According to the Troll(where lex play) website he have formed a new band:

Lex has teamed up with Shagrath, and a few more musicians to form "CHROME DIVISION". A new rock/metal project. Similar in style to bands like Monster Magnet, Spiritual Beggars etc. They will release a MCD this spring along with a video.

Lex - Drums
Shagrath - Guitar (from "Dimmu Borgir")
Luna - Bassguitar (from "Ashes to Ashes")
Jarle - Vocals (from "Span")

http://www.trollmusic.tk/

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Chrome Division

HURRICANE MINI-DISASTER!

Mother Earth is real pissed off, ain't she?

A strong hurricane totally demolished the Freak Mobile last Saturday (pic here: http://www.frenchkitchen.org/images/organic/DSC01032.jpg ) and IA is still without electricty, preventing the band from laying down the last couple of takes before the mix of "Organic". Hopefully this won't delay the release too much. The album will be mixed when Eklundh is back from the US (more details below) at the end of this month together with Roberto Laghi.

The new release date of the album will be the 11 of April 2005.

And btw, The Freak Guitar Camp 2005 dates and registration will begin in February. Stay tuned on www.freakkitchen.com

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Freak Kitchen

According to a short note in their official website "Arcturus are, yet again, without a permanent singer as Øyvind left has the band"

http://www.adastraenter.com

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Arcturus

This is the statement on doom-metal.com that talk about the new band:

Keen of the Crow is the name of a new band featuring Rhett Davis and Justin Christain of Morgion fame and Ex Nepenthean founder Ron Slater. Songs have been crafted and recording and touring are planned for the relatively near future.

Musically speaking the sonic output from Keen of the Crow will not be similar to that of Morgion or Nepenthean as they are striving to cultivate their own sound and identity.

As of this writing, key players and additions to the band are still being made and they hope to have a solid line up locked in within the next few weeks.

An official Keen of the Crow website is in development and more news regarding Keen of the Crow will be available at the website shortly.

http://www.doom-metal.com/

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Morgion

The band have announced in their offficial website that the band broke up, not reason have been posted, but will later.

There will be a final performance of the band, it will be:

2-18-05 at The Pilot Light in Knoxville, TN.

The EP "Love Through Blood" will be aviable on the show.

http://www.placeofskulls.com/

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Place Of Skulls

The recording of the album is almost finished, the singers(and the tracklist) that are going to take part on the album have been announce on the band website, here there are:

Tracks with Joe Lynn Turner
Resurrection
More Than Money
Dreams
Rage Of Angels (featuring Erik Mårtensson)

Tracks with Göran Edman
Bad Madman
Flying Blind
Shades Of Grey
Beggar's Lane (featuring Erik Mårtensson)

Tracks with Tony Harnell
Another Day Gone
Can't Be Found
Godforsaken

Tracks with Erik Mårtensson
The Shadows

http://home.aland.net/brazen.abbot/

Nick have announce the new album on the Terror 2000 website, here is what he said:

"We are gonna release a third full album in 2004, the recording session ais gonna be sometime in April/May probably, if everything goes alright. Also a new Japan tour is going to be prepared along with the release hopefully! Be sure to check out my band EL MAGO, new website is under construction. New fat songs have been recorded! www.elmago.nu

Take Care!! Rock On! /Nick Sword"

http://www.terror2k.cjb.net/

InsideOut Music will release EVERGREY's new live CD, A Night To Remember, on March 15th.

The band's forthcoming double DVD, which features their 19 song live performance in their hometown of Gothenburg, Sweden, was filmed with 15 hi-def cameras by video producer Patrick Ullaeus (Lacuna Coil, In Flames, Dimmu Borgir, etc.) and will include all six of the group's videos to date. Also, a whole DVD of backstage material, in-depth interviews with each of the members, gear-talk, live material from the beginning of their career, festivals, old demo songs and tons of pictures!

Look for the DVD to hit stores in April.

http://www.evergrey.net

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Evergrey

Italian Black-Thrash Metal kings will deliver a Best of Album titled '20 Years Of Noise (1985 - 2005) celebrating 20 years of carrer! The CD, released also in a digipack limited version, will feature as bonus material a BLACK SABBATH cover and the legendary demo 'The Shining Pentagram', a real cult-tape in the 80's underground, a must for maniac tape traders around the world! All the songs will be re-mastered, including the songs featured into 'The Shining Pentagram'. '20 Years Of Noise' will be released in late March 2005. The band is also working on new material for the next studio album! The cult is still alive and will be bloody as hell!

http://www.scarletrecords.it/

Scarlet will release world-wide the official Vision Divine DVD! It will include a live performance of the last highly acclaimed album 'Stream Of Consciousness' and some studio unreleased stuff, plus some secret stories... A special gift for all the fans! The release is planned for April 2005. The band is also writing new material for the next album and VERY big surprises are announced! We'll keep you informed!

http://www.scarletrecords.it/

The well-known drummer Moritz Neuner was announced as the new member of Atrocity and Leaves Eyes, He already started to work with Leaves Eyes who just started the recording of their new album, and will be working with Atrocity that has something new coming too.

http://www.atrocity.de
http://www.leaveseyes.de/

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Atrocity

The swedish guitarrist Marcus Jidell from The Ring, in officially the new guitarist of Royal Hunt. He will joining Royal Hunt in the studio to record their new album.

More info on:

http://www.royalhunt.com/

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Royal Hunt

Into Eternity will have as a new singer Stu, he sings in the independent canadian band Omega Crom, the band have already rehershal with Stu, and "The rehearsals went VERY well for us"

Read more on:

http://forums.intoeternity.com/viewtopic.php's=472

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Into Eternity

Luleå, Sweden-based metallers THE DUSKFALL have parted ways with bassist Kaj Molin. " decided to leave the band due to musical differences with the rest of the band," the group write on their web site.

"We all thank Kaj for his years of devotion for the band and we will miss him. No replacement is yet confirmed but well keep you posted on what the future will bring.

As previously reported, THE DUSKFALL are expected to enter Dug-Out studio in Uppsala, Sweden with producer Daniel Bergstrand (IN FLAMES, MESHUGGAH, STUCK MOJO) in April 2005 to begin recording their third album, tentatively due late next year via Nuclear Blast Records.

THE DUSKFALL, who recently announced the addition of session guitarist Antti Lindholm (from Finland's LAMBS) to the group's ranks, released their sophomore CD, "Source", in December 2003 through Greece's Black Lotus Records. The follow-up to 2002's "Frailty" was recorded at Dug-Out and was described by the band as "darker, faster, more melodical and catchy as hell!"

Source:	blabbermouth.net
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"First of all from the bottum of our hearts we wish you lots of love, health and joy in 2005! Furthermore we want to thank you so much for your faith, your support and your believe in us, which made it possible, that Lacrimosa is celebrating its 15th anniversary this year!! Sincere gratitude!!

As mentioned earlier, we are at the studio right now, recording our anniversary-album... and already now we can promise, that it's gonna be an exceptional album! Addinional we will play a large-scaled tour and some more surprises are to come this year...!

Into this senses we look upon the future with great expectations!
Tilo Wolff
Anne Nurmi"

www.lacrimosa.com

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Lacrimosa