After performing their debut album, Vikingligr Veldi, at Beyond The Gates Festival this year, Enslaved have now announced that they will return in 2018 to perform their second album Frost (1994) in its entirety for the first time ever! The festival will take place in Bergen, where they are from, from 23rd-25th of August 2018.

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Chad Hanks, bassist and one of the co-founders of Minneapolis nu-metal group American Head Charge, has passed away at the age of 46. He was reportedly battling terminal illness in recent months. A benefit and public memorial for Chad Hanks will happen on Sunday, November 26th, 2017 in Minneapolis.

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On October 20th, Anneke van Giersbergen's new progressive metal band Vuur released their much-anticipated debut album, In This Moment We Are Free - Cities. The album entered the Dutch Album Top 100 at number 2, Van Giersbergen's highest-ever chart position. While currently on tour in Europe as main support to Epica, the band just added a string of headlining tour dates for February 2018.

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English singer Glenn Hughes (Deep Purple, Trapeze) and his Black Country Communion have shared a brand new video for the track "Over My Head". The blues rock quartet, also featuring drummer Jason Bonham (Led Zeppelin, Foreigner), Derek Sherinian (Dream Theater, Alice Cooper, Planet X) and guitarist/vocalist Joe Bonamassa, has recently released a new album called BCCIV.

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International folk super project Folkodia have just announced that their new album Battle Of The Milvian Bridge will be released on the 19th of November by Stygian Crypt Records. Furthermore, the band has also unveiled the artwork created by Kris Verwimp. Feast your eyes on it below!

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Τhe new release from Philadelphia's Chaos Moon, entitled Eschaton Mémoire, is coming this Friday, November 17th on CD/Digital via Blood Music and on vinyl via Blood Music and Fallen Empire Records. However, you can listen to it in its entirety right now below and share your impressions!

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Norwegian black metal band, Mare, debuted a new song, entitled "These Fountains Of Darkness", taken from their upcoming album, Ebony Tower, which will be released early next year on LP, MC and CD via Terratur Possessions. Check out "These Fountains Of Darkness" below.

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Germany's Horn has announced the release of a new EP, entitled Retrograd, via Iron Bonehead Productions. The international release date is March 9th, 2018, but you can already listen to the title track and check out the cover artwork below.

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Apocalyptica have finally shared what they've been up to lately: splicing Finnish DNA into a musical piece called "The Symphony Of Extremes". The song and it's accompanying video bring art, science and travel together emphasizing the Finnish mindset and the land's beauty. Enjoy the musical piece and visuals below.

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There is a new collaborative metal album being forged. Hatebreed's Jamey Jasta is producing the new Dee Snider record with the Twisted Sister vocalist. The album will reportedly also feature contributions from Howard Jones (Light The Torch, ex-Killswitch Engage), Mark Morton (Lamb Of God), Joel Grind and Nick Bellmore (Toxic Holocaust) and Charlie Bellmore (Kingdom Of Sorrow), and is due out in the spring. For now, you can check some audio samples here and over here.

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Yob has announced the deluxe reissue of The Great Cessation which is due out December 8th on CD/2xLP/digital via Relapse Records. Originally released in 2009, the trio's 5th full-length record is a master lesson in cosmic doom. This definitive edition has been completely remastered by Heba Kadry (The Mars Volta, Diamanda Galas, Slowdive) and includes stunning new artwork plus two bonus tracks (previously only available on vinyl). Stream the remastered version of "Breathing From The Shallows" via YouTube.

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In case you didn't know yet, melodic death metal outfit Bloodshot Dawn recently announced their new album, Reanimation, which is set to be officially released on January 12th via Hostile Media. The first single has been unveiled and it's the track "Survival Evolved". Check out the lyric video by Titanforged Productions with artwork by Coki Greenway below and hear the tune.

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The Iron Maiden train never stops and next year the legendary metallers will embark on another European tour. Following the massively successful global tour of 2016-17 in support of their 16th studio album, The Book Of Souls, Maiden will take to the road again in 2018 with a series of arena and festival shows in Europe on the Legacy Of The Beast World Tour opening in Tallinn, Estonia on May 26th and finishing at the O2 Arena, London on August 10th. The full list of dates is below and the tour is expected to continue in 2019.

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Belgian metallers Amenra have premiered online the second video off Mass VI, their newest crushing output released recently by Neurot Recordings. After "Children Of The Eye", the song chosen this time is "A Solitary Reign". You can watch how the video (directed by Tine Guns) turned out below.

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After sharing the first song off of their anticipated new album, Post Self, industrial heavyweights Godflesh have now released another new song for streaming. You can hear "Be God" below now and get another taste of what's to come on November 17th on CD/digital/vinyl on Avalanche Recordings, and cassette on Hospital Productions. After waiting a few years for the follow-up to A World Lit Only By Fire, are you pleased with the new material so far?

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