Norwegian metallers Pagan's Mind have posted the following tour recap about a week ago:

"We just returned from three weeks of tour craziness along with our friends from Sonata Arctica and Vanishing Point. Thanks to all those guys as well as their crews for a great time with ringing ears, lack of sleep, greasy aftershow food and stress - let's do it again soon!

Anyway, we aim for more exhaustion, and are currently hard at work putting together our first DVD. We filmed our hometown (well, almost) show in Oslo, which went beyond our expectations, and are currently editing this and taking care of the bonus material. We aim for an April release, so be prepared for a real pagan live assault."

To read the tour diary of Pagan's Mind bassist Steinar Krokmo, go to this location.

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Source:	pagansmind.com
Band profile:	Pagan's Mind

Goat The Head have posted the following on MySpace:

"We've had some changes in our primal caveman personell. Goat the Head and bassist Snorre Hovdal has decided to part ways. There's not much drama in this, we've just evolved in somewhat different directions. Goat The Head are still very grateful for everything Snorre have done for the band and will naturally wish him all the best in his future endeavours!

New man responsible for the low end frequencies in the caveman collective is mister Trond Frønes. Trond has a broad musical background and some of you may know him from bands such as Cadillac and All Trouble. We're very excited to see what the future can bring with Trond in on the troglodyte team."

In other news, the band added: "Work on our sophomore full length album is well underway. We've already recorded one preproduction of eight songs and it's not bad. Not bad at all. As a sneak peak, here are some titles for you: "Primal Caveman Death Metal", "Salt", "Uncanny Valley Clan" and "Bestial Domestication". There are even som nifty surprises in store..."

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Source:	blog.myspace.com
Band profile:	Goat The Head

Cryonic Temple have posted their new video "Standing Tall" online, here. This is the first video from the band's latest album "Immortal", released in November via Metal Heaven Records. The clip is filmed and edited by Micke.

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Source:	blog.myspace.com
Band profile:	Cryonic Temple

Cradle Of Filth have scheduled some new Australian tour dates. Tour will be at the end of May next year.

All confirmed dates:

22 May 2009 - Metro City, Perth
24 May 2009 - Thebarton Theatre, Adelaide
26 May 2009 - The Palace, Melbourne
28 May 2009 - The Metro, Sydney
31 May 2009 - The Arena, Brisbane

Commented the band: "Australia has very fragmented and restrictive age policies in place. Each state government passes laws for such events and they are like stated, set in law. We have all ages shows in only Adelaide and Sydney. In these places you can be as young as 9 years old and still attend. Government laws in the other states do not allow us to have all ages shows in Perth, Melbourne and Brisbane, these shows will be 18+. See you there!"

Source:	cradleoffilth.com
Band profile:	Cradle Of Filth
Event:	Cradle Of Filth: Godspeed On The Devil Downunder Australian Tour 2009

Norwegian metal band Enslavement Of Beauty have posted a new video online, for the song called "Lush". The video was shot in Bergen, Norway in March with director Sten Brian Tunheim.

"Lush" comes from the band's EP "The Perdition", which was released in November this year and was mixed and mastered by Henrik Ryösä at Scanimetal in Luleå, Sweden.

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Source:	myspace.com
Band profile:	Enslavement Of Beauty

"Initiate" the new video from Tasmanian tech-death masters Psycroptic, can be viewed by clicking here.

The clip was directed by James Harmsworth of Express Media Productions and it reaches almost eight minutes in length. The song comes off Psycroptic's fourth album, "Ob(Servant)", which entered the AIR chart (Australian Independent Recordings) at position No.7.

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Source:	blog.myspace.com
Band profile:	Psycroptic

Swedish metallers Sonic Syndicate have confirmed a double-headlining tour across Europe together with labelmates Deathstars who will be releasing their new album "Night Electric Night" on January 30th.

Sonic Syndicate bassist Karin Axelsson commented: "Today we finally confirmed our first tour of 2009 and have decided to team up with with fellow Swedes Deathstars for a double-headline tour across Europe. We're looking forward to sharing the stage with them, having a great time and meeting all the great supporters of both bands throughout Europe. The Swedish mafia continues to cross borders in high gear across Europe. Beware!"

The band also have just finished filming two new videos featuring the second ballad "Contradiction" as well as the heavy track "Powershift"! Both songs come off their latest album "Love And Other Disasters" which landed on #15 of the Swedish and on #36 of the German album charts back in September this year. Both videos will be aired early 2009 so watch out! The first vid "Jack Of Diamonds" by now has gotten close to 1 million views on YouTube.

Tour dates are as follows:

11.02. D - Flensburg - Roxy
14.02. D - Berlin - K17
15.02. D - Leipzig - Hellraiser
17.02. D - Nürnberg - Hirsch
18.02. AT - Vienna - Szene
19.02. AT - Graz - Orpheum
20.02. SI - Maribor - Stuk
22.02. D - Ludwigsburg - Rockfabrik
23.02. CH - Pratteln - Z7
04.03. LU - Luxembourg - Rockhal
06.03. NL - Enschede - Atak
08.03. D - Bochum - Matrix
09.03. D - Köln - Underground
10.03. D - Frankfurt - Batschkapp
12.03. D - München - Backstage
13.03. D - Hamburg - Markthalle

More dates are expected to be confirmed soon.

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Source:	nuclearblast.de
Band profile:	Sonic Syndicate
Event:	Sonic Syndicate + Deathstars

Century Media press release

The wait is finally over as Canadian extreme progressive metal "icons" Into Eternity proudly present their new conceptual, visual masterpiece for "Time Immemorial". The track appears on the group's critically acclaimed concept album, "The Incurable Tragedy", which debuted at 17 on the Billboard Heatseekers Chart upon its September release.

The video, which features vocalist Stu Block in a prominent role, was filmed in Montreal in August, just before the group embarked on the Summer Slaughter Canada tour. That trek was followed by a run alongside the legendary Iced Earth, which capped off a year that also saw the band tour with Symphony X, At The Gates and The Dillinger Escape Plan, among others.

Block (vocals) further comments: "It was really cool and, to be frank, kinda creepy doing some silent acting in the video. I've done some acting in high school and some extra work in Vancouver, so I was sorta familiar with what to do. So, hey Rob Zombie, I'm ready man; throw me in yer next slasher flick!

It was a long day for everyone - 14 hours, I think. I don't think we knew what to expect from the video because the focus was more on the acting sequences as opposed to band performance, which was kind of weird for us. Everyone involved with the video were really laid back and cool, and the other actors and actresses were really awesome and helped me out if I had any questions. (They are the pro's, after all!)

We filmed the video in Montreal at a haunted house that had been turned into a nightclub/restaurant, so it was a treat both for us to be filming a video in Canada and for me being a horror movie buff, as I was definitely in my element. I was hoping for a ghost sighting or for people to start disappearing periodically, but well, that never happened.

We were really pressed for time near the end of the shoot due to the fact we had to pick up our tour manager from the airport since we were going to start a new tour, but what a way to start a tour! I think all in all we are happy the video is finally finished, and we hope our fans enjoy it! Thanks to all our fans for picking up "The Incurable Tragedy", and we will see you all on the road in the future."

The video can be watched here.

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Source:	intoeternity.net
Band profile:	Into Eternity

MetalInjection have posted the new video of Australian progressive metallers Alchemist online. The song is called "Tongues And Knives" and comes from the band's latest album "Tripsis", released in 2007. Alchemist are currently writing material for the follow-up to "Tripsis". You can watch the video at this location.

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Source:	metalinjection.net
Band profile:	Alchemist

As a first teaser for the new Tankard album "Thirst", the video clip "Stay Thirsty" has been now released! You can watch the clip here.

Tankard's upcoming new album "Thirst" will be released on December 19th via AFM Records. "Thirst" will be available as standard CD, limited Digi Pak (incl. bonus DVD) and limited vinyl!

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Source:	afm-records.de
Band profile:	Tankard

Featuring Chuck Billy on vocals, Eric Peterson & Alex Skolnick on guitars, Greg Christian on bass, and Paul Bostaph on drums, Testament's video for "More Than Meets The Eye," a song off their Billboard-charting new album "The Formation Of Damnation", is available online at this location. The video was produced by Kevin J. Custer of Toaster In The Tub.

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Source:	testamentlegions.com
Band profile:	Testament

U.S. Thrash Metal band Overkill are pleased to announce a return trip to South America.

The dates are as follows:

May 13 - Caracas, Venezuela
May 14 - Bogota, Colombia
May 15 - Santiago, Chile
May 16 - Buenos Aires, Argentina
May 17 - Sao Paulo, Brazil

Venues and more shows are said to be announced in the coming weeks.

Source:	wreckingcrew.com
Band profile:	Overkill
Event:	Overkill: S. American Tour [CANCELLED]

UK Grindcore pioneers Napalm Death will release their new album, entitled ''Time Waits For No Slave'', in January/February next year. The artwork of the album can be viewed at this location.

You can also listen to the band's new song on their MySpace page, called ''Diktat''.

"Time Waits For No Slave" track listing:

01. Strong Arm
02. Diktat
03. Work To Rule
04. On The Brink Of Extinction
05. Time Waits For No Slave
06. Life And Limb
07. Downbeat Clique
08. Fallacy Dominion
09. Passive Tense
10. Larency Of The Heart
11. Procrastination On The Empty Vessel
12. Feeling Redundant
13. A No-Sided Argument
14. De-evolution Ad Nauseum

Napalm Death have also posted all the release dates of the new album on their official website. They are listed below:

Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Belgium, The Netherlands, Luxembourg, Italy: January 23rd
France, Greece, Denmark, Norway, Rest of Europe: January 26th
Spain, Portugal: January 27th
Sweden, Finland, Hungary: January 28th
UK: February 2nd
USA: February 10th

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Source:	napalmdeath.org
Band profile:	Napalm Death

Finnish metal band Revolution Renaissance has issued the following update:

''We are forced to postpone our tour due to lack of professionalism and responsibility of the promoter Incartaz. They approached us with an offer for the tour in June, which we were very happy about. When the time came to start fulfilling the contractual obligations, it became evident that this promoter was incompetent and could not be trusted.''

''We are very sorry about this and we tried to book the tour with the new promoter Eric De Haas of Dynamo Productions, but due to his obligations with Nightwish's South American tour, he did not have enough time to finalize the touring arrangements. We have full confidence in Eric De Haas, who was responsible for the first three South American tours for Stratovarius. The tour is currently being booked in correspondence with the new album release.''

Source:	revolution-renaissance.com
Band profile:	Revolution Renaissance

Dutch death metallers Pestilence have posted the following update on their MySpace page:

"Pestilence is currently finishing up their first record in 15 years. Expect more brutal, heavier and faster songs than any old Pestilence album. The album, entitled 'Resurrection Macabre', features eleven new tracks and the limited edition first print will include three re-recordings chosen by fans. "Out of the Body", "Chemo Therapy" and "Lost Souls" were voted most.

The songs are lyrically more in the vein of 'Consuming Impulse'. Meaning, they're more "reality-style" than religious or philosophical. Some song-titles are: "HangMan" (Into the mind of an executioner), "Synthetic Grotesque" (Trying to create through cloning), "Fiend" (Drug addiction), "Resurrection Macabre" (The return of the Pestilence), "Hate Suicide" (Last hours of a suicide-bomber) just to name a few.
Expect a new track to be added to the band's myspace (http://www.myspace.com/pestilenceofficial) before the end of this year. The album cover can already be viewed here: http://www.mascotrecords.com/index.php?cid=3&pid=280

'Resurrection Macabre' will be released March 16, 2009!"

In order to promote 'Resurrection Macabre', Pestilence will embark on a European tour.
(More dates and countries will be added soon)

09-04 Inferno Festival - Oslo, NO
10-04 Atak - Enschede, NL
13-04 Underground - Cologne, DE
17-04 Transilvania - Erstfeld, CH
18-04 Rock Planet - Pinarella, IT
19-04 Sonar Club - Colle Val d'Elsa, IT
20-04 Backstage - Munich, DE
22-04 Steinbruch Theater - Darmstadt, DE
23-04 Easy Schorre - Halle, DE
24-04 Schutzenhaus - Oelnitz, DE

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Source:	blog.myspace.com
Band profile:	Pestilence
Event:	Pestilence