Post-metallers Pelican just debuted a song! They are releasing a new EP, The Cliff, which is coming out on February 24th via Southern Lord Recordings on 12" vinyl and digital formats. It features remixes of the title track by Justin K. Broadrick (Godflesh, Jesu), Aaron Harris and Bryant Clifford Meyer of Palms/Isis plus one new song and (for the second time in their 14-year history) vocals by longtime friend Allen Epley of The Life And Times. Hear the full version of "The Cliff (vocal version)" below. Pelican with vocals. What do you think?

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Behemoth have something new to share today, their first ever official live video. The Polish death metallers have been touring a lot in support of their newest record The Satanist and they spared no expense for this video that was shot by long time Behemoth video collaborators, Grupa 13 for the track "Ora Pro Nobis Lucifer". You can watch the final result now here. It is available for your viewing pleasure below.

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Germans Downfall Of Gaia will be back in the US this winter touring in support of their latest album, Aeon Unveils The Thrones Of Decay, released on November 7th. The tour is scheduled to begin on January 23rd in Philadelphia, PA and continues through February 13th with the final show at Saint Vitus in Brooklyn, NY. Check out the rest of tour dates down below.

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Event:	Downfall Of Gaia: US Tour 2015

After Queensrÿche offered investors a chance to buy a stake in the band, thrashers Testament are now following suit. The band is giving fans a chance to own shares of their song "Native Blood" (from 2012's album Dark Roots Of Earth). For the first time in history, Testament is allowing you to own what no fan has owned before.

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After 7 years, Latvian folk black metallers Skyforger will return to Portugal's SWR Barroselas Metalfest 2015 on the fest's 18th anniversary! One of the biggest metal festivals in Portugal will receive as well Shining, Ahab, Impaled Nazarene, Minsk, Entombed A.D., Internal Suffering, Zatokrev, Nightbringer, among others.

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A few months ago, former Queensrÿche singer Geoff Tate reached a settlement with his ex-band and put an end to the confusion of having two Queensrÿches. He retained exclusive rights to perform Operation: Mindcrime I and II in their entirety. Well, his next project is called precisely Operation: Mindcrime and features himself, bassist Rudy Sarzo (Ozzy Osbourne, Whitesnake), drummer Simon Wright (AC/DC, Dio), guitarist Kelly Gray (Queensrÿche) and keyboardist Randy Gane (Myth). This band, which is basically Geoff Tate's Queensrÿche, has signed a worldwide record deal with Frontiers Music Srl for their forthcoming trilogy project.

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Norwegian black metal outfit Cor Scorpii have released a short update about their upcoming album, preliminary titled Ruin. The message was released via the band's Facebook page. The follow-up to 2008's Monument is finally coming together after the band did some changes. However, they promise it will be worth the wait.

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Stryper's vocalist/guitarist Michal Sweet and Lynch Mob, ex-Dokken guitarist George Lynch have recently launched their new band Sweet & Lynch. Now, they have premiered the new Sweet & Lynch video for the track "The Wish". If you are curious about this project, watch it here!

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Black metallers VON have a new song for you to listen to today. It's called "Mother" and it's the first song from their forthcoming Dark Gods: Birth Of The Architects album. They have both a new album to be released on VON Records next March, and a comic book Dark Gods, written and illustrated by VENIEN himself, that will be published in 12 parts on a weekly basis from December 1st through to February 6th, and each one coming with an exclusive CD single. Check out their new song below.

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Featuring members of Destruction and Accept, the German heavy metallers Panzer (GER) have just released a brand new video for the song "Death Knell" online. You can watch the clip, filmed in Hannover and produced by Kai Swillus, on the YouTube player below. Enjoy!

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Finsterforst have some new material to share! After unveiling the details about Mach Dich Frei, their new album, the folk metallers just released a video for the title track of the upcoming album. The band advises you to grab a beer or a cocktail (or both!) and enjoy the video. Here is your chance to listen to a new song from Finsterforst.

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Slowly, we begin to know more about Steven Wilson's upcoming fourth solo album. We already knew that it would be called Hand. Cannot. Erase. and now the cover artwork and tracklist have also been unveiled. The record is due for release via Kscope on the following dates: February 27th in Germany, March 2nd in the UK and rest of the world, and 3rd of March in the US and Canada. The cover photography is courtesy of Lasse Hoile. Take a peek below!

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By now, you have probably heard of Alkaloid. This is the new band which features guitarist Christian Muenzner (Spawn Of Possession, ex-Obscura, ex-Necrophagist), drummer Hannes Grossmann (Blotted Science, ex-Obscura, ex-Necrophagist), bassist Linus Klausenitzer (Obscura, Noneuclid), guitarist Danny Tunker (Aborted, ex-God Dethroned) and vocalist/guitarist Morean (Dark Fortress, Noneuclid). The group's debut album The Malkuth Grimoire is to be officially released in 2015, and they are crowdfunding the record. The band has also released a 9-minute song called "Carbon Phrases" and a teaser so that you can get a taste of their sound. Listen to both below.

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The new video clip of Pryapisme, for Part IV of their gigantic 23-minute track "Petit traité de futurologie sur l'homo cretinus trampolinis (et son annexe sur les nageoires caudales)" is full of pixels, glitches and cats, and is online now. You can watch it here. Enjoy!

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Summer Breeze is shaping up nicely for next year. Now they have revealed more confirmations for the German fest which will take place from August 13th to 15th at its usual location in Dinkelsbühl. Nightwish, Ghost Brigade, Any Given Day, and Below are the latest additions to the bill.

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Event:	Summer Breeze Open Air 2015