Carcass have announced a line-up change in the guitar department. After a five year stint, Ben Ash is no longer their guitarist, having just confirmed his departure. Tom Draper (Pounder, ex- Angel Witch, Primitai), his replacement, made his live debut with Carcass this past weekend at the Netherlands Deathfest at 013 in Tilburg.

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German power metal kickers Serious Black, who have released three albums so far, have announced the sad news that drummer Alex Holzwarth (ex- Sieges Even, Avantasia, Rhapsody Of Fire) left the band. He wants to focus on the Rhapsody reunion shows.

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Friends of the fallen The Duskfall just announced that they will play at the Sommarfesten i Kalix this July. They are also currently preparing their newest album, The Everlasting Shadows, and you can hear a snippet of the new song "The Golem" below.

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Tremonti, the band comprised of Mark Tremonti on vocals/guitars, Eric Friedman on guitars, and Garrett Whitlock on drums, have announced a new set of European tour dates. The band is already confirmed to support Iron Maiden for a number of dates in mainland Europe as well as some of Europe's largest festivals. These new dates are all headline appearances.

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Bleed From Within have recently launched a video taken from their upcoming album, Era. Five years in the making, Era marks the return of the Scottish quintet. Guitarist Craig Gowans directed the video himself for 12 Inch Media. Make sure to check out "Afterlife" right here.

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Brazilian death metallers Rebaelliun announced that one of their guitarists, Fabiano Penna, has died. A campaign was launched to help the family with the costs and the goal has already been surpassed. Fabiano was only 42 and was at the hospital after contracting a bacteria.

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As they prepare to release Necropolis this March 23rd through Prophecy Productions, U.K.'s folk group Sol Invictus has shared another new single from the album. The new digital single, "Set The Table", is out now and you can listen to it here via Bandcamp.

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Dutch symphonic metallers Epica have recently launched the video for "Decoded Poetry" which is taken from the band's latest EP, The Solace System. The animated video was created/produced by anime-master Davide Cilloni and completes the video trilogy of Epica's title track "The Solace System" and "Immortal Melancholy". Watch the new video now here.

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Dustin Boltjes is no longer the man behind the drumkit in blackened thrash metallers Skeletonwitch. Jon Rice (ex- Job For A Cowboy) will be handling drum duties for the time being. The band will embark on a North American tour with Obituary, Pallbearer, and Dust Bolt in May.

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Metalcore outfit Caliban just released their second video from their upcoming album, Elements. "Before Later Becomes Never" was also produced by Iconographic. The song also features some guest vocals from CJ McMahon from Thy Art Is Murder. You can get the album on April 6th via Century Media Records.

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With just one week left until the much anticipated release of Judas Priest's Firepower, which is due out on March 9th via Epic Records, the band premieres a third new song, called "Never The Heroes". Watch the lyric video below and tell us what you think.

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After some teasing, Kamelot finally released a new song! The symphonic power metal masters just premiered the single and lyric video for the track "RavenLight" and you can discover it below. According to mastermind Thomas Youngblood, "the album offers many diverse songs, here is one of the mid tempo tracks being offered as an IG for the fans, enjoy this one." After much anticipation, what do you think about the first single from The Shadow Theory?

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If you wanted to hear new music from At The Gates, today is your lucky day! The Swedish melodeath legends are back with a new album after four years. To Drink From The Night Itself is due out on May 18th, 2018 via Century Media Records and is available for pre-order now. As for the music, the first single and video clip showcases the album's title track. If you're curious about it, watch it below. The video clip was directed by the prolific Patric Ullaeus/Revolver.se ( In Flames, Arch Enemy, Dimmu Borgir).

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This June/July, The Black Dahlia Murder and Whitechapel will embark on a co-headlining tour, featuring Fleshgod Apocalypse, Aversions Crown, and Shadow Of Intent as support. The Black Dahlia Murder, whose last album won in the Best Hardcore / Metalcore / Deathcore category at Metal Storm Awards 2017, will be performing Nightbringers, front to back and more on this trek, while Whitechapel will be playing their classic This Is Exile in its entirety, to celebrate the record's 10-year anniversary - making this one show not to be missed!

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Event:	The Black Dahlia Murder & Whitechapel: North American Tour 2018

At the start of 2018, Irish post-rockers, God Is An Astronaut, announced that their new album, Epitaph, is set to be released on April 27th via Napalm Records. Now we are getting the opportunity to listen to their title track also called "Epitaph". You can watch the video here.

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