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Devastating Enemy Calling It Quits

Austrian metal outfit Devastating Enemy has issued the following announcement about deciding to call it a day:

"After 5 years of existence, two albums and tons of crazy shows and tours we decided to lay this band to rest.

"It was one of the hardest decisions we ever had to face, but we just figured out, that it´s simply not working out anymore.

"At this point we want to thank all of you for your endless support over the years. It´s been a hell of a trip and we´re grateful for every single person who made Devastating Enemy what it is today. Special thanks goes out to our fifth member behind the scenes, Stefan.

"We currently can´t tell you about further plans or circumstances of this separation, but as we wish to give you a proper farewell, we´ll keep you updated.

"Thank you." More...

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Evocation Splits With Two Members

Sweden's Evocation has issued the following announcement about parting ways with two members:

"We have some sad and glad news to announce from Evocation. We’ll start with the sad news; since some months ago we received word from Janne and Vesa that they would no longer be a part of the band after 2013.

"There is no big drama behind the departure of the two brothers, it’s just that they no longer have the energy or motivation to continue and also they have different priorities in their lives nowadays. You can read their comments about leaving Evocation below. We all feel sad but we respect their decision and want to wish them good luck with their future endeavours. Also we want to thank them for all their contributions and being a part of the band ever since the beginning in 1991. Thank you and good luck Janne & Vesa! More...

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Soreption Posts New Lyric Video

Soreption has released a lyric video for the track "Breaking the Great Narcissist," taken from the band's upcoming February 18th release "Engineering the Void," due out via Unique Leader Records.

Check out the clip below, and the full album's track listing is as follows:

1. Reveal The Unseen
2. The Nature Of Blight
3. Breaking The Great Narcissist
4. A Speech To Survival
5. Utopia
6. Monumental Burden
7. I Am You
8. Engineering The Void

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Devangelic To Record New Album

Devangelic has checked in with the following announcement about gearing up to enter the recording studio:

"The song writing of the first CD is finally finished! We are very happy of the result of the whole pre-productions!

"We can announce that we'll enter, next 4th February 2014, the 16th Cellar Studio in Rome (Hour Of Penance, Fleshgod Apocalypse, Blasphemer, and more) to record our debut album!

"Soon will reveal the album title, final trackl ist and cover art (by Japanese maniac Toshihiro Egawa Art) followed by many shows and fests planned for 2014! Gonna be an intense blasphemous year! Stay tuned! Meanwhile enjoy our promo track 'Unfathomed Evisceration!'" More...

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Abolishment Of Flesh Announces Tour Dates

Texas based death metal band Abolishment of Flesh has announced the group will be touring alongside Embryonic Devourment on the Brutal Alliance Tour 2014. Dates are as follows:

April 18: San Francisco, CA
April 19: Long Beach, CA
April 20: Los Angeles, CA
April 21: Las Vegas, NV
April 22: Salt Lake City, UT
April 23: Denver, CO
April 24: Omaha, NE
April 25: Milwaukee, Wi (NYDM Bash featuring Internal Bleeding)
April 26: Milwaukee, Wi (NYDM Bash featuring Internal Bleeding)
April 27: Des Moines, IA
April 28: Kansas City, MO
April 29: Oklahoma City, OK
April 30: Amarillo, TX
May 01: Albuquerque, NM
May 02: Phoenix, AZ
May 03: San Diego, CA More...

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Putrid Pile Posts "Blood Fetish" Video

Putrid Pile has released a new music video for "Blood Fetish," which is the title track of the same album available now from Sevared Records. Check it out below. Putrid Pile is:

Shaun LaCanne - vocals, guitars, bass, and drums

Shaun also comments: "Special thanks to Andrew and company and Tippett Films for this amazing experience! Please bands like the Tippett Films page on Facebook and if you consider yourself a friend or fan of Putrid Pile please share the hell out of this video! I am very proud of it, hope you like it!"

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Gospel Of The Horns Seeking Fan Photos

Gospel of the Horns is gearing up to release a box set next year which will consists of 2 LPs, 2 MLPs, a 7" with new tracks, the "Satanists Dream" and "Sinners" demos, a live DVD, poster, and 20 page booklet.

The band has now checked in with the following announcement about seeking flyers and fan photos to include with the set:

"As Gospel of the Horns will be releasing the Box set in April 2014, we are on the look out for flyers (old and new), drunken photos, reviews and anything else which you believe would fit well in this 20 page booklet of doom. Contact us here or at bandmasterwolf@hotmail.com."

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Cap De Craniu Releases New Video

Cap De Craniu has released a new official music video for "The World Between Dream And Reality And The Man Without a Shadow." Check it out below. You can also stream the band's entire previous album "I'll Kill If I Live" over at this location.

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Betrayer Entering The Studio

Indiana-based outfit Betrayer has issued the following update about preparing to enter the recording studio:

"Justin and James are getting ready to head to The Nook Recording Studio to track guitars for our first song that we will be releasing early 2014 with our new name!

"We've been waiting for this day for a very long time and we can't wait to show you what we've been working on!

"Many hours and sit down practices have gone into the writing of our new music so we hope you enjoy it as much as we had fun writing it! Video updates are coming soon!"

Stay up-to-date on the band's recording process over at the Betrayer Facebook profile.

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2013 Metal Grammy Nominees Revealed

The 2013 Grammy nominees in the "Best Metal Performance" category have now been revealed, and are as follows:

"T.N.T." - Anthrax
"God Is Dead?" - Black Sabbath
"The Enemy Inside" - Dream Theater
"In Due Time" - Killswitch Engage
"Room 24" - Volbeat Featuring King Diamond

As usual, there's nothing on the extreme side to be found, but at least actual metal bands have made the list. Anyone want to bet which performance wins?

Keep in mind, last year Halestorm somehow won best metal performance in a lineup that featured Lamb of God, Megadeth, and Iron Maiden, so it seems likely voting for the most rock-focused and least metallic band may be the way to go.

And when your done with that, let us know what the REAL best metal performance of 2013 should have been - Grammy's be damned!

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Malevolence Streaming Full New Album

Portugal's Malevolence has now released the new album "Antithetical" (reviewed here), which is the follow-up to 1999’s "Martyrialized."

The "Antithetical" album was produced by Carlos Cariano and recorded in 20M2SEA Studio by Paulo Pereira in Portugal. Mixed and mastered at Woodshed Studio by V. Santura (Triptykon, Pestilence), the album includes drummer extraordinaire Dirk Verbeuren (Soilwork, Devin Townsend).

The band has now teamed up with Decibel Magazine to stream all of "Antithetical." Give it a listen in the player below. You can also read the band's track-by-track breakdown of the album right here. More...

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Exthenia Posts New Documentary Clip

Finland's Exthenia has just released a new episode of "Exthenia TV," which can be viewed below. This 16 minute clip features music video shooting, album recording, tripping around Helsinki & Hyvinkää, and antics in hotel rooms.

Exthenia is:

Juho Raita - vocals/guitar
Mikael Weckström - lead guitar
Jere Blom - keyboards
Ville Lähteenmäki - drums

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Imminent Sonic Destruction Posts New Video

Detroit-based prog metal band Imminent Sonic Destruction has released a video for the song "Breaking Through."

This live video was recorded in 2012 at the band's album release show at The Magic Bag in Ferndale, MI. Check out the 13-minute epic performance video below.

Last month ISD completed the search to replace drummer Pat DeLeon, who left the band earlier this year. After several auditions, ISD has tapped Dan Chapa (Switchline, Rockstar).

ISD is now hard at work on the follow-up to the 2012 debut CD "Recurring Themes" (reviewed here) which was produced by Roy Z (Bruce Dickinson, Sepultura). More...

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Dragonsclaw Releases New Music Video

Australian traditional metal band Dragonsclaw released a the third music video for the sophomore album "Judgement Day." The new video is "Watching My Every Move," which features a guest vocal appearance by David Reece (ex-Accept), can be seen in the player below. Check out the previous videos for "Fly: Defenders of the Skies, Pt. II" and "Battle Cry". "Judgement Day" is available via Killer Metal Records.

In addition, as a holiday gift to the fans, the band is offering a free download of the new compilation album, "Fleshwounds," over at this location. The compilation includes the all the band's videos to day and 2 unreleased rarities.

Check out "Watching My Every Move" here: More...

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Timo Tolkki's Avalon Recruits Floor Jansen

Timo Tolkki reported that the upcoming Timo Tolkki's Avalon sophomore LP (working titled Avalon II) will feature Nightwish/ReVamp vocalist Floor Jansen as the main singer. In addition, Tolkki will bring Avalon out on the road for a European Tour in May 2014.

Jansen provides lead vocals on the upcoming first single and promotional video. The release date for both single and the video is planned for March 2014. The recordings are currently taking place in East Sound Studios in Helsinki, Finland. Jansen joins the cast that already includes Epica singer Simone Simons and the reunion of the early Stratovarius. Lineup: Tuomo Lassila on drums (the founder of Stratovarius) and Antti Ikonen on keyboards (the original keyboard player of Stratovarius).

The European Tour will coincide with the release of the album. More details on the album release date, live lineup and dates will be revealed later.

Timo Tolkki commented: “I am right now recording probably the best vocalist I have worked with in my whole career. This has been a jaw dropping experience and I thought I have already seen it all. Floor has proven me wrong. For example in the 10 minute title track of the album, she delivers in my opinion the best vocals of her career so far. This song is probably the biggest sounding of my whole career and Floor simply makes it an astonishing, almost breathtaking experience! We are both surprised of how amazing this has turned out to be and both very happy to hear how amazing it sounds.” More...

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