Nightwish have shared today the second video clip out of their upcoming DVD/Blu-ray Showtime, Storytime, which is due out via Nuclear Blast on November 29th and was filmed at Wacken Open Air 2013. This time you get to see them perform the song "Ghost Love Score" (from the album Once) right here.

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Source:	nuclearblast.de
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More Black Sabbath shows! Following gigs in North and South America, Australia, Asia and now Europe (which kicks off on November 20th in Helsinki, Finland), Black Sabbath have announced additional shows in North America and Europe in 2014. The 2014 North American dates launch on March 31st at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York and will hit ten cities in Canada, including stops in Quebec, Montreal, Ottawa, Calgary and Edmonton, before wrapping on April 26th at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, California.

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Savannah metallers Kylesa have a new video for us today for the mellow track "Low Tide" off their latest album Ultraviolet. It is also their second video clip released from the album. This one was directed by Brodie Rush again and you can watch it right now. Do you think it fits the song?

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There is a new split CD coming between Swedish death metal force Usurpress and international grindcore unit Bent Sea. The split is set for early December 2013 release via Selfmadegod Records. To whet your appetite, you can now listen to the "Fashion Victims" and "City Of The Nomads" songs respectively by Bent Sea and Usurpress through the videos below.

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If you like Skeletonwitch and were hoping to see them play in certain parts of Europe, your wish has been granted because the Americans will be joining legendary thrashers Overkill on a spring tour of Western Europe in 2014. Check out the dates below where you also find the final in a series of behind-the-scenes videos documenting their new album's recording. The band will be presenting their opus Serpents Unleashed.

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Colorado tech death metallers Allegaeon have plenty of news to share. The group will be giving fans one last chance to see them live before they return to the studio to record their third full-length album and follow-up to Formshifter. The new tour is scheduled to begin on December 1st and concludes on December 21st, with dates throughout Texas, the west coast, and the Pacific Northwest. Additionally, Allegaeon has also announced that guitarist Michael Stancel will be joining the band full time. While in writing mode, Stancel and Allegaeon have been collaborating on new songs. So, new tour, new album and new guitarist!

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In case you are curious about prog/power metallers Royal Hunt's new album, you can hear samples from the entire A Life To Die For which have been uploaded at this location. The exact release dates are: on November 29th in Europe and December 3rd in North America via Frontiers Records. A Life To Die For is a concept album not in the lyrical sense but musically.

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Doom/sludge behemoths Undersmile will release a new split LP with Bismuth (a two piece from Nottingham with only bass and drums). Each band contributes with a single mammoth song. You can feast your eyes on the beautiful artwork by Tony Roberts right here. Moreover, you can already listen to the release on Bandcamp if you dare.

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Recently, after being released from jail for charges of theft, Nachtmystium's mastermind Blake Judd had alluded to the possibility of the band's new album being the last. Today, in an statement posted on his Facebook page, Judd confirms that he is indeed laying the band to rest. You should cherish the new album The World We Left Behind coming next year because it will be their swansong, apart from a split with The Many.

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Japan's Mono have recently presented their new video for "Dream Odyssey". The animated video depicts an astronaut floating in space. You can watch the beautiful visuals and sounds below. The song is taken from their recent For My Parents album.

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Currently on tour, Soilwork have confirmed the next leg of their European tour for early 2014, more specifically in March. The European Infinity Part 2 will also feature fellow Swedes Darkane and Americans System Divide as support on what promises to be a short but intense run. Check out the tour dates below. If you didn't catch Soilwork live this year, this might be a good opportunity to do so.

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Just in time for the holiday season, Hate Eternal bassist J.J. Hrubovcak will bring forth Death Metal Christmas - Hellish Renditions Of Christmas Classics, a twisted rendition of some of the season's darkest hymns. It was composed and produced by J.J. with vocals and artwork by brother and Monstrosity/Vile/Azure Emote vocalist Mike Hrubovcak. You can check out the artwork below and also the first advance track "Unrest For Melancholy Men (God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen)". Well, why not?

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Over a year since the release of their tenth studio album Honor Found In Decay, Neurosis has locked down two new performances in their ongoing, sporadic live ceremonies in support of the album. The newly-confirmed concerts will take place at the cusp of the New Year, both in California, and both feature very special guests. These performances will feature direct support from Santa Cruz hardcore legends Bl'ast as well as mighty psychedelic doom trio Yob.

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Next week, the Swedes Ghost B.C. will release their new EP If You Have Ghost, which was produced by Dave Grohl (Queens Of The Stone Age, Foo Fighters) and is a covers EP. You can now listen to their take on Roky Erickson, ABBA, Army Of Lovers and Depeche Mode songs apart from the live rendition of their own "Secular Haze" from the latest Infestissumam. You can stream the entire release now through the Soundcloud widget below.

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The production errors seem to be chasing Epica. After a problem with their last album where the vocals were missing on the last track "Serenade Of Self-Destruction", the band has been informed that there has been a production error on their newly released Retrospect DVD/Blu-ray. On a small part of the Blu-ray pressing, an incorrect disk was put in the final packaging. There is also an error on disk two of some of the DVD pressings, where the outro is missing.

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