It has been a while since one man black metal act Appalachian Winter shared some news, but the mastermind Daniel George Klyne has been working on new music. In fact, he is working on two new albums but only one is metal. You can listen to a few new songs on their Bandcamp page.

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In Flames are losing another long-time member. After drummer Daniel Svensson left last year, to be replaced by Joe Rickard, now is bassist Peter Iwers who departs to "pursue other endeavours". He's been in the band since 1997 and will leave after the band's U.S. tour dates with Hellyeah which will last until December.

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Negură Bunget have released a new video from their latest opus, Zi. The video is for the track "Marea Cea Mare" made in collaboration with Thy Veils, a Romanian ambient band, also from Timisoara. The video is the work of Daniel Dorobantu, mastermind of Thy Veils. You can watch the video here or in the player below.

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Revel In Flesh have recently shared a new tune that will appear on Emissary Of All Plagues, their first new album in two years. A lyric video was created for the track "Fortress Of Gloom" to showcase the music. This 5-minute track is described by the band as one of the most melodic ones they have ever written. Check it out.

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Dream Theater just announced the development of a novel entitled The Astonishing to tell the broader and deeper story of The Astonishing album. Consisting of 34 tracks, the album is but one window into a world created by John Petrucci. The strengths of the novel form will allow for the expansion of storylines, new subplots, the addition of important characters, answers to story questions, as well as surprises and turns. The book is slated for release in the spring of 2017.

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Swedish black metallers Shining will finally record a live album. This year, the band fronted by Niklas Kvarforth is celebrating their 20th anniversary and after years of failed attempts, they have decided to record a live album. The group will record all shows on their upcoming European tour with Taake and Slegest.

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Almost one year has passed since the release of black metallers Abigail Williams' last album, The Accuser, and now there is a new song to be enjoyed. This is a demo track that will eventually appear in final form on a future release and is called "The Final Failure". See if you like the 11-minute song here.

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Iconic rockers KISS are returning to Europe in 2017 for some shows! The group announced a series of Arena shows across Europe in May 2017. So far, the band has confirmed shows in Russia, Finland, Sweden, Norway, Germany, Austria, The Netherlands, Denmark, Italy, Czech Republic and the UK.

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U.S. metallers Stone Sour will celebrate the 10th anniversary of their second album, Come What(ever) May from 2006, with a deluxe 10th Anniversary edition, which will be available on December 16th via digital download, streaming services, and 2 LP black and gold mixed vinyl. Check out below Stone Sour's acoustic version of "Zzyzx Rd" from the Come What(ever) May 10th Anniversary Edition.

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US blackened death metal act Ævangelist revealed today the title of their upcoming album due to be released in 2017 on their label Debemur Morti Productions. Death Created Time To Grow The Things That It Would Kill was the chosen name for the fifth full-length studio album. For now, any other additional details about an official tracklist or cover are yet to be unveiled. Be patient.

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German power metallers Unisonic made two important announcements recently. The first is that drummer Kosta Zafiriou has left the band. Secondly, the band is going on hiatus, because Michael Kiske and Kai Hansen will reunite with Helloween for a world tour. After that, they promise to return and work on their third album.

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Legendary Canadian thrash/heavy metal masters Annihilator have announced a new release. On January, 27th, 2017, their loyal fans can look forward to a series of fresh sensory experiences as the group presents Triple Threat, a three-disc collection of Annihilator's music in a trio of very different scenarios.

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Power metallers Attacker recently announced the details of their new album, Sins Of The World. The release date has been delayed because of problems at the pressing plant and no official release date has been set as of now. The album release show is on January 14th. Two new songs can be heard below and all the album details are available.

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Swedish death metallers Echelon, fronted by Dave Ingram (Benediction, Bolt Thrower), are about to release a new album this year called The Brimstone Aggrandizement. Recently, they premiered a new track here from it titled "Of Warlocks And Wolves". You can check it out and see if you like it. The album hits stores on December 22nd via Transcending Obscurity Records.


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According to TVA Nouvelles and other sources, the last day of the Messe Des Morts festival, which was scheduled to take place yesterday (November 26th) in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, has been canceled "for safety reasons" following a protest against one of the event's performers with alleged ties to white supremacist groups, Graveland. Ulcerate, Mgła, Cult Of Fire and more performed on this year's festival.

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