Following the concept of their first journey, Meteahna Timpurilor, Sur Austru are ready to present to you its natural follow up, their latest ritual called Obârşie. The band born from the ashes of Negură Bunget is once again ready to take you to a trip through the endless forests of Romania and southern Carpathia with their ritualistic blend of black metal and local folklore. The new album will be released digitally, on CD and LP on February 12th, 2021 via Avantgarde Music. Pre-orders will open soon.

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The legendary Dutch doom/death elite, Asphyx, will be releasing their new, 10th full studio album, entitled Necroceros, worldwide on January 22nd, 2021 via Century Media Records. They have now premiered the second new song, "Knights Templar Stand", which can be checked out in a lyric video created by Maurice Swinkels / Younique Film below.

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Mystic Festival will take place at the Gdansk Shipyard in Poland from June 2nd to June 4th, 2021, featuring five stages and seventy bands, and now the complete line-up has been announced. Judas Priest (performing a 50th anniversary show), Mercyful Fate, and Gojira will be headliners. All details about the festival stages and daily programs can be found at this location.

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British heavy metal legends Saxon will deliver a set of covers with their upcoming album Inspirations, which will feature eleven tracks of classic songs that influenced Biff Byford and the band. It is set for release on March 19th 2021, via Silver Lining Music and you can watch the video for "Paint It Black" now below.

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"Common Prayers" is the second video/single - after "The Greater Good" - released from Moonspell's forthcoming album. It has just premiered on YouTube and you can watch it now below. Hermitage is due out on February 26th, 2021 via Napalm Records.

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Hungarian thrash metallers Ektomorf have just released the second official single, "And The Dead Will Walk", taken from their upcoming album, Reborn. The new record is due out on January 22nd, 2021 via Napalm Records and can be pre-ordered here. Check the video out below.

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Napalm Records proudly announced that Norwegian Viking metal pioneers Einherjer will drop their new album, entitled North Star, next year on February 26th. The album artwork, tracklist and the new video for the song ''Stars'' can be seen below.

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The 'Pumpkins United World Tour' marked the beginning of a new era for Helloween and the rebirth of a metal legend. The power metal icons' expanded line-up, featuring Kai Hansen and Michael Kiske, will release their first album together in summer 2021, while the single "Skyfall" is due out on April 2nd, 2021, via Nuclear Blast Records.

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Sludge icons Eyehategod have returned after six years with a new song called "High Risk Trigger". It is taken from the band's upcoming album, entitled A History Of Nomadic Behavior, due out on March 12th via Century Media Records.

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Last year Swedish doomsters Count Raven stopped writing their new album due to guitarist/vocalist's Dan Fondelius heart condition. It now seems that the album is finished and we should expect it soon, according to the band's statement on Facebook.

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American rocker Tom Keifer has shared a new lyric video for the song "Life Was Here''. The track is taken from his band's second album, Rise, which came out in September 2019. You can watch the video, produced and edited by Joshua Smith, below.

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The video for the first single, entitled "Dystopia Is The Reality", taken from Bipolar Architecture's upcoming full-length album, The Criticizer, is now streaming below (and on all digital platforms). The album is due for release in 2021 via WormHoleDeath Records. The song was recorded at Eisensound Studios, Jena, Germany, by Fabian Hildebrandt and the video was directed by Erhan Karaca.

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Ruadh mastermind Tom Perrett has launched a new project, called Aonarach, in which he handles all instruments and Alex Vogel has vocal duties. The band's debut album, entitled 1, will be out via Northern Silence Productions on January 29th, 2021, and you can now listen to the song "The Ritual" below.

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Newly reformed '80s hard rock titans Alcatrazz have announced that Scottish legend Doogie White will be the band's vocalist for all 2021 touring. The band posted a statement on their freshly created Facebook page regarding this but no explanation has been given yet on what the situation is with Graham Bonnet.

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New Alexi Laiho project Bodom After Midnight are excited to announce that they have signed a deal with Napalm Records and they are also working on their debut album. They have made known that they have already recorded two new songs.

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