Ukrainian black metal icons, Drudkh, just released the first track of their forthcoming new album, Їм часто сниться капіж (They Often See Dreams About The Spring), which will hit the stores on March 9th 2018 via Season Of Mist. Listen to "Nakryta Neba Burym Dakhom?" now below!

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The last we've heard of Immortal, the black metal legends promised to begin recording their new album last year. Now, a year later, that album is completed to finally follow 2009's All Shall Fall. The album will be released by Nuclear Blast Records in 2018 (release date will follow) and contain the following tracks: 'Northern Chaos Gods', 'Into Battle Ride', 'Gates To Blashyrkh', 'Grim And Dark', 'Called To Ice', 'Where Mountains Rise', 'Blacker Of Worlds' and 'Mighty Ravendark'.

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Nuclear Blast just announced that the new, upcoming compilation album of the Finnish symphonic masters Nightwish, titled Decades - An Archive Of Song will be released on March 3rd, 2018, and is now available for pre-order! This compilation album will be released in celebration of the band's worldwide success over the years, and will debut the remastered versions of the best Nightwish songs between the years of 1996-2016, including the band's earliest, self-titled demo, and a variety of songs from all of the band's eras.

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Judas Priest are back with a fiery new single! The legendary heavy metallers just debuted a brand new video for the single "Lightning Strike" which will appear on Firepower, their first new album in four years, due out March 9th via Epic Records. In the video, you can watch the band perform in all their glory.

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The new year has started with a change for Sodom: vocalist/bassist Tom Angelripper has split up with guitarist Bernd "Bernemann" Kost and drummer Markus "Makka" Freiwald. Despite of this line-up change, all scheduled Sodom shows will take place from April 2018 as announced. Tom is set to introduce his new comrades-in-arms at the Full Metal Mountain. Whether the band will continue to operate as a trio or perhaps become a quartet in future remains unclear.

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After a long silence, it appears that Czech metallers Ador Dorath have been working on a new album. The gothic black metal band has posted on YouTube a video teasing the follow-up to The Very Essence Of Fire (2014). It's the new single "Outspoken". You can listen to the new sounds below while you wait to know more details about the record.

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Inquisition have just released a video clip for the track "From Chaos They Came", taken from the black metal trailblazers' latest album, Bloodshed Across The Empyrean Altar Beyond The Celestial Zenith. It was produced by Videohammer Studios and directed by Tommy Jones. Watch it now below.

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German power metal prophets Mystic Prophecy just last month announced a covers album. The band will release Monuments Uncovered on January 12th, 2018 via Massacre Records. The first appetizers they share are the Elton John cover "I'm Still Standing" and the song "You Keep Me Hangin' On", a The Supremes cover, also available.

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Shortly after the tragic loss of singer Warrel Dane, Seattle progressive thrashers Nevermore's complete discography will be available on March 9th, 2018 via Century Media. It's a strictly limited 12 disc box set covering all recordings by the band and includes all albums (some with bonus tracks), EP and live releases, plus an extra disc of rarities and previously unreleased demo and live recordings. Comes with a hand-numbered collector's certificate, 80-page booklet (with lyrics, photos, liner notes) as well as an exclusive poster flag.

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Overkill songwriter and bassist, D.D. Verni, has plans to release his first solo album in 2018 and is currently looking for a label to call home. Verni states: "I'm psyched to get this disc out, we had a lot of fun and a lot of great players contributed". The album was mixed and mastered by Chris "Zeuss" Harris (Rob Zombie, Queensrÿche, Hatebreed). Get a first taste with the lyric video for the song "Fire Up", featuring guitarist Mike Orlando, below.

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If you're curious about Therion's new album, the ambitious rock opera Beloved Antichrist, it's time to listen to a brand new track! The symphonic band now unveils their first single, the chapter "Temple Of New Jerusalem" from the second act of the opera. Watch the lyric video here. What do you think about it?

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Swedish supergroup The Night Flight Orchestra (featuring members of Soilwork and Arch Enemy) have been nominated for a Swedish Grammy Award in the category Best Rock/Metal for their globally acclaimed album, Amber Galactic. The awards will be presented on February 8th, 2018.

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Axel Rudi Pell fans have been waiting for some updates from the band and now there's finally some good news. If you are hoping to hear a new song or new album, you need to wait a bit longer, because a new studio album is indeed coming but there's still no title, date or song tittles revealed so far. But the follow-up to Game Of Sins (2016) is now recorded, mastered and complete.

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Norwegian black metal triumphants Dimmu Borgir recently announced that the band's classic albums will be re-released on vinyl on Nuclear Blast. The band has also been working on a new album which is planned to finally be released in 2018 to follow Abrahadabra (2010). Stay tuned for more specific details on that.

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Venom Inc. and U.S. death metal squad Suffocation are about to join forces! After both bands released new material in the form of Avé and ...Of The Dark Light respectively this year, they'll embark on a European co-headline run in March/April 2018. Support will come from Brazilian thrashers Nervosa as well as Canadian melodeath band Aeternam. The whole tour itinerary can be found below. More dates will be announced soon.

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Event:	Venom Inc. & Suffocation: Co-Headlining European Tour 2018