Death/thrash metal group Loudblast is unleashing a new album this year entitled Burial Ground. Described as "a solid mix of classic and modern influences, it dares transgressing their traditional thrash/death style of yore to achieve a much more malign yet as catchy sound," you can expect the album to be released in April by Listenable Records.

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Bolt Thrower recently announced some festivals that they will play this year. So far, two dates are confirmed but the death metallers will announce more shows for the autumn.

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Rejoice Steven Wilson fans because the prog genius will begin working on a new solo album to follow The Raven That Refused To Sing (And Other Stories). The recordings of the new offering should happen this year and you can expect new tours next year.

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The last time we heard of Maria "Tristessa" Kolokouri, she was in critical condition battling leukemia. The frontwoman of the Greek black metal band Astarte seems to be improving with the treatments and the updates on her health condition have been regular.

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Cruz Del Sur Music has announced a deal with former Metal Blade artists, folk metallers Darkest Era for the release of their new album Severance. Finally, the successor to The Last Caress Of Light (2011) is set to see the light of day. In fact, you can expect the new album on June 13th in Europe and June 3rd in the US in CD, vinyl and digital formats.

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In a recent Italian interview, power metallers Kaledon just announced that they are working on their 8th studio album, the successor to Altor: The King's Blacksmith. Like its predecessor, this album will tell the story of one of the characters of the Legend Of The Forgotten Reign saga. The protagonist, this time, will be Antillius, the king, and the band has already composed twelve demo songs.

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Since the early 2012 unveiling of their debut, Misery Wizard, fans have awaited the second chapter from Rhode Island doom bringers Pilgrim. Recently, it has been revealed that it will be called II: Void Worship and the new album was recorded at Moonlight Mile Recording by audio architect Mike Moebius. The first song off the album to be revealed is "The Paladin". Check it out below where you also find the album artwork and tracklist.

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Some days ago, Devin Townsend announced that he was going to launch a crowdfunding campaign for his album Casualities Of Cool. The day has come: the campaign has begun, and you can pledge in exchange of various bundles here. All pledges include a free download of the album upon the May 14th release date and everyone who pledges will receive regular updates from Devin and Ché Dorval plus exclusive downloads. Once the target is reached, all other proceedings will go straight into the Z2 project, which is due to start soon.

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A couple of weeks ago, the complete line-up for the Paganfest America tour was unveiled, consisting of both Finnish headliners Korpiklaani and Turisas, Taiwanese Chthonic, Germans Varg and Americans Winterhymn. Now the wait is over. The complete list of tour dates has been announced, and are scheduled for this upcoming April/May. Check out all the dates below the official tour flyer.

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If you love Green Carnation, you will love this. The Norwegian progressive metal legends will reunite in the summer of 2014. It was announced that the band is going to do their second concept show A Night Under The Dam deep into the mountains in South Norway on July 31st. The show will include both acoustic and plugged parts and showcase songs from all of their five albums. Who knows if this is the beginning of a comeback with maybe a new album. One can dream...

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It has been some time coming but guitarist Per "Sodomizer" Eriksson and Katatonia have now mutually agreed to part ways. Per joined the band in 2010 as a live session player and after some substantial touring quickly became a steady fixture being heavily involved in the recording of Katatonia's 2012 studio album Dead End Kings. For the Swedes upcoming Unplugged & Reworked Tour, Bruce Soord (The Pineapple Thief, Wisdom Of Crowds) will perform with the band as a special guest.

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This year is the tenth year of the Euroblast festival in Cologne, Germany, which means it will be special. The first 10 artists have already been confirmed by the organizers and it is looking promising. Mark your calendars for October 2-4, 2014 when the festival will be taking place.

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Ready to return to the fantasy world of trolls? Trollfest's new album, Kaptein Kaos, will be released on March 28th in Europe and April 8th in North America via NoiseArt Records. However, you'll have to wait just a week to know how the new album will sound like, since the single for the track "Ave Maria" will be released on February 28th on most digital platforms.

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After a successful crowdfunding of their latest opus The Cadaverous Retaliation Agenda, The Project Hate MCMXCIX is once again at it trying to get funds for a new album. Currently 5000$ of 10.000$ have been donated. Will it work again?

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Teramaze are releasing a new album this year called Esoteric Symbolism. The band recently revealed all the details about it and also shared a 7-minute teaser to whet your appetite. Nightmare Records releases the album on April 15th but you can take a look at cover art and tracklist right now while you wait.

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