As if having two Queensrÿches wasn't bizarre enough, now guitarist Glen Drover (ex-Megadeth) decided to leave Geoff Tate's version of Queensrÿche before they hit the road. Remember that announcement where Geoff Tate said that Rudy Sarzo, Bobby Blotzer, Glen Drover, Kelly Gray and Randy Gane would join him on future musical endeavours and tours under the Queensrÿche moniker? Well, Glen Drover is no longer part of that project.

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Source:	bravewords.com
Band profile:	Queensrÿche

The line-up for the first-ever Ozzfest Japan 2013, set for May 11th and May 12th, 2013 at the Makuhari Messe arena just outside of Tokyo - keeps getting stronger. Tool, Slash, Deftones and Stone Sour have now been confirmed and will join previously announced headliners Black Sabbath and Slipknot.

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Event:	Ozzfest Japan 2013

Thrashers Paradox have made available a new song for streaming. You can now listen below to "Escalation", the first taste of what you will find in the new album. The song will appear on the band's new offering Tales Of The Weird, which will come out on December 14th via AFM Records.

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Band profile:	Paradox

Grindcore supergroup Lock Up will undergo a brief European club tour in February of 2013 in support of their latest album Necropolis Transparent, released under Nuclear Blast Records. The tour, tentatively named Infiltrate And Destroy Europe 2013, will see them play a 10 date up-close-and-personal club tour which takes the band through such territories as U.K., France, Germany, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Austria and Belgium.

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Source:	nuclearblast.de
Band profile:	Lock Up

With Barge To Hell 2012 in its final stage of preparations, Ultimate Music Cruises Inc. surprised everybody and pulled out some last-minute announcements.

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Source:	bargetohell.com
Event:	Barge To Hell 2012

German black metal duo King Fear are set to enter studio to begin recording a new album. Details of the new record are yet to emerge, however this will be the band's debut album.

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Gothic metallers Trail Of Tears have signed to Germany's Massacre Records for the release of their new album Oscillation. We now know that it will be released worldwide on March 22nd, 2013. So mark your calendars.

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Band profile:	Trail Of Tears

With the official release of Tributo Di Sangue scheduled for today in Italy via Subsound Records, Subhuman have released a new song for streaming online. You can now enjoy "L'Atroce Scommessa" on the video below. Tributo Di Sangue will only be available worldwide in the beginning of 2013.

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Band profile:	Subhuman

Black metal mob Svarttjern has just signed with Austrian label NoiseArt Records for their future releases. In addition to that, Rock The Nation will be handling all their booking from now on. The band will be entering Strand Studio on the fourth of December to begin recording their third album, which follows Towards The Ultimate and will be released in 2013.

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Band profile:	Svarttjern

Nothnegal have entered Vakaruge Studio with Matt Hyde to begin recording the band's as-yet-untitled second album, which follows the Decadence debut release.

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Stratovarius have divulged the release date of Nemesis, their new studio album. It will hit stores as a standard 11-track edition as well as 13 track special edition on February 22nd, 2013 via earMUSIC. A taste of the new studio album can be enjoyed with the limited edition EP Unbreakable, released before that on January 25th, 2013. See the EP details below.

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Source:	ear-music.net
Band profile:	Stratovarius

Official press release:

UK heavy metallers Attica Rage are set to release brand new album 88MPH worldwide via Off Yer Rocka record label on December 1st 2012, with three live launch parties in Wales, Glasgow and London.

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Source:	atticarage.com
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Polish exterme metal horde Hate have revealed the album art and tracklist for their new opus entitled Solarflesh - A Gospel Of Radiant Divinity. The follow up to their latest album Erebos will be released via Napalm Records on January 30th in Europe and February 5th in North America.

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Band profile:	Hate

Welsh metallers Bullet For My Valentine are a surprise confirmation for Download 2013. The announcement was made after Bullet For My Valentine mistakenly posted Download Festival dates on the tour page of their official website. Download Festival booker Andy Copping has later confirmed via Twitter that Bullet For My Valentine have indeed been added to the 2013 line-up.

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Band profile:	Bullet For My Valentine
Event:	Download Festival 2013

One Man Army And The Undead Quartet have been very quiet in the last year. The Swedish death/thrash metallers just announced the end of the band after only four albums, The Dark Epic... being the last.

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Band profile:	One Man Army And The Undead Quartet