Russian alternative progressive rock/metal project Soundery recently announced a brand new single entitled Empty, due out for release this Friday, October 26th, on all major platforms like iTunes, Spotify, Deezer, Bandcamp, etc. The new track is said to be an experimental piece, starting off as a dramatic ballad, combining electronica sound and merging into a metal finisher with 8-string guitars.

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Russian alternative progressive rock project Soundery (formerly known as INFINITY²) released a new single entitled "What Lies Ahead" from the upcoming EP Viridian and launched a lyric video which you can check out below.

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Russian alternative progressive rock/metal project INFINITY² recently announced that it's changing its name to something more keyboard-friendly: Soundery. Along with the name change, the project announced a new EP, entitled Viridian, to be released on April 27th, 2017, with a single to be unveiled on April 12th.

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On November 10th, Bethesda Softworks released their new game Fallout 4, the fourth major installment in the Fallout series, and the Swedish band Katatonia makes another Easter egg appearance in one of their games! Furthermore, Katatonia have recently confirmed that they finished the drum work for the new album which is expected in 2016. They are searching for a new guitar player as session live guitarist Tomas Åkvik will leave after the 70000 Tons of Metal cruise in January.

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In the beginning of 2014, the talented keyboardist of Dream Theater, Jordan Rudess, released two new solo albums: the successfully crowdfunded Explorations, recorded with the Sinfonietta Consonus symphonic orchestra, and All That Is Now which is generally a "piano album" (initially released in December 2013). And what's really surprising is the fact that both of them are up for consideration for Grammy nominations.

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Haken have confirmed the release of a 3-track EP featuring reworked materials from their 2008 demo Enter The 5th Dimension, featuring guests Pete Rinaldi (Headspace) and Mike Portnoy (Transatlantic / Flying Colors). Entitled Restoration, it's set for launch on October 27th via InsideOut, midway through the progressive metal band's UK tour with Leprous and Maschine.

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Russian power/progressive metal band Eclipse Hunter announced their intentions to halt its development for an unspecified period of time. However, the band will play their last 2 shows in October and December, after which the musicians will concentrate on their own projects and maybe return to Eclipse Hunter someday later. The full letter from the band can be found below.

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Sonata Arctica have just announced that their long-time member and bassist Marko Paasikoski is leaving the band. The band expressed much gratitude to him for completing their last tour, despite his wish to quit touring. Sonata Arctica have also announced a new bass player - Pasi Kauppinen (Silent Voices, ex-Requiem (FIN), Winterborn), whom they had known for many years. Pasi mixed both of their DVDs, and recorded several parts for their last 3 studio albums. He will fully join the band starting with the upcoming album.

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Paul Antonio Ortiz, the main man in the Chimp Spanner project, has recently announced that his new album is officially in progress. He also confirmed that there will be no songs from the last EP All Roads Lead Here and it will only feature new material. Some working titles include "Mega Rainbow", "Curiosity Killed My Cat" & "BRB Gone Crazy".

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Arjen Lucassen, aka Ayreon, has recently uploaded some more excerpts from the new album The Theory Of Everything on YouTube, revealing the first guest singer. This post was a part of the "guessing contest" on his Facebook page, and more excerpts with other singers are awaited soon. Regarding the first part, the majority of fans instantly guessed Marco Hietala (Tarot, Nightwish, Northern Kings) which has been confirmed today as the first guest on the album. The video can be found below.

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Danish progressive/neoclassical metal band Royal Hunt has recently announced the release of an anniversary 3CD + DVD compilation, simply entitled 20th Anniversary. The special edition will be released via Frontiers Records in Europe on November 23rd, 2012, in the USA on January 22nd, 2013 and through Marquee/Avalon in Japan/SE Asia on November 21st, 2012.

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Russian progressive power metallers Eclipse Hunter's latest album Unlimited Edition (2011) is now available for purchase in digital format on iTunes, Amazon MP3, Google Play, Nokia/Ovi, MediaNet and eMusic. The new album can also be found at free streaming services, such as Grooveshark, Bandcamp and Spotify.

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Tore Moren (guitar) and Nic Angileri (bass) are no longer playing with Norwegian heavy metallers Jorn. According to the band's official website, they will both be focusing on their solo careers and other projects and their departure was not caused by any conflicts within the band. Tore Moren has been playing with Jorn since 2001 and has recorded five studio albums plus one as a session musician and also two live albums. The new line-up is promised to be announced soon.

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Frontiers Records announced a worldwide release of "Hard Rain's Coming" - the first single taken from Danish prog/power metallers Royal Hunt's forthcoming album Show Me How To Live - on November 14th (the single will only be available digitally).

A sample of the song "Hard Rain's Coming" is available at this location.

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Danish power/prog metallers Royal Hunt are putting the very last touches on their new album Show Me How To Live and getting ready to mix it, this time in Sweden, and have also unveiled the new album cover. The album will be first released in the USA on November 29th, then by Frontiers Records in Europe on December 2nd, and finally in Japan on December 7th. More album details were previously reported here.

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