After 3 months of hard work, 150 unhealthy McDonalds meals and 200 bottles of Jägermeister, Serenity's new album is done. This will be their 5th full-length album and its title is Codex Atlanticus. According to the symphonic group, the record is inspired by the life of Leonardo Da Vinci with melodies that can easily fit as the soundtrack for Game Of Thrones. While you wait for its release on January 29th via Napalm Records, check out the album cover art and tracklist below.

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After announcing their newest EP, As You Become Us, Shaolin Death Squad have unleashed their newest sound to the world. It is a lyric music video of the title track of their newest EP. Their latest album, Five Deadly Venoms, was released five years ago back in 2010, and As You Become Us is yet another vivid experimental avantgarde action for your ears to consume. The lyric video was animated by Brandon Fetterman and the artwork designed by Blair Smith. You may watch the video below.

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"Let's Go" is the first new video from UK's own Def Leppard for the new album, which can be seen below. The electric song is taken from Def Leppard's fresh self-titled record, which has been released on October 30th via earMUSIC. The album was written and recorded in three separate sessions over the course of the past year and a half. Have you checked out the album already?

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Prong will embark on a North American tour in April 2016 in support of the band's new studio album, X (No Absolutes). The album will be released on January 29th, 2016 via Steamhammer/SPV. The industrial band has been very prolific in recent years and will continue to do so by releasing new material next year.

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After unveiling their new album details and streaming the "Chlorine & Wine" official video, Baroness have now completed the picture and unveiled the full cover of their impending release Purple. As with all of their previous albums, the artwork was designed by the band's frontman John Baizley and is available below. How do you like it?

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The organizers want to make Hellfest 2016 one of the most memorable yet and they have made the first announcement of bands that will head to France next summer to perform live on 17-18-19 June 2016. Some of the big names include the highly requested Black Sabbath, Amon Amarth, King Diamond, Megadeth, Rammstein, and more. Mind you that there are still 7 months left before Hellfest's gates open, but all the 3-day tickets have been sold already. Check out the massive list of all names confirmed so far below and start saving up!

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Autopsy are set to return with a double-bill of unbridled horror this year on Peaceville Records, including their latest new material since last year's highly acclaimed opus, Tourniquets, Hacksaws And Graves. The US death metal maestros will now unleash Skull Grinder, which will be released on vinyl to coincide with this year's Black Friday on November 27th (CD to follow in 2016). The new Autopsy stench-filled song you get to hear today is called "Waiting For The Screams" and is available below.

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King Diamond has revealed the shows that they will film for their upcoming DVD/Blu-ray release. The band will perform the entire Abigail album on their U.S. tour. It has now been revealed that Philadelphia (November 25th at The Fillmore) and Detroit (November 28th at The Fillmore) have been selected as the cities on the "Abigail In Concert 2015".

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Florida death metal veterans Deicide will embark on the Death In The Manger U.S. tour this December. You can check out all the confirmed dates below. The tour will start in Jacksonville on December 2nd and end up in Greensboro on December 19th. Maybe you can catch the band live. Next year, they will also perform at the Florida Metal Fest.

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To celebrate the amazing first week sales for Stryper's new album, Fallen, the band thought it would be nice to share a new music video with all of their fans. The heavy metal veterans have premiered a clip for the softer tune "All Over Again". Check it out below and enjoy!

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Epica have recently posted online an official live video from their show at Ancienne Belgique in Brussels, Belgium. The Dutch symphonic metal act release then the second song that was recorded live earlier this year during the European Enigma Tour sold-out show there. The video was shot and edited by Jens De Vos and his team at Panda Productions. The show was recorded by Ace Zec and mixed by Epica producer Joost van der Broek. You can watch the "Unchain Utopia" video below.

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Montréal extreme metallers Cryptopsy release their new EP, The Book Of Suffering Tome 1, today on October 30th. This is just the first in a series of EPs the band has in store for their fans. The EP will not be sold in stores, and physical CDs are only available through the band via the Canadians Bandcamp. You can now stream the entire record on their Bandcamp page. Enjoy!

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After many years of waiting around, the fans of Finnish black folk metal act Wyrd can finally hear a new song from the band. Their latest album, Kalivägi, came out in the distant year of 2009 and their upcoming album will be called Death Of The Sun. It shall be available to the masses in January 2016 via Moribund Records. So, start getting ready for it with a new song. What are you waiting for? Hear the album's title track right here right now.

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Kampfar will release a new album soon called Profan quickly after Djevelmakt came out. Indie Recordings will release it on Friday the 13th of November but there is some new songs to hear before the official release. As of now, you get to watch the first ever Kampfar video for the track "Daimon" below. It's their first video in 21 years. How do you rate it?

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Scar Symmetry has announced the amicable departure of bass player Kenneth Seil, who has been with the group since 2004 as one of the founding members. He will now pursue other things. The Swedish metal band has recruited Andreas Silén on bass and Benjamin Ellis on guitar (of Propane Headrush and Bloodshot Dawn fame respectively) to help them on their tour with Eluveitie and Epica.

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