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Overdown have announced that their debut album 'Ethereal' will be available in digital stores on January 4th. The album was recorded, mixed and mastered at The Metal Factory Studios in Madrid, Spain. One minute preview clips of all the tracks on the album are available on their SoundCloud page, listen below.

Listen to the preview clips on SoundCloud.

Honeybjorn have released a debut album, titled 'I', which is available for free download from Mediafire. A track off the album 'You're Perfect As You Are' was posted earlier.

Download the album from Mediafire.

Massive Audio Nerve have announced that guitarist Mark Black and drummer Adde Larsson have joined the band. They will replace Nils Olsson and Andreas Engberg, respectively. A previous lineup change was announced earlier this year. The band will enter the studio to record their fourth album 'Cancer Vulgaris' in February 2012. Ten of the twelve song titles are listed here.

Formerly known as 'M.A.N,' Massive Audio Nerve announced the name change via their Twitter page in November.

Read the announcement on Blabbermouth.net.

George Hayduk of Skylines has released a preview of his upcoming album, which is available for streaming and for free download from his Bandcamp page. Listen below. A new track, titled 'Chapter 1: Desperation' was posted earlier.

Australia-based The Storm Picturesque have posted a studio update video with footage from the recording of their upcoming debut full-length album 'Arrival'. It also features some new music. The album is slated for release early next year. A track with the same title was posted over a year ago.

Mainstream Killed The Indie Star have published a short interview with Alabama-based Erra. The band released their full-length album 'Impulse' last month. A new song off the album, titled 'Efflorescent', was posted earlier.

Read the interview on the 'Mainstream Killed The Indie Star' Website.

Joe Newham of Dot Three has released a new EP titled 'Biosynthesis - Volume I' to his Bandcamp page. Listen below. His debut album 'Antithesis' was released earlier.

Listen to 'Biosynthesis - Volume I' on Bandcamp.

Ryan Geoffrey Martin of California's LodeStar Dynasty has released a new EP titled 'Blurry Moon', which is available for free download on his Bandcamp page. Listen below. He says, 'Music is what I purely enjoy. I know that this is something I am meant to do...My goal is to share complexity in music and have it appeal to every one!'

Listen to 'Blurry Moon' on Bandcamp.

Forever Orion have released a debut full-length album titled 'Passion. Love. Harmony. ', which is available for purchase from iTunes. They have also uploaded a bonus track off the album, titled 'Fixation Of The Darkness' (Killswitch Engage cover) to their YouTube channel. Listen below. The band report that physical copies of the album will be available for order starting next week.

Metal Hammer magazine have announced that Meshuggah are to tour the UK in April 2012. It has also been suggested by gettothefront.com that Animals As Leaders will be the support act. Dates of the tour are as follows:

• 12/4/2012: Bristol - O2 Academy
• 13/4/2012: Wolverhampton - Slade Rooms
• 14/4/2012: Nottingham - Rock City
• 15/4/2012: Glasgow - Garage
• 17/4/2012: Manchester - O2 Academy
• 18/4/2012: Norwich - Waterfront
• 19/4/2012: Brighton - Concorde 2
• 20/4/2012: London - Electric Ballroom

The band are currently recording their seventh full-length studio album, which is expected to be released in March 2012 via Nuclear Blast Records. An interview with Studio Rock concerning the album was posted earlier.

UPDATE: Animals As Leaders have confirmed that they're on the tour on their Facebook page.

Read the full announcement on Metal Hammer.