Sweden's unique avantgarde metal act Diablo Swing Orchestra have posted a message via their Facebook regarding a sudden line up change with the departure of their long time main vocalist Annlouice Loegdlund and hints at new material. Annlouice Loegdlund leaves the band to pursue her opera career and will be replaced by Kristin Evegård. The band is already recording a new single with the new vocalist.

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In a short but rather shocking update on the band's official Facebook page, Italian black metal legion Opera IX announced the departure of the band's vocalist Marco "The Bard" De Rosa.

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After last year's exit of their vocalist Tobias Sidegård, Swedish death metal masters Necrophobic revealed through their official Facebook page today the return of vocalist Anders Strokirk, who handled the vocal duties during 1992-1994 and also recorded their first album The Nocturnal Silence in 1993.

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With two full-length studio albums under their belts, Romulus and Caligvla, Canadian symphonic death metallers Ex Deo have decided to put their project on hold.

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Italian progressive black metal band Hortus Animae has revealed more details regarding their new album Secular Music, which is considered to be their comeback album since their 2005 opus The Blow Of Furious Winds. The band released the cover art and a teaser video, available for your viewing pleasure here.

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