Danish death metallers Illdisposed have unveiled the cover artwork and release date for the band's upcoming new album entitled Sense The Darkness. The cover was created by Mircea Gabriel Eftemie and can be viewed below. Sense The Darkness is the follow-up to their previous studio album There is Light (But it's Not For Me) and will be released by Massacre Records on September 21st.

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"Evil Dead", a new or old song from Chuck Schuldiner's pre-Death material from his first band Mantas is now available below for streaming. Death By Metal is brutally raw in sound of an entire genre being born out of the basement of Chuck Schuldiner's Florida home close to 3 decades ago; a compilation and deluxe collection of the group's first two demos and a rehearsal from 1984 penned to be released on June 19th in North America, June 22nd in Benelux / Germany, and June 25th in the UK and rest of Europe via Relapse Records.

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Ensiferum's fifth studio album will have the title Unsung Heroes and will be released via Spinefarm on the 27th August 2012.

Produced by Hiili Hiilesmaa (HIM, Sentenced, Apocalyptica, etc.) and also containing a 16 minute-plus epic "Passion Proof Power", the band comment:

"We've tried to push the different aspects of what we do as far as we can..." "...the sonic scope is wider than ever. The folk elements go further down that path and the metallic parts will absolutely rip your face off!"

Once again, album art has been supplied by Kristian Wahlin, with featured special guests including members of Die Apokalyptischen Reiter plus legendary Finnish singer & actor, Vesa-Matti Loiri.

Album Tracklist:

01. Symbols
02. In My Sword I Trust
03. Unsung Heroes
04. Burning Leaves
05. Celestial Bond
06. Retribution Shall Be Mine
07. Star Queen (Celestial Bond part II)
08. Pohjola
09. Last Breath
10. Passion Proof Power

A video is currently being planned for lead track, "In My Sword I Trust".

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Agalloch has announced a massive North American tour for this summer, with support coming from Taurus (featuring Stevie Floyd of Dark Castle and Ashley Spungin ex-Purple Rhinestone Eagle).

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Montreal-based extreme metallers Kataklysm have unveiled the complete tracklist for their multidisc DVD entitled The Iron Will: 20 Years Determined. The DVD will be released on July 3rd and will feature a documentary and bonus CD materials. The set will depict the ups and downs of the band's long, turbulent career, as well as footage of Kataklysm's performance at last year's Summer Breeze festival, which took place August 18-20, 2011 in Dinkelsbühl, Germany.

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US death metal ministers Six Feet Under have announced the addition of rhythm guitarist Ola Englund (Scarpoint) to their ranks. Englund, who will make his first official appearance with the band on the 18 Nights Of Blood Tour set to commence next month, takes the place of Rob Arnold.

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Swedish heavy metal band Grand Magus is streaming the new single "Valhalla Rising" at this location. The track appears on the band's sixth full-length offering The Hunt. The album is set for release on May 25th (Europe) and June 5th (North America) through Nuclear Blast Records.

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Norwegian black metallers Ragnarok, which split with Regain Records last year, have now signed a deal with Agonia Records.

The label released the following statement: "We are pleased to announce the addition of Norwegian black metallers Ragnarok to Agonia's roster. The band is set to enter the Endarker Studios on the 24th June to record what will be their seventh full-length album. At the production helm will be studio owner and Marduk bassist Devo. The as yet untitled album is due for release later this year."

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Swedish power metallers Amaranthe have posted online a brand new video for the song "1.000.000 Lightyears" and you can now watch it below. The song comes off the band's self-titled album Amaranthe, which came out in 2011 via Spinefarm Records.

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On their first ever North American tour, New Zealand brutal death metal band Ulcerate's van was broken into in New York and much of their equipment was stolen. However, the band is still planning to continue the rest of their tour.

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Swedish viking folk metallers King Of Asgard will release their second album entitled ...To North on July 27th/30th via Metal Blade Records as a digi-CD and on vinyl. The album was recorded at Sonic Train Studios with engineer Andy LaRocque (King Diamond) at the helm and will also feature two guest musicians.

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Swedish black/death metallers Diabolical have released the following statement about entering the studio in the coming month: "We are entering Necromorbus Studio in June to begin the recording sessions that are supposed to lead up to the fifth Diabolical album. More than enough material has been written over the past year, so we are right now in process of figuring out what material to leave out. We will try to keep you posted here on the development. The album will be considered finished as soon as it's the goat."

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"The Serpent's Tongue", a brand new song from Dutch black/doom metal duo Nachtvorst is currently streaming online and you can listen to it below. The band has just released their new album Silence through Aural Music/Code 666 Records.

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With the new release Blood Fetish due out on Sevared Records on June 1st, US one-man death metal band Putrid Pile has given a glimpse of the new album by streaming the title track, which is available on the video below. The new DVD Live At Obscene Extreme 2011 will also be released on the same day.

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Metal Blade press release:

Metal Blade is proud to announce the signing of Entrails, one of the best death metal bands ever to come out of Sweden!

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