Hatriot, the bay area thrashers led by former Exodus frontman Steve "Zetro" Souza, will enter the studio in September to begin recording its sophomore album, Dawn Of The New Centurion, for a February 2014 release via Massacre Records.

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Long-running Bay Area thrash metal lords Testament are set to take a look at their long career through a pair of back catalogue-exploring vinyl reissues due out on Prosthetic Records. The label will deliver vinyl pressings of the band's 2001 anthology First Strike Still Deadly and an expanded edition of the group's Live At Eindhoven '87 on September 24th.

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Killswitch Engage's drummer Justin Foley is going through a rough time. He recently had a bicycle accident and broke his collarbone and therefore will not be able to do the band's upcoming Asia/Europe tour that begins later this week. However, the band isn't cancelling any dates as they found a replacement in longtime friend Jordan Mancino from As I Lay Dying which cancelled all of their tours due to what happened to Tim Lambesis. If all goes well, Justin Foley should be back on track in time for the North American tour with Lamb Of God, Testament and Huntress which starts in late October.

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Brutal Assault 2013 is fast approaching and the festival will be taking place next month in the Czech Republic. However, Killing Joke (due to serious family problems) and D.R.I. (injured guitarist) will not be part of it because they have been forced to cancel their performance at the festival.

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Event:	Brutal Assault 2013

Lamb Of God is partnering up with Killswitch Engage, Testament and Huntress for the final North American Resolution shows. The Americans will end the North American portion of their last record cycle beginning on October 22nd with 28 US and Canadian shows. Joining Lamb Of God on these dates will be long-time friends Killswitch Engage and the support for all shows will be provided by Testament and Huntress. The dates for the tour are below.

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Ever heard of Twilight Of The Gods? If you haven't, now is a good chance to discover them. Their track "Fire On The Mountain" has made its debut online. You can listen to the song from their eponymous debut album through the lyric video available below. Twilight Of The Gods features Alan Averill (Primordial, Dead Sovereign, Blood Revolt) on vocals, Nick Barker (ex-Cradle Of Filth, ex-Dimmu Borgir, ex-Testament, ex-Exodus) on drums, guitarists Rune Eriksen (Aura Noir, Ava Inferi, ex-Mayhem) and Patrik Lindgren (Thyrfing), and Frode Glesnes (Einherjer) on bass.

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Florida death/black metal band Infernaeon has unveiled the new song ''Deflowered'' from their upcoming new album The Cancer Within which will see the light of day next month on the 27th of August via Black & Blue Records. You can now listen to the new song ''Deflowered'' below as a foretaste.

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This year, legendary death metallers Cannibal Corpse are celebrating their 25th anniversary as a band and now the group has been recognized and selected for induction in the Buffalo Music Hall of Fame as a member of the Class of 2013. Cannibal Corpse is the latest addition to the Hall of Fame, which also includes Buffalo natives the Goo Goo Dolls, Billy Sheehan, 10,000 Maniacs, and many more. The induction ceremony will be held October 3rd at the Tralf Music Hall in Buffalo, New York.

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The last band has been announced for the Portuguese festival Vagos Open Air 2013 which will take place from August 9-10th, 2013 at Quinta do Ega in Vagos. Progressive metallers Evergrey will perform on August 9th.

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Event:	Vagos Open Air 2013

2013 has certainly been a rough year for Slayer. It began with Dave Lombardo being kicked off the band's Australian tour, with Kerry King and Tom Araya electing to replace him with Jon Dette for future shows. Mere weeks ago, we learned of Jeff Hanneman's tragic death. They say that bad things come in threes, and now the drummer issues have come to a head.

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And the mystery is over, ta-da! Grindcore/death metal legends Carcass have signed a deal with Nuclear Blast Records for the world excluding Japan for the release of Surgical Steel, the band's first studio release since their 1996 album Swansong. The band had announced they had conversations with a few labels and now the decision has been made. Better luck next time, all other labels.

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British thrashers Evile aren't shying away from showing off their forthcoming fourth album Skull. Having previously released "Underworld", still available here, it is time for us to hear the new thrash attack "Head Of The Demon" which is available below.

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How about some black metal to start off your weekend? You can listen to "Revelation In The Waters" taken from Svartsyn's forthcoming brand new album Black Testament through the Soundcloud widget here. The song is the album opener.

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Anthrax have announced plans to film their upcoming show in Santiago, Chile for a new live DVD and promise to play an extended set with tracks from their whole catalog. Testament will be opening the evening's festivities. The band is touring in support of Worship Music and their EP Anthems.

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The summer is right around the corner and Brutal Assault will be one of the hot spots for the summer in Czech Republic. The festival has recently confirmed three more bands that will join the party this upcoming August.

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Event:	Brutal Assault 2013