"Firefight", the new video from Canadian folk power metal band Blackguard, can now be watched below. The clip was directed by Eric Richter.

"Firefight" is the title track off the band's upcoming new album, which will be released on March 29th through Victory Records.

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Back Through Time, the new album from Scottish metal pirates Alestorm, will be released on June 3rd in Europe and June 14th in North America through Napalm Records.

The album will be available in Jewelcase, Digipak, Vinyl, and Epic Special Edition formats.

One of the new tracks, called "Shipwrecked", is still available for streaming over at SoundCloud.

Yes, that is a rat on a snowboard.

Back Through Time tracklist:

01. Back Through Time
02. Shipwrecked
03. The Sunk'n Norwegian
04. Midget Saw
05. Buckfast Powersmash
06. Scraping The Barrel
07. Rum
08. Swashbuckled
09. Rumpelkombo
10. Barrett's Privateers
11. Death Throes Of The Terrorsquid
12. I Am A Cider Drinker
13. You Are A Pirate

Said vocalist Christopher Bowes about the bonus tracks: "For those who don't know, "I am a Cider Drinker" is a cover of a song by The Wurzels, an English Scrumpy n' Western band. I think it was a big pop hit in the 70's, teaching children about the joys of alcohol abuse. We've metalled it up just for a wee laugh. And of course "You are a Pirate"... well... the less said about that the better."

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Polish death metal veterans Vader have entered Hertz Studio in Bialystok, Poland to begin recording their new album, Welcome To The Morbid Reich.

As previously reported, the band will be laying down a total of 12 or 13 songs for the CD, which will be mixed and mastered in May for a tentative late 2011 release. Working song titles set to appear on the effort include "Lords of Thorns", "I Am Who Feast Upon Your Souls", "Only Hell Knows", "Return to the Morbid Reich" and "I Had A Dream".

Commented the group: "We started new recordings in Hertz Studios in Bialystok. We spent the whole afternoon being setting up drum kit, testing new skins and cymbals. There was also time to familiarize with new architecture of lately much rebuilded studio.

We plan to record nine-ten fresh songs and three bonus pieces: redux of one old Vader classic (which is gonna be added to the refreshed live set for summer) and two cover songs (those will be kinda surprise for many for sure). Spider also prepared few songs for the record and this will be his debut in Vader as a composer."

Vader will debut one or two tracks from Welcome To The Morbid Reich during the band's summer festival appearances.

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Gojira has issued an update from the studio, revealing plans for a live DVD, the Sea Shepherd EP and a new album.

In the words of the band: "We are currently working on a live DVD with important bonus section : "The Way Of All Flesh From The Inside", the Sea Shepherd EP, (a non profit operation with a lot of people involved is a bit complicated to wrap, but we're getting there and we promise to release these songs soon). We're also composing a new album! We've written pretty much half of it, and we are very excited by this new material. It's a big step for us. These songs are original and a good reflection of what we are today.

We are so focused on these things, that sometimes we forget to communicate with you guys, but we'll try to post more updates from now on."

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Soilwork - who were originally scheduled to head out this April & May supporting Symphony X and Nevermore - have regretfully been forced to cancel their participation on this upcoming North American tour.

Drummer Dirk Verbeuren has issued the following statement: "Due to recurring issues with a herniated disc in his lower back requiring a prolonged period of resting and healing, our guitarist Peter Wichers is forced to sit out this spring's North American tour with Symphony X and Nevermore.

We did consider hiring a fill-in guitar player, but we've decided to stick together as a band and out of respect for our fans, to cancel our participation in the tour. Our apologies to those of you who were hoping to see us. If all goes well, Peter should be healed and ready to hit the road in time for the summer festivals."

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Event:	Symphony X: North American Tour 2011

"Of Age And Origin - Part 1: A Violent Day", a brand-new track from US death doom metal band Novembers Doom, has been made available for streaming over at this location.

"Of Age And Origin - Part 1: A Violent Day" comes off the band's upcoming new album Aphotic, which will be released on May 10th through The End Records. More album details were previously reported over here.

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Band profile:	Novembers Doom

Greek metllers Septicflesh will release their new album, The Great Mass, on April 18 in Europe (April 19 in North America) via Season Of Mist. The new opus will be made available in the following formats:

- CD + Blu-ray digipak
- Collector's book, including 2 CDs + Blu-ray
- 12" gatefold LP
- CD jewel case
- Digital download

An album trailer for The Great Mass is now available at this location. More details about the album were previously reported over here.

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Cursed, the new album from Finnish grindcore act Rotten Sound, is now available for streaming in its entirety at Lambgoat.

Cursed will be released on March 15th through Relapse Records.

Cursed cover art] tracklist:

01. Alone
02. Superior
03. Self
04. Choose
05. Hollow
06. Ritual
07. Green
08. Machinery
09. Power
10. Plan
11. Declare
12. Addict
13. Exploit
14. Terrified
15. Scared
16. Doomed
17. Execute
18. Injure

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"Illuminoid Dream Sequence", a brand-new track from Swedish melodic death metal band Scar Symmetry, has been made available for streaming over at this location.

"Illuminoid Dream Sequence" comes off the band's upcoming new album The Unseen Empire, which will be released on April 15th through Nuclear Blast Records.

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"Shipwrecked", a brand-new track from Scottish metal pirates Alestorm, has been made available for streaming over at SoundCloud.

"Shipwrecked" comes off the band's upcoming new album Back Through Time, which will be released in early summer through Napalm Records. Some album details were previously reported over here.

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Band profile:	Alestorm

Mastodon will release their new DVD, Live at the Aragon on March 15th. You can check out two preview clips, entitled "Oblivion" and "Ghost Of Karelia", below.

Live at the Aragon cover art] tracklist:

01. Oblivion
02. Divinations
03. Quintessence
04. The Czar
05. Ghost Of Karelia
06. Crack The Skye
07. The Last Baron
08. Circle Of Cysquatch
09. Aqua Dementia
10. Where Strides The Behemoth
11. Mother Puncher
12. The Bit (Melvins cover)

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A third live clip for the song "Crack The Skye", off Mastodon's upcoming DVD, Live at the Aragon, can now be watched below.


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The new Novembers Doom album, Aphotic, will be released on May 10th through The End Records.

The band's eighth full-length album features guest appearance by The Gathering singer Anneke Van Giersbergen, world-renowned violinist Rachel Barton Pine (Earthen Grave) and Dan Swanö (Edge Of Sanity, Bloodbath), who also mixed the album.

According to a press release, Aphotic "has its roots in darkness and melancholic madness, reminiscent of the band's early doom roots but bringing something new and modern to the listener."

Novembers Doom frontman Paul Kuhr comments: "One goal in Novembers Doom is to never repeat ourselves. We aim to constantly challenge our writing abilities to deliver something new each and every time, while maintaining what we feel is our signature sound. We feel we've not only accomplished that with Aphotic, but have pushed our creativity into new musical territory. The result is quite possibly the most unique Novembers Doom release yet."

Aphotic cover art] tracklist:

01. The Dark Host
02. Harvest Scythe
03. Buried
04. What Could Have Been
05. Of Age And Origin - Part 1: A Violent Day
06. Of Age And Origin - Part 2: A Day Of Joy
07. Six Sides
08. Shadow Play

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Source:	theendrecords.com
Band profile:	Novembers Doom

Stand Up And Fight, the upcoming new album from Finnish battle metal warriors Turisas, is now available for streaming in its entirety at MySpace (the stream will be available until March 1st).

Stand Up And Fight will be released at the end of February in Europe and on March 8th in North America through Century Media Records. More album details were previously reported over here.

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"Volenti Non Fit Iniuria", a brand-new track from UK extreme metallers Anaal Nathrakh, has been made available for streaming over at this location.

"Volenti Non Fit Iniuria" comes off the band's upcoming new album Passion, which will be released later this year through Candlelight Records.

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Source:	candlelightrecords.co.uk
Band profile:	Anaal Nathrakh

Deathstar Rising, the forthcoming album from Finnish metallers Before The Dawn, is available for streaming in its entirety at the band's Facebook page.

Deathstar Rising will be released in Europe on February 25 via Nuclear Blast Records. More details about Deathstar Rising were previously reported over here.

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Source:	nuclearblast.de
Band profile:	Before The Dawn