US power metallers Judicator will return with album number three this fall. The album, the band's first with a full line-up, will be named At The Expense Of Humanity and will be released both via physical release and free download on Bandcamp. The release date is set for September 5th, and the band will soon launch a Kickstarter campaign to fund the physical release. Here below you have the album tracklist and cover artwork.

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On the 28th of March in Europe and the 8th of April in North America, the new Trollfest album, Kaptein Kaos, will be released via NoiseArt Records. After releasing the single "Ave Maria", the folk metal band is now sharing the official video for the title track of the album, "Kaptein Kaos". Enjoy it here below.

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As previously announced, the new Epica single, "The Essence Of Silence", has been released, and with it a lyric video you can now enjoy below. The album, The Quantum Enigma, is set to be released on May 2nd in Europe and May 6th in North America (pushed forward a few days) via Nuclear Blast Records, find more details here.

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The new Elvenking album, The Pagan Manifesto, will hit the stores on the 9th of May via AFM Records, but fans won't have to wait that long to hear what the album is about. The band, in fact, just announced that a new single, "Elvenlegions", will be released digitally on March 21st. The cover artwork for the single was created by Valeria Battain. Check it out below.

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In the recent months, Italian guitarist and composer Luca Turilli started, on Luca Turilli's Rhapsody official Facebook page, a "Guess What?" feature, in which he answers to some of the fans' questions. This time, Luca decided to reveal what fans asked about his whole career: the hidden meaning behind the lyrics of the two Rhapsody(s), and some very intimate details of his personal life, calling all this "The Secret Revealed" and creating an image specially for it.

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After months of teasing, finally Edguy are giving fans the chance to listen to the first song off their upcoming album Space Police - Defenders Of The Crown, that will be released on April 18th via Nuclear Blast Records. The German heavyweights have, in fact, just shared the lyric video for "Sabre & Torch", which you can enjoy below.

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Australian power metallers Vanishing Point released their album Distant Is The Sun on March 4th via AFM Records. The band has just announced a new single, for the track "Circle Of Fire", featuring Sonata Arctica's star Tony Kakko. The single, that also includes the Journey cover "Separate Ways", will be released digitally on March 14th.

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Sabaton's new album Heroes will be released on May 16th via Nuclear Blast Records, and it will be the first to feature the renewed line-up. The band is now giving fans a first glimpse of what the album will sound like with an in-depth trailer, in which you can listen to a snippet of the track "Far From The Fame" and to the band members' feelings about their upcoming release. The trailer was produced and edited by David Havlena of Czech Spark Magazine at the Pax Studio.

Find more album details over here.

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As you may already know, Firewind and Ozzy Osbourne guitarist Gus G. is ready to release his solo album I Am The Fire in Europe on March 17th and North America on March 18th through Century Media. Here you can find further details. The Greek guitar virtuoso already shared with us the track "My Will Be Done", featuring Candlemass' Mats Levén, while today we have the chance to enjoy the official video for the title track, "I Am The Fire", featuring Devour The Day.

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On the 11th of March, progressive guitar virtuoso Angel Vivaldi will release his new EP Away With Words. That's one week from today, but you don't have to wait until then do enjoy the full release, since it is streaming online right now at this location.

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On the 9th of May, the new Elvenking album, The Pagan Manifesto, will be released via AFM Records and now the Italian folk metallers are unveiling the cover artwork of the album. And do you remember who will guest in The Pagan Manifesto? Amanda Somerville. Refresh your memory here.

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On May 4th, the new Xandria album, Sacrificium, will hit the stores via Napalm Records. This will also be the first album to feature new bassist Steven Wussow and new singer Dianne van Giersbergen. Today the band is unveiling what the album tracklist will look like and the first snippet of the upcoming single "Nightfall". Listen to it right here.

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The new Pretty Maids compilation, Louder Than Ever, is going to hit the stores on March 21st via Frontiers Records, but you can already have a first listen and check out what the release is about, since the band is streaming some song snippets right at this location.

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The new Elvenking album, The Pagan Manifesto, will be released on May 9th via AFM Records. The band already teased us with a promising and mysterious trailer, and here comes another reason to be excited, since Amanda Somerville (Trillium, Avantasia) will lend her vocals to a track of the album.

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It seems like the drama may be coming to an end, and in the worst possible way. As I Lay Dying frontman Tim Lambesis pleaded guilty of hiring a hitman to kill his estranged wife. He now faces a fine of $10.000 but, what's more important, a maximum sentence of 9 years in jail.

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Band profile:	As I Lay Dying