Shadows_Fall-Retribution-Promo-2009-QTXMp3

What an exciting week for metal fans it has been, several albums have been released that surely will make an impact and end up on everyone's "best of the year" list.

I don't know if the new Shadows Fall would make it on my personal best of list
- but yet still, go and check it out for yourself when it's out!

Genre: Thrash, Metalcore
Origin: United States of America (Springfield, Massachusetts)
Label: Everblack Industries
Street: September 15th, 2009
Release: August 22nd, 2009
Length: 46:00 mins
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Children_Of_Bodom-Skeletons_In_The_Closet-Promo-2009-QTXMp3

There goes Finnish Metal band Children of Bodom with a new full length "cover record".
Nice move to capitalize on the blindfolded masses of young metal fans, after releasing the terrible, yet successful, "Blooddrunk" in 2008.
Avoid at all cost!

Genre: Melodic Death/Power Metal
Origin: Finland- (Espoo)
Label: Spinefarm
Street: September 23rd, 2009
Release: August 22nd, 2009
Length: 01:06:01 mins
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Links: MySpace - MA - RYM - WiKi

Behemoth-Evangelion-2009-GRAVEWISH

Shame on us, for missing out this big release!
New record by Poland's finest Behemoth. Listen to their Evangelion.

Genre: Black Metal (early), Black/Death Metal (later)
Origin: Poland
Label: Nuclear Blast / Metal Blade
Street: it's out
Release: " "
Length: 42:00 mins
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Ensiferum-From_Afar-(Advance)-2009-FNT

Two years after releasing "Victory Songs" Finnish Death/Folk/Viking Metal powerhouse Ensiferum return with their newest effort "From Afar".
Buy it, when it's out in September.

Genre: Viking / Folk Metal
Origin: Finland- (Helsinki)
Label: Spinefarm
Street: September 9th, 2009
Release: August 21st, 2009
Length: 56:40 mins
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Links: MySpace - MA - RYM - WiKi

3_Inches_Of_Blood-Here_Waits_Thy_Doom-(Promo)-2009-SSR

Genre: Power/Heavy Metal
Origin: Canada- (Vancouver, British Columbia)
Label: Century Media
Street: August 31st, 2009
Release: August 21st, 2009
Length: 51:28 mins
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Links: MySpace - MA - RYM - WiKi

Vader-Necropolis-Limited_Digipak-2009-COS:

New record by one of Polands finest death metal bands Vader called "Necropolis". If you like this album, buy it when it's out and support these veterans in European Death Metal!!

Edit: To me this one seems more like an EP though, 33 minutes for a full length album and this isn't a hardcore cd either..

Genre: Death/Thrash Metal
Origin: Poland- (Olsztyn)
Label: Nuclear Blast Records
Street: August 21st, 2009
Release: August 19th, 2009
Length: 33:26 mins
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Links: MySpace - MA - RYM - WiKi

Caliban-Say_Hello_To_Tragedy-(Promo)-2009-SSR

New Caliban, love it or hate it.

€dit: It's a promo, but I don't if it has got voice overs... oh and the cover artwork is just awful!

Genre: Metalcore
Origin: Germany- (Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia)
Label: Century Media Records
Street: August 24th, 2009
Release: August 17th, 2009
Length: 47:01 mins
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Hackneyed-Burn_After_Reaping-2009-MTD

New Album by German Death Metal band "Hackneyed", entitled "Burn after Reading".

Genre: Death Metal
Origin: Germany- (Aalen/Abtsgmünd, Baden-Württemberg)
Label: Nuclear Blast
Street: August 14th, 2009
Release: August 17th, 2009
Length: 46:20 mins
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Links: MySpace - MA - RYM - WiKi

Leaves_Eyes-Njord-Promo-2009-QTXMp3

And there it is: full length record by German / Norwegian Gothic Metal band Leaves Eyes, called Njord

Genre: Gothic/Symphonic Metal
Origin: Germany- (Ludwigsburg, Baden-Württemberg)
Label: Napalm Records
Street: August 26th, 2009
Release: August 15th, 2009
Length: xx:xx mins
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Links: MySpace - MA - RYM - WiKi

Pantheon_I-Worlds_I_Create-2009-GRAVEWISH

New record by Norwegian Black Metal hopefuls Pantheon I entitled "Worlds I Create"

Genre: Black Metal
Origin: Norway- (Oslo)
Label: Candlelight Records
Street: it's out since july..
Release: August 16th, 2009
Length: 47:30 mins
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