Relapse Records has announced the signing of French grindcore activists Blockheads. The label released the following statement: "Formed 20 years ago, Blockheads (Xav - vocals, Fred - guitar/vocals, Nico - drums/vocals & Eric - bass/vocals) has unleashed four full-lengths in addition to numerous splits, comps and DVDs. Early 2013 will see the release of their long awaited fifth LP and first full-length in over six years via Relapse."

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"MDMA", the brand new video from US deathcore band Emmure is now available for your viewing pleasure below. The song is taken from the band's new album Slave To The Game, which came out in April through Victory Records.

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Drummer Daragh Kenny has left Ireland's McGalligog. Daragh Kenny himself released the following statement explaining why: "Dear McGalligog fans, Daragh here, with the saddest heart I must inform you of my departure from the band. My reasons are absolutely nothing musical or to do with in fighting as with most departures."

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"Burning Leaves", a brand-new song from Finnish extreme folk metallers Ensiferum can now be streamed in the YouTube-video located below.

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"Cold Omen" and "Uncharted", two brand-new songs from Greece grinders Dephosphorus can now be streamed on Bandcamp. The two songs comes off the band's upcoming album Night Sky Transform, due out January 1st, 2037, through 7 Degrees Records.

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Swiss industrial metal outfit Sybreed have unveiled the artwork for their new upcoming album entitled God Is An Automaton, which can be viewed below. The band's fourth album and successor to 2009's The Pulse Of Awakening has been scheduled for a September release. The artwork was done by Seth Siro Anton.

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Americans Cannibal Corpse and DevilDriver will start next year by joining forces on a co-headlining European tour, scheduled for February/March 2013. The special guests for the tour will be announced soon but the tickets for the shows are already on sale.

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Event:	Cannibal Corpse & DevilDriver: European Tour 2013

Norwegian melodic black metallers Borknagar have premiered a new video for the song "The Earthling", off their latest album Urd, at this location. Alternatively, you can watch the video below. Urd was released in March through Century Media.

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Yellow & Green, the third and new opus from US metallers Baroness is currently streaming in its entirety over at NPR. The double album produced by John Congleton will only be released on July 17th via Relapse Records but you have the chance to listen to the 18 tracks now. More album details were previously reported here.

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The new Deeds Of Flesh album titled Portals To Canaan will be released on January 29th, 2013, which means there is still a bit of waiting to do. The new opus from the American death metallers is expected to hit stores through Unique Leader Records. While you wait, you can look at the album's artwork created by Raymond Swanland below, listen to Of What's To Come and hope for the best.

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US death/doom metal outfit Encoffination are currently looking for a record label to release their 12" MLP after Detest Records, the record label that was supposed to release it, went out of business. The band will also start working on a new album in the fall.

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"My Final Relapse", the brand new video from Israeli melodic death metallers Prey For Nothing has debuted and you can now watch it below. The song is featured on Prey For Nothing's latest album Against All Good And Evil, released last December via Massacre Records.

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Four years after the release of Contemptus Mundi, French black metallers Hegemon have announced that they will start recording its successor this August. This will be the band's fourth album and should be out through Season Of Mist. The band has a complete line-up again after welcoming their new drummer AD to the band in March, which replaced Pierre Beziat who passed away in 2010.

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Romanian black metal band Kistvaen has parted ways with their vocalist Stefan after four years of service. The band posted a brief statement on their Myspace: "Due to personal reasons, the vocalist Stefan is no longer a Kistvaen member. We wish him good luck and all the best in the future."

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According to BoweryBoogie.com, a hardcore show as part of the CBGB Festival at Weber Hall in New York featuring Sick Of It All, Cro-Mags and Vision Of Disorder, had to be cancelled on July 6th when Harley Flanagan, founding (and former) bass player of the Cro-Mags, reportedly entered the VIP Lounge with a knife and stabbed and injured current Cro-Mags bassist Mike Couls in the chest.

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