"Summoned Into Euphoric Madness", the new crushing song from Finnish doom/death metal outfit Hooded Menace, is now available for streaming at this location. The song is taken from the band's new upcoming album entitled Effigies Of Evil, due out on September 11th via Relapse Records.

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"Untouchable Part 1", the brand new video from UK atmospheric rockers Anathema has debuted and is available for viewing exclusively at kscopemusic.com. The song is the opening track from Anathema's most recent album Weather Systems, which is out now via Kscope Records. The clip reflects the themes created in the album and was edited together by Lasse Hoile, the acclaimed director and filmmaker, best known for his work with Steven Wilson and Porcupine Tree.

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Official press release:

Napalm Records is extremely happy to announce that Powerwolf has joined their ranks! The release date for the new and yet-untitled longplayer is tentatively scheduled for the summer of 2013. On December 15th, the wolves will share the stage with In Extremo, Helloween and many more at the Knock Out Festival in Karlsruhe, Germany.

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Swedish gothenburg kings Dark Tranquillity will return to Europe at the end of the year for the last leg of the We Are The Void tour on their Metal Attack Over Europe tour with the company on stage of Keep Of Kalessin, Warbringer, Dawn Heist and Reign Of The Architect. This tour will also allow the band to take a break from the pre-production work of the upcoming new album expected to be released next year.

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Event:	Dark Tranquillity: Metal Attack Over Europe 2012 [CANCELLED]

Instrumental trio Animals As Leaders have announced that they were forced to postpone their European headlining dates with TesseracT in October, including their show at the Euroblast festival. The band did not, however, go into details about the specific reasons behind it or the new dates.

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Three years after the release of Radical Peace, power metal veterans Mob Rules return with a seventh album this year titled Cannibal Nation. The recording of the new album is almost finished and we can expect more details about it soon.

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"Kaleb", a brand new video from US metallers Battlecross has been recently released and is now available for viewing below. The song is featured on the band's debut album Pursuit Of Honor, released last year through Metal Blade Records. The clip is a live footage filmed at the kick off date of the Trespass America festival in Broomfield, CO. It was directed by Ryan Glisan of Allegaeon.

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Moving along with the countdown to the release of their newest full-length album March Of Progress on August 24th, the stellar prog metal band Threshold from the UK has released a second single from the opus titled "Staring At The Sun".

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Swedish death metal band Evocation is gearing up to the release of their new upcoming album entitled Illusions Of Grandeur. The band together with Century Media Records have revealed that the album will come out on September 24th in Europe and a day later in the US. In the meantime, check out the album art below, which was done by Xaay.

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Band profile:	Evocation

Horror punk rockers Wednesday 13 are on a roll and after releasing the album Calling All Corpses last year, they have a new offering almost ready for consumption. Frontman Wednesday 13 recently entered the studio to begin recording the new EP, Spook & Destroy, perhaps making fun of a little Metallica song titled "Seek & Destroy". The EP is penned for a tentative October 9th release and the cover artwork can be seen below.

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"Remember Your Name", a brand new video from Swedish metalcore band Marionette has been unleashed and is now available for viewing below. The song is taken from the band's 2011 effort, Nerve. The band is confirmed and will play at the Bloodstock Open Air 2012 Festival in the UK today.

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Weapon is proudly spicing up the Canadian metal scene with tigers and horned skulls guarding their upcoming crown release. October 9th will mark the release of the band's third album entitled Embers And Revelations. Relapse Records offers the new album in three different formats, which are: CD / LP / digital. The band will thereafter embark on a tour with Marduk and 1349. The album's artwork created by Benjamin Vierling can now be viewed below as well as the album teaser.

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So we've gone from roughly 300 down to 20 album covers. Now, we know what an opinionated bunch you people are, so we're going to shake things up in the voting department this round...

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"Catalyst", the title track of the new album from US metallers Prototype, is available for streaming this location. The track will be available for purchase starting August 21 on iTunes and the album will be released on September 11 via Nightmare Records.

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"Thoughts Like Hammers", a brand-new song from the Norwegian progressive metal act Enslaved can now be streamed at NPR Music.

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