Naviny.by reports that the Prosecutor General's Office has banned Swedish black metal band MARDUK from playing a show in Minsk.

Speaking to reporters in the Belarusian capital on Monday, Pavel Radzivonaw, a departmental head at the Prosecutor General's Office, confirmed that Marduk's concert, scheduled for May 22nd, would not take place.

"The band preaches Satanism, which has nothing to do with art. This is an affront to Christian values, they preach the ideas of death, of the Third Reich," he said, describing the band's songs as "destructive."

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Marduk recently released their new video, for 'Souls For Belial'. The clip turns out to be the perfect visual background for the aural inferno of the track, which will be included on the band's upcoming studio album, Serpent Sermon.

The video, directed by Håkan Sjödin, can be seen below:

Serpent Sermon will be made available as standard CD, vinyl and limited edition media book with an exclusive bonus track entitled 'Coram Satanae'. Release dates:

Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Norway: May 25th

UK, Benelux, France, Greece, Denmark, Portugal, Rest Of Europe: May 28th

Spain, Italy: Tuesday: May 29th

Sweden, Finland, Hungary: May 30th

Australia, New Zealand: June 1st

North America: June 5th

Serpent Sermon tracklisting:

'Serpent Sermon'

'Messianic Pestilence'

'Souls For Belial'

'Into Second Death'

'Temple Of Decay'

'Damnation's Gold'

'Hail Mary (Piss-soaked Genuflexion)'

'M.A.M.M.O.N'

'Gospel Of The Worm'

'World Of Blades'

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Marduk have added more Russian dates to their Serpent Sermon World Tour 2012 with openers KATAKLYSM and VADER. Dates now include:

May

16 - Ekaterinburg, Russia - Tele Club
17 - Magnitogorsk, Russia - Universal
19 - Nizhny Novgorod, Russia - Premio Centre
20 - Moscow, Russia - KKZ Moscow
21 - Voronezh, Russia - Tarantul

Marduk are hitting the road with 1349, WITHERED and WEAPON for a string of US dates that commence in early June.

Dates include:

June

2 - Baltimore, MD - Sonar
3 - Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall of Williamsburg
4 - Montreal, QC - Les Foufounes Electriques
5 - Toronto, ON - Wreck Room
6 - Ottowa, ON - Maverick's
7 - Columbus, OH - Alrosa Villa
8 - Chicago, IL - Reggie's
9 - St. Paul, MN - Station 4
10 - Winnipeg, MB - Park Theater
11 - Regina, SK - The Exchange
12 - Calgary, AB - Distillery
14 - Vancouver, BC - Rickshaw Theater
15 - Seattle, Wa - Studio Seven
16 - Portland, OR - Bossanova
17 - San Francisco - DNA Lounge
18 - Fullerton, CA - Slidebar
19 - Hollywood, CA - House of Blues
20 - San Diego, CA - Ruby Room