French death metallers Necrowretch have released a video clip for the title track of Putrid Death Sorcery, their debut album released in January. If you never heard of the band or are just curious, this is a good opportunity to discover them. You can watch the video here.

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Power metallers ReinXeed have released a video for their brand new song "Guitar Hero". This song will appear on their upcoming new album A New World, their sixth full-length opus. You can expect it to come out on September 5th around the world and August 22nd in Japan. How is the material of the successor to Welcome To The Theater? Now you can find out.

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Watain have unleashed a new song today from their new album The Wild Hunt, this time you get to listen to "The Child Must Die". Sounds cheerful. Enjoy your dose of black metal on the video below. However, there is still some waiting around to do since the opus only drops on August 19th in Europe and August 20th in North America by His Master's Noise, via Century Media Records.

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Lamb Of God is partnering up with Killswitch Engage, Testament and Huntress for the final North American Resolution shows. The Americans will end the North American portion of their last record cycle beginning on October 22nd with 28 US and Canadian shows. Joining Lamb Of God on these dates will be long-time friends Killswitch Engage and the support for all shows will be provided by Testament and Huntress. The dates for the tour are below.

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UPDATE on 17.07.2013 [Thanks to Carl Berg]: According to Euronews, there doesn't seem to be much evidence suggesting that Varg Vikernes was planning any sort of terrorist action. It seems that the arrest was based on a "blog post" made by Vikernes after the fatal derailing of the Bretigny train last week which contained ant-semitic remarks. The new update also confirms that the police custody of Varg Vikernes and his French wife Marie Cachet arrested on Tuesday in southwestern France has been extended by 24 hours, judiciary sources told news agency AFP.

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The moment Haken fans have been waiting for has arrived. There is finally new music to be enjoyed from the new album The Mountain. Stop what you are doing and listen to the new song "Atlas Stone" right now. The seven-minute piece is available on the video below. Inside Out will release the new opus on September 2nd.

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Another new song from James LaBrie's upcoming new solo album? Sure thing. The Dream Theater singer (also releasing a new album this year) has unveiled a second song from Impermanent Resonance, which will already be his fifth solo album. Just under two weeks until the album hits the streets, a lyric video for the track "Back On The Ground" has been released for your listening pleasure. Enjoy the new song below.

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Exumer, who made a comeback last year with the album Fire & Damnation, have announced a line-up change. The thrashers have parted ways with guitarist H.K., who played his last show at the Bang Your Festival in Germany on July 13th. The guitarist's departure has been an amicable one and solely for personal reasons.

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Krampus have officially entered the studio to record the successor to Survival Of The Fittest. The Italian folk metallers are working on New Sound Studio in Switzerland. The band will soon reveal the session drummer for the new tracks.

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Doom metallers Monolithe have announced that their new album, titled Monolithe IV, the last installment of its epic saga, is now complete. The album will consist of one single 57-minute song. Be ready to confront this beast during the fourth quarter of 2013 on Debemur Morti Productions.

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Former Nightbringer guitarist Grimnar Alabas has passed away although the cause of his death is unknown. The band said the following about Alabas: "Brother Alabas has passed from this world. May death be your sanctuary, old friend."

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"I Am The End", the new video from the Swedish heavy metal act Ram, can now be seen below. The clip was directed by Martin Högdal, edited by Leonard Palmestål and written by Oscar Carlquist ? the same team that worked on the "Flame Of The Tyrants" video. The song was written by Harry Granroth and Oscar Carlquist and is taken from their last album Death. Furthermore, guitarist and one of the founding members, Daniel Johansson has decided to leave the band and Martin Jonsson will replace him.

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Nuclear Blast has unleashed today the official stream of "Captive Bolt Pistol", the first single from Carcass' new album Surgical Steel and follow-up to the Swansong released in 1996. If you still haven't listened to the new song, now you can, officially. Moreover, you can also download the track for free at this location. Not bad, right? Enjoy some new Carcass, it has been a while.

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The Eternal have posted a ten-minute sampler of their upcoming album When The Circle Of Light Begins To Fade. You can check it out below. The band also revealed some additional details on the album. It was engineered and produced by vocalist/guitarist Mark Kelson and is the first album to feature the new guitarist Brad Cook. According to their Facebook page, this album "sees the band return to a darker sound with the band releasing some of their most emotive and personal material to date." You can also hear their new single "Beneath These Waves" over here and see if that is true.

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As you might remember, gothic metal legendary band Paradise Lost recently announced UK dates for their Tragic Illusion UK Tour to celebrate their 25th anniversary with special guests Lacuna Coil and Katatonia. The good news this time is that the special 25th anniversary dates are now extended to include other European dates as well. Katatonia fans will also enjoy the fact that the band will be playing the Viva Emptiness album in full in these dates as well as in the UK.

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