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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"Death Vase", the second track taken from Septic Tank's Rotting Civilisation, is available for streaming below. The band's debut will be released worldwide on Friday 13th April via Rise Above Records. Diehard versions of the LP featuring alternative (uncensored) sleeve art, exclusive 2-sided 7", patch and poster, will go on sale at some point this Friday afternoon.

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Control Denied, the progressive metal brainchild of legendary Death mastermind Chuck Schuldiner, released its first and only trail-blazing album, The Fragile Art Of Existence, in 1999 to massive critical acclaim. Now available for the first time ever as an official vinyl release, the record has been fully remastered with additional bonus tracks and demos plus deluxe repackaging. The vinyl will see its official release on June 1st via Relapse Records. Watch the official vinyl promo video featuring "Expect The Unexpected" on YouTube.

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Here's something for melodeath fans! Six years after their last album, German melodic death metal band Fragments Of Unbecoming is releasing a new album titled Perdition Portal through Apostasy Records. The band has released "Dismal", the opening track from the new release, that will be out May 18th.

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TNT are back with a new album! The Norwegian hard rockers announced XIII, which is due out on June 8th via Frontiers Music Srl. The band's thirteenth studio album features founding members Ronni Le Tekrø (guitar) and Diesel Dahl (drums) alongside bassist Ove Husemoen, and new vocalist Baol Bardot Bulsara. The first taste is the track "Get Ready For Some Hard Rock". Check it out!

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Sad news come from Finland. On April 1st, Finnish death metal act Abhordium revealed that they have lost suddenly their guitarist Markus Mikael Hiitola, who had been in the band since 2015.

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Extreme metallers Epoch Of Unlight have finally given a sign of life. The band revealed that they will record a new album called At War With The Multiverse soon. For now you can listen to demos of two brand new songs: "Beneath A Dying Sun" and "An Amaranthine Line" below.

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While Steel Of Light will be reissued in June 2018, U.S. metal veterans Q5 have also confirmed that they will perform in Europe in August and September. On the flyer, you can see the updated tour dates and venues. Furthermore, the band is preparing a new album.

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Prog rock icons Yes revealed details for the next installment of the Cruise To The Edge.

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Testament guitarist Eric Peterson stated in a recent interview with RockSverige that he has started writing new material for the band's follow-up to 2016's Brotherhood Of The Snake. The plan is to release the new record next year.

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