The Great Old Ones have been grabbed by Season Of Mist. In other words, they have signed the French Lovecraftian black metallers and will release their next full-length on the label. The creators of the excellent Tekeli-Li output will soon record their new album, more precisely in May. So, good news everyone!

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Here is new death metal to discover. The Spanish band Altarage is offering a full stream of their new album Nihl, that will be out on February 26th through Sentient Ruin Laboratories/Sol Y Nieve (tape, digital) and Iron Bonehead Productions (vinyl). You can stream it via SoundCloud at this location. Nihl, the debut album by the band, is a 36 minutes evil, dissonant, death metal journey.

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This could be interesting. Devin Townsend has been confirmed for the new convention type event called HeavyCon in London for three days starting on Friday September 30th. Devin will be speaking in the main auditorium on the Friday, conducting a guitar master-class on Saturday, and people will be able to hear new Devin Townsend music on Sunday. He will also be signing autographs and meeting fans all throughout the weekend.

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Former Nightwish singer Anette Olzon faced a scary situation as she was allegedly "beaten down and robbed by a junkie" on her way home in Helsingborg, Sweden yesterday (Monday, February 22nd). She posted the news via Instagram with a picture of the injuries. Since Olzon parted ways with Nightwish in 2012, she's been working as a solo artist, releasing her debut full-length, Shine, in 2014.

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Mastodon are giving back to the community, with a place to jam! The metal quartet are opening up a rehearsal studio. The facility, which will be named Ember City after the Mastodon song (from Once More 'Round The Sun), is being spearheaded by guitarist Bill Kelliher, who has taken on the bulk of the workload. They purchased a building that will soon be used to house rehearsal and practice spaces for local artists and musicians.

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Recently, Mouth Of The Architect had good news to share. It seems like the follow-up to Dawning (2013) is finally being crafted. According to the sludge/post-metal group, after a long hiatus, health problems, and some lineup issues, the writing is finished for their new record. The demos will follow.

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Drone/sludge metallers Nibiru are preparing the release of their new EP, Teloch. While their latest album, Padmalotus, is nominated on Metal Storm Awards 2015 for Best Ambient / Drone Album, there is already new material to be enjoyed. Nibiru are back with two new songs following their path of occult themes. Teloch will be released on March 25th and exclusively available in a first limited edition of 250 copies, white vinyl 12" EP. Whet your appetite here.

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Germans Secrets Of The Moon released the new official music video for the track "Man Behind The Sun", now available for streaming on YouTube player down under. It was produced and filmed by Philipp Hirsch. The track comes off the group's most recent album, Sun, which was released last year in December by Prophecy Productions.

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Huge news from American progressive metal veterans Psychotic Waltz! The band hasn't released a new album since Dark Millenium in 1999 but they have been working on a new record for a while. Psychotic Waltz reunited in 2010 but haven't released anything in 17 years now. According to their latest album update, they have 8 new songs, about 46 minutes of music, and 2 or 3 more songs to write.

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After signing with Karisma Records, Norwegian crazies Virus announced their new album Memento Collider. Now, they let us see into it a bit more. The 3rd of June has been set as the release date of the experimental metallers new record. The cover, available for your viewing pleasure below, features art by the Trine + Kim Design Studio.

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Iconic thrashers Destruction have revealed the tracklist for their upcoming album, Under Attack. The band offers 10 brand new songs with two bonus tracks. Moreover, you can check out the new album trailer to hear a teaser of the title track "Under Attack". A full song is expected to be released soon.

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Up-and-comers Dead To A Dying World are set to embark on their maiden European tour. The U.S. doom metallers will present their new album Litany, nominated for Best Extreme Doom Metal Album on Metal Storm Awards 2015. This is your chance to catch them live in Europe this April. Check out the dates here.

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The first details of Grave Miasma's new mini-album arrived today. The U.K. death metal band has just unveiled the cover artwork for their upcoming MLP entitled Endless Pilgrimage, to be released by Sepulchral Voice Records / Profound Lore Records. Feast your eyes on the cover art painted by Costin Chioreanu below. It's been almost three years since the release of their full-length debut Odori Sepulcrorum in September 2013. More should be revealed soon, so be patient.

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It's with great sadness that Polish progressive metallers Riverside announce the passing of Piotr Grudzinski, guitarist since the band's inception in 2001. Piotr was 40 years old.

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It took Thunderstone seven years to release the follow-up to Dirt Metal but this year it is finally coming. The Finns are releasing their anticipated album Apocalypse Again on April 1st in Europe and April 15th in the U.S. via AFM Records, Sakara Records/Sony Music (Finland) and Marquee (Japan, South Korea, Taiwan). Until then, you can enter "The Path" and watch their first video from it right here for the album opener. Was it worth the wait?

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