Hammerfest VII is pleased to present a new round of bands, starting with the return of Swedish doom metal legends Candlemass (second headliner). Dani Filth's (Cradle Of Filth) new band Devilment are also confirmed to play their first Hammerfest as well as the first ever appearance on UK soil by the much heralded US thrashers Hirax. Check out the rest of the newly confirmed bands down under.

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San Antonio doomers Las Cruces have signed to California's Ripple Music for a worldwide record deal. The band have already started writing and making demos and will enter an undisclosed studio this summer to record their Ripple Music debut and follow up to 2010's Dusk.

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Noctiferia, industrial metallers from Slovenia, are proud to present an official lyric video for their first single, "Gaga People", from the upcoming 5th studio album, of which more details will be announced in the near future. Noctiferia will release a limited edition single, Gaga People, which will feature three songs from the forthcoming full-length. It was recorded at NegligenceStudio by Jan & Ruzz, and mixed and mastered by Johan Örnborg at Fascination Street Studios, Sweden.

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"Moon Gazer", the new official music video from Danish black metal act Blodarv, is now available for viewing through the YouTube player below. Track for this video clip appears on the group's upcoming new vinyl/EP/box release Flamekeeper, which will be released by Self Mutilation Services. Other details will follow soon.

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Four years after they released Unbekannte, Romanian black metallers Kistvaen return with their new record. It will be entitled Desolate Ways and the front cover artwork has been unveiled. You can feast your eyes on it right now. You can expect the new album to be released later this fall and distributed worldwide by Sun & Moon Records. The entire artwork was designed and created by Alexandru Moga of Kogaion Art.

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German thrashers Exumer just lost their former guitarist Holger Kolb also known as H.K. He played three years with the band until 2013 and lost his battle to cancer. R.I.P.

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Californian metallers Melvins are pleased to announce that they are returning with their upcoming new album, Hold It In, to be released on October 14th via Ipecac Recordings. This will be the band's first studio album as a quartet since 2010's The Bride Screams Murder. Joining Buzz Osborne and Dale Crover for the 12-song outing are Butthole Surfers' guitar player Paul Leary and bass player JD Pinkus. Hold It In was recorded in both Los Angeles, CA and Austin, TX earlier this year.

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After releasing their debut - Across The Dark River - eariler this year, Swedish doom metallers Below present us a brand new official music video for the track "Bid You Farewell". The video clip was filmed by Emil Björkroth (www.pemil.se) and edited by Vince Edwards from Metal Blade Records. It is now exclusively available for viewing below.

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After the release of self-titled debut in 2007, German industrialists Emigrate, led by Rammstein lead guitarist Richard Z. Kruspe, announce the release of their sophomore album. Entitled Silent So Long, this new album will see the light on October 17th. First impressions from the upcoming new album can be checked out in a one-minute long teaser through the YouTube player below.

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Cleveland's hardcore metal invaders Ringworm are heading to Europe this weekend, but before they do they have announced a string of headlining tour dates across the States. This time they will be touring with Macabre and Panzerfaust, kicking off October 3rd in St. Louis, MO and make a stop at the Housecore Horror Festival in Austin, TX. A complete list of dates can be found below the flyer.

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With this edition of Wacken concluded, the first bands have been announced for 2015. Trans-Siberian Orchestra will be performing live on stage at Wacken 2015, followed immediately by a Savatage reunion gig, that also marks their first live performance in over a decade. Furthermore, these will be the only live appearances of both bands in Europe in 2015. It's happening, folks!

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After 2010's 7th Symphony, the Finnish cello masters Apocalyptica are currently finishing their 8th studio album to be released in early 2015, followed by an extensive live tour. For the upcoming album, the band is working with Franky Perez as exclusive singer on the vocal tracks - this time not only during production, but for the whole cycle including the tour.

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On April 4th, 2014, a group of musicians assembled at the Royal Albert Hall to pay tribute to one of the most-missed musicians of them all: Jon Lord, who passed away in 2012. Celebrating Jon Lord will be released as 1CD - The Composer, 2CD - The Rock Legend, 2DVD, Blu-ray, box set and download on September 26th, 2014 on earMUSIC. All product configurations feature individual cover artworks which have now been revealed for the first time.

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Here it is, new music from Krieg! The U.S. black metal group just debuted the first song off of Transient, which is their forthcoming new record. While the album is set for release on September 2nd via Candlelight Records, you can listen to "Order Of The Solitary Road" right now. When you do, tell us if you enjoy the band's new track.

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Ozzy Osbourne/Firewind guitarist Kostas "Gus G." Karamitroudis has released a new video for "Blame It On Me". Apart from releasing the new video, he announced that he will team up with Lynam for a string of West Coast dates in October. Gus G. will be supporting his debut solo album, I Am The Fire. The dates kick off on October 15th in Los Angeles at the world famous Whisky a Go Go and mark Gus' first solo band appearances in North America.

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