Canadian metalcore representatives Protest The Hero have finally finished the recording process of their fifth studio album and the follow-up to 2013's Volition. The yet-untitled effort is now ready for the mixing phase. Stay tuned for more details.

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In February & March, Canadian heavy metal bands Traveler and Riot City will team up for a string of tour dates across the European lands. Traveler will be promoting their debut, self-titled record, released back in February. Confirmed dates for 'Warriors Of The North European Tour' can be seen via tour flyer.

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Lotus Thief are all set to unleash their third full-length offering, entitled Oresteia. It will be released by Prophecy Productions on January 10th, 2020. Oresteia was recorded in California, mixed and mastered at The Thousand Caves in NYC. Pre-sale is available at this location.

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Tomorrow is the official release day of Esoteric's long-awaited, new studio album, A Pyrrhic Existence. Almost 100 minutes of monstrous psychedelic funeral doom is now available for listening in full. Check it out and give it a spin below.

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The new Crystal Viper album, Tales Of Fire And Ice, will be out this month, on November 22nd. An official lyric video for the new single, "Bright Lights", has been launched and can be streamed below. In other news, the band recently welcomed new drummer to the ranks, Cederick Forsberg, who will debut live on stage on the forthcoming tour that starts at the end of November in Portugal.

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Iron Maiden will continue their Legacy Of The Beast Tour into 2020 heading to Australia, New Zealand, Japan and a first ever visit to The Philippines. This will be followed by shows in Israel and Dubai before circling back into Europe for a final run which will be mainly Festival and headline stadium dates, plus some arena shows. So far, the band has played to close to two million fans in 39 countries around the globe since the tour opened in 2018, including headlining to a capacity crowd of 100,000 at the legendary Rock In Rio festival in Brazil.

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Sons Of Apollo are excite to bring and reveal details for their second studio album, simply titled - MMXX. Produced by The Del Fuvio Brothers, MMXX will be out on 17th January, 2020 via InsideOutMusic/Sony as a standard CD package, Limited Edition 2 CD package (which includes instrumental mixes and a cappella excerpts), 2LP + CD package, and on all digital formats. After the release of new album, Sons Of Apollo will embark on North American tour, followed by European trek in March.

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Death metallers Demonical have confirmed that they have parted ways with vocalist Alexander Högbom (also October Tide, Centinex) after two years of cooperation. Additionally, the group would like to welcome Christofer Säterdal to the ranks as their new permanent vocalist. First official gig, featuring the new line-up, will happen at Club Nalen in Stockholm on November 14th.

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Heavy metal icons W.A.S.P. have announced their "1984 To Headless" 2020 World Tour, a celebration of hits from the band's first four albums. For tickets to the shows, you can visit this location, more dates will be added soon.

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Blackened rockers Cloak have announced a European tour supporting Bartłomiej Krysiuk's Batushka. The tour will kick off in London, on January 10th and sees the band promoting their recently released new album, The Burning Dawn, and playing in the Netherlands, France, Germany and Czech Republic. A full list of tour dates can be found on the flyer below.

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Psychedelic rock formation Bask are now premiering their brand new album, entitled III, ahead of its official release. The record will be released this Friday, November 8th, via Season of Mist but you can listen to it right now via the YouTube player below.

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Spectral Voice will be heading to Europe in December for their 'Seized By Black Trance' Tour. They will be showcasing some new darker material alongside songs from their back catalogue. This will be their last European tour before focusing on writing and recording new material for a forthcoming album. Support will be provided on some shows by death metal entity Grave Miasma and U.S. noise project Flowering Blade.

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Death metal maniacs Defiled are now unveiling the first brand new track taken from their forthcoming new album, entitled Infinite Regress, due out on January 24th, 2020 via Season Of Mist. The video for "Tragedy" is available below and pre-orders have already started at this location.

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On January 17th, 2020, Lebanese blackened death metal act Kaoteon will put out their third, self-titled full length record. For the recording of this effort the band enlisted bassist Linus Klausenitzer from Obscura and well-known, experienced drummer Adrian Erlandsson (At The Gates, The Haunted, The Lurking Fear, etc.). Alongside these details, Kaoteon are excited to share a first piece of their new music. Check out the album's opening track, "Wolves Of Chaos".

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Fresh updates are coming from German duo Empyrium. The work on the new album is in full swing and will be finished by the end of this year. Except for the revelation that the album will be out sometime in 2020, the fans will have to wait for more details and info. However, Empyrium have confirmed first live appearances in 2020 - Vienna Metal Meeting and Dark Troll Festival (headliner).


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