The Swedes Shining have revealed the cover art of their new release 8 ½ - Feberdrömmar I Vaket Tillstånd created by Michal Pawlowski. The album will be released in both CD and limited edition black or white 12" vinyl versions, with liner notes by Niklas Kvarforth, and is set to appear on the 23rd of September through Dark Essence Records. For now, you can feast your eyes on the cover art below.

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The last Lord Vampyr album Horror Masterpiece was released back in 2010 but this year the gothic/black metal band is releasing a new opus called Gothika Vampyrika Heretika. And there is already new music to be heard. The first single "Lamia" has been released digitally today and you can stream it over here. Additionally, the album's trailer is also available below.

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Metallica are busy these days preparing the release of their upcoming 3D feature film Metallica Through The Never. The group released a trailer before but now the full official theatrical trailer has made its premiere at the San Diego Comic-Con. You can take a look at the full trailer below as well as the official movie poster. The movie will be available in IMAX theaters on September 27th and additional theatres on October 4th.

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Brutal Assault 2013 is fast approaching and the festival will be taking place next month in the Czech Republic. However, Killing Joke (due to serious family problems) and D.R.I. (injured guitarist) will not be part of it because they have been forced to cancel their performance at the festival.

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Iwrestledabearonce have recently released for streaming their brand new song "I'd Buy That For A Dollar". If you are curious to hear something from the new album Late For Nothing, you can check out the song over here.

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Canadian black/death metal extremists Revenge have signed with Season Of Mist for the release of the band's forthcoming fifth album, to be recorded in 2014. Scum.Collapse.Eradication will have a successor soon.

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Anathema have finally unveiled the details about Universal, their new four disc audio-visual set documenting their performance at the ancient Roman theatre of Philippopolis in Bulgaria with the Plovdiv Philharmonic Orchestra in September 2012. The concert film was directed by acclaimed filmmaker Lasse Hoile (Porcupine Tree, Opeth, Dream Theater) and will be available on DVD, Blu-ray and CD on September 23rd.

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Goblin metallers Nekrogoblikon have recently announced the upcoming release of their brand new record to be titled Power on August 27th, 2013. Power will follow 2011's Stench and is produced by Nekrogoblikon, and mixed by Matt Hyde (Deftones, Children Of Bodom). Stay tuned for more details soon.

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It's time to reveal the cover art that will grace the new album from sludge metallers SubRosa. The new album is called More Constant Than The Gods and the cover was created by Glyn Smyth of Scrawled Design. How about new music? It seems like we will have to wait a bit more for that. However, the album is set for release on September 17th via Profound Lore. It is not that far away.

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After revealing that their new album would be called The Tower, avantgarde metallers Vulture Industries now have shared the tracklist and cover art that will grace the new opus. It is literally a tower and was designed by the renowned artist Costin Chioreanu. But there is more, the first new tune and title track of the album is already available for you to enjoy on the lyric video below.

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Remember that special The Retinal Circus show Devin Townsend played in London's Roundhouse venue last year? The show was streamed online but it will also be released on DVD, Blu-ray and CD. Finally today Devin Townsend has revealed the first taste of the forthcoming Retinal Circus, with the release date via InsideOut Music to be announced very soon. For now, you can enjoy "Grace" (from the last album Epicloud) with the band joined by frequent collaborator Anneke Van Giersbergen and more wacky stuff on stage.

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Voivod have been teasing their new video for a while and now it has finally been unveiled. The Canadian metallers used the track "Target Earth" for the video created by Italian filmmaker and multimedia artist Nicola Piovesan, who recreates the visions and artwork of Voivod drummer Away (Michel Langevin) in 3D Motion Graphics. Check out his visual creation below.

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French death metallers Necrowretch have released a video clip for the title track of Putrid Death Sorcery, their debut album released in January. If you never heard of the band or are just curious, this is a good opportunity to discover them. You can watch the video here.

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Power metallers ReinXeed have released a video for their brand new song "Guitar Hero". This song will appear on their upcoming new album A New World, their sixth full-length opus. You can expect it to come out on September 5th around the world and August 22nd in Japan. How is the material of the successor to Welcome To The Theater? Now you can find out.

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Watain have unleashed a new song today from their new album The Wild Hunt, this time you get to listen to "The Child Must Die". Sounds cheerful. Enjoy your dose of black metal on the video below. However, there is still some waiting around to do since the opus only drops on August 19th in Europe and August 20th in North America by His Master's Noise, via Century Media Records.

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