August Burns Red are pleased to announce their eighth full-length offering, Guardians, due out April 3 on Fearless Records. Metalcore five-piece have also released a video for the first track, called "Defender". The clip was produced by Bret Kalmbach and directed by Dan Fusselman.

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British doomers King Witch have unveiled details for their second full-length, to be entitled Body Of Light. It will be released as a double gatefold vinyl, CD and digital format via Listenable Records on April 24th, 2020. Body Of Light was recorded at Deep Storm Productions, produced and mixed by Kevin Hare and Jamie Gilchrist and mastered by Tom Dring.

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Symphonic metal powerhouse Epica have begun with the recordings of their eight studio album under the expert guidance of producer Joost van den Broek at Sandlane Recording Facilities (Rijen, The Netherlands). Drummer Ariën Van Weesenbeek is the first one on the schedule of the whole tracking process.

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Heavy metallers Macbeth (GER) unveil details for their upcoming album Gedankenwächter, which will be released on March 27th via Massacre Records. The group once again recruited Patrick W. Engel to take care of the mixing and mastering duties. The album will be available as CD Digipak, Ltd. Gatefold Vinyl LP in different colors, Ltd. Box Set with exclusive content as well as digitally, and will be available for pre-order soon.

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The work on the Helloween's upcoming album is in full swing. The recent update from the studio (see it below) shows the band recording the new effort with producer Charlie Bauerfeind. As you can see, the drum recordings are completed and the band will now move on to record guitars, bass and vocals in various studios. Stay tuned.

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Swedish folk/power metal purveyors Falconer will be entering the Andy La Rocque's Sonic Train Studios (King Diamond) in February to record a new full-length, first after 2014's Black Moon Rising . The album is yet untitled but will consist of a total of 13 songs, including bonus tracks. Jan Meininghaus will as always do the cover art.

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Belgian death metal outfit Fractured Insanity will release its new album, Massive Human Failure, on February 21st via Massacre Records. The album was mixed and mastered by the Wiesławski brothers at Hertz Studio. The band recruited Karl Willetts (Memoriam / Bolt Thrower) as a guest musician on one of their songs. The first single will be out on January 29th.

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Heathen Foray's upcoming new album is ready to be unleashed and will hit the stores on February 21st via Massacre Records. Entitled Weltenwandel, it was mixed and mastered by Adam Train. The first single drops on January 28th. Stay tuned.

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Heavy metal veterans Armored Saint are back in the studio with producer/bassist Joey Vera and engineer Bill Metoyer, where the recording process for the upcoming album continues. While the drums were recorded couple of weeks ago, the band is now focusing on the guitar work.

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Swedes Wolf have revealed additional details for their forthcoming full-length effort, Feeding The Machine, due out March 13th on Century Media Records. The album was produced by Simon Johansson at SolnaSound Production. The cover art, which was created by Thomas Holm, and official tracklist can be seen below.

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Crowbar have begun the new year with the news that their upcoming studio album is in the working process. The group have revealed a couple of photos from the studio, where drummer Tommy Buckley is tracking down material for the new outing.

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It's been seven years since the release of Finntroll's latest record, Blodsvept. The Trolls from Finland have yesterday announced the release of their long-awaited new full-length, which will be unleashed on August 14th, 2020 through Century Media Records. To celebrate the yet-untitled outing, the band will play an official album release show at Summer Breeze Open Air in Dinkelsbühl (Germany) in 2020.

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We haven't heard/read much from the Swedish metal masters Dark Tranquillity lately. However, something is moving. In the recent interview on Bandbond with vocalist Mikael Stanne, it was said that they have been writing new music for a while now, and are planning to enter the studio early next year. So, stay tuned for more.

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Italy's Forgotten Tomb are currently stationed in the studio, where the recording process of the upcoming studio effort is in the full swing. Drums and guitars are completed, bass and vocals are up next. The follow-up to 2017's We Owe You Nothing will be out in April, 2020 via Agonia Records. More to follow.

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Brutal death metal invaders Ingested share the news that the work on their fifth studio album is finished. The upcoming effort was recorded by producer and engineer Nico Beninato at Foel Studio (Wales). The band's label Unique Leader Records will release it sometime next year. More details to follow.

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