US groove thrash metal legends Pantera have announced that they plan to release a new music video for the unreleased track "Piss", off the Vulgar Display Of Power recording sessions. The band will premiere the video at the Revolver Golden Gods award show in celebration of the 20th anniversary of Vulgar Display Of Power. The video will be the first from the band in twelve years.

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The full line-up has now been announced for this year's edition of the Rocklahoma Festival in Pryor, Oklahoma, United States, in May.

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Event:	Rocklahoma 2012

Gravity, the debut album from Finnish metallers Reactor is currently streaming online entirely at their Bandcamp page. The album was self-released last November, self-produced by the band, and recorded, mixed and mastered by Sami Niittykoski at SN-Audio.

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US death metallers Six Feet Under have announced that their brand new studio album will be titled Undead and will be released in May. In conjunction with the album release, Six Feet Under will return to Europe in August to play some exclusive festival gigs as well as selected club shows with support from label mates Dew-Scented.

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Italian doom/gothic metallers The Foreshadowing have unveiled the cover art from their upcoming new album titled Second World, which is set for release on April 20th via Cyclone Empire. More album details were previously reported here.

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Official press release:

Inner Wound Recordings are proud to announce the signing of the Brazilian heavy metal act Shadowside to the label. Their up-coming album Inner Monster Out will be released on May 11th in Europe and on May 22nd in North America. Power, energy, intensity. These three words defined Shadowside's career path very well, a band that is considered nowadays the rising star of Brazilian rock/metal. Inner Monster Out brings a heavy, bold, aggressive and intense sound, accompanied by what's considered by the fans and reviewers as one of the most powerful female vocals in the scene today.

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Band profile:	Shadowside

Ryan Scott Fairfield, the brain behind Hallowed Butchery, has announced that he has recruited a vocalist and backing band for an upcoming full-length album and live shows.

He posted the following on the band's official website: "The Big News that I mentioned a week or so ago on the HB Facebook page? Hallowed Butchery will no longer be a solo project. My wife Brittney Fairfield will be joining as the lead vocalist. A full-length record is in the works, and the assembling of a live band will soon follow (The Hallowed Butchery Band)."

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French metallers ETHS recently shot a video clip for the song "Adonaï", the first single off their forthcoming album III, due out on April 6th via Season Of Mist. Since "Adonaï" is one of the four songs with English lyrics on the international edition of the album, there are two versions of the video and both have premiered. The English version can be viewed below and the French version of the video can be streamed here. The videos were directed by Louis Vignat for Scandale Productions. More album details were previously reported here.

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US stoner metallers Bible Of The Devil have announced that they will kick off their 14-date In Raw We Trust tour in May in support of their forthcoming album For The Love Of Thugs And Fools, to be released on May 8th via Cruz Del Sur Music. The band has also unveiled the artwork for the new album, created by Martin Cimek.

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Band profile:	Bible Of The Devil
Event:	Bible Of The Devil: In Raw We Trust Tour 2012

German thrashers Cripper have announced that bassist Bastian "Bass-T" Helwig is leaving the band. Helwig explained his departure: "For everyone comes the time to say goodbye one day. After two successful tours, lots of festivals, single gigs and a cruise under the sign of Metal, I now lay down the Cripper bass scepter with a heavy heart."

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cripper.de

Official Century Media press release:

Century Media Records is proud to announce the signing of Morbus Chron from Sweden. Often described as a perfect mix between Autopsy and Carnage, Morbus Chron clearly is one of the most talented and promising bands among all the new traditional death metal acts which have been popping around since more than 3 years now.

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centurymedia.com

Obsidium, the brand new album from Belgian black metallers Enthroned is currently streaming in its entirety at this location. The new album will be released on March 20th in Europe and April 10th in North America via Agonia Records. More album details were previously reported here and here.

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Band profile:	Enthroned

US alternative melodic death metallers Devildriver's bassist Aaron "Bubble" Patrick has been hospitalized with pneumonia, which will force him to miss the start of the band's Metal Alliance Tour in North America with The Faceless, Dying Fetus, Job For A Cowboy, 3 Inches Of Blood, Impending Doom and Wretched. Chris Towning, who played with Patrick in Bury Your Dead, will fill in for him while he is recovering.

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Band profile:	DevilDriver

Danish metallers Mnemic have set the title of their upcoming fifth album as Mnemesis and revealed the artwork created by Metastazis (Morbid Angel, The Black Dahlia Murder, Paradise Lost, Ulver). The new album is expected to be released this June via Nuclear Blast.

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Band profile:	Mnemic

Australian thrash metallers Mortal Sin have announced that Nekrofeist's Dave Tinelt will be the band's new vocalist following the departure of Mat Maurer, who left the band in February.

The band posted the following on their Facebook page: "Well here it is guys, we would like to welcome to the Sinners camp our new frontman and all round top guy Dave Tinelt, Dave comes to us from another great Aussie band Nekrofeist, we are very excited for him to join the family, our first show with Dave will be this Saturday at Venom in Sydney, more shows to follow in the next few weeks. More news coming..."

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Band profile:	Mortal Sin