Aerosmith have just released the new song "Lover Alot", which can be streamed over here. The track, which is a duet between the band's singer Steven Tyler and the bassist, Tom Hamilton, will appear on the band's 15th studio album, titled Music From Another Dimension, which will hit stores on November 6th via Columbia Records.

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After revealing the North American release date for their upcoming album The Manticore And Other Horrors, Cradle Of Filth have now unveiled the artwork that will grace their new opus. You can see the creation of Matthew Vickerstaff of Darkwaveart below. It has also been confirmed that the album is due out on October 29th in Europe via Peaceville Records. The North American release will be on October 30th via Nuclear Blast Records. More album details here.

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"The Golden Square Mile", a brand new song from Canadian extreme metallers Cryptopsy has premiered and is streaming exclusively at this location. The track will appear on the band's self-titled album, to be self-released on September 11th.

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"The Last Day", the first track revealed from US avantgarde metallers Yakuza's upcoming new album Beyul, is currently available for streaming at this location. You can expect Beyul to be out on October 16th via Profound Lore (and November 13th on vinyl via Gravedancer). The new album will boast guest appearances by cellist Helen Money, Sweet Cobra's Tim Remus, and Sybris' Angela Mullenhour.

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Official Century Media Records press release:

Dutch death metal veterans Thanatos and Century Media Records have inked a deal for the re-release of the band's back catalogue. In the scope of the label's massive Death Certificate campaign the first two albums of Thanatos will be made available again: The classic debut Emerging From The Netherworlds as well as the equally great second release Realm Of Ecstasy, both boosted up with extra tracks (CD only), new layouts, liner notes, lyrics and a killer re-mastered sound by Dan Swanö. Both albums doubtlessly range amongst the classic releases of the heyday of Death Metal in the late 80's/early 90's.

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Polish death metal horde Masachist has revealed the full details about their forthcoming second full-length, Scorned. The anticipated follow-up to the Polish death metal squad's 2009-released Death March Fury was recorded at Monroe Sound Studio, with final production touches taken care by their guitarist Arkadiusz "Aro" Jablonski. Featuring nine brutal and intricate songs, Scorned will be released worldwide by Selfmadegod Records on September 3rd, 2012. The album artwork was completed by Anna Rosot (Trynity Art Studio), and the layout by Ataman Tolovy (Ataman Productions).

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Swedish melodic metallers Soilwork will enter the studio on August 23rd to begin recording the follow-up to their 2010 release The Panic Broadcast. The album will be produced by Jens Bogren (Opeth, Amon Amarth, Bloodbath). The new album, entitled The Living Infinite, will also mark the recording debut of long-time touring guitarist David Andersson.

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Norwegian black metal music group God Seed will release its more or less dramatically entitled debut album I Begin in October, more precisely in North America on October 23rd and in Europe on October 30th.

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Norwegian black metallers Gorgoroth have announced that vocalist Pest has been kicked out of the band by Infernus, with immediate effect after he refused to make the band his top priority.

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Amorphis has announced that they will play seven club shows in Finland this December. The tour kicks off on December 5th in Oulu and ends in Tampere on December 29th. Check out the full dates below. The band will also start recording the follow-up to The Beginning Of Times in September and expect to release the new album in spring 2013.

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...And Death Said Live has been set as the new album title from Finnish gothenburg outfit Mors Principium Est. It will be released in December 2012, via AFM Records (Europe/USA), Marquee/Avalon (Japan/Asia) and Truth Inc Records (Australia). The new album will be featuring guest appearances from Ryan Knight (The Black Dahlia Murder) and Jona Weinhofen (Bring Me The Horizon/I Killed The Prom Queen). The artwork can be seen below.

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The first ever Persian Metal Festival is about to take place, an event so unique it doesn't even need another naming. It will be the first time in history of Iran that 10 of its top bands will gather on the same stage to perform for their fans, headlined by Iran's biggest metal export - Arsames from Mashhad city.

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Roland Grapow, guitarist of German progressive/power metallers Masterplan, has revealed the following details about their new album release and progress: "Hi! I just came back from Hamburg 2 days ago, from our final arrangement session with Axel in his studio for our new songs. That means we finished our songwriting finally. This week we just do some preparing for the big recording session, on Sunday Martin is coming to my studio in Slovakia and we will start recording drums from monday on."

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Dethklok, the animated metal band from Adult Swim's Metalocalypse, will return this fall with Dethalbum III, the highly-anticipated follow-up album to 2009's Dethalbum II. The album features 12 brand new tracks and is set to hit stores in North America on October 16th through Williams Street Records. The cover artwork and tracklist can be seen below.

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Official press release:

Metal brethren, we'll make this as quick and painless as blunt force trauma: speed metal punks Municipal Waste have teamed up with grindcore legends Napalm Death for a co-headlining North American fall tour that will make fans around the world chew their arms off in envy!

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