the following on their Facebook page: "Our first performance with the new lineup was on Summerstorm Festival in India... as you may have noticed we have new band member now! You have already heard his voice on our album on the songs "Sins Of Our Creations" and "Singularity"... Guys, Affan is now an official member of Nothnegal!"

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German funeral doom metallers Ahab will hit the road in May/June for a string of European tour dates with Esoteric and Ophis. The final tour dates for the Doomwards Let Us Row Tour have been confirmed, after the band announced it on a recent band update.

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Band profile:	Ahab
Event:	Ahab & Esoteric: Doomwards Let Us Row European Tour 2012