Swedish metallers Civil War, featuring former members of Sabaton and Astral Doors, have revealed their upcoming album's title: Gods And Generals. In addition to that, the band has revealed the cover art that will grace the album and the release dates. Take a look at it below. Are you excited about the new album?

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As previously confirmed, guitarist/vocalist Pepper Keenan will indeed officially return to his original band Corrosion Of Conformity to take part in their upcoming UK tour. Corrosion Of Conformity are reuniting with Pepper Keenan for UK and European dates. Other than a few surprise appearances, this will be the first time Keenan has toured with the band since 2006. This will also be the first time the Deliverance lineup of the group has played together since 2001. You can see the first European tour dates below.

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German metallers Orden Ogan have just released a new video for the song "F.E.V.E.R." from their upcoming album Ravenhead, which will be released on January 16th in Europe and February 3rd in North America via AFM Records. You can watch the video below now. Don't forget to give us your impressions of the music and clip.

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Plot twist! April Fools'? It appears not. Surprising news arrive now from the Arch Enemy camp as it's been revealed that Angela Gossow has left the band. The announcement will come as a huge shock to many fans given that they recently announced their new album, and though Angela will be staying on with the band in a managerial capacity, she is officially stepping down as singer after 13 years and six albums. Replacing her in the AE fold will be none other than ex-The Agonist Alissa White-Gluz.

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Band profile:	Arch Enemy

Dream Theater's last album, 2011's A Dramatic Turn Of Events, earned the band its first Grammy nomination and was the first without founding member and drummer Mike Portnoy. Now with their new album Dream Theater, new drummer Mike Mangini was involved in the songwriting process. You can now listen to their new single "The Enemy Inside" here and see what the band has to offer this time around.

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According to Venia-Mag.net, the final evening (June 5) of the first ever Croatian Metalfest Open Air ended up pretty badly for headliners Megadeth, who were forced to reduce their set after being thrown rocks at. The crowd is said to have been devastated because W.A.S.P. and Dark Tranquillity cancelled their sets due to technical problems and blamed Megadeth for it. Reportedly, W.A.S.P. and Megadeth had some arguments that led to the cancellation of the shows and the fans didn't approve of this.

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Finnish power metallers Sonata Arctica have announced that their new album will be titled Stones Grow Her Name. The album was recorded in several studios throughout Finland, mixed by Mikko Karmilla at Sonic Pump Studios and mastered by Svante Forsbäck at Chartmakers. It will be released on May 18th via Nuclear Blast Records in a limited edition digipak, standard jewel case, vinyl and download. The artwork can be seen below.

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According to bialystok.gazeta.pl, a series of religious protests against the Behemoth's Phoenix Rising Tour in Poland have taken place in several cities. One live show scheduled for late this month is already cancelled, while the rest of the tour is now being questioned because of the heavy protests of the religious organizations.

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Band profile:	Behemoth