Riot have a new vocalist. The American band lost their founding member/guitarist Mark Reale last year but announced they were working on a new album earlier this year. Now they have announced Todd Michael Hall as their new singer and will carry on the Riot legacy.

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AFM Records is happy to announce the signing of Australian melodic metallers Vanishing Point. The band will release their new album, Distant Is The Sun, on February 21st. Fans can look forward to a bloody awesome record that features the unique mixture of melodic metal, power/progressive and AOR that the band is known for. Welcome aboard!

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If you were wondering when Kampfar would release a new album, fear not, it will be next year. The Norwegians just signed with Indie Recordings and the new opus called Djevelmakt (Eng. 'Devil Power') will be released worldwide on January 27th, 2014. This is already the black metallers sixth studio album. Below you find the album artwork, tracklist and a teaser to whet your appetite.

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If you didn't get a chance to get to the theater to see Metallica's 3D movie Through The Never, soon you will be able to watch it in the comfort of your own home. The home version of the film will be released on DVD, Blu-Ray, 3D Blu-Ray, digitally and V.O.D. (Video On Demand) on January 28th, 2014 through the band's very own label, Blackened Recordings.

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Today you can hear a few seconds of new music from Polish death metal giants Behemoth as they continue to tease their new EP and video for the single "Blow Your Trumpets Gabriel". The 12" EP of Blow Your Trumpets Gabriel will be released on December 4th and so will the new video. It has also been confirmed that the new opus The Satanist will be unleashed on February 3rd in the UK and Europe, February 4th in North America, and February 7th in Germany/Austria/Switzerland/Italy.

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Melodic death metallers The Unguided, the band created by former members of Sonic Syndicate and Dead By April, have announced the first details of the follow-up to the debut Hell Frost. Their second album will be called Fragile Immortality, and it will be out in late January/early February 2014 via Napalm Records, their new label. The band has also revealed the album artwork, an illustration once again crafted by Kuang Hong. You can view the final result right here.

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Ohio blackened thrash metal masters Skeletonwitch are excited to reveal that in addition to their recently announced tour dates throughout Europe alongside Overkill, they will be also heading Down Under for the first time. The band will be touring Australia & New Zealand in April together with US thrashers Toxic Holocaust. All confirmed dates are listed below.

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Swedish death metallers Hypocrisy are currently terrorizing European stages with Heaven Shall Burn, Dying Fetus and Bleed From Within but for "personal reasons", bassist Mikael Hedlund is sitting out the tour. Filling in for him is André Skaug of Clawfinger. The tour started on November 20th in Germany and will continue until December. The Swedes will showcase their new album End Of Disclosure.

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British black metal force Code have recently posted online a new video for the song ''Glimlight Tourist''. It comes from the band's new album Augur Nox, freshly released by Agonia Records in Europe and coming on November 26th in North America. Let yourself be haunted by the video and watch it below.

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Hungarian black metal band Sear Bliss will celebrate their 20th anniversary with a monumental show in Budapest on December 6th. The band will play a special set, including songs they never performed live before and besides the current lineup, this show will include the appearance of some previous band members, special guests and visual effects.

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The return of Silent Force is near. After unveiling their new album artwork and release date for December 13th through AFM Records, the power metallers have released samples from new songs today. The band's new vocalist is no other than Michael Bormann. Mat Sinner (bass), Alessandro Del Vecchio (keyboards) and drummer André Hilgers complete the new lineup. Listen to the result of their work below.

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A major fire in Hamburg, Germany has destroyed the Hammer Studios of Eike Freese, Kai Hansen and Dirk Schlächter. The studio has burnt to the ground, so have the rehearsal rooms of the Hamburg bands Gamma Ray, Dark Age, Brothers In Arms, ChainReAction, Black Hawk, A Million Miles, Sambódromo, Kamizaraky, The Golden Creek and Cate's Leila, of which many didn't have insurance for their equipment. Luckily, nobody was injured severely although some people suffered slight smoke poisoning and two people barely made it out of the burning building.

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Last month, black metallers Drudkh announced the release of a new split with Winterfylleth. The split EP drops on January 17th (January 21st in North America) via Season Of Mist, and it is entitled Thousands Of Moons Ago / The Gates. Today, however, you get to feast your eyes on the cover artwork and tracklist here. Enjoy!

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The last album Benighted released was called Asylum Cave and came out in 2011. However, 2014 will be an important year for the band because it will see the release of their new album. Now we know that the group named their forthcoming album Carnivore Sublime. The seventh full-length of the French grind/death metallers will hit the stores on February 14th (February 18th in North America) via Season Of Mist. You can mark your calendars.

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Good news arrive today from grindcore beasts Misery Index. The Americans are currently hard at work on their forthcoming studio album and have commenced recording the new grindfeast that will follow Heirs To Thievery (2010) and Season Of Mist debut. You can expect new music to drop in the spring of 2014.

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Source:	season-of-mist.com
Band profile:	Misery Index