Quebec's progressive black/death metal band Moonlyght has officially announced its line-up for 2015, as well as the release of their third album titled Return To Desolation that will come out via the Canadian label Blast Head Records in 2015. They will release a brand new song in December from their comeback album.

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Symphonic/djent metallers Xerath decided to premiere a new video today. The British band just debuted online a video for the groovy song "Bleed This Body Clean" taken from III, their latest opus, released in September on Candlelight Records. The video features footage of the band performing live.

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Lock Up have some good and bad news to share. First of all, they announced an important line-up change. Their vocalist since 2002, Tomas "Tompa" Lindberg of At The Gates fame, has left the band due to "schedule/logistic issues". However, the band has recruited Kevin Sharp (Brutal Truth, Primate, Venomous Concept). The good news is that they will enter the studio in the coming months to record the follow-up album to Necropolis Transparent. The band is currently busy in writing mode and currently seeking a new label home and hope for an early summer release of the as yet untitled new album.

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When they just released Live With Intronaut, Cloudkicker have already announced a new release for December. The mastermind Ben Sharp is always very prolific and never seems to stop. The new release is called Little Histories and is coming out on December 1st and will be available on Bandcamp digitally and on 10" vinyl.

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There is a new collaboration on the horizon. American sludge/doom metallers Thou are joining forces with The Body again. After releasing the collaboration EP Released From Love earlier this year, the two bands will release a new, collaborative album called You, Whom I Have Always Hated. It's coming out on Thrill Jockey Records on January 27th, 2015. The release includes a version of "Terrible Lie" by Nine Inch Nails. The remainder was written collaboratively in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and then further refined on their 2014 tour together.

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UK deathcore group Bleed From Within just released a new song which you can hear now. The track is called "Death Walk" and is the title track of their new crowdfunded EP, made possible entirely by the fans of the band. The lyric video for the track is available for your listening pleasure below. This is their first new music since they released Uprising in 2013. Enjoy!

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Soen just released the second album of their career. It's called Tellurian and it's been well-received. Previously, the band shared a first video for the track "Tabula Rasa" and today they release the second video from this new opus. The track the prog/alternative metallers chose this time was "The Words", arguably one of the best tracks of the album. Enjoy their new video, which is also fittingly black and white.

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By now, you have probably already listened to the new Primordial album. Well, the Irish metal legion just released Where Greater Men Have Fallen and today they unveil a new music video for "Babel's Tower." It's big because it serves as their first ever professionally filmed and edited video. Take a look at the final result here now. Do you approve?

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While System Of A Down haven't released a new album since 2005's Hypnotize and Mezmerize, they continue to tour and perform live. Next year, the group will commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide with their Wake Up The Souls Tour, commencing on April 10th and concluding with their first-ever performance in Armenia with a free show in Yerevan's Republic Square. Check out the tour dates below. Maybe you can catch the band live near you.

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After premiering a video for the tune "Play Ball", AC/DC give us another video to watch today. The song used is their second single, "Rock Or Bust". So far, you have been able to enjoy two new songs from AC/DC. Watch their new clip below. The band filmed it with director David Mallet in England.

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The best of news for fans of blackened folk are here. Like a stealthy Viking raider, SIG:AR:TYR has been preparing a new expedition. After becoming a live ensemble and following a four-year gap after Godsaga, the band is preparing the new album Northen and the tracklist has already been unveiled. And there will be real drums on the next SIG:AR:TYR album.

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With the release date of their fourth full-length album fast approaching, black metallers Foscor have released a teaser video for Those Horrors Wither as a hint of what to expect from the full album. The teaser can be seen below. Did it make you want to hear more?

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Having recently released their new album Old World New Wave, Ides Of Gemini have presented a new video for the track "Seer Of Circassia" from the record. This haunting new video was directed by Daciana Birladeanu and you can enjoy it right here right now. If you didn't know the band before, this is an opportunity to listen to Ides Of Gemini. Dig in!

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Recently, we found out about a new project, The Countermove Foundation, which was born in 2014 as an initiative of professional musicians from The Netherlands. We knew they were working on something together but now it's been revealed that it is a charity single for the Red Cross. This first project is a large-scale collaboration between major and emerging Dutch metal artists in support of the Red Cross, in occasion of 3FM Serious Request 2014, a Dutch charity event that is organised every year by one of their biggest radio stations. Donations will bring help to victims of sexual violence in conflict territories. A video preview is available below.

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Sanctuary will be presenting their comeback album The Year The Sun Died in Europe on a tour next year. The Seattle metallers now announce the next chance to witness old and new songs live in Europe! The tour starts with a very special show in London before they join the mighty Overkill on a couple of mainland shows while finishing the trip with two headlining gigs in Greece.

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