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Contradictions (formerly known as A Pleasant Dystopia ) have posted a teaser for their upcoming EP to their YouTube channel. Listen below. The band are also looking for a guitarist. All interested parties can contact them via their Facebook page. Moreover, they have revealed the artwork for the EP. View it below.

Heavy Blog Is Heavy have posted an interview with Marc Okubo and Brandon Butler of Veil Of Maya on their website, where they talk about their forthcoming full length album 'Eclipse'. A new single, titled 'Vicious Circles' off the new album was posted earlier.

Read the interview on Heavy Blog Is Heavy.
Pre-order ' Eclipse'.

Born of Osiris have released a statement on their Facebook page announcing the departure of their guitarist Jason Richardson. They write: "This was something that just needed to happen. We will be a more creative, energized, and focused unit as a result.". The band are now on the lookout for a replacement, and video submissions for the position can be sent to BOOlessons [at] yahoo [dot] com.

Richardson himself has also commented on the split on his Facebook page, claiming that he was forcibly booted from the band. Born of Osiris have made a further statement saying that the split with Richardson was friendly on their part, and that they still consider him a good friend. Richardson has now joined deathcore outfit Chelsea Grin.

Read Born of Osiris's original statement on their Facebook page.
Read Jason Richardson's statement on his Facebook page.
Read Born of Osiris's follow-up statement on their Facebook page.

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.

Sweden-based Means End have uploaded the guitar sheets and tabs of their recently released EP to Mediafire. They are available in Guitar Pro 5 format. The band have also announced that they are looking for another guitarist to complete their line-up.

Seattle Weekly's Reverb has posted an interview with Lee McKinney, one of the guitarists in Born of Osiris. The interview focuses on one of the band's songs, 'Recreate', and the meaning behind its lyrics.

Read the full interview on seattleweekly.com.
Watch the video for 'Recreate' on YouTube.
Follow Born of Osiris on Facebook.

Hungarian duo Absent Distance have posted a playthrough video for their track 'Hyperwill Crisis' on their YouTube channel. Watch it below. The band released a new track titled 'It's Sulfur!' last week.

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.

M.A.N. have announced Nils Olsson as their new guitarist. He will replace Marcus Bertilsson, who has left the band earlier due to personal reasons. Nils will debut with the band on April 16th at 'Sticky Fingers' in Gothenburg, Sweden. M.A.N. will enter the studio this fall to record their next album. They state: "The sound will be fierce, and M.A.N. will continue to explore the quarter tone system — an exciting journey!".

TotalRock Radio recently conducted an interview with guitarist Alex Bois of Periphery. Periphery toured the UK and Europe with TesseracT, The Safety Fire and Monuments last month with the League of Extraordinary Djentlemen tour. We also conducted an interview with the bands on the tour. Periphery will be releasing their 'Icarus Lives!' EP in April.