"I'm Alive", a brand new video from Sebastian Bach, is now available for viewing below and it was directed by Devin DeHaven. The song comes off Bach's most recent output Kicking And Screaming, released last year on September 23rd in Europe via Frontier Records.

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Source:	frontiers.it
Band profile:	Sebastian Bach

The new album from UK progressive rockers Magnum is almost finished, it will be titled On The 13th Day and it has been penned in for a September 21st release in Germany, September 24th in the rest of Europe and September 25th in the US/Canada via SPV/Steamhammer Records. A single named "So Let It Rain" is scheduled for an end of August release. In the meantime, the band released an album teaser where vocalist Bob Catley describes the new album.

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Source:	spv.de
Band profile:	Magnum

Good news from the Fear Factory camp. The band's new album, The Industrialist, is now available for streaming in full at this location. The Industrialist hits stores today, June 5th, in North America through Candlelight Records and was released on June 1st in Europe via AFM Records. More album details were previously reported here.

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Band profile:	Fear Factory

George Marino, the legendary mastering engineer, has passed away yesterday after losing his battle with lung cancer. You might not recognize his name, but he worked on legendary albums which include Metallica's Black Album and Guns N' Roses' Appetite For Destruction. Marino also worked on albums for Saxon, W.A.S.P., Iron Maiden, Ozzy Osbourne, Dio, Anthrax, Danzig, Death Angel and many more in the metal realm and recently won a Grammy for his work on Arcade Fire's album Suburbs.

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"Sworn To Obey", a brand new song from German thrashers Dew-Scented has premiered and can be streamed below.

"Sworn To Obey" is taken from the band's upcoming album entitled Icarus, scheduled for release on July 27th in Germany, Switzerland and Austria, July 30th in the rest of Europe via Metal Blade Records and July 31st in North America via Prosthetic Records.

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Source:	dew-scented.net
Band profile:	Dew-Scented

After revealing the first details about their new album ...to North, Swedish viking folk metallers King Of Asgard have now unveiled the new release cover art and tracklist. The artwork is an oil on panel created by artist Mattias Frisk. "The Nine Worlds Burn", the first single off the follow-up to 2010's debut Fi'mbulvintr, is also available for streaming below. The album will come out on July 31st via Metal Blade.

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Source:	metalblade.com
Band profile:	King Of Asgard

Yesterday Slipknot promised that they would make a big announcement today and it was true. The American alternative metallers will launch their first annual Knotfest, which will take place in August.

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Band profile:	Slipknot

Violinist Janne Liljekvist has left Swedish viking metallers Månegarm on permanent basis due to lack of motivation. The band commented on his departure via their Facebook page: "It's of course unfortunate after almost 15 years together, but it's also an unsustainable situation if 1 out of 5 can't find the motivation and put the effort into the band that is needed to move forward."

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Band profile:	Månegarm

It seems that apparently not only is Slash not welcome at any Guns N' Roses shows, but neither are Slash T-shirts.

According to British music magazine NME, a fan at GNR's May 31 concert at London's O2 Arena, who showed up a wearing a Slash T-shirt, was forced by security to remove his shirt at the door. The concertgoer, 18-year-old James Revell, grudgingly abided and entered the venue bare-chested.

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Source:	music.yahoo.com
Band profile:	Guns N' Roses

Legendary progressive rockers Marillion have recently revealed the artwork for the band's upcoming album, Sounds That Can't Be Made, due to be released later this year in September via Racket Records. The tracklist for the band's seventeenth full-length studio album is yet to be revealed, but check the new album artwork below, designed by Simon Ward.

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Source:	marillion.com
Band profile:	Marillion

The wait is over for fans of Slovak doom metal band Galadriel. Five years after the release of Renascence Of Ancient Spirit, the band is in the recording studio again. The new album is called The 7th Queen Enthroned and it will be released in September by Gothoom Productions. For now, the band has unveiled the cover of their forthcoming record, which can be seen below.

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Source:	galadriel.sk
Band profile:	Galadriel

US metalcore/thrash metallers Trivium have announced new European dates for October/November, where they will be joined by co-headliners As I Lay Dying and with support from Caliban and Upon A Burning Body. This is only the first set of dates and more shows are expected to be announced soon.

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Band profile:	Trivium

Prisoners, the new studio album from Canadian metalcore band The Agonist is now streaming in full exclusively at Loudwire.com. The album will be released on June 4th in Europe and June 5th in North America via Century Media Records. More details about the album, including the tracklist can be found here.

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Band profile:	The Agonist

"Legions", a new sample song is now online and can be streamed on Australian progressive metallers Eyefear's Facebook page. The song should be on the band's upcoming album entitled The Inception Of Darkness. No specific date has been set for the album release yet. "Eyes Of Madness", another new song which will be featured on the new album, is still streaming at the same location. More album details were earlier reported here.

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Band profile:	Eyefear

Inferno, the newest offering from Portuguese gothenburg outfit Shadowsphere is currently streaming in its entirety at this location. Inferno is the band's third full-length album and was released internationally on June 1st.

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Band profile:	Shadowsphere