Australian black metal band Austere called it quits back in 2010, but member Tim Yatras has recently uploaded several instrumental versions of tracks from the band's final full-length To Lay Like Old Ashes. You can listen to the instrumental versions of those songs at their Soundcloud page.

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British doom metallers My Dying Bride have decided to give us a weekend treat. The brand new song "Kneel Till Doomsday" (edit) is now streaming at their official website. You can also download the song for free if you sign to the mailing list at the same location. This is the first taste off their forthcoming offering A Map Of All Our Failures, which will be hitting stores on October 15th in Europe and October 16th in North America through Peaceville Records.

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Band profile:	My Dying Bride

Death metallers Incantation have returned home after their Brazilian tour and European summer festivals. The band will now focus on their new album, which they have revealed will be titled Vanquish In Vengeance. It will be a conceptual album and the release date has been scheduled for November via Listenable Records.

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Canadian folk metal band Scythia is streaming online the new track "Sailor's Accolade". The song appears on the band's forthcoming EP For The Bear, which is due for release on September 25th, 2012. You can listen to the song below, which is also available as a free download here. More EP details were previously reported here.

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A full stream of Grave's new album Endless Procession Of Souls is now available at invisibleoranges.com. Check it out and let us know what you think of this death metal offering. Endless Procession Of Souls will be released on August 27th in Europe (August 28th in North America) via Century Media Records. More album details here.

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German black metal band Eïs, together with Prophecy Productions, have uploaded a brand new song entitled "Auf kargen Klippen". You can check it out below. The song comes off Eïs new upcoming album Wetterkreuz, which has been scheduled for release about 5 weeks from now.

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Canadian drone metal duo Nadja have released a new track, titled "One Sense Alone", for streaming on their Bandcamp page. The track is from their upcoming album Dagdrøm, to be released on October 30th, and features live drums from Mac McNeilly of The Jesus Lizard. Listen to the track here. Dagdrøm will be out via Broken Spine Productions on CD and LP and with a special 2CD version available in Japan only from Daymare Records.

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Official press release:

Napalm is extremely proud to announce the signing of The Answer! The Northern Irish hard rock outfit has convinced numerous fans and music critics with their melodic tunes, soulful riffing, catchy refrains and energetic live shows including a highly acclaimed support tour with AC/DC. A new album is scheduled for a 2013 release! In addition, the band is confirmed as the special guest on the Gotthard Swiss Tour. Please see below for the dates!

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Following a tour of the West Coast of the United States at the end of 2011, including a devastating performance at Rites Of Darkness III, Australia's epic doom sorcerers Mournful Congregation will return to The States in the weeks ahead.

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Afterglow, the new album from the hard-rock supergroup Black Country Communion, has been penned for release on October 30th. Check out the cover art and official trailer for the album below. The album is the band's third and continues in the same vein as the first and second albums.

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Imaginaerum: The Score, the soundtrack to Nightwish's eagerly awaited movie have been scheduled for release on November 9th. The band has however uploaded samples of some of the tunes that will be featured in the movie Imaginaerum, which are available for streaming below. You can also pre-order the soundtrack at the band's shop.

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Dan Presland, Ne Obliviscaris' long serving drummer, has returned to the band after almost a year of absence. The band has already begun rehearsals for their second album on which Dan will be featured. The Australian extreme progressive metal band wrote: "It is with great pleasure that we are able to announce that Dan Presland is returning as the drummer for Ne Obliviscaris."

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French prog ensemble Klone, who with their last album managed to finish 5th at the MS awards 2010 in the progressive metal category, have now consciously leaked some information concerning their newest demonstration of entertaining art. The release will be known as The Dreamer's Hideaway, and the release date is October 5th via Klonosphere/Season Of Mist.

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Unsung Heroes, the entire new album from the Finnish folk metallers Ensiferum, has been made available for streaming at this location. The album was released in Finland today on August 24th and will hit stores on August 27th and August 28th in the rest of Europe and North America through Spinefarm Records.

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Band profile:	Ensiferum

The Gathering's new album Disclosure will be available for streaming in its entirety today only (Friday, 24th August 2012), from 00:01 until 23:59 CET. You can stream Disclosure at their Bandcamp page. The band's tenth studio album is released on September 12th in Europe and October 2nd in the US via Psychonaut Records.

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