The Ocean is currently on a full 5-weeks European tour supporting The Dillinger Escape Plan (get dates here) and will continue to support Anathema right after the end of this tour. The Ocean has been confirmed as main support for the following dates:

Nov 09 - Rocking Chair, Vevey, Switzerland
Nov 10 - Z7, Pratteln, Switzerland
Nov 11 - Estragon, Bologna, Italy
Nov 12 - Alpheus, Rome, Italy
Nov 13 - New Age, Treviso, Italy
Nov 14 - Magazzini Generali, Milan, Italy
Nov 15 - Boogaloo Club, Zagreb, Croatia
Nov 16 - Misthalle, Graz, Austria
Nov 17 - Viper Room, Vienna, Austria
Nov 18 - Diesel Club, Budapest, Hungary
Nov 21 - Akademija, Belgrade, Serbia (headline show)
Nov 22 - Randall, Bratislava, Slovakia
Nov 23 - Rock Café, Prague, Czech Republic

You can still pre-listen 2 tracks off the upcoming album Anthropocentric. "She Was The Universe" is streaming at this location, while the song "The Grand Inquisitor II: Roots & Lousts" is still available at Stereogum. A third track, entitled "Heaven TV" premiered on Full Metal Jackie last weekend.

UPDATE

Today MetalSucks.com will begin streaming Anthropocentric, the upcoming full-length from German progressive/atmospheric metal enigmas The Ocean, in its entirety. The stream will remain active until November 8, the day before the official North American release date. Check it out here.

UPDATE

Due to "technical problems during the manufacturing process," the release date of Anthropocentric, the new album from The Ocean has been pushed back to November 19 in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Italy; and November 22 in the rest of Europe.

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Source:	blogs.myspace.com
Band profile:	The Ocean

"September Sun", the new video clip of Finnish metallers End Of You is now available for viewing below or at this location.

The video was directed and edited by Jami Pietilä. The song comes off the band's latest release Remains Of The Day which was released in April. More release info about the album was reported earlier here.


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Source:	blogs.myspace.com
Band profile:	End Of You

Italian death metallers Natron are postponing their European tour to next spring 2011. Natron drummer Max Marzocca expains:

"We have to announce another bad news: unfortunately we have to cancel this tour with Mumakil, and even this time again it's something not depending on the band. Mumakil fellas suddenly weren't available for touring for health problems with one of their members so they were forced to quit. After forwarding the sad news to the clubs/promoters we received responses regarding a possible line up change and they were not positive at all. Some clubs confirmed their shows but some others not. Frankly, we thought well to renounce and cancel it. Really this is the last thing we want to do after months of hard work but we didn't see alternatives: the short time we had in front of us to replace those shows was not helping at all and mainly several days off in the scheduling didn't make sense to continue!

Sorry for these bad news but we can say that another tour is in the band plan next spring 2011, so stay tuned and be sure to check the tour dates as soon as they 'll posted on this space!"

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Source:	blogs.myspace.com
Band profile:	Natron

Estonian industrial rockers Forgotten Sunrise are now a quartet again after the addition of Ragnar Kivi, who will take care of drum and synth parts in the band.

The band's latest material, the single The Moments When God Was Wrong, was released in November last year. More info on the band on MySpace.

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myspace.com

The new video of Spanish thrashers Angelus Apatrida, called "Blast Off", can be watched below. The clip was directed and produced by Stuff & Nonsense and directors Adriana Lorente and Sara Cort. The track is taken from the album Clockwork, released in June through Century Media. The album landed at position No. 44 on the official Spanish charts.


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Source:	myspace.com
Band profile:	Angelus Apatrida

Official press release

Finally, technology has caught up with Manowar's custom-built touring and recording equipment. The band decided that their fans deserved to hear the songs from their debut album Battle Hymns with the massive sound and production that has become their signature over recent years and records.

Due for release at the end of November 2010, Battle Hymns will soon be available with the unbridled power of today's technology: Battle Hymns 2011.

With the decision to reinterpret the music came the need to revisit the famed narration of the legendary Orson Welles. There was only one obvious choice and that was Sir Christopher Lee. Recorded at the famed Abbey Road Studios in London, his own inspired interpretation of the late, great Orson Welles on "Dark Avenger" will be another jewel in the crown of the Kings Of Metal.

Manowar bassist and producer Joey DeMaio stated: "My personal admiration for Sir Christopher began many years ago while watching his films. It increased when I was honored to produce him as a singer and as a narrator and we became friends instantly. Immediately after hearing the sheer power and range of his voice I thought I should write a narration; I never imagined we would ever rerecord Battle Hymns - but here we are and it is massive."

Battle Hymns 2011 will feature two never released before live versions of "Death Tone" and "Fast Taker" recorded during the band's very first concerts in 1982. These are the rarest bonus materials ever released to date in Manowar's career.

"Our fans can be sure that we have squeezed every drop of power into Battle Hymns 2011 that today's technology allows", says vocalist Eric Adams.

Manowar is poised to prove that both the band and the immortal Battle Hymns record are indeed "Born To Live Forevermore". Battle Hymns 2011 - a new chapter in Heavy Metal history.

Battle Hymns 2011 cover art] tracklist:

01. Death Tone
02. Metal Daze
03. Fast Taker
04. Shell Shock
05. Manowar
06. Dark Avenger
07. William's Tale
08. Battle Hymn

Bonus Tracks:
09. Death Tone - Live
10. Fast Taker - Live

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Source:	manowar.com
Band profile:	Manowar

Diablo Swing Orchestra have released the following statement regarding their plans for the third album:

"New album is coming along slowly but surely... We have around 11 songs in various stages of completion at the moment and we're still counting.

Some working titles are: "Día De Los Muertos", "Voodoo, Mon Amour!" and "Aurora".

Expect some Turkish pop mixed with black metal and Chinese boy choirs among other things. We're hoping to get the recordings ready some time during the spring of 2011."

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Source:	blogs.myspace.com
Band profile:	Diablo Swing Orchestra

For those wondering what the hell is going on in the Pain camp, the Swedish metallers have released the following statement:

"Well... It's been a while since the last update and we thought it was about time to let you in on a couple of things.

The last couple of months every one of us has been pretty busy with anything but Pain. As you may know Peter has been concentrating on Hypocrisy this year and recently came home from a successful tour in South America. David, who just got signed up with Zildjian, is working for Unique Pyrotechnic along with doing a lot of different stand-in club shows in Sweden. Johan became a dad in August (best wishes from us all), and the more time spent away from Pain means the more time spent with his family. Michael is working with different side projects along with his work for Digidesign.

Now, the following months will be dedicated to Pain and to finish the new songs. Up till today 8 songs are more or less ready to go, and at least 3 or 4 more are needed before we can start recording. Our plans are to start the recordings in late 2010 or early 2011, and have the album ready for a world wide release sometime in May 2011. After that we're about to hit the road and do as many of the summer festivals as we can. Of course there will be a headline tour as well, and if everything works out we'll even break new grounds. Work has also begun with designing a new stage set that will be something out of the average.

As you may understand we're more eager than ever to record this album, make it the best, and play it for you live. So stay tuned and visit our websites for continuous information, studio reports, album details, and the first showdates for 2011."

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Source:	painworldwide.com
Band profile:	Pain

In case you missed this, The Burning Sun, the debut solo album of Necrophagist guitarist Sami Raatikainen's project Radiance, is streaming in its entirety over at this location.

The Burning Sun is described as a concept album consisting of a single 49-minute song, and is meant to be listened to as a whole. The album is divided into seven tracks for practical reasons. The effort features guest vocalists Mats Levén (Krux, ex-Therion, ex-Yngwie Malmsteen) and Noora Häkkinen (Noradrenaline). The album was produced, mixed and mastered by Sami Raatikainen himself.

The entire CD is available for streaming at this location.

The Burning Sun cover art] tracklist:

01. Lambda 475
02. The Burning Sun
03. Lambda 610
04. 0
05. Downward Spiral
06. Lambda 690
07. Conclusion

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Source:	music.radiance.fi
Band profile:	Necrophagist

Gore-metal originators Exhumed are currently in the studio recording their first full-length album since 2003's Anatomy Is Destiny.

Exhumed guitarist/vocalist/founder Matt Harvey, bassist Leon DelMuerte and guitarist Wes Caley are currently at Arcane Digital Recording in Arizona working with engineer Ryan Butler (Misery Index) to record vocals, bass and guitar tracks. Exhumed drummer Danny Walker previously laid down his drum tracks at Trench Studios with John Haddad (Abysmal Dawn, Intronaut). Mixing and mastering will be handled by Brian Elliott (Graves Of Valor) at Mana Recording Studios (Cannibal Corpse, Goatwhore, Nile).

Matt Harvey recently checked in from the studio with the following update: "So far we're really psyched on what's been oozing out of the speakers! The guitars are sounding really aggressive right out of the box. I can't wait to get into the vocals and flesh out the songs. We have 18 songs to work through while we're here and then we'll sort through and cherry-pick the heaviest, ugliest tracks for the new record, which is gonna be titled All Guts, No Glory. I think it builds on all the best shit from our first three records and should disgust and revolt any poseurs out there!"

All Guts, No Glory is expected to see a spring 2011 release date. Additional, detailed studio updates will be posted on the band's MySpace page, Facebook page, and new blog.

Exhumed has confirmed that their first North American appearance in support of the new album will be as part of Maryland Deathfest 2011.

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Source:	relapse.com
Band profile:	Exhumed

According to a posting on the official In Flames fan page on Facebook, the pre-production of the new In Flames album is almost finished. The songs are almost done and the band is almost ready to start the actual recording of the next album, at their own IF Studios in Gothenburg, Sweden.

According to an earlier statement by the band, "the plan is to spend the remaining part of 2010 and the beginning of 2011 creating and recording the follow-up to A Sense Of Purpose." The as-yet-untitled album will be the tenth studio full-length in the band's discography.

This album marks In Flame's first without founding member, guitarist Jesper Strömblad, who quit the band earlier this year to seek help for his alcohol addiction.

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Source:	inflames.com
Band profile:	In Flames

Memorain - the thrash metal super-group led by Greek guitarist Ilias Papadakis, and featuring Gene Hoglan (Fear Factory, ex-Dark Angel, ex-Strapping Young Lad), Steve Digiorgio (Sadus, ex-Death, ex-Testament), Ralph Santolla (Obituary, ex-Deicide, ex-Iced Earth) and Chris Valagao (Zimmers Hole, Devin Townsend) - has revealed the artwork and tracklisting for Evolution, the upcoming full-length album scheduled for a 2011 release through Pulverised Records.

Also to be featured on Memorain's latest album are a few more star-studded guest musicians such as David Ellefson, Tim "Ripper" Owens, Jeff Waters, Christian Wentz, Marc Pattison, Laura Christine and Carlos E. Perez.

David Ellefson recorded 2 songs "A New Era" and "Rules Of Engagement", as well as co-wrote "Rules Of Engagement" with Memorain guitar-player Ilias Papadakis and Tim "Ripper" Owens. On top of that, Tim "Ripper" Owens recorded vocals on "Rules Of Engagement" and Laura Christine also contributed a solo on the song "Destiny Found". Jeff Waters recorded the main guitar solo on "A New Era", while Carlos E. Perez laid down guitar solo for "Methods Of The Past" and with both Christian Wentz and Marc Pattison contributing guitar solos on "Scratching The Surface".

The demo version of the track "Where Hate Lies" is available for streaming on the band's MySpace.

Evolution cover art] tracklist:

01. Nations On Fire
02. Where Hate Lies
03. The Break
04. Rules Of Engagement
05. Destiny Found
06. A New Era
07. Methods Of The Past
08. Death Shop
09. Circle
10. Power Out
11. Scratching The Surface
12. Misery

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Source:

pulverised.net

Norwegian metallers Communic are currently preparing the final writing details for their follow-up to 2008's Payment Of Existence. The band is planning to start the recording process early 2011. The band is hoping for a June 2011 release.

Comments guitarist/vocalist Oddleif Stensland: "I am really excited about this new material that we have put together for this new album. There is still some work left, but we are getting closer. I think the heaviness of these songs will surprise many of you, and the overall feeling of it, is way darker this time. The songs are shorter, more in your face and may seem straight forward at first, but there are many twists and turns that will just creep under your skin. This album is DEEP!

I know that many of you have been waiting for this album for a long time already, but everything has its time, and the time is now. Never before have I left so much of "myself" in our songs - never before has the price been so high - this album will be really special".

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Source:	nuclearblast.de
Band profile:	Communic

Transcending Bizarre? will finally release their new album, The Misanthrope's Fable, on November 19th via Dissonart Productions.

The album recording was finished in July, and was mixed by Dim Douvras (Rotting Christ, Rex Mundi) at Lunatech Studios. The artwork was created by Anestis Goudas (Derz.oth Design) and based on the paintings of Jesse Pepper. Vocalist Bjørnar E. Nilsen from Vulture Industries participates in the song "The Empire of Mind".

The band stated earlier: "We believe that this album is our DARKEST and most complete creation so far. The symphonic avant-gardism of our latest release joins the experimental black metal psychedelia of our debut album and the result is a concept album of nightmarish atmosphere and severe eclecticism."

Haris shares the following words about the forthcoming release: "This is the first time that we've created a CONCEPT album, both musically and lyrically. There are lots of melodic themes and lyrics that repeat themselves throughout the album with all songs contributing to the main story. The vocals are more diverse than ever and we have also recorded some themes with the help of a CHILDREN's choir as an attempt to enhance the horror and the unearthly atmosphere of the music. I hope the final result satisfies our fans."

The album will contain the last drum parts played by S.A.Akis, who passed away in June, due to a congenital heart disease.

A new track, called "The Beginning" and an album medley are available for streaming on the band's MySpace.

The Misanthrope's Fable cover art] tracklist:

01. The Misanthrope's Fable
02. The Beginning
03. Realizing The Blindness
04. Envisaging The Ideal Planet
05. The Murders Of The Young Ones
06. The Empire Of Mind
07. Descarte's Wrath
08. Broad Daylight Misanthropy
09. The Return To Nothingness

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Source:	myspace.com
Band profile:	Transcending Bizarre?

Norwegian heavy metallers Thunderbolt have added a brand-new song, entitled "Black Horde", to their MySpace player. "Black Horde" can be found on the band's upcoming effort, called Dung Idols. An exact release date is yet to be confirmed. Click here to stream the new track.

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Source:	blogs.myspace.com
Band profile:	Thunderbolt