A three-minute edit of the song "Year Of The Rat", a brand new song from Norwegian metallers Tristania, is available for streaming at this location."Year Of The Rat" comes off the band's forthcoming album, Rubicon, which is scheduled for release via Napalm Records on the following dates:
Aug. 25 - Spain
Aug. 27 - Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Benelux, Italy, Sweden
Aug. 30 - Rest of Europe
Aug. 31 - USA/Canada




Spanish gothic symphonic metallers, FOREVER SLAVE are working on material for their new studio album, which is tentatively due in early 2011.
"Silence", the first video from KISKE/SOMERVILLE — the new project featuring former HELLOWEEN vocalist Michael Kiske and American singer Amanda Somerville — can be viewed below. The song comes off KISKE/SOMERVILLE's self-titled debut album, which is scheduled for release in Europe on September 24 and in the U.S. on October 12 via Frontiers Records. The "Silence" single will precede the full-length CD on August 20.
Portuguese/Swedish Prog Goth metal act Factory of Dreams has issued the following announcement about contributing a track to the upcoming "Gothic Visions Volume II" compilation:
KIVIMETSÄN DRUIDI, the leading band in the extreme fantasy metal genre surprised every one with their latest offering "Betrayal, Justice, Revenge" and shows that good songwriting, instrumental skills and fresh ideas are the ingredients for a good album.
Russian industrial-dance-metal band Xe-NONE posts new single "Cyber Girl" online.
Simone Simons has uploaded a video titled: "Girls just want to have fun" (how the title of an old rock/soul song). The resume of this video is: two girls buying make-up at Sephora's shop. Drinking juice all the time and eating vegetarian food. Ufff it's very funny!
"Wait For Me", the new video from the Romanian female-fronted band
Dutch singer Anneke Van Giersbergen (AGUA DE ANNIQUE, ex-THE GATHERING)
Metal Band Dark Moor will have a special guest for their next album, the talented soprano Berenice Musa. The band's eight studio album will be recorded once more at New Sin Studios (Italy) with producer Luigi Stefanini and it will be available at the end of this year.


