Having released their new album Constricting Rage Of The Merciless this year, Louisiana's Goatwhore are returning to Europe in April of 2015 as direct support to the Skeletonwitch European tour. Mortals will be opening up for both bands. If you want to check out this bill, be there!

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Despite having just released their fourth album Monument back in November, Japanese power metallers Light Bringer have announced they're to go on hiatus for the foreseeable future. In a message on their official website, Light Bringer apologized for the sudden announcement, but didn't elaborate on why they were pausing activities after almost a decade.

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If you have heard Marty Friedman's new album Inferno, you will know this song, "Undertow". Following a trek across the UK, the guitar virtuoso presents his brand new music video for the song today. According to Friedman (who currently resides in Tokyo), the video features an unsullied look at Japanese culture. The clip is available below. What do you think of it?

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American experimental act Pyramids have announced today that their new album will be titled A Northern Meadow. The follow-up to their 2008 self-titled debut will be released through Profound Lore Records on March 17th, 2015. You can also take a look at the cover artwork that will grace this new opus below. Further details shall be announced soon.

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Since the breakup of visual kei juggernauts Versailles in 2012, vocalist Kamijo has been vigorously pursuing a solo career, churning out a run of singles and full-length debut Heart. Now, to commemorate his twentieth year in the music industry, he has announced a world tour that will see him performing on at least four continents. Thus far, only dates for the tour's European and Japanese legs have been confirmed.

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Nightwish start their week by revealing all about their new album. Firstly, it will be called Endless Forms Most Beautiful. Their long-awaited new album comes out on March 27th (Europe), March 30th (UK) and March 31st (US) via Nuclear Blast Records. The detailed cover artwork was created by longtime collaborator Toxic Angel and the album features eleven new songs. Feast your eyes on the cover below.

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Danish folk metallers Svartsot have announced their new album title and release dates. Their fourth album is being released in cooperation between Svartsot's newly established company, Of Wood And Iron Productions, and the Hungarian label Nail Records, the home to Dalriada. It drops on February 20th in Germany, Austria and Switzerland and three days later in the rest of Europe. A taster from Vældet can be heard in the form of the song "Kilden - I Marker og I Lunde" below.

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Here is some Gnaw Their Tongues music for you today. The experimental one-man band has premiered a song from the upcoming release Collected Atrocities 2005-2008 which is coming on February 3rd, 2015 through Crucial Blast. Furthermore, you can take a look at the "cutting edge" cover artwork as well as the tracklist below. The previously unreleased track "Slaves" is available for your listening pleasure over here. What are you waiting for?

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The 2015 Deathwish Fest Europe has been announced! This is a select group of shows featuring Converge, Trap Them, Harm's Way, and Young And In The Way. These shows start at Temples Festival 2015 alongside a multitude of bands, then run for a week in select cities. Converge alone then heads to Forta Rock Festival in The Netherlands to play alongside Slipknot, Lamb Of God, Exodus, Clutch, Red Fang, and many more.

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The Parisian quintet Cowards will release their new album Rise To Infamy next year. However, you can already listen to it in full now here. Their second full-length is available for pre-order, full streaming and free download. As for the release, it is set for February 9th via Throatruiner Ṙecords and Ruins Records. Enjoy!

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Chicago based instrumental post-metal act Pelican present a brand new music video "Deny The Absolute", now available for viewing through the YouTube player below. The video was filmed during Pelican's West Coast US tour in June, 2014. The track for this video is taken from their latest full length, Forever Becoming, released back in October, 2013 via Southern Lord Records.

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1349 are bringing their black metal to the masses in the U.S. on their Chaos Raids USA 2015. Furthermore, they are taking with them Origin, Abysmal Dawn and Wolvhammer on this trek. 1349 will be presenting their new album Massive Cauldron Of Chaos which was released this year.

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Frontiers Music Srl will release Uriah Heep's newest live album, entitled Live At Koko, London 2014, on February 20th in Europe and February 24th in North America. Below you can get a taste of what you will find by watching the band perform the track "Gypsy". Enjoy!

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A few months ago, guitarist/vocalist Aaron Turner announced his new project Sumac with drummer Nick Yacyshyn (Baptists). They recorded their debut effort with help from bassist Brian Cook (Russian Circles). Now they are streaming one of their tracks named "Thorn In The Lion's Paw" from the album The Deal and they also revealed the album cover art. Check out the music and everything else below.

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American thrashers Toxik have announced the departure of their drummer Jason Bittner. He just joined fellow Americans Flotsam & Jetsam. Bittner joins the veteran Arizona metallers as the replacement for Kelly Smith, who recently left the band to focus on family matters.

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