British metallers Cradle Of Filth will return to North America once again in support of their latest album, Cryptoriana: The Seductiveness Of Decay. For the second leg of their North American onslaught, the band has enlisted industrial band Wednesday 13 as well as theatrical metal new comers Raven Black. Tickets go on sale this Friday, complete list of tour dates is available below.

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Event:	Cradle Of Filth: Cryptoriana World Tour 2019 - North America

The Dark Element, the melodic project of guitarist and songwriter Jani Liimatianen (Cain's Offering, ex-Sonata Arctica and Altaria) and vocalist Anette Olzon (ex-Nightwish), are back in the studio. The Finnish/Swedish duo will release their sophomore album, tentatively by fall 2019, as announced by Frontiers Music Srl.

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Boston-based metallers Astronoid announce the release of their upcoming self-titled sophomore album, due out on February 1st, 2019 through Blood Music. The band is also pleased to share a new official music video for the track "I Dream In Lines", now available for streaming below.

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Bassist and founding member of German heavy metal veterans Accept Peter Baltes has just announced that after more than forty years with the group, he is leaving. He did not give any particular reasons for his departure, only a brief statement at the band's official Facebook page.

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Australian deathcore act Aversions Crown are pleased to announce a co-headlining run across Europe with their fellow countrymen in Psycroptic. This tour is scheduled for February, 2019. Opening support on the road will come from Within Destruction, Hadal Maw as well as Hollow World. Aversions Crown will once again be touring in support of their latest studio album Xenocide (released on January 20th, 2017).

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Hellfest Open Air Festival has announced a whole lot of more bands for the 2019 line-up. After the initial announcement, it's time to check out the full line-up now. The festival will take place from 21st, 22nd and 23rd June 2019 in Clisson, France and it's already sold out. Notable performances include KISS, Manowar, Tool, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Slayer, King Diamond, The Sisters of Mercy, Carcass, Emperor and Tom G. Warrior performing the music of Hellhammer.

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Australia's technical deathcore export Thy Art Is Murder has recently released the brand new single "Death Perception". The song was produced, mixed and mastered by longtime collaborator Will Putney. The vinyl comes in yellow and green and is limited to 250 copies of each color (USA only - already sold out in Europe). Also, check out the lyric video for the single here.

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Iceland's own Svartidauði have gifted their fans with an early stream of their new record, Revelations Of The Red Sword. While the official release will only happen on December 3rd, 2018, you can now listen to the entire piece below. What do you think about the black metallers' second album?

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Swedish black metallers Valkyrja has just released their fourth studio album, Throne Ablaze. If you haven't listened to it yet, it is available for streaming via World Terror Committee's Bandcamp page. The release of Throne Ablaze precludes a full European tour of Valkyrja supporting the equally legendary Marduk and Archgoat. Enjoy it fully below.

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Here's some exciting news for Blut Aus Nord fans. It has recently been revealed that Yerû?elem, the newest entity created by Vindsval and W.D. Feld, will release their debut album, The Sublime, on February 9th 2019, in Digipack CD, Gatefold 12" LP and Digital Download via Debemur Morti Productions. You can check out all the album details available so far below and start anticipating it.

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An excerpt from the audiobook version of former Judas Priest's guitarist K.K. Downing's recently released autobiography, "Heavy Duty: Days And Nights In Judas Priest", has been made available and you can now hear it below. The book was read by Maxwell Caulfield. This is a memoir by the cofounder and former lead guitarist of heavy metal giants Judas Priest.

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Danish folk band Myrkur (aka Amalie Bruun) has recently announced a new EP and single. For her forthcoming Juniper EP, she's joined forces with Jaime Gomez Arellano (Ghost, Paradise Lost, Sólstafir, Cathedral) at Orgone Studios in Bedfordshire, England. This is the first new material since Myrkur's 2017 sophomore album, Mareridt. Check out the title track below.

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After releasing their celebrated second studio album, A Prelude To Sorrow, on November 2nd via Century Media Records, U.S. melodic progressive metal act Witherfall presents a moving video for the album's 11-minute epic "Vintage". Watch the video now here.

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Shortly after sharing details regarding the first chapter of "The Nephilim's Empire" saga, The Eighth Mountain, the epic power metallers Rhapsody Of Fire have now revealed the cover art and tracklist of the record. It is set to hit stores near you on February 22nd, 2019 via AFM Records.

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French symphonic power metallers Nightmare have recently revealed that they are preparing a new album and plan to release it next year to follow Dead Sun. In other news, drummer Olivier Casula was replaced by Niels Quiais after he decided to quit the band following a serious hand injury.

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