After revealing the details of their new album, Mercenary today premiere the first song and title track of the album, "Through Our Darkest Days" as a taste of what's to come. Stream the song below and judge it for yourself. The album will be out in Europe on July 26th via NoiseArt Records and a week later in the US through Prosthetic Records.

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Last year, Metallica confirmed that a 3D movie was in the works for release in 2013. At the beginning of this year, the band revealed more and confirmed that the movie would be titled Metallica Through The Never. Now the band has released the official theatrical trailer of the movie and you can have the first taste of Metallica Through The Never here. It will be shown on IMAX theatres in North America on September 27th and will roll into additional theatres in full 3D one week later on October 4th.

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Hour Of Penance will embark on a European tour this fall alongside Australian tech-death act Psycroptic and UK death metal outfit Dyscarnate. Prior to the tour, which kicks off in Belgium on September 20th, the band will be seen appearing at several of the summer's international festivals. All upcoming dates are listed below. The death metallers have also announced that they have begun working on their next release, expected out in early 2014.

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Decadent black metal duo Porta Nigra released their debut album Fin De Siècle last November through Debemur Morti Productions. "Fin De Siècle", their brand new video directed by Håkan Sjödin, has made its debut online and can now be enjoyed below. If you never heard of the band, this is the perfect opportunity to discover it.

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Remember Sanctuary? Four of the founding members, Warrel Dane, Jim Sheppard, Lenny Rutledge and Dave Budbill, came together for a few select reunion performances in 2010 and today come the news that the heavy metallers signed a deal with Century Media. Sanctuary also begun work on a new album 20 plus years after Refuge Denied (1987) and Into The Mirror Black (1990). To complete the line-up, Brad Hull (Forced Entry) will be filling in for former guitar player Sean Blosl. A late 2013 release is planned for the new album The Year The Sun Died.

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Swedes Månegarm have finally released a full brand new song from Legions Of The North, their upcoming album. The viking/black metallers chose the title track "Legions Of The North". Check it out below to have a better idea of what to expect from the offering which is set for release on July 1st in Europe and one day later in North America through Napalm Records. Sounds like the perfect soundtrack to go into battle.

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Exciting news arrive from the Red Fang camp. The stoner band will return this fall with their as-yet-untitled third studio album which follows Murder The Mountains. The Portland-based group is currently in the studio finishing the album with the producer Chris Funk (Decemberists) and mixer Vance Powell (White Stripes, Raconteurs, Kings Of Leon). This same team worked on Red Fang's last album also released via Relapse Records.

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In case you didn't know, Canadian noise bringers Fuck The Facts have a new EP coming up titled Amer. You can hear something in advance of its release because the band has released the new song "L'enclume Et Le Marteau", which is available on the video below with animation courtesy of Osborne Oddities.

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Omnium Gatherum have revealed a new video for their song "Formidable" taken from the band's latest opus Beyond, released earlier this year. The video was directed and shot by Hannu Mikkola / Visual Vortex at their home town show in Kotka earlier this year as part of their Beyond record release party tour. Fans will obviously be familiar with the song but take a look at how the video turned out right here.

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Melodic death metal legion Amon Amarth have been secretly preparing their forthcoming mini-documentary and now revealed a black and white trailer for Forging Mjölnir where the band discusses their earliest musical influences. Watch the trailer below. Forging Mjölnir is a short film which will appear as a three-part series with each official segment slated to premiere via the band's microsite at this location.

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System Of A Down's bassist Shavo Odadjian has recently released a string of comments on his Facebook page referring to Serj Tankian as the source of the delay in System Of A Down's work on a new album thus holding the band back. The group has now released an official statement clarifying that what Shavo Odadjian had said does not reflect what they feel as a collective band.

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Stop what you are doing because Orphaned Land have just released another new song from their upcoming opus All Is One. After the first taste we had with "Our Own Messiah", the second song to be released is "Let The Truce Be Known" which is available for your listening pleasure through the lyric video available below. It seems to be true to their unique sound. Enjoy!

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As previously reported, Satyricon have been recording their new opus and successor to The Age Of Nero released back in 2008. Recently, the group's mastermind Sigurd "Satyr" Wongraven has revealed that the recording process is nearing completion.

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Swedish metallers Sterbhaus have just released a brand new video for their song "Frogboiler", taken from their newest album Angels For Breakfast ...And God For Lunch. The video was written, directed and produced by Marcus Hammarström, filmed and edited by Brightbear Productions. You can enjoy it below.

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In 2012, doom metallers Windhand released their self-titled debut album. The band is now putting the finishing touches on their second release for Relapse Records, due out this fall, which was recorded and mixed by the band's own Garrett Morris at The Darkroom and mastered by James Plotkin, in their hometown of Richmond, Virginia. Moreover, the band will trek across North America this summer showcasing songs from their upcoming new album.

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