The unbreakable thrash legends Holy Moses releasing right now the title of the long expected new album: Agony Of Death (Todeskampf). The album will be released around the 19th of September 2008 worldwide via Wacken Records/SPV. Right now the band is working behind the walls of the Blue Castle Studio near Hamburg with producer/guitar player Michael Hankel to do the last steps of the production. The first video's from the production will be online in the a few days.

For the first time, Holy Moses will perform two new tracks live at the famous Wacken Open Air 2008. Holy Moses will play at the Main Stage / Black Stage on the 2nd of August at 13:55. The press will get the chance to listen to the whole album at the pre-listening party in the press tent.

Source:	holymoses.de
Band profile:	Holy Moses

Posted on Eluveitie's official website:

"After a long time playing together with us, Sevan (flute, whistles, bagpipes) and Rafi (bass) decided to leave Eluveitie. Both of them came to this desicion due to personal reasons. Both, Sevan and Rafi, were longtime members. Sevan was with Eluveitie from the very beginning on. So their step was kind of a shock for us. Yet we also understand and accept their desicion. We won't forget the years we spent together and we wish Sevan and Rafi all the very best on their future musical as well as personal ways! "Thank you both for your dedication and for the time we spent together the last four years! Take care & horns raised!!!

Sevan and Rafi will still play with us the next couple of shows! But of course we're now looking for worthy replacements - a bass player and a multi-instrumentalist well playing bagpipes (Gaita and similar), tin and low whistles and eventually Irish flute. If you're interested in playing in Eluveitie, then click here!"

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Source:	eluveitie.ch
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Swedish modern melodic death metallers Engel have posted a second video online, for the song "Next Closed Door". The song comes off the band's debut album "Absolute Design", which was released last year. The clip is filmed in Belgrade, Serbia with Rock The Nation. You can watch the video at this location.

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Source:	myspace.com
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German Folk metallers In Extremo have posted online a video for their single "Frei Zu Sein". The song is from their last released album "Sängerkrieg", which was released on 9th May by Motor Music. You can see the video at this location or via YouTube here.

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Source:	inextremo.de
Band profile:	In Extremo

Swedish progressive death metal band Opeth have made an edit of a new song called "Lotus Eater" available online. The upcoming Opeth album "Watershed" will be released on 3th June at Roadrunner Records. You can download the song at this location.

In other news, Opeth have recently filmed a promotional video to an edit of the song "Porcelain Heart". The clip was directed by Lasse Hoile (Porcupine Tree etc) and shot in Vaxholm/Sweden at the marvellous Bogesund castle, built in the 1640's. The edit was done by Jens Bogren and Mikael Åkerfeldt. Mikael comments: "I think the video came out great! The location and the castle was beyond gorgeous, even though it was cold and empty in there and...yeah, a little scary too. Lasse and his team as well as the actors did a great job! The clip is very gothic looking which I think is the perfect imagery for the song and for Opeth overall I suppose. Really enjoyed filming that one actually!" Check out a few screen-shots here! The video can be watched by clicking this link.

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Source:	opeth.com
Band profile:	Opeth