Landmine Marathon announced that lead vocalist Grace Perry has parted ways with Landmine Marathon in order to embark on non-musical pursuits. The band has already announced her replacement in Krysta Martinez, the lead vocalist of Portand-based band Transient.

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The Art Of Coming Apart, death metallers Fragments Of Unbecoming's new album, has been penned for release on November 30th. The new album tracklist was recently revealed at this location. Now the band has unveiled the cover art to The Art Of Coming Apart, which you can see below. The layout was done by Sascha Ehrich, the band's guitarist.

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US instrumental progressive metal band Scale The Summit is currently working on new material. This will be the band's fourth album and follow up to The Collective which was released last year. More album details are yet to be released but like their previous album, this one will also see its release on Prosthetic Records. The new record will also feature the band's new bassist, Mark Michell. You can check him playing through "The Levitated" below.

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"Burial Bridge", a new video from German metalcore band, The Sorrow, has debuted online and is now available for viewing exclusively at MetalHammer.de. The song is off the band's new upcoming effort, Misery Escape, which will be released tomorrow in Europe and on November 6th in North America, via Napalm Records.

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Tobias Sammet is currently in the studio working on a new Avantasia album to be released in spring 2013. The album will feature guest instrumentalists and vocalists and will once again be a rock opera based on a conceptual story very similar to the early Avantasia albums.

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Following their performances at the third annual The Power Of The Riff West in Los Angeles and the first edition of The Power Of The Riff East in Brooklyn amidst a September East Coast tour, Sunn O))) has now announced a series of West Coast live ceremonies for December with support being provided by Loincloth and Dead In The Dirt.

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Danish progressive/neoclassical metal band Royal Hunt has recently announced the release of an anniversary 3CD + DVD compilation, simply entitled 20th Anniversary. The special edition will be released via Frontiers Records in Europe on November 23rd, 2012, in the USA on January 22nd, 2013 and through Marquee/Avalon in Japan/SE Asia on November 21st, 2012.

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Holy Grail have revealed the artwork for their upcoming new album Ride The Void, which we now know will be out on January 22nd in North America via Prosthetic Records (January 18th in Europe via Nuclear Blast). Check out the artwork below, done by artist Dylan Cole (Avatar, Lord Of The Rings, Transformers), as well as the tracklist.

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British metalcore/hardcore outfit Bring Me The Horizon has entered the studio to record their new album, which will be titled Sempiternal. The follow-up to the 2010 release There Is A Hell, Believe Me, I've Seen It. There Is A Heaven, Let's Keep It A Secret is coming in 2013. The band also released a brief teaser, which can be seen below.

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Massacre Records has inked a deal with Bay Area thrash metal act Hatriot. The label issued the following statement about: "Steve 'Zetro' Souza (Exodus,Testament)) takes his musical roots back in time to the 1980's when metal was fast, furious, and yet still melodic."

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Canadian metallers The Agonist have just released a brand new video for the song "Panophobia", taken from their latest album Prisoners, released through Century Media. You can watch the video directed by Ben McKinnon of Five Knights Productions below. It features behind-the-scenes and live footage from the band's performance at Heavy MTL 2012.

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After what seemed to be an eternity (5 years), today is your chance to listen to some new Antimatter material. "Paranova", the first single off the atmospheric rockers new upcoming album, Fear Of A Unique Identity, is now available for download at this location for the small price of your email address.

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"Staring At The Sun", a new video from UK progressive metal band Threshold, is now available for viewing below. The song comes off the band's latest output, March Of Progress, out now via Nuclear Blast Records.

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Prog masters Porcupine Tree might be dormant in terms of new studio releases but at least they are releasing a new live CD/DVD on November 19th.

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Autopsy are preparing to record their sixth studio album, which is due for release on Peaceville Records in mid 2013. The death metallers promise that the new material will be heavy, dark and devastating. The artist Joe Petagno is handling the cover artwork.

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