Danish metallers Dawn Of Demise will release their second full-length album, A Force Unstoppable cover art], on January 19, 2010 via Deepsend Records.

Also a new song, "Multiple Flatlines", which comes off A Force Unstoppable, is available for streaming at the band's MySpace page.

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Source:	myspace.com
Band profile:	Dawn Of Demise

Original news, posted on 09.12.2009

Official press release

New York death metal veterans Immolation just announced the title and tracklist of their new album, marking the first one for their new label Nuclear Blast Records.

The album, scheduled for an early 2010 release, will be entitled Majesty And Decay.

Majesty And Decay tracklist:

01. Intro
02. The Purge
03. A Token Of Malice
04. Majesty And Decay
05. Divine Code
06. In Human Form
07. A Glorious Epoch
08. Interlude
09. A Thunderous Consequence
10. The Rapture Of Ghosts
11. Power And Shame
12. The Comfort Of Cowards

UPDATE

New York death metal legends Immolation just revealed the cover artwork for their upcoming 8th album Majesty And Decay.

Commented guitarist Bob Vigna: "Par Olofsson did an amazing job on this piece! It is so dark, twisted and bleak, and so realistic looking! He really captured the emotion of the album and what we were looking for. Together with the music it really sets such a unique mood and tone,... I think the fans are going to love it!"

Majesty And Decay is set to be released on March 5, 2010 via Nuclear Blast Records.

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Source:	nuclearblast.de
Band profile:	Immolation

Belgian metallers Gorath have issued the following update on their MySpace blog:

"New blood joins the ranks of Gorath. After some years of spreading the plague K. Deleener got replaced by B. Vanderheyden - Known from other bands such as Ill Fares The Land and Storm Upon The Masses."

The band's current lineup is as follows:

F. Dupont (guitar, vocals)
B. Put (guitar)
D. Grondelaers (bass)
B. Vanderheyden (drums)

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Source:	blogs.myspace.com
Band profile:	Gorath

German metallers Varg have posted online a new song, "Blutaar", on their MySpace page.

The song comes off the band's forthcoming album, Blutaar, which is scheduled for release on January 22, 2010 via Nuclear Blast Records.

Blutaar cover art] tracklist:

01. Wolfsmond
02. Viel Feind Viel Ehr
03. Invictus
04. Sieg oder Niedergang
05. Blutaar
06. Seele
07. Nebelleben
08. Zeichen der Zeit
09. Delirium
10. Alter Feind
11. Blutdienst II (Des Adlers blutge Schwingen)

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myspace.com

Official press release

We are pleased to announce that with immediate effect Germany's Blast Corpse Promotions will handle all live bookings for the European region. We feel confident that we can now leave all this side of things in the capable hands of Blast Corpse Promotions's Mike Heinemann, and very much look forward to working with him.

Anyone wanting to book Shining should contact Mike directly mike bcp-agency com. Any requests regarding European bookings that come to the band page or to Patricia's page, will be passed onto Mike, therefore please feel free to bypass us so that your enquiry can be dealt with more quickly.

A short headlining tour in March has already been booked, dates as follows:

Mar. 05 - Oberhausen, Germany - Helvete
Mar. 06 - Erfurth, Germany - From Hell
Mar. 07 - Rotterdam, The Netherlands - Baroeg
Mar. 08 - Vosselaar, Belgium - Biebob
Mar. 09 - Strasbourg, France - La Laiterie
Mar. 11 - Munich, Germany - Metropolis
Mar. 12 - Annaberg-Bucholz, Germany - Gleis
Mar. 13 - Berlin, Germany - K17
Mar. 14 - Zurich, Switzerland - Dynamo

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Source:	blogs.myspace.com
Band profile:	Shining
Event:	Shining: European Tour

"Dead N' Gone", the new video from Finnish metallers The 69 Eyes, has been made available online. The clip was filmed in October in San Francisco, California and was once again directed by Bam Margera.

"Dead N' Gone" comes off the band's latest album, Back In Blood, which was released on August this year via Nuclear Blast Records.


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Source:	youtube.com
Band profile:	The 69 Eyes

German metallers Die Apokalyptischen Reiter have issued the following update on their MySpace blog:

"We are really happy to announce our first ever UK headlining tour flyer]. After the great success at Bloodstock and Hard Rock Hell festival we will return with more songs & more madness."

Confirmed dates are as follows:

Feb. 18 - London, England - Underworld
Feb. 19 - Leeds, England - Rios
Feb. 20 - Edinburgh, Scotland - Studio 24
Feb. 21 - Nottingham, England - Basement Rock City

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Source:	blogs.myspace.com
Band profile:	Die Apokalyptischen Reiter
Event:	Die Apokalyptischen Reiter: Britainmania UK Tour

Dutch metallers Thanatos have issued the following update on their MySpace blog:

"Thanatos have parted ways with drummer Yuri Rinkel, who will be concentrating on his other band Melechesh from now on.

He has been replaced by Marco de Groot (far left on the picture), who's also playing with Dutch death metal band Houwitser and who used to play in various acts including Altar, Blind Justice and Ordo Draconis.

2010 will see the return of Thanatos to the live front!"

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Source:	blogs.myspace.com
Band profile:	Thanatos

"Fear Me", the new video from Austrian metallers Lost Dreams, has been made available online.

"Fear Me" comes off the band's forthcoming album, Wage Of Disgrace, which will be released on January 8, 2010 via Twilight Zone Records.

Wage Of Disgrace cover art] tracklist:

01. Fear Me
02. Aimless
03. Blood Money
04. Wage Of Disgrace
05. Lies
06. Silent Death
07. Not Immortal
08. Never Ending War
09. Death Machines
10. No Demmand For Honesty


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"Visions", the new video from Dutch metallers Non-Divine, has been made available online. The clip was helmed by Dennis Lubbers, who previously worked with the group on the "One Man, One Soul" video.

"Visions" comes off the band's latest album, Asylum 45, which was released in 2007 via Rusty Cage Records.


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Source:	youtube.com
Band profile:	Non-Divine

"The Burial", the new video from Dutch metallers The Lucifer Principle, has been made available online. The clip was shot with Arno Zuidgeest of Holland's Arnoo Videoproducties.

"The Burial" comes off the band's latest album, Welcome To Bloodshed, which was released on May 15, 2009 via Apache Productions.


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Source:	youtube.com
Band profile:	The Lucifer Principle

"Nata Troia", the new video from Italian metallers Subhuman, has been made available online. The clip was realized by Extreme Video (www.extremevideo.it)

"Nata Troia" comes off the band's debut album, Profondo Rozzo, which was released on August this year via Maple Metal Records.


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youtube.com

Official press release

Swedish Melancholic metallers In Mourning have set the second full-length album title as Monolith.

An approximate release date of February 2010 has been set, but a further announcement will be made on the finalised street date.

Utilising the artistic services of the celebrated introspect artist Travis Smith (Nevermore, Opeth, King Diamond, Amorphis, etc), this exquisite yet haunting cover artwork for Monolith is an immaculate fit to this follow-up album.

Monolith was recorded, mixed and mastered at Black Lounge Studio, Sweden (Carnal Forge, Scar Symmetry, Steel Attack, etc) once again with Scar Symmetry axe-man / engineer Jonas Kjellgren.

Monolith cover art] tracklist:

01. For You To Know
02. Debris
03. The Poet And The Painter Of Souls
04. The Smoke
05. A Shade Of Plague
06. With You Came Silence
07. Pale Eye Revelation
08. The Final Solution (Entering The Black Lodge)

The band adds: "Lastly, a short video-teaser for Monolith is available online at this location. The music in the teaser is from the opening track "For You To Know", enjoy!"


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Source:	blogs.myspace.com
Band profile:	In Mourning

"Modern Day Delilah", the new video from US hard-rockers Kiss, has been made available online. The clip was shot during the band's private warm-up show at Cobo Arena in Detroit, Michigan on September 24.

"Modern Day Delilah" comes off the band's latest album, Sonic Boom, which was released on October this year via Universal Music.

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Source:	kissonline.com
Band profile:	KISS

German metallers Blind Guardian have issued the following update on their official website:

"The tour section of the homepage has been updated with the first confirmed dates of the Blind Guardian World Tour 2010/2011. The tickets for the German shows will go on sale December 9th at 12:00. And for all you early buyers there is a special X-Mas deal for the German shows: a reduced price of 30 euros per ticket when you purchase them before January 10th from Metal-Tix or Eventim. A limited number of Hard-Tix for the German shows are also available.

Opening band for the tour will be Steelwing and another special guest which will be announced later.

As usual keep an eye on the tour page for new dates as they are confirmed."

Announced dates are as follows:

Sep. 24 - Tilburg, The Netherlands - O13
Sep. 25 - Deinze, Belgium - Brielpoort
Sep. 26 - London, UK - Sheperds Bush Empire
Sep. 28 - Paris, France - Elysee Montmartre
Oct. 01 - Ludwigsburg, Germany - Arena
Oct. 02 - Trier, Germany - Arena
Oct. 03 - Langen, Germany - Stadthalle
Oct. 05 - Bremen, Germany - Pier 2
Oct. 06 - Hamburg, Germany - Sporthalle
Oct. 08 - Bamberg, Germany - Jako Arena
Oct. 09 - Düsseldorf, Germany - Philippshalle
Oct. 10 - München, Germany - Zenith
Oct. 12 - Rome, Italy - Atlantico
Oct. 13 - Milan, Italy - Alcatraz
Oct. 15 - Pratteln, Switzerland - Z7
Oct. 16 - Vienna, Austria - Gasometer
Oct. 17 - Brno, Czech Republic - Fleda
Oct. 20 - Berlin, Germany - Huxleys
Oct. 21 - Osnabrück, Germany - Halle Gartlage
Oct. 30 - St. Petersburg, Russia - Glay Club
Oct. 31 - Moscow, Russia - B1-Maximum Club
Nov. 05 - Madrid, Spain - La Riviera
Nov. 06 - Barcelona, Spain - St Jordi Club

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Source:	blind-guardian.com
Band profile:	Blind Guardian
Event:	Blind Guardian: European Tour