Venom Inc., the band featuring original Venom members Jeff "Mantas" Dunn (guitar) and Anthony "Abaddon" Bray (drums) alongside ex-Venom bassist/vocalist Tony "Demolition Man" Dolan, will unleash their upcoming debut full-length opus, Avé, on August 11, 2017 via Nuclear Blast. After revealing their latest music video for "Dein Fleisch", the band is following up with a second new track from the upcoming album, entitled "Avé Satanas" and you can listen to it below.

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Time for an Aegaeon update. To give a brief recap, the band has released two EPs and a full length between 2009 and 2012 and the single "Neural Union" in 2013, but has remained fairly silent since. Now Aegaeon have taken to social media to promise that they are absolutely going to finish a new album this year and have also recruited The Zenith Passage drummer Matthew Paulazzo to get the job done. You can check him out performing "Neural Union" in the clip below.

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The Norwegian progressive black metal innovators Enslaved have finished the recording process of their 14th full-length and in the renowned Fascination Street Studios, Jens Bogren polished this new raw diamond with his mixing and mastering skills. Just like for their predecessor, In Times, the metal veterans from Bergen keep expanding their horizons.

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Band profile:	Enslaved

Iron Maiden have another treat for their fans this summer. Publisher Heavy Metal are set to release a new comic book series featuring Iron Maiden mascot Eddie. It's based on the band's mobile game "Iron Maiden: Legacy Of The Beast" and will see Eddie battle through the worlds featured on the heavy metallers' album covers. Interested? Find more details below.

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Recently, Masterplan announced the release of a new album titled PumpKings on July 28th via AFM Records which consists of re-recorded versions of German power metal band Helloween songs which were written by Roland Grapow during his time in the band. Now, the first single has been unleashed. According to the band, "The Chance" was one of the most demanded songs since they announced this project and they decided to share it. Check it out here!

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According to reports, DragonForce singer Marc Hudson narrowly escaped a serious injury after he jumped out of a moving van during the group's Australian tour. However, Marc Hudson can count himself lucky he wasn't more seriously injured.

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Rage brought to light "Adoration", a track from the band's Avenger (GER) era. The song will be included in the bonus disc of their new record, Seasons Of The Black, due out on July 28th via Nuclear Blast Records. The bonus disc, titled Avenger Revisited, will be part of the limited digibook edition of the album and will include tracks from the band's Avenger (GER) years. You can listen to the 2017 version of "Adoration" below.

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Ufomammut from Italy will release their new album, titled 8, on September 22nd via Neurot Recordings in USA/Canada and Supernatural Cat in Europe. The band has already shared the song "Warsheep" from the new album, but now you can have a second taste with the nearly 10-minute track, "Zodiac", below.

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The Lycanthropic atmospherics from Olympia Wolves In The Throne Room have shared details forthcoming about their upcoming sixth album, Thrice Woven. It is available to preorder now as a Golden Mead coloured limited edition vinyl and CD shirt bundles on the band's official website. Thrice Woven is scheduled to be released on 22nd September via Artemisia Records. Wolves In The Throne Room have also released a teaser trailer featuring the album cover made by Russian occult artist Denis Forkas.

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After weeks of teasing on their Facebook page, progressive black metal masters Cormorant have finally decided to drop a new tune from their upcoming album, Diaspora, their first album in 3 years and a follow up to the highly acclaimed Earth Diver. The 10-minute song is called "Preserved In Ash".

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A new band, Auri, has just been introduced and it might interest Nightwish fans. The Finnish singer Johanna Kurkela (Sonata Arctica, Tuomas Holopainen) lent her voice, while Troy Donockley and Tuomas Holopainen cast their spells with various other instruments. Using selected guest musicians and friends, the album finally takes its form under the direction of sound engineer Tim Oliver, all within 'Real World' studios in Southern England.

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Six long years after they released Lux Mundi, there is finally new Samael music to be consumed. The industrial metallers' new album Hegemony will be released worldwide on Napalm Records on the 13th of October 2017, crowning their 30th anniversary. For now, you can check the first grandiose single "Angel Of Wrath" and let us know what you think about it.

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After the 2016's masterpiece Retrogore, brutal death metallers Aborted will soon release a new EP called Bathos with only two songs. One of them is "Fallacious Crescendo" which has just been released for streaming. The two-song EP will be released via Century Media Records on the 7th of July.

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The French progressive outfit Adagio have teased their fans some more and released the second single from their upcoming fifth studio album, Life. Life will officially premiere on July 26th and you can pre-order a physical copy of the album here and instantly obtain the digital version. The new track is entitled "The Ladder" and is available through the band's official YouTube channel.

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There's a new band around called Exit Eden that is about to release its debut album. The all-female four piece ensemble features the four singers Amanda Somerville (Avantasia, Kiske/Somerville, Trillium), Clémentine Delauney (Whyzdom, Serenity, Visions Of Atlantis), Marina La Torraca (Phantom Elite) and Anna Brunner. Their debut Rhapsodies In Black, will be released on August 4th via Napalm Records (worldwide excluding Germany/Switzerland/Austria via Starwatch) and a first video will present a grand entrance very soon!

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Band profile:	Visions Of Atlantis