Official press release

All over the world, media has been busy for months, reporting about the comeback of heavy metal pioneers Accept. After resting for many years, the German based musicians started to work on a new album. Mark Tornillo - formerly lead singer of TT Quick completed the heavy metal formation.

Without a doubt - this is the most important metal reunion of our days.

In 2010, 14 years later, Accept is about to release their 15th album Blood Of The Nations. The record will be pusblished worldwide by the highly respected record label Nuclear Blast.

Quotation by Gaby Hoffmann and Deville Schober - Accept Management: "We really appreciate the cooperation with Nuclear Blast. Accept finally found a powerful partner to create a big international impact. Nuclear Blast got a lot of experience and the power to push Accept into new dimensions!"

Quotation Andy Siry - Labelmanager Nuclear Blast: "We are very proud to declare the signing of Accept. Like a lot of people out there, employees of Nuclear Blast have grown up with songs like "Restless & Wild", "Breaker" and "Balls To The Wall". It's an honour to us! Accept found a new voice with Mark Tornillo and working together with sucessful producer Andy Sneap will cause an amazing record - a gift for the fans out there! This album will become a milestone in the history of Accept!''

The new record Blood Of The Nations will be released all over the world in the late summer of 2010. Andy Sneap, the international reowned UK producer (Megadeth, Bullet For My Valentine, Machine Head, Exodus, Killswitch Engage) produced Blood Of The Nations. 14 songs - proof of a new Accept decade, brutal and melodic at the same time- in a classical style, but with a modern sound.

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Source:	nuclearblast.de
Band profile:	Accept

Catamenia has revealed the new video for the track "Cavalcade". The song is the title track of the new Catamenia album, which was released in February this year.


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Source:	myspace.com
Band profile:	Catamenia

Finnish metallers Amorphis have issued the following update on their official website:

"The "Forging Europe Tour" will continue in November 2010 with 21 gigs in twelve countries. The tour will be presented by Metal Hammer and Terrorizer; both support acts are to be announced later. Tickets for the German shows can be ordered from Metaltix."

Announced tour dates are as follows:

Nov. 05 - Copenhagen, Denmark - Pumpehuset
Nov. 06 - Aalborg, Denmark - Metal Festival
Nov. 07 - Markthalle - Hamburg, Germany
Nov. 09 - Glasgow, United Kingdom - Cathouse
Nov. 10 - Manchester, United Kingdom - Academy 3
Nov. 11 - London, United Kingdom - O2 Academy Islington
Nov. 12 - Utrecht, Netherlands - Tivoli De Helling
Nov. 13 - Vosselaar, Belgium - Biebob
Nov. 14 - Aschaffenburg, Germany - Colos-Saal
Nov. 16 - Leipzig, Germany - Hellraiser
Nov. 17 - Warsaw, Poland - Proxima
Nov. 18 - Vienna, Austria - Szene
Nov. 19 - Plzen, Czech Republic - Kd Serikovka
Nov. 20 - Ljubljana, Slovenia - Cvetlicrna
Nov. 21 - Budapest, Hungary - Diesel
Nov. 23 - Munich, Germany - Backstage
Nov. 24 - Ludwigsburg, Germany - Rockfabrik
Nov. 25 - Erstfeld, Switzerland - Transilvania
Nov. 26 - Bologna, Italy - Estragon
Nov. 27 - Lindau, Germany - Club Vaudeville
Nov. 28 - Bochum, Germany - Zeche

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Source:	amorphis.net
Band profile:	Amorphis
Event:	Amorphis: Forging Europe Tour Pt. II

US metallers Pro-Pain will release their forthcoming album, entitled 'Absolute Power on May 7 via Regain Records.

The CD was recorded at Little Creek studios in Gelterkinden (Baselland), Switzerland.

Absolute Power cover art] tracklist:

01. Unrestrained
02. Destroy The Enemy
03. Stand My Ground Destruction)]
04. Road To Nowhere
05. AWOL
06. Hell On Earth
07. Divided We Stand
08. Gone Rogue (I Apologize)
09. Rise Of The Antichrist
10. Hate Coalition

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Source:	pro-pain.com
Band profile:	Pro-Pain

Against The Plagues have issued the following update:

"We would to clear the air and clarify all the rumors regarding our line-up changes. We had not yet posted any official statements regarding these changes because we had been busy with all our label-negotiations (re-mastering our self-released album) along with preparing for our upcoming video. Now, we feel that it is time to officially announce that our original guitarist Adrian Adamus (Forest Of Impaled) is no longer member of Against The Plagues. In short, Adrian had decided to part ways with the band (and extreme music) right now in order to focus on his personal/family life. We respect his decision and wish him the very best.

Now, we are extremely proud to announce that bassist Marco Martell (Malevolent Creation, Divine Empire, Kult of Azazel) is handling the guitarist position now and will be participating with the song writing process for the next album. Marco is an accomplished guitarist with the versatility, speed, and skill that the "ATP style" demands. We are very excited about the official release of our debut album along with the new material that we have planned. We would like to thank all the fans that continue to support our endeavors despite this harsh, economic state."

Against The Plagues is currently also completing a music video for the song "Great are the Eyed" filmed in February in Miami with directors Eduardo and Gregg Alvarez from Elephas Productions. The song comes off group's new album Decoding the Mainframe which will be officially release in Europe in March 31st via Vic Records. The clip will make its online debut next month.

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Source:	blogs.myspace.com
Band profile:	Against The Plagues

Isis has issued the following update:

"Hope everyone is warming up after such a dreadful snowy winter. Anyhoo we're back from our NZ/AUS/Japan tour and of course it was a blast, thanks to everyone coming out and to Baroness who were f'n shredding like the madmen they are. Now it's time for more shows - this time in our own territory. We're gonna be playing with some great bands - Jakob (killer post-rock from New Zealand,) Tombs from Brooklyn, Melvins (!!!) and Cave In (that's right.) We're also be playing at this years Bonnaroo Festival which should be good times as well."

May 26, 2010 - The Casbah, San Diego, CA (with Jakob and Tombs)
May 29, 2010 - WOW Hall, Eugene, OR (with Jakob and Tombs)
May 31, 2010 - Rickshaw Theatre, Vancouver, BC (with Jakob and Tombs)
June 01, 2010 - Neumo's, Seattle, WA (with Jakob and Tombs)
June 02, 2010 - Doug Fir Lounge, Portland, OR (with Jakob and Tombs)
June 04, 2010 - Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA (with Jakob and Tombs)
June 05, 2010 - The Troubadour, Los Angeles, CA (with Jakob and Tombs)
June 12, 2010 - Bonnaroo Festival (with Melvins, Clutch, The Flaming Lips, etc.)
June 14, 2010 - 40 Watt Club, Athens, GA (with Melvins)
June 16, 2010 - 9:30 Club, Washington, DC (with Melvins)
June 17, 2010 - Theater Of Living Arts (TLA), Philadelphia, PA (with Melvins)
June 18, 2010 - Webster Hall, New York, NY (with Melvins)
June 19, 2010 - Music Hall Of Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY (with Melvins)
June 20, 2010 - Paradise Rock Club, Boston, MA (with Melvins)
June 21, 2010 - Paradise Rock Club, Boston, MA (with Melvins)
June 22, 2010 - Port City Music Hall, Portland, ME (with Cave In)
June 23, 2010 - Club Soda, Montreal, QC (with Cave In)

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Source:	isistheband.blogspot.com
Band profile:	Isis
Event:	Isis

High On Fire have revealed their new video for the epic track "Frost Hammer". The song comes off the band's latest release Snakes For The Divine. More about that album here.


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Source:	youtube.com
Band profile:	High On Fire

Swedish metal act Deathstars are planning to do a short UK tour in June. Here are the dates:

19.06.2010 - GBR, London - 02 Academy Islington
20.06.2010 - GBR, Birmingham - 02 Academy 2
21.06.2010 - GBR, Liverpool - 02 Academy 2
22.06.2010 - GBR, Newcastle - 02 Academy 2
23.06.2010 - GBR, Glasgow - 02 ABC

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Source:	www2.deathstars.net
Band profile:	Deathstars
Event:	Deathstars

Power Quest have parted ways with their vocalist and guitarist, for a change. Here's the official word from the band:

"Power Quest has parted ways with frontman Pete Morten and guitarist Ben Randall due to musical differences. Needless to say: ''the split was amicable and everyone in the Power Quest family wishes Pete and Ben all the very best in their respective musical endeavors."

A new vocalist has already been found and the band is hard at work rehearsing new material with him. In the meantime, Power Quest is looking for a new guitarist to join the line up. Dedication, commitment and drive are essential, as is the ability and desire to tour and rehearse (one weekend per month in the U.K.) as required. Experience is obviously an advantage but is by no means essential."

More info on how to apply here.

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Source:	power-quest.co.uk
Band profile:	Power Quest

According to a statement on the band's website, Turisas have begun work for their upcoming third album in Sound Supreme studio, Hämeenlinna, Finland - the same studio where the band recorded the previous album The Varangian Way. The new album, successor to the renowned records Battle Metal (2004) and The Varangian Way (2007), is due to be released still later this year.

Vocalist, songwriter and producer Mathias Nygård comments: "After a nine-month break from touring to be able to fully focus on songwriting, we've finally moved forward and have now started recording. It's going to be a long project, and keep us busy all the way until the break of summer, but believe me, the wait will be all worth it. With three years between albums, there's been enough of time to find a fresh angle and new ideas not to repeat ourselves or albums we've done in the past. The songs rock big time, but the epic elements aren't going anywhere - it's going to sound larger than ever before. The leap forward is going to be just as big as between Battle Metal and The Varangian Way. "

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Source:	turisas.com
Band profile:	Turisas

Black Sun Aeon - the side-project of Toumas Saukkonen of Before The Dawn - has revealed some the details about a new upcoming double album. The effort is entitled Routa and will be released on 1st of April. The album is described as a massive theme album about the cruel but beautiful Finnish winter, included in 2 albums with a total lenght of 80mins.

Routa cover art] tracklist:

CD1: Talviaamu

01. Core Of Winter
02. Frozen
03. Sorrowsong
04. Routa
05. Wreath Of Ice
06. Dead Sun Aeon
07. Cold

CD2: Talviyö

01. Funeral Of World
02. River
03. Frozen Kingdom
04. Wanderer
05. The Beast
06. Silence
07. Apocalyptic Reveries

A teaser of Talviaamu can be found here, a teaser for Talviyö is available here.

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Source:	blacksunaeon.com
Band profile:	Black Sun Aeon

Here is the new video for the The Dillinger Escape Plan track "Farewell, Mona Lisa". The track comes off the band's upcoming album Option Paralysis, which will be released on March 23rd via Season Of Mist.


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Source:	youtube.com
Band profile:	The Dillinger Escape Plan

Skyforger have posted the following update regarding a new upcoming album:

"Finally this is time for big news package about our new album Kurbads, which will be released by Metal Blade on 23/26 April in Europe, 11 May in North America. Today we would like to post the first song of new album Kurbads online and reveal the album cover and song titles.

Skyforger recorded Kurbads at the Latvian studio Lauska in 2009 together with the band's own bagpipe player Kaspars Barbals handling engineering duties. The band members also produced the album themselves. The artwork was created by Skyforger's guitarist Martins and is connected to the whole story of Kurbads. More information regarding the concept of Kurbads will be revealed shortly.

Meanwhile you can enjoy the new song "Son Of The Mare", the first single of the new album. Check out the song by clicking here (you can find the music player at the right of the screen).

Kurbads cover art] tracklist:

01. Curse Of The Witch
02. Son Of The Mare
03. The Nine-Headed
04. Bewitched Forest
05. In The Yard Of The Father's Son
06. The Devilslayer
07. The Stone Sentinel
08. In The Underworld
09. Black Rider
10. The Last Battle
11. Kurbads

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Source:	skyforger.lv
Band profile:	Skyforger

Dutch Death Doom metal band Officium Triste were so kind to post the following news:

"2010 is already 3 months on its way so it is about time to let you all know what's going on with Officium Triste. We've got some bad news and some more exciting news. Let's start with the bad news. We had to part ways with drummer Ronald Lagerwaard. Ronald simply couldn't commit to the plans we have concerning Officium Triste's future. Because of this we had to make a difficult decision as we really appreciated Ronald as a person and as a skilled drummer. As a band we do want to perform live on a regular basis and that simply wasn't possible due to logistics and personal affairs. We like to thank Ronald for his time in Officium Triste.

In the meantime we have found a replacement. After some serious brainstorming who would be an ideal drummer we decided to ask Niels Jordaan who in the past pounded the drums for the now defunct band In Age And Sadness. Since we shared the stage with In Age And Sadness several times in the past we knew Niels would be a good replacement. Niels gladly accepted our offer and we are currently rehearsing material with Niels.

Next to the news about out change in the line-up we are working very hard on material for our new, 5th, full-length album. Right now we have plenty of ideas for 6 to 7 new songs and it's coming along nicely. We hope to finish the album before the summer and have it released this fall. This will be our last album under the current contract with Displeased Records.

At this moment we are also negotiating a couple of festival appearances later this year. More news about those performances is expected soon."

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Source:	officiumtriste.com
Band profile:	Officium Triste

Draconian has finally started the song-writing process for a new album. Below is the statement of vocalist Anders Jacobsson regarding the future of the band:

"Draconian anno 2010, a new productive era. We are aware things has been silent for a while, and that the possible developement of the bands' progress has been kept from the limelight. There hasn't been much to tell really. Things has been standing still for a while due to different aspects and circumstances, which I guess, in after-thought, was necessary. Now, however, we are about to rise from the half-light. We are currently working quite diligently for Draconian to enter the second decade of this new millenium with a boost. Already, things are happening and we are doing our very best to follow up on everything we need in order for the band to stay in peoples hearts. You can expect us to ring out loud for the year to come. Thank you for being patient and understanding."

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Source:	draconian.se
Band profile:	Draconian