Jordanian dark oriental metallers Bilocate have set Summoning The Bygones as the title of their new album, which was mixed and mastered at Fascination Street Studio in Sweden with producer Jens Bogren (Opeth, Katatonia, Bloodbath, Amon Amarth, Paradise Lost). Summoning The Bygones is Bilocate's early visions presented in a new outfit.

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Band profile:	Bilocate

Sumerian black metallers Melechesh have just returned from the Lux Mundi Europe Tour as special guests of label mates Samael. Mastermind, vocalist and guitarist Ashmedi offers the following positive summary: "So far we have completed our fourth tour, plus a festival run in support of The Epigenesis album. Yet we still have some more gigs to announce."

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Source:	jorzine.com
Band profile:	Melechesh

Marcin "Novy" Nowak, of Behemoth and Vader fame, has joined the ranks as bassist of international death metal super group Nader Sadek (featuring Rune "Blasphemer" Erickson, Flo Mounier and Steve Tucker).

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The Moroccan/Canadian melodic death metal band Aeternam announce that the new album's writing process is finished, and they will enter the studio in March 2012 to record it. The band's new album will be recorded in Badass Studio with the engineer/producer Jeff Fortin, who previously worked with Aeternam on their debut album Disciples Of The Unseen.

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Source:	jorzine.com
Band profile:	Aeternam

Egyptian death metal band Scarab have announced that their upcoming new album Serpents Of The Nile is now in the last mixing stage. The final touches are being laid before they send it straight into mastering phase. The album contains 7 tracks and is scheduled to be released in early 2012.

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Source:	scarabegypt.com
Band profile:	Scarab

The Jordanian dark oriental metal band Bilocate is currently mixing their new album at Fascination Street Studios in Sweden, with sound engineer Jens Bogren (Opeth, Katatonia, Bloodbath, Amon Amarth, Symphony X, Paradise Lost).

Ramzi Essayed finished recording the vocals for the new CD earlier this month at the In The Mix studios (Dubai - UAE) with Nash Planojevic, who is known for his work as a monitor engineer for Iron Maiden and Saxon.

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Source:	jorzine.com
Band profile:	Bilocate

German progressive death metallers Obscura will do a handful of live shows in the Middle East / South East Asia in a couple of weeks.

The band will tour in support of their latest album Omnivium and will be performing first time ever in Thailand, Indonesia, Singapore and the United Arab Emirates.

Bass player Linus Klausenitzer will be joining the band on tour to replace Jeroen Paul Thesseling, who left the band in July.

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Band profile:	Obscura
Event:	Obscura: Asia Tour 2011

Swedish metal icon Dan Swanö has contributed guest vocals in two tracks from the upcoming third full-length album from Jordanian dark oriental metallers Bilocate.

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Source:	jorzine.com
Band profile:	Bilocate

The Tunisian Progressive Metal band Myrath has announced at their Facebook Page that they are going to film a videoclip in Sousse (Tunisia). To this respect, the band's new drummer Piwee Desfray (who replaced Seif Louhibi after his departure due to personal reasons) and the producer Kevin Codfert have traveled to Tunisia.

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Source:	jorzine.com
Band profile:	Myrath

Due to a last-minute withdrawal of Septicflesh (due to a tour schedule conflict), Sumerian thrashing black metallers Melechesh have been confirmed as the support act on the upcoming Lux Mundi European Tour of Swiss industrial metallers Samael

Melechesh will now share the so-called direct support rotating slot with Norwegian black metal act Keep Of Kalessin.

Septicflesh in their turn have been added as the second special guest on Amon Amarth's Surtur Rising European Tour, which already features As I Lay Dying. Get those dates again here.

Find an updated list of dates and a tour trailer after the jump.

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Source:	massive-music.pl
Band profile:	Melechesh
Event:	Samael: Lux Mundi Europe Tour

Backstage Metal has made its tribute album to Ronnie James Dio, called To Heaven Through Hell, available for free download.

In addition, Backstage Metal decided to make this tribute free with a donation to the Ronnie James Dio "Stand Up And Shout" Cancer Fund. While a donation is not needed to download and listen to this music, it would be appreciated. Even $1 can help.

To Heaven Through Hell - A Tribute To Ronnie James Dio was put together by Dio fans from around the world: "We all wanted to pay homage to one of the greatest rock singers of all time, and we thought this would be a fitting way to do it. Dio was such a huge influence on all of us, when he passed we all were drawn together and through his music we all found solace and serenity."

Click here for a picture of the tracklist and contributing artists. You can make a donation to the RJD Cancer Fund at this location. The tribute is available for free download over here.

Yesterday, July 10th, Ronnie would have been 69 years old.

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Band profile:	Dio

"Wasteland", a brand-new track from Turkish thrash/heavy metal band Mezarkabul (aka Pentagram) has been made available for free download over here. The new single can also be streamed in the YouTube clip below.

"Wasteland" is the band's first recording with new singer Gökalp Ergen, who replaced long-time vocalist Murat Ilkan last year.

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Source:	jorzine.com
Band profile:	Mezarkabul

Iranian thrash/death metal band Arsames will release an cover EP, entitled Persian Death Metal Tribute to Warriors Of Metal, later this summer.

The band will cover some songs of the bands that have influenced them the most, such as Kreator ("Phobia"), Sepultura ("Roots Bloody Roots"), Carcass ("Polarized") and Amon Amarth ("The Pursuit of Vikings").

A video teaser for the upcoming release can be found over at this location.

Commented the band's booking manager, Mohsen Fayyazi: "I was watching that they did the best. I'm sure that the album will attract the attention of fans."

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Band profile:	Arsames

Tunisian progressive metal band Myrath have announced their new studio album will be released in Europe in October through XIII Bis Records. The release dates for other continents will be announced soon.

The new as-yet-untitled album was engineered and produced by Kevin Codfert at X Fade Studio in Nanterre, France except for the orchestration, which has been recorded by Taher Guizani at GT Records Studio, in Sousse, Tunisia. The album was mixed at Fredrik Nordstrom Studio (Dimmu Borgir, In Flames) in Stockholm, Sweden and mastered by Jens Bogren (Symphony X) at Fascination Street Studios, in Orebro, Sweden.

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Source:	jorzine.com
Band profile:	Myrath

Orphaned Land will embark on an European Tour during November/December.

Special guests on The Tour To OR Shalem are French/Algerian/Moroccan oriental Metal band Arkan, Tunisian progressive metal band Myrath and French punk rockers ArtWeg.

Get all the dates below.

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Source:	orphaned-land.com
Band profile:	Orphaned Land
Event:	Orphaned Land: The Tour to OR Shalem