Brooklyn-based Life Of Agony recently signed a worldwide record deal with Napalm Records. They are currently hard at work on their new album and Napalm Records debut A Place Where There's No More Pain, which is due in early 2017. Unfortunately last week drummer Sal Abruscato was injured causing LOA to cancel their upcoming European tour dates, but fear not. Sal will be fully recovered soon and the band will be returning to Europe this November. The European jaunt kicks off November 13th in Vienna, Austria and runs through December 10th in Aalborg, Denmark. Life Of Agony will also be playing two special shows in the Northeast this fall.

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As previously announced, melodic death metal outfit Allegaeon has welcomed vocalist Riley McShane to their ranks. Last year, he joined the group on tour with label-mates Act Of Defiance - now, Allegaeon is giving fans their first taste of new music with Riley via Bandcamp. To hear the new track - "Gray Matter Mechanics - Apassionata Ex Machinea" - from the band's upcoming new album, go to this location, where a full band play-through of the song can also be viewed.

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A new Sabaton track? Yes, please! The power metallers just released a new song today, the second single taken from their new opus, The Last Stand (out August 19th via Nuclear Blast). After "The Lost Battalion", "Blood Of Bannockburn" is the name of the new single. You can expect to hear a Hammond organ and Bagpipes. Enjoy it now here.

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It looks like drummer Dirk Verbeuren has made a good impression on Megadeth. After being tapped by the band for a few shows, he now joins them as their new permanent drummer. Verbeuren, formerly of Swedish metal band Soilwork, has been performing with the band for months, his first show was Rock on the Range festival in May.

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A Nightwish song will be heard on the upcoming Olympic Games. The symphonic metallers seem to be everywhere - even in sports! The Australian national team of synchronized swimmers now announced that they will be using their song "Last Ride Of The Day" off Nightwish's Imaginaerum from 2012 for their competition at the Olympics. The track will be played in an orchestral version during the swim performance of the team in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

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In case you are not familiar with Scour, they are the new band fronted by Phil Anselmo (Pantera, Down). The other band members are John Jarvis (bass, Pig Destroyer), Derek Engemann (guitar, Cattle Decapitation), Chase Fraser (guitar, Continuum, ex-Animosity, ex-Decrepit Birth), and Jesse Schobel (drums, Strong Intention). The band releases their debut self-titled EP today (July 15th) through Anselmo's own Housecore Records. The full stream is available at this location.

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Here you have a new black metal record to discover, courtesy of Baptism. Their latest creation, V: The Devil's Fire, is currently streaming online and in full (due out on the 22nd of July). The Finns haven't released anything since 2012's As The Darkness Enters. Stream it here.

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As you probably remember, Eluveitie recently lost three band members. Now, the band announced that they want to take some time to carefully look for new members and find the perfect new line-up. But at the same time, the group will play every single show already confirmed for this year. So, they recruited talented step-in session musicians to play all their upcoming shows this year. For a few selected dates, Eluveitie unveil even a fourth guest: Liv Kristine (ex-Leaves' Eyes, ex-Theatre Of Tragedy) will share the stage with them and sing classics like "A Rose For Epona".

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Trivium are embarking on a new North American tour. The Silence In The Snow tour will be back to the States this fall with Sabaton and Huntress in tow. Tickets go on-sale this Saturday. The trek, which gets underway September 15th at Columbus Newport Music Hall, will be headlined by Trivium. See all the dates below and catch them live.

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Drowning Pool will have a special guest appearance on their upcoming performance at the Chicago Open Air. The 82-year-old Navy veteran and aerospace manager John Hetlinger performed their hit "Bodies" on the NBC competition show America's Got Talent and the video went viral. Shortly after, Drowning Pool's guitarist CJ Pierce chatted with Entertainment Weekly, inviting Hetlinger to perform during an upcoming set at Chicago Open Air. Hetlinger replied on Twitter accepting the invitation, and now it's happening! It should be entertaining.

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Lordi just announced their new album. Their new era is about to begin and the record will be called Monsterephonic (Theaterror Vs. Demonarchy). It was produced by Nino Laurenne and the tracklist has already been revealed. Mark your calendars for September 16th. That's when the album hits stores.

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It is one of the latest signings by AFM Records. The new Asenblut's record, Berserker, will be out on August 19th, 2016. The opus includes 12 highly energetic songs (plus an English bonus track) which leave no questions about what these melodic Vikings are about. Hear the first advance track "Drachenborn" now.

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Tech death metallers Archspire are heading to Denver next month to record their 3rd album with producer Dave Otero. 2014's The Lucid Collective is finally getting a successor. Stay tuned for more details about it.

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Red Fang have plenty of news to share today and also new music! The stoner metallers re-emerge with their latest full-length album, Only Ghosts. Produced by the legendary Ross Robinson (At The Drive In, The Cure, Slipknot, and many more) and mixed by Joe Baressi (Queens Of The Stone Age, Kyuss, Melvins), the album consists of 10 new tracks of the band's signature sound. The debut single from the album, "Flies," can be heard now here. Discover all other details as well.

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Finally, some news regarding Dark Tranquillity's new album! In fact, now we know the title, release date and how the album cover looks like. The follow-up to Construct will drop on November 4th, 2016 through Century Media Records. It's called Atoma and the Swedish metallers are currently recording it. The striking cover artwork was once again created by the band's guitarist Niklas Sundin. Feast your eyes on it below.

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