Japanese metallers Outrage have finished recording their upcoming self-titled full-length with producer Fredrik Nordström at Studio Fredman in Gothenburg, Sweden. Originating from Nagoya, Japan, Outrage was formed in the early 80's. The band has led the Japanese Metal scene for over 20 years and still with their energetic releases and live shows. The new album will be available in stores for sale on November 25, 2009, in Japan.

Outrage cover art] tracklist:

01. Rise
02. You Care? I Don't Care
03. Reign
04. Until You Are Dead
05. Fists Full Of Sand
06. Shells Rain Down
07. Landshark
08. Shine On
09. Tor
10. Terrorizer

Several samples are available at this location

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Echoterra (the US Symphonic Heavy metal band featuring Pyramaze keyboard player Jonah Weingarten, ex-Into Eternity drummer Adam Sagan and former Aesma Daeva and Visions Of Atlantis vocalist Melissa Ferlaak) have revealed more details concerning their upcoming EP In Your Eyes.

This mini album - the first to feature new singer Melissa Ferlaak (who replaced Suvi Virtanen (known from Therion and Mortiis) at the beginning of November) - contains three re-recorded songs from the band's debut cd The Law Of One: "In Your Eyes", "A Tear of Her Heart", and "Say, Try, Lie, Die". The EP will also feature an orchestral version of "Bear Mountain", a song that will be featured on our next full length album. Another song "The Echoterra Overture" will also be included. Release date will be in the spring of 2010. The cover art for In Your Eyes can be found here. The band's new full-length album will be released in late 2010/early 2011.

More info about the band on http://www.myspace.com/echoterra.

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Source:	myspace.com
Band profile:	Echoterra

First we want to thank Ann Boleyn (Hellion) for her help with the Détentereunion shows; it was great working with her and we wish her the best in everything she does. We are pleased to announce the addition of Tiina Teal as the new vocalist for Détente.

Originally starting out behind the kit as a drummer, Tiina has been singing & screaming for the last 10 years. Having influences ranging from Jarboe to Nina Simone as well as Strapping Young Lad's Devin Townsend, she's collaborated with various musicians and bands in Los Angeles and won "Best Anti-War Band" with her metal group, Burn The Empire.

We have already put down 4 of the 9 new tracks with her and can tell you that both old and new supporters of the band will be blown away by her and the new tracks. Check back at http://www.detenterna.com and http://www.myspace.com/detenterna in the next few weeks for a sneak preview.

Decline is coming along very well, taking longer than expected but it will be worth it; we should have an official street date announcement mid December.

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Source:	blogs.myspace.com
Band profile:	Détente

The holy fire of the gods is blazing upon the horizon. Hailing from all points of the compass, hordes of all imaginable heathen tribes arrive to continue their march through Europe in 2010: Paganfest - a celebration for trolls, black magicians and pagan warriors - approaches and promises to become once more an unforgettable heathen spectacular. Insatiable drinking hymns or dramatic war-epic - Paganfest leads every pagan metal fan into a world of mythology, mystic and heathen believe.

As the saga continues, Finntroll, Eluveitie, Dornenreich, Varg and Arkona are confirmed to team up as part of the Paganfest: Reconquering Europe Tour in February and March 2010. Dates are as follows:

Feb. 19 - CH - Pratteln Z7
Feb. 20 - AT - Linz Posthof
Feb. 21 - DE - Berlin Postbahnhof
Feb. 23 - DE - Hamburg Markthalle
Feb. 25 - DE - Nürnberg Hirsch
Feb. 26 - DE - München Backstage
Feb. 27 - AT - Wien Gasometer
Feb. 28 - SK - Bratislava
Mar. 01 - AT - Graz Seifenfabrik
Mar. 04 - DE - Frankfurt Batschkapp
Mar. 05 - DE - Leipzig Hellraiser
Mar. 06 - DE - Stuttgart LKA Longhorn with special guests Equilibrium and Alestorm)
Mar. 07 - NL - Tilburg 013 (with special guests Equilibrium and Alestorm)
Mar. 09 - FR - Rennes Antipode
Mar. 10 - FR - Paris Elysee Montmartre
Mar. 11 - FR - Lyon Ninkasi Kao
Mar. 12 - DE - Bochum Ruhrcongress (with special guests Equilibrium and Alestorm)
Mar. 13 - NL - Amsterdam Melkweg
Mar. 14 - BE - Antwerpen Hof Ter Loo (with special guests Equilibrium and Alestorm)

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Source:	www2.paganfest.eu
Band profile:	Finntroll
Event:	Paganfest: Reconquering Europe

This Wednesday, Kiss will be streamed live in concert from the Staples Center in Los Angeles. The live web concert will be broadcasted via Ustream on November 25 at 9pm PST.

Users can watch and interact by visiting Ustream (or the official Kiss Facebook page) to connect with other Kiss fans for a personal chat and live video experience in real-time during the show.

Kiss chose Ustream, the leading live video platform on the web, because of its powerful platform and scalability in reaching a global audience of unlimited size. The band wanted to connect with their legion of fans that might not have had the chance to catch them during the North American leg of their 35th-anniversary Kiss/Alive 35 tour, a 44-city tour that continues through December 15. Anheuser-Busch's newest beer brand, Bud Light Golden Wheat, is the exclusive sponsor of the online concert.

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Source:	kissonline.com
Band profile:	KISS
Event:	Kiss: Alive 35 N. American Tour

Black Majesty have set In Your Honour as the title of the forthcoming new album. Roland Grapow (Masterplan) will mix the new album at Grapow studios in Slovakia. New songs set to appear on the album include: "Far Beyond", "Millenium", "Further Than Insane", "End Of Time" and "Break These Chains".

In Your Honour is scheduled to be released in early 2010 through the band's German label, Limb Music.

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Source:	blackmajesty.com
Band profile:	Black Majesty

Gamma Ray, Freedom Call and Secret Sphere will team up for the To The Metal European Tour in 2010. Confirmed dates are as follows:

Feb. 06 - Dock's - Hamburg, Germany
Feb. 07 - Biebob - Vosselaar, Belgium
Feb. 09 - Zeche - Bochum, Germany
Feb. 10 - Le Trabendo - Paris, France
Feb. 12 - Sala Totem - Navarra, Spain
Feb. 13 - La Riviera - Madrid, Spain
Feb. 14 - Sala Apolo - Barcelona, Spain
Feb. 16 - Magazzini Generali - Milan, Italy
Feb. 19 - Gagarin 205 - Athens, Greece
Feb. 20 - Block 33 - Thessaloniki, Greece
Feb. 21 - Blue Box Club - Sofia, Bulgaria
Feb. 23 - SKC - Belgrade, Serbia
Feb. 24 - Boogaloo - Zagreb, Croatia
Feb. 26 - Sport Hall - Presov, Slovakia
Feb. 27 - MSK Centrum - Ziad Nad Hronom, Slovakia
Feb. 28 - PKO - Bratislava, Slovakia
Mar. 12 - H2O Halle - Reichenbach, Germany
Mar. 13 - Kaminwerk - Memmingen, Germany
Mar. 14 - Z7 - Pratteln, Switzerland
Mar. 16 - Garage - Saarbrucken, Germany
Mar. 18 - Stadthalle Langen - Langen, Germany
Mar. 19 - Stadthalle Lichenfels - Lichtenfels, Germany
Mar. 20 - (tba) - Prague, Czech Republic

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Source:	gammaray.org
Band profile:	Gamma Ray
Event:	Gamma Ray: To The Metal European Tour

Metal Blade Records is pleased to announce the signing of extreme modern metal act System Divide, featuring Sven De Caluwe (Aborted) and Miri Milman (ex-Distorted) on vocals, Cole Martinez (ex-Years Of Fire, Antenora) and Joseph Spiller (ex-The Binary Code) on guitars, Andrew Lenthe (Antenora) on bass, and Mike Heller (Malignancy) on drums.

System Divide has already completed a video for the song "The Apex Doctrine" off the bands current EP, which will also be on the band's full-length Metal Blade debut. Check out a trailer for the new video and be sure to head over to System Divide's MySpace page to listen to the tracks "The Apex Doctrine" and "(n)Ether". Stay tuned for more information including when and where the video for "The Apex Doctrine" will premiere, track listing and release date of the band's debut full-length album The Conscious Sedation, and tour dates.

Vocalist Sven De Caluwe comments: "We couldn't be more thrilled to be part of the Metal Blade roster, a label that has been pushing the boundaries of extreme music and putting lots of great new acts in the spot light. We know System Divide is in the hands of a competent team of driven music FANS in the first place who believe in what we do, and we're going to give them their money's worth!! We are completing the songwriting for our first album The Conscious Sedation and are about to enter the studio to start tracking by the end of the month, for those who checked out our EP, get ready for some surprises and more extreme modern metal madness!"

Comments Michael Faley of Metal Blade Records: "Heavy, Brutal, Extreme, Melodic In Your Face Metal. These ingredients result in a unique visual and audio assault that numbs the senses. Vocalists Sven De Caluwe (Aborted) and Miri Milman (ex-Distorted), deliver a one-two punch unseen in Metal. We are very proud to add them to the Metal Blade Records family."

More info about the band at http://www.myspace.com/systemdivide.

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Suffocation will be touring Europe in 2010. Next March the band will headline the Legacy Of Blood European Tour with support coming from Annotations Of An Autopsy, Nervecell, Fleshgod Apocalypse and Burning The Masses.

The schedule looks as follows:

12/03 Utrecht @ Tivoli
13/03 Karlsruhe @ Substage
14/03 Hamburg @ Markthalle
15/03 Aarhus @ Voxhall
16/03 Berlin @ Columbia Club
17/03 Warsaw @ Klub Progresja
18/03 Bratislava @ Randal
19/03 Prague @ Chmelnice
20/03 Leipzig @ Conne Island
21/03 Graz @ Seifenfabrik
22/03 Wien @ Arena
23/03 Ljubljana @ Kino Siska
24/03 München @ Feierwerk
25/03 Arcene @ Soundtrack Club
26/03 Rome @ Blackout Club
27/03 Pinarella di Cervia @ Rock Planet
28/03 Erstfeld @ Transilvania Live Club
29/03 Paris @ Glazart
30/03 London @ Underworld
31/03 Dublin @ Whelans
01/04 Leeds @ Rios
02/04 Birmingham @ O2 Academy 2
03/04 Essen @ Turock
04/04 Antwerp @ Trix

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Source:	suffocation.us
Band profile:	Suffocation
Event:	Legacy Of Blood European Tour

Sylosis entered the studio last week to record the follow up to 2008's successful debut Conclusion Of An Age. Again the band is working with Scott Atkins who already worked on the predecessor.

Commented mainman Josh Middleton: "We're ridiculously excited about starting work on the next album. We're definitely progressing as a band, incorporating some new influences to make an album that's more mature, darker and generally a lot heavier. I've been writing riffs thinking things like "what if (Tool guitarist) Adam Jones played guitar in Death" haha. The songs are a little longer this time around and a bit more complex and technical which is something that's just happened naturally.

We're just about to start tracking the drums for ten days with producer Scott Atkins, video]. We contemplated using other producers but we all really enjoyed working with Scott and we were really happy with the production on the last album. He really pushes for tightness and understands where we're coming from musically. In terms of the production, this time we're going to aim for a much more organic, raw sound. Rob 's really progressed as a drummer in the last year so I can't wait to hear him lay this stuff down in the studio. Once the drums are complete we head off on tour with DragonForce so we wont end up recording the guitars, bass and vocals etc until January."

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Swedish Black Metallers Valkyrja have finished recordings for their second album Contamination. Again recorded at Necromorbus Studios (Deströyer 666, Watain) with Tore Stjerna at the helm, Contamination is the logical successor to the bands debut album The Invocation Of Demise (re-issued by Metal Blade Records in July 2009). Valkyrja act even more relentless than on their first effort and they have also refined their sense for compelling melodies close to perfection.

The band comments on Contamination as follows: "The two years which have passed since the The Invocation of Demise session has been a hectic period of composing, crafting and some line-up changes. During this last summer Valkyrja manifested the second album. There were no doubts that we would return to Necromorbus Studio, again with Tore Stjerna as producer, and the outcome of this session formed an abominable weapon. January 2010 Metal Blade Records will unleash this dweller of the underworld - by far the strongest material thus far - namely Contamination, a mark of violent and dark Metal for the predator and beast of opposition within man."

Every Black Metal fan in general and followers of Dissection and Naglfar in particular will love the hymnic riffing and the vicious atmosphere Valkyrja unleash on their new album.

Crowned by a top-notch, freezing cold and brutal production, Contamination is indeed the first Black Metal highlight of the new year and makes Valkyrja THE Black Metal band to watch out for in 2010. Contamination will be released all over Europe the 15th/18th of January 2010.

Contamination cover art] tracklist:

01. Advent...
02. Oceans To Dust
03. Catharsis (Contaminate The Earth)
04. Solstice In Withdrawal
05. Laments Of The Destroyed
06. Ambience Of The Dead
07. The Womb Of Disease
08. Welcoming Worms
09. A Cursed Seed In The World
10. The Adversarial Incentive Within All

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Source:	metalblade.com
Band profile:	Valkyrja

Century Media Records proudly announces the worldwide signing of the Thrash Metal band Angelus Apatrida, the most promising and threatening metal band from Spain.

This young commando was born in the Spanish town of Albacete in the year 2000 and perfectly combines both the aggression and the melodic edge of classic 80's Thrash Metal with a breathtaking modern southern fury that results in an impressive blend of rage, attitude and a high level of technical skills, rarely seen with young bands like this.

Angelus Apatrida comment on the signing as follows: "We are extremely enthusiastic about this opportunity to show around what we are made of! It's an honour for us to become part of the Century Media Records family, one of the labels with the best reputation worldwide and a home to some of the bands we admire the most and grew up listening to!"

Angelus Apatrida's band name mixes Spanish and Latin language and can be translated into english as "stateless" or "renegade" angels. Influenced by the early Bay Area Thrash Metal and N.W.O.B.H.M. scenes and more specifically bands like Iron Maiden, Megadeth, Anthrax, Overkill, Pantera, Testament or Annihilator, Angelus Apatrida have crafted their career in their Spanish homeland so far with two independent album releases, Evil Unleashed (2006) and Give 'Em War (2007), as well as countless of live-appearances on larger national festivals (Lorca Rock, Alternavigo, Metalway Festival, etc.) and the clubs of most of the country's larger cities with acts like Barón Rojo, Destruction, Sepultura and many more.

Angelus Apatrida are currently finishing the songwriting process for their Century Media debut album, tentatively entitled Clockwork and to be recorded in January 2010. In the meantime, Angelus Apatrida will be supporting labelmates Arch Enemy on their upcoming dates in Spain and Portugal alongside Abigail Williams. Here are the exact dates:

Arch Enemy, Abigail Williams, Angelus Apatrida: Tyrants Of Evil Tour 2009

01.12.2009 - Madrid - Spain - Sala Heineken
02.12.2009 - Sevilla - Spain - Sala Q
04.12.2009 - Lisboa - Portugal - Incrivel Almadense
05.12.2009 - Astillero - Spain - Milwookis Metal Fest 6
06.12.2009 - Pamplona - Spain - Sala Totem
07.12.2009 - Barcelona - Spain - Sala Razzmatazz 2

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Source:	centurymedia.com
Band profile:	Angelus Apatrida

Paradise Lost have just finished their UK tour in support of their current album Faith Divides Us - Death Unites Us and now proudly present you their brand-new video clip for the song "The Rise Of Denial."


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Source:	centurymedia.com
Band profile:	Paradise Lost

Hypocrisy have issued the following statement in regards to their tour with Ensiferum and their current troubles with U.S. immigration:

"We regretfully have to officially announce the cancelation of our tour in North America. We've tried everything so far and it seems like the process will take longer than expected for one of the members in the band. We will try to come back as soon as possible, as we want to show our US fans that we care for them and we are ready to play the new songs live!"

Previously Hypocrisy had been in holding mode, fully expecting to join the tour that was already in progress at a later date. In an earlier statement the band explained their situation:

"Due to circumstances beyond our control, we are forced to stay home until U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services process and authorize our working visas. This is the first time the band has faced a situation like this and it's extremely frustrating, as well as depressing, since the last thing we want to do is disappoint our loyal fans who have waited years to see us live in the US. We filed for our visas with plenty of time, but as some probably don't know, the US government has changed its rules when it comes to visas issued to artists so it's become tougher. Even if we have already toured the US numerous times."

Hypocrisy had enlisted the help of Children Of Bodom guitarist/frontman Alexi Laiho to temporarily fill the vacant 2nd guitarist spot on this tour alongside Ensiferum, Ex Deo, Blackguard and Swashbuckle.

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Source:	blogs.myspace.com
Band profile:	Hypocrisy
Event:	Ensiferum: Tour From Afar

After releasing Bearer Of The Crimson Flame last summer, Lithuanian black metal band Svartthron didn't tumble into stagnation, but almost all year long nursed his new creation. The main founder of the band Tomhet made some essential changes in process of the band and invited some musicians known from other bands to join the new creation stage. New album will be called Kraujo Estetika (transl. "Blood Aesthetics") in which vocals are done by Levas (Andaja).

At the very beginning it was clear, that there will be no programmed drums in this release, so the seek for the live drummer who would like to colaborate with the album began. The search didn't went too long and drummer (Argharus) took the drum duties. Drum recordings were done in Unitedzeros studio. Furthermore the album "speaks" Lithuanian - all lyrics are done exceptionaly in Lithuanian language. Tomhet didn't limit himself only to these changes and invited Kommander L (Luctus, Fuck Off And Die!) to do some vocal parts in the album. It can be said that all the variations brought in novelty and freshness. Different sound and variety are guaranteed.

Despite all the member changes Svartthron will remain a non-concert band.

Two new demo songs can be found at the official Svartthron MySpace page.

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