Former Iced Earth members Matt Barlow (vocals) and Freddie Vidales (bass) have teamed up with former Nevermore drummer Van Williams to form a new project which is currently working on original material. Very little information has been revealed so far, but you can check out the teaser trailer for the new band below.

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Band profile:	Iced Earth

Krampus are about to release their brand new album entitled Survival Of The Fittest on August 24th through NoiseArt Records. The Italian folk metallers have now released the first trailer for their debut album, which is available below. Shadows Of Our Time, their first EP, was released last year.

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Danish black metallers Blodarv have released a new video for the song "I Blaek Og Blod", which is due to appear on their upcoming full-length album Gâst, expected to be out at end of 2012 via Selfmutilation Services. The video for the track "I Blaek Og Blod", which translated means "In Ink And Blood", was filmed in Hammerknuden amongst the ruins of Hammershus on the island of Bornholm, where the band originates and where its founder Hugin lives. You can watch the video below.

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"Surrounded By Skulls", a brand new video from extreme metallers The Rotted is now available for viewing below. The song is taken from the band's latest album Ad Nauseum, which came out last year via Candlelight Records.

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After previously releasing a lyric video for the song "True American Hate", San Francisco thrash legends Testament are now streaming their new single "Native Blood" exclusively at the Nuclear Blast USA Shop. The single can be streamed here.

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Tore Moren (guitar) and Nic Angileri (bass) are no longer playing with Norwegian heavy metallers Jorn. According to the band's official website, they will both be focusing on their solo careers and other projects and their departure was not caused by any conflicts within the band. Tore Moren has been playing with Jorn since 2001 and has recorded five studio albums plus one as a session musician and also two live albums. The new line-up is promised to be announced soon.

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Band profile:	Jorn

New Jersey thrash metal warriors God Forbid have unleashed a new music video for the title track "Equilibrium", taken from their March release of the same name, out via Victory Records. The video was filmed in Brooklyn, New York, it was directed by Eric Richter and you can watch it below.

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Devolved are gearing up to release their new opus, which will be titled Reprisal, on November 20th via Unique Leader Records. Reprisal will be the fourth album of the Australian technical death metallers and will feature many guest appearances, including All Shall Perish's guitarist Francesco Artusato. The tracklist is available below.

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Legendary Florida death metal tyrants Obituary have recently announced their upcoming North American headlining tour. The near month-long Carnival Of Death Tour 2012 will run through September and include Decrepit Birth, Jungle Rot and Encrust. The tour will also feature the return of Chicago's Broken Hope 12 years later. The tour dates and further info will be announced in the coming days. In the mean time, check out the tour poster below.

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Swedish dark rock/metallers Katatonia have announced dates for an extensive European tour in November/December in support of their forthcoming 9th album Dead End Kings, which will hit stores in Europe on August 27th and North America on 28th August through Peaceville Records. The tickets for the tour go on sale from July 16th and support will come from Alcest and Junius.

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Band profile:	Katatonia
Event:	Katatonia: Dead Ends Of Europe Tour 2012

Canadian metallers Cryptopsy have released the official trailer for their upcoming new self-titled album Cryptopsy. The band has already revealed the album's artwork and tracklist, which can be seen here. The album's trailer is available for viewing in the video below. It features a medley of parts and sections from the upcoming album. They have been pieced together with visuals from the forthcoming "The Making Of Cryptopsy" documentary which will be released with the new album on September 11th.

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Marilyn Manson and Rob Zombie will be hitting the road together this fall, co-headlining the Twins Of Evil tour with European and US tour dates.

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"Severed Into Separates", the brand new video from American metalcore band Darkest Hour has premiered exclusively at this location. The clip was created by Mihaszna Films. "Severed Into Separates" comes off the band's latest album The Human Romance, out since last year via Century Media Records. The band will be starting their European summer tour dates next month.

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Official Relapse Records press release:

With a pedigree that boasts all three members of New York's cult doom act Unearthly Trance, plus founding Electric Wizard and Ramesses bassist/guitarist Tim Bagshaw, Serpentine Path should immediately top any doom metal fan's want-list. The self-titled debut is an absolutely crushing album which both references and reinterprets its members previous bands but with a decidedly more punishing death metal approach.

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Band profile:	Serpentine Path

UK progressive metal band Aeon Zen has offered up three tracks off their upcoming third album entitled Enigma, for streaming at this location. The new album is scheduled for release on September 10th via Time Divide Records. The album features appearances from vocalists Atle Pettersen (Above Symmetry), Nate Loosemore (Lost In Thought), and Jonny Tatum (Eumeria) and artwork by Mattias Norén.

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