After announcing that they would enter the studio this month, Cradle Of Filth have just signed a worldwide deal with Nuclear Blast Records after they've worked with the band for several years in the United States. They have just returned from their successful run through Russia and will hit the studio to begin recording the successor of 2012's The Manticore And Other Horrors later this month. You can expect the band's new album next year. Stay tuned for more updates on the new album progress.

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Anathema fans are in for a treat at Roadburn Festival 2015. Something very special will be happening next year as the band will play a special Resonance set at Roadburn and they will be joined by former members, bassist Duncan Patterson and vocalist Darren White. Roadburn making your dreams come true! Another good thing is that if you are not going to Roadburn, the band will make a short Resonance tour in 2015.

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The Paganfest tour is heading out for the seventh time next year and the Finns Wintersun will be co-headlining the trek with Turisas. You can mark your calendars for March 2015. Wintersun will team up with their Finnish comrades Turisas to form the headlining-duo of the upcoming tour. Three other acts will join the normal tour dates and three more will take part in the extended shows. See the tour dates below!

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Nightwish just announced two big stadium shows in their home country of Finland for summer 2015. The band will perform at Joensuu and Tampere. The shows promise to be special as they will be joined by Children Of Bodom, Sonata Arctica and Insomnium (Joensuu only) for these shows.

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After recently sharing a new song, Marilyn Manson are now lifting the veil on their new album. In fact, the band just revealed today the album title, cover, tracklist and release date. The Pale Emperor, as the record is called, is coming out on January 20th, 2015. On the live front, Marilyn Manson will perform at the 30th anniversary of Rock am Ring and the 20th anniversary of Rock im Park in June of 2015. Before that, they are joining the Soundwave Festival 2015 bill.

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The Duskfall, the Swedish melodic death metal band, have released now the second new song off of the upcoming record Where The Tree Stands Dead. They are back with a new album after seven years. Below, you can listen to the title track of the album for another taste of what's to come. Did you enjoy it?

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Faroe Islands doomsters Hamferð have recently announced that bassist Jenus í Trøðini has departed the band to focus on other things. Ísak Petersen (Synarchy, Heljareyga) is the new bassist who is taking over his place.

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UPDATE: Sadly, we have to report that Black Tusk's bassist Jonathan Athon has passed away. He didn't survive the motorcycle accident announced earlier. It was the band themselves that confirmed the news. This was very sudden and he was only 32. RIP.

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After bassist Evan Brewer and drummer Alex Rudinger left The Faceless, Michael Keene said on the band's Facebook page that they fully intended to play on the European Protest The Hero tour with The Contortionist. Well, it seems like that didn't go according to plan because mere days from the beginning of the tour, Protest The Hero, who are the headliners, confirm that The Faceless have had to drop off the tour. In fact, The Safety Fire are taking their place on these shows.

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It seems like Old Man Gloom trolled us all. It turns out The Ape Of God is two different albums. Confused? The Ape Of God is actually two new albums with the same album title but each a different album with their own tracklist. They are to be treated as two separate albums. Both albums are their own entities. The confusing part is that they recorded a fake version of the album for the press. Well, that's commitment! If you have the promotional version, you might end up with three different albums in the end. This should bring some publicity to the record.

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The Finnish death metal underground act Desolate Shrine has recently confirmed that they will release a new album called The Heart Of The Netherworld on January 13th, 2015. This will be the band's third album, after The Sanctum Of Human Darkness which was released back in 2012. For now, you can take a look at the album cover artwork. As the release date approaches, you can probably expect some music soon.

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US technical death metallers Rivers Of Nihil have launched a brand new video clip for the song "Mechanical Trees", directed by Dave Brodsky. You can check it out by using the YouTube player below. Tell us what you think of it. The song is taken from the band's debut full-lenght effort The Conscious Seed Of Light which was released back in 2013 via Metal Blade Records.

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2015 is shaping up to be a busy time for Ministry, as the band just announced a string of tour dates. The industrial metallers didn't tour in support of the band's supposedly final album From Beer To Eternity, but now the band is announcing some shows for next year in North America and Australia. And "Al" Jourgensen promises that more dates will be announced.

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Recently, the Dutch symphonic group Within Temptation announced their new DVD/Blu-ray/2CD, Let Us Burn - Elements & Hydra Live In Concert, set for release on November 14th. The band is now lifting the veil a little bit more and shares the "Covered By Roses" performance clip, which was recorded live at the Heineken Music Hall in May 2014. The video showcases a mix of both shows: their 2012, 15th birthday Elements concert and the final night of the Hydra European arena tour at Amsterdam's Heineken Music Hall in May 2014.

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You can finally hear a new song from Mors Principium Est. After revealing all the details of their new album Dawn Of The 5th Era, the Finnish melodic death metallers now showcase the first single and video for "Monster In Me". This is also the first ever video the band releases. Is it a good one? Watch it below! Tell us your impressions of this new song as well.

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