Testament guitarist Eric Peterson and Canadian symphonic metal singer Leah have teamed up to bring the powerful track "Winter Sun" right in time for the start of winter. The song now available here blends the ethereal voice of Leah with Peterson's lead work, trading off melodies back and forth in true duet fashion. "Winter Sun" was recorded by five musicians between three different countries, so in order to quickly communicate internationally for free and have the track released by the holidays, the group incorporated the cross-platform communications app WhatsApp to pen the track. You can enjoy it below.

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U.S. heavy metal old-timers Manilla Road have proudly announced that they will play at Bang Your Head Festival next year! The German festival was the first festival bringing Manilla Road over to Europe and they are happy to be back next year to present songs from their new record, The Blessed Curse, in Balingen. Freedom Call, Testament, Uriah Heep, Impellitteri, Sacred Reich, Threshold, DragonForce and more will also perform at the fest next July.

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In support of Repentless, the band's 12th studio album and its career-highest chart debut, Slayer will launch 2016 by pillaging and marauding its way across North America, headlining some two-dozen dates over a five-week period. With special guests Testament and Carcass on all dates, this tour of metal heavyweights starts on February 19th in Chicago and wraps up in Las Vegas on March 26th.

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Event:	Slayer: North American Tour 2016

Cult Of Luna have posted a teaser for their upcoming split EP entitled Råångest (which means "raw anxiety" in Swedish) with The Old Wind. You can watch it now here. The release will contain three songs, of which one will be Cult Of Luna's cover version of the Amebix classic "Last Will And Testament". Råångest shall be available to the masses in January 29th, 2016 via Pelagic Records.

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Savannah's Black Tusk have faced an immense and unexpected tragedy in late 2014 when founding bassist/vocalist Jonathan Athon passed away after a motorcycle accident in his hometown. Now, as a testament to his lasting legacy on the heavy music scene, the band is releasing Pillars Of Ash, their final recordings with Athon, on January 29th, 2016 via Relapse Records. You can stream the first released track from the record, "God's On Vacation," right now here via YouTube.

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Symphonic death metal masters Fleshgod Apocalypse have some news about their new album. They have just revealed the cover artwork that will grace the upcoming album King. This artwork was created by acclaimed contemporary artist Eliran Kantor (Testament, Iced Earth, Kataklysm, Hatebreed) and it's quite majestic. See it for yourself below.

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The organizers want to make Hellfest 2016 one of the most memorable yet and they have made the first announcement of bands that will head to France next summer to perform live on 17-18-19 June 2016. Some of the big names include the highly requested Black Sabbath, Amon Amarth, King Diamond, Megadeth, Rammstein, and more. Mind you that there are still 7 months left before Hellfest's gates open, but all the 3-day tickets have been sold already. Check out the massive list of all names confirmed so far below and start saving up!

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The mighty Carcass will release a special edition version of their latest album, Surgical Steel, on CD and digitally on October 30th, and on vinyl on November 20th via Nuclear Blast. The complete edition includes their whole 2013 comeback album Surgical Steel, along with the entire Surgical Remission / Surplus Steel EP released later. Well, and how about a new album? That is still under wraps.

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The official One Machine video for the song "Forewarning" from their new album The Final Cull can be seen below. The clip was directed and edited by Scott Canty of Dark North Media. The Final Cull will be out in September 18th. One Machine is the brainchild of former Nevermore and Testament guitarist Steve Smyth.

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After showcasing the new track "We Sold Our Souls To Metal" before, Soulfly have more to offer today. They have released a lyric video for the brand new the track "Sodomites". The song comes from the band's impending 10th studio album Archangel and features Todd Jones of Nails fame on guest vocals. Dive into the heaviness of the asphyxiating track "Sodomites" right here.

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After announcing the first batch of bands that will destroy Baltimore from 26-29 May 2016 at Edison Lot, Rams Head Live, and Baltimore Soundstage on the Maryland Deathfest XIV, a new announcement has been made. Testament, Doom, Paradise Lost, Novembers Doom, Dragged Into Sunlight and Secrets Of The Moon are among the latest confirmations. Maybe now you will be convinced to attend the festival.

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Fleshgod Apocalypse are back at work on their next album and it's a concept album. In fact, the Italian symphonic metallers will tentatively release their new record titled King in early 2016 via Nuclear Blast Records. The tracking will start this summer at Kick Recording Studio and 16th Cellar Studio in Rome. Mixing and mastering will be handled by the world-renowned Jens Bogren (Amon Amarth, At The Gates, Arch Enemy) at Fascination Street studios in Sweden later this year. Get ready for King!

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Death metal veterans Cannibal Corpse are very pleased to confirm that the band will be touring Latin America in November and December with Californian thrash legends Testament. The tour begins on November 17th in Porto Alegre, Brazil, and concludes on December 2nd in Guadalajara, Mexico. The complete list of tour dates is available down under.

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Event:	Cannibal Corpse & Testament: Latin American Tour 2015

We already knew that Soulfly's new album would be called Archangel but now we know much more about it. The band has revealed the majestic cover artwork created by artist Eliran Kantor (Testament, Iced Earth, Sodom) for their upcoming "dark and atmospheric" record that is coming out on August 14th worldwide via Nuclear Blast Entertainment. Take a peek below and find out the song titles and more details as well including guests.

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Bay Area thrash metal veterans Death Angel will release the aptly titled A Thrashumentary on July 24th via Nuclear Blast. Now they have released the first of two video trailers teasing their upcoming DVD plus live album release. Watch the appetizer right here where several respected musicians discuss the thrash metal movement in the Bay Area and more.

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