Progressive metallers Distorted Harmony have released a live clip from their last year's performance at ProgStage festival in Israel. The clip features the band performing "Blue" from their debut album Utopia which was released last year. If you never heard of the band or are just curious, check out the video below.

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Armed For Apocalypse have recently posted online a special live clip shot at EMG Studios which marks the first in a three-part in-studio performance series, hosted by EMG Pickups. The song "Better Worlds" comes courtesy of the band's impending new album The Road Will End, set to drop in North America via Ironclad Recordings on July 23rd, 2013 and one day earlier in Europe. You can watch the video below and hear a new song from the band.

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After spending the last few months recording their second album, Danish sludgers Rising have recently updated fans and revealed that Abominor will be the title of the new album. On the downside, Jacob Johansen and Henrik Hald have also left the band leaving Jacob Krogholt apprehensive about the future of the band. To Solemn Ash, their last album, was released in 2011.

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Another metal band bites the dust. This time, Swedish death metallers Coldworker have announced the end of the band having released three full-length studio albums: The Contaminated Void, Rotting Paradise and The Doomsayer's Call. The band members will not stop making music, so you will probably find them in other bands now.

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Folk/black metallers Kartikeya have been preparing the successor to Mahayuga (2011). The band is currently recording their new opus to be called Samudra and have released a medley of the new album. You can get a foretaste of the new sounds on the video below. The video contains riffs from all songs from the upcoming Kartikeya album performed by Arsafes.

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Recently, we found out about Ghost Ship Octavius, the new band featuring ex-Arch Enemy guitarist Christopher Amott, current God Forbid guitarist Matt Wicklund, ex-Nevermore drummer Van Williams, bassist Sara Claudius, and 17-year-old vocalist Adōn Fanion. Today the band has released a little preview of what is to come. You can now watch a short clip of Christopher Amott and Matt Wicklund playing some of the guitar solos during the pre-production process. Of course this is just a teaser with music in the background to whet your appetite, but you can expect more soon.

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American tech metallers Inanimate Existence will soon be looking for a new vocalist as Cameron Porras will start focusing on guitar but on the band's next album, and live shows, he will still be doing the majority of the vocals. The death metallers are currently working on the follow-up to Liberation Through Hearing.

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Almah have set Unfold as the title of their fourth album, which is coming out later this year to follow Motion. The album is currently being recorded in São Paulo, Brazil at the Do It! Studio of Edu and Tito Falaschi. The heavy/power metal band has also revealed the album's cover artwork which was designed by Nathalia Suellen (Lady Symphonia), an artist from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. You can expect to know more about the album concept and tracklist soon. For now, feast your eyes on the cover art.

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While Dark Tranquillity had to cancel their latest European tour last year, European fans will have the chance to see the gothenburg metallers headlining again this year in support of their new album Construct. The Swedes have just confirmed some tour dates which you can see below. More to be added shortly.

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Tech death metallers Decapitated have released yet another new video from their latest album Carnival Is Forever which came out in 2011 via Nuclear Blast Records. You can watch the official video featuring live footage for the track "404" below.

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Australian metallers Ne Obliviscaris have seen their song "And Plague Flowers The Kaleidoscope" from their debut album Portal Of I included in a teaching curriculum at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, one of Australia's most prestigious classical Conservatories. The song will undergo a compositional analysis by Professor Matthew Hindson, Chair of Composition at the Conservatorium. "And Plague Flowers The Kaleidoscope" will be studied as part of the curriculum.

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American tech metallers Veil Of Maya are about to head out on their The All Stars US Tour 2013 this month and have presented us a new video for "20/200 / Divide" which merges the first two songs from their latest offering Eclipse, out since last year. You can watch the group's new video right now.

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Witherscape, the new progressive metal outfit formed by Swedish singer, multi-instrumentalist and producer Dan Swanö together with fellow Swedish multi-instrumentalist Ragnar Widerberg, has unveiled another new song off their debut concept album The Inheritance. You can now listen to "Dead For A Day" which is available through the lyric video below.

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Former The Gathering singer Anneke Van Giersbergen, whom has also collaborated with Devin Townsend, Anathema, Moonspell and many others, has announced the details of her new album which follows Everything Is Changing released at the beginning of last year. That must mean the creative juices have been flowing nicely. Drive will be the title of her new solo effort, to be released on September 27th.

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The Swedes Eternal Oath have released a brand new video for the song "Tears Of Faith" taken from their new album Ghostlands. The band's last album had been 2005's Wither, so it can be interesting to see how the band sounds today. The album Ghostlands was officially released on June 21st. Check it out below.

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