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Braunschweig, Germany based, female-fronted Death Metal band D.A.M.N (DIARY ABOUT MY NIGHTMARES) have entered the studio to
begin recording their sophomore album for a late 2012 release. The band states, "The drum recordings for the follow-up [to]
FORBIDDEN ANGER are done. We will go back to Denmark/Sweden in February to record the guitars, bass and vocals. Be prepared!
Be sure the new record will be even darker than the last one."

Greek Old-School Thrash Metal band SUICIDAL ANGELS will release their new album, BLOODBATH, on 27th January 2012 via NOISEART RECORDS. The CD features cover artwork by Ed Repka, who has previously worked with MEGADETH and DEATH, and who was responsible for the cover to last year's DEAD AGAIN.

Poland has given us some of the best in Extreme Metal, be it the dark atmosphere of BEHEMOTH, the soaring brutality of VADER or the simply mad technicality of DECAPITATED. Although there have not been as many as bands from Poland as there have been from Sweden, Norway or even Germany. Those that have come out have earned a place in the history of Metal. DEIVOS is another band struggling amongst the heavyweights to have its name there, but does it succeed? That is the important question.

JERUSALEM, the new album from Swedish Melodic Metal band ASTRAL DOORS, will be released in October. The CD, which will be made available as a jewelcase, digipack and on vinyl, was mixed by Daniel Bergstrand, who has previously worked with BEHEMOTH, MESHUGGAH, DIMMU BORGIR, STRAPPING YOUNG LAD and SOILWORK, among others. The cover art was designed by Mattias Eriksson and can be seen below.

Vocalist/Guitarist Adam "Nergal" Darski of Polish Extreme Metal band BEHEMOTH was found innocent of offending religious feelings in connection with a September 2007 incident when he reportedly called the Catholic Church "the most murderous cult on the planet" during the band's performance in Gdynia and tore up a copy of the Bible, calling it "a book of lies" (see video below).

CANDLELIGHT RECORDS has set an 4th October North American release date for ABSU's new album titled ABZU. The CD is part two of a planned trilogy of recordings from the Dallas-based Occult Metal band. Mixed by J.T. Longoria (KING DIAMOND, SOLITUDE AETERNUS), the effort features the original works of Polish artist Zbigniew Bielak (WATAIN, BEHEMOTH, DESTROYER 666, VADER).

Polish Black Metal legends CHRIST AGONY have completed work on their ninth album, NOCTURN, for a fall release via MYSTIC PRODUCTIONS. The CD was recorded over a two-week period at STUDIO X in Olsztyn, Poland with engineer Szymon Czech. The cover artwork and the graphic design for the follow-up to 2008's CONDEMNATION were handled by BlackTeamMedia. Session drums on the effort were performed by Zbigniew Robert "Inferno" Prominski (BEHEMOTH, AZARATH).

The cover artwork for JERUSALEM, the new album from Swedish Melodic Metal band ASTRAL DOORS can be seen below. Due in October, the CD was mixed by Daniel Bergstrand, who has previously worked with BEHEMOTH, MESHUGGAH, DIMMU BORGIR, STRAPPING YOUNG LAD and SOILWORK, among others.

Long-running Czech Black Metal band ROOT will release its ninth full-length album entitled HERITAGE OF SATAN in the fall via AGONIA RECORDS. Three special guests will appear on the Cd: Erik Danielsson (WATAIN), Rune "Blasphemer" Eriksen (ex-MAYHEM, AVA INFERI, AURA NOIR) and Adam "Nergal" Darski (BEHEMOTH). Both Erik and Nergal contribute vocals to two songs each while one track will contain Blasphemer's "Northern" guitar melodies.

BEHEMOTH hasn't rehearsed as a band since Nergal was diagnosed with Leukemia in 2010. Since then, Nergal has undergone chemotherapy and a bone marrow transplant. Now, for the first time in over a year, BEHEMOTH is back in the rehearsal space working on old and new songs.