"Iconic Images", a brand new song from US melodic death metallers Allegaeon is now streaming at this location. The song comes off the band's upcoming album Formshifter, penned for release on May 8th via Metal Blade Records. The album was recorded by Daniel Castleman (As I Lay Dying, Impending Doom).

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Swedish melodeath dealers Deals Death have just premiered their new video for the song "Collapse", which was directed by Patric Ullaeus. "Collapse" is the opening track for Deals Death's latest album Elite, released about a month ago through Spinefarm Records. You can now watch the video below.

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British metallers Architects have parted ways with their guitarist Tim Hillier-Brook. The band posted the following statement about it: "Tim has decided that it's time for him to step away from Architects and pursue other projects. We all appreciate the work and commitment he has shown to the band over the past few years and wish him all the best in his future endeavours. His final show will be Groezrock and no future shows will be affected by his departure. Our good friend Josh Middleton will be filling Tim's vacancy on a temporary basis."

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"I Believe", the brand new video from Brazilian power metallers Kattah is now available for viewing below. The song comes off the band's debut album Eyes Of Sand, which is streaming over at Digmetalworld. The band has recently joined Digmetalworld Records with its debut album, featuring guests appearances by Fabrizio Di Sarno (Sahman) and Fernando Quesada (Sahman).

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Swedish gothic/doom metallers Draconian have started writing new material. The band posted the following update on their Facebook page: "This weekend new lyrical creations will come to life. I am again collaborating with Författare (fotograf) Therés Stephansdotter Björk - who has contributed before with her poetry. Songs like 'Seasons Apart', 'She Dies', 'Not Breathing' and 'The Failure Epiphany' (among others) got a certain depth and presence thanks to Therés. She was also our photographer and a dear long-time friend of the band. The lyrical work for next album starts Now."

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"Ideomotor", the brand new single from Canadian metallers The Agonist is currently streaming online exclusively at this location. The song comes off the band's upcoming album Prisoners, set to be released via Century Media Records on June 4th in Europe and June 5th in North America. More album details here.

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Event:	The Agonist: South American Tour 2012

US alternative metallers Godsmack have announced that they will release their first-ever live album, entitled Live & Inspired, through Universal Republic Records on May 15th.

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Canadian melodic death metallers Ex Deo have revealed the album artwork for their upcoming release entitled Caligvla. The album will see the light of day on August 31st via Napalm Records. More album details were previously reported here.

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British deathcore act Annotations Of An Autopsy has issued the following statement about going on hiatus for an indefinite period: "So in case you don't know, we are now officially on hiatus, we have a few festival dates later this year that we will still be playing and 2 local shows but we will not be touring or releasing music for a while now, thanks for all your support and for making the last tour so good!"

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Simone Christinat, the vocalist of Swiss symphonic prog/power outfit Legenda Aurea, and who also doubled as the vocalist of the recently disbanded gothic metallers Elis, is currently writing new material for the band's upcoming album. She posted the following short update: "I have spent the whole day in my home studio, writing vocal lines for the upcoming Legenda Aurea album. I can't wait to present you all the new ideas. I wish you a happy Sunday evening. Greetings from rainy Switzerland!"

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After a week of voting on the best April Fools PM sent to staff the results are in.

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Nuclear Blast press release:

The ink has finally dried and Nuclear Blast Records is proud to announce the worldwide signing of the Bay Area's indomitable thrash metal band Heathen!

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Japanese power metallers X Japan took home the award for Best International Band at the Golden Gods Awards, becoming the first Asian band to ever be nominated and beating Behemoth, Lacuna Coil, Meshuggah, Rammstein and Sepultura in the category.

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Swedish all-star death metallers Bloodbath have posted the following update on their official website:

"With all the rumours that's been wildfiring the last couple of days people have been questioning the current and future status of Bloodbath, so here's the deal. Mikael Åkerfeldt has officially left Bloodbath. We know this might come as a surprise to some of you, but the rest of us in Bloodbath have been well aware for a long time already that Mike wanted out again. This was made to be made public sooner or later and if you're curious to know more about why Mike is leaving and his vibes in general you can read his own words here. Mike, our best buddy and death metal vocal god has been a tremendous force in Bloodbath and we thank him for all the good and fun times on stage and in the studio we shared with this side-project since the formation in 1998.

Now, we've already been getting a lot of submissions from Bloodbath fans who are looking to replace Mike and we thank you for the interest and offering your talents, but hereby, we want to confirm that our decision to make another album with a new singer is already being prepared since a while. We we will let you know in due time who the new singer is and also details on our musical/lyrical concept that has also already ben set in stone. Expect the exciting things to happen in 2013."

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The legendary US groove thrash metal band Pantera has posted online the video for the previously unreleased song "Piss", directed by Zach Merck, which can be viewed below. The song is currently available on iTunes and will be featured on the Deluxe Edition of Vulgar Display Of Power, set for release on May 15th. More details about this release were previously reported here.

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