Exmortus have revealed the details of their upcoming album, The Sound Of Steel, set to drop on June 8th via Prosthetic Records worldwide except Japan, where it will be overseen by Marquee Inc. It was produced by Zack Ohren (Machine Head, Fallujah, Suffocation) at Sharkbite Studios in Oakland, CA. and the cover artwork was created by Philip Lawvere (Kreator, Celtic Frost, Helloween).

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One of the founding fathers of the folk metal genre celebrate their 25th anniversary in style in 2018. Cruachan will release their new album, Nine Years Of Blood on April 27th through Trollzorn Records. Check out the song "Queen Of War" below.

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After revealing the details of their new album, Downfall Of Mankind, Brazil's all-female trio Nervosa just shared the first new song in the form of a lyric video. The record drops on June 1st via Napalm Records, but you can get your fix now with "Never Forget, Never Repeat".

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Tremonti's new album, A Dying Machine, will be released on June 8th via Napalm Records and the band has shared a lyric video for the title track, available for you below.

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Death metal defenders of the old, Gruesome, featuring current and former members of Exhumed, Possessed and Malevolent Creation, return with their second full-length sermon, Twisted Prayers. The album is due out on June 1st on CD/LP/DLX LP/CS/Digital via Relapse Records and you can now get a first taste with the lyric video for the song "A Waste Of Life".

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Experimental trio Death Grips have been hinting at a new release for a while, including a list of collaborators. After revealing the album title as Year Of The Snitch, they finally revealed the cover art as well and we are left hopefully waiting for a release date and tracklist soon.

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Finnish folk metallers Korpiklaani just announced the release of their upcoming 10th studio album entitled Kulkija ("Wanderer"), on September 7th, 2018 through Nuclear Blast. The cover was designed by Jan Yrlund (Battle Beast, Manowar etc.), who has already created several artworks for previous albums and singles for the band. Feast your eyes on it!

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In case you didn't know, Five Finger Death Punch recently announced that they will be releasing their seventh full-length studio album, And Justice For None, on May 18th via Prospect Park. The collection is available for pre-order and Five Finger Death Punch also announced a 32-date North American summer co-headlining amphitheater tour with Breaking Benjamin and special guests Nothing More and Bad Wolves. The first single is called "Fake" and you can give it a spin here now.

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Heavy metallers King Diamond are preparing to enter the studio to begin writing and recording the long-awaited follow-up to 2007's Give Me Your Soul... Please album. The writing and recording process has been delayed a few times before. The band is also putting the finishing touches on the Blu-ray and DVD filmed during King's 2015-2016 "Abigail In Concert" tour. The Blu-ray and DVD will contain two full concerts, one recorded at an indoor venue in 2015 in Philadelphia and other at the outdoor Graspop Metal Meeting festival in 2016 in Belgium.

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Symphonic black metal titans Dimmu Borgir are heading to the U.S. for some exclusive shows to present their new record, Eonian. The band has announced a short North American tour in August. The four-date trek will kick off on August 19th at the Psycho Las Vegas festival in Las Vegas, Nevada and conclude six days later at the PlayStation Theater in New York City. Furthermore, they are returning to Latin America in November.

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German melancholics Décembre Noir are in the studio to do some vocal recordings. The death/doom metal band hasn't revealed much about a new album but they have been working on it to follow Forsaken Earth. Décembre Noir have also announced some new German shows.

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Askvald is a one man act from Germany which mixes folk metal and black metal. The band's main man is Apocaleon, real name Sven Hornig. He has recently announced via Facebook that their new album has been in the works and is currently being mastered. It'll be titled Nachtschattenreich.

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Spirit Adrift are heading on their first headlining tour this summer. The U.S. doomsters have announced a string of dates which includes appearances at Migration Fest and Psycho Las Vegas. The band is touring in support of their most recent album, Curse Of Conception.

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It seems like American black metal act Utstøtt has been working on a new album, Járnvið, which will be released this year, to follow their 2015 debut, Hjørungavågr. Most recently, the band has shared the new song "Fenrir" online. You can now enjoy it below.

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Italian symphonic death metal titans Fleshgod Apocalypse recently posted a video and made the following announcement via their Facebook page, regarding the theft of their equipment in Sweden and the inevitable cancellation of their remaining European tour dates.

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