English experimental black metallers Code are currently streaming their long awaited 3rd full-length album called Augur Nox at this location. Alternatively, you can stream it here as well. The whole opus was mixed and mastered at Orgone Studios in London (Cathedral, Ulver) and features the contribution of the new vocalist Wacian. Do you like his work here?

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Currently on tour, Soilwork have confirmed the next leg of their European tour for early 2014, more specifically in March. The European Infinity Part 2 will also feature fellow Swedes Darkane and Americans System Divide as support on what promises to be a short but intense run. Check out the tour dates below. If you didn't catch Soilwork live this year, this might be a good opportunity to do so.

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Just in time for the holiday season, Hate Eternal bassist J.J. Hrubovcak will bring forth Death Metal Christmas - Hellish Renditions Of Christmas Classics, a twisted rendition of some of the season's darkest hymns. It was composed and produced by J.J. with vocals and artwork by brother and Monstrosity/Vile/Azure Emote vocalist Mike Hrubovcak. You can check out the artwork below and also the first advance track "Unrest For Melancholy Men (God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen)". Well, why not?

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Source:	deathmetalchristmas.com
Band profile:	Hate Eternal

Over a year since the release of their tenth studio album Honor Found In Decay, Neurosis has locked down two new performances in their ongoing, sporadic live ceremonies in support of the album. The newly-confirmed concerts will take place at the cusp of the New Year, both in California, and both feature very special guests. These performances will feature direct support from Santa Cruz hardcore legends Bl'ast as well as mighty psychedelic doom trio Yob.

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Bassist Roland "Olly" Keller has left the German thrash metallers Paradox and has been replaced by Tommy Kittsteiner Calvanese. Olly has quit playing live. Paradox signed last month a new worldwide deal with AFM Records, extending its contract with the label. The band's new studio album is due in fall/winter 2014.

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US metal masters Iced Earth, who have yesterday began the European tour together with Volbeat, have today announced some exciting news for the North American audience. The band has confirmed an extensive 6-week run over North America for April/May, 2014 with direct support from Swedish warriors Sabaton and Dutch metallers ReVamp. Iced Earth will be touring in support of their highly anticipated forthcoming album, Plagues Of Babylon, to be released on January 6th, 2014 via Century Media Records.

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Event:	Iced Earth: Worldwide Plagues Tour - North America 2014

Melodic death metallers Amon Amarth have posted online a new lyric video for "As Loke Falls", a song from their most recent album Deceiver Of The Gods. The video is streaming now below and you can watch it. The band is currently touring in Europe with Carcass, Hell and Bleed From Within in the UK dates.

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Next week, the Swedes Ghost B.C. will release their new EP If You Have Ghost, which was produced by Dave Grohl (Queens Of The Stone Age, Foo Fighters) and is a covers EP. You can now listen to their take on Roky Erickson, ABBA, Army Of Lovers and Depeche Mode songs apart from the live rendition of their own "Secular Haze" from the latest Infestissumam. You can stream the entire release now through the Soundcloud widget below.

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The production errors seem to be chasing Epica. After a problem with their last album where the vocals were missing on the last track "Serenade Of Self-Destruction", the band has been informed that there has been a production error on their newly released Retrospect DVD/Blu-ray. On a small part of the Blu-ray pressing, an incorrect disk was put in the final packaging. There is also an error on disk two of some of the DVD pressings, where the outro is missing.

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Who wants to hear a new Artillery song? Now you can because the band has launched an official new video clip for the title track of the new album Legions. The clip was directed by Morten Sandberg Madsen and it is available for your viewing pleasure below. You get a new video and a new song today.

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Black Messiah have shared a new song for streaming called "Jötunheim". This is a new song and is taken from the folk metallers upcoming new album Heimweh, which shall be released on November 29th, 2013 via AFM Records. You can check out the Germans' new material through the video below. Are you pleased with it?

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The follow-up to 2012's Pervertor is coming. Lord Mantis are currently laying waste in the studio for their next album which is "set to be much darker and more demented" than the previous. The sludge metallers are at their hometown Chicago-based Electrical Audio and Soma Studios working with Sanford Parker (Twilight, Voivod, Eyehategod, Samothrace), the engineer also responsible for recording the band's previous two albums.

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Pete Way, the founding and former bassist of UFO, has been diagnosed with prostate cancer. The release of Way's new album Walking On The Edge has been postponed until early in the new year so he can undergo more treatment, which involves radiotherapy sessions every day for a month to shrink the tumor, as well as hormone medication.

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UK progressive metallers Aeon Zen have presented their new music video for the track "Portrait". This is a track taken from the band's upcoming EP, entitled Self Portrait, which will be released on the 25th of November for pay-what-you-want download and limited edition CD. It is currently available for pre-order here. The EP contains complete re-workings, re-arrangements, and re-recordings of songs originally found on Aeon Zen's debut album and also features one completely new composition. Enjoy the video below.

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Band profile:	Aeon Zen

Official Relapse Records statement: Brooklyn, NY's Tombs have announced that they will be entering the studio today to begin recording their follow-up to 2011's critically acclaimed Path Of Totality. The band will be working with famed producer Erik Rutan (Morbid Angel, Cannibal Corpse, Hate Eternal) over the next two weeks at his Mana Recording Studios in St. Petersburg, Florida. Stay tuned for updates from the studio!

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Band profile:	Tombs