Machine Head have announced three headline shows as part of The Road To Mayhem Tour and these will be the only headline shows the band plays in all of 2013. The dates listed are specifically catered to not conflict with the Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival summer tour where Machine Head is headlining the Jägermeister USA stage.

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Norwegian prog metallers Leprous will release their new album Coal on May 28th in North America (May 20th in Europe) via InsideOut Music. In anticipation of this release, the band is now revealing the cover artwork, which was conceived by American artist Jeff Jordan, who previously created the artwork for the band's last album Bilateral in addition to working with The Mars Volta. Feast your eyes on the cover below.

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Irish technical metallers Chosen are streaming their entire debut album Resolution over here, which is set for official release precisely today as a free download on the band's official website along with it being available on CD in two special editions (the deluxe special edition and the collector's edition).

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Atlanta metallers Halcyon Way are currently preparing to hit the road with German heavy metal legends U.D.O. across North America. The tour will begin on April 9th in Amityville, New York. The band will be playing songs from their latest album IndoctriNation.

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Event:	U.D.O.: North American Spring Tour 2013

The Finnish death metallers from Deathchain are streaming the entirety of their forthcoming Ritual Death Metal album ahead of time on Inferno magazine's website. The opus is set for an international release on April 5th through Svart Records but Ritual Death Metal can be heard for a limited time at this location.

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Technical death metallers Cerebrum have just signed a deal with Japanese label Amputated Vein Records. The follow-up to Spectral Extravagance (2009), entitled Cosmic Enigma, will be out on May 27th, 2013. To see what to expect or discover the band, you can check out the new song "Self-Regenerate" below.

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Folk group Týr, hailing all the way from the Faroe Islands, will begin recording their seventh full-length album and successor to The Lay Of Thrym (2011) after Paganfest America in May.

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Queensrÿche is currently streaming the new track "Redemption", from the band's upcoming album with new vocalist Todd La Torre (ex- Crimson Glory). The yet untitled album is scheduled for release on June 10th, 2013 (Europe) and June 11th, 2013 (North America) via Century Media. For now, you can listen to "Redemption".

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German folk metallers Suidakra have issued another update on their upcoming new album Eternal Defiance unveiling the cover that will grace the album. The cover artwork (once again created by Kris Verwimp) and the album's tracklist can now be seen below. Eternal Defiance will be released on May 24th, 2013 through AFM Records.

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On May 17th, 2013, Norwegian Gothminister will release their fifth album Utopia via AFM Records, consisting of both studio recorded and live film recorded songs, and even a live film intro and outro (more than 75 minutes in total).

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To commemorate the release of Dark Gods: Seven Billion Slaves, the first of three volumes to begin VON's Dark Gods trilogy, the black metal band is currently streaming the offering in its apocalyptic and sinister entirety over here. The band had also released Satanic Blood last October.

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Svart Crown have released online their brand new song "In Utero: A Place Of Hatred And Threat" off Profane, the upcoming release from the French death/black metallers. You can listen to the band's new hate song below. The album will be unleashed upon North America on May 21st and earlier on April 22nd in Europe via Listenable Records.

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Behold Almighty Doctrine, the third full-length album from the death metal powerhouse Lecherous Nocturne, is out now on Unique Leader Records. Five years after The Age Of Miracles Has Passed, the new offering Behold Almighty Doctrine is featured in an exclusive stream over here.

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Lucky Aussies. Cattle Decapitation will finally be heading to Australia for the band's first time for the Hate Across Australia Tour. The trek consists of nine shows throughout the continent, beginning on June 6th in Brisbane. Cattle Decapitation will be direct support for Australia's own Thy Art Is Murder. The entire list of confirmed dates can be found below.

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Event:	Thy Art Is Murder: Hate Across Australia Tour 2013

Ecnephias will be releasing their new album Necrogod this summer around May/June 2013. The Italian metallers have now revealed the cover artwork and tracklist for it. You can take a look at them below.

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