Reunited symphonic power metal band Rhapsody will tour Latin America this spring as part of their 20th Anniversary Farewell Tour. Fabio Lione, Luca Turilli, Dominique Leurquin, Patrice Guers and Alex Holzwarth will perform their album Symphony Of Enchanted Lands in full, as well as other classics of the band and some songs rarely played on stage. The band has also announced a few European festival appearances.

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After waiting a few years, Edenbridge enthusiasts can now check out a new song from the Austrian group. The symphonic progressive metal act just premiered an official lyric video for "Shiantara", the first single taken from the upcoming album, The Great Momentum (out February 17th via Steamhammer/SPV). Check it out and share your impressions.

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Greek power metal masters Firewind are releasing their 8th studio album, Immortals, on January 20th, 2017 via the band's longtime label partner Century Media Records in Europe and AFM Records in North America. The group has already released one song from the new record, and now a bombastic video clip, which was produced by the iCODE Team (Kamelot, Devin Townsend, Moonsorrow), as well as a digital single for the album track "Ode To Leonidas" have been launched. Enjoy it below!

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Sad news for the fans of ETHS. The French metallers are biding adieu and have announced the end of their career after 17 years. The band announced that they will perform their last two shows in the original line-up, which means a return of original frontwoman Candice Clot, who had resigned for personal reasons in 2012.

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In a recent interview, Brazilian heavy metal act Panndora confirmed that the band was on hiatus. Now it seems that the hiatus is over, and the band promises to come back in 2017 in full force. We will have to wait and see but the goal is to record the follow-up to their 2011 debut The Heretic's Box.

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Nine Inch Nails have confirmed that fans will be able to hear new music from the band this year. Last year, mastermind Trent Reznor promised that new Nine Inch Nails music would be released in 2016 and it's now official. Not The Actual Events, their new 5 song EP, will be released next Friday, December 23rd. After a few years of silence, fans now have something to look forward to.

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Drummer David Wallin didn't stay long in Swedish melodic metallers HammerFall. He has announced that he is leaving the group in order to focus on his family life. Due to family commitments, David will not be able to do any gigs with HammerFall next year and has decided to vacate his drum stool. Johan Koleberg is the new drummer!

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After a short hiatus, Ex Deo return for a new battle next year with their upcoming new album, The Immortal Wars. So far, the symphonic death metal band hadn't released new music but that is about to change. As of now, you can enjoy the new tune and album opener "The Rise Of Hannibal" right here.

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Metal Storm previously reported that Finnish heavy metal act Battle Beast have returned and are set to release their fourth studio record titled Bringer Of Pain on February 17th, 2017 through Nuclear Blast Records. The first single is now available. Watch the video for "King For A Day" below.

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Italian black metallers Lorn have revealed the details of their upcoming third full length album, Arrayed Claws, to be released on February 3rd, 2017. The album follows up their 2013 release, Subconscious Metamorphosis.

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The death doom band Tethra revealed the artwork and tracklist of their new album, Like Crows For The Earth. It will be released in February 2017 by Slip Trick Records. Below is the official statement of the band. The artwork was made by the visionary Italian artist Marco Castagnetto.

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Kreator are pretty busy these days promoting their upcoming new release, Gods Of Violence. The album will drop next year and there will also be a lot of touring to support it, first in Europe and later in North America. However, today, there's a new track available and it is about... Satan. Titled "Satan Is Real", the brand new song from the German thrashers also had the video treatment. Listen to the music and enjoy the visuals right now.

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German metallers Majesty have just released their new video for the tune "Die Like Kings" and they also announced a European tour with Battle Beast. The new album Rebels, out on 03-03-2017, was recorded in the band's own studio and mixed and mastered by Frederik Nordström in the Studio Fredman. Hear the band's new single here.

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Former Morbid Angel members David Vincent (vocals, bass) and Tim Yeung (drums) will join forces with guitarists Bill Hudson (TSO/Circle II Circle) and Ira Black (Metal Church/Lizzy Borden) to perform classic Morbid Angel songs under the I Am Morbid banner. You might remember that last year drummer Tim Yeung, guitarist Destructhor and David Vincent all parted ways with the band, who hasn't announced new members yet but they are working on their new album slated for a release in 2017.

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It hasn't been an easy year neither for Eluveitie fans nor the Eluveitie camp, with three key members having left the band, also leaving Chrigel Glanzmann and friends looking to regroup. Now they have finally announced the first permanent member to join the band and it is Alain Ackermann (ex-Suborned), who will be the man behind the drumset, after a fruitful spell with the band onstage these past few months.

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