De Vermis Mysteriis, the brand-new upcoming album from Oakland-based stoner trio High On Fire can now be streamed in its entirety over at NPR Music.

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Norwegian melodic black metallers Borknagar are streaming the new track "Frostrite" through the band's Facebook page. To access the song, "Like" is required.

The song comes off the band's latest effort Urd, which is out today in Europe and tomorrow (March 27th) in North America through Century Media. More album details were previously reported here and here.

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Austrian grindcore veterans Mastic Scum have announced that their former vocalist Will has passed away last Friday (March 23rd). The band issued the following statement: "In deep sadness we have to announce that our friend and ex-member Will died by accident on Friday, March 23rd. We are all very shocked about his tragic death. Will joined Mastic Scum in 1993 and left the band in 2008. We had a great time and lot of experiences together. R.I.P. Will - we'll see us in another life!"

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Source:	masticscum.com
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Surface/Light, the new album from Portuguese dark progressive metallers Vertigo Steps is currently streaming online in its entirety at their Bandcamp page. The album will be released on April 30th through the band's new label Ethereal Sound Works. Before that, the band is releasing today the first single Sublight, which includes three songs from the new album and three videos. More details about the album were previously reported here and here.

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US symphonic power metallers HolyHell have added two new tour dates to their European schedule. The band will play Ost Fest in Bucharest, Romania, on June 16th and the Dortmunder Music Week Festival in Dortmund, Germany, on July 9th. During their upcoming tour, the band will also perform music from their brand new studio album that will be released this summer.

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Dutch symphonic metal band Epica has released the following statement about parting ways with the bassist Yves Huts and his replacement: "It is with sadness that we announce that Yves Huts and Epica have decided to part ways. Yves has been with us from the start and has been of great value to the band. We want to thank Yves for his contribution to Epica's success and wish him the very best in his future career, whether musically or in a different way. We will never forget the good times we shared together on the road!"

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Source:	epica.miraizou.net
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Norwegian symphonic black metallers Dimmu Borgir have announced new spring and summer European shows, starting in May. The band had previously announced a string of festival appearances in Europe, which now extend to headlining shows.

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Source:	nuclearblast.de
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"The Infernal Resurrection", a brand new video from US black/thrash metallers Skeletonwitch has premiered exclusively at this location. The song comes off the band's 2011 album Forever Abomination, released through Prosthetic Records. More details about this release here.

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Navene Koperweis is no longer the drummer of US instrumental progressive metallers Animals As Leaders. He recently decided to leave the group. Filling in for him will be Matt Garstka (Gokh Bi System, Two Man Trio and Verse The Fire) on the band's upcoming European and North American tours.

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Source:	prostheticrecords.com
Band profile:	Animals As Leaders

Official Century Media Records press release:

Century Media Records is proud to announce a worldwide deal with Florida Death Metal icons Massacre. The band is resurrected with two of the original band members: band founders Rick Rozz (guitar) and Terry Butler (bass, also in Obituary). The line-up is completed with Ed Webb (ex-Diabolic, also in Destined To Ruin and Generichrist) on vocals duties and Mike Mazzonetto (ex-Pain Principle) on drums.

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Source:	centurymedia.com
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"Empireum", the brand new video from Italian stoner doom metallers Ufomammut is now available online and you can watch it below. The video was crafted at Malleus Rock Art Lab. The song is the opening track taken from the band's upcoming album Oro - Opus Primum, the initial release in a pair of albums in the "Oro" series, and the band's debut with Neurot Recordings, due out on April 13th.

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Source:	ufomammut.com
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US heavy/power metal legends Manowar have announced that they will perform an exclusive show in Germany's Signal Iduna Park Stadium (Westfalenstadion) in Dortmund on July 9th. This will be the band's only show in Germany in 2012. The band will celebrate the release of a new studio album and also the 10th anniversary of Warriors Of The World.

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Danish death metallers Dawn Of Demise have released the following statement about signing a new label deal: "We have just inked a multi-album deal with California based label Unique Leader Records. With a roster that includes bands like Decrepit Birth, Aeon, Pyrexia, Inveracity, Deeds Of Flesh, Hour Of Penance and so on, we can truly say that this choice was a 'no-brainer'. Unique Leader will release our 3rd full-length, entitled Rejoice In Vengeance worldwide this summer (exact release date will be revealed in approx. 2 weeks)... We negotiated with 4 labels and the choice was easy - Unique Leader it is!"

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Koloss, the new album from Swedish technical thrash metallers Meshuggah is currently streaming in full at this location. The band announced it would only be available for 60 hours, so waste no time. Koloss was released on March 23rd in Europe and will hit stores on March 26th in North America through Nuclear Blast Records. More album details here.

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"My Destiny", the new video from US metalcore outfit Demon Hunter has premiered and is available for viewing below. The song comes off the band's forthcoming release True Defiance, due out on April 10th via Solid State Records. The video was filmed by director Robby Starbuck (Otep, August Burns Red, Smashing Pumpkins). More album details were previously reported here and here.

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Source:	demonhunter.net
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