Finnish folk metallers Turisas have announced that current bassist Hannes Horma and accordionist Netta Skog have decided to leave the band due to personal and motivational reasons. Jukka-Pekka Miettinen (ex-Arthemesia, ex-Ensiferum) will be joining the band on bass for forthcoming shows, and Robert Engstrand (ex-Kotipelto, The Flower Kings) will be coming into a completely new role in the band - as keyboard player.

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Source:	turisas.com
Band profile:	Turisas

Official Xtreem Music press release

"Yes, the mighty French legend Supuration (aka SUP) are back from the crematory in form of a retrospective collection CD which includes all the earliest and most brutal stuff of the band from '89 /'90 when they were in their most death metal shape right before they started to experiment with clean vocals and more varied sounds."

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metalunderground.com

Official Peaceville Records press release

October 31st sees the release of Enslaved's Yggdrasill, their classic 1992 demo on limited vinyl, featuring new liner notes written by the band. Yggdrasill is a stellar example of the early 90's wave of black metal, with Enslaved's raw & hypnotic Viking/Norse-inspired epics sealing them as one of Norway's premier extreme metal acts, as they have continued to dominate & evolve through the years. Also includes the bonus track "Enslaved".

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Source:	peaceville.com
Band profile:	Enslaved

Mastodon have just announced their new US headlining tour dates along with fellow Americans The Dillinger Escape Plan and Red Fang, which will be filling the support slots.

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Source:	mastodonrocks.com
Band profile:	Mastodon
Event:	Mastodon: Fall US Tour 2011

Tunisian progressive metal band Myrath are streaming their new song "Merciless Times" online. The song comes off of their upcoming album Tales Of The Sands and you can listen to it on their MySpace. The album is set to be released on September 26th through XIII Bis Records. More album details were previously reported over here.

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Source:	myspace.com
Band profile:	Myrath

Indonesian power metal act Lord Symphony have set October 1st, 2011, as the worldwide digital release date for their new single entitled Bima Suci. The single will be available as a digital download on worldwide major online digital stores and it will feature two previously unreleased tracks from the Bharatayudha Pt. 1 album. There is a sample track available at this location.[i]

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Source:	lord-symphony.com
Band profile:	Lord Symphony

"Ashamed", a brand new track taken from trance-core outfit The Browning upcoming album, Burn This World, can now be watched below. Burn This World is the first full-length album of the band and it will be released in Europe on October 3rd and in North America on October 4th through Earache.

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Ulterium Records announced the release of a limited digibook edition of Theocracy's album Mirror Of Souls, as well as a 7" vinyl single of the band's classic bonus track "Wages Of Sin", all set to be released on October 7th.

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Source:	theocracymusic.com
Band profile:	Theocracy

American progressive metal band Halcyon Way has announced the release of a new album, entitled IndoctriNation, on October 25th through Nightmare Records. The new album will be the sequel to their latest full-length Building The Towers.

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metalunderground.com

Iced Earth have re-recorded a fan favorite track, "Dante's Inferno", which is now available for download at this location. The track features their new singer, Stu Block, as it was recorded during the creation of their upcoming new album entitled Dystopia, to be released on October 17th via Century Media Records.

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Source:	icedearth.com
Band profile:	Iced Earth

"Celebratory Gunfire", a brand-new track from US grindcore band Brutal Truth, has been made available for streaming at this location. You can also listen to the song "Fuck Cancer" on their Facebook page.

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Source:	facebook.com
Band profile:	Brutal Truth

New York death metal pioneers Suffocation have begun working on their new album, which they plan to release sometime next year through Nuclear Blast. Currently the band is writing new material for the follow-up to their most recent release, Blood Oath.

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Source:	lambgoat.com
Band profile:	Suffocation

Official statement from the band

Stratovarius, one of the most successful Finnish acts with over 2.5 million albums sold, says farewell to longtime drummer Mr. Jörg Michael who will leave the band after 15 years for personal reasons. Jörg will play all the remaining tour dates until the end of January, and will celebrate with a special Finnish Farewell Jörg tour in Finland November 18th - 26th.

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Source:	stratovarius.com
Band profile:	Stratovarius

You can now watch the video where German band Obscura unveil their new bass player. Linus Klausenitzer is the chosen one and below he talks about his influences, music studies and where he used to play and still plays now. Also, you can see some examples of his bass playing and statements from the band about the new bassist.

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Source:	facebook.com
Band profile:	Obscura

Official press release

The legendary Tiamat is the latest addition to the Napalm Records family. The band is responsible for classics such as Wildhoney or A Deeper Kind Of Slumber and is currently working on new songs. A new album is scheduled for a 2012 release.

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Source:	napalmrecords.com
Band profile:	Tiamat