Official press release

Ulterium Records are very proud to announce the signing of the Greek melodic power metal band InnerWish to the label. The bands new album No Turning Back will be released on May 28th in Europe and North America. The mixing of the album was done by Fredrik Nordström In Flames, Hammerfall, Dimmu Borgir] at Studio Fredman, and mastering was handled by Mika Jussila Nightwish, Children Of Bodom, Stratovarius] at Finnvox Studios.

Head over to the band's official MySpace profile to check out the entire opening-track "The Signs Of Our Lives" as well as some more samples from the album.

No Turning Back cover art] tracklist:

01. The Signs Of Our Lives
02. Chosen One
03. Burning Desires
04. No Turning Back
05. Sirens
06. Save Us
07. Last Breath
08. Lawmaker
09. Welcome To My World
10. Kingdom Of The Prime
11. Full Of Lust
12. Live For My Own

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Source:	ulterium-records.com
Band profile:	InnerWish

Soilwork have confirmed a headlining North American tour for the summer. Support will come from Death Angel, Augury, Mutiny Within, and tour sluts Swashbuckle. Confirmed dates are as follows:

Jul. 14 - Jaxx - W. Springfield, VA
Jul. 15 - The Trocadero - Philadelphia, PA
Jul. 16 - The Gramercy Theatre - New York, NY
Jul. 17 - The Palladium - Worcester, MA
Jul. 18 - FouFounes Electriques - Montreal, QC
Jul. 19 - The Opera House - Toronto, ON
Jul. 20 - Peabody's - Cleveland, OH
Jul. 21 - Blondie's - Detroit, MI
Jul. 22 - Reggies Rock Club - Chicago, IL
Jul. 23 - The Rave - Milwaukee, WI
Jul. 24 - The Rock - Maplewood, MN
Jul. 27 - El Corazon - Seattle, WA
Jul. 28 - Rickshaw Theater - Vancouver, BC
Jul. 29 - Hawthorne Theatre - Portland, OR
Jul. 30 - Slim's - San Francisco, CA
Jul. 31 - The Galaxy Theatre - Santa Ana, CA
Aug. 01 - Ramona Mainstage - Ramona, CA
Aug. 02 - The Clubhouse - Tempe, AZ
Aug. 03 - The Rock - Tucson, AZ
Aug. 05 - Emo's - Austin, TX
Aug. 06 - Ridglea Theater - Ft. Worth, TX
Aug. 07 - Meridian - Houston, TX
Aug. 09 - The Club at Firestone - Orlando, FL
Aug. 10 - Volume 11 - Raleigh, NC
Aug. 11 - Headliner's Music Hall - Louisville, KY
Aug. 12 - Gil's Bar and Grill - Virginia Beach, VA
Aug. 13 - Sonar - Baltimore, MD
Aug. 14 - Diesel Nightclub - Pittsburgh, PA
Aug. 15 - Webster Theater - Hartford, CT

Soilwork vocalist Bjorn "Speed" Strid commented: "We are stoked to tour with the most vicious thrashers from the west, famous for their gin drinking and intense live shows. Death Angel is a classic band that we've wanted to tour with for a long time. A perfect fit for the bill and surely an awesome touring companion. The summer of mosh is upon us. Don't miss out!"

Death Angel frontman Mark Osegueda added: "I can't begin to tell you how excited we are about the upcoming tour! I first heard Soilwork on a Nuclear Blast promo compilation and they stood out from the first listen. The riffs, the drumming, and Bjorn's vocal attack! Then we were fortunate enough to play with them at With Full Force Festival a few years back and they killed it live! As fate would have it, I was asked to participate in a Nuclear Blast 20 Year Anniversary compilation album called Out of the Dark, which Peter Wichers wrote the music for. I wrote the lyrics and melody for a song on that compilation called 'My Name is Fate'! Peter actually was also the producer, so I was fortunate enough to get to work with him in the studio! What a brilliant guy and and a great musician and now that he is back in the fold Soilwork is back on top of their game. I think the musical styles and live performances of both bands will make every show on this tour a show not to be missed by any true fan of HEAVY music! So don't just hear about the aftermath, experience it for yourself!"

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Source:	nuclearblast.de
Band profile:	Soilwork
Event:	Soilwork + Death Angel

Original news, posted on 05.03.2010

Modern metallers Sonic Syndicate have revealed the first details for their upcoming effort We Rule The Night, out May 28th via Nuclear Blast.

"The time has once again arrived for all of us in Sonic Syndicate to unleash a new album on the world. Just a short time ago we burned down your city and now we're back with full force to announce that We Rule The Night. Over the last few months we've been working on the artwork for our new album - coming out on May 28th, 2010 - with our good friend Gustavo Sazes. We asked Gustavo to create a bright cover that was also very dark to fit with the title of out new album. After countless hours of frustration and adjustments an email arrives with what has now become the brightest yet darkest cover we could possibly hope for. Ladies and Gentlemen, boys and girls, children of all ages. We present to you the cover artwork of our new album, We Rule The Night."

The album was recorded at Bohus Sound Studios in Sweden, with US producer Toby Wright (Kiss, Korn, Mötley Crüe, Slayer, Stone Sour). Tracklisting and more details to be announced soon.

UPDATE (thanks to BudDa)

Sonic Syndicate have revealed the tracklisting for We Rule The Night, due May 28 via Nuclear Blast Records.

Here's another comment by the band: "We Rule the Night is a result of everything that Sonic Syndicate has been and has become. When Nathan joined the band in 2009 a fire ignited and everything just felt truly natural for the first time in many ways. We're having more fun then ever, the music started flowing like water and We Rule the Night is the most exciting album we've recorded to date!"

We Rule The Night cover art] tracklist:

01. Beauty And The Freak
02. Revolution, Baby
03. Turn It Up
04. My Own Life
05. Burn This City
06. Black And Blue
07. Miles Apart
08. Plans Are For People
09. Leave Me Alone
10. Break Of Day
11. We Rule The Night

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Source:	nuclearblast.de
Band profile:	Sonic Syndicate

French experimental act Eclectika recently released their sophomore release Dazzling Dawn, via Asylum Ruins Records. Like the first album The Last Blue Bird (released in 2007), the album is a crossover of several kinds of music. A dowload track of a new song can be found below.

Dazzling Dawn cover art] tracklist:

01. The End
02. Dazzling Dawn .mp3]
03. Sophist Revenge
04. Les Démons Obsédants Du Regret
05. There Is No Daylight In The Darkest Paradise
06. Experience 835
07. The Next Blue Exoplanet
08. Marble Altar
09. Stokholm Syndrome
10. 11 Corps Décharnés

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Source:

myspace.com

Six Magics have announced Pablo Ignacio Sepúlveda as the new guitar player replacing Gabriel Hidalgo. Here's the band's comment about the new line up: "We are excited to announce that Pablo Ignacio Sepúlveda has officially joined Six Magics as new guitar player. Pablo has replaced Gabriel Hidalgo when he decided to quit the band to live and study in USA. Pablo was with us in our promotional tour in Germany last month and it wasn't hard to realize he is not just a great guitarist but a lovely person, too. Please give him a warm welcome!"

Coroner Records licensed the album Behind The Sorrow to the Japanese label Howling Bull. The album will be released in Japan on the 28th of April 2010 and it will contain a live version of the song "Behind The Sorrow" as bonus track.

Six Magics also announced they will be in Europe to play at the True As Steel Festival 2010 that will take place at Dynamo, Zürich (Switzerland) on October 15th-16th 2010.

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Source:	myspace.com
Band profile:	Six Magics

Hour Of Penance will hit the European soil for almost 3 weeks in late April/May to promote the new album Paradogma out on Unique Leader on March 30th in the US and on March 31st in the rest of the world. The band will also take part in two of the most extreme European festivals including the Dutch Neurotic Deathfest and the UK Deathfest respectively on april 30th and May 2nd.

24.04.2010 - ITA, Brescia - Olden Live Club
25.04.2010 - ITA, Vicenza - Jack Hole
26.04.2010 - TBA
27.04.2010 - SVK, Kosice - Colloseum Club
28.04.2010 - CZE, Prague - Black Pes
29.04.2010 - GER, TBA
30.04.2010 - NED, Tilburg - Neurotic Deathfest
02.05.2010 - UK, Leeds - UK Deathfest
04.05.2010 - TBA
05.05.2010 - TBA
06.05.2010 - ESP, Bilbao - (venue TBA)
07.05.2010 - ESP, Vigo - La Iguana
08.05.2010 - POR, Porto - Metalpoint
09.05.2010 - POR, TBA
10.05.2010 - ESP, El Ejido - Sala Concept Music Club
11.05.2010 - ESP, Alicante - (venue TBA)
12.05.2010 - ESP, Barcelona - (venue TBA)

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Source:	blogs.myspace.com
Band profile:	Hour Of Penance
Event:	Hour Of Penance

Isis has issued the following update:

"Hope everyone is warming up after such a dreadful snowy winter. Anyhoo we're back from our NZ/AUS/Japan tour and of course it was a blast, thanks to everyone coming out and to Baroness who were f'n shredding like the madmen they are. Now it's time for more shows - this time in our own territory. We're gonna be playing with some great bands - Jakob (killer post-rock from New Zealand,) Tombs from Brooklyn, Melvins (!!!) and Cave In (that's right.) We're also be playing at this years Bonnaroo Festival which should be good times as well."

May 26, 2010 - The Casbah, San Diego, CA (with Jakob and Tombs)
May 29, 2010 - WOW Hall, Eugene, OR (with Jakob and Tombs)
May 31, 2010 - Rickshaw Theatre, Vancouver, BC (with Jakob and Tombs)
June 01, 2010 - Neumo's, Seattle, WA (with Jakob and Tombs)
June 02, 2010 - Doug Fir Lounge, Portland, OR (with Jakob and Tombs)
June 04, 2010 - Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA (with Jakob and Tombs)
June 05, 2010 - The Troubadour, Los Angeles, CA (with Jakob and Tombs)
June 12, 2010 - Bonnaroo Festival (with Melvins, Clutch, The Flaming Lips, etc.)
June 14, 2010 - 40 Watt Club, Athens, GA (with Melvins)
June 16, 2010 - 9:30 Club, Washington, DC (with Melvins)
June 17, 2010 - Theater Of Living Arts (TLA), Philadelphia, PA (with Melvins)
June 18, 2010 - Webster Hall, New York, NY (with Melvins)
June 19, 2010 - Music Hall Of Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY (with Melvins)
June 20, 2010 - Paradise Rock Club, Boston, MA (with Melvins)
June 21, 2010 - Paradise Rock Club, Boston, MA (with Melvins)
June 22, 2010 - Port City Music Hall, Portland, ME (with Cave In)
June 23, 2010 - Club Soda, Montreal, QC (with Cave In)

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Source:	isistheband.blogspot.com
Band profile:	Isis
Event:	Isis

Reformed heavy metal legends Accept have announced more live dates:

May 08 - New York, NY - Gramercy Theater
May 11 - Vilnius, Lithuania - Forum Palace
May 14 - Moscow, Russia - B1 Maximum
May 15 - St. Petersburg, Russia - Lensoveta Theater
May 18 - Helsinki, Finland - Virgin Oil Co.
May 20 - Stockholm, Sweden - Debaser Slussen
May 22 - Gelsenkirchen, Germany - Rock Hard Festival
May 23 - Uden, The Netherlands - De Pul
May 24 - Paris, France - Le Bataclan
May 26 - London, UK - Islington O2 Academy
Sept 09 - USA, Atlanta, GA - ProgPower USA Kick-Off

The remaining dates and locations will be announced within the next few days.

Blood Of The Nations is the first Accept studio album in over a decade and the first to feature Mark Tornillo on vocals (the line-up will not include Udo Dirkschneider and Stefan Kaufmann, as some rumors on the internet say). It was recorded over the winter of 2009-2010 at Backstage Studio in Derbyshire, England with celebrated British producer, Sabbat guitarist and long-time Accept fan Andy Sneap (Megadeth, Exodus, Arch Enemy, Nevermore). It is currently scheduled for an April release.

Wolf sums it up plain and simple: "Something amazing has happened. We seem to have been transformed from one world into another... these new songs simply bursted out of a vault that has been locked up for too long! We're not sure where Blood of the Nations and all this new excitement will ultimately take us; we only know one thing: We never had it this good!"

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Source:	bravewords.com
Band profile:	Accept
Event:	Accept

Death metallers Morbid Angel have issued the following update:

"World Management and Morbid Angel would like to let the fans know that rumors about Pete Sandoval's back surgery are in fact true. Pete (Terrorizer) has suffered for a long time with a deteriorating disc problem. He was in daily pain and needed to have this done. He has recently been treated by a Laser Back Surgery specialist in Tampa, Florida. He is currently in rehabilitation and doing well. Pete is part of our family and the band's history and we all wish him well and a full recovery. Unfortunately this type of injury, subsequent surgery and rehab cannot be rushed and it will take ample time for him to hopefully be back behind his drums again and out on tour with Morbid Angel.

The band is moving forward on their next recording with Tim Yeung (Hate Eternal, Decrepit Birth, Divine Heresy, Nile, Vital Remains). Currently the guys are in rehearsals in Tampa putting their finishing touches on the songs for the new album, which is slated for later this year with subsequent touring world wide."

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Source:	blogs.myspace.com
Band profile:	Morbid Angel

Visions Of Atlantis have booked studio time in May. Here's the update from the band:

"Just wanted to inform you that the plans for the next months are clear now and that we'll enter the Dreamscape Studios right after our appearance at the Metalfest Austria on May 14th to finalize our fourth album, which will be released late autumn this year!

Parallel to that we'll also have the fotoshoot for our new official promotional pictures, which will be published of course before the new album, but more on that later. Also one more cool show right before releasing the album will be announced very soon when everything's fixed and confirmed with the local organizer, stay tuned for that as it will be a very special appearance just right before the rebirth of Visions Of Atlantis.

Stay tuned for a huge wave of information right after easter and a very very detailed studio-diary including pics, vids, blogs by the VoA-members and of course the information about the title of our new album and even more stuff... We're very excited and looking forward happily to the next 9 months and of course to the further and brighter future of VoA!"

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Source:	myspace.com
Band profile:	Visions Of Atlantis

Original news, posted on 02.03.2010

The radio edit of "Dying For An Angel", a brand new song from Edguy frontman Tobias Sammet's Avantasia's project, is available for streaming below. The track, which features a special guest appearance by Scorpions singer Klaus Meine, comes off Avantasia's new record, The Wicked Symphony and Angel Of Babylon, to be released on April 3, 2010 as regular CD's, two separate double picture vinyls, and as a beautiful collector's edition with an band's picture book. A video for the song was recently filmed and will be released soon.

UPDATE (thanks to JosipS)

Avantasia have uploaded their latest video for the song "Dying For An Angel" over at this location.

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Source:	roadrunnerrecords.com
Band profile:	Avantasia

Original news, posted on 09.12.2009

Official press release

Laethora, the Swedish death/grind band featuring Dark Tranquillity guitarist Niklas Sundin and members of progressive metal band The Provenance, will release their second album The Light in Which We All Burn worldwide through The End Records on April 27th, 2010.

Mastered by Peter In de Betou (Dark Funeral, Meshuggah, Hypocrisy), The Light in Which We All Burn is an epic thirteen-track album taking into account all of the members' eclectic tastes in music, featuring violent and powerful death/grind metal performed with intense passion and ferocity.

From the opening calm-before-the-storm beginning of "Ekpyrosis" to the thrashing rage of "World Deluge" and the open-chord ecstasy of "Humanae", the album truly shines in its diversity and dedication. The instrumentation is flawlessly executed with an organic and vibrant approach far from today's sterile extreme metal delivery.

"Humanae" is currently streaming on the band's MySpace page.

Sundin comments on the track: ""Humanae" is one of the more eclectic songs from the album, and it's a good representation of what we wanted to achieve. Elements from different extreme metal subgenres are blended with more progressive chord progressions, all topped off with an epic ending part that still sends shivers through our spines. Hope you'll like it, and stay tuned for more updates as the release date draws closer."

The Light in Which We All Burn cover art] tracklist:

01. Ekpyrosis
02. I as Infernal
03. A.S.K.E
04. World Deluge
05. A New Day
06. Humanae
07. The Sightless
08. Saevio
09. Uproar
10. Cast to Ruin
11. To the Point
12. Damnable Doctrine
13. Alogia

UPDATE (thanks to ArtiA)

Laethora, the Swedish death/grind band featuring Dark Tranquillity guitarist Niklas Sundin and members of progressive metal band The Provenance, have uploaded a new track "A.S.K.E." on MySpace. Another track, "Humanae" was already available for streaming. A release date for The Light In Which We All Burn has been set to May 11.

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Source:	blogs.myspace.com
Band profile:	Laethora

The new Theudho video for "Silence Reigned over the Bog" from The Silence EP (released last December) can be watched below. The video was shot in two nature reserves in Flanders (north-Belgium), the live band footage was shot in The Netherlands.


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Source:	blogs.myspace.com
Band profile:	Theudho

Grand Magus have revealed details for their upcoming new album Hammer Of The North. The album will be released somewhere in summer through Roadrunner Records. The band had the following to say about the cover art: "Necrolord is a legend and has created some of the most striking and powerful images ever, he's also closely connected with Swedish metal. We just knew that he would deliver the perfect feel, mood and imagery for the new record. No one else would come close, it's an honour to have his artwork for Hammer Of The North"

Hammer Of The North cover art] tracklist:

01. I, The Jury
02. Hammer Of The North
03. Black Sails
04. Mountains Be My Throne
05. Northern Star
06. The Lord Of Lies
07. At Midnight They'll Get Wise
08. Bond Of Blood
09. Savage Tales
10. Ravens Guide Our Way

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Source:	blogs.myspace.com
Band profile:	Grand Magus

US progressive power metal band Armory are still busy recording their sophomore album Empyrean Realms. In anticipation of that release the band has put all songs of their debut on YouTube. Here's the update from the band:

"We have just uploaded every song from our debut album, The Dawn Of Enlightenment to YouTube. Although they are from the studio version, the sound quality is not quite as good as it is on the actual album. Help support a true metal band and subscribe to our channel on YouTube. This is where you will find all the videos that we have posted. Soon we will be posting recording updates from our second album, Empyrean Realms and possibly some guitar lessons."

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Source:	blogs.myspace.com
Band profile:	Armory