Norwegian avantgardists In The Woods... are proud to announce multi-instrumentalist James "Mr. Fog" Fogarty (Ewigkeit) to the roster. James Fogarty will handle the organ and backing vocals to the band's upcoming as-yet-untitled full-length album.

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With 4 years in the making, the Italian metallers in Graveworm are proud to announce Ascending Hate, due out June 19th through AFM Records. Ascending Hate will be available as regular CD, limited digipak (including bonus track), white vinyl (limited to 500 copies) and limited box set (including digipak, t-shirt and more). See the artwork, made by Archetype Design, and the tracklist below. And the pop covers are...

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With just over a month to go, the American grinders Maruta revealed "Stride Endlessly Through Scorched Earth", featuring At The Gates frontman Tomas Lindberg granting the song his vocals, which can be streamed here. "Stride Endlessly Through Scorched Earth" comes off of the band's upcoming album Remain Dystopian, due out June 2nd through Relapse Records.

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Norwegian progressive black metallers Borknagar are happy to announce that original vocalist Kristoffer "Garm" Rygg (Ulver) is to guest on two tracks of the band's upcoming album, due out this fall through Century Media. The as-yet-untitled album will be mixed in June by Jens Bogren at Fascination Street Studio.

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With the critically acclaimed debut Funerals From The Astral Sphere in 2011, the Austrialian one-man band Midnight Odyssey can finally reveal the details for the upcoming 140 minutes long album Shards Of Silver Fade, due out June 8th through I, Voidhanger Records. Released as a digipack, with a 28 page booklet, Shards Of Silver Fade will be co-released with Swedish label Nordvis in a vinyl boxset later this year.

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With the departure of Janto Garmanslund, long time vocalist in the band for 22 years, Norwegian black metallers Hades Almighty announced Ask Ty (Kampfar, Kraków) as the new frontman and vocalist for the band. Ask Ty will be featured on the band's upcoming releases out through Dark Essence Records in the coming months.

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Swedish psychedelic metallers Skraeckoedlan are thrilled to announce the release of the band's second full-length, Sagor ("Stories"), due out June 10th through In Flames frontman Anders Fridén's label Razzia Notes. As more details are yet to come, the band announced the release of a single, entitled Flod ("River"), to be released on May 22nd. A preview for the single can be viewed below.

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Lucifer, the brand-new band featuring Johanna Platow Sadonis of short-lived The Oath, are proud to announce the release of the band's self-titled debut album, Lucifer I, due out June 16th through Rise Above Records. With Andrew "Andy" Prestridge (ex-The Oath) and Gary "Gaz" Jennings (ex-Cathedral), Lucifer will cloak the world with occult magic.

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With 20 years and 4 full-length albums on its shoulders, the French black metal duo Celestia are pulling back to the shadows to rest. The band's final album, Apparitia Sumptuous Spectre, is due out by the end of summer through Apparitia Recordings. Though the CD version is scheduled for June and the vinyl version is scheduled for September, Apparitia Sumptuous Spectre can be streamed in full and purchased as a digital download through the label's Bandcamp page here. While at it, behold the artwork and tracklisting below.

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Seven years in the making, the Aussie grinders Captain Cleanoff are stoked to announce Rising Terror, the follow-up to 2008's Symphonies Of Slakcness, due out April 25th through Blastasfuk. Read the tracklist and view the artwork below, while listening to three new songs streaming here. Let's grind!

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The American grinders Cloud Rat are excited to announce the release of the band's third full-length, Qliphoth, due out May 29th and co-released by LFP Records (USA), React With Protest (GER), Moment Of Collapse (GER) and 7Degrees (GER). Pre-order Qliphoth here and get grinded here! But, lo and behold, an interview, directed by author Kim Kelly and featuring vocalist Madison Marshall, telling us about Qliphoth, can be read over at Noisey! Enjoy!

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During a concert in Santiago, Chile on April 16th, featuring legendary crust punk band Doom, the venue building collapsed. The building collapsed due to the capacity was exceeded by about 50 people. Three people, identified as Daniel Isaías Moraga, 24, Gastón Eduardo Angladetti, 25, and Fabián González, 22, lost their lives and twelve people, whereas seven of them are critically injured, was sent to hospital.

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The Swedish death metallers in Entrails are excited to announce Obliteration, the band's 4th full-length album, due out May 15th through Metal Blade Records. The album was recorded by Entrails guitarist Jimmy Lundqvist at his own Bloodshed Studios, while mastering duties were taken care of by Dan Swanö at Unisound Studios. While the pre-orders are available here, you can view the artwork, read the tracklist and listen to a brand-new song, entitled "Beyond The Flesh", below!

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With a bit more than a month to go until the release of the band's third full-length, entitled Saa raa og kald, the Norwegian black metallers in Djevel have revealed "Vaar forbannede jord", the second track from the upcoming album. Saa raa og kald is due out April 30th through Aftermath Music, with pre-orders available here, and the new song can be streamed below.

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Long-time drummer Anthony Jude "A.J." Pero, of legendary heavy metal band Twisted Sister, passed away at the age of 55. Pero was a member of Twisted Sister from 1982 to 1986, from 1997 to 1998, and again from 2003 until his death. Pero performed on Adrenaline Mob's last two albums and recently joined Four By Fate, also featuring former Frehley's Comet members Tod Howarth and John Regan.

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