UK's own Skindred are back with a new album and you can already hear some music from it. The forthcoming album is called Volume and it drops on the 30th of October through Napalm Records. As well as their new full-length, Skindred will also be releasing a new film, Rude Boys For Life, documenting their past 17 years as a band. You can pre-order both releases now here. Enjoy the band's new single "Under Attack" on the video below as well.

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After recently revealing its title and release date, Vhöl have now unveiled the cover artwork of their upcoming album Deeper Than Sky (out on October 23rd via Profound Lore Records). The tracklist is yet to be revealed. This will be the band's return after a two-year gap. Do you like what you see?

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Nightwish have a few things to share today. First, before the European leg of the Endless Forms Most Beautiful tour kicks off, the band announces the release of a strictly limited (no re-prints), special tour edition of their current record, coming with a bonus DVD, out on October 30th via Nuclear Blast. Moreover, Kalevala Koru (Jewelry), in collaboration with Nightwish, is launching a new jewelry collection called Evolution Series by Nightwish.

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Your death metal fix has arrived and was delivered by the Seattle group Black Breath. Their third LP Slaves Beyond Death comes via Southern Lord Records on September 25th, arriving three years after the band's 2012-released Sentenced To Life. Take a plunge into the filthy savagery of "Slaves Beyond Death" through SoundCloud here.

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Funeral doomsters Tyranny are back and we salute them. Surprisingly, the duo announced the release of a new album called Aeons In Tectonic Interment this year, ten years after their debut Tides Of Awakening. With the album's release one month away, the first 10-minute track "Sunless Deluge" from the new album is now available for your ears to enjoy here. Also, as a visual companion to the music, you can take a look at the album's cover below.

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The Key will be out on Frontiers Music Srl on September 18th and is the new album from Operation: Mindcrime. But singer Geoff Tate (ex-Queensrÿche) is already working on the follow-ups to The Key and says the second album in the trilogy is currently being mixed, while the third is "mostly written" and on track to be finished by the October deadline. As for now, enjoy Operation: Mindcrime's music video for "Burn".

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Circle II Circle recently shared news about their new album. It will be called Reign Of Darkness, marking the third release in a row for Circle II Circle on earMUSIC, and is set to drop on October 16th, 2015. The album "features the powerful metal sound, strong hard rock riffs, both emphasizing Zak Stevens' passionate melodic rock vocals." If you want to know more about it, check out the details below.

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Weirdo disco metalheads rejoice, for the prolific Finnish industrial metal band Turmion Kätilöt have shared with us a second track from their upcoming album Diskovibrator. "Hyvissä Höyryissä" (lit. "In Good Steam," meaning a wee bit tipsy) is an energetic track with twangy guitars, electronica and female choirs. The track is currently available for streaming and downloading at this page, so head over there and make up your mind about this strange mix of influences. Or you could watch the video of the song over here.

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We're just one week away from the release of Ahab's 4th full-length album, The Boats Of The Glen Carrig, but the wait is finally over. The band, in fact, after releasing two music videos, "Like Red Foam (The Great Storm)" and "The Isle", is now giving fans the chance to listen to the new album in its entirety over here (courtesy of CVLT Nation). Enjoy and let us know what you think!

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Finnish group Amorphis just released a new video for the track ''Sacrifice'' which comes from Under The Red Cloud, their new album. This is the first official full-blown promo video the band releases for this album, after showcasing the track "Death Of A King" in a lyric video. You can watch the beautiful video below.

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The Dutch symphonic act Epica have just released their brand new live performance video for the song "The Essence Of Silence". This song comes third in their 2014 album The Quantum Enigma. The video was shot at the sold-out concert the band did in Brussels, Belgium. As new Epica videos are always welcome, you may see the final cut yourself, right here.

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Attention Aussies. Megadeth have just announced an Australian tour taking place this October with special guests Children Of Bodom! Fan club pre-sale begins Friday, August 21st at 12 Noon local time. All tickets go on sale to the general public on Monday, August 24th at 10.00am. Megadeth are busy preparing a new album, which can be pre-ordered here, while Children Of Bodom's guitarist Alexi "Wildchild" Laiho recently went on stage in Helsinki with an army of 100 guitarists and presented a song he only wrote for that evening.

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A new Kylesa track? Yes please! The Savannah unit is currently streaming the soaring tune "Shaping The Southern Sky", the second new track off their anticipated, forthcoming album Exhausting Fire. Following "Lost And Confused", Kylesa dive into more psychedelic waters with "Shaping The Southern Sky". Don't miss it below!

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Tampa, Florida death metal cult Dark Sermon are giving you a chance to stream their new powerhouse record, The Oracle, via this location. The album comes out today, August 21st, through eOne Music. Take a listen if death metal, with a pinch of black, sounds up your alley.

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Dutch doomers Faal recorded a split EP with British death doom metal band Eye Of Solitude. The EP will see the light of day on September 18th through Kaotoxin Records. Now, the label has made this split available streaming, and can be listened to via SoundCloud widget down below.

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