Relapse Records is proud to announce the signing of Swedish trio Monolord. Monolord's yet-to-be-titled fourth studio album is expected to be released in late 2019. Stay tuned for more information. The band is currently on tour throughout Europe with Kadavar (GER).

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Band profile:	Monolord

After roughly a decade with the band, bassist David Da Rocha has exited Born Of Osiris. David contributed his share on all five studio album that the band has released up to now. Additionally, Born Of Osiris already confirmed the replacement. His spot will be filled by Nick Rossi.

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Decibel Magazine has announced the lineup and dates for the 2019 Decibel Magazine Tour. The North American tread will feature Cannibal Corpse on select dates, Morbid Angel, Immolation on select dates, Necrot, and Blood Incantation. This is the first time Cannibal Corpse and Morbid Angel will play together in the U.S. Immolation will join the final week of the tour as main support to Morbid Angel, as Cannibal Corpse exit the tour after the New York City date.

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Band profile:	Cannibal Corpse

California glam metal favorites Steel Panther have entered the studio on Tuesday, November 13th to begin laying down drums for their fifth album at Sphere Studios in Los Angeles. Drummer Stix Zadinia tweeted on Sunday: "Holy shit. We are doin it again! These songs are gonna fuuuuck your face up. In the cool way." The band also announced new tour dates.

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German pagan black metal horde Minas Morgul just shared clips on their Facebook page, revealing that the band is working on new tracks. According to them, they will release new tracks this December 2018. Minas Morgul also has a new line-up with new frontman Robert "Robse" Dahn (Equilibrium, Vrankenvorde, Malleus Maleficarum).

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On December 21st, Mighty Music will release Tygers Of Pan Tang's Hellbound Spellbound Live 1981, remixed and remastered, featuring the band's classic lineup. The show was originally recorded live by Chris Tsangarides at Nottingham Rock City in 1981 and was remixed and remastered by Søren Andersen (Glenn Hughes, Mike Tramp) in October at the Medley Studios in Denmark.

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Band profile:	Tygers Of Pan Tang

Here's some good news for Oakenshield fans, because the band will perform live for the very first time. The folk metallers led by Ben Corkhill have also released Lyke Wake Dirge today. Recorded in 2010 and unreleased since, it finally sees the light of day on digital pay-as-you-feel download on Bandcamp. This mini-release comprises two traditional arrangements and a cover version.

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Greg "Fritz" Hinz, longtime drummer for Canadian hard rockers Helix, was placed in a medically induced coma after fracturing his skull in a fall from the roof of his house. According to Helix singer Brian Vollmer, Hinz's injuries "are not life-threatening" but doctors were "keeping him in a coma and on breathing tubes until they feel he's all right to come out of it." He has multiple fractures but the good news is that he was brought out of his drug induced coma.

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There is a new band in town called NUN and it features members of Black Oath, Opera IX, Extirpation and Mefitic. According to the group, NUN's first release is turning out great and extremely dark, with 12 minutes of ancient doomed black metal. Final mix/mastering will be done once again at Toxic Basement Studio.

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Band profile:	Black Oath

German one man black metal, neofolk act Askvald released their latest album, Nachtschattenreich, this summer. Now, the band's mastermind Apocaleon, real name Sven Hornig, said that he is working on a special new concept split with Demiurge.

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Next September through October Amorphis will be stopping in 28 cities across the lands of North America on a co-headlining trek with Dutch symphonic metallers Delain. Joining them as special opening act will be Anneke Van Giersbergen with her solo acoustic set. Confirmed dates are available down under. Check it out!

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Band profile:	Amorphis
Event:	Amorphis & Delain: Co-Headlining North American Tour 2019

Norewegian avantgarde metallers Virus have announced they are breaking up.

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Dark Tranquillity continue to be very active in terms of live shows. After a big North American tour with Amorphis, Moonspell and Omnium Gatherum, the Swedish Gothenburg metallers confirmed today that they will play new shows in Russia, Ukraine and Belarus. These shows will take place in February 2019.

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Good news for death/doom metal fans as Swedish doomsters October Tide are currently working on a new album. Mastermind Fredrik Norrman reports that the band has been writing songs for their sixth studio album, follow-up to Winged Waltz from 2016, and has booked a studio for the end of November, to start the recording process.

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Band profile:	October Tide

Aerosmith's guitarist Joe Perry was wheeled out of Madison Square Garden on a stretcher Saturday night after performing with Billy Joel, TMZ reports. Eyewitnesses reported that Joe had just finished "Walk This Way" with Billy Joel onstage and went back to his dressing room. A source connected with the concert revealed that Joe collapsed and "looked terrible."

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Band profile:	Aerosmith