Worlds Torn Asunder, the brand-new album from US combat thrashers Warbringer can now be streamed in its entirety at Guitar World.

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Source:	guitarworld.com
Band profile:	Warbringer

"The View", the second track from the upcoming new album Lulu, created by the musical collaboration between Lou Reed and Metallica, is now streaming online at this location. You can also listen to it below. Lulu is set to be released on October 31st everywhere else except for North America, where it will be released on November 1st. More album details were previously reported here and here.

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San Francisco thrashers, Machine Head, have been confirmed as a headlining act for the Wacken Open Air 2012, in Germany. Machine Head have played in Wacken before both in 2005 and 2009.

This news comes right before their new album, entitled Unto The Locust is released tomorrow, September 27th, through Roadrunner Records. More album details were previously reported over here.

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Source:	wacken.com
Band profile:	Machine Head
Event:	Wacken Open Air 2012

The new upcoming eleventh studio effort from Danish prog/power outfit, Royal Hunt, is set be called Show Me How To Live, and it will be released in November/December, 2011, through Marquee/Avalon (Japan and Southeast Asia) and Frontiers Records (rest of the world).

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Source:	royalhunt.com
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Norwegian gothic metal quintet, Trail Of Tears, have finished the recordings for their upcoming new album.

The band posted the following on their MySpace page: "The recordings for the still untitled 7th Trail Of Tears album has been completed in Sound Suite Studio in Marseille, France, with producer Terje Refsnes! Cathrine came through the extreme schedule with flying colours, putting the finishing vocals on the end result and delivered a performance for the history books!"

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Band profile:	Trail Of Tears

The Animation Of Entomology, the brand-new upcoming EP by technical metal supergroup Blotted Science have been delayed for about a week due to "manufacturing hiccups".

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Paradise Lost guitarist and songwriter Gregor Mackintosh has formed a new band called Vallenfyre, along with members of My Dying Bride, At The Gates and Doom. The band's debut album A Fragile King will be released on October 31st, 2011, in Europe and on November 1st, 2011, in North America through Century Media Records. Vallenfyre is not a one-off project and will continue as a band that will also play live in 2012.

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Source:	paradiselost.co.uk
Band profile:	Paradise Lost

Finnish psychedelic black metallers Oranssi Pazuzu have revealed the artwork and tracklist of their upcoming new album titled Kosmonument, to be released on October 26th, 2011, via Spinefarm Records. You can pre-order the album at this location.

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Italian power metal band Trick Or Treat announced a line-up change. The drummer Mirko Virdis, in the band since 2007, decided to leave and he will be replaced by Luca Setti. The band is also working on their new album, which will be their third full-length.

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Source:	trickortreatband.com
Band profile:	Trick Or Treat

Japanese power metal act Galneryus have revealed the album cover art for their upcoming new album titled Phoenix Rising, set for release on October 5th. They have also announced the details of the two formats in which it will be released. The normal edition will have a bonus CD featuring seven covers and the limited edition will have an extra DVD.

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Source:	galneryusyumacher.com
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French death metal band Necroblaspheme announced the completion of a new upcoming EP, entitled XXVI: The Deeper - The Better, three years after Destination: Nulle Part was released, in 2008. The EP was recorded at Sainte-Marthe Studios (in Paris) with Francis Caste (Kickback, Arkon Infaustus, Bukowski, Hangman's Chair, Comity) during the winter of 2010.

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"Alone", a brand-new song from Canadian noisegrinders Fuck The Facts can now be streamed on Decibel Magazine.

Three other new songs, entitled "Drift", "A Coward's Existance" and "End Of The Line", can be found here.

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Source:	decibelmagazine.com
Band profile:	Fuck The Facts

Swedish metallers Opeth have premiered a new video for their song "The Devil's Orchard" at Pitchfork.com. Alternatively, you can watch it below. The song is off of the band's latest output, Heritage, out now via Roadrunner Records. The video for "The Devil's Orchard" was directed by Phil Mucci.

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"Junta", a new song taken from progressive metal band Cormorant's upcoming second full-length release entitled Dwellings is now streaming online at this location. The album is due December 6th. There you can also read an interview with the lead singer and bassist of the band, Arthur von Negel, where he talks about the new release, the state of the industry, and despite their success, why Cormorant remains independent. Limited editions of the album can be pre-ordered directly through Cormorant's website here.

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Misery, the brand-new upcoming EP from Canadian noisegrinders Fuck The Facts is set to be released on October 11th, together with the band's upcoming full-length album Die Miserable.

The band comments: The Misery EP is basically a collection of B-sides from our upcoming album Die Miserable. It also includes collaboration tracks we did with Jesse Mathewson (KEN Mode) & Elliot Desgagnes (Beneath The Massacre) and a re-recorded version of the song "Unburden".

A song from the EP, entitled "End Of The Line", can be streamed on the band's Bandcamp profile.

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Band profile:	Fuck The Facts