Irish metal band Castero have recently been joined by bass player Mog. Mog will be replacing Phil Brett on the bass postition.

Castero are currently working on a new demo. Song titles of the new material include "Intervinus", "World Subsides" and "Thousand fields of Sorrow". "Infiltration Remediation", the band's latest EP was released in November last year.

All info about the band on http://www.myspace.com/casterojaps.

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Netherlands-based death metallers Asphyx have issued the following update:

"Swedish Dan Swanö will mix the upcoming Asphyx album entitled 'Death... The Brutal Way'. The album is recorded in the Sonic Assault studio and engineerd by Frank Klein Douwel, who is also the live sound-mixer of Asphyx. The new album will be Asphyx' heaviest so far for sure. We know, that's a cliché, but it's simply true and if we say this, you bet it's the truth.
Some titles: "Death... The Brutal Way", "Cape Horn", "Der Eisenbahnmörser", "Scorbutics", "Riflegun Redeemer", "Black Hole Storm", "Asphyx II (They Died As They Marched)..."

The album will be released in May/June this year by Century Media Records. War Anthem Records will release the LP version. Liner notes will be presented by Martin."

Source:	blogs.myspace.com
Band profile:	Asphyx

Original news, posted on 24.10.2008

Listenable Records has set a February 2nd 2009 release date for Adagio's new album "Archangels In Black" in Europe and Australia. The main cover artwork has been done by artist Guilherme Sevens.

Without being a concept album, "Archangels In Black" evokes the band's convictions about a certain Nightside philosophy and a very personal approach of life and death: "Darkness is a concept with many branches, often misunderstood from outside, but elemental for some kind" guitarist Stéphan Forté says.

"Archangels In Black" tracklisting:

01. Vamphyri
02. The Astral Pathway
03. Fear Circus
04. Undead
05. Archangels In Black
06. The Fifth Ankh
07. Codex Oscura
08. Twilight At Dawn
09. Getsu Senshi

UPDATE, on 03.11.2008 (thanks to Abattoir)

"Vamphyri", the first track from "Archangels In Black" is available for streaming on the band's MySpace page.

UPDATE, 15.12.2008 (thanks to ArtiA)

"Fear Circus", the second single from "Archangels In Black" is now available for streaming on the band's MySpace page.

UPDATE (thanks to K?ulu)

The 5 first songs of Adagio's new album are available for streaming on the band's MySpace page.
"Archangels In Black" is set to be released today (Monday Feb 9th) in Europe (UK around 25th).

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Source:	adagio-online.com
Band profile:	Adagio

Australian doom metallers The Eternal have announced an Australian tour dates in support of their latest album "Kartika," which was released in November 2008. The Eternal will kick off with an Australian tour in February/March.

Tour dates, support, and venue details of the newly announced Australian shows are below:

Sat, Feb 21@ The Enigma Bar, Adelaide, SA
Doors: 8:30pm, Entry: $12
- With Universum, Black Orchid & Saeturnum

Fri, March 6@ The Arthouse, Melbourne, VIC
Doors: 8pm, Entry: $12
- With Darker Half (NSW), A State of Flux, Divine Ascension

Sat, March 7@ The Peninsula Lounge, Mooroduc, VIC
Doors: 8pm, Entry: $12
- With Dialysis, A State of Flux

Thu, March 12@ Brannigan's Tavern, Gold Coast, QLD
Doors: 8:30pm, Entry: $10
- With The Matador & Dead Letter Opener

Fri, March 13@ Monstrothic (Rosies Live), Brisbane, QLD
Doors: 8pm, Entry: $12
- With Arcane, Mythology & Leadlight Rose

Sat, March 14@ Barwon Club, Geelong, VIC
Doors: 8pm, Entry: $12
- With Mushroom Giant, Allan Campbell & Rainshadow

Fri, March 20@ The Sandringham Hotel, Sydney, NSW
Doors: 8pm, Entry: $12
- With Darker Half & Destend

Source:	blogs.myspace.com
Band profile:	The Eternal
Event:	The Eternal: Australian Tour

Original news, posted on 04.01.2009

Samael have uploaded the track "Illumination" on their official MySpace. This track comes off the band's forthcoming new album, entitled "Above", which is scheduled for release in Europe on March 6 via Nuclear Blast Records. The cover artwork can be viewed here.

"Above" tracklisting:

01. Under One Flag
02. Virtual War
03. Polygames
04. Earth Country
05. Illumination
06. Black Hole
07. In There
08. Dark Side
09. God's Snake
10. On The Top Of It All

UPDATE (thanks to Abattoir)

Audio samples of all 10 tracks that appear on Samael's new album, "Above", are available at this location.

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Source:	samael.info
Band profile:	Samael

Candlelight Records announces its third label packaged tour for North America. Set to kick off on June 6, CIII will feature the talents of US black metal legends Absu, with support coming from France's Glorior Belli, Austin-based Averse Sefira and Los Angeles-based Sothis. The tour will visit 22 cities throughout the US and Canada beginning in San Marco, California and wrapping up in Dallas, Texas on June 29. Tickets for all shows go on sale exclusively at Enterthevault.com for now. Tickets will go on sale through all local and online ticket agencies starting March 5.

Absu's self-titled new album hits stores nationwide February 24. Currently featured on the cover of Metal Maniacs the album is the first to offer new material from the highly regarded metal band in nearly eight years. The Texas-based band, self-described as "mythological occult metal," are a fan favorite the world over. Terrorizer Magazine calls the new album "a sound incarnate of a band making the underground amazing again - an undeniable masterpiece." This will be the band's first large-scale tour since their tour alongside Enslaved in 1997.

France's Glorior Belli make their first trip to North America as they participate on CIII. Their sophomore record, "Manifesting The Raging Beast", was released in 2007 via Southern Lord Records. The band now, signed to Candlelight, will begin recording of their label debut, titled "Meet Us At The Southern Sign", this month with hopes to see it released during the tour. Popular site Metal Kult said in review, "Manifesting is as darkly beautiful as it is gloom inducing."

Averse Sefira join CIII continuing to support their latest album, "Advent Parallax". Time Out New York notes, "black-metal lifers Averse Sefira have become a road-hardened unit, and it shows in the blistering grooves of "Advent Parallax". The fourth album of the band's 12-year career has no gothic frills or weedy "kvlt" production, just eight battle-ready blasts jammed with parched-throat howls, scything guitar riffs, blistering drums and hooks that stick." Their participation on the tour is their third national tour in two years having previously toured with labelmates 1349 in 2007 and with friends Immolation in early 2008.

Sothis released their Andy LaRocque (King Diamond) debut, "De Oppresso Liber", on September 2. The record has enjoyed growing and consistent sales since release. This will be the band's first national tour. Canada's popular Brave Words Bloody Knuckles magazine says, "behold the next big black metal band." The band is currently completing work on their first video from "De Oppresso Liber" for the album's title track.

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Source:	gloriorbelli.luxferous.com
Band profile:	Absu
Event:	CIII Tour

The artwork for "Justified Genocide", the new full-length by Dutch veteran Death/Thrash quartet Thanatos, created by the band's bass player Marco de Bruin, is done and can be found here.

Deity Down Records' release dates for this album, the fifth one in the band's 25 year long career are now set to April 6 2009 (UK/Ireland) and March 15 (EU/World). "Justified Genocide" will be the successor to "Undead.Unholy.Divine" (Black Lotus Records 2004).

On "Justified Genocide", founding member Stephan Gebédi (guitars/vocals, guitars in Hail Of Bullets), Marco de Bruin, Paul Baayens (guitars, Hail Of Bullets, Asphyx) and Yuri Rinkel (drums, Melechesh) will have the following titles on display:

01. They Feed On Fear
02. Destruction.Chaos.Creation
03. The Devil's Triangle
04. March Of The Infidels
05. Justified Genocide
06. The Netherworld
07. Dawn Of Eternity
08. Apostles Of Damnation
09. Upwards Spiritual Evolution
10. And Jesus Wept (Bonus, taken from the 2006 7" EP on Konqueror Records)
11. The Burning Of Sodom (Bonus, taken from the 2006 7" EP on Konquerer Records)

The band's MySpace page will be updated with one or two of final mixes fresh out of Dan Swanö's Unisound Studio soon.

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Source:	thanatos.info
Band profile:	Thanatos

Isis is going to release their fifth studio album on 5 May, via Ipecac Recordings. The CD, entitled "Wavering Radiant" was produced by Joe Baressi and will receive a limited-edition vinyl release on April 21. Tool's Adam Jones contributed guitar parts to two songs from the LP.

The album cover can be seen here.

"Wavering Radiant" tracklisting:

01. Hall Of The Dead
02. Ghost Key
03. Hand Of The Host
04. Wavering Radiant
05. Stone To Wake A Serpent
06. 20 Minutes / 40 Years
07. Threshold Of Transformation

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Source:	isistheband.com
Band profile:	Isis

UK death metal band Trigger The Bloodshed's new upcoming album will be called "The Great Depression" cover art]. The album is due on April 6 via Metal Blade.

The tracklisting for the CD is as follows:

01. The Great Depression
02. Warbound
03. Sanctuary of the Wretched
04. The Scouring Impurity
05. The Dead World
06. Interlude - I
07. Contemporary Perception Narcotics
08. Dessicate Earth
09. The Infliction of Tophet
10. Disfigured Anonimity
11. Terminus

You can watch a video teaser for the new album here. Head over to the band's MySpace to hear the title track from "The Great Depression".

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Source:	myspace.com
Band profile:	Trigger The Bloodshed

Original news, posted on 09.01.2009

Autumn have added a brand new song, entilted "Skydancer", to their MySpace player. "Altitude", the band's upcoming album, will be released on February 13 (Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy) and February 27 (rest of Europe) via Metal Blade Records.

UPDATE (thanks to ArtiA)

Another new song, called "Paradise Nox" is available for streaming online over at http://www.myspace.com/autumnband.

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Source:	myspace.com
Band profile:	Autumn

According to Brasil Music Press, and translated by Bravewords, the Wacken Rocks Brazil event has been postponed. Wacken Rocks Brazil was scheduled to take place May 9th - 10th at Arena Anhembi in São Paulo (SP), Brazil. Organizers have issued the following:

"The companies ICS/Wacken, Atos Entertainment and Roadie Crew magazine, responsible by the realization of the festival Wacken Rocks Brazil 2009, decided for the postponement of the first edition of the festival in Brazil, that was scheduled for May 9th and 10th, 2009, in the Arena Anhembi in São Paulo (SP).

The venue, Arena Anhembi, remains being the local where will take place this first edition of the WRB, and the new date shall be defined according to the availability of the venue, and according to the period that can facilitate the presence of the public, even for the inhabitants of distant localities from the city of São Paulo.

The definition by the postponement does not commit the project Wacken Rocks Brazil, therefore keep in valid the contract of long term for the annual achievement of the festival in Brazilian territory. The change of date has the objective of preserve the interests of the sponsors companies, as well as the artists interests and, mainly, to preserve the interests of the people who will attend the festival. This way the Brazilians will have the opportunity to take part of the Wacken Rocks in Brazil yearly continued, with the quality that is the standard of the main rock festival of the planet. The Wacken arrives to the country as an event that has tradition of excellence. In 2009 completes its twentieth edition in Germany, uninterrupted and annual, and always absolutely successful."

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Source:	bravewords.com
Event:	Wacken Rocks Brazil [POSTPONED]

Oakland, California's extreme metallers All Shall Perish have parted ways with guitarist Chris Storey. According to the band, both sides felt it was time due to many long standing internal issues.

All Shall Perish have issued the following statement: "We will be doing all upcoming tours and fests! We have an unbelievable replacement named Jason Richardson. Can't wait to see everyone on the road! We will be doing a small headliner, the Atticus Clothing tour and then a ton of major fests in Europe. We have some surprises in store as well!"

Read more at this location.

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Source:	blogs.myspace.com
Band profile:	All Shall Perish

"On And On", the new video from Irish rockers The Answer, has been made available online.

The clip was directed by Isaiah Seret and shot in US while the band was on tour with AC/DC.

"On And On" comes off the new The Answer album, entitled "Everyday Demons" cover art], which will be released in Europe on March 2 (March 31 in the US) via Steamhammer/SPV.


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Source:	youtube.com
Band profile:	The Answer

German metal band Fall Of Serenity have called it quits. Here's the official statement:

"After 10 years, we have to close the chapter Fall Of Serenity. In the last weeks we thought, after almost splitting up in 2008, we could go on doing the next record - at least after a break from playing live. But something unexpected happened just this week. Our singer John will join the band Deadlock on the bass position. These circumstances, and the global warming, make it impossible to go on. So we felt that we, including John, should finally end it. We wish John good luck and thank him for everything. Also a big thanks to all our supporters and foremost to our great fans. Thank you! Three of us will continue with a new project, so there is a chance to see our ugly faces somewhere in the future again. Bye, bye!"

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Source:	blogs.myspace.com
Band profile:	Fall Of Serenity

Australian melodic power metal band Black Majesty have began work on their fourth cd with writing well under way. This will be Black Majesty's fourth release for their Limb Music Products label following up their most recent "Tomorrowland" release. In other news, Black Majesty will support Paul DiAnno of Iron Maiden fame on two of his forthcoming Australian tour shows:

Saturday 30th May 2009 - Hifi Bar & Ballroom, Melbourne,
Saturday 6th June, 2009 - Manning Bar, Sydney.

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Source:	blogs.myspace.com
Band profile:	Black Majesty