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Heart of a Coward report on Facebook that they have parted ways with guitarist Tim James. The band say: "The decision was his and one that we did not expect or support, but with our album close to completion we had to push forward and carry on."

The band are now looking for a replacement and urge interested parties to get in touch with them (details about how to contact them are in the announcement on Facebook). Olly Steele of Monuments filled in for their show at Hevy festival last weekend.

Read the announcement on Facebook.

Outcast have posted a video on their YouTube channel featuring five live excerpts of guitarists Nicolas Soulat and Jean-François Di Rienzo playing through some songs from their upcoming album 'Awaken the Reason'. Watch it below. A teaser for the album was posted earlier. It is being mixed by Jochem Jacobs of Textures and will be released this year.

Kailin have announced on their Facebook page that their guitarist, Chris Battin, has left the band due to the personal reasons and now they are searching for a replacement. They write: "Hello everybody! Some sad news, Chris has left the band for personal reasons, we wish him the best with everything and as he's Lewis's brother we're always gonna see him, so now we are looking for a new guitarist! Get in touch with any member to find out details. We have a fill in sorted for a couple gigs in march so we'll still be gigging."

Read the announcement on the band's Facebook page.

Periphery report on Twitter that guitarist Jake Bowen has dislocated his finger and as a result will not be able to play any of the remaining dates of the League of Extraordinary Djentlemen Tour. The band are currently touring the UK and Europe with TesseracT, Monuments and The Safety Fire. John Browne of Monuments and Adam 'Nolly' Getgood of Red Seas Fire will be filling in for him for the remainder of the tour. A short video clip of Jake and Alex Bois in the hospital explaining what happened was posted on the band's Facebook page earlier today.

UPDATE: Red Seas Fire report on their Facebook page that Nolly will be filling in for Jake on the UK leg of the tour, which probably means that John Browne of Monuments will take his place for the European leg.

Read the announcement on Twitter.
Watch the video clip on Facebook.

Mirrors have posted a video of guitarist Kieran Morris playing through their song 'Royalty' on their YouTube channel. Watch it below. The song is featured on their debut self-titled EP, which is available for free download.

Cyclamen songwriter and guitarist Hayato Imanishi has uploaded a video of himself playing through the band's song 'Hope', off their debut album 'Senjyu'. Watch it below. A playthrough video of song 'Thirst' was released earlier this month.

Cyclamen songwriter and guitarist Hayato Imanishi has uploaded a video of himself playing through the band's song 'Thirst', off their debut album 'Senjyu'. Watch it below. The album was released in October last year.

threeAMproject have posted a video of guitarist Bobby Seelye playing through their song 'The Map Says We're Fucked' on YouTube. Watch it below. The song is available for free download from MediaFire, along with two other tracks.

Download three songs from MediaFire.

Brighton, UK based Drown In Entropy report on their Myspace page that they have parted ways with guitar player Michael Muldoon. They write: "Although his stage presence and enthusiasm enhanced our shows and brought a great sense of fun to the band, we feel it is time for us to go our separate ways. With our EP just over the horizon and plans being laid out for 2011 tours, we felt we needed a greater deal of commitment that he was able to offer. We parted ways with no hard feelings and wish him all the best in his future endeavours." The band are looking for a replacement and will be holding auditions. Interested parties can contact them by email. The address can be found on Myspace.

Read the announcement on Myspace.

Guitar Messenger Magazine have posted an announcement video for their upcoming multi-part feature with Tosin Abasi of Animals As Leaders. Watch it below. They previously published a two-part masterclass with Misha Mansoor of Periphery.