News from the Dystera camp suggest that the band is currently working on a new album. After close to a year of inactivity on the touring front, the band broke the silence with good news of a new album. The new album will be their second and follow up to their debut Journey Into The Shades released back in 2009. The band also announced a new drummer - Pascal, who has replaced Fernando Geneto.

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Norwegian black metal band Endezzma recently unveiled the new track "Junkyard Oblivion", which is now available for streaming below. The song is off the band's debut record Erotik Nekrosis, penned for released on November 28th via Agonia Records.

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Lithuanian metallers Awakening Sun have announced that they are gearing up to enter the studio, where they will record the follow up to their debut album Sold Out, which was released in December 2011.

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Swedish metalcore/power metal band Amaranthe has announced a headlining Finnish tour, scheduled for March 2013. This tour, of which all dates can be seen below, will go through right before their Nordic Nexus Of Nemesis Tour 2013, a co-headlining European tour with Finnish power metallers Stratovarius.

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Event:	Amaranthe: Finnish Tour 2013

Trail Of Tears released their last album Bloodstained Endurance in 2009. Now the time has come to reveal more about their upcoming record. The Norwegian gothic metallers announced that their seventh full-length album will be called Oscillation and also unveiled its cover artwork which was created by Jan Yrlund. Expect the album to be released early next year.

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Soundgarden has announced their winter 2013 North American tour dates including two-night engagements in New York City, Toronto, Chicago, San Francisco, Los Angeles and, for the first time since the band reunited with their surprise show at the Showbox, they will be playing two shows in their hometown of Seattle. The band also recently released a new video for their single "Been Away Too Long". You can watch it below.

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CVLT Nation are very excited to announce the exclusive streaming of Seattle-based doom act Bell Witch's upcoming debut full-length Longing, due out November 13th through Profound Lore Records.

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Stoner act Sahg has officially entered the Duper studio in Bergen, Norway, to start recording their new album and follow-up to 2010's III. You can watch the band's first studio report below.

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Are you ready to embark on a trip to the undead? A trip where you can enjoy your own Grave? Are you ready for the World's Most Extreme Metal Cruise?

If you make it back, you will be Bonded By Blood with 2,000 of the most extreme Metal fans around the World. Are you ready for the Barge To Hell? Don't miss out and grab the last few cabins NOW.

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Melodic tech-death metal masters Arsis have officially announced Brandon Ellis as their new guitarist. Brandon has toured with the band in the past but will make his recording debut with Arsis' upcoming full-length release. Brandon replaces guitarist Nick Cordle who was recently tapped to replace Christopher Amott in Arch Enemy.

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After recently releasing their fifth album Book Burner last month, grindcore kings Pig Destroyer have re-signed with their long time record label home Relapse Records.

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Drowning Pool is currently finalizing a fifth, currently untitled, full-length album and the band has released a new track online for streaming. Check out the premiere of the new single "Saturday Night" over at this location, featuring the new singer Jasen Moreno. The new record should come out in early 2013 via Eleven Seven Music.

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Engel are the latest victim in the recent saga of singer replacements. The band says that they parted ways amicably with Magnus Klavborn and Lenne (ex-Twelvestep) will fill in for him during the Blood Of Saints Over Sweden Tour.

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After more than six years of waiting, German heavy/power metal band Majesty will release their new comeback album Thunder Rider. The album will be released on January 4th In Germany, Austria and Switzerland and then on January 25th in the rest of Europe just in time before the German Metal Attack Tour, where the band will perform in support of Grave Digger. Further information regarding the album tracklist, artwork etc. will be announced next week.

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Event:	Grave Digger: European Tour 2013

A new song titled "Inverted Escape", from avantgarde outfit Virus, is available for streaming at this location and on their Bandcamp page. The track will be released on their upcoming EP Oblivion Clock in December via Virulent Music.

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