UK progressive metal group Haken have announced that bassist Tom MacLean has decided to quit the band following their upcoming October show at Prog Stage Festival in Israel. After that, the band will continue with a special guest bassist (to be announced) until they find a permanent member.

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Norwegian metallers Glittertind have announce that they signed with Indie Recordings for the release of their new album Djevelsvart ("Devil Black" in English). For now you can already listen to the album teaser below as well as check out the album cover and other details. It promises to blend folk, metal, punk and hard rock.

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An astonishing surprise in the music world today as Robert Fripp has announced on his online diary that the legendary prog band King Crimson are back in motion. On September 6th 2013, Fripp confirmed King Crimson's newest iteration, stating that "this is a very different reformation to what has gone before: seven players, four English and three American, with three drummers. The Seven-Headed Beast of Crim is in Go! mode". Now revealed, the 8th incarnation of King Crimson will be Gavin Harrison, Bill Rieflin, Tony Levin, Pat Mastelotto, Mel Collins, Jakko Jakszyk and Robert Fripp.

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With Tuomas Saukkonen's Winterborn looming on the horizon, the video for the song "Routa Pt. 2" will prove sufficient (yet temporary) appeasement for the fans of the multi-instrumentalist's solo project. This is the second specimen we've heard from the album; the first single can be found over here.

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American group Deftones has premiered a new official music video for their song "Romantic Dreams", taken from their latest output Koi No Yokan (2012). The video was directed by skater and filmmaker Brett Novak and you can enjoy it here.

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After releasing the song "Scream" from their new album Generation Nothing, American thrashers Metal Church have posted online the album's title track for streaming as well. You can hear it below right now. Does it mark the return to the band's classic metal sound as they promised? This Present Wasteland (2008) had been their last album. The band announced a reunion last year and wrote a new record that is now being showcased.

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There is a new project in town. Shaman members have joined drummer Aquiles Priester (Hangar/Angra) and rely on the production of one of the main heavy metal singers, Russell Allen (Symphony X/Adrenaline Mob). This new project is called Noturnall. Noturnall's first video clip for "Nocturnall Human Side" was recorded in New York and features Russell Allen himself. You can watch it now over here.

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Hailing from Sault Ste Marie, Ontario, Gates Of Winter have been working at their follow-up to 2008's Lux Aeterna for some time. The band is currently spread across the country working to collaborate on their new album Perihelion. As of now, you can check out the preview video of the album below. Did it whet your appetite?

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Dutch symphonic metal band Epica celebrated their 10th anniversary with a special event, dubbed Retrospect, on March 23rd in Eindhoven, The Netherlands. The band was accompanied by the seventy-piece Reményi Ede Chamber Orchestra and the Miskolc National Theatre Choir, playing an unforgettable three-hour best-of set which was filmed for posterity. Now you can see the trailer of the upcoming release below. You can expect to have it on November 8th, 2013 when Nuclear Blast releases it.

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Motörhead have already released countless records and influenced many bands. This year, the legendary British group is releasing a new beast called Aftershock and they don't want to keep you waiting any longer. The first song unleashed from the album, "Crying Shame", is already available for streaming here. You know what to do, just enjoy.

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Dream Theater's self-titled new opus is officially released today worldwide. It's already their 12th studio album and the band has already streamed the entire release online. Today we get to watch their new video for the lead single off the album: "The Enemy Inside". The video was directed by Bill Fishman (The Ramones, Steve Ray Vaughan). Check it out below.

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Heavy metallers Twilight Of The Gods' album Fire On The Mountain is streaming online in full starting today. This is your chance to listen to the album in its entirety but be quick because it is only available to listen to until 23:59 on September 30th. So, turn your volume control up and enjoy the band's debut. You can listen to it here.

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Death Angel's new album The Dream Calls For Blood is upon us. While you wait for its release next month, the thrash band has released a lyric video for the title track of the album and you can now enjoy it here. You can also stream another new song, "Caster Of Shame", at the band's website. Do these songs raise your expectations for the successor to Relentless Retribution?

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As you probably remember, Finnish melodic death/doom metallers Swallow The Sun will be celebrating the 10th anniversary of their debut opus The Morning Never Came with an European tour where they will play the album in its entirety. If you are not going to be able to make it to any of the shows fear not because the band will be live streaming the Tampere (Finland) show on September 26th.

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Dutch death metallers Hail Of Bullets have released another new track from their forthcoming album III: The Rommel Chronicles. The new song, which is entitled "DG-7", is now available for streaming below. This new album focuses on the military life, rise and fall of German field marshal Erwin Rommel.

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