Dutch death/doom masters Officium Triste have been working on a split in addition to their new album. The band posted the following update: "Here's an update on things we're working on. We have recorded 2 songs for a split CD with Ophis. The finishing touches on the mix are being done as we speak. Then the songs of both Ophis and OT will be sent to Greg of Esoteric who will master this. This CD will be called Immersed and will be out on Momento Mori from Spain. The plan is a June release."

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Chilean progressive doom metallers Poema Arcanus have begun the recording sessions for their 5th album. The album release date is yet to be set. The band has though been confirmed for the 2012 edition of the Dutch Doom Days and will also take part in the Doom Over Vienna festival in Austria on October 26th. More tour dates should be announced for October/November.

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Swedish death metallers Evocation have announced the departure of bassist Martin "Tore" Toresson.

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Mexican death metal outfit Infinitum Obscure will be functioning with only session drummers from now onwards.

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"Starlight", the brand new video from Swiss hard-rockers Gotthard is now available for viewing below. The song is taken from the band's upcoming new album entitled Firebirth, which hits stores on June 1st via Nuclear Blast. The clip was filmed in an old animal food factory near Berlin.

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German thrash metal outfit Paradox has begun recording their upcoming new album entitled Tales Of The Weird. The album has been scheduled for an end of year release via AFM Records.

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British heavy metallers Eden's Curse are currently writing their 4th album. The band offered the following update on their Facebook page: "Writing is progressing very well. The ideas are flowing and we are really beginning to hit our stride. Here is a very short snippet from a new demo track called 'Losing My Faith'. We will bring you more snippets as the album progresses. Much love & Curses."

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US death metallers Abnormality are happy to announce that their new album Contaminating The Hive Mind is at the press and slated for release June 1st through Sevared Records. The debut full-length album shows the next step in the evolution of the band's songwriting; taking the lyrics, concepts, and musical progression to a darker and more complex place.

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Event:	Abnormality: Contaminating The US Tour 2012

"Dark Fate Of Atlantis", the new video from Italian metal outfit Luca Turilli's Rhapsody is now available for viewing below. The song is taken from the band's upcoming album entitled Ascending To Infinity, penned in for a June 22nd release via Nuclear Blast. The video was directed by Owe Lingvall. More album details were previously reported here and here.

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"Silent Gods", a brand new song from UK black/death metallers De Profundis, can now be streamed on the YouTube video below. The track comes off the band's third album, The Emptiness Within, which will be released on May 7th in the UK and May 11th in the rest of Europe via Kolony Records. More album details were previously reported here.

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Dogma, the upcoming new album from German melodic black metallers Nachtblut is now available for preview on the video below. The preview has a short sample of all the 11 tracks that are featured on the album. Dogma will hit stores on May 25th via Napalm Records.

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US metallers A Life Once Lost have issued a new update from the studio Planet Red in Richmond, VA, on the recording of their upcoming full-length release: "We are hustling along here with this album. It's going to be a beast of a record and fans can expect a little more honesty both musically and lyrically with an amalgamation of the ALOL signature style and some other surprises that have yet to be over played within the metal community. We are making this record because we enjoy the art of making music, not because we have to make a new record. As long as we are happy playing in ALOL, we will continue to grow and take our sound further."

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Official Bieler Bros. Records press release:

Bieler Bros. Records is thrilled to announce the signing of one of the greatest Finnish metal exports of all time, Stam1na! "Stam1na encapsulates everything Bieler Bros. looks for when signing a new artist, musically ferocious, melodically brilliant and structurally boundless Stam1na is the most exciting band in metal to me at the moment", said Jason Bieler the labels co-founder.

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Morbus, the upcoming new EP from German brutal death metallers Resurrected, is set to be mixed at the end of this month by Jörg Uken at Soundlodge Recording Studios. The EP will contain five tracks including the two new titles "Covered With Maggots" and "Bewareness Of Truth" alongside a re-recording of "Butchered In Excrement" and the two cover versions of Fear Factory's "Self Bias Resistor" and Massacre's "Dawn Of Eternity".

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"This Is My Curse", a brand new song from Sarah Jezebel Deva, featuring Cradle Of Filth's frontman Dani Filth, is now available for streaming at this location. The song comes off her upcoming EP, Malediction, to be released on May 28th via Listenable Records.

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