East Coast group Ramming Speed show how to host the wildest party imaginable in their new music video for "Anthems Of Despair (Summer Jam)". You can watch the madness unfold below. The track is taken from their latest record Doomed To Destroy, Destined To Die. In addition to the new video, Ramming Speed have also revealed plans to return to the studio next month to record material for an expected spring 2015 release.

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US doom metal legends Pentagram are set to release their extensive double-disc DVD collection, titled All Your Sins, via Peaceville Records. Featuring over 6 hours of numerous electrifying concerts spanning three decades - all straight from the band's collection - All Your Sins is due for release in February 2015. Take a look at the cover below.

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In the beginning of 2014, the talented keyboardist of Dream Theater, Jordan Rudess, released two new solo albums: the successfully crowdfunded Explorations, recorded with the Sinfonietta Consonus symphonic orchestra, and All That Is Now which is generally a "piano album" (initially released in December 2013). And what's really surprising is the fact that both of them are up for consideration for Grammy nominations.

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Doom legends Pentagram are returning to the road this October and November for select shows in the midweast and on the east coast. Support will come from psychedelic blues outfit Radio Moscow, proto-metal innovators Bang, and Brooklyn stoner rockers King's Destroy. The confirmed list of dates is available below, with a few still to be confirmed.

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Event:	Pentagram: Historic Fall Headline US Tour 2014

Teramaze are releasing a new album this year called Esoteric Symbolism. The band recently revealed all the details about it and also shared a 7-minute teaser to whet your appetite. Nightmare Records releases the album on April 15th but you can take a look at cover art and tracklist right now while you wait.

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The 56th annual Grammy Awards happened last night in Los Angeles and the winners are known. Black Sabbath took home the award for "Best Metal Performance" for "God Is Dead?", from their comeback album 13. Anthrax, Dream Theater, Killswitch Engage and Volbeat were also nominated in that category.

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Victor Griffin is returning to Pentagram for live shows and a new studio album. After taking a break from the band to bring Victor Griffin's In-Graved around the world, the doom metal guitar master returns to his main fold. The realigned lineup featuring the Liebling/Griffin duo backed by Greg Turley on bass and Sean Saley on drums will embark on a long awaited tour of the West Coast area in February and March. When not touring the world, the band will be working hard on a new album for release in 2014.

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Metallica have been invited to perform at the 56th Annual Grammy Awards on January 26th. The group's Through The Never soundtrack is nominated for Best Recording Package and Metallica will be performing with Chinese pianist Lang Lang. They promise this will be a special performance. The Americans haven't performed in the Grammy Awards since 1992.

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The nominees for the 56th annual Grammy Awards, which will be held on January 26th, 2014 at Staples Center in Los Angeles, have been revealed last night and the Best Metal Performance includes the likes of Anthrax, Black Sabbath, Dream Theater, Killswitch Engage and Volbeat featuring King Diamond.

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Krampus have officially entered the studio to record the successor to Survival Of The Fittest. The Italian folk metallers are working on New Sound Studio in Switzerland. The band will soon reveal the session drummer for the new tracks.

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"I Am The End", the new video from the Swedish heavy metal act Ram, can now be seen below. The clip was directed by Martin Högdal, edited by Leonard Palmestål and written by Oscar Carlquist ? the same team that worked on the "Flame Of The Tyrants" video. The song was written by Harry Granroth and Oscar Carlquist and is taken from their last album Death. Furthermore, guitarist and one of the founding members, Daniel Johansson has decided to leave the band and Martin Jonsson will replace him.

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Down Among The Dead Men is the new musical project from the minds of Rogga Johansson and Dave Ingram which are currently working on material for its full-length debut, to be released later this year via Cyclone Empire Records. Joining them are Rogga's fellow Paganizer and Ribspreader members, Dennis Blomberg and Brynjar Helgetun. More information will be released soon but the project's "musical style has been specified as crust-riddled punk with a definite death metal edge".

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After months of searching and reviewing hundreds of applicants from around the world, Pentagram has announced Matt Goldborough as their new guitarist. Matt Goldborough is a Philadelphia based musician and composer. He is most recently known as part of the Philadelphia rock band, The Great Unknown.

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US doom metal legends, Pentagram, will be returning to the road in 2013 in Europe, as well as North America, for select shows and festivals. The band will once again perform at Maryland Death Fest as well as Farmageddon Records Music Festival, Metaldays (Slovenia), Barroselas Metalfest XVI (Portugal), and more. The band's complete list of confirmed performances can be found below.

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Halestorm won the Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock / Metal Performance in the pre-telecast ceremony at the 55th annual Grammy Awards. The band was up against Iron Maiden, Megadeth, Anthrax, Lamb Of God and Marilyn Manson. Halestorm won with the song "Love Bites (So Do I)" from their latest album The Strange Case Of...

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