Black metallers Shining were supposed to start off a four-date Finnish tour in a few days but it has been announced that the tour will be postponed because Niklas Kvarforth has to undergo some intensive treatment for a back problem that developed during the last tour. In this case, the show will not go on.

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Aeon recently faced the departure of long-time guitarist Daniel Dlimi, who left the band at the end of last year because he couldn't afford being in the band anymore. Well, his successor will be Ronnie Björnström (Bone Gnawer, ex-Ribspreader and Those Who Bring The Torture). You might remember him as the producer of the band's latest opus Aeons Black. He will already be working with the death metal group on their new album.

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Can't wait to hear a new song from Benighted? Actually, you don't have to wait any longer because the band just debuted their new video for the song "Experience Your Flesh". This is the first song and official video clip revealed from the group's Carnivore Sublime album, due out on February 14th (February 18th in North America) via Season Of Mist. Prepare for a beating.

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German metallers Words Of Farewell have revealed the artwork that will grace their new opus which will follow the acclaimed debut Immersion. The melodic death metallers also revealed that the new album is called The Black Wild Yonder. You can take a look at the cover below and expect it to drop via AFM Records on the 28th of February in Europe and March 4th in the USA.

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Slough Feg have just revealed basically everything about their new album that will follow The Animal Spirits. It is called Digital Resistance and you get to hear its title track today. The album is set for release in North America on February 18th, 2014 and will see Slough Feg on the road with a few West Coast shows scheduled in March. The band is hoping to do a short tour of Europe in May/June. Enjoy the new song. You know you want to.

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Persuader have just released a brand new song off their new album The Fiction Maze. While it has already been released in Japan, it will only drop in Europe on January 17th and in North America on January 21st through Inner Wound Recordings. As of now, you can listen to the first song unveiled off The Fiction Maze. It is called "Son Of Sodom" and you can enjoy it in all its glory through the clip below. How is the band sounding after so many years? Is it what you expected?

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After revealing their return with a new album called Distant Is The Sun this year and signing with AFM Records, today you will find out more about this new release from Vanishing Point. You can feast your eyes on the cover artwork and tracklist of the new album below. The release date is set for February 21st (Europe), February 18th (US). The music should come next.

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Norwegian black metal legion Den Saakaldte will have a busy schedule in the next few months. The band's debut album All Hail Pessimism is finally being re-released on February 17th, for the first time in vinyl format via Agonia Records. The first 50 copies come as a deep purple vinyl and 200 copies as black. Both available in a double gatefold sleeve (2xLP). Furthermore, the follow-up to All Hail Pessimism is finally coming together.

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Metallica have been invited to perform at the 56th Annual Grammy Awards on January 26th. The group's Through The Never soundtrack is nominated for Best Recording Package and Metallica will be performing with Chinese pianist Lang Lang. They promise this will be a special performance. The Americans haven't performed in the Grammy Awards since 1992.

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The end of 2013 has been good for Beseech fanatics. After the news that the band was returning, the group shared a new song to showcase their new material. But why stop there? The band has confirmed that they are releasing a new album, hopefully this year, and are now streaming yet another new song called "One Last Call". You can listen to it on their website right now.

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After unveiling the artwork and tracklist, extreme metallers Noctem have released the first taste of their upcoming album Exilium. You can hear the first sounds of the opus through the teaser clip below. There's some filthy stuff in there. In the next few days, Noctem will also shoot the first video for Exilium with Kronic Produccions.

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Good news for Asylum Pyre fans. The power metallers are back in the studio and have started recording what will be their third album following Fifty Years Later. The French outfit has already been working on the album for several months and are hinting at their most powerful and modern songs to date.

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2014 will be the year Origin releases a new album. The Americans will soon start recording the new opus to be released this spring with the title of Omnipresent. Vocalist Jason Keyser will record his first album with the tech death metal band. Entity, released in 2011, was their last album. Also, the band advises you to prepare for the impeding crushing heaviness.

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Inner Wound Recordings announced that the label will re-release the classic Andromeda progressive metal albums II = I and Chimera. The release dates are set for January 21st for North America and January 24th for Europe. Both albums are remastered and contain liner notes written by Andromeda guitarist Johan Reinholdz.

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Japanese avantgarde metallers Sigh have confirmed today that multi-instrumentalist You Oshima from the solo project Kadenzza is going to play guitars for the band's upcoming 10th album Graveward to be recorded this year. According to the band, Graveward will be a "very cinematic album, epic, symphonic and of course evil and scary."

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