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Century Media Records, the Finnish Metal Expo, Inferno magazine, Terrorizer magazine and Imperiumi.net joined forces to search the Suomi Metal Star 2011. About 240 Finnish bands signed in for the qualifying and 12 have been selected for a public online voting that closed on New Year's Eve. The 4 Finalist bands to played at the Finnish Metal Expo in Helsinki last month and it was Oddland from Turku who won over the majority of the jury members with sophisticated Prog Metal/Rock – somewhere between Devin Townsend, Opeth or Katatonia.

Arrest Records Australia is proud to announce the addition of one of Brisbane’s hidden secrets within the flourishing and resurging punk scene with Army Of Champions “ if only just to hold”, a 7 song EP.

Canberra post hardcore outfit Hands Like Houses, previously noted for their recent single; Lion Skin Ft. Jonny Craig (Emarosa, Dance Gavin Dance) and Tyler Carter (Woe, Is Me) have released a new acoustic clip.

In the lead up to the release of their new album 'Got Your Back,' to be released on April 12 through Fat Wreck Chords, Californian punks Pour Habit have now released six tracks availble for preview from the record.

New Baltimore hardcore band, Turnstile are now accepting pre-orders for their new 7" EP 'Pressure to Succeed' via Reaper Records. Pressure to Succeed is the follow up to their 3 track 2010 demo and is available in 2 versions, a /200 pre-order version and /800 regular version. The pre-orders can be ordered from here. Listen to and download their 3 track demo on Myspace.

A press release has been released confirming that Sleeping Giant are working on a new record.

Thursday have revealed yet another song from their upcoming record, No Devolución.

Rise Against have released the video clip for their song, 'Help Is On The Way'.

Yellowcard has posted a b-side titled 'Promises' just in time for the release of their album 'When Your Through Thinking, Say Yes'

All Time Low has released the artwork for their highly anticipated fourth full length album 'Dirty Work'

Texan post-hardcore band Memphis May Fire has posted a new song titled 'The Sinner' off the bands upcoming album 'The Hollow'