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Cobalt - Release First Song From New Album

As Cobalt prepares for the release of their new studio album Slow Forever, the band is ready to give fans the first taste of what they can expect on March 25th when the album drops through Profound Lore Records. Today, you can listen to the 9-minute song entitled "Beast Whip", available for streaming exclusively at NPR. Check out the song there and then share your impressions of it.

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Posted: 09.02.2016 by Paz | Comments (17)


Mistur - Release New Song From Upcoming Album

Norwegian folk/Viking metallers Mistur are getting ready for the release of their new album, which will be entitled In Memoriam and will be released on Dark Essence Records this year. And to celebrate this event, they have released a new song called "Downfall" which you can check out via their Bandcamp page.

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Posted: 09.02.2016 by Gothmog_Motsham | Comments (0)


Karmic Link - New Single Coming

Karmic Link released their latest album back in 2010, Esoterica, but the progressive metallers have been working on a new single. This will be their first new material in a while after a few singles released in the last few years.

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Posted: 08.02.2016 by Bad English | Comments (0)


Otep - Unveil Details For Upcoming Album

Otep, led by mastermind/vocalist Otep Shamaya, are back with a new album this year to follow Hydra. The details of their seventh studio record and Napalm Records debut titled Generation Doom have been revealed. The album is set for an April 15th release and the artwork and tracklist have been unveiled now. Find out more about what you can expect on this record below.

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Posted: 07.02.2016 by BloodTears | Comments (2)


Ill Omen - Stream New Track

Australian one man black metal act Ill Omen has recently posted online the first track "I. Æ​.​Thy​.​Rift" off Æ​.​Thy​.​Rift, its new opus. Nuclear War Now! Productions will release the third album of the band next month, digitally and on vinyl on March 1st, 2016. If you are curious about the music, head over here to have a listen to what IV, aka Mitchell Keepin, created.

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Posted: 06.02.2016 by Paz | Comments (1)


Omnizide - New Album Update, Reveal Preview

Swedish death/black metal quintet Omnizide have released an update about their upcoming album. While the band released their debut Death Metal Holocaust two years ago, they are now working on the next one. In the meantime, they have revealed a preview of the new song "Doomsday Revelations" now available below.

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Posted: 06.02.2016 by Bad English | Comments (0)


Down - Dropped From FortaRock‎, Anselmo Apologizes Again (Update)

UPDATE: After the Dutch festival FortaRock cancelled Down's performance due to Phil Anselmo's "white power" gesture and shouting, now their February 8th show in New Orleans, the band's hometown, has been cancelled as well. Phil apologized again and publicly apologized to his Down bandmates and now guitarist Pepper Keenan has responded.

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Posted: 05.02.2016 by BloodTears | Comments (21)


Ghost Bath - First Confirmed Performance At Dark Bombastic Evening 7

Ghost Bath have finally confirmed their first live performance. This is only the first one to be confirmed, but they promise more dates soon. They will perform at Dark Bombastic Evening 7 in the Alba Iulia citadel in Transylvania, Romania alongside bands such as Draconian, In The Woods... and Dødheimsgard.

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Posted: 05.02.2016 by RaduP | Comments (2)


Tombs - Premiere Song, New EP In April

Tombs - featuring Charlie Schmid (Vaura), Fade Kainer (Batillus) and Evan Void (Sadgiqacea) - will release their new 5-track EP, All Empires Fall, on the 1st of April via Relapse Records. Apart from revealing all the details about it, the band has also released an audio appetizer. You can listen to "Deceiver" here as of now, which is the first single to surface from the mini-album.

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Posted: 04.02.2016 by Paz | Comments (2)


Deep Purple - Companies Fall Into Administration

According to Music Business Worldwide, the two companies set up to manage copyrights for Deep Purple and other associated acts have fallen into administration ? a process designed so that it protects companies from their creditors while a restructuring plan is completed.

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Source: musicbusinessworldwide.com
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Posted: 03.02.2016 by Bad English | Comments (1)


The Algorithm - New Info On Upcoming Album

A couple of days ago, we listened to the first single "Floating Point", that will be featured on the upcoming The Algorithm album under the name Brute Force. Now, Rémi Gallego (creator of the project) has unveiled more info about the upcoming release, including cover and guests. The new album will be released on the 1st of April 2016 under the FiXT Music Label.

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Posted: 02.02.2016 by FYA | Comments (1)


Wolves In The Throne Room - Begin Writing New Album

Exciting news arrive from the Wolves In The Throne Room camp. Two years after releasing Celestite, which saw them win The Best Ambient / Drone Album Of 2014 at Metal Storm Awards, the American wolves are at it again, working on new material. They shared on their Facebook page that they are in the early stages of creating a new record.

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Posted: 31.01.2016 by BloodTears | Comments (19)


Lita Ford - New Album Coming In April

Four years after Living Like A Runaway, hard rock icon Lita Ford is finally releasing a new album. The singer/guitarist has been working on new material and fans can get their hands on Time Capsule on April 15th via SPV/Steamhammer.

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Posted: 31.01.2016 by Bad English | Comments (1)


Obsidian Kingdom - 'Black Swan' Video Released

With the new album A Year With No Summer on the horizon, and after sharing a new song, Spanish progressive metal band Obsidian Kingdom have released today a new promotional video. "Black Swan" was the chosen song to showcase online, and you can see it below. What do you think of the first new sounds?

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Posted: 30.01.2016 by Paz | Comments (1)


Draconian - 'Stellar Tombs' Video Released

Swedish gothic/doom metal act Draconian just released a new video for the tune ''Stellar Tombs". You might recognize the track from the band's latest album Sovran. The video was shot in Iceland, so you can expect some melting beauty. It was directed by Bowen Staines (Sólstafir, Skálmöld, The Vintage Caravan, Ólafur Arnalds). Don't miss it below!

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Posted: 28.01.2016 by Bad English | Comments (4)