Norwegian gothic metal force Tristania is back in the studio to start recording the successor to Rubicon. Tristania's seventh full-length album is set to be released through Napalm Records in late May this year. The first part of the recording sessions (drums) will go ahead in Tanken Studio with engineer Fredrik Wallumrød, before the band moves to another studio where they will join the producer of the album. The band promises to release studio reports regularly throughout the process.

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Folk black metallers Skyforger have been preparing their new album and follow-up to 2010's Kurbads. Recently, the band shared the first details about it and confirmed that the writing process is nearly finished. When they are done, the band will then record it and expect to release it in the autumn of 2013.

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Illdisposed released their latest death metal attack Sense The Darkness last year under Massacre Records. The Danish band shares with us now a new video for the song "Eyes Popping Out" from that same album. The video was directed by the well-known artist Mircea Gabriel Eftemie (and Mnemic guitarist) and can be watched at this location.


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American metallers Attacker have released a brand new song from their upcoming new output Giants Of Canaan. You can listen to "Trapped In Black" on the video below. Giants Of Canaan is expected to come out this February. The band should announce the label that will be releasing it soon as well as the artwork.

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Doom metallers Mar De Grises have announced today that longtime bass player and founding member Rodrigo Gálvez has left the band. No replacement has been announced so far.

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It's been close to a year since Italian power metal outfit Drakkar released their latest album When Lightning Strikes. That though hasn't slowed the band down because they are working on yet another new album tentatively scheduled for release later this year.

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"Lie To Me", a brand new official video from Italian power metal act Secret Sphere, is now available for viewing below. The song appears on the group's latest new record Portrait Of A Dying Heart, released on November 25th, 2012 through Scarlet Records.

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The US stoner/sludge female-fronted quartet Royal Thunder has teamed up with Pitchfork TV to release a new music video for the song "Blue". The song for this video, which can be seen below, is taken from the band's debut album CVI, released in May, 2012 via Relapse Records.

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Veteran thrashers Anthrax find themselves facing a new line-up change and are one guitarist short after the departure of Rob Caggiano from the band. The guitarist will now pursue his other passion and focus on producing but the band promises to announce a replacement soon.

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Swedish metallers Engel have recruited Mikael Sehlin (Degradead) as their new lead singer. He will replace Magnus Klavborn, who parted ways with the band last year. Mikael Sehlin has previously performed with Engel on some festival appearances.

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The release of Subsignal's third album is closer than you might think. The progressive metallers plan to enter the studio in February to record it and have already revealed that the new output will be titled Paraìso and hit stores in September 2013. This release will follow Touchstones.

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Syrian post black/doom metal band Eulen is currently working on a new album titled Names To The Sun and they will start recording it next week. The band's latest release was the EP Diminished Mass Realm which came out in December.

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American metalcore band Bleeding Through has announced that the band will disband after the release of seven albums since their inception in 1999. The band's swansong will now be The Great Fire, released last year. However, before they go, Bleeding Through intend to play farewell shows all over the world.

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Bullet For My Valentine have recently revealed that their new studio album, Temper Temper, will be arriving on February 12th in standard and deluxe editions. The band has now unveiled the artwork for their forthcoming release and you can check it out below.

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In case you didn't know yet, grinders Rotten Sound are preparing to unleash a new EP, Species At War, on January 18th in Europe via Season Of Mist and January 22nd in North America via Relapse. The band has now premiered a brand new track from the EP, "Peace", and you can listen to it in all its one-minute glory at this location.

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