If you were pleased with the news that Beseech are returning, you will be even happier today because the band has shared a brand new song called "The Ingredients", which is currently streaming on their new website. Alternatively, it is also available in the player below. The gothic metal group had promised something new for today, December 24th, and here it is. The song will be streaming from December 24th to the 31st. Dig in and enjoy it!

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In case you don't remember, the Spaniards Noctem are preparing the release of their third album. Before the end of the year, the death/black metal band decided to unveil the cover artwork for the new album, which will be entitled Exilium. The artwork has been designed by Edmundo Saiz and you can feast your eyes on it below where you also find the tracklist. You can expect ten new songs.

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Canadian black metallers Catuvolcus have reached the end of their journey as a band. The group released a statement announcing that they are disbanding after releasing only three albums: Vae Victis, Gergovia and Voyageurs De L'Aube.

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Swedish heavy/speed metallers Enforcer are proud to announce their first ever European headlining tour this coming February. After presenting their current record, Death By Fire, to the audience of the Hunting Across Europe Tour alongside label and country mates Grand Magus and British veterans Angel Witch in early 2013, the band will now headline Europe with support from Canadians Skull Fist, Dutch hard rockers Vanderbuyst and Gengis Khan.

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Event:	Enforcer: Total Metal Attack Tour 2014

It has been almost 10 years since the last studio album release (Night Visit) from Norwegian melodic black metal horde Ancient. Now the band is pleased to announce the plans for their new upcoming effort, tentatively to be released sometime between June and September, 2014.

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Remember when Metallica announced that they would be playing a show in Antarctica? Now the band has shared footage of the entire concert where they played for a small group of fans and you can watch the whole thing in HD below. On December 8th, 2013, the band set a world record by becoming the first and only band in history to perform concerts on all seven continents in under a year. Unfortunately, they didn't play "Trapped Under Ice". A missed opportunity.

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Instrumental progressive metaller Paul Wardingham has released an update about his upcoming sophomore release The Human Affliction, due for release in 2014. With it, he also shared a teaser video for the new track "Earth 2.0". You can enjoy it right now.

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Except for the recent release of their BBC Session 2011 Anno Domini live 12", Wolves In The Throne Room have been keeping a low profile since the conclusion of the world-spanning tour that supported their most recent album Celestial Lineage. Now, word comes that the band, along with producer Randall Dunn, has been quietly cultivating the next chapter in their ongoing musical evolution. While little else is known of the impending recordings at the moment, the brothers Weaver have confirmed that the music is currently in the final stages, being prepared for release in the first quarter of 2014.

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Wulf, the man behind the Neurotech project from Slovenia, has announced a new release precisely for Christmas day. According to him, it is one of the longest and most complex instrumental compositions he has created with over 17-minutes in length called The Elysian Symphony. Talk about a nice Christmas present.

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Lacuna Coil were supposed to take part in the 2014 ShipRocked Cruise, the rock music cruise, in January but the band has cancelled their appearance due to "very serious personal family matters". At this point, the group has already completed the recording of their new album to follow Dark Adrenaline and the new opus is expected to be released next year.

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"Relic Of The Past", the new video from Dutch thrash/death metallers Izegrim, can now be seen below. The track is taken from the band's new album Congress Of The Insane, which was released on October 7th in Europe and October 22nd in North America via Listenable Records. The album's cover artwork was created by Mariano Villalba and features a concept based on the evil in the deceiving human nature.

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Swedes Degradead are pleased to present a brand new official video "Scars Of Misery". The song for this video clip is taken off the band's latest effort The Monster Within, released on September 13th.

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Finnish group Amoral have recently revealed their new album artwork as well as other details about Fallen Leaves & Dead Sparrows. The release date has been set for February 14th. Aki Siltala, the artist behind the covers of previous Amoral albums Decrowning and Reptile Ride is again responsible for the cover artwork. Take a look at it below.

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You can expect not one but two new releases from Forgotten Tomb next year. The Italian metallers are celebrating 15 years as a band in 2014, which is why they are planning something special. Their last album ...And Don't Deliver Us From Evil came out last year but the new opus should come out in the second half of 2014 already. You can expect a live DVD and special shows as well.

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While it will be hard to compete with Hellfest 2014's line-up, there are plenty more festivals happening next summer in Europe and Brutal Assault is one of them. Right before Christmas, the organizers of the Czech festival have announced six new bands that will perform in August in Jaroměř: UK legendary band Venom, German thrash metal veterans Sodom, Swedish group Katatonia, French black metallers Aosoth, Irish folk metallers Cruachan and funeral doom metal band Worship.

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Event:	Brutal Assault 2014