Drummer Eloy Casagrande of Sepultura was injured while performing with the band in Bourg-en-Bresse, France and will be forced to sit out Sepultura's next few shows in order to recover. Casagrande is recovering well and is expected to rejoin the band on stage on May 7th in Poitiers, France. For the Spanish dates, Kevin Foley (Benighted/Nervecell) will play for Sepultura as a session drummer.

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"Metal Machine", the new video from U.D.O., the German metal band led by former Accept frontman Udo Dirkschneider, can now be seen below. Enjoy the new song which comes off U.D.O.'s new album Steelhammer, to be released on May 24th via AFM Records. The album was produced by Dirkschneider and Fitty Wienhold.

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Italians Cadaveria have released an official music video for the song "Death Vision" which comes off their latest album Horror Metal, released in 2012 on Bakerteam Records. The exclusive Undead Edition of Horror Metal, featuring two bonus tracks, "Whispers Of Sin (Ancestral Remix)" and "Hypnotic Psychosis (Chaotic Remix)", will be released on May 7th, 2013. For now, you can watch the video below directed and edited by Raffaella Rivarolo.

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The Finns Children Of Bodom have premiered a lyric video for the first single off their new album Halo Of Blood. You can listen to "Transference", already released digitally, right now on the video located below. The band has also filmed a video for the single which will be released later.

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Kalmah have revealed today the final pieces of the puzzle of Seventh Swamphony, their new album which is set for release in June via Spinefarm Records. The band also released a new video for the single "Seventh Swamphony". You can watch the video below directed by Jukka Vidgren and also check the album's cover and tracklist.

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This day sucks. After the terrible news that Slayer's guitarist Jeff Hanneman has passed away, we now receive news that Orpheus' bassist has also passed away when the band is about to release their new album Resillusion.

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All Shall Perish are pleased to announce the "Heavy MTL: South Of The Border US Tour", scheduled for this coming summer (July/August). Joining them on the road will be the following bands: Oceano, Within The Ruins, Obey The Brave (August 3rd-10th), Reflections and Betrayal. Check out the complete list of the tour dates below the official tour flyer.

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Black Sabbath have announced new tour dates this time for Latin America in October as the band seems to want to take their new album 13 live to as much places as it can. Megadeth will join metal legends Black Sabbath as a special guest on their Latin America tour. Check out the dates below.

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Peaceville Records has made available online samples from the new songs off My Dying Bride's upcoming EP The Manuscript. You can listen to the audio teaser below while you wait for its official release on May 13th. This new EP follows the band's latest album A Map Of All Our Failures released last year.

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German power metal band Powerwolf has finally unveiled the full album artwork for their new opus Preachers Of The Night which was once again created by Matthew Greywolf. The album is expected to be released this year through Napalm Records, but the official date has not been announced.

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Death/doom metal force Coffins have revealed more details about The Fleshland which will come out on July 9th on CD/2xLP/deluxe 2xLP/cassette/digital under the banner of Relapse Records. Behold the cover artwork below. You can also listen to the album's trailer which features the new song "Hellbringer".

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Slayer guitarist Jeff Hanneman passed away today aged 49 due to liver failure. Jeff was one of the founding members of the American thrash band, and will certainly be missed by many the world over.

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Returning guitarist and original band member Brian "Head" Welch, James "Munky" Shaffer, Jonathan Davis, Reginald "Fieldy" Arvizu, and Ray Luzier will not only be together again on-stage for shows beginning May 15th, but Korn is also in the studio recording a new album, as the band announced today. Korn's yet untitled album and first with Welch since 2003's Take A Look In The Mirror is planned to be released late summer.

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After a teaser, Masterplan have released the first brand new song with new vocalist Rick Altzi which is available now for your listening pleasure below. Check out the lyric video for the new song "The Game" for a taste of Novum Initium and let us know what you think.

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Swiss grindcore band Mumakil have premiered a new lyric video for the song "Wrong Turn". The song is taken from the band's new upcoming album Flies Will Starve, to be released through Relapse Records this coming June 25th, 2013 in North America, June 21st in Germany/Benelux and June 24th in UK/world on CD/LP/digital. More album details were previously reported here.

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