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Metal News for March 4, 2017

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6 news articles posted on this day.

Memoriam Posts Track-By-Track Video

Old school death metal group Memoriam is set to unleash debut album, "For The Fallen," on March 24th, 2017 through Nuclear Blast Records. Today, the band reveals a first track-by-track video discussing the first two tracks off the album. The full "For The Fallen" track listing is as follows:

1. Memoriam
2. War Rages On
3. Reduced to Zero
4. Corrupted System
5. Flatline
6. Surrounded (By Death)
7. Resistance
8. Last Words

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Delain Announces "Danse Macabre" Tour

2016 was a triumphant year for Delain with the release of the EP "Lunar Prelude," latest full-length album "Moonbathers," relentless touring and the celebrations of the band's 10 year anniversary in a sold out Paradiso, which will appear on live DVD/Blu-ray.

Intent on making 2017 a worthy successor, Delain is thrilled to announce a very special run of shows for October 2017, dubbed the "Danse Macabre" tour.

Joining the band for this exclusive set of dates is long-time friend and collaborator, Nightwish lynchpin Marco Hietala. Having contributed to most of Delain's records with guest appearances and after worldwide requests from fans, Delain and Hietala will now storm the stage together on the "Danse Macabre" tour.

These shows will feature a specially selected set list of rarely heard Delain songs, a sneak preview of new material, special effects and much more. Tickets are on sale now for these dates:

26/10/2017 FR Paris Alhambra
27/10/2017 CH Pratteln Z7
28/10/2017 DE Bochum Zeche
29/10/2017 DE Munich Backstage
31/10/2017 NL Utrecht Tivoli
01/11/2017 UK London KOKO More...

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Toxpack Announces New Album

Streetcore group Toxpack unites punks, rockers, metal fans, and hardcore purists alike with energy-laden music to sing, feel, and dance along to. New release "Schall und Rausch" is now prepped for release on March 31st via Napalm Records, with an advance song stream available below and the full track listing as follows:

1. Intrada
2. Kommerz (Die Geier kreisen weiter)
3. Willkommen im Klub
4. Auf alte Tage
5 Bis zum letzten Ton
6. Reden, Lästern, Lügen
7. Die Letzten, die sich noch dagegen stellen
8. In Trümmern (feat. Gunnar & Stefan Dritte Wahl)
9. Komm mit mir
10. Wenn Du willst
11. Narben der Vergangenheit
12. Gib mir Dein Geld
13. Nichts geht mehr
14. Unbelehrbar
15. Alles auf Anfang
16. Profectio More...

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Edenbridge Comments On Chart Positions

New album "The Great Momentum" by Austrian symphonic metal act Edenbridge has entered the charts in Europe. In Germany the release entered official album charts at #82 and the MediaMarkt/Saturn Charts at #39.

For the first time the band has entered charts in Switzerland, the UK and the USA. "The Great Momentum" landed on the official Swiss album charts at #80, the English Indie Charts at #85 and the official US Billboard Hard Music Charts at #180.

Mastermind Lanvall says: "It is fantastic that we hit the charts in 4 of the most important markets of the world. The machine Edenbridge/SPV is running! A big thanks to our label Steamhammer/SPV, the promo companies, the distribution partners, the magazines, radios, TV stations and at first hand of course our loyal fans world wide to make that happen!"

Latst album "The Great Momentum" was released on February 17th, 2017 through SPV/Steamhammer as 2CD digi (bonus CD with instrumental versions), 2LP gatefold (golden vinyl), Boxset (only Europe - incl. 2CD digi, 2LP, poster, sticker, button, patch, mousepad, handsigned photocard), download and stream. More...

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Monument Of Misanthropy Working On New EP

Austrian/French brutal death metal maniacs of Monument Of Misanthropy are currently working on their upcoming new EP titled "Capital Punisher". French drum-wizard Romain Goulon (Necrophagist, Benighted) will be providing studio-drums again. In other news the band welcomes new band members Sam Terrak on bass and Cedric Lorin on live-drums. The album's cover artwork was again created by Remy Cuveillier of Headsplit Design, Paris, France.

"Capital Punisher" will contain the following new tracks:

- "Capital Punisher"
- "Killing Spree"
- "At Death's Door"
- "Pull The Plug" (Death cover)

+ one new secret track

Catch the band live this April supporting Vader and Immolation on the upcoming "Rise Of The Empire - European Tour 2017". Check out all dates below: More...

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Converge: "Jane Live" Full-Album Streaming

Converge premieres the full-album stream of the band's brand new live album "Jane Live", out in stores now via Bandcamp. Converge "Jane Live" is the classic "Jane Doe" album performed and recorded live in its entirety at Roadburn Festival in The Netherlands. The set was mixed by Converge guitarist Kurt Ballou at God City Studio and mastered by Brad Boatwright at Audiosiege.

Check out now "Jane Live" in its entirety below.

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