The guys from Clutch have commenced working on their new studio album. The band is currently in pre-production and is expecting to have the album out in early 2013. This is the first new studio material from the band since 2009's Strange Cousins From The West, and the first simultaneous worldwide release for Weathermaker Music.

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300, then 50, then 20. Now 10. We're drawing ever closer to figuring out Metal Storm's collective favorite album artwork!

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"Embers And Revelations", the title track from the upcoming new output from Weapon is currently available for streaming at this location. The four-minute track is taken from the Canadian quartet's third album Embers And Revelations, which will hit stores on October 9th via Relapse Records. More album details were previously reported here.

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"Two-Pound Torch" and "Red-Skinned Scapegoat", two new songs from Canadian death metallers Cryptopsy, are now available for streaming here and here. The two songs are set to appear on Cryptopsy's upcoming self-titled album, scheduled for release on September 11th.

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Romanian metallers Magica will release their sixth album, Center Of The Great Unknown, on October 12th via AFM Records. Check out the album's cover artwork below, created by Claudio Bergamin. The tracklist will be unveiled soon.

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After last year's riveting Celestial Completion album, US progressive metalcore band Becoming The Archetype has revealed details about their new upcoming fifth album. It will be titled I Am and is set to be released on September 18th through Solid State Records. The artwork and tracklist were unveiled and can be seen below. The album was produced by Shane Frisby.

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"Sunrise In Hell", a brand new video from French symphonic power metal outfit Nightmare is now available for viewing below. The song is taken from the band's latest output The Burden Of God, available now via AFM Records. The video was directed by Stéphane Gilbart and edited by Richard Gonord.

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German funeral doom masters Worship have announced a European tour together with Dutch black doomers Faal and some other special guests. The dates can be seen below. Worship is also currently recording new material for their third album.

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"Mr. Motherfucker", a re-recording from horror punk rockers Wednesday 13 is now available for streaming. Check it out below and let us know what you think. The song originally appeared on Frankenstein Drag Queens From Planet 13's (a band which Wednesday 13 formed back in the mid-nineties) Night Of The Living Drag Queens. The song is set to appear on Wednesday 13's new EP, Spook & Destroy, to be released on October 9th.

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Testament have confirmed European tour dates for November/December 2012. The band will present their recently released new album Dark Roots Of Earth. The support bands have yet to be announced or further details about the tour but that will probably happen soon.

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Florida death metal legends Obituary have recently announced their Rotting Slow In Europe Tour, scheduled for November/December this year. The tour will feature a 1989-1992 classic set, consisting of the band's first three albums: Slowly We Rot, Cause Of Death and The End Complete. Support on the road will come from Macabre, Psycroptic and The Amenta. All the tour dates can be seen below the flyer.

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Event:	Obituary: Rotting Slow In Europe 2012

Katatonia has launched a promotional video for the upcoming Epic Kings & Idols North American tour with Devin Townsend and Paradise Lost. The clip, available below, features the brand new song "Buildings" in its entirety, taken from the impending ninth studio album Dead End Kings. The album will be released on August 27th (EU) and August 28th (US) via Peaceville Records.

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Swedish death metal horde Vomitory have been busy on tour but the band has now checked in to let us know what they have been up to, including news about a new record. The band stated: "It's been a while since our last news update at vomitory.net, but we have been quite active during the summer nonetheless. We experienced two absolutely fantastic shows at Hellfest, France in June and at Obscene Extreme in the Czech Republic. Thanks to every single one of you who attended and gave us your massive support! And a huge thanks n' cheers goes out to superheroes Danny Tunker and Anders Bertilsson for filling in for Peter Östlund on these two shows!"

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"Gone Sovereign" and "Absolute Zero", two brand new songs from US metallers Stone Sour are now available for streaming here. Alternatively, you can listen to them below. These are the first two tracks from the band's upcoming album, House Of Gold And Bones - Part 1. The album is scheduled for release on October 23rd and Part 2 is scheduled for release sometime in 2013, both via Roadrunner Records.

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Italian metallers Krampus have posted online a new song titled "Unspoken" from their upcoming album Survival Of The Fittest, due out on August 24th via Noise Art Records. You can listen to it here. More album details were previously reported here.

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