Crucified Barbara have posted online a new song, entitled "Blackened Bones", on their MySpace page.

"Blackened Bones" comes off the new Crucified Barbara album, entitled "'Til Death Do Us Party", which will be released on February 11 in Scandinavia (on February 27 in the rest of Europe).

More details about the album were previously reported here.

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Source:	blogs.myspace.com
Band profile:	Crucified Barbara

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A new Lamb Of God track entitled "Set To Fail" is available for streaming at AltPress.com.

"Set To Fail" comes off the new Lamb Of God album, entitled "Wrath", which will be released in North America on February 24 via Epic Records (through Roadrunner Records in other territories). The album was produced by Josh Wilbur and was recorded in studios in New York, Virginia, and New Hampshire.

UPDATE, on 18.02.2009 (thanks to ArtiA)

Spin.com has posted a new Lamb of God track "Broken Hands" at this location

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Source:	blogs.myspace.com
Band profile:	Lamb Of God

Norwegian metallers 1349 have issued the following update:

"1349 are currently putting their last touch to the bands new album entitled "Revelations Of The Black Flame", follow-up to 2005's "Hellfire". As both "Hellfire" and "Beyond The Apocalypse", the album is recorded at Studio Studio Nyhagen, and co-mixed by none other than Tom Gabriel Fischer. No release date is scheduled as of yet, but the album is due sometime during the 1st half of 2009."

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Source:	blogs.myspace.com
Band profile:	1349

"Fear Circus", the new video from French metallers Adagio, has been made available online. The video was directed by Olivier Cossu.

"Fear Circus" comes off the new Adagio album, entitled "Archangels In Black", which will be released on on February 2 via Listenable Records.

"Archangels In Black" was mastered at the Cutting Room in Sweden with Björn Engelmann (Rammstein, Meshuggah) and the cover artwork was created by Guilherme Sevens.


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Source:	vids.myspace.com
Band profile:	Adagio

German metallers Leaves' Eyes will release their double DVD, "We Came With The Northern Winds - En Saga I Belgia" cover], on February 27 via Napalm Records.

Guitarist Thorsten Bauer adds: "This dvd package definetly makes my day. It contains the fulminant En Saga I Belgia - Show. Every fan of monumental and spectacular stage shows will be enchanted! Additionally, one dvd contains an extensively produced documentary about our band which shows everything what we have done and what happened to us with the band during the last five years. The viewers can watch all this within two hours of entertainment and excitement. When I watched the final version for the first time, with all the tour episodes from North- and South America, Europe, Mexico and Australia, I had goose skin for several times. With this movie, the viewer can get a very close experience with our band, he will be taken with us on our world tour! There will be video trailers for the dvd in the upcoming weeks! Stay tuned!"

The "We Came With The Northern Winds - En Saga I Belgia" package will include the following:

DVD 1

01. The Story Of Leaves' Eyes
02. From Fjords And Myths
03. Ode To A Seamaid
04. Musical Nature
05. The Saga Of Vinland
06. Sounds Of Strings
07. Across European Borders
08. Dark Emotions
09. Mexican Tales
10. Strange Melodies
11. Viva South America
12. Angelique Voices
13. Going Down Under
14. The Beauty And The Beast
15. American Dreams
16. The Passage
+ Video Clips:
01. Elegy
02. Into Your Light
03. Farewell Proud Men (From Mexico To Russia)
04. Legend Land
05. New Found Land
06. The Thorn
07. The Crossing - America 2006 A.D.
+ Photogallery

DVD 2

01. Intro - Vinland Saga
02. Farewell Proud Men
03. Ocean's Way
04. The Crossing
05. Into Your Light
06. The Thorn
07. Mourning Tree
08. For Amelie
09. Skraelings
10. Temptation
11. Tale Of The Seamaid
12. New Found Land
13. Leaves' Eyes
14. Solemn Sea
15. Amrhàn (Song Of The Winds)
16. Norwegian Lovesong
17. Lyset
18. Legend Land
19. Elegy
20. Outro - Mot Fjerne Land
+ Making of
+ Photogallery

Double Live CD: "En Saga I Belgia"

CD 1

01. Intro - Vinland Saga
02. Farewell Proud Men
03. Ocean's Way
04. The Crossing
05. Into Your Light
06. The Thorn
07. Mourning Tree
08. For Amelie
09. Skraelings
10. Temptation

CD 2

01. Tale Of The Seamaid
02. New Found Land
03. Leaves' Eyes
04. Solemn Sea
05. Amrhàn (Song Of The Winds)
06. Norwegian Lovesong
07. Lyset

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Source:	leaveseyes.de
Band profile:	Leaves' Eyes

"Any Means Necessary", the new video from Swedish metallers Hammerfall has been made available online.

Hammerfall filmed the "Any Means Necessary" video in Belgrade, Serbia with director Ivan Colic of i-Code, who previously worked with the band on the "Natural High" clip.

"Any Means Necessary" comes off the new Hammerfall album, entitled "No Sacrifice, No Victory", which will be released on February 20 via Nuclear Blast Records. The album was recorded in part at Andy La Rocque's (King Diamond) Sonic Train Studios in Varberg, Sweden.


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Source:	hammerfall.net
Band profile:	HammerFall

Dutch metallers Epica have issued the following update:

"We are proud and very happy to announce that we have found a new guitarist to replace Ad as a fulltime member of Epica. We would like to introduce Isaac Delahaye as the newest Epica-member."

The band adds: "Isaac is no stranger to the band since he already replaced Ad once at a gig in France back in 2003. He also worked with Coen , Yves and Arien on "Project SiC" in 2006, but the most of you will know him from his work with God Dethroned in which he also worked with Arien. Isaac is an enormously talented and skilled musician and we think he is the ideal person to fill up Ad's spot and to make Epica's line-up strong and complete again."

Isaac stated: "It's an honour to join my friends in Epica and an offer I simply couldn't refuse. I've been following the band closely from the beginning, and it was great to see them growing into a leading band within the scene. I want to express my gratitude to the whole Epica-crew (including Ad) for the confidence they put in me, and I'm totally ready to rock out on stage and to help creating some great music in the future."

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Source:	epica.nl
Band profile:	Epica

Dutch metallers God Dethroned have issued the following update:

"You guys already knew that Roel is back in the band after 8 years of absence. Again we have a new band member in the ranks of God Dethroned. Already somewhere in 2008 it became clear that Isaac and the band would follow their own seperate paths again. Everything for our own private reasons, so we said goodbye as friends. Then we decided to record the new album as a 3 piece and look for a new guitar player later.

A few weeks ago we auditioned Susan Gerl (Murder Syndicate) and she proved to be the right person for the band. Professional attitude and a 100% metalhead, exactly what we were looking for. You can see her live in action at our first show of the year in Den Bosch (Holland) on March 21.

Last but not least, the new album "Passiondale" is finished ! I would describe it as a fast, brutal & epic soundtrack to a war movie. More news soon.

Cheers !
God Dethroned."

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Source:	blogs.myspace.com
Band profile:	God Dethroned

Italian metallers Elvenking have issued the following update:

"Those who already saw the band in action on stage in the last year will recognize Rafahel, who already played a lot of gigs with the band around Italy and Europe."

The band adds: "We are happy and excited to have Rafahel on board with us. We have been playing with him for more than a year now, and we decided to make his role official inside Elvenking". We're sure that Rafahel's amazing guitar technique and masterdom will be a great weapon to take advantage of in the songwriting of the next Elvenking album."

Source:	elvenking.net
Band profile:	Elvenking

Norwegian metallers Trail Of Tears have issued the following update:

"We would like to tell you all that Trail Of Tears' sixth studio album, "Bloodstained Endurance", is now recorded, mixed, mastered and thus completed! The band as well as producer Terje Refsnes have worked our asses off for the past few months and while sitting here listening to the end result we can't help but feel that we have outdone ourselves and managed to create something quite special. That's right, we said it! "Bloodstained Endurance", ladies and gentlemen, will be released through Napalm Records in the near future. Exact date will be revealed shortly. In the meantime, here is the tracklisting for you:

01. The Feverish Alliance
02. Once Kissed By The Serpent (Twice Bitten By Truth)
03. Bloodstained Endurance
04. Triumphant Gleam
05. In The Valley Of Ashes
06. A Storm At Will
07. Take Aim.Reclaim.Prevail
08. The Desperation Corridors
09. Farewell To Sanity
10. Dead End Gaze
11. Faith Comes Knocking

There will also be a limited edition available with an additional song as well as some other stuff. So stay tuned!"

Source:	blogs.myspace.com
Band profile:	Trail Of Tears

Century Media press release:

Sweden's masters of kick-ass heavy metal Wolf are about to return in full metallic glory with their brand-new album "Ravenous" cover artwork]. As a first glimpse at what to expect of the highly anticipated new effort the song "Curse You Salem" has now been posted at MySpace, bang your head on this one!

The band reveals more about the track: "'Curse You Salem' is a genuine Wolf song. We think it's got all the elements our listeners demand from us and we're certain our fans will listen to it and go "Hell yes, that's Wolf"! We felt that while writing it, and bringing it to life while recording it was a blast. It will most certainly be included in our live-set. The song deals with the witch hunts that took place in Salem, Massachusetts somewhat 300 years ago and the lyrics are written according to actual events as well as real people connected to the events that took place. This song & topic fits Wolf like a spiked wristband on Kerry King!"

"Ravenous" also features a smashing guitar solo by Hank Shermann (Force Of Evil, Mercyful Fate) and guest vocals by Marc Boals (ex-Malmsteen). For the fierce and bloody artwork, the band once again decided to work with their long time cover artist Thomas Holm (Mercyful Fate), the band states: "He has the ability to "paint our music" and that's something we're not gonna pass up on".

Topped off by the phenomenal production by Roy Z (Bruce Dickinson, Judas Priest) "Ravenous" promises a heavy metal delicacy par excellence!

Wolf have also finished their brand-new video clip for the song "Voodoo", which will be premiered soon, so stay tuned!

"Ravenous" will be released on the following dates:

Germany / Austria / Switzerland / Benelux / Italy: February 20, 2009
UK / France / Greece / Denmark / Norway / Rest Of Europe: February 23, 2009
Spain / Portugal: February 24, 2009
Sweden / Finland / Hungary: February 25, 2009
USA: March 24, 2009

? rest assured, real metal is back with a vengeance

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Source:	blogs.myspace.com
Band profile:	Wolf

"All The Tears", the new animated video from French metallers Gojira has been made available online. "All The Tears" comes off the Gojira's latest album, entitled "The Way Of All Flesh", which was released on October 13, 2008 via Listenable Records. The clip was directed and made by Spanish artist Jossie Malis.

Drummer Mario Duplantier comments: "We first came accross Jossie's work with his astounding animated films: Bend It To Machine and we really liked the way he told stories in a very mysterious and unusual manner. His enigmatic animations deal with serious issues and are yet always permeated with a sense of poetry. We, as music writers, are trying to mix very different emotional atmospheres. We are happy to present a visual/audio work that gathers the sort of brutality of our music with the sensibility of his drawings."


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Source:	blogs.myspace.com
Band profile:	Gojira

"The Path To Decay", the new video from Norwegian metallers Sirenia, can be viewed at this location.

The clip was shot in Gothenburg, Sweden with director Patric Ullaeus (Dimmu Borgir, Lacuna Coil) of Revolver Film Company.

"The Path To Decay" comes off the Sirenia's upcoming album, entitled "The 13th Floor", which will be released on January 23, 2009 via Nuclear Blast Records.

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Source:	vids.myspace.com
Band profile:	Sirenia

Original news, posted on 11.12.2008

US metallers God Forbid have posted online a new song, entitled "The Rain", on their MySpace page.

The track comes off the group's new album, entitled "Earthsblood", which will be released via Century Media Records on February 16th, 2009 in Europe and February 24th, 2009 in the US.

"Earthsblood" was produced by Eric Rachel (Atreyu) with Christian Olde Wolbers (Fear Factory, Threat Signal) handling all vocal tracking. The mixing was handled by Jens Bogren (Opeth, Soilwork, Amon Amarth).

UPDATE

A free mp3 download of "War Of Attrition" is NOW available on the band's newly unveiled NING website. Go to http://www.godforbid1.com and click to enter at the bottom of the page. You will have to sign up in order to receive the mp3.

The website features a live chat room where members of God Forbid will take turns chatting with fans as they listen and download the the track. The new website is a social networking website where fans can join, create their own profiles, network with other fans and members of God Forbid. Other features on the site include forum, chat room, groups, live webcam, and more.

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Source:	www2.centurymedia.com
Band profile:	God Forbid

Gothic metallers Paradise Lost are currently preparing the recordings for their highly anticipated follow-up to 2007's extremely successful "In Requiem".

Vocalist Nick Holmes comments as follows:

"The album as yet untitled will feature around 10 tracks, among the titles are "First Light", "As Horizons End", "Faith Divides Us, Death Unites Us", "Frailty" & "My Last Regret" - these are subject to change without notice!

We are very happy with Rhys Fulbers work on the last album "In Requiem", but after working on 3 albums together we decided it was time to go for a different approach. After hearing the work he did with our "Anatomy Of Melancholy" Live DVD we decided that Jens Bogren was the man for the job. In February we will venture to Sweden to begin recording the album in Fascination Street Studios, Örebro, Sweden.

There is no full time replacement for Jeff as yet, but as far as the album is concerned, the drum stool will be occupied by another Swede - Peter Damin. Sweden hails some of the best metal musicians in the world and Peter is no exception, we really look forward to working with him and his input on the album.

Our approach this time has leaned even more towards the heavier side of things, even more so than the last. It is vital not to loose touch with our musical trip over the last 20 years. Our music may have had different facelifts, but it has always been "dark" and the new album will be no exception. Musically and lyrically.

Writing a new album is always exciting, we never get bored of writing music, and for me, it is the best part of being in a band. Each album is like a challenge to better ourselves, or at the very least, do something that's different to everyone else. We strive to make the ultimate modern Gothic Metal album, and for me that has nothing to do with the common trend of "romance" & "roses". It should be music to be murdered by."

Source:	paradiselost.co.uk
Band profile:	Paradise Lost