Italian power metal band Drakkar will release their new album, entitled When Lightning Strikes, in a deluxe digipak edition on January 16th via My Kingdom Music. The album has been recorded and mixed at Elnor Studio by Mattia Stanciou (Labyrinth, Crown Of Autumn) and mastered at House Of Audio/Hofa by Jürgen Lusky (Angra, Pink Cream 69).

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Source:	bravewords.com
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Belgian black metal outfit Enthroned are set to enter the studio next week to begin recording their ninth and yet-untitled album.

The band posted the following on their MySpace: "Enthroned will start the recording of their ninth studio album next week. The opus will be once more recorded at the Blackout Multimedia Studios (the band's own recording studio)."

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A 12-song teaser medley of Icelandic heathens Sólstafir's upcoming album Svartir Sandar can now be streamed in the YouTube-video below.

The paintings seen in the video are the work of Kim Holm and are all featured in the booklet of the album.

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Band profile:	Sólstafir

Greatest Hits Vol. 2, a brand-new collection of original recordings by the mega-platinum band Journey, will be available as a single CD, digital download, and special gatefold double-vinyl edition (which includes a code for a free digital download of the vinyl remastered album), starting November 1st.

This new package from Columbia/Legacy, spans singles and album tracks recorded between 1978 and 1996.

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Norwegian black metal outfit 1349 are set to release their first-ever live DVD, entitled Hellvetia Fire - The Official 1349 Bootleg, on the 24th of October through Candlelight Records.

The DVD was filmed live at the Bikini Test Club in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland on November 12, 2005. It also features a special live appearance from Tom Fischer (Hellhammer, Celtic Frost, Triptykon).

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Scion A/V has announced the release of a new five-track digital EP and music video from Yonkers, New York-based death metal veterans Immolation.

Providence will be available as a free download via Scion A/V. The EP will also be distributed for free in CD and vinyl formats at shows during the Immolation North American tour 2011 and at select Scion partner retail locations.

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Source:	roadrunnerrecords.com
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Swedish metallers Katatonia have announced that the rare mini-album For Funerals To Come will be reissued through Peaceville Records on vinyl with two extra tracks and limited to only 1500 copies.

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Blackened death Polish monsters Behemoth have released the video for "Lucifer" off of their 2009 effort Evangelion. Head over to this location to watch the uncensored version and below for the censored version. "Lucifer" is the final track off the aforementioned album and clocks in at over eight minutes long, and is one of the most atmospheric and foreboding songs in Behemoth's vast catalogue. The video was shot in Wroclaw, Poland, and stars the song's guest vocalist, Maciej Malenczuk.

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The guys at Pitch Black Records have welcomed Danish female-fronted melodic death metal outfit Illnath to their roster of artists with the band's third release, Third Act In The Theatre Of Madness scheduled for release on November 18th (November 21st in the UK) 2011. "Snake Of Eden", a new song off of the upcoming album is also streaming online at this location.

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Source:	pitchblackrecords.com
Band profile:	Illnath

Egyptian death metal band Scarab have announced that their upcoming new album Serpents Of The Nile is now in the last mixing stage. The final touches are being laid before they send it straight into mastering phase. The album contains 7 tracks and is scheduled to be released in early 2012.

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Source:	scarabegypt.com
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Nightrage guitarist Olof Mörck will be forced to sit out the band's Frets Of Fury tour with Firewind, White Wizzard and Arsis throughout the U.S. and Canada in October. Filling in for him during the trek will be former Cellador/Circle II Circle guitarist Bill Hudson.

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Band profile:	Nightrage
Event:	Firewind: Frets Of Fury North American Tour

Die Miserable, the brand-new upcoming album by Canadian noisegrinders Fuck The Facts can now be streamed in its entirety on Exclaim! Magazine.

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Source:	exclaim.ca
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"This Horrifying Force (The Desire To Kill)" and "Sink Beneath Insanity", two brand-new song from US blackened thrash metallers Skeletonwitch can now be streamed on Revolver Magazine and Pitchfork.

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Source:	revolvermag.com
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Niklas Kvarforth, founder and frontman of Swedish Extreme Metallers Shining, has announced details of the upcoming release of a solo project that will chart fifteen years of his often controversial musical career. Fifteen Years Of Absolute Darkness, scheduled for release on Spinefarm Records on the 7th December this year, will feature 15 tracks from various bands on which Kvarforth has guested on vocals.

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Band profile:	Shining

French metal label Season Of Mist is thrilled to welcome Swedish champions Necrophobic to the roster!

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Band profile:	Necrophobic