The leading folk metal band from South America Skiltron have recently released their 4th studio album called Into The Battleground. It is already available through the band's shop and on iTunes. The official European edition will be released in July by Hellion Records Germany. The band will also be touring in Europe this summer.

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While their last update promised that Motörhead would be back for the summer shows, it turns out that European fans will have to wait a bit more to see the band live again. The British group has cancelled the remaining shows of their European tour as a result of mainman Lemmy's health issues. The doctors ordered him to rest. The Belgian festival Lokerse Feesten has released a statement from the band.

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Good news arrive today for the European fans of technical death metallers Nile. Nile announced Part II of their At The Gate Of Sethu Europe Tour 2013 for September in support of their latest album. You can also expect to see live Ex Deo (Canada) and Svart Crown (France) which will be accompanying Nile. The confirmed tour dates can be seen below.

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Former Scorpions drummer Herman Rarebell releases today the new album Acoustic Fever containing all-acoustic versions of twelve Scorpions songs that he co-wrote while he was in the band. Rarebell will support Acoustic Fever with a European tour beginning in November and US dates to follow in 2014. The tour will feature Bobby Kimball (the original lead singer of Toto), Don Dokken, John Parr (St Elmo's Fire) and special guest Beggar's Jam. Check out the tour dates below.

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Black Tusk have confirmed that they will return to Europe this coming autumn, to tour in support of their brand new EP Tend No Wounds, to be released on July 23rd via Relapse Records. The trio from Savannah, Georgia will be supported on all dates by Fight Amp.

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Event:	Black Tusk: European Tour 2013

Satyricon have confirmed that the name of their long-awaited upcoming new album is none other than Satyricon, since it promises to capture the spirit of the band like never before. Satyricon was recorded in Norway, produced by Satyr and mixed by Adam Kasper. The album will be released worldwide on September 9th via Roadrunner Records and the album horned artwork can be seen below. An European tour to promote the album will follow in November and you can see the dates confirmed on the flyer.

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Avantgarde metallers Vulture Industries have been confirmed as special guests only on the first leg of Leprous' upcoming European tour. The Norwegian group is due to hit the road in September for a series of European dates on the "Coal" Tour, starting in their home country. Vulture Industries have also confirmed that their new album will be called The Tower. Be ready!

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Progressive metallers Dream Theater have announced the first leg of their new European tour which will start in January 15th, 2014 in Porto, Portugal in support of their new studio album being released on September 24th which marks the first self-titled release in the band's career. The upcoming tour will encompass 30 cities in 16 countries. The band is also planning to tour North America beginning in March of 2014 so stay tuned for those dates. For now, the European shows already confirmed where the band will be presenting songs from Dream Theater can be found below.

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Power metallers Masterplan have announced European dates for their upcoming Novum Initium Tour 2013 which is set to start in October in support of their recently released new album. Other than the headliners Masterplan, you will be able to see Mystic Prophecy, Jaded Heart, Siren's Cry and Sebastien depending on the dates. Check out a message from Roland Grapow on the video below.

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In case you didn't know, British veterans Carcass have been confirmed to support Amon Amarth on their upcoming European string of tour dates that will take place in November. Their new album Surgical Steel is expected this fall and they will be playing some new songs on this tour.

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Event:	Amon Amarth: European Tour 2013

American band The Dillinger Escape Plan has some bad news for their European fans. They have been forced to cancel their scheduled European performances for this summer for June 20th through July 6th due to guitarist Ben Weinman's broken hand. He will spend June recovering. However, the band will return to Europe in the fall. You can also expect to see a new video for One Of Us Is The Killer title track which will be released in the coming weeks.

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Portal will give their European fans a chance to witness their live show extravaganza this upcoming July in support of their latest opus Vexovoid. The death metallers will be embarking on their first entrance onto European soil with their first European shows which include Denmark's Metal Magic Festival and will culminate with an appearance at Germany's infamous Hell's Pleasure festival (along with a handful of Scandinavian live dates in between). You can check out the dates below.

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Heavy metallers W.A.S.P. have released a statement regarding the cancellation of the band's summer 2013 European festival dates. It seems that Blackie Lawless has had an accident and broke his leg. Viktor Mattsson of the Kirunafestivalen to take place in Sweden where the band was supposed to perform has also confirmed this.

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Metallica will play its only European show this summer at Roskilde Festival in Denmark, the home country of drummer Lars Ulrich, set to take place through June 29th-July 7th.

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After announcing North American headlining tour dates in support of their latest album Yellow & Green, Baroness have confirmed the European leg of the 2013 headlining tour and the EP release of Live At Maida Vale on July 19th in Germany/Benelux, July 22nd in the UK/world and July 23rd in North America via Relapse Records. Royal Thunder will support the band in these European shows excluding October 3rd and 6th, and the band will return to England where they were involved in a tour bus accident last year.

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Event:	Baroness: European Headlining Tour 2013