Delain announced today that guitarist Merel Bechtold (MaYaN) will join them on the upcoming European tour with Sabaton and Battle Beast starting this Friday in Oberhausen, Germany. Guitarist Timo Somers unfortunately won't be able to be present on this tour due to a very full schedule.

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Get ready for some new heavy/speed metal courtesy of Enforcer. The Swedes just announced their fourth album. First, it will be titled From Beyond and will contain ten new songs, produced, mixed and mastered by the band members Olof and Jonas Wikstrand. The new album will be out on February 27th (Europe), March 2nd (UK) and March 10th (US) through Nuclear Blast Records. Pre-sales start today. Take a look at the cover art and more below.

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A short update from the Norwegian avantgarde metallers Arcturus has been released. According to the band's official Facebook page, they have now finished their new album, 10 years after their last full-length, Sideshow Symphonies, was released. The release date for the new album is not yet revealed but possibly will be announced soon. It's finally happening!

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It seems like vocalist Till Lindemann of German industrial metallers Rammstein has joined forces with Swedish producer and multi-instrumentalist Peter Tägtgren (Hypocrisy, Pain) in a brand new project simply called Lindemann. An official Facebook page has been launched at this location. For now, only a photo of the "marriage" was posted but you can probably expect to know more really soon.

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Band profile:	Pain

After releasing the demo MMXIV last year, California's doom duo Keeper will now release a split LP with Sea Bastard. You can already preorder it from Dry Cough Records. It is a co-release with Black Reaper Records, Medusa Crush Recordings, and Tadpole Records set for January 31st, 2015. Streams are in the works, so stay tuned for that. For now, you can check the split details below.

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American power metal band Gothic Knights has shared sad news about their former drummer Brian Dispost. He has passed away. Brian Dispost played in the band in the 90s. He was later diagnosed with multiple sclerosis and had to stop playing drums.

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TNT's singer Tony Harnell has left the Norwegian metallers once again. Tony Harnell didn't go into detail about why he left but did say his "heart is broken" and that he "tried very hard once again to make it work for the long haul." As for the band, they say they might rise again at some point, but for now guitarist Ronni Le Tekrø is focusing on his solo project.

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As Judicator's third album At The Expense Of Humanity's release date set for March 28th approaches, the band has just released a track-by-track YouTube preview of what the album will sound like.

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As you know, Moonspell are releasing a new album this next March called Extinct. Well, then you are probably curious about the music, right? So, here it is the first taste, the single "The Last Of Us" through the official clip provided by the band. Apart from the music, you can also see below the mediabook cover artwork for the album, which is slightly different from the jewelcase cover also created by Seth Siro Anton. What do you think of this first song? Is it what you were expecting?

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Sabrin Scissor, the mastermind behind Nemertines, never stops making new music apparently and he starts the new year with a new single. The djent/math one-man band is streaming online the new song "FingersBlood" and you can enjoy it fully through the clip below. The track is also available on Bandcamp if you are interested.

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As they had previously revealed, French doomsters Monolithe are working on new material. 2015 will mark a new chapter in Monolithe's history. The band will hit the studio in March 2015 to record two new full-length albums. These records will not be one-track albums. More news about them will spread in a few weeks.

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Not long ago, Belgian metallers Ostrogoth announced the passing of former guitarist Jean-Pierre Dekeghel at the age of 57. Unfortunately, they have lost another member, this time it was guitarist Rudy Vercruysse, who lost his battle to cancer. He was 59.

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While their last album Blinding The Masses came out in 2009, death metallers Scarab are finally releasing a new album this year. The new opus is called Serpents Of The Nile and is coming out on March 6th, 2015 via ViciSolum Productions. You can check out the cover artwork below as well as the tracklist. Moreover, you can already hear new music, namely the tracks "Pyramid Of Illusions" and the title track over at Bandcamp. What are you waiting for?

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E-Force, the France-based thrashers, have announced their plans for 2015. 35 shows later, their tour for the album The Curse... is over and they started working on its follow-up. The new album is planned to be released around April/May this year. The bass tracks are already complete.

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Here is more music for you to enjoy! Mechina just released a new album again at the start of the year. This one is called Acheron and you can hear it in its entirety over at their Bandcamp page. For a taste of the record, you can also listen to the track "The Halcyon Purge" here below featuring Mel Rose. Tell us what you think of this record.

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