Italian metallers Raintime have launched a new and improved MySpace layout. For this occasion, a new song, entitled "One Day", is now available for streaming on their MySpace page.

The band's as yet untitled new album was recorded in March/April 2009 and will be released later in the year via Lifeforce Records in Europe, Replica Records in France, Soundholic Records in Japan and Bielerbros Records in the US, Canada and the UK.

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Source:	lifeforcerecords.com
Band profile:	Raintime

Original news, posted on 24.03.2009

"Bible Black", the new song from UK metallers Heaven And Hell, is available for streaming on Noisecreep.com.

"Bible Black" comes off the band's forthcoming album, entitled "The Devil You Know", which will be released on April 28th via Rhino Records. The album was recorded at Rockfield Studios, Wales. More details about the album were previously reported at this location.

UPDATED, on 09.04.2009 (thanks to 37592)

Audio samples of all ten tracks from the new Heaven And Hell album "The Devil You Know" are available at the website of German online record store JPC.

UPDATE (thanks to Abattoir)

"Bible Black", the new video from UK metallers Heaven And Hell, has been made available online.

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Source:	blogs.myspace.com
Band profile:	Heaven And Hell

"Fade Out", the new video from Autumn Hour, the band featuring vocalist Alan Tecchio (Hades, Watchtower, Non-Fiction, Seven Witches), drummer Dave Lescinsky (Hades), bassist Clint Arent (Painmuseum, Seven Witches), and guitarist Justin Jurman, can be viewed below. The song comes off the group's upcoming CD, "Dethroned", due on May 5 via Rock Ridge Music.

Autumn Hour will appear at Sam Ash in Edison, New Jersey on Thursday, April 30 as part of the Gibson Tour Bus. They will perform and sign advance copies of the CD.

Tecchio previously stated about Autumn Hour: "We've written a concept CD about the near end of mankind and the role that accelerating technology plays in the wake of that. It's a story that was inspired by Ray Kurzwell's theory of the singularity. A cover of Eurythmics' "Here Comes The Rain Again" included as it fits the theme quite well."

"Dethroned" cover art] tracklist:

Part I: Singularity in the Making
01. Oblivion
02. End User
03. Techcceleration (The Machine Speaks)
04. Here Comes the Rain Again

Part II: Endgame.
05. Fade Out
06. Unbelievable (The Mind Speaks)
07. Dethroned
08. How Were We Supposed To Know?

Part III: The Machine Kind
09. Every Day (The Body Speaks)
10. Transcend
11. The Past (The Heart Speaks)

For more information, visit http://www.myspace.com/autumnhour.

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Source:	myspace.com
Band profile:	Seven Witches

Fear Factory have had a complete line-up change including the original members Dino Cazares (guitar) rejoining along side Burton C. Bell (vocals) as well as bassist Byron Stroud and Gene Hoglan to play drums. The band will also play some festivals this summer.

Metal Hammer conducted an exclusive interview with Burton and Dino to talk about their friendship, why Raymond Herrera and Christian Olde Wolbers aren't included in the band any more, and their plans for a new album.

The interview can be found at this location:

http://www.metalhammer.co.uk/news/world-exclusive-fear-factory-interview/

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Source:	metalhammer.co.uk
Band profile:	Fear Factory

An e-card for "Revelations Of The Black Flame", the new album from Norwegian metallers 1349, can be found at this location.

"Revelations Of The Black Flame" was recorded at Studio Studio Nyhagen in Bøverbru, Norway, and was co-mixed by Tom Gabriel Fischer (ex-Celtic Frost). The album will be released on June 2 via Candlelight Records.

"Revelations Of The Black Flame" cover art] tracklisting:

01. Invocation
02. Serpentine Sibilance
03. Horns
04. Maggot Fetus... Teeth Like Thorns
05. Misanthropy
06. Uncreation
07. Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun
08. Solitude
09. At The Gate...

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Source:	candlelightrecords.co.uk
Band profile:	1349

Nahemah have posted the video clip for their song, "The Perfect Depth Of The Mermaids," taken from Nahemah's upcoming album "A New Constellation" online. The video was directed by Manuel Garcia De Otazo.

Nahemah said the following about the new album "A New Constellation": "The new album is a step ahead in our music and lifes. We have grown up as musicians and as persons, we have elevated our personalities, spirits and minds to places beyond our body and planet, they have been elevated to different atmospheres, to a new constellation."

The album will be released at the end of May through Lifeforce Records.

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Source:	myspace.com
Band profile:	Nahemah

Press release:

The world of Rock and Roll has one Metal God - Rob Halford. The multi-Gold and Platinum Producer, Songwriter, Vocalist has graced the world's largest stages for decades leading his revolutionary solo acts: Halford, Fight and the legendary Judas Priest.

Developing new standards for the Rock and Metal genres with blazing vocals, dynamic themes, adorned head-to-toe in glass, leather and steel - The Metal God is universally recognized as an artist whom continually inspires and drives today's global Hard Rock industry.

With an eye on defining consumer-fashions for today's Rock and Roll lifestyles, Metal God Entertainment and Rob Halford are pleased to debut a new garment entity: Metal God Apparel.

With Pre-sale beginning today and shipments commencing June 15, 2009 Metal God Apparel will debut dozens of new, edgy-designs this year for youth, teens, men and women. Metal God Apparel re-produced on custom-dyed, cotton tees integrating the newest fashion technology, resulting in an extremely attractive, lightweight, soft-to-touch, active-wear for today's global music audiences.

Please visit http://www.MetalGodApparel.com for more details.

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Band profile:

Halford

Pulverised Records press release

The latest Swedish all-star collaboration The Few Against Many, featuring ex-Scar Symmetry singer and lead guitarist Christian Älvestam, vocalist Pär Johansson of Satariel, The Duskfall and Demiurg fame, guitarist Patrik Gardberg (Torchbearer), drummer Jani Stefanovic (Miseration, Solution .45, etc) and bassist Anders Edlund (Incapacity, Angel Blake, etc) have revealed the album cover artwork and tracklisting for the debut album "SOT":

01. Hädanfärd
02. Bränd Mark
03. Blod
04. Skapelsens Sorti
05. Sot
06. Abider
07. Heresi
08. One With The Shadow

With the brilliantly mystical artwork of Dan Seagrave (Morbid Angel, Suffocation, Dismember, Entombed, etc) and backed by the top-notch production of Tomas "Plec" Johansson at Panic-Room Studios in Sweden and joining in as contributors Mikael Stanne of Dark Tranquillity and Jonas Renkse of Katatonia/Bloodbath fame penning down some lyrics, "SOT" is a crushing sick bastardization of Death Metal brutality combined with Progressive elements but only more twisted!

Comments Christian: "It's a great honour and privilege to once again work with my good friend Roy Yeo and his Pulverised Records. We have known each other for almost 12 years now, through our past work together with Unmoored and Quest Of Aidance, so it feels very much like coming home in a way. We are very happy and excited to see where this re-established cooperation can lead us as a team!"

Release date to be announced soon.

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myspace.com

"We", the new video from Danish rockers Volbeat, has been made available online. The clip was directed by AVA Studios.

"We" comes off the band's latest album, entitled "Guitar Gangsters & Cadillac Blood", which was released on September 2008 via Mascot Records.


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Source:	blogs.myspace.com
Band profile:	Volbeat

Moonspell have issued the following statement regarding the cancelled Minsk show:

"We are extremely disappointed by the fact we had to cancel the shows. The reasons on both Neopolis and Cradle Of Filth site is accurate but Moonspell might add that the bands' buses entered Belarus territory and were meeting for possible solutions for the day. On the event that the truck with ALL of our tour equipment was held due to a bureaucratic detail in the border made all our efforts worthless.

We have planned carefully this trip with the promoter, with the embassies and were caught off guard by an excessive zeal from the border staff.

Goes without saying that all the bands were eagerly anticipating the show as it was a premiere for everyone. We can assure you we are doing our best to reschedule the show and we are pretty sure we will do so up to the end of the year, the sooner, the better, though no specific date can be advanced so far.

Thanks for your comprehension, we understand and share the frustration but look forward to make it up for you on a near future."

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Source:	blogs.myspace.com
Band profile:	Moonspell

Sideburn have added one of their new songs "Shapes" to the MySpace player.

Guitarist Morgan Zocek added: "Last week we sent out some new material to a lot of labels, and we already have been contacted by a couple of really welknown labels who have shown great interest in our new material. So stay tuned for updates."

A few weeks ago, the band announced the following:

"We have now finished the recording and mixing of our new album "The Demons Dance" in XTC Studios (Stockholm) once again with Ulf Wahlberg as Co Producer (mastering will be completed in the nextcoming week). The recording and mixing took place between the end of January to the beginning of April. We have had a great and inspiring time in the studio and the end result is amazing (can't wait to show the new material to the world)."

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Source:	myspace.com
Band profile:	Sideburn

New Supreme Pain songs, called "The Unholy Throne" and the title track "Nemesis Enforcer", from the band's second full-length album, are streaming online over at the Supreme Pain MySpace.

The album is set to hit the streets somewhere in May.

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Source:	myspace.com
Band profile:	Supreme Pain

Lunarsea have posted a new video, for the song "Metamorphine", online. The video was filmed in Rome with director Federico Ferrari. The song comes off the band's latest album "Route Code Selector", which was released in October last year via Punishment 18 Records.


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Source:	myspace.com
Band profile:	Lunarsea

A new preview track from Stream Of Passion's upcoming album "The Flame Within" is now available for stream at http://www.streamofpassion.com. "The Flame Within" will be released both as regular and limited digipack edition with bonus track on the following dates:

27.05.09 - FIN & ESP
29.05.09 - GAS, BENELUX FRA, ITA, SWE
01.06.09 - Rest Of Europe
02.06.09 - USA / CAN (RYKO)

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Source:	myspace.com
Band profile:	Stream Of Passion

Anaal Nathrakh have posted two new tracks from their upcoming album "In The Constellation Of The Black Widow", called "More Of Fire Than Blood" and "The Lucifer Effect", on their MySpace.

"In The Constellation Of The Black Widow" will be released on June 29th through Candlelight Records.

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Source:	myspace.com
Band profile:	Anaal Nathrakh