As the year ends, 2015 is already looking promising for sludge metal fans. The Barcelona band Tort will release their new album at the beginning of next year. II will be available digitally through Discos Macarras' Bandcamp on January 1st and in CD format from January 26th. For now, you can check out the album cover art below. Hint: there are some horns present.

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For Christmas, Pryapisme have decided to unveiled the classical re-orchestration of their gigantic 23-minute track "Petit traité de futurologie sur l'homo cretinus trampolinis (et son annexe sur les nageoires caudales)". Their upcoming EP Futurologie will be released on February 9th in Europe and February 10th in the USA, via Apathia Records. Enjoy!

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Symphonic metallers Whyzdom have some news for their fans about their next album. Their first album with new singer Marie Rouyer will be called Symphony For A Hopeless God. Furthermore, the record was produced by Vynce Leff, recorded, mixed and mastered in Paris at Powermania Studio, assisted by Mathieu Gillon (120dB Studio). The album will be available starting from February 17th, 2015 via Scarlet Records. Get ready!

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Here is some Gnaw Their Tongues music for you today. The experimental one-man band has premiered a song from the upcoming release Collected Atrocities 2005-2008 which is coming on February 3rd, 2015 through Crucial Blast. Furthermore, you can take a look at the "cutting edge" cover artwork as well as the tracklist below. The previously unreleased track "Slaves" is available for your listening pleasure over here. What are you waiting for?

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In The Company Of Serpents are streaming online their newest EP Merging In Light. Produced, mixed and mastered by Dave Otero (Cephalic Carnage, Catheter, Nightbringer, Primitive Man etc.) at Flatline Audio in Denver, Colorado, Merging In Light spews forth over twenty minutes of new material. The Denver doom duo releases the EP today and you can hear the whole thing at Bandcamp. Dig in!

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Iceland's progressive doom metallers Momentum have just revealed that their sophomore full-length effort is entitled The Freak Is Alive and will be released via Dark Essence Records on the 9th February 2015. Below you can check out the tracklist and cover art that will grace the new opus. You can also immerse yourself in the song "Gauntlet". Did it whet your appetite?

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Igorrr has just made available the new song "Barbecue", which is the opener for the upcoming collaboration EP Maigre with Ruby My Dear. The EP is coming out soon on December 15th via Ad Noiseam and you can already enjoy a new song below as well as watch a teaser previously released. What do you think of this first song released?

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Today, the nominations for the 57th annual Grammy Awards were announced. As usual, there is a metal category. In the best metal performance category, you find Anthrax, Mastodon, Motörhead, Slipknot, and Tenacious D. Two of those nominations are for cover songs included in the Ronnie James Dio tribute This Is Your Life.

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Powerwolf have shared some good news today. During the past six months, the power metal band has been secretly busy writing songs for the follow up album to Preachers Of The Night and the recording process will begin in January. You can look forward to their new opus next summer. Are you excited?

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After sharing the first details about their upcoming new album, Venom just revealed the cover that will grace From The Very Depths. You only have to wait until January 26th in Europe and January 27th in the US, through Spinefarm Records, to get your hands on the record. Check out the cover below in the meantime. Do you like it?

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Fresh off the Atlantic Records release of their new album Black Widow, In This Moment share yet another new video today. The American band created a video for the song "Big Bad Wolf". Maria Brink and company are currently touring in support of this new record. Enjoy!

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Five years and several line-up changes later, Israel's own Melechesh are finally releasing their new album. Titled Enki, the follow-up to The Epigenesis now has an official release date. Nuclear Blast will release it on February 6th (Europe), February 9th (UK) and February 10th (US), 2015. You can check out the album's tracklist below. Do you have high hopes for the new record?

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Venom are back! The influential British trio has just confirmed the release of their new studio album, which will be titled From The Very Depths, for January 27th via Spinefarm Records. You don't have to wait much longer to hear the band's new offering. Furthermore, the legendary band will play an exclusive live world premiere of their forthcoming album as one of their two shows on board 70000 Tons Of Metal 2015.

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Good news for Heidevolk fans. Their new album is one step closer to completion as they have finished the recordings. The folk metal unit is preparing the successor to 2012's Batavi album that will drop via Napalm Records. What are your expectations for the new record?

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Lock Up have some good and bad news to share. First of all, they announced an important line-up change. Their vocalist since 2002, Tomas "Tompa" Lindberg of At The Gates fame, has left the band due to "schedule/logistic issues". However, the band has recruited Kevin Sharp (Brutal Truth, Primate, Venomous Concept). The good news is that they will enter the studio in the coming months to record the follow-up album to Necropolis Transparent. The band is currently busy in writing mode and currently seeking a new label home and hope for an early summer release of the as yet untitled new album.

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