A new Pyramaze album is upon us! With their milestone fifth album, Contingent, the power/prog metallers continue to break new ground. The album is "an epic post-apocalyptic conceptual piece inspired by current events, the human spirit to overcome struggle and diversity, and the brotherhood that lies there in." It was produced, mixed and mastered by Jacob Hansen (Volbeat, Amaranthe, Epica, Evergrey).

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On their 12th attempt, Megadeth have finally won a Grammy award! The thrash metallers won a Grammy in the "Best Metal Performance" category at the 59th annual Grammy Awards, held last night at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. This was the band's 12th Grammy nomination and first win for the song "Dystopia", the title song of their last album.

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Rammstein: Paris, a new concert-film by Jonas Åkerlund, will screen in selected cinemas across the world on the 23rd of March 2017! Screening dates for Germany, Austria, Switzerland are March 23rd, 24th and 29th, 2017. During the "Made in Germany" tour, Swedish director Jonas Åkerlund filmed two acclaimed Rammstein concerts in March 2012 - each for an audience of 17,000 at the Bercy Arena in Paris. In the resulting film (with 16 songs from the entire repertoire), Jonas Åkerlund takes a radically new approach to capturing the emotion and thrill of Rammstein's live performance.

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Metallica are among the nominees for "Best Rock Song" with "Hardwired" at the 59th annual Grammy Awards. But the metallers will also perform at the event. The last time Metallica performed at the Grammy Awards, they played the song "One" and were joined on stage by Chinese concert pianist Lang Lang. Now they promise something special once again.

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Dark Tranquillity's new album Atoma is being well-received and even the Swedish Grammis Awards took notice. The legendary Gothenburg melodic death metal pioneers were nominated with their new album Atoma. In the hard rock/metal category, the other nominees are Amaranthe's Maximalism album, Ghost's Popestar EP, In Flames' new album Battles and Cult Of Luna's collaboration with Julie Christmas, Mariner.

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The nominations for the 59th annual Grammy Awards were announced today. For the Best Metal Performance category, the nominees are Baroness, Gojira, Korn, Megadeth and Periphery. Gojira's Magma is also nominated for "Best Rock Album" and Metallica appears on the list for "Best Rock Song" with "Hardwired". Check out the nominees below.

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After a busy festival summer in 2016, Rammstein will continue their streak of concerts by undertaking the world's stages again in 2017. The first shows for the summer of 2017 have been confirmed and will happen in Europe. See the dates below if you want to check out the band live. Will they release a new album in 2017? The Germans have been performing the new song "Ramm 4" at their most recent shows.

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Italian metallers Krampus are set to release a new album titled Counter//Current on November 15th. This will be their second album following 2012's Survival Of The Fittest. The folk metallers also revealed the cover art, created by photography master Matteo Guariso.

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American doom metal legends Pentagram just launched their first ever music video. The track chosen was "Curious Volume'', from the album of the same name, released last year on Peaceville Records. Enjoy the visuals and music here. What do you think about their first promotional video?

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It has been quiet in the camp of German industrial metallers Rammstein, apart from a lawsuit, but now they have announced two shows in Germany on July 8th and 9th, at the Waldbühne in Berlin. These shows will be their only solo shows in Germany in 2016. Tickets go on sale on April 26th here.

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The last album Rammstein released was 2009's Liebe Ist Für Alle Da. The German industrial metallers are now suing the state because the album was indexed by German authorities in 2009, making it illegal in Germany for minors to purchase the album, or display it where it could be seen by people underage, effectively banning it from stores. According to Deutsche Welle, Rammstein has filed a lawsuit against Germany for having temporarily indexed the album Liebe Ist Für Alle Da, said a spokesperson of the Bonn Regional Court on Monday. The band is seeking 66,000 Euros (nearly $75,000) in damages.

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The prolific progressive metallers Teramaze are already working on their next album, following 2015's excellent Her Halo. According to them, 10 new songs are written and ready to go for the next album. The Aussies should start recording the new record in June/July.

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If you are curious about Atrament's debut album, Eternal Downfall, you can now listen to it in full. The album will be officially released tomorrow, on March 4th via Argento Records, Broken Limbs Recordings, and Sentient Ruin Laboratories. Just click play on the SoundCloud player available here and hear the entire 32-minutes of crust punk/blackened death metal feast. Enjoy!

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The Nameless Ghouls and Papa Emeritus III of Ghost took home the Grammy for Best Metal Performance at this year's awards. Ghost's "Cirice" from their latest album Meliora has won in the metal category. The other nominees included August Burns Red, Lamb Of God, Sevendust and Slipknot.

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Atrament is a crust punk, black metal act from Oakland, California. The band is about to release their debut album and have shared a new song from Eternal Downfall out on March 4th on Broken Limbs Recordings, Argento Records and Sentient Ruin Laboratories. You can hear the first new song below, "No Beyond," via SoundCloud and see if you like it.

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