Official press release

After eight studio albums in fifteen years, after over 600 breathtaking live shows Die Apokalyptischen Reiter present their first official best-of collection of their career - The Greatest Of The Best. Full with liner notes for each album, a complete history time line, all lyrics, guitar tabs on selected songs, rare and brand new photos and of course ... the 20 best Reiter songs of all time.

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Source:	nuclearblast.de
Band profile:	Die Apokalyptischen Reiter

Singaporean thrash/death metallers Rudra will not be playing in the highly awaited Brahmavidya Indian Tour 2011. The band released the following statement: "It is with great regret that we inform Rudra's fans in India that the proposed Brahmavidya Indian tour 2011 will be canceled. Both Rudra and management have tried very hard to make this tour work, even bending backwards at times. Unfortunately it was not meant to be. On behalf of the band and the management, we deeply apologize to our fans. Nevertheless, we are still keen to play India and will definitely make it a priority to play there soon."

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Source:	facebook.com
Band profile:	Rudra

US blackened thrash metallers Toxic Holocaust will team up with Havok, English Dogs and The Casualities to bring mayhem to the land of the free and home of the brave in a 2012 tour they have dubbed Forward Into Battle Tour.

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Source:	facebook.com
Band profile:	Toxic Holocaust

"Afterlife", a new song from Dutch gothic rockers Nemesea is now streaming online at the band's official Facebook page. The single is off of the band's upcoming new album entitled The Quiet Resistance scheduled for release on November 17th via Napalm Records.

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Source:	facebook.com
Band profile:	Nemesea

Official Metal Blade press release

In conjunction with Rise Above Records, Metal Blade will be releasing the double-disc live album Anniversary from UK mainstays and international cult act Cathedral. Set for release on Monday, November 21st in North America, Anniversary captures Cathedral in all their raw and live glory and marks the first official live album to be ever released by the doom metal legends.

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Source:	facebook.com
Band profile:	Cathedral

Czech death metallers Pandemia have parted ways with their guitarist Vlasta Slí?. The band issued the following statement on their MySpace: "Since September we have added a new member, Vitaly to our ranks! We want to thank outgoing guitarist Vlasta for everything, especially for the last 5 years with the band and wish him the best!"

The band will also be hitting the road with Debauchery, Vermin and Bloodstained Ground in the course of an European Tour come this November.


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Source:	myspace.com
Band profile:	Pandemia
Event:	Pandemia: European Tour

British progressive metallers Threshold are currently at Thin Ice Studios (DragonForce, Pendragon) in Surrey, England, to record their ninth studio album, the follow-up to Dead Reckoning, released in 2007.

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Source:	thresh.net
Band profile:	Threshold

After revealing the cover and release date of their upcoming new album entitled Saivo, as reported here, Finnish neofolk metallers Tenhi have now also posted a sixty second album teaser online, which is available for viewing below. Saivo will be released on November 25th via Prophecy Productions.

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Source:	facebook.com
Band profile:	Tenhi

"Fire And Brimstone", a new song off of Dragonland's upcoming album entitled Under The Grey Banner is now streaming online. Head over to this location to listen to it. The band also unveiled the cover for the new album. Under The Grey Banner has been penned for a November 18th release via AFM Records. More details about the album were previously reported here.

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Source:	facebook.com
Band profile:	Dragonland

Indie label Razor & Tie is proud to announce the acquisition of Massachusetts-based heavy metal band Shadows Fall to their ranks.

The band is already in the brainstorming stages for their seventh studio album due out in the Spring of 2012 and have recruited Killswitch Engage/Times Of Grace guitarist, Adam Dutkiewicz, to produce it. Even though Adam D. is a long-time friend of the band, he's no stranger to album production having worked with As I Lay Dying, All That Remains and The Devil Wears Prada on past releases.

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Source:	loudwire.com
Band profile:	Shadows Fall

Planet Rock is offering fans a free download of "Starchild", a new track from Los Angeles modern-day heavy metal act White Wizzard. "Starchild" is the first single from White Wizzard's critically-acclaimed new album, Flying Tigers, which is out now in Europe and is due to be released in North America on November 15th. To get your free download of "Starchild", head to this location. Registration is free.

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Source:	earachenews.blogspot.com
Band profile:	White Wizzard

The new Judas Priest compilation album, The Chosen Few, is now streaming online at Aol Music in its entirety. The songs in the album were chosen by some of the biggest names of the hard rock/heavy metal world, who picked their favorite Judas Priest songs for the band's compilation album. More details about the album were previously reported here.

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Source:	metalhammer.co.uk
Band profile:	Judas Priest

UK prog metallers TesseracT are sad to announce the cancellation of the first half of their Lowering The Tone tour in Europe with Chimp Spanner due to illness.

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Source:	facebook.com
Band profile:	TesseracT
Event:	Tesseract + Chimp Spanner [CANCELLED]

Danish death/thrash metallers Hatesphere will be hitting the road come October 14th to extensively tour Europe in support of their latest effort The Great Bludgeoning, released last month via Napalm Records.

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Source:	myspace.com
Band profile:	Hatesphere
Event:	Hatesphere: The Great Bludgeoning Tour

In case you haven't heard yet, Norwegian metallers Susperia will be releasing a new compilation album on November 11th, titled We Are The Ones, celebrating their 10th anniversary as a band. The band has now posted an album trailer online and you can watch it below.

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Source:	facebook.com
Band profile:	Susperia