Iced Earth had previously announced the release of their new DVD Live In Ancient Kourion, which was filmed in Cyprus in August. It will be released in early April 2013. Now the band has unveiled its cover artwork which was created in collaboration between Nathan Perry and Felipe Machado Franco. You can check out the result below.

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It has been confirmed that progressive rock giants Rush will be inducted into Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame with the ceremony to take place on April 18th, 2013 at the Nokia Theater.

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"Kluskap O'Kom", the third track off avantgarde pioneers Voivod's upcoming album, is currently streaming online and can be listened on the Soundcloud player below. Listen to the previous released tracks over here and read about the details of the band's upcoming album Target Earth here.

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German death metal behemoths Defeated Sanity will unleash Passages Into Deformity on February 5th, 2013 through Willowtip Records, the nine-track follow-up to 2010's Chapters Of Repugnance will come with a bonus DVD featuring making-of clips, interviews with the band, and performance videos. The band recently released the new song "Verblendung" and you can listen to it below.

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AFM Records is proud to announce the signing of legendary Italian Symphonic Power Metal band Rhapsody Of Fire to a worldwide deal.

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Josh Brewer of Oregon melodic death metal act Dusks Embrace has decided to call it a day after a final show. All the other members left the band. Dusks Embrace was formed in 2007 and only released two full-length albums.

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Verwüstung solo member Chris Broyles announced earlier in the week that he is working on a new album to be titled Tunnel Ghosts. A new post today states that he is finished recording the four tracks, and is just waiting for the cover art. This will be a follow up to his last EP Soft Hands, Pale Moon. More details should be revealed soon.

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Greek melodic black metallers Rotting Christ's forthcoming album entitled Kata Ton Daimona Eaytoy (or Do What Thou Wilt) has been scheduled for a March 1st (March 5th in North America) release next year through Season Of Mist. The band has now finally unveiled the cover artwork and tracklist, which can be found below. This will be the follow-up to Aealo. The new musical creations are yet to be revealed, but it shouldn't take much longer.

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The Bloodstock Open Air 2013 team has announced today that seminal thrash metal legends, Slayer are confirmed as the third and final headliner for next year. The Californian four-piece will close the Ronnie James Dio stage on Sunday night at Catton Park, United Kingdom.

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Thrash metallers Casketgarden have called it quits after releasing their latest opus The Estrangement Process, which came out earlier this year. The band from Hungary released four albums in their 14 years of existence.

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As previously reported, Hammerheart Records will release Mors Viri, the new album from Dutch doom metal band Officium Triste, in the spring of 2013 on CD, LP and digital. Mors Viri was recorded in Bergweiler (Germany) at Pato Studio by Martin Kwakernaak. The album's artwork and tracklist have now been revealed. Feast your eyes below.

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American thrash metal legends Megadeth announced that they have parted company with Roadrunner Records through band leader Dave Mustaine who tweeted: "Today marks the end of an era with Roadrunner. Hopefully we can finish strong with a Grammy."

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Circle II Circle, fronted by former Savatage lead singer Zak Stevens, has released a trailer for their upcoming sixth album Seasons Will Fall. The album will be released on January 25th, 2013 through earMUSIC. A full European tour is to follow in 2013. Watch the trailer below to get pumped for the new album.

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Extreme metal act Against The Plagues, which features former members of Vader and Behemoth, will release a new EP titled The Quaternion independently. It will be available on CD next year and online on December 21st, 2012. The entire EP is now also available for streaming in full on the player below.

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The SLoT has announced via their Facebook page that Daria "Nookie" Stavrovich, one of their two lead vocalists, has begun work on a new body of material to be released under her stage name. The video for the first single, entitled "Fear," was released today, and can be found below or at Nookie's new YouTube channel.

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