Swedish Power Metal band Morgana Lefay have made 'Rush Of Possession' available for streaming online on their official MySpace page, here.

A video for the song 'Delusions' has been posted on YouTube. The clip was directed by the band's drummer, Owe Lingvall of Village Road Films.

Both songs come off Morgana Lefay's latest album "Aberrations Of The Mind", which was released in March via Black Mark.

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Source:	morganalefay.se
Band profile:	Morgana Lefay

Australian Power Metallers Black Majesty have updated their website with the following message:

"We are pleased to offer a sneak preview from the forthcoming new Black Majesty album "Tomorrowland" by featuring the album opening song 'Forever Damned'. We hope this track gives everyone a taste of the new album.
The release date is set at June 1st for Europe with the rest of the world to follow soon after. A digi-pack version of the new album will also be released featuring two bonus tracks. We're looking forward to meeting everyone in the coming months when we go on tour - if you get the chance please come and say hello.
Metal cheers from Australia, Black Majesty."

"Tomorrowland"'s tracklisting goes as follows:
01. Forever Damned
02. Into The Black
03. Evil In Your Eyes
04. Tomorrowland
05. Soldier Of Fortune
06. Bleeding World
07. Faces Of War
08. Wings To Fly
09. Another Dawn
10. Scars
11. Memories
12. Kingdoms

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Source:	blackmajesty.com
Band profile:	Black Majesty

Norway's Black Metallers Gorgoroth have posted the following message:

"Gorgoroth's new video for the track 'Carving A Giant' from last years "Ad Majorem Sathanas Gloriam" will premiere on this Sunday's (May 20) edition of MTV 's Headbanger's Ball which starts at 10:00 PM GMT +1 hour (rerun: May 21 at 12:00 AM)."

In other news, VBS.tv has posted all five episodes of a series on Norwegian Black Metal focusing primarily on Gorgoroth. Watch the footage online:

| Episode#1 | Episode#2 | Episode#3 | Episode#4 | Episode#5 |

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Source:	gorgoroth.org
Band profile:	Gorgoroth

Italian Symphonic Power metal outfit Thy Majestie have welcomed vocalist Dario Cascio and guitarist Simone Campione to their ranks. Simone Campione was already familiar to the band as a session musician from the beginning of this year and later also as a touring musician.

A statement from the band goes as follows: "The new two members, Dario Cascio and Simone Campione have been absolutely FANTASTIC! We are so pleased to have them in our team!
They brought us LIFE and new enthusiasm. THEY ARE OFFICIALLY IN THE BAND. We look forward to starting working on the new album!!!"

In other news, the band just returned from The Fear Dark Festival at The Netherlands. The band commented "The Fear Dark festival was a GREAT GREAT experience!!! We are all really excited about that!" Video footage was made available at their website for the songs 'The Chosen', 'The King And The Warrior' and 'Echoes Of War'.

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Source:	thymajestie.com
Band profile:	Thy Majestie

The following updates were posted on the website of German Power Metal band Edguy:

"Due to an overwhelming response to their maiden tour of North America in 2005 with Hammerfall, Germany's beloved Edguy are bringing their "Rocket Ride World Tour" to the western hemisphere in support of their 2006 release of the same name, which climbed to the #27 slot on Billboard's Hard Music Chart. The tour will launch on Tuesday, September 11th in Hartford, Connecticut and will include Canada's Into Eternity, Norway's Susperia, plus a special guest. . On June 16th, the band will be back in Slovakia as special guest of the Scorpions in Bratislava. Edguy will also be this year's Saturday headliner at Germany's prestigious Bang Your Head!!! Festival on June 23rd, and are also confirmed for France's Hellfest on the 24th of July. All tour dates can be seen in the Tour Section of their website.

In other news, on May 16th from 22:00 - 23:00 Tobias and Jens will be special guests of the show Hard 'n Heavy on Germany's major radio station "Radio HR3".

"We are honored to have been invited by Christoph Habusta to join the 30th anniversary of his show "Hard 'n Heavy", Christoph has always supported the band and we are happy to show up on the show. I am sure we're gonna crack some real bad jokes, play some of our favourite CDs and just have a great time. Furthermore we're gonna bring our recorders (the instruments!!!) that we'll play for the first time that night - live on the air! You should not miss that show, it may be the last chance to hear us on radio, haha!!" - Tobias Sammet."

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Source:	edguy.net
Band profile:	Edguy
Event:	Edguy - Rocket Ride World Tour

Finnish cello-metallers Apocalyptica have lined up for the following European dates during this fall:

Oct. 08 - Riga Arena - Riga, LAT
Oct. 09 - UPA - Vilnius, LIT
Oct. 10 - Linnahall - Tallinn, EST
Oct. 11 - R-Beat - Turku, FIN
Oct. 12 - Lippupalvelu - Tampere, FIN
Oct. 13 - Sibelius Hall - Laht, FIN
Oct. 17 - Tavastia - Helsinki, FIN
Oct. 19 - Arena - Stockholm, SWE
Oct. 20 - KB - Malmo, SWE
Oct. 21 - Grosse Freiheit - Hamburg, GER
Oct. 22 - Jolly Joker - Braunschweig, GER
Oct. 23 - Gebläsehalle - Dortmund, GER
Oct. 24 - Ringlokschuppen - Bielefeld, GER
Oct. 25 - Schlachthof - Wiesbaden, GER
Oct. 27 - Elserhalle - Munich, GER
Oct. 28 - Alterschlachthof - Dresden, GER
Oct. 29 - Columbiahalle - Berlin, GER
Oct. 30 - E-Werk - Cologne, GER
Oct. 31 - Congresszentrum - Stuttgart, GER
Nov. 01 - Haus Auensee - Leipzig, GER
Nov. 03 - Club Progresja - Warsaw, POL
Nov. 04 - Klub W-Z - Wroclaw, POL
Nov. 05 - Congress Centre - Prague, CZR
Nov. 06 - DK Invest - Pilsen, CZR
Nov. 07 - Petofi Csarnok - Budapest, HUN
Nov. 08 - Gasometer - Vienna, AUT
Nov. 09 - Volkhaus - Zurich, SWI
Nov. 10 - Rainbow - Milan, ITA
Nov. 11 - Circolo Degli Artisti - Rome, ITA
Nov. 29 - Elysee Montmatre - Paris, FRA
Nov. 30 - La Phare - Toulouse, FRA
Dec. 01 - Sala Jam - Bergara, SPA
Dec. 03 - Joy - Madrid, SPA
Dec. 04 - Apollo - Barcelona, SPA
Dec. 07 - Melkweg - Amsterdam, NETH
Dec. 08 - AB - Brussels, BEL
Dec. 09 - Oosterpoort - Groningen, NETH
Dec. 10 - 013 - Tilburg, NETH
Dec. 11 - Mean Fiddler - London, UK
Dec. 12 - Academy 3 - Manchester, UK
Dec. 13 - Academy 2 - Birmingham, UK
Dec. 14 - Garage - Glasgow, UK

Apocalyptica performed an eight-minute medley during the Eurovision Song Contest on May 12. The show was broadcasted in front of several million TV viewers. To watch bootleg-quality rehearsal footage of that show, go to YouTube.com.
UPDATED:
Higher quality video footage of the Eurovision Song Contest Final the same evening, has been made available online here.

In other news, Apocalyptica will release their new, as yet untitled album; produced by Jacob Hellner (Rammstein), in September. The CD will feature a whole host of guest stars including Corey Taylor (Stone Sour, Slipknot), Dave Lombardo (Slayer), Tomoyasu Hotei (Japanese composer, whose credits include the Kill Bill soundtrack), Joe Duplantier (Gojira), Cristina Scabbia (Lacuna Coil) and many more to be announced in the coming weeks.

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Source:	roadrunnerrecords.com
Band profile:	Apocalyptica
Event:	Apocalyptica: European Tour

The following tour/studio update was issued on the website of legendary US Death Metal band Obituary:

"We had 4 great shows in Mexico with Sadus and really want to thank all our fans for coming out and supporting us and our crew guys for their hard work! This trip took us through 4 cities and saw the reunion S.O.S. show - Sepultura - Obituary- Sadus! What a blast!!!

4 shows in 4 cities in 4 days was not exactly easy, but it was a lot of fun!

The good news! The studio has been going great and all the music is just about done being tracked. This is some really heavy material and I can't wait to get this released! When we get back from Australia we will start the final mix with Mark Prator at RedRoom Recorders!

The bad news! Anyone that keeps up with this website or our message board knows we usually keep you up to date with what is going on. We have been usually quite about Allen and his absence from these last set of shows. Well, Allen has gotten himself into trouble again and we have been waiting for him to make a statement himself:

"To my friends and fans,
I have gotten into trouble that can only be resolved by my incarceration. I will do this with thoughts of all of you. Soon I will be free again and come back stronger and better. My release is scheduled for February 2008. I will not let this problem kill my spirit and will use it to sharpen my creativity. Hope to see all of you next year. Allen West"

This sucks and there is not much we can do about it but, we will continue to move on and do what Obituary does! We have a lot planned for this new album with Candlelight and look forward to the September release of our new CD! Tomorrow we are off to Australia for our first trip down under and we can't wait to have a few cool ones with our Australian fans!!!!!

After Australia we head to South America for 5 shows! Click HERE for the full Tour Schedule."

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Source:	obituary.cc
Band profile:	Obituary

A studio clip of the incredible 'Firestorm' (Taken from the new album "Spiritual Apocalypse") is online now at YouTube.

Go and listen to this great song and see the insane drumming of Lee Harrison and the other Monstrosity guys in action by clicking here.

The fifth studio album by this US Death Metal outfit was released on April 5th through Metal Blade Records.

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Source:	Metal Blade Newsletter
Band profile:	Monstrosity

As posted on the official website:

"Finally we are going to south america! We had lined up shows in other countries than Mexico too, but due to circumstances beyond Satyricon's control, Mexico is the only country we will visit this time. The good thing is that we have three shows in Mexico alone and we are excited as hell! More festivals in Europe confirmed as well and we expect one or two more to surface in the near future."

June 8 - Mexico City, Mexico - Circo Volador
June 9 - Monterrey, Mexico - Cafe Iguana
June 10 - Guadalajara, Mexico - Venue TBA

Source:	satyricon.no
Band profile:	Satyricon
Event:	Satyricon

As announced before, Metal Mind Productions will be releasing the first Blaze Bayley's DVD. The material entitled "Alive In Poland" was recorded during the 21st edition of the Metalmania Festival, which took place on 24th April 2007 in Katowice (Poland).

Blaze Bayley and his band gave a fantastic, over 1,5 hour show during which he presented the best tracks taken from Blaze's discography as well as selected tracks of his previous band - Iron Maiden ("Man On The Edge", "Futureal"). This very energetic performance was one of the highlights of the festival.
The DVD will also include many great bonus features such as an interview with Blaze Bayley, an interview with all members of Blaze's band (featuring footage filmed during their visit to Poland) and more. The title will also be available in a limited edition including a CD with songs recorded at the concert!

"Alive In Poland" DVD is a must have for fans of good quality melodic heavy-metal. Release date: 11th June 2007

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Source:	planetblaze.com
Band profile:	Blaze Bayley

It has been reported that Devin Townsend has announced during a Ziltoid the Omniscient press conference that he has put an end to Strapping Young Lad and The Devin Townsend Band, and that he shall do no more tours in the future. He will though apparently continue to release solo music.

"Yesterday InsideOut Music and the Tora! Company held an exclusive media showcase for the new Devin Townsend solo album Ziltoid The Omniscient, including an appearance and Q&A session with the man himself. This turned out to not in fact include a musical performance from Devin, but a hilarious puppet show using Devin's superb hand-made rubber Ziltoid puppet he uses in the videos on the Ziltoid MySpace page, and held a press conference from a booth on the stage of the Underworld in Camden, London.

Ziltoid took questions from the audience and during his answers he mentioned Devin would be moving into the mountains, never to be seen from again.

The audience thought it was part of the Ziltoid act, but after a while a tired looking Townsend emerged and confirmed that he is, indeed, quitting and moving to a remote town in Northern Canada.

He plans to continue to make "a ton of music", some of which will be heavy, some ambient, like his other new CD The Hummer, and everything in between. He's going to build a new studio at his new house, and will be keeping his studio in Vancouver where he produces other bands. So every now and again a Devin Townsend album will emerge, possibly on the internet, but he won't tour and won't be doing any other kind of public appearances, like interviews etc.

Eight months ago he and his wife had their first child, Reyner Liam Johnstan Townsend, and his arrival has accelerated Devin's decision to back away from the limelight, but is not the sole reason for it. He said these are feelings he's had for some time, and is just so tired of touring and doing interviews and being the focus of things. He also said he's tired of Strapping Young Lad. The last tour was a real struggle for him to muster any enthusiasm, mostly because SYL was initially created to vent all his frustrations, which no longer exist. He's not the angry early-twenties nutter anymore. He's a mellow mid-thirties nutter, and doesn't feel the need to be screaming at everyone.

So, Strapping Young Lad is over for good. So is the Devin Townsend Band. Devin's music will be made solo from now on, and he will continue to produce other peoples' music, but will not tour."

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Source:	jukebo.cx
Band profile:	Devin Townsend

The following message was posted on Dark Tranquillity's official website a couple of days ago:

"Century Media just published an E-card for "Fiction" - check it out here.

For those who haven't heard the album yet, we've now uploaded another "Fiction" tune to our MySpace page, namely 'Terminus (Where Death Is Most Alive)'. Also check out the video clip of said song from our Australian tour last autumn and see if you can spot the differences".

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Source:	darktranquillity.com
Band profile:	Dark Tranquillity

Samples for all ten tracks featured on the new Symphony X album "Paradise Lost" can now be downloaded at this location.
The band are scheduled to release their new album on June 26th via Inside Out Music. A picture of the cover art can be found here.

"Paradise Lost" tracklist:

01. Oculus Ex Inferni
02. Set The World On Fire (The Lie Of Lies)
03. Domination
04. The Serpent's Kiss
05. Paradise Lost
06. Eve Of Seduction
07. The Walls Of Babylon
08. Seven
09. The Sacrifice
10. Revelation (Divus Pennae Ex Tragoedia)

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Source:	spv.de
Band profile:	Symphony X

The following short message has been posted on a fansite of the Norwegian Symphonic Gothic Metallers of The Sins Of Thy Beloved:

"THE BEAST HAS AWAKEN!!! This is something in between a semi-offial and an official statement, and no more can be said at the moment. However, it's not unlikely that more news will be posted before next year."

In a recent interview vocalist Anita Auglend has announced her return to the band and she added that "there is hope for a long term discography". Click here for the complete interview.

The band has been dormant since the departure of three members in 2001, apart from one live gig in 2005 at the Lost Souls Halloween Festival in Kristiansand, Norway.

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Source:	users.skynet.be
Band profile:	The Sins Of Thy Beloved

According to a short post on Yngwie Malmsteen's website "Yngwie is working hard on a new rock album." More details will be announced "as soon as Yngwie is ready to divulge the details!".

Source:	yngwie.org
Band profile:	Yngwie Malmsteen