Progressive folk metal pioneers Orphaned Land just announced that they will release a new studio album on January 26th, 2018 via Century Media Records. Most parts of the album, which will be entitled Unsung Prophets & Dead Messiahs, have already been recorded and Jens Bogren will once again take over mixing and mastering duties. What are your expectations for the album after the side project release with Amaseffer, Kna'an?

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Time for an Aegaeon update. To give a brief recap, the band has released two EPs and a full length between 2009 and 2012 and the single "Neural Union" in 2013, but has remained fairly silent since. Now Aegaeon have taken to social media to promise that they are absolutely going to finish a new album this year and have also recruited The Zenith Passage drummer Matthew Paulazzo to get the job done. You can check him out performing "Neural Union" in the clip below.

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Vocalist Nils Molin, of Dynazty fame, will be officially part of the Amaranthe family from now on. He will replace Jake E, who left the band and created a new project, Cyhra. Nils has already been touring with the band in Europe.

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The next installment of 70000 Tons Of Metal is happening in 2018 and the first batch of confirmed bands has been announced. It will sail from Florida to Grand Turk on board the Independence of the Seas, leaving from Port Everglades in Ft. Lauderdale near Miami, FL on Thursday, February 1st 2018 and returning on Monday, February 5th. But what about the music? The bands announced so far include Meshuggah, Sonata Arctica, Dark Tranquillity, Septicflesh, Korpiklaani and many more.

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Warbeast have premiered the first track off their new album, Enter The Arena. The record features newest recruits, guitarist Drew Shoup and bassist Lyric Ferchaud. "Maze Of The Minotaur" is the first track released and can be streamed at this location.

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The Norwegian progressive black metal innovators Enslaved have finished the recording process of their 14th full-length and in the renowned Fascination Street Studios, Jens Bogren polished this new raw diamond with his mixing and mastering skills. Just like for their predecessor, In Times, the metal veterans from Bergen keep expanding their horizons.

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Iron Maiden have another treat for their fans this summer. Publisher Heavy Metal are set to release a new comic book series featuring Iron Maiden mascot Eddie. It's based on the band's mobile game "Iron Maiden: Legacy Of The Beast" and will see Eddie battle through the worlds featured on the heavy metallers' album covers. Interested? Find more details below.

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Human Fortress are already working on new material after last year's Thieves Of The Night record. The German metallers are also currently rehearsing for their upcoming gigs (supporting Orden Ogan on their Gunmen release shows). The band has now additionally booked a headline gig (the first in many years) for July 16th at their hometown Hannover, Germany. Supporting act will be King Leoric and the concert will take place at the "LUX" club.

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Swedish death metal group Feral has joined a new label: Transcending Obscurity Records. The band signed with the label for the release of their upcoming, still untitled, album which is to be recorded later this year to follow Where Dead Dreams Dwell.

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Eight years after folk metal masters Eluveitie released their acoustic album Evocation I, the Swiss musicians have stored their electronic instruments again in the rehearsal room. Evocation II - Pantheon will be released on August 18th via Nuclear Blast Records. Today, they finally released the music video of the song "Epona". Hear the new material and watch the new band members in action below.

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Recently, Masterplan announced the release of a new album titled PumpKings on July 28th via AFM Records which consists of re-recorded versions of German power metal band Helloween songs which were written by Roland Grapow during his time in the band. Now, the first single has been unleashed. According to the band, "The Chance" was one of the most demanded songs since they announced this project and they decided to share it. Check it out here!

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U.S. thrashers Warbringer just announced that their former drummer Nic Ritter has died, even though no further details were disclosed. He also played in the progressive metal band Prototype and recorded drums for Warbringer's album Waking Into Nightmares.

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Inanimate Existence just announced that they will be dropping Underneath A Melting Sky, their new studio album, this August 25th via The Artisan Era. The tech death metallers enter a new chapter in their career with the announcement of their fourth full-length. The artwork and tracklist have also been revealed.

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Australian black/death metallers Norse have recently released their new album, titled The Divine Light Of A New Sun. If you still haven't checked it out, today the band revealed an official lyric video of one of the new tracks. Discover the tune "Exitus" below.

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Good news for Shining fans. Their new album, X - Varg Utan Flock ("Wolf Without A Pack"), is one step closer to completion as they have finished the recordings. The Swedish black metal unit is preparing the successor to 2015's IX - Everyone, Everything, Everywhere, Ends that will drop via Season Of Mist. What are your expectations for the new record?

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