"Sleep, Kill, Regress, Follow", a brand new song from Finnish extreme metallers Gloria Morti, is now available for streaming below. "Sleep, Kill, Regress, Follow" is the fifth track from the band's new upcoming album Lateral Constraint, which will be available on November 2nd under Cyclone Empire. More album details were previously reported here.

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Band profile:	Gloria Morti

British progressive metallers Aeon Zen are back with their new upcoming opus entitled Enigma, which is an ambitiously creative and powerful concept album featuring nine tracks showing the strengths of the band, as well as two bonus tracks. The album will be released on January 22nd, 2013 through Nightmare Records. It was produced, mixed and mastered by Rich Hinks.

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Source:	aeonzen.com
Band profile:	Aeon Zen

Maryland-based rockers Clutch have recently announced Earth Rocker as the title of their forthcoming album, to be released in March 2013 via Weathermaker Music. The band has scheduled holiday tour dates for the Eastern United States beginning in December. A world tour beginning in the UK will start in January 2013. A full tour of the U.S. and Canada will run from March 8th to April 20th, but the details have not yet been announced.

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Source:	pro-rock.com
Band profile:	Clutch

Swedish tech death metallers Soreption have revealed that their new second full-length record will be entitled Engineering The Void, and should be released sometime in early 2013 via Ninetone Records.

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British extreme metal label Ukem Records has issued the following announcement about inking a deal with death metal solo act Foul Body Autopsy: "Ukem Records are extremely proud to announce that we have teamed up with one man killing machine Foul Body Autopsy to officially release and distribute the band's forthcoming debut full-length album."

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Source:	ukemrecords.co.uk
Band profile:	Foul Body Autopsy

Finnish symphonic metallers Nightwish have released today the official theatrical trailer for the movie Imaginaerum and now you can watch it below.

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Band profile:	Nightwish

Irish death/doom masters Mourning Beloveth have recently released a band update. Among other things, the band plans to release a new album next year.

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Band profile:	Mourning Beloveth

"Healing", another brand new song taken from Italian power metallers Secret Sphere's upcoming album Portrait Of A Dying Heart, is now available for streaming at spaziorock.it. The album will be released on November 25th via Scarlet Records.

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The time has come to listen to the new Wintersun album. The long awaited and extremely over-due Time I is finally here. You can stream the album exclusively and in its entirety at the band's official website. Time I is Wintersun's second album and it will see its first release on October 19th, in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Finland and Norway under Nuclear Blast.

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Source:	wintersun.fi
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Dutch symphonic metal band Epica just announced their first ever Australian tour to take place in April of next year. The band will tour Australia to promote Requiem For The Indifferent, which was released on March 13th, 2012 through Nuclear Blast.

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Source:	epica.nl
Band profile:	Epica
Event:	Epica: Australian Tour 2013

Iron Maiden and Metallica have been confirmed as headline acts for the festival Rock In Rio 2013, in Brazil.

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Event:	Rock In Rio 2013

Ill Niño has teamed up with Loudwire to give fans a chance to listen to their forthcoming album Epidemia before it is released on October 22nd through Victory Records. You can now listen to the full album stream at this location.

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Source:	loudwire.com
Band profile:	Ill Niño

Official press release:

"Hailing from Pasadena in Southern California, North American up-and-comers Holy Grail have offered a unique blend of traditional tunes in the vein of the legendary NWOBHM and influences of several contemporary heavy metal subgenres since their inception in 2008. Now, after numerous celebrated festival appearances (Wacken Open Air & British Download Festival among others) and extensive touring together with famous bands of the order of Blind Guardian, Exodus and Eluveitie, the time is right to take this more than promising quintet to the next level. In that regard, Nuclear Blast Records are proud to announce the Europe-wide signing of Holy Grail!"

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Source:	nuclearblast.de
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Seth.ECT, the Turkish industrial metal outfit, has announced that they are putting the finishing touches on their new upcoming EP entitled DiMethylTryptamine. The recordings started back in March and it's reported that the EP will contain four new tracks. More EP details will be announced soon.

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Vocalist Björn Gooßes, of German melodic death metallers Night In Gales, has announced his departure from the band.

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