2011 in heavy metal music

Bands disbanded

• Ark
• Dawn of Retribution
• Devian
• Dismember
• Elexorien
• The Famine
• Five Star Prison Cell
• God Dethroned
• Haste the Day
• Hell Within
• Jag Panzer
• Lifelover
• Ludicra
• Machine Men
• Metalium
• Oceans of Sadness
• Symphorce

Bands reformed

• At the Gates
• Black Sabbath
• Coal Chamber
• I Killed the Prom Queen
• Ministry
• Morgion
• Nocte Obducta
• Still Remains
• System of a Down

Events

• April – Keyboardist Per Wiberg leaves Opeth as "part of a mutual decision with the band", after finishing recording.
• 5 June – New Zealand authorities confiscate Cradle of Filth's T-shirts which depict a nude nun and the words "Jesus Is A Cunt".
• 17 June –Coroner played one of their first reunion shows during Hellfest, June 17–19, 2011 in Clisson, France.
• Judas Priest begin their Epitaph World Tour. Despite this, the band insist that they are not going to break up. However, founding member K. K. Downing later retires from the band. Judas Priest also stated "Having thought long and hard about how to proceed, Rob, Glenn, Ian and Scott unanimously agreed that they should go ahead with the tour and not let the fans down around the world". Thirty-one-year-old British guitar player Richie Faulkner was announced as the replacement, but the press release did not state if it is on a permanent basis.
• Morgoth begin a festival tour to celebrate the 20th anniversary of their 1991 album, Cursed.
• Slipknot launch their first tour without bassist Paul Gray, who died in May 2010. This
• Acid Reign release their remasters of Moshkinstein, The Fear and Obnoxious on January 17, 2011 on CD and digital download. All remastered by the Bill Metoyer.
• Former Dream Theater drummer Mike Portnoy forms an as-yet-unnamed project with Steve Morse (Dixie Dregs, Kansas, Deep Purple), Neal Morse (Spock's Beard), Casey McPherson (Alpha Rev, Endochine) and Dave LaRue (Steve Morse, Dixie Dregs). Portnoy is also touring with a Beatles cover band called Yellow Matter Custard.
• Warbringer's drummer and founding member Nic Ritter leaves the band.
• Bury Your Dead announces the departure of Myke Terry and return of Mat Bruso.
• On January 8, 2011 22-year-old Jared Lee Loughner was arrested for shooting and killing six bystanders in Tucson, Arizona, and injuring 14 others. The Washington Post noted that Loughner's YouTube channel had only one clip; a fan-made music video for the controversial Drowning Pool song titled "Bodies." Other members of the media also suggested that his music tastes affected his behavior, including political commentator Rush Limbaugh who was quoted saying, "The guy listened to heavy metal, and some of that anarchist stuff. We're dealing with an insane individual." Drowning Pool responded to these allegations by claiming that the song was written about the camaraderie seen in mosh pits, and is in no way a violent song.
• The original long-running guitarist for Dutch metal band Vengeance died due to a heart attack at his home in Mierlo, The Netherlands.
• Doom metal band Cathedral have announced they will disband after releasing another album in 2012.
• Slayer guitarist Jeff Hanneman contracted necrotizing fasciitis, and underwent emergency surgery on his right arm. On Saturday April 23, Jeff Hanneman made a surprise stage return in Indio, CA. He came out during the 2 song encore unannounced, and delighted a crowd of roughly 50,000. Jeff commented afterwards that, "I'm the happiest man in the world."
• Iron Maiden wins their first Grammy award in the category of Best Metal Performance for the song "El Dorado" from their latest album The Final Frontier.
• Nevermore bassist Jim Sheppard went under a brain surgery to remove a "benign brain tumor".
• Blinded Colony changed their band name once again (previously Stigmata) to The Blinded.
• After searching for over a year, DragonForce founded 23-year-old Marc Hudson as their new vocalist.
• Vocalist Matt Barlow leaves Iced Earth again for personal reasons.
• Vocalist Anette Olzon of Nightwish broke a couple ribs from slipping on her son's toys.
• Niclas Engelin, officially rejoins In Flames.
• The Red Chord once again parts ways with their drummer Michael Justian.
• Corey Taylor has announced that Slipknot would not be recording for a while due to bassist Paul Gray's death. He said to Undercover.com.au, "I don't see it happening. And if it does, it'll be way way down the line. There is a such a huge piece missing now. A piece so huge that the fans can't even understand." Slipknot have also announced their bass guitar touring replacement is their original guitarist Donnie Steele.
• Paul Di'Anno (ex -Iron Maiden) was charged with 8 counts of benefits fraud of £45,000 (€53,000, $72,000). He claimed to have nerve damage in his back and the Department for Work and Pensions got a tip from an anonymous tipper who said he was jumping around on stage. The Department for Work and Pensions gave him four and a half months in jail and took his property. He was released from jail in March 2011.
• Origin recruited Jason Keyser (Skinless) as their new vocalist.
• Manowar cause a blackout in Cleveland, Ohio, United States while performing a sound-check on March 11. A whole city block lost electricity and was not back in service for another 24 hours. Manowar had backup generators so the show was able to continue.
• Iced Earth announced their replacement for Matt Barlow as Stu Block (Into Eternity).
• Aspera were forced to change their band name to Above Symmetry due to a lawsuit over right to the name by American indie rock band Aspera.
• Legion of the Damned guitarist Richard Ebisch left the band due to health issues.
• Shining announced the departure of guitarist Fredric Gråby, and his replacement as temporary bassist Christian Larsson who is also now announced as a full-time member.
• Nevermore announced the departure of original members Jeff Loomis and Van Williams.
• After some speculation, Kamelot vocalist Roy Khan announced his departure from the band.
• Sinister parted ways with drummer Edwin van den Eeden, guitarist Alex Paul, and bassist Joost van der Graaf. Three days later Sinister announces Toep Duin on drums, guitarist Bastiaan Brussaard, and bassist/guitarist Dennis Hartog.
• ICS Vortex returned to Borknagar as a second vocalist.
• Dream Theater announced their replacement for Mike Portnoy as Mike Mangini (ex-Steve Vai, ex-Extreme, ex-Annihilator).
• IWrestledABearOnce changed their genre to black metal as a joke.
• Jon Levasseur rejoined Cryptopsy for work on their upcoming record.
• Bison B.C. part ways with original drummer Brad McKinnon.
• X Japan released Jade, their first worldwide single.
• Lead vocalist Keith Caputo of alternative metal band Life of Agony changed her name to Keith Mina Caputo, and her gender from male to female.
• Mayhem bassist Necrobutcher appeared on Norwegian television station NRK, to exorcise the demon within himself.
• Tarja Turunen announced her participation in a new musical group, entitled "Harus".
• A reporter from England's Birmingham Mail erroneously announced that Black Sabbath would reunite to write a new album based on an off-the-record statement made months prior by Tony Iommi. In his statement denouncing the reformation of the band, Iommi said he was just "shooting the breeze" with the reporter and the band is not reforming.
• Roadrunner Records has announced they have signed progressive rock outfit Rush.
• Skitzo performed at the Phoenix Theater in Petaluma, California, for their 30th anniversary on October 8.
• After 23 years of playing, Dismember decided to call it quits on October 15, 2011.
• Original vocalist of Exhorder Kyle Thomas and guitarist Jay Ceravolo quit the band. Kyle also stated "I wish all of my brothers involved well and good luck in whatever the future brings them, whether or not Exhorder continues."
• Frontman, guitarist and founding member Helmuth Lehner (Belphegor) had "a serious and difficult operation", and therefore Belphegor ceased all activity until May 2012.
• After 13 years with the band, guitarist Johan Hallgren leaves Pain of Salvation to focus on his family-life.
• Decapitated survive an emergency plane landing in Warsaw. They were flying back to Poland from the United States, when they needed to make an emergency landing when the landing gear failed to operate. They have also cancelled all forthcoming festival dates.
• The two guitarists Matt DeVries and Rob Arnold of heavy metal outfit Chimaira announced their departure of the band. They are replaced by Jeremy Creamer (Dååth) on bass guitar and Matt Szlachta (ex-Dirge Within) on rhythm guitar.
• Power Quest announced new front-man/vocalist Colin Callanan.
• Drummer Paul Bostaph left Testament, and started a collaboration with ex-Anthrax vocalist Dan Nelson.
• Darkest Hour replaced their drummer Ryan Parrish with Timothy Java (ex-Dead to Fall).
• Cannabis Corpse lost their two members; vocalist Andy "Weedgrinder" Horn and guitarist Nick "Nikropolis" Poulos.
• Blood Red Throne announced vocalist Yngve Bolt Christiansen (Goddamn) and bassist Erlend Caspersen (Horizon Ablaze) as their newest members.

Deaths

• January 7 – Phil Kennemore, bassist of Y&T, died from lung cancer at the age of 57.
• January 13 – Dirk "Strahli" Strahlmeier, former guitarist of Sodom, died of complications from a drug overdose.
• January 17 – Didier Bernoussi, former guitarist of Warning, died from undisclosed reasons at the age of 54.
• January 28 – Jan Somers, guitarist of Vengeance, died from a heart attack at the age of 46.
• February 6 – Gary Moore, former guitarist of Thin Lizzy, died from a heart attack while on holiday in Spain at the age of 58.
• February 17 – Phil Vane, former vocalist of Extreme Noise Terror and Napalm Death, died from a stroke at the age of 46.
• March 8 – Michael Christopher "Mike" Starr, former bassist of Alice in Chains, died from a prescription drug overdose at the age of 44.
• March 22 – Frankie Sparcello, bassist of Exhorder, died from undisclosed reasons at the age of 40.
• April 4 – Scott Columbus, former drummer of Manowar, died by suicide at the age of 54.
• April 20 – Matt LaPorte, former guitarist of Circle II Circle and Jon Oliva's Pain, died from undisclosed reasons at the age of 40.{{cite web |access-date = April 23, 2011 |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110427021512/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=157117 |archive-date = April 27, 2011
• June 11 – Seth Putnam, vocalist of Anal Cunt, died from a heart attack at the age of 43.
• June 13 – Mario Comesanas, DJ for Liquid Metal and writer for Revolver, died from a sudden brain hemorrhage at the age of 30.
• July 9 – Michael Burston (a.k.a. Würzel), guitarist of Motörhead, died from ventricular fibrillation triggered by cardiomyopathy at the age of 61.
• July 17 – Taiji Sawada, former bassist of X Japan and Loudness, died from complications arising from a suicide attempt at the age of 45.
• August 3 – Andrew McDermott, former vocalist of Threshold, died from kidney failure after being in a four-day coma at the age of 45.
• August 11 – Jani Lane, former lead vocalist of Warrant, died from alcohol poisoning at the age of 47.
• September 9 – Jonas Bergqvist (a.k.a. B), guitarist and vocalist of Lifelover died of unknown causes at the age of 25.
• September 21 – John Du Cann, former guitarist, bassist and vocalist of Atomic Rooster, died from a heart attack at the age of 65.
• November 2 – Cory Smoot (a.k.a. Flattus Maximus), guitarist of Gwar, died from a coronary artery thrombosis brought about by his pre-existing coronary artery disease at the age of 34.
• December 22 – David Gold, guitarist and vocalist of Woods of Ypres, died in a car accident near Barrie, ON, Canada at the age of 31.

Films

• Nightwish is releasing a movie entitled Imaginaerum the same as their up-coming album. In a press release they described it as "a music fantasy – film based on the forthcoming Nightwish album of the same title and its 13 songs. The protagonist of the film is a songwriter with an otherworldly imagination. He is an old man who still thinks he's a young boy. While asleep he travels into his distant past where his dreams of old come back to him mixed to the young boy's world of fantasy and music. In his dreams the old man fights to find the memories most important to him."

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240. "Cavalera Conspiracy: 'Blunt Force Trauma' Artwork Unveiled".
241. "Obscura Announces New Album Release".
242. "Alex Skolnick Trio To Release Solo Album".
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244. "Illdisposed Pushes Back Album Release".
245. "Saltatio Mortis Announces Upcoming Releases".
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251. "Wolfsbane To Release New EP".
252. "Believer - New Album Details".
253. "Last Chance To Reason Announces Album Details".
254. "Pentagram - New Album Cover Art And Tracklist Revealed".
255. "BTBAM Streaming New Album Online".
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259. "WarCry - Alfa".
260. "Behemoth Reveals New Album Details".
261. "Blut Aus Nord - New Album Details".
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266. "Leaves' Eyes To Release 'Melusine' EP".
267. "Periphery - Icarus EP [EP]".
268. "Winds Of Plague Reveals New Album Title".
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270. "Leaves' Eyes - New Album Details".
271. "Midnattsol - New Album Details".
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275. "Gallhammer Finishes Recording New Album".
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279. "Wolf Reveals New Album Artwork".
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283. "Endwell Reveals New Album Tracklisting".
284. "Hope For The Dying Streaming New Song".
285. "Krallice - New Album Details".
286. "Otep Posts New Song Sample Online".
287. "Primordial Comments On Upcoming Album".
288. "Texas In July Reveals New Album Tracklisting".
289. "Vomitory Reveals New Album Details".
290. "Poisonblack - New Song Online".
291. "Ulver : Wars of the roses - Record Shop X".
292. "Lake Of Tears - New Album Details".
293. "Christian Muenzner - Timewarp".
294. "Samael - New Song Online".
295. "Trollfest - New Album Details".
296. "Daedalus Announces New Album Details".
297. "Black Label Society To Release Acoustic Album".
298. "Poison Reveals New Compilation Album Details".
299. "Uriah Heep Reveals New Album Tracklisting".
300. "Wormrot Reveals Tracklisting For New Full Length".
301. "Xerath Streaming New Song Online".
302. "Riverside - Set To Release EP".
303. "Caliban - Coverfield [EP]".
304. "Chrome Division Posts New Song Online".
305. "Anvil Announces New Album Release Date".
306. "Enslaved - The Sleeping Gods (album review ) | Sputnikmusic".
307. "The Gates Of Slumber - New Album Details, New Song Online".
308. "Hate Eternal Reveals New Album Artwork".
309. "Novembers Doom - New Album Details".
310. "3 Inches Of Blood Posts Studio Footage Online".
311. "Splash".
312. "Stormwarrior Announces 'Heathen Warrior' Details".
313. "Endstille Announces Album Release".
314. "Necrophagia Announces 'Deathtrip 69' Details".
315. "Ramesses ''Chrome Pineal'' release date, tracklisting and cover unveiled!".
316. "The Soulless - Isolated".
317. "A Storm Of Light Streaming Entire New Album".
318. "Altar Of Plagues Streaming New Song".
319. "Anaal Nathrakh - Passion".
320. "Arsonists Get All The Girls Finishes New Album".
321. "Hammerfall - New Album Details".
322. "Pagan's Mind - Ink Deal With SPV/Steamhammer".
323. "Mayan - Quarterpast - Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives".
324. "Peste Noire - L'ordure à l'état pur - Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives".
325. "Gorod Issues EP Update".
326. (Mar 19, 2011). "BLABBERMOUTH.NET - IRON MAIDEN To Release 'From Fear To Eternity' Best-Of Compilation".
327. "Release date: Communication Lost".
328. "Cave In Reveal White Silence LP".
329. "Devolved Reveals New Album Tracklisting".
330. "Haemorrhage Announces New Album Details".
331. "Inevitable End Reveals Album Artwork".
332. "Shining Comments On Upcoming Album".
333. "Am I Blood – Existence of Trauma".
334. "Amorphis - Tentative Release Date And Tracklist Revealed".
335. "Marduk To Release New EP".
336. "Omega Lithium Reveals New Album Details".
337. "Týr - New Album Title Revealed".
338. "News - Information about new Arkona EP "Stenka na Stenku". Arkona - official web-site".
339. "Autopsy Posts New Album Artwork".
340. "Gamma Ray Announces 'Skeletons & Majesties'".
341. "Unexpect Reveals New Album Release Date".
342. "Achilles Posts New EP Teaser Trailer".
343. "Insision Reveals 'End Of All' Details".
344. "Alestorm - New Album Details".
345. "Falconer: New album release date announced".
346. "Pain Reveals 'You Only Live Twice' Artwork".
347. "Saxon Postpones 'Call To Arms' Release".
348. "Seven Witches Streaming New Song".
349. "Abruptum - Potestates Apocalypsis".
350. "Azarath Announces New Album Details".
351. "DM&TMC Announces New Album Release".
352. "Morbid Angel - Reveal New Album Title".
353. "SSS - Napalm Death Frontman To Guest On New Album".
354. "Arch Enemy Offering Song From New Album".
355. "Def Leppard - New Live Album In June".
356. "New Job For A Cowboy Song Released".
357. "Origin - New Album In June".
358. "Sister - Hated Album Reviews, Songs & More {{!}} AllMusic".
359. "Tombs Posts New Song From Upcoming Album".
360. "Touche Amore 'Parting the Sea Between Brightness and Me' Release Date Set".
361. "Black Veil Brides Announces New Album Release".
362. "Freedom Call Posts Live DVD Trailer".
363. "Of Mice & Men Posts 'Still YDG'N' Online".
364. "In Flames - Sign With Century Media Records".
365. "Rhapsody Of Fire - New Album Details".
366. "Sun Caged "The Lotus Effect"".
367. "Symphony X - New Album Details".
368. "Antagonist A.D. - Old Bones Make New Blooms (album review ) | Sputnikmusic".
369. "Fullforce Streaming New Song".
370. "New albums release date".
371. "Ancestors Reveals New EP Details".
372. "The Black Dahlia Murder Reveals New Album Details".
373. "New Song From The Crimson Armada Available".
374. "Jungle Rot Signs With Victory Records".
375. "Tony MacAlpine To Release New Solo Album".
376. "Ramesses – Possessed by the Rise of Magick | The Skinny".
377. "Slayer To Release New Live DVD".
378. "Sourvein Reveals New Album Tracklisting".
379. "Stream Of Passion Reveals New Album Tracklisting".
380. "August Burns Red Reveals New Album Title".
381. "Draconian - New Album Update".
382. "Running Wild Reveals Live DVD Tracklisting".
383. "Sepultura Reveals New Album Release Date".
384. "Iced Earth - Festivals Of The Wicked [DVD]".
385. "Sarah Jezebel Deva Records 'Zombie' Cover".
386. [http://www.metalhammer.co.uk/news/limp-bizkit-gold-cobra-tracklisting-announced-2 Limp Bizkit ‘Gold Cobra’ Tracklisting Announced]
387. "Aenaon Reveals New Album Tracklisting".
388. "The Faceless Bassist Talks Upcoming Solo Album".
389. "Kittie Posts New Cover Track Online".
390. "Queensryche Announces New Album Release Date".
391. "Riverside Signs To The Laser's Edge".
392. "Blood Stain Child Announces New Album Details".
393. "Lock Up Reveals New Album Tracklisting".
394. "Stonelake Posts 'Marching On Timeless Tales' Art".
395. "Exhumed Reveals New Album Artwork".
396. "Unearth Reveals New Album Details".
397. "Chthonic - Ensiferum Members To Guest On New Single".
398. "Decapitated - Full Album Preview Online".
399. "Earth Crisis Completes New Album".
400. "Fair to Midland Posts More Studio Footage Online".
401. "metalholic.co".
402. "Sleeping Giant Announces New Album Details".
403. "Suicide Silence Posts New Album Studio Video".
404. "Ringworm To Release 'Scars' In July".
405. "Malefice Reveals New Album Details".
406. "Manilla Road reveals track listing and release date for "Playground of the Damned"".
407. "Cdboxset.net".
408. "Chelsea Grin Reveals New Album Details".
409. "Dying Fetus Set To Release Covers EP".
410. "Toxic Holocaust 'Conjure and Command' Album Release Date Set".
411. "Communic - New Album Details".
412. "All Shall Perish - New Album Title And Release Date Revealed".
413. "IWrestledABearOnce Posts New Song Online".
414. "Hatebreed Frontman To Release Solo Album".
415. "The Quill Announces New Album Release".
416. "World Under Blood To Release Debut Album In July – Apr. 11, 2011".
417. "Svartsot".
418. "Meliah Rage Reveals New Album Details".
419. "Powerwolf Unveils New Album Artwork".
420. "Bury Your Dead Streaming New Song".
421. "Dead And Divine : Antimacy".
422. "Dir En Grey Announces the Release of Dum Spiro Spero".
423. "It Prevails: Stroma | Reviews @ Ultimate-Guitar.com".
424. "Sabaton Reveals Live Album Details".
425. "Adrenaline Mob: 'Our Elements Are Huge Riffs And Slamming Grooves'".
426. "Diamond Plate Streaming New Album Title Track".
427. "Fleshgod Apocalypse - Reveal Album Cover Art".
428. "Goreaphobia Signs To Dark Descent Records".
429. "Trivium Reveals New Album Title".
430. "Vader - New Album Details".
431. "Attila Reveals New Album Details".
432. "All Pigs Must Die Debut Album Set For August".
433. "Chimaira - Two New Songs Online".
434. "Dirge Within: 'Absolution' Teaser Clip Available".
435. "NIHM | Metal from Charlotte, NC".
436. "Revocation Posts New Footage From The Studio".
437. "Yob - New Album Details, New Song Online".
438. "Ghost Brigade Announces New Album Release".
439. "Corrupted - Garten Der Unbewusstheit".
440. "ICS Vortex - Signs Worldwide Deal With Century Media".
441. "Leprous Releases New Song From Upcoming Album".
442. "Black Tide Posts Footage From Video Shoot Online".
443. "Jorn - To Release Live Album In August".
444. "Apostasy Reveals 'Nuclear Messiah' Details".
445. "Anterior - New Album Details".
446. "Arkona - New Album Teaser Online".
447. "Blood Red Throne - Brutalitarian Regime".
448. "Atomkraft Reveals New EP Details".
449. "Edguy Reveals New Album Artwork".
450. "Kittie Reveals New Album Details".
451. "Pentagram Reveals Live DVD Details".
452. "Shadowside Announces New Album Release Date".
453. "Saltatio Mortis - New Album Details, New Video Online".
454. "Hank Williams III To Release Four Albums".
455. (June 24, 2011). "Hank Williams III to Release Four New Albums on 9/6, Guests Include Tom Waits -".
456. "Anathema - New Compilation Due In September".
457. "Saviours Announces New Album Details".
458. "Einherjer - New Album Streaming Online".
459. "Release Date, Finally!".
460. "Sinner - New Album Details, New Video Online".
461. "Anthrax Reveals New Album Release Date".
462. "Anubis Gate - New Album Details, New Song Sample Online".
463. "Alice Cooper Reveals New Album Artwork".
464. "The Devil Wears Prada Video Interview Available".
465. "Dream Theater new album Release Date".
466. "Haste The Day Announces Live CD/DVD Release".
467. "Pathology - New Album Details".
468. "Primus Announces New Album Title".
469. "Stemm Releases New Music Video For 'Left Behind'".
470. "Wolves In The Throne Room Reveals New Album Art".
471. "Loudness Reveals New Album Details".
472. "Arckanum To Release New Album".
473. "We Came As Romans Posts New Music Video".
474. "Tasters Signs To Nuclear Blast".
475. "White Wizzard - Flying Tigers".
476. "Amebix Reveals New Album Details".
477. "Mournful Congregation Announces New Release".
478. "Opeth Posts 'Heritage' Artwork".
479. "Hatesphere Reveals New Album Details".
480. "Biohazard - New Album Details, New Song Online".
481. "Loch Vostok – Dystopium (2011)".
482. "Textures - New Album Details".
483. "Van Canto - Break The Silence".
484. "Evile Posts New Song Online".
485. "Myrath - Line Up Change, Video Recording And New Song Sneak Preview".
486. "Nightrage Reveals New Album Details".
487. "Pain Of Salvation - New Album Details Revealed".
488. "Axel Rudi Pell Reveals New Album Details".
489. "Sebastian Bach Offers 'Kicking & Screaming' Free".
490. "Brutal Truth - New Song Online".
491. "Deivos - Demiurge of the Void - Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives".
492. "Landmine Marathon Announces 'Gallows' Release".
493. "Machine Head - New Album Title Revealed".
494. "Mastodon Posts New Song Online".
495. "Oh, Sleeper Reveals New Album Details".
496. "Rwake - New Album Cover Art Unveiled".
497. "Warbringer – 'Worlds Torn Asunder' Artwork Unveiled".
498. "Profane Omen - New Album Title Revealed, Trailer Online".
499. "Brainstorm Releases New Song Sampler".
500. "Aria (RUS) : Phoenix".
501. [https://www.metalunderground.com/news/details.cfm?newsid=72998 The Browning – Burn This World]
502. "Christ Agony - NocturN".
503. "blessthefall to release third album 'Awakening' this October!".
504. "Galneryus - Reveal New Album Cover Art, Bonus DVD & Bonus CD Tracklist".
505. "Blotted Science - New EP Delayed".
506. "Threat Signal - New Album Details".
507. "Halford To Release New DVD".
508. "Absu Pushes Back 'Abzu' Release Date".
509. "Black Cobra Streaming Entire New Album".
510. "Charred Walls Of The Damned - New Song Online".
511. "SUICIDALTENDENCIES.COM".
512. "Eldritch Reveals Worldwide Release For New Album".
513. "Five Finger Death Punch Is 'Tough Guy Music'".
514. "Fuck The Facts Announces 'Die Miserable' Details".
515. "Immolation To Release New EP".
516. "Immortal Souls Reveals New Album Details".
517. "Judas Priest To Release Special Compilation Album".
518. {{usurped. [https://web.archive.org/web/20150203161946/http://gunshyassassin.com/news/nile%E2%80%99s-unreleased-1994-lp-to-be-released-this-fall/ “Nile’s Unreleased 1994 LP To Be Released This Fall]
519. "Rise To Remain Announces Album Release".
520. (July 28, 2011). "SKELETONWITCH Premiering New Track This Weekend". Prosthetic Records.
521. "This Is Hell Reveals New Album Track Listing".
522. "Insomnium Announces New Album Release Dates".
523. "Almah Posts 'Trace Of Trait' Video".
524. "ETERNAL GRAY RELEASE DATE".
525. "Hypocrisy - New DVD Announced".
526. "Solstafir Announces New Album Details".
527. "Tsjuder Reveals New Album Details".
528. "Iced Earth - New Album Details Revealed, Tour Dates Announced".
529. [http://www.metalreview.com/reviews/6406/alarum-natural-causes Album Review] {{webarchive. link. (2012-09-10)
530. "Electro Quarterstaff : Aykroyd".
531. "Ronny Munroe Announces Details Of New LP".
532. "Amoral Releases New Music Video".
533. "Graveworm Details New LP".
534. "Hammers Of Misfortune Streaming New Track".
535. "Visions Of Atlantis Announces New Guitarist And EP".
536. "1349 - To Release First-Ever Live DVD, Details Revealed".
537. (26 August 2011). "Carnifex Reveal New Album Title".
538. "Cradle Of Filth - Mini-Album Release Date Changed, Audio Samples And DVD Trailer Online".
539. "Martyr Lucifer - Farewell To Graveland".
540. "Orphaned Land - DVD Tracklist And Cover Revealed".
541. (18 August 2011). "Black Tusk announce 'Set the Dial'".
542. "Carnifex To Release 'Until I Feel Nothing' In October".
543. (August 1, 2011). "HAKEN: Sophomore Album Details & Trailer Posted; Band Prepares For ProgPower USA - Earsplit Compound".
544. "Molotov Solution Posts New Album Artwork".
545. "Necrodeath Announces 'Idiosyncrasy' Details".
546. "Necrodeath - Idiosyncrasy CD Album".
547. "Root Reveals 'Heritage Of Satan' Details".
548. "Riot Announces 'Immortal Soul' Release Date".
549. "Isole - New Song Streaming Online".
550. "Krisiun To Release New LP 'The Great Execution'".
551. "Metallica And Lou Reed Reveal Album Details".
552. "The Rotted - New Album Details".
553. "Steel Panther - Balls Out review".
554. {{usurped. [https://web.archive.org/web/20120514083422/http://gunshyassassin.com/news/megadeth-firm-up-release-date-for-th1rt3en/ Megadeth Firm Up Release Date For TH1RT3EN]
555. "Metsatöll - To Release New Album".
556. "Mike Patton Announces Release Of New Album".
557. "Sick Of It All Posts New Album Trailer".
558. "Taake Announces New Album Details".
559. "Animals As Leaders - New Album Details".
560. "Deathstars To Release New Single".
561. "Funeral for a Friend to Release New EP in November | News | Rock Sound".
562. "Autumn Posts Title Track From 'Cold Comfort'".
563. "A Plea For Purging Reveals New Album Release Date".
564. "As I Lay Dying Announces New Album And Tour Dates".
565. "Disturbed Posts Trailer For 'The Lost Children'".
566. "Leviathan - New Album Due Later This Year".
567. "My Dying Bride Announces New EP".
568. "Whitechapel Reveals 'Recorrupted' Details".
569. "Blut Aus Nord - New Album Details Revealed, Trailer Online".
570. "Esoteric Reveals New Album Details".
571. "Lance King To Release New Solo LP".
572. "Nocte Obducta - Verderbnis (Der Schnitter Kratzt An Jeder Tür)".
573. "Shining Posts Video Trailer For DVD".
574. "Sonata Arctica Reveals 'Live In Finland' Details".
575. "Susperia To Issue 10 Year Anniversary Compilation".
576. "Thy Catafalque Reveals New Album Details".
577. "Cynic Reveals New Album Details".
578. "Vile - Metamorphosis CD Album".
579. "Vile - Metamorphosis - Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives".
580. "Dragonland Announces New Album Title".
581. "Nemesea Posts Video Trailer For New LP".
582. "Cirith Gorgor - Der Untergang... / Победа!!!".
583. "Eisregen To Release EP In November".
584. "Iron Savior Announces New Album; Streams Track".
585. "Mastercastle Announce New LP 'Dangerous Diamonds'".
586. "Mortal Sin - Sign With NoiseArt Records".
587. "Oz Reveals Track Listing For New LP".
588. "Stormzone Streaming New Song".
589. "Theocracy To Release New LP".
590. "In The Midst Of Lions Streaming New Song".
591. "Vektor - Writing New Material".
592. "Andromeda Reveals 'Manifest Tyranny' Details".
593. "Cage Details New LP 'Supremacy Of Steel'".
594. "Mystic Prophecy Reveals New Album Details".
595. "Nucleus Torn - New Album Details Revealed".
596. "Tenhi - New Album Teaser Online".
597. "Ulver - New DVD Details Revealed".
598. "Venom Confirms New Album Release Date".
599. "Vildhjarta Announces New Album Release Date".
600. "Royal Hunt Unveils More Album Details".
601. "Soziedad Alkoholika - Cadenas de odio - Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives".
602. "Nightwish - New Album Release Date, Cover Art & Tracklist Revealed".
603. "The Unguided Reveals 'Hell Frost' Details".
604. "Dark Suns Postpones 'Orange' Album".
605. "Rammstein - Unveil Details About New Compilation Album".
606. [http://thenumberoftheblog.com/2011/10/27/double-dragon-finally-post-news-about-their-new-album/ Double Dragon Finally Post News About Their New Album!] {{Dead link. (September 2018)
607. "Marionette Reveals 'Nerve' Details".
608. "The Empire Shall Fall Announces 'Volume 1' Release".
609. "Korn & Skrillex To Release 'The Path Of Totality' In December".
610. "Eisregen Announces New Album".
611. "Living Sacrifice Reveals DVD Details".
612. "Metallica: Beyond Magnetic | Reviews @ Ultimate-Guitar.com".
613. "To/Die/For - Samsara".
614. "Iron Mask Posts New Track, Unveils Album Artwork".
615. "Forefather - Last of the Line - Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives".
616. "Stephen Forte - Shadows Compendium CD Album".
617. "Pleine Noirceur, by Fuck The Facts".
618. "Catalepsy Posts Recording Footage".