US symphonic power metallers Kamelot are the newest confirmation for the 70000 Tons Of Metal festival and Wacken Open Air 2012, as was revealed on their official website. Kamelot's founder and guitarist Thomas Youngblood states: "We are very excited about returning to Wacken for 2012, this is one of the best festivals in the world and we will be planning our biggest stage presentation ever. Get ready for some fire!"

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The European leg of US alternative metallers Gwar's Return Of The World Maggot tour, scheduled to kick off in January 2012 has been cancelled after several promoters pulled the plug on shows, citing poor ticket sales.

Gwar spokesman Dave Brockie commented on the tour's cancellation: "Several of the promoters were alarmed by the low ticket sales, and they decided to start pulling the plug on shows. It got to the point where we had lost so many shows that we simply could not afford to do the tour."

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Source:	gwar.net
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Dutch symphonic metallers Within Temptation have released a new music video for the song "Fire And Ice". The video features live footage and video footage shot especially for visuals used in The Unforgiving Tour. You can watch it below.

The song comes off their fifth studio album The Unforgiving, which sold around 12,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 50 on The Billboard 200 chart.


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Source:	within-temptation.com
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Portuguese gothic metallers Moonspell have signed a worldwide recording deal with Napalm Records.

A new album by the dark metal band revolving around the charismatic frontman Fernando Ribeiro will be released in spring 2012. Fernando Ribeiro also commented: "With Moonspell nothing really ends, but always ever begins. Signing with Napalm is a firm step into cutting all bullshit and work with people who truly believe in us and respect our longevity, while helping us to embrace those who have been arriving in the last years to start with us yet another kingdom of darkness under the moon. Our new album is a statement. Our blood is the ink. Your skin, the scrolls upon we will write. Napalm Records, our messenger. Be ready."

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Source:	napalmrecords.com
Band profile:	Moonspell

Finnish suomi metallers To/Die/For have launched a new video for the song "Hail Of Bullets". The track comes off their freshly released sixth album Samsara and you can now watch it below.


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Drummer Morgan Berthet has officially joined Tunisian prog metal outfit Myrath on a full-time basis. The band posted the following on their Facebook page: "We are pleased to announce that talented drummer Morgan Berthet, who has proven to be a fantastic drummer and a great bandmate throughout our recent 6 weeks long European tour has now officially joined Myrath on a full-time basis in replacement of Piwee Desfray. We thank Piwee for his services to the band and wish him all the best in his career."

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Canadian blackened doom metal outfit Woods Of Ypres has released another new song from their forthcoming new album Woods 5: Grey Skies & Electric Light, available February 15th, 2012. The new track, titled "Traveling Alone", is streaming now on the Metal Hammer Germany website.

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Source:	metal-hammer.de
Band profile:	Woods Of Ypres

After taking a trip back in time with the Draconian Times MMXI DVD/live album (the London legacy show of their classic album from 1995) and also Gregor Mackintosh's return to his crusty doom/death metal roots with Vallenfyre (along his mates from My Dying Bride, Doom and At The Gates), it's time for Paradise Lost's 13th studio album.

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Source:	paradiselost.co.uk
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Swedish gothenburg metallers Soilwork have started writing new material for the follow-up to The Panic Broadcast. The band announced on their official website that the new album, to be released in December 2012 via Nuclear Blast Records, will be entitled The Living Infinite.

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Source:	soilwork.org
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Dubbed Bonded By Baloff: A Decade Of Remembrance, this tribute event marks the 10th anniversary of former Exodus vocalist Paul Baloff's death. It will take place on Saturday, February 4th, 2012, at the Oakland Metro Operahouse and will feature bands of the thrash metal industry, including Exodus, Possessed, Forbidden and Heathen.

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Source:	holdmyticket.com
Band profile:	Exodus
Event:	Exodus: Bonded By Baloff - A Decade Of Remembrance

Canadian thrashers Annihilator are the newest addition to the 70000 Tons Of Metal 2012 line-up. Alongside them, 31 other bands are confirmed to perform and will cruise with the fans in this very unique festival. For more information go to this location.

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Source:	70000tons.com
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Event:	70000 Tons Of Metal 2012

This year announced Sounds Of Extreme Tour will kick off at the end of January 2012! The bands creating this event will be Krisiun, Malevolent Creation and Vital Remains. The Brazilians will come back to Europe with their new album The Great Execution released by Century Media. As for Malevolent Creation, they promote still smashing Invidious Dominion (Nuclear Blast). Vital Remains don't have new piece of music but Tony Lazaro promised to present some new sounds from a new album ready to be recorded in 2012. The line-up is completed by five new bands. Previously announced Immolation shifted their tour for spring 2012.

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Source:	massive-music.pl
Event:	Sounds Of Extreme Tour 2012

Dutch symphonic metallers Epica have unveiled the cover art and tracklist for the upcoming album Requiem For The Indifferent, to be released on March 9th, 2012, in Europe and four days later in North America via Nuclear Blast Records. This is their fifth full-length album and it was recorded at Gate Studio in Wolfsburg, Germany, by Sascha Paeth.

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Source:	epica.nl
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In a recent interview with the Phoenix New Times, US metalcore act As I Lay Dying declared the intention to enter the studio next springtime and start a new tour after finishing recording the new album. "We are heading in to the studio around springtime and plan to start the touring once we've finished the record", answered Jordan Mancino. To read the full interview go to this location.

The band released the compilation album Decas in November to celebrate their 10th anniversary.

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Source:	blogs.phoenixnewtimes.com
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Norwegian melodic black metallers Borknagar are currently at Fascination Street studio working on their upcoming new album, and the band has now checked in with the following update: "Øystein, Lars and myself arrived in Fascination Street Studio last night and today we're already hard at work with the mixing process. I don't want to say much more, only share a few pics here, but this is different! Enjoyable, Majestic, Brilliant! Can't wait to release this..."

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