Latvian dark death metal band Preternatural has posted their new video "Cryophobia" online. "Cryophobia" is the new single by Preternatural, that has concequently led to an idea of making the band's first official video. The concept of the video and the song itself is based on a theory of "a living planet", that considers humanity as the parasite and has no will to sustaine the symbiosis, putting an end to all mankind using cold as an extinction.

The video was shot in Riga during May-June, with the help of "Pratapalata movies" guided by two masters of vanguard images Janis Krivans and Armands Erglis.

More info about the band on http://www.myspace.com/preternaturalofficial.

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myspace.com

Original news, posted on 03.10.2009

Arch Enemy have released the first music video from their new album "The Root of All Evil". The brand new video for the track, "Beast of Man", can be viewed online. The video for "Beast of Man" was filmed by RGKP Videoproduktion, and was shot this past summer at Germany's Rock Harz Festival.

"Beast of Man" was also the first song to be revealed from the "The Root of All Evil", which releases in the US next week, on October 6th, through Century Media Records. "Beast of Man" as well as another track from "The Root of All Evil", "Bury Me An Angel", can be heard on the official Arch Enemy MySpace page. Arch Enemy has also teamed up with GuitarWorld.com to offer free download of the track "Pilgrim", here.

"The Root of All Evil" is a collection of rerecorded Arch Enemy classics, taken from the band's first three studio albums, re-energized by the current Arch Enemy line up. "Beast of Man" was originally recorded for the 1998 release "Stigmata". An official album trailer for "The Root of All Evil" can be viewed at this location.

UPDATE

A live clip of the song "Dark Insanity" (originally featured on the "Tyrants Of The Rising Sun - Live In Japan" DVD), which is one of the many reworked tracks on the "The Root of All Evil" album, has now been launched online.


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Source:	fresnomediausa.com
Band profile:	Arch Enemy

The Red Chord's brand new album "Fed Through The Teeth Machine", will be streaming in its entirety on MetalSucks.net. Swing by now through Monday to listen to the album that MetalSucks.net describes as "uncompromising and self-assured". The album will be available to purchase everywhere on Tuesday, October 27th.

"Fed Through The Teeth Machine" cover art] tracklist:

01. Demoralizer
02. Hour Of Rats
03. Hymns And Crippled Anthems
04. Embarrassment Legacy
05. Tales Of Martyrs And Disappearing Acts
06. Floating Through The Vein
07. Ingest The Ash
08. One Robot To Another
09. Mouthful Of Precious Stones
10. The Ugliest Truth
11. Face Area Solution
12. Sleepless Nights In The Compound

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Source:

metalsucks.net

Disarmonia Mundi have finally completed their new record entitled "The Isolation Game". The album has been recorded, produced, mixed and mastered at The Metal House Studio by Ettore Rigotti and contains 13 brand new tracks of wallshaking extreme metal also featuring guest appearances by Björn "Speed" Strid (Soilwork) on vocals and guitarist Olof Mörck (Nightrage) on solos on some tracks. The album will be released in December by Coroner Records.

The new single "Perdition Haze" from the new album "The Isolation Game" will be available in full streaming and digital download at the Disamonia Mundi MySpace, at Coroner Records MySpace and at Coroner Records offcial website the 31st of October at midnight.

MySpace users who want to receive a free mp3 version of the new Disarmonia Mundi's single "Perdition Haze", should check this page.

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Source:	coronerrecords.net
Band profile:	Disarmonia Mundi

Greek modern metallers The Fallen Within signed with Coroner Records for the release of their debut album entitled "Intoxicated". The album, presented as an avantgarde melodic death work with many dark atmospheres, was recorded and produced by Bob Katsionis from Firewind, mixed and mastered by Ahti Kortelainen at Tico Tico Studio in Finland. The album will be released in December by Coroner Records. "Intoxicated" artwork preview here

A preview of the new tracks can be listened at the official The Fallen Within MySpace or at Coroner Records MySpace.

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coronerrecords.net

Posted on the new band's myspace page today:

Out of Norway's biggest and darkest metal bands rises Ov HELL. This group of Satan's all-stars has been sharpening their teeth in some of black metal's most influential bands for many years. Known as key figures in bands such as Dimmu Borgir and Gorgoroth, Shagrath and King have come together to bring forward a new chapter in Norwegian black metal history. Ov HELL will carry on in the same tradition for which King and Shagrath are known, but the collaboration between the two will mark a new era for them both.

Frost, Ice Dale and Teloch have been recruited for the first full-length release. The album will contain all of the power and blast beats worthy of their evil pedigrees. Expect an assault on all false gods and hypocrisy that is of this world today.....

"The first Ov HELL release will contain music I've worked on in my Gorgoroth and God Seed years. It's been a little hell to actually see this music form into a band, so the name of the band is quite suitable. Through the first song I got from Shagrath I knew that he would be the perfect man to join forces with. He has strong individual qualities and a strong will to power. I am very positive that when we finish up this album it will be an album that won't sound like anything we have done before, and with a quality that won't stand back from anything presented in black metal earlier!" - King

"With both of our demanding music careers and other projects, timing was not on our side. After last years inferno festival, King and I yet again joined forces to brainstorm our need to collaborate our passion for dark art. Over the course of the past year, King sent me demo ideas that were so inspiring it made me put my skeptic feelings aside. I wasn't sure if I wanted to have another Black Metal project but my unquenchable thirst to explore my darkest beast, launched the birth Ov HELL. The majestic Ov HELL has become a band that reflects our roots, raw, ugly, arrogantly blasphemous with uncompromising truth from two influential Norwegian musicians needing to express our primitive side, straight out Ov HELL." - Shagrath

Two new tracks, "Devil's Harlot" and "Ghosting" from the yet untitled upcoming album, has been uploaded to the band's MySpace.

Studio Line-up:

Shagrath (Dimmu Borgir, Chrome Division) - vocals
King (God Seed, Gorgoroth, Jotunspor, I, Sahg, Audrey Horne) - bass

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Source:	myspace.com
Band profile:	Ov Hell

"The Close Of A Chapter: Live In Quebec City", the live album from US metallers Suffocation, is available for streaming in its entirety at this location. The album was recorded in 2005 during the band's "Souls To Deny" world tour.

"The Close Of A Chapter: Live In Quebec City" will be released on October 27 in US (November 2 in the rest of World) via Nuclear Blast Records.

"The Close Of A Chapter: Live In Quebec City" cover art] tracklist:

01. Infecting The Crypts
02. Thrones Of Blood
03. Surgery Of Implalement
04. Catatonia
05. Liege Of Inveracity
06. Despise The Sun
07. Subconsciously Enslaved
08. Immortally Condemned
09. Effigy Of The Forgotten
10. Tomes Of Acrimony
11. Breeding The Spawn
12. Pierced From Within
13. Funeral Inception

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Source:	suffocationlive.info
Band profile:	Suffocation

Canadian metallers Annihilator will release their new DVD, "Live At Masters Of Rock", on the following dates:

Germany, Austria, Switzerland: October 30
Europe, Australia: November 2
USA, Canada, Asia: TBA

The cover artwork comes from the band's set which was filmed and recorded on July 11, 2008 at the Masters Of Rock festival in Vizovice, Czech Republic.

A new press release reads as follows: "Prepare to experience Canada's Annihilator. Known as one of the premiere live metal acts for 3 decades now, Annihilator are captured live in the hot, Czech Republic summer of 2008. The band hits hard with mint, metal masterpieces, ranging from early metal classic records like "Alice In Hell", "Never", "Neverland" and "Set The World On Fire", to powerhouse records like "King Of The Kill", "Waking The Fury", "Carnival Diablos" and from 2007's acclaimed release "Metal". Performing live in front of 30,000 metalheads, this sold-out concert DVD is the purest example of why Annihilator are touted as one of the best metal bands of our time. Enjoy the metal."

"Live At Masters Of Rock" cover art] tracklist:

Disc I

01. Intro
02. King Of The Kill
03. Blackest Day
04. Operation Annihilation
05. Clown Parade
06. Set The World On Fire
07. I Am In Command
08. Never, Neverland
09. Fun Palace
10. Phantasmagoria
11. W.T.Y.D.
12. Wicked Mystic
13. Alison Hell
14. Shallow Grave
15. Credits

Disc II

01. Intro
02. King Of The Kill
03. Blackest Day
04. Operation Annihilation
05. Clown Parade
06. Set The World On Fire
07. I Am In Command
08. Never, Neverland
09. Fun Palace
10. Phantasmagoria
11. W.T.Y.D.
12. Wicked Mystic
13. Alison Hell
14. Shallow Grave

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Source:	bravewords.com
Band profile:	Annihilator

Audio samples of all the tracks that are set to appear on "Emission Of Sins", the forthcoming album from Swedish metallers Hellfueled, are available for streaming at this location.

"Emission Of Sins" will be released on November 27 via Black Lodge Records. The album was recorded over a seven-week period at Leon Music studios with producer Rikard Löfgren (Deathstars, Sparzanza).

"Emission Of Sins" cover art] tracklist:

01. Where Angels Die
02. Am I Blind
03. I Am The Crucifix
04. A Remission Of My Sins
05. Save Me
06. Lost Forever
07. For My Family And Satan
08. In Anger
09. End Of The Road
10. Stone By Stone
11. Moving On (Instrumental)

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Source:	soundpollutiondistribution.se
Band profile:	Hellfueled

Martin Walkyier of Sabbat and Skyclad fame has posted the following message on the official Clan Destined website:

It is my great pleasure to announce that I am currently working upon writing and recording some brand-new material for The Clan Destined. Due to the literally thousands of emails and messages I've received from you kind people via the TCD website and my MySpace page, I have now decided that the time has come to compose a follow-up to the critically acclaimed "In The Big Ending..." c.d. and DVD release. I also promised my father that I would write something to honour his memory just one week before he died in February 2007; and as I'm sure you will all appreciate, this was a very heartfelt oath that I feel morally obliged to fulfil.

I am both honoured and privileged to have recently recruited the exceptionally talented guitarist and composer Jacqui Taylor to The Clan Destined cause. Jacqui is precisely the kind of musician that I have always dreamed of eventually meeting for very many years now, the type of person who takes her music as seriously as I have always done. Jacqui practices her guitar for at least eight hours per day, which is the kind of sincere dedication we're talking about here! Working together with Jacqui Taylor is truly a breath of fresh air and a brand-new beginning for both myself and The Clan Destined. Anyone who doubts what I'm saying is more than welcome to visit Jacqui's www.jacquitaylor.co.uk website to see just why I'm so intensely excited about our current collaboration. Despite the fact that I have never earned a vast fortune from making my music, my sincere and honest approach to my creativity thankfully means that I have the support of a small army of fans and a few loyal friends. One person undoubtedly worthy of mention is my old comrade and fellow band-mate in Skyclad and Return To The Sabbat, the drummer Jay Graham who presently is battering the skins with his band Ravens Creed. Jay will be recording the drums and percussion (and maybe also playing some keyboards) on the new recordings from The Clan Destined. I'm currently looking for people who have what it takes to join together with me in this creative endeavour, both in the studio and at live TCD concerts (you know who you are!). If you feel that you have what it takes to be a member of The Clan Destined, then please don't hesitate to get in contact me via the official website www.theclandestined.com

I've also spent the last few months setting-up my own 24-track recording studio, to facilitate the composition and recording of these new TCD demo tracks for you all. As I'm sure you can imagine, for a man normally accustomed to working with words, competent sound-engineering is a skill that I have as yet to acquire. Yet, as with my understanding of the German language; this is something that only time, patience, good ears and just the few active brain cells remaining to me will undoubtedly learn to fully comprehend. Many thanks to you all for taking the time to read this TCD press-release. All of my very brightest blessings to you and yours. May your guardian-spirits be with you always!

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Polish metallers Decapitated have issued the following update from guitarist Waclaw "Vogg" Kieltyka:

"It's time to come back! After a two-year break, Decapitated is coming back with new members. The official new line-up for Decapitated will be announced at the end of December.

As you all know, the decision to continue the band was really, really hard for me, but everything I do now is to keep Decapitated alive. Covan's situation has not improved much and he is still in bed and unable to function on his own. He still fights to recover as we speak and we are all still 100% behind him and hope for the best. It has been the hardest thing for me to move on without Vitek by my side, but he would have wanted me to continue with the band.

Finally, I have found some great musicians who can continue the work of Vitek and Covan. At the beginning of April, Decapitated will start to play our first reunion shows. We will visit the biggest cities in Australia and play some of the biggest summer festivals in Europe. Don't worry, we won't forget about the UK! After this, the band will concentrate on the making of a new album! I would like to thank all the people who have supported us all this time."

Maurizio Iacono of the artist management firm Hard Impact Music adds: "I feel very privileged to have been given the management duties of guiding this great band's future. Decapitated was a band on the verge of greatness until tragedy hit them and the band's world stopped suddenly. Today, we have a man on a quest to bring the glory back that was taken from them prematurely. Vogg, the band's last remaining founding member, has had the gut-wrenching task of forming a new lineup for Decapitated. You can bet that the mission has been accomplished and in honor of the fallen, their legacies will be given the justice they deserve. Our job at Hard Impact is to make sure that Decapitated are guided the right way back to the top."

Gerardo Martínez, Nuclear Blast USA's Label Manager comments: "I don't think there's anyone happier to know that the legacy of Decapitated will continue and the fact that Vogg has overcome the biggest obstacle of his life. We all at Nuclear Blast are extremely excited about the news and know that 2010 and beyond will bring a new chapter for Decapitated in the shape of live shows and the imminent new album. The masters of modern technical death metal are back!"

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Source:	blogs.myspace.com
Band profile:	Decapitated
Event:	Decapitated: Australian + New Zealand Tour

German metallers Crematory have issued the following update on their official website:

"At this time we are in the studio to record the new studio album, which will be titeled "Infinity" and will be released in February 2010.

Beside new Gothic metal hits with English lyrics will be one or two songs with German language again and a special cover version from Depeche Mode's "Black Celebration" hit.

To celebrate in February 2011 Crematory's 20 years, we will release a "Greatest Hits" CD and DVD with all hits, all video clips and a lot of specials you never expect."

Also "Left The Ground", the new video from the band, has been made available online.

"Left The Ground" comes off the band's latest album, "Pray", which was released on February 2008 via Massacre Records.

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Source:	crematory.de
Band profile:	Crematory

Australian metallers Mortal Sin will embark on a tour of South America in November.

Confirmed dates are as follows:

Nov. 19 - Santiago, Chile - TBA
Nov. 20 - Lima, Peru - Auditorio Diamante
Nov. 21 - Cuzco, Peru - Estadio Diego Quispe Titto
Nov. 22 - Arequipa, Peru - La Roca
Nov. 24 - Guayaquil, Ecuador - Soho Pub
Nov. 25 - Loja, Ecuador - Casa Tinku
Nov. 26 - Cuenca, Ecuador - Guitarras de San Blas
Nov. 27 - Quito, Ecuador - La Bunga
Nov. 28 - Bogota, Colombia - Teatro Metropol
Nov. 29 - Medellin, Colombia - Teatro Matacandelas
Nov. 30 - Tunja, Colombia - TBA

Source:	mortalsin.com.au
Band profile:	Mortal Sin
Event:	Mortal Sin: S. American Tour

Taken from Tobi's official website:

Tobias has just decided that there is too much material to put it all on one album. So the next chapter of Avantasia will be spread over two albums.

"I have always given my very best, but this new chapter in Avantasia's history is too much and too ambitious to be just a regular album. I have worked on it for years now, and it has become even more than two albums! I don't know if I will release one first, or both simultaneously, or maybe even both in one special package. It's all up to whatever label is going to release it, we'll see. The production is so massive and I have so many guests this time. It's the continuation of the "Scarecrow"-story. I knew that story would be spread out over two albums back then when we started working on it in 2006, cause we had writtem a real Rock Opera of over 20 songs even back then. But since then we kept composing, and out came even bigger and better material. Sometimes you don't have a single good idea for months, whereas at another point it just keeps flowing. "The Scarecrow" was a huge success, with that success backing me up, it's inspiring to be able to do things big time! Looking at the music industry today with all the CD burning and downloading I guess in the near future many of us traditional Rock and Metal bands won't be able to spend such a production budget, I am afraid I won't be able to afford so many guests and such a big production with orchestration and a choir and all that. That's why this production takes so much time, it may be the last big epic I will be able to afford, and I want it to be the biggest piece I have worked on so far."

So far Tobias has confirmed the following musicians to be part of the forthcoming Avantasia opus: Klaus Meine (Scorpions), Ripper Owens (ex-Judas Priest, Yngwie Malmsteen), Eric Singer (KISS), Michael Kiske (ex-Helloween), Jorn Lande (Masterplan), Bob Catley (Magnum), Sascha Paeth, Felix Bohnke (Edguy), Alex Holzwarth (Rhapsody, Sieges Even)... More guests will be confirmed soon.

Source:	tobiassammet.com
Band profile:	Avantasia

US metallers Pelican have made their entire new album "What We All Come To Need" available for streaming online at the band's MySpace page. "What We All Come To Need" will be released on October 27 via Southern Lord Recordings.

"What We All Come To Need" cover art] tracklist:

01. Glimmer
02. The Creeper
03. Ephemeral
04. Specks Of Light
05. Strung Up From The Sky
06. An Inch Above Sand
07. What We All Come To Need
08. Final Breath

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Source:	blogs.myspace.com
Band profile:	Pelican