Finnish symphonic/power metal act Amberian Dawn has parted ways with vocalist Heidi Parviainen. The band also revealed line-up changes on the drummer and guitarist positions.

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Polish prog masters Riverside have recently wrapped up the studio recording work for their newest, fifth studio album Shrine Of New Generation Slaves. The much anticipated release is not that far away as it will hit stores on January 21st, 2013 via InsideOut. The band also confirmed the first tour dates for 2013. A full tour schedule will to be announced soon, but check out below the dates available so far.

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UK atmospheric black metal act Fen has announced details about their upcoming third full-length album. The seven-track album Dustwalker is set for release on January 21st through Code666 Records, and will be appear in both CD format and as a limited edition Clambox featuring a bonus track and pendant with the band's distinctive logo. The artwork for the album was handled by Fen's bass player Grungyn.

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After releasing their latest seventh studio album Return To Zero in 2010, Spiritual Beggars are finally back. Currently working on a new studio album to be released in the spring of 2013 via InsideOut, the band also announced their appearance at the 2013 Roadburn Festival Afterburner on Sunday, April 21st at the 013 venue in Tilburg, The Netherlands.

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Russian melodic death metallers Deviant Syndrome have announced the tracklist and revealed the cover art for their upcoming studio album 66 Ways To Redemption. The album will contain nine songs and run a full 60 minutes. Deviant Syndrome recorded 66 Ways To Redemption at guitarist George Shchelbanin's very own Deviant Nation Studio. The album's release is planned for spring 2013. It will follow-up last year's debut Inflicted Deviations.

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Two years after the release of Diamond Eyes, the new Deftones album is upon us. Warner Bros. Records will release it on November 13th, but you get to listen to it beforehand. Go ahead and listen to Koi No Yokan, the band's seventh studio album, in its entirety here.

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Queens Of The Stone Age's frontman Josh Homme recently confirmed on Zane Lowe's BBC Radio 1 show that Dave Grohl will rejoin the band for their sixth studio album on drums.

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"Niðr ok Norðr", a brand new official music video from Belgian pagan/black metallers Theudho, is now available for viewing below. The song is taken off the band's latest album When Ice Crowns The Earth, which was released back in January this year.

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Cattle Decapitation has dropped off the Autumn Apocalypse Tour with Six Feet Under reportedly due to a physical altercation between vocalist Travis Ryan and Six Feet Under's Chris Barnes. Cattle Decapitation has now rebooked headlining dates leading up to their run with Dying Fetus and Cerebral Bore.

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French black metallers Hell Militia have a new album coming up titled Jacob's Ladder that will be released on November 16th (November 20th in North America) via Season Of Mist. The band has now released the song "Jonah" as a preview for the new album and you can listen to it here.

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Sweden's macabre grindcore act General Surgery is currently streaming their new EP Like An Ever Flying Limb via Decibel Magazine at this location. Don't miss out on the opportunity to check it out.

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Doom metallers The Gates Of Slumber have made the track "The Cloaked Figure" available for streaming online. You can listen to it below (courtesy of Axis Of Metal). The song will be featured on the reissue of The Awakening which will be available on November 13th via Abyss Records.

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Enslaved just announced dates for their North American "Winter Rite 2013" Tour, which will also feature Pallbearer and Ancient VVisdom.

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Daniel Cardoso, the keyboardist that has been touring with Anathema since 2011, has now joined the band as a permanent member.

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AFM Records had hinted to a new Masterplan line-up reveal a few days ago and now Masterplan has officially announced that Rick Altzi (At Vance, Thunderstone, Epysode) will be the band's new vocalist, replacing Jørn Lande, and Jari Kainulainen (ex-Stratovarius) will take over bass duties. The band is currently recording their new album to be released next year.

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