Swedish gothenburg metal act Engel has released another new video, this time around for the song "Frontline", which comes off the band's latest album Blood Of Saints, released on May 18th via Season Of Mist. The video was directed by Kristofer "Kiggs" Carlsson and can be enjoyed/hated below.

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Source:	engelpropaganda.com
Band profile:	Engel

Swedish heavy metallers Bullet are streaming online the new track "All Fired Up". Check it over here. The song appears on the band's forthcoming release Full Pull, which is scheduled for release on September 14th (Europe) and September 25th (North America) through Nuclear Blast Records.

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Band profile:	Bullet

We have devised a neat little trivia game for you to flex you metal knowledge muscles.

The idea is very simple: we (and you!) add questions in form of trivia, image or short audio sample - and everyone can then try to guess the band (and sometimes the album).

- Questions appear randomly
- You have 2 tries and one hint (if provided)
- Questions have point value from 2 to 6, depending on difficulty. Half of the value is determined by band popularity on MS, and half by the submitter.
- Using a hint subtracts half of the points, failing on first try subtracts 25% of the points. Guessing the album is +1 point.
- If you're the submitter or have been to the question's edit screen (meaning, you know the answer), the question will never appear for you.

At the moment there are only 80 questions (most of them submitted by myself, so please excuse the lack of variety), but we're hoping that with your help this number would soon expand tenfold!

Try it out here:
http://metalstorm.net/quiz/

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Prog lovers rejoice. The title of Riverside's new studio album and fifth to date has been revealed. It will be Shrine Of New Generation Slaves and the band will continue their work on it for the next two months in the Serakos studio in Warsaw. Shrine Of New Generation Slaves will have 50 minutes of music, divided into eight completely new pieces.

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Band profile:	Riverside

After revealing that their new album would be titled Cannibal Nation, German metallers Mob Rules have now unveiled the artwork that will grace the album as well as the tracklist. You can check them out below. The album comes out on October 19th under AFM Records.

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Source:	mobrules.de
Band profile:	Mob Rules

Finnish melodic thrashers Hevein are disbanding for a while. The band has posted the following sad news for fans on their official website: "Hevein have decided to disband indefinitely. The decision comes after many months of consideration but under the current circumstances it has become impossible to continue as a band."

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Soen, the band featuring drummer Martin Lopez (ex-Opeth) and bassist Steve DiGiorgio (Death), has announced that they are heading out on tour with Paradise Lost, accompanying them as main support on their European tour in October. Soen released their debut album Cognitive in February.

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Band profile:	Soen
Event:	Paradise Lost: Tragic Idol European Tour 2012

Remember Convulse? The Finns are returning to the scene 18 years after they split up to spread some more death metal. The band plans to release a vinyl EP with two brand new tracks in November and then a new full-length album in 2013 via Svart Records. Convulse will also perform at Maryland Deathfest 2013.

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The song "I Ejaculate Fire" has recently been released by the US animated band Dethklok. The song is taken from their upcoming album Dethalbum III, which will be released on October 16th through Williams Street Records. The track is available for streaming at this location. Since the Soundcloud stream of the song is not available in some countries, there is also a HD version below.

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Source:	dethklok.org
Band profile:	Dethklok

Into The Lair Of The Sun God, the entire new album from US heavy metallers Dawnbringer is now available for streaming at Profound Lore Records' Bancamp page. The album is the band's fifth, it was released this last May by the label and follows the 2010 release Nucleus.

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Band profile:	Dawnbringer

Liv Kristine has just released the official trailer for her new upcoming solo album Libertine. The trailer also features interviews and making of the album details and footage. You can watch it below. Libertine will hit stores on September 7th through Napalm Records. This will be the fourth solo album of the Leaves' Eyes' singer to date. More album details were previously reported here.

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Source:	livkristine.com
Band profile:	Liv Kristine

This soap opera is brought to you by Mr. Geoff Tate. The singer has announced a new Queensrÿche line-up that will join him in future musical endeavours and plans an anniversary tour. Confused? Well, it now seems that we have two Queensrÿches, one with Geoff Tate and the newly recruited Rudy Sarzo, Bobby Blotzer, Glen Drover, Kelly Gray and Randy Gane, and the other one which is fronted by Todd La Torre.

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The Swedes Pain have announced the Kidneys To The Limit 2012 mini-tour throughout Finland together with Finnish electro-crossover-metallers Turmion Kätilöt. The tour is scheduled for October this year and will happen right before Pain's European Into Darkness Tour together with Moonspell, Swallow The Sun and Lake Of Tears.

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Source:	painworldwide.com
Band profile:	Pain

Polish death metallers Decapitated face yet another line-up change. This time it is drummer Kerim "Krimh" Lechner, who joined the band in 2009 and now departs due to "personal differences".

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Band profile:	Decapitated

German power metallers Gamma Ray have announced Michael Ehré (Metalium) as the band's new drummer. He will replace longtime drummer Daniel Zimmermann who left the band. Gamma Ray broke the news to a German magazine and made the announcement through a video recorded at the Hammer Recording Studios in Hamburg. You can watch the announcement below.

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Source:	gammaray.org
Band profile:	Gamma Ray