Swedish heavy doom metallers Grand Magus have unveiled the artwork for their new album titled The Hunt, set for release on May 25th in Europe and June 5th in North America via Nuclear Blast. The artwork was created by Arik Roper (Cathedral, High On Fire, Sleep), who also did the cover artwork for the band's album Iron Will.

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US sludge metallers Black Tusk have confirmed that they will be joining Down and Haarp on a string of US shows this May. The dates kick off on May 18th in Broussard, Louisiana, and are scheduled to wrap up on May 26th in Houston, Texas.

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US death metallers Six Feet Under will embark on a US headlining tour. The 18 Nights Of Blood Tour is scheduled for June this year. Support on the road will come from Dying Fetus and Revocation. The band will be touring in support of their upcoming album Undead, scheduled for North American release this Spring.

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As previously reported, US speed metal band Helstar will release a 30th anniversary DVD. The tracklist of the concert, which has been filmed in Houston (Texas) on March 24th, can be viewed below. The official double live CD and DVD containing the entire performance will be released in the fall by AFM Records.

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According to The Guardian, a Norwegian airline is extremely close to using legendary black metal musician Euronymous (Øystein Aarseth) on the tail fins of one of their jumbo jet planes.

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"Let Them Fall", a brand new track from US doom legends Saint Vitus is currently streaming online at Season Of Mist's Soundcloud page. The long-awaited new album from Saint Vitus, entitled Lillie: F-65, will hit stores on April 27th in Europe via Season Of Mist. The North American release date in May will be announced soon. More album details were previously reported here.

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The folks at Season Of Mist have announced the signing of German deathcore act War From A Harlots Mouth. The band issued the following statement: "Even if this will sound like your stereotype statement for record deal-related news, we're still gonna say it: we are proud and actually honored to announce, that we have signed with Season of Mist, home to many of our favourite bands out there. Deathspell Omega, Cynic, The Dillinger Escape Plan, Misery Index, Septicflesh, Kylesa, Sólstafir, Nightbringer... and the list continues!"

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Official Indie Recordings press release:

Indie Recordings are proud to announce the signing of The Fallen Divine and welcome them to the Indie Recordings family.

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US stoner/doom metallers The Sword have announced that they have signed a worldwide deal with Razor & Tie. The band issued the following statement: "The Sword has signed a new, multi-album worldwide deal with New York City based label, Razor & Tie. After releasing three critically acclaimed albums on Kemado Records, the Austin TX based quartet featuring guitarist/vocalist J.D. Cronise, guitarist Kyle Shutt, bassist Bryan Richie, and new drummer Santiago 'Jimmy' Vela III will commence recording their fourth album in late June with a projected release date of fall 2012."

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In January, it was revealed that legendary Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi had been diagnosed with lymphoma. Now, he has posted the following message on his Facebook page updating on his health condition: "Hiya, a little update on how it's all going: well, I've had the last dose of chemotherapy so hopefully my body will start to get back to normal soon, the steroids were the worse. I've now got three weeks of radiotherapy coming up which I'm told can be very tiring so we'll see."

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US metalcore/alternative thrash metal outfit Shadows Fall have revealed the cover art for their upcoming new album, Fire From The Sky, which will be released via Razor & Tie on May 15th. The album artwork, created by Aaron Marsh of Forefathers, can be seen below. More album details were previously reported here.

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Japanese rockers Dir En Grey have announced that they will be releasing a tour documentary on DVD and Blu-ray. The band issued the following statement about it: "In solitude, aggravation and desperation - still they take the stage. Footage documenting the six months from their European tour that kicked off in August 2011, up to the Osaka-jo Hall show in January 2012, will be released back to back in 2 consecutive months!"

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Malaysian melodic black metallers Hayagriva have announced new tour dates for this year, starting in April, with more to be confirmed. The band will be promoting their new album Descendant XII, which was released this year through Khakan Production. More details about this release were previously reported here.

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French black/death metallers Vorkreist will be releasing their new album Sigil Whore Christ on April 24th in Europe and May 22nd in North America via Agonia Records. The band has now posted online a new track, "Maledicte", from the upcoming release and you can listen to it at their Reverbnation page.

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The cover artwork for Reign Supreme, the brand-new upcoming album by US brutal tech-death metallers Dying Fetus and follow-up to 2009's Descend Into Depravity, have been revealed. Also a teaser for the album be streamed in the YouTube-video located below.

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