The guys from German doomsters Mirror Of Decption have announced they finished the recordings for the new album, A Smouldering Fire at Soundmann Studio in Stuttgart. The next step will be doing the mix. The release is planned for October 2010. Further details to follow.

Find out more about Mirror Of Deception on MySpace.

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Source:	blogs.myspace.com
Band profile:	Mirror Of Deception

Traditional US metallers Aska have signed a record deal with Pure Steel Records. The band will also be releasing the albums Avenger and Absolute Power on vinyl. Aska will enter the studio within the next month to record the successor to Absolute Power. The new album will be released at the end of 2010/the beginning of 2011.

The band adds: "Aska, the band around Omen vocalist George Call signed to Pure Steel Records. We will release the fantastic albums Avenger and Absolute Power always as single vinyl on an exclusive Gatefold-LP (180gr). 100 colored, 425 black. Release date will be on 11.09.2010 (SwordBrothers Festival). There is nothing more to say about both albums than: "Absolute musthaves for any US-Metal traditionlists" and it would be a shame not to press them on vinyl."

Audio samples and more information about the band on MySpace.

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Source:	blogs.myspace.com
Band profile:	Aska

Italian Symphonic metal act Violet Sun are streaming their entire debut album Loneliness In Supremacy on their MySpace page.

Violet Sun is the new band of Dario Grillo who fronted Thy Majestie in a former life. The line-up is completed with Alessandra Amata on vocals and piano, and Alex Grillo on drums. The ex-Thy Majestie vocalist takes care of the guitars, bass, keyboards, some vocal work, orchestral scores, synth and the production. Next to oriental instruments, the album also features several guest musicians, including a saxophonist and an opera choir.

Loneliness In Supremacy was mastered last January at Finnivox Studios (Nightwish, HIM, Stratovarius, Masterplan etc.) by Mika Jussila.

Visit this location to check it out.

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Source:	myspace.com
Band profile:	Thy Majestie

Devian, the self-proclaimed Swedish Thrashed Death Black Riders of the Apocalypse, have uploaded three new (pre-production) tracks exclusively to satisfy worldwide fans' curiosity on the new material and to give a taste of what will become the future sound for Devian.

Be sure to check "I am the Serpent", "Victimized" and the epic heresy "Forever Crowned in Blasphemy" on the band's official MySpace page.

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Source:	devian.se
Band profile:	Devian

Finnish metallers Amoral have issued the following update:

"As you might've noticed, it's been real quiet here in the past few months. We've been writing, rehearshing and recording demos of the new material that will eventually become Amoral studio album number five. There's been a nice, long break from gigs, so we've been able to fully concentrate on this, which also explains the lack of updates or news online.

So far, we have about 50% of the next album completely written and demo'd out, and we're really happy with what we're hearing. It's still gonna take a good while to complete writing the other half, figure out all the boring business side of things (new label etc) and actually record the album, so please be patient. We also have some shows to do during the summer, which slows the writing down a bit...

We've posted a couple of videos of us recording new songs, one with Juffi's beats and another with Ari's vocals. Sorry for the lack of new music heard, but we don't wanna get the riffs out there this early in the process, we'd rather keep it fresh for when the album is actually out."

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Source:	blogs.myspace.com
Band profile:	Amoral

Original news, posted on 11.05.2010

After 12 years of silence Latvian gothic metal act Heaven Grey will be back with a new album coming out in June. This will mark the band's first album since their reunion in 2007. The yet-untitled effort will also be the first of the new Heaven Grey line-up: vocalist Ervîns Francs will handle vocal duties, as original singer Ansis Melders died in a motorcycle accident a few years ago. Drummer Ervîns Ozolinsh left the band in 2009 and was replaced with Oleg Badulin. Also cello player/vocalist Ernests Libietis and chello player Reinis Melbardis left band, while Olga Klubova was recruited as the band's new keyboard player.

The band is also confirmed to player Metalshow.lv Open Air and Metal Camp. More info about the band on MySpace.

UPDATE (thanks to 5933)

Heaven Grey have announced more details on the band's upcoming release Falling Mist.

Falling Mist tracklist:

01. The Way Back Is Gone
02. Zudusî Dzîvîba
03. Following
04. Drîz
05. Prom
06. Regret
07. Life
08. Upe
09. It's Time


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Source:	myspace.com
Band profile:	Heaven Grey

"Paratiisin Kutsu" (The Call Of Paradise)", the new video from Finnish metallers Sotajumala, can be viewed at this location.

"Paratiisin Kutsu" (The Call Of Paradise)" comes off the band's forthcoming album, Kuolemanpalvelus, which will be released on June 2 via Cobra Records.

Kuolemanpalvelus cover art] tracklist:

01. Syvyydessä
02. Paratiisin Kutsu
03. Kuolleet, Toinen Jae
04. Sokeus
05. Sinun Virtesi
06. Toinen Tuleminen
07. Luut Sinusta Muistuttaen
08. Kuolemanpalvelus


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Source:	youtube.com
Band profile:	Sotajumala

TheRaveLive.com presents a free live webcast from Fear Factory on Saturday, May 29th. The free live broadcast will begin at 8:30pm ET / 7:30pm CT / 5:30pm PT / 12:30am GMT, and is scheduled to also include sets from Prong, Silent Civilian, and Thy Will Be Done as part of the Fear Campaign Tour.

There will be a re-broadcast on Saturday, June 5 at 7:00pm ET / 4:00pm PT / 11:00pm GMT.

The live webcast will feature up to seven camera angles and near-CD-quality sound via the website http://www.theravelive.com, which has streamed many live concerts, including bands like Shinedown, Underoath, Cannibal Corpse, Rusted Root, Nonpoint, and more.

TheRaveLive.com is a service of TheRave.com, the official website of The Rave/Eagles Club in Milwaukee, WI USA. The Rave/Eagles Club is a 180,000 square foot entertainment complex with six concert halls in one building, four of which are wired for simultanteous live broadcasts with anywhere from three to eight camera angles. Over 2000 bands performed at The Rave/Eagles Club in 2009.

To access the free live stream:

Point your web browswer to this link
If you're not already a member, click on the "Free Signup" button at the upper right of the page
Choose the "Fan" option and fill out the information
Sign in on May 29th and click on the "Fear Factory Live Webcast" icon, and you're all set

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Source:	theravelive.com
Band profile:	Fear Factory
Event:	Fear Campaign Tour II

Earlier this week, we informed you that Mastodon guitarist Bill Kelleher was diagnosed with pancreatitis (a sudden inflammation of the pancreas) forcing the band to cancel all summer live shows, including their appearance on Graspop Metal Meeting.

The festival organization has now confirmed they will replace awesome with awesome, which means that none other than the legendary Carcass will take Mastodon's slot on the main stage Saturday afternoon.

Other recent line-up changes inlcude: Rise To Remain out, Iron Mask in; Steel Panther out, The Poodles in; Hell Yeah was already replaced by Evergrey, and also Billy Talent has been added to the line-up.

Graspop Metal Meeting will take place June 25th-27th in Dessel, Belgium. For an overview of the must-see bands, head to this location.

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Source:	graspop.be
Band profile:	Carcass
Event:	Graspop Metal Meeting 2010

Portuguese atmospheric doom metallers Mourning Lenore are very proud to announce signing a contract with Major Label Industries for the release of their upcoming debut Loosely Bounded Infinities. The CD will be out in September. More news about this release will be unveiled every three weeks until September, so stay tuned.

Major Label Industries is home of bands like Process Of Guilt, Before The Rain, The Firstborn and Oblique Rain.

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Source:	myspace.com
Band profile:	Mourning Lenore

Martin Lopez, ex-drummer of Amon Amarth and Opeth, was so kind to inform us he's been working on a new project, entitled Soen. Lopez will be handling the drums duties, and he has formed the band together with bassist Steve DiGiorgio (ex-Death, ex-Testament, ex-Iced Earth, and a shitload of other bands), Kim Platbarzdis on guitar and vocalist Joel Ekelöf.

Lopez described the music as "melodic, heavy, intricated, and very different than everything else." He added: "We are currently writing material, and as soon as we have more news you'll be informed." Which means you'll be informed too. So keep checking the news section regularly for updates.

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After 17 years, the wait is finally over... Atheist are set to enter LedBelly recording studios in Atlanta, GA on July 5th to lay the tracks down on their long-awaited, yet untitled, fourth studio album. Engineering the recording session will be Matt Washburn. Additionally, the band have secured the services of one of metal's most significant talents of the past decade, Jason Suecof (Trivium, Chimaira, Devildriver and many others), to handle the mixing of what promises to be a modern classic from the pioneers of technical metal.

"I can't believe we are about to record this album finally", vocalist Kelly Shaefer states. "We have been working our asses off for a year, and have taken great strides to make this the record we, as fans, would want to hear from Atheist. It's ferocious, intelligent, and dead balls heavy as shit! When people hear this they're going to say, 'It's Atheist!'"

"We are also honored and totally stoked to have Jason be a part of this album with us" says drummer Steve Flynn. "He went to great lengths to make this happen for us, and we are grateful. We anticipate collectively taking extreme metal to new places. Jason has quickly become one of the most sought-after engineers/producers in the industry, and we're excited to be working with him. He truly understands the legacy of the Florida Death Metal scene, and the importance of this record. We're confident that Jason will deliver an absolutely monster production. Additionally, we DO realize that the record has taken a long time to create. However, there are so many twists and turns in the average Atheist song, and we felt like it was very important to have enough killer material written so as to make it the most interesting record we have ever created. We wanted to make sure we took the next logical step in the evolution of our music. According to the critics out there, it's a tall - almost impossible - order. However, we feel like we have done it."

"Our late and great friend and foundational element of the Atheist sound, Roger Patterson, was always with us in spirit in the process of writing" adds Shaefer. "In fact, that frantic, technical Patterson spirit has come shining through once more in the form of Jonathan Thompson, our newest guitar player. "JT" is a young-spirited multi-talented player - he also plays bass for Flynn's band Gnostic. As long-time Atheist fans, JT and Chris Baker understand what Atheist is at its core and what the fans expect. Both have proven to be invaluable in bringing out that classic Atheist sound and have been instrumental the course of writing this long-awaited record."

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Source:	season-of-mist.com
Band profile:	Atheist

Danish metallers Scientic have debuted their first-ever video, called "Reality Lost". The video can be watched below and should please the Nevermore fans among you. The song appears on the band's 2010 demo.

According to the band's MySpace (where you can listen to another song "Holonomic Confusion"), "the intention of the band is to create a crushing, complex, technical and yet melodic and entirely accessible metal music based on skilled musicianship."


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Original news, posted on 13.03.2009

Blabbermouth is reporting that Gorguts, the acclaimed technical death metal band from Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada, have reportedly reformed with a brand new lineup and are currently working on material for a new studio album. Four songs are said to have already been completed, with several more on the way.

Gorguts' current lineup is reportedly as follows:

Luc Lemay (Negativa) - Vocals, Guitar
Kevin Hufnagel (Dysrhythmia, While Heaven Wept, Byla, Euclid Street, The Fifth Season, Grey Division Blue) - Guitar
Colin Marston (Dysrhythmia, Behold... The Arctopus, Byla, Krallice, Indricothere) - Bass
John Longstreth (Dim Mak, Origin, The Red Chord, Skinless, Possession, Angelcorpse) - Drums

Gorguts' last studio album, "From Wisdom to Hate", was released in 2001.

UPDATE

Quick update. This week, Gorguts did a few live shows, together with Krallice and Portal, on the opening dates of Bloody Panda's North American tour. The band confirmed they're working on a new album but won't hit the studio until "late fall" or "Christmas". A fan-recorded live version of a previously unreleased song, with the simple working title, "Number Three" can be found on YouTube.

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Source:	roadrunnerrecords.com
Band profile:	Gorguts

Bullet For My Valentine are set to tour the UK this December in what they have dubbed as "The Fever Tour", after their latest effort Fever details]. Tour dates are as follows:

06. December - Birmingham, NIA
08. December - Manchester, Men Arena
09. December - Glasgow, Secc Arena
11. December - Cardiff, CIA Arena
12. December - London, Wembley Arena

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Source:	blogs.myspace.com
Band profile:	Bullet For My Valentine
Event:	BFMV: The Fever Tour