Swedish death metallers Sorcery (Swe) return with a new album this year. Entitled Garden Of Bones, this will be the band's 3rd album and features a stunning cover artwork by Juanjo Castellano. Feast your eyes on it below. As for the music, the first taste is the track "Holy Ground", now available here.

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Babymetal are at it again with a second video from the impending album, Metal Resistance. The song that they are showcasing this time is "The One". The live video features singers/dancers Su-Metal, Moametal and Yuimetal performing within a triangular enclosure that's suspended above an arena-size crowd. The video was filmed on December 13th, 2015 at Yokohama Arena in Japan on the final date of their world tour.

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The first track off Nemesea's new album is here! The Dutch group is preparing the release of their fourth album, Uprise, on April 29th 2016 on Napalm Records. The first advance track comes in the form of a new lyric video. Check out "Twilight" now and see if you like it.

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Finnish heavy metal singer Noora Lauhimo (of Battle Beast fame) has launched the new solo project Noora Louhimo Experience. She did not leave Battle Beast and, in fact, remains focused on their new album. However, Noora Louhimo Experience will be doing some shows and also work on new songs.

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Australian innovators Caligula's Horse released their acclaimed third album, Bloom, last year. Now, a new promotional video from it is revealed. Filmed at GC Studios on the Gold Coast, Caligula's Horse further collaborated with Adrian Goleby, who also worked on the band's videos for "A Gift To Afterthought" and "Firelight". The aim was to create a video that was uplifting, but also one that conveyed a strong political message. Watch the video for the single "Turntail" below.

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Wrongdoers is getting a follow-up this year. Metalcore output Norma Jean just revealed the release date of their new and seventh album: September 9th, 2016 through Solid State Records. More album details are expected soon. In the meantime, the band will be touring in the U.S. and you can expect to hear some new tracks.

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Katatonia are celebrating the 10th anniversary of their landmark album The Great Cold Distance with an exclusive show in Bulgaria. On Thursday 22nd September, they will be performing an exclusive show in the magnificent Roman theatre in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. The band will be joined by the renowned Plovdiv Philharmonic Orchestra on their first set, playing the entire album. There will also be a second set, without the orchestra, that will see the band playing a selection of their greatest hits, both old and new. It seems promising.

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Metal queen Doro is about to release a new single, Love's Gone To Hell, on April 1st through Nuclear Blast. The German band has recorded a music video for "Love's Gone To Hell" which was filmed in amazing locations such as the renaissance castle Bückeburg. Watch the final product below (or here) and enjoy the new song.

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Czech doom metallers Somnus Aeternus are releasing their sophomore album, Exulansis, via Epidemie Records on April 1st, 2016. The 52-minute album consists of 6 tracks of doom metal tinged with post-metal and black metal influences. The record explores, in a lyrically and musically unorthodox way, the boundaries of pure madness and pure emotion. The basic premise of the concept of the album is that no matter if they take place against the everyday rut or grand circumstances, they are the only real evidence of us being alive. See the cover below and hear some of the new music.

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Dutch folk metal band Myrkvar is working on new songs in the studio. It's been 4 years already since they released the latest album, As En Bloed, so it's about time! The band has also shared photos from the recording sessions at XPZ Sound Studio. While you wait, you can also check out their previous releases via Bandcamp.

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Weekend Nachos are saying goodbye with an Apology, their final album before the end. The grindcore/hardcore unit has revealed the details surrounding their final full-length album and have shared a new track as well. Apology is thirteen tracks of utter punishment and also features guest vocal appearances from Dylan Walker of Full Of Hell. Check out the savage song "Writhe" right here.

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Metallica's 1986 masterpiece Master Of Puppets has been preserved for posterity and is the first metal title to be given the honour of being added to the National Recording Registry of the Library of Congress. The record was selected as one of the 25 new sound recordings added to the registry of works that are "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant."

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German technical/progressive death metal masters Obscura have recently shared a stream of the tune "The Origin Of Primal Expression," the deluxe CD-only bonus track from their brand new record, Akroasis. You will do well to remember that their first new album in five years came out just last month. "The Origin Of Primal Expression" is a stripped down acoustic piece of the album title track.

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Swedish metal team Grand Magus from Stockholm will release their eighth studio album, Sword Songs, on May 13th through Nuclear Blast. The cover artwork for the album was created by acclaimed artist Anthony Roberts. Today, they bring you "Varangian," the first song available from the new output in the form of an official lyric video. All you have to do is click play on the video below and enjoy the metal.

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Svartelder unleashes an audio trailer of their upcoming debut album, Pyres. You can discover the first sounds taken from the Norwegian black metallers upcoming release here, courtesy of their label Dusktone. Pyres is set for release in April of this year. Stay tuned.

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