Originally released last year on Catch The Throne: The Mixtape for the American drama-fantasy serie Game Of Thrones, Atlanta progressive metallers Mastodon are stoked to announce the release of their contribution "White Walker" on 12" picture vinyl, due out February 19th through Reprise Records. Pre-orders from Stereo Boutique are available here.

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A decade since the release of Remote, the Swedish grinder Gadget finally announce the release of The Great Destroyer, with two new songs streaming here, and is due March 11th. The Great Destroyer has been described as "a blistering high-speed assault of relentless grind, The Great Destroyer is a cohesive exercise in extremity that blends hints of doom, sludge and death metal with unadulterated, old-school grindcore. The result is an album that is as memorable and infectious as it is pummeling and explosive."

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It has just been announced that the legendary frontman Ian Fraser "Lemmy" Kilmister of the UK heavy metallers Motörhead passed away sometime yesterday, December 28th, after a short, aggressive fight with cancer.

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The American post-metal behemoth Neurosis have revealed they are set to enter Electrical Audio Studio again with Steve Albini on December 27th to record a brand-new album and follow-up to 2012's Honor Found In Decay.

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With 12 years since the release of Night Visit, the Norwegian extreme metallers Ancient are proud to announce the release of Back To The Land Of The Dead, due out February 2016 through Alpha Omega Management, which the band recently signed a global contract to.

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After a six year hiatus, the US grind trio Magrudergrind are back with their fifth full-length album, simply entitled II and is due February 12th, 2016 through Relapse Records. II will feature a guest appearance by Joe Denunzio, ex-vocalist of the legendary powerviolence band Infest.

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Announced back in early 2013, the grinding instigators of Agoraphobic Nosebleed have announced the first of four EP releases. Simply titled Arc - led by the howling and shrieking Katherine Katz, the 25+ minute sludge-fueled feast is Agoraphobic Nosebleed sounding heavier, doomier and more destructive than ever before in a crushing, three song onslaught of misanthropic, musical violence, due out January 22nd next year through Relapse Records.

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With the recent explosion of upset Netherlands Deathfest attendees, concerning Disma vocalist Craig Pillard's national socialistic statements in an interview with Mourning The Ancient back in 2011/2012, Craig choose to make a statement about the whole situation to clear things up.

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Event:	Netherlands Deathfest 2016

With the recently announced release of Unplugged, the Norwegian grinders Beaten To Death third album since 2010, a handful of details has now been revealed.

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Three years since the release of Effigies Of Evil, with two EPs and a compilation released in between, the Finnish doom maestros Hooded Menace have announced the release of Darkness Drips Forth, due out October 30th through Relapse Records. The album trailer is your first taste of the music.

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American extreme metallers Abigail Williams are proud to announce the release of The Accuser, the band's come-back album since 2012's Becoming. The Accuser, featuring a guest appearance by Neill "Lord Imperial" Jameson (Krieg, ex-Twilight) and artwork by Portland-based illustrator/tattoo artist Stevie Floyd (Dark Castle, Taurus), is due out October 30th through Candlelight Records.

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Ævangelist, the duo purveyors of blackened death metal, have announced Enthrall To The Void Of Bliss as the follow-up to last year's Writhes In The Murk. Enthrall To The Void Of Bliss is due out October 9th, with an LP release come December, through 20 Buck Spin.

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Featuring members of Tsjuder, Insense, The Cumshots and She Said Destroy, the Norwegian quintet Beaten To Death will release Unplugged, following 2013's Dødsfest!, on October 9th through Mas-Kina Recordings. A new single, entitled "Don't You Dare To Call Us Heavy Metal", from the upcoming album can be streamed below.

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An Antidote For The Glass Pill, the brand-new and upcoming album by UK black metallers Lychgate, can now be streamed in its entirety at Decibel Magazine. An Antidote For The Glass Pill, the follow-up to 2013's debut Lychgate, is due August 18th through Blood Music.

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Since the cancellation of Canadian tech-death metallers Archspire, American brutal death metallers Disgorge have announced they've been dropped off the fifth round of Louisville Deathfest as well, due to financial issues.

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Event:	Louisville Deathfest V