US metallers Unearth have announced via Facebook the addition of a new member to the family. Nick Pierce is the new drummer of the band. For more information about Unearth's new drummer, go to this location.

Vocalist Trevor Phipps stated: "Nick is a beast of a drummer and a great guy to hang with. I look forward to jamming with him around the world for years to come."

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Band profile:	Unearth

Century Media press release:

Following 2011's comeback celebrating the 20th anniversary of the release of their classic Cursed album by successfully appearing at prestigious festival events like Wacken, Party.San or Hellfest, Germany's seminal death metal act Morgoth are happy to commence a new, next year of activities in 2012.

Morgoth have additionally confirmed to be currently working on their career's first-ever live-release, which is being mixed in Sweden right now by Dan Swanö at Unisound Studio (Opeth, Dissection, Bloodbath, etc.). An international release date is expected for the summer of 2012 via Century Media Records.

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José Travieso has confirmed that there will be a new album for his one-man thrash metal band Cautiva. The album is planned to be released sometime this year.

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Dutch atmospheric rockers The Gathering have announced on their official website that they are still working on their new album but have now set September as its release date.

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Singaporean thrash/death metallers Rudra have announced that guitarist Subash has just joined the band. Subash replaces Devan who left the band last year.

Fellow guitarist Venod comments: "Being in a band is like living with a family. Nothing can be better than to have someone like a brother on board. Subash has helped us a lot in the past and knowing what a talented guitarist he is, definitely a perfect member to join us on this journey."

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US hard-rocker Lita Ford has announced that she will be releasing her new album entitled Living Like A Runaway in May through SPV Records, her new label. The new album will be the follow-up to 2009's Wicked Wonderland.

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German sludge metallers The Ocean will extensively tour the countries of Russia, Ukraine and Belarus, come this February. The band posted the following: "The Ocean will be embarking on an extended tour of Russia, Ukraine and Belarus in February/March 2012! We won't just be playing the major cities Moscow and St. Petersburg, we'll be going far beyond the Ural range and as far East as Novosibirsk and Krasnoyarsk in Siberia, about 500 km from the Mongolian border. Yes drives won't be short and it's gonna be brutally cold and we will probably die somewhere on the way, but hell we're stoked!"

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Event:	The Ocean: Eastern Europe Tour

The French symphonic metal band, Whyzdom, has announced that vocalist Clémentine has departed prior to recording vocals for the band's latest album. The band now seeks her immediate replacement.

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After revealing that their new album would be entitled Pandora's Piñata, Swedish avantgarde metallers Diablo Swing Orchestra have now announced the tracklist of the album, to be released in the first quarter of 2012.

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Swiss folk metallers Eluveitie have released a new video for the song "A Rose For Epona". You can watch it below. The video was produced by Polish company Grupa13, who had worked with the band on the clip for "Thousandfold" from the last album Everything Remains As It Never Was, but also worked with bands like Behemoth and Amon Amarth before.

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Source:	nuclearblast.de
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US melodic death metal outfit The Black Dahlia Murder will be hitting the road this March marking the band's first headline run of 2012. Joining them will be Nile, Skeletonwitch, and Hour Of Penance. The tour kicks off on March 24th in Grand Rapids, MI, at The Intersection and wraps up on April 20th in Worcester Mass at the New England Metal & Hardcore festival. Tickets for the upcoming tour will go on sale starting this Saturday, January 21st.

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Event:	The Black Dahlia Murder + Nile: North American Tour 2012

Flying Colors, the new project featuring drummer Mike Portnoy (Dream Theater, Avenged Sevenfold, Adrenaline Mob) and guitarist Steve Morse (Deep Purple, Dixie Dregs), have revealed details about their upcoming debut album. The self-titled record, which was produced by Peter Collins (Rush, Queensrÿche), will be available in the UK on March 26th, followed by a US release on March 27th. You can view the tracklist below. The band also features keyboardist Neal Morse (Transatlantic, Spock's Beard), bassist Dave LaRue (Dixie Dregs), and vocalist Casey McPherson (Alpha Rev, Endochine).

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Becoming, the new album from US melodic black metallers Abigail Williams is now available for streaming in its entirety at this location. The album is scheduled for release next week, on January 23rd, 2012, via Candlelight Records. More album details were previously reported here and here.


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French technical death metallers Gorod have announced the title of their upcoming fourth album: A Perfect Absolution. The album is planned to be released in March through Listenable Records and will feature guest solos by Obscura's Christian Muenzer and Mike Keene of The Faceless. A new trailer for A Perfect Absolution can be watched below and the older one can be viewed at Metal Injection.

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"Under Siege", a brand new making of video from Tunisian progressive metallers Myrath is now available for viewing below. The song comes off the band's latest output Tales Of The Sands, released last year through XIII Bis Records.


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