French black metallers Aosoth have released a new trailer for their upcoming new EP entitled Our Crown Of Sins, due out mid-January 2012 via Inferna Profundus Records. The trailer can be viewed below. Our Crown Of Sins will be released on 50 grams black "7 EP, limited to 500 copies with 100 copies containing an A3 sized poster. Pre-orders for this release may be placed at Inferna Profundus Records online shop here. More information about this release was previously reported at this location.


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Norwegian symphonic black metallers Dimmu Borgir have announced a series of upcoming European and South/Central American live shows for 2012. The currently announced dates are as follows, with more details to be announced in the near future.

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Following a successful first show with new vocalist Colin Callanan in Wakefield in November, UK power metallers Power Quest are pleased to announce they will be returning to Europe in March 2012 as special guests of German power metal legends Freedom Call. Prior to that tour, Power Quest will be starting 2012 by headlining Day 1 of the Arctic Festival in London, at the Bridgehouse2, on Friday, January 6th, 2012.

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Source:	power-quest.co.uk
Band profile:	Power Quest
Event:	Freedom Call: Journey to the Crimson Dawn 2012

Yuval Kramer, producer and guitarist for Israeli prog metal band Amaseffer has announced a new project ­­- Reign Of The Architect; a new sci-fi saga, featuring some well-known guest musicians and vocalists, as well as introducing fresh, new talents. Reign Of The Architect is an international collaboration started by Mauricio Bustamante, Mexican drummer, and Yuval Kramer himself. It has been in production for the last 4 years. In 2010, Mauricio joined Yuval in Jerusalem, Israel, to finally begin recording their mutual effort.

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Source:	amaseffer.com
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US metallers Unearth will take part of the upcoming March 2012 European Progression Tour with Heaven Shall Burn. The line-up for the tour is the following: Heaven Shall Burn, Unearth, Rise To Remain, Neaera, plus a Special Guest.

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Source:	unearth.tv
Band profile:	Unearth
Event:	Heaven Shall Burn + Unearth: Progression Tour

Jordanian melodic doom/death metal band Falling Leaves have announced the doom metal icons Niclas Frohagen (Forest Of Shadows, Ningizzia, Genesis Of Pain, Subend), Pim Blankenstein (Officium Triste, Beyond Belief, The 11th Hour) and Nathalie Koskinen (Depressed Mode, Shape Of Despair, Before The Rain) as guests in the band's new album Mournful Cry Of A Dying Sun.

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Source:	jorzine.com
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US black/death metallers Goatwhore have announced in a recent interview to Decibel magazine that their upcoming album will be entitled Blood For The Master and that it will be released on February 14th in North America via Metal Blade Records. The album was recorded at Mana Recording Studios in St. Petersburg, Florida, with producer with Erik Rutan.

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Cyclone Empire Records press release:

Cyclone Empire Records has announced the signing of Denmark's Saturnus. The band's new album will be released in spring, 2012. Saturnus made some necessary changes to their lineup in 2009 and started to seriously concentrate on rebuilding the bands inner structure which in turn led to them recording a demo of some new songs which was then sent to various labels. The band were back on the road towards recording and releasing a new album and in bringing the bands sound back to their loyal fans.

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Italian gothic metallers Lacuna Coil have posted online a new album teaser entitled "Chapter I: The Injected", from the upcoming album Dark Adrenaline, due to be released via Century Media Records on January 24th, 2012. The video will be the first of six conceptual teaser clips to be released by the band before the album release.

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US death metallers Cannabis Corpse have announced that vocalist Andy "Weedgrinder" Horn and guitarist Nick "Nikropolis" Poulos have left the band.

The band posted the following statement on their Facebook page: "Yo Yo Cannabis Corpse fans, good news and bad news. Bad news: "Weedgrinder" and "Nikropolis" have decided to leave Cannabis Corpse. We wish them luck on their future endeavors. Good news: Cannabis Corpse will continue to play shows and put out killer death metal with a new line up."

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The Hammerslag Vinterblot 2012 festival will take place in Tønsberg, Norway, between February 17-18 next year and the line-up has been announced. Nidingr, Harm, Framferd (extended show) and Gospel Of Grief will hit the stage on February 17th and Ragnarok, Iskald, Darkthrone Tribute, Dauden and Exterior are confirmed for February 18th.

Hammerslag Vinterblot is a festival for the extreme metal scene (black, death, grind, thrash). The name "Hammerslag" means Hammerstroke and is taken from Darkthrone's Sardonic Wrath album.

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Source:	hammerslagfestival.net
Event:	Hammerslag Vinterblot 2012

French metallers Alcest have posted a sample online from the song "Faiseurs De Mondes" and you can listen to it at this location. The band also posted a promo clip from a second song, "Autre Temps". Both songs are taken from their upcoming new album Les Voyages De L'âme, which is due for release on January 6th, 2012. Check out the clip below. More album details here and here.

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Source:	alcest-music.com
Band profile:	Alcest

"Meet The Enemy", a brand new track from Swiss folk metallers Eluveitie is now streaming online. Head over to the band's Facebook to listen to it or check it out below. The song is taken from their upcoming album Helvetios, due out on February 10th, 2012 (Europe) and February 28th, 2012 (North America) through Nuclear Blast Records. More album details here.

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Source:	eluveitie.ch
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German power metallers Blind Guardian have posted a preview of the orchestral version of "The Bard's Song - In the Forest", which will appear on the upcoming release Memories Of A Time To Come, due out January 20th, 2012. More album details have been revealed here.

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Source:	blind-guardian.com
Band profile:	Blind Guardian

US industrial metal veterans Ministry have signed a worldwide deal with AFM Records. The band will release their highly-anticipated comeback album Relapse on March 3rd, 2012. Prior to the album, Ministry have released a digital single, entitled "99%" on December 23rd, 2011, now available on iTunes. Currently, Al Jourgensen is finalizing the last mixes on the new material. In the meantime, the band revealed the new album cover art, which can be seen below.

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Band profile:	Ministry