"...And All Will Come To An End", a song from the German progressive/technical death metal outfit Obscura can now be streamed in the YouTube-video below.

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Formerly Italian, currently US based band Ephel Duath, known as a modern mixture of avant-garde metal and progressive rock with jazz-fusion and hardcore punk elements, has inked a worldwide deal with Agonia Records for the release of an EP and two full-length albums.

Under the leading role of talented guitarist and songwriter Davide Tiso, the machine of Ephel Duath is ready to send out a new musical impulse, with the artistic contribution of a new line-up of well-known special session musicians, soon to be announced.

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US alternative metallers Drowning Pool announced today that they will be parting ways with their current singer, Ryan McCombs. The hard working Texas band, who has worked with 3 singers in their 10 year career, issued the following statement: "We have always been a band who has gained success despite having multiple singers... maybe we suffer from reverse 'lead singer's disease," said C.J. Pierce.

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US metallers Soulless have announced the departure of guitarist Jim Corrick. The band posted the following on their official website: "It is with heavy hearts and raised pints that Soulless announce the departure of long time guitarist, eternal boozing companion and life long shredder Jim Corrick. After spending the better part of the past ten years melting faces and crushing kegs, Jim has decided to move on to greener hop fields."

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Norwegian blackened thrash metallers Aura Noir will embark on a home-country tour, under the Fire Walk With Me banner, which had its first dates earlier this year, taking off in early February next year.

Support on the trek comes from Norwegian thrash metallers Nekromantheon and, as of February 8th, US blackened thrash metallers Skeletonwitch.

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Band profile:	Aura Noir
Event:	Fire Walk With Me, Vol. 2

On February 24, 2012 (February 28 in North America), Season Of Mist will release a compilation of remixed tracks from Morbid Angel's latest album, Illud Divinum Insanus. Far from being just revamped versions of the seminal extreme metal band's newest songs, this collection will present the work of 39 artists from the electro/industrial, techno and club scene.

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Source:	roadrunnerrecords.com
Band profile:	Morbid Angel

German symphonic metallers Leaves' Eyes are set to release a digital only EP, entitled Melusine, on December 16th in Europe and December 20th in the US via Napalm Records. The 5-track EP includes no less than 4 unreleased songs and will be available on iTunes, Amazon or any other major digital vendor.

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Iced Earth's 2011-2012 World Dystopia Tour has new additions. Iced Earth announced last November 24th, 2011, that the band will perform for the first time ever in Australia. Jon Schaffer comments: "We are extremely happy to finally play in Australia for the first time. It is something that is way overdue and I am looking forward to kicking ass with one of the best metal audiences in the world!" The band will be performing in Melbourne and Sydney in April. Support acts will be announced later.

The dates are the following:

April 4th, 2012 - Billboards The Venue - Melbourne, Australia
April 5th, 2012 - The HiFi Sydney - Sydney, Australia

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Swiss folk metallers Eluveitie have announced that they have finished the work on their new album Helvetios, due out in 2012. The band posted this message on their official website: "We can finally say 'it's done'! The final mastering has been finished during the last week, and yesterday already a first prelistening-session for invited press representatives has taken place at Nuclear Blast's offices in Donzdorf, Germany. We believe it's our best work yet, and it seems we're not the only ones!"

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Danish progressive power metallers Pyramaze have posted the following update on their Facebook page: "Pyramaze are proud to announce that Michael Kammeyer's (guitars) replacement is in fact our longtime producer and very good friend Jacob Hansen (Invocator, Anubis Gate, Beyond Twilight)."

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"Through Gates To Morpheus Realms", a brand new song from UK death metallers Cruciamentum is now streaming online at this location. The song comes off the band's latest EP entitled Engulfed In Desolation, released on November 25th via Nuclear Winter Records.

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Jordan-based melodic death/doom act Falling Leaves has announced that Novembers Doom vocalist Paul Kuhr will be guesting on the band's upcoming new album Mournful Cry Of A Dying Sun.

Falling Leaves commented: "November's Doom! Hell yes indeed, doom metal Icon Paul Kuhr (November's Doom) has participated in the upcoming Jordanian melodic doom death metal band Falling Leaves album (Mournful Cry Of A Dying Sun)."

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"Necropolis", a new video from US power metallers Kamelot can now be seen below. The song comes off the group's latest album Poetry For The Poisoned, which was released in September last year.

Guitarist Thomas Youngblood states: "With this video, we gave Owe (director) free reign to create something unique and visually stunning. Him and his team did a fantastic job! Here you have Necropolis!"

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"Nailed", a brand new song from US progressive/power metallers Theocracy is now streaming online and you can listen to it on the YouTube video below. The song comes off the band's freshly released album As The World Bleeds. More album details were previously reported here.


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German black metal band Eïs (AKA The Artists Formerly Known As Geïst) have parted ways with 3/5 of their lineup, namely vocalist Cypher D. Rex and guitarists Hedrykk F. Gausenatt and Zyan.

Comments band mastermind Alboîn Goldmund:

"It doesn't feel good, but I've to say that vocalist Cypher D. Rex and guitarists Hedrykk F. Gausenatt and Zyan are not part of the band anymore.
Let me explain - but before that I wish to thank all three guys for many years full of blood, sweat and tears and for everything we created together. I'm full of pride.

There are moments you just feel that something has to change. For me, such a moment had come. I felt more and more of a stomach ache with the direction the band took within the last one and a half year. The album being in progress during the last months - mainly with inputs by Cypher and Hedrykk - didn't feel like an Eïs album for me, even if that is a very subjective interpretation of course. It came clearer and clearer to my mind how important this band and everything it stands for is to me, and that I neither could nor wanted to live with any musical compromise in Eïs.

For such reasons, Marlek and me will continue Eïs as a duo, and in a more resolute way than ever. We're planning to record our fourth album in Spring, and this will take us back to our own musical roots. Of course you'll witness us on stage again as well, together with some session musicians.
This is no comfortable path at all, but it's very uncaging, because it's our path. Or, said with Aínvars words from "Wanderer bei Fels und Fjord": Wir leben fort - wo sind eure Spuren? (We live on - where are your marks?)"

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Source:	the-eis-reich.de
Band profile:	Eïs