Italian folk metallers Krampus have recently released the first video off their upcoming debut album Survival Of The Fittest. The song "Kronos' Heritage" was the chosen one and you can watch the video below. Survival Of The Fittest will see the light of day on August 24th through NoiseArt Records. More album details, including cover and tracklist, can be found here.

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To make the line-up complete for this year's <b>Brutal Assault</b>, the last four bands have been announced. Byelorussian doom/pagan metallers Gods Tower, French avantgarde metal band Sebkha-Chott and two Czech representatives: old-school death metal band Brutally Deceased and black metallers Trollech will also play in the main stage this year.

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Event:	Brutal Assault 2012

Krampus are about to release their brand new album entitled Survival Of The Fittest on August 24th through NoiseArt Records. The Italian folk metallers have now released the first trailer for their debut album, which is available below. Shadows Of Our Time, their first EP, was released last year.

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Dutch drone/noise masters Gnaw Their Tongues will see the vinyl reissue of their 2011 album Per Flagellum Sanguemque, Tenebras Veneramus this July via ConSouling Sounds.

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American doom veterans Pentagram have a new band member in their ranks. They issued the following announcement about recruiting a new drummer: "Drummer Sean Saley has joined Pentagram. Influenced by the likes of Bill Ward, Ian Paice, and Les Binks, drummer Sean Saley grew up on hard rock and heavy metal before taking a turn as drummer for DC underground punk legends Government Issue in the 80s."

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Death, the new album from Swedish heavy metallers Ram is now streaming online in its entirety at this location. Death will be released on January 27th/30th via Metal Blade Records in Europe.


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"Flame Of The Tyrants", a brand new video from Swedish heavy metal act Ram is now available for viewing below. The song comes off the band's upcoming release entitled Death, due out on January 27th/30th via Metal Blade Records.


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Megadeth's "Public Enemy No. 1", the 2011 single from the band's latest album Th1rt3en, has been nominated for a Grammy in the Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance category for the 54th Annual Grammy Awards. Megadeth is nominated along with Dream Theater, Foo Fighters, Mastodon and Sum 41. This is Megadeth's 10th Grammy nomination. The awards will be broadcast Sunday, February 12th, 2012 on CBS.

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Danish progressive power metallers Pyramaze have posted the following update on their Facebook page: "Pyramaze are proud to announce that Michael Kammeyer's (guitars) replacement is in fact our longtime producer and very good friend Jacob Hansen (Invocator, Anubis Gate, Beyond Twilight)."

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Following the conclusion of their European tour dates in spring 2012, Rammstein will present their retrospective Made In Germany 1995-2011 in North America as well. As of today, 21 concerts have been confirmed from April to May 2012. All the tour dates can be seen below.

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Event:	Rammstein: Made In Germany 1995-2011 North American Tour

German industrial metallers Rammstein have released a new video for the song "Mein Land". You can watch it at the band's website or on Vimeo. Jonas Akerlund has again provided the stellar direction.

"Mein Land" is the first single from the Rammstein retrospective Made In Germany 1995-2011, which will be released in Germany, Austria and Switzerland today and the international release date is set for November 14th, 2011.

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German industrial metallers Rammstein have announced the release date of their upcoming new compilation album Made In Germany 1995-2011. The album will be released in three formats on December 2nd in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland via Universal Germany and November 22nd in the US via Vagrant Records.

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UK supergroup grinders Lock Up will embark on tour through-out Scandinavia in January next year. Dates can be seen below.

Support on the trek comes from Swedish grinders Gadget and stoner/doom metallers Pyramido.

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Event:	Lock Up + Gadget + Pyramido: Scandinavian Tour 2012

When The Screams Come, the brand-new upcoming DVD from legendary US doom rockers Pentagram will see its release on August 30th this year. A video from the DVD, where the band is playing the song "Relentless", can be seen in the YouTube-video below.

Clips from the DVD as well as music from the band's latest album, Last Rites, can be seen and heard at Metal Blade. Several pre-order bundles are available with Last Rites vinyl, an exclusive t-shirt and more. Fans can also purchase limited colored vinyl European imports of Last Rites, all exclusively on Metal Blade's Indiemerch webstore here.

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Rammstein recently announced the first string of dates for the European Made in Germany 1995-2011 Tour, taking place later this year. The band has now announced a second batch of dates for spring 2012. Get those dates below.

General ticket pre-sale starts Friday, 08 July 2011.

Rammstein will be bringing the essence of 16 years to the stage with a completely new show. A retrospective album called Made In Germany 1995-2011 will be released somewhere in autumn. The package will feature 20 Rammstein original bests, including one new track, as well as the entire video catalog for the first time on CD/DVD.

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Event:	Rammstein: Made In Germany 1995-2011 Tour