German thrashers Kreator have posted online today the first trailer for their upcoming live DVD/Blu-ray Dying Alive which comes out on August 30th in Europe and September 3rd in North America under Nuclear Blast Records. You can watch the first tease here with a lot of action from the crowd.

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Band profile:	Kreator

Rhapsody Of Fire's line-up, after remaining pretty much the same for a long time, now seems in constant evolution. After the departures of co-founder guitarist Luca Turilli and bassist Patrice Guers in 2011, now also Turilli's replacement, Tom Hess, left the band.

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Hungarian black metallers Sear Bliss have been quiet lately but 2013 will be an important year for the band, this being their 20th anniversary. It will be celebrated with a huge show in Budapest at the end of the year. In a recent update, it was also revealed that the band started writing new songs for their upcoming album and you can expect it to differ a lot compared to the previous one, Eternal Recurrence.

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Indonesian epic power metallers Lord Symphony have been officially announced as nominees for the Best Metal Artist category at Indonesian biggest music awards Anugerah Musik Indonesia (AMI) Awards 2013. Lord Symphony was voted as the top 5 bands by the judges of AMI Awards 2013.

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After releasing Shadowmaker last year, German heavy metal veterans Running Wild will release the second album this year since they reformed, more precisely in October. The new studio album is still untitled as of now and was initially planned for September 2013 but had to be pushed back. The good news is that you can expect new music from the band to be released worldwide on Steamhammer/SPV.

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As the anticipation builds and curiosity rises for Amon Amarth's new release Deceiver Of The Gods, the Swedes reveal a little more about it. Today we have a track by track preview of the album. You can watch the clip which includes snippets of each of the album's ten tracks below and tells us what you think about it and what are your expectations for the follow-up to Surtur Rising.

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Source:	metalblade.com
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Portuguese post metallers Catacombe went on a hiatus after the release of their latest studio album Kinetic (2010) but have now announced their return with a new album this year. The recording sessions are already under way.

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Def Leppard's guitarist Vivian Campbell has posted a message today on the band's official website revealing that he is currently recovering from cancer. He was diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma. The band is set to play a series of festivals and headline shows across Europe and North America in June/July 2013 and Vivian Campbell will still be part of the tour and performing with the band.

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After a pretty long period of silence, Pythia shared with the fans the frantic activity that's been going on in the band in the last few weeks. In terms of good news, the symphonic band has finished writing their new album, and drummer Marc Dyos already finished recording drums. But no release date has yet been decided.

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Symphonic metallers Amberian Dawn will release a compilation album featuring re-recorded versions of their classic songs with new singer Päivi "Capri" Virkkunen which replaces Heidi Parviainen now with her new project Dark Sarah. Re-Evolution will be made available worldwide on June 17th, 2013 (June 14th in Finland). A three-minute clip of audio samples of the tracks that are set to appear on Re-Evolution can now be streamed below. Enjoy!

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Iwrestledabearonce are releasing their third album this year. They have announced that it will be called Late For Nothing and it will drop on August 6th via Century Media Records. The new album was self-produced, recorded, mixed and mastered by the band's guitarist/programmer Steven Bradley at the band's home studio in Los Angeles. It also marks iwrestledabearonce first record with their new singer Courtney LaPlante.

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Canadian black/death metallers Necronomicon (CAN) have made their new album Rise Of The Elder Ones available for streaming in its entirety. It can be enjoyed below through the YouTube player. Rise Of The Elder Ones is officially available in stores from today's date in Europe (from June 11th in North America). Other details about the album can be found here.

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Band profile:	Necronomicon (CAN)

As previously reported, melodic black metallers Melechesh will embark on a North American headlining tour later this month, with support from Vreid, Lightning Swords Of Death and Reign Of Lies. Ralph Santolla (Death, Deicide, Obituary, Iced Earth) will be filling the second-guitarist slot in Melechesh for the trek, which also includes the band's first-ever appearance in Mexico.

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Progressive metal giants Dream Theater have announced that their new album will be self-titled for the first time in their career, which usually means it is a strong statement from the band. You can expect the album to arrive on September 24th via Roadrunner Records. Get ready for some new prog. Also, you can check out the band in the studio on the report below and maybe hear some new tunes.

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Band profile:	Dream Theater

Black metallers Watain announced last month the release of All That May Bleed, the first single off of their upcoming new album The Wild Hunt. For the people who are curious, they also released today the official trailer video for the single which features new music and a weird creature/person. Check it out for yourself below.

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Band profile:	Watain