UPDATE: As reported yesterday, Gojira will indeed be touring in October with Mastodon and also Kvelertak once again. The dates have now been announced for a North American tour that will start on October 15th. The three bands had already toured together in the U.S. earlier this year. See the new dates below. Maybe you can catch them on this tour.

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Ne Obliviscaris are releasing another EP as part of their world tour crowdfunding campaign. Ne Obliviscaris have already released an EP of three new songs, which sold out quickly, but are now releasing the Early Years limited edition EP. This will also be strictly limited to 300 copies only, and will be featuring 3 songs from 2003-2004, their two first years of existence, and are also some of the very first songs they ever wrote.

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Mastodon's guitarist and vocalist Bill Kelliher recently sat down for a video interview with Rocksverige.se and talked about his hopeful project with Opeth guitarist and vocalist Mikael Åkerfeldt and In Flames guitarist Björn Gelotte.

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Progressive metallers Ne Obliviscaris have finalized their new album. After the mastering, it is finally completed. But the Australians will now enter the studio once again to record a new EP featuring three songs, all written prior to the release of their acclaimed debut Portal Of I. It will be limited to 300 copies only, packaged in a CD digipak, with every copy hand numbered and signed by the whole band. Does it sound like something that would interest you?

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British extreme metal band Anaal Nathrakh has signed to Metal Blade Records. The duo has been working hard on the successor to their last album Vanitas. Now with a new label, it was also announced that the new album is to be released later this year. You can start preparing yourself for what's to come.

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Have you ever dreamed of singing on a Devin Townsend album? Here is your chance! Devin Townsend has been hard at work on the new Z2 record for the past few months, and for this occasion, he invites whoever wants to sing along on the album. Much like Devin did with the "Lucky Animals" video from Epicloud, he is now inviting fans to leave their stamp on the forthcoming album by asking them to submit their vocals for a selection of songs and take their spot in what he has dubbed The Universal Choir.

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During a recent show on the band's European tour, Arch Enemy vocalist Alissa White-Gluz (who's still a new addition to the band) actually jumped so hard on stage that she broke her riser into pieces and broke a rib in the fall. However, she has been a trooper and continued with the tour. Arch Enemy already finished the first 10 shows and crowds have been welcoming Alissa on her debut tour with the band.

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Today, the Canadian melodic death metal band Kälter announced via their official Facebook page that the band is breaking up. With only two albums released so far, Spiritual Angel and 2012's Ubuntu (nominated for Best Melodeath / Extreme Power / Gothenburg Metal Album on Metal Storm Awards 2012), Kälter now bids farewell.

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Insomnium have released yet another new song from their forthcoming album Shadows Of A Dying Sun. The Finns have already released "Ephemeral", "Revelations" and "While We Sleep" before online. This time around, they are revealing "Black Heart Rebellion". Click on the Soundcloud player below to listen to the song now!

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Yüksel Unutmaz from the Swedish heavy metal band Fatal Smile recently broke up the band on the first night of their 32-date European 2014 tour. It comes at a time the band had announced a new album called White Trash Heroes to be released on April 25th via FS Records/GMR Music Group.

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Black metallers Xanthochroid are about to release their second full length album called Of Erthe And Axen. The band is currently in the pre-production phases, where they're compiling ideas, practicing and recording demo tracks. Another Xanthochroid album is on the way to follow Blessed He With Boils. The album is expected to be released in the Fall/Winter of 2014.

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As promised, Whispered have released their first new song since their debut Thousand Swords, entitled "Jikininki". This oriental hellride reveals something from their upcoming release, which will drop later this year. You can watch the video for the single over here.

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Kalmah have just released a new song for streaming from their upcoming album which will be called Seventh Swamphony. The track is called "Windlake Tale" and you can listen to the song on the Soundcloud player below. The first details about the album and follow-up to 2010's 12 Gauge were also disclosed.

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