Now that their new album Gods Of Violence is out, German thrashers Kreator have marked the occasion with a brand new video! Check out the official music video for the third single, "Totalitarian Terror" below and tell us what you think about the new album. Was it worth the wait?

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After recently announcing two special and by now completely sold out comeback tribute shows in the band's hometown of Warsaw, Poland for February, prog masters Riverside are delighted to announce a next European tour for April/May 2017. The band will perform with a guest guitarist and slowly return.

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Band profile:	Riverside

U.S. metalcore outfit Motionless In White have released a new song. It's called "Eternally Yours" and will appear on their upcoming album, Graveyard Shift, which Roadrunner Records will release on May 5th 2017. Previously, the band also released another new single.

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The first new track from Ayreon's new offering, The Source, has been made available online! It's the 13-minute album opener "The Day That The World Breaks Down". You can hear the first full track and watch the behind-the-scenes video below. The song features all 11 main guest singers. Enjoy!

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Just months after they decided to call it quits, the Swedes Graveyard are back and re-open for business! However, the band's new lineup will not include drummer Axel Sjöberg, who is focusing on his new outfit called Big Kizz.

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New music alert! Today you get to hear a new song from Novembers Doom! Apart from releasing a new song today, the U.S. band also revealed their new album Hamartia cover art and tracklist. You can check all of the info below. As for the music, "Plague Bird", the first new single, is also available for streaming.

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Last week, the Finnish metallers Wintersun unveiled the tracklist of their upcoming third studio album, The Forest Seasons, that will see the light of day in 2017. This new full-length album of 53 minutes follows the concept of Vivaldi's 'The Four Seasons', but will of course feature the typical epic death metal on four tracks. And although the album is already finished, front man and mastermind Jari Mäenpää now needs the support of his loyal fans. The band will be doing a crowdfunding campaign starting on March 1st.

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No, it's not a new album from Necrophagist but there will be a vinyl reissue of the band's classic Epitaph album. The group's seminal, tech-death masterpiece is once again available on vinyl for the first time since its release in 2004! The official vinyl repress of Epitaph will see a worldwide release on March 17th, 2017 via Relapse Records.

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Band profile:	Necrophagist

Cynic will soon release Uroboric Forms - The Complete Demo Collection. The album will be released as digipak CD and limited LP+CD (with gatefold sleeve, LP-booklet, 180 g vinyl and 7"). It includes the four legendary demos Demo 1988, Refections Of A Dying World (1989), Demo 1990 and Demo 1991, showing Cynic's development from a raw underground metal band to the progressive technical death style the band is known for since the release of the classic Focus album.

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Relapse Records just announced the signing of cult UK doom/sludge outfit Iron Monkey. The band originally formed in Nottingham, England in 1994 and released two full-lengths (1997's self-titled debut and 1998's Our Problem), a live album and a split with Church Of Misery before splitting in 1999. Now, almost two decades later, the band has decided to reform as a trio with co-founding members S. Watson on bass and J. Rushby on guitar/vocals. They're rounded out by new member S. Briggs (Chaos U.K.,) who also played with original Iron Monkey vocalist J.P. Morrow in the short-lived sludge supergroup My War.

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Today, you can discover another piece of the puzzle from The Source, Ayreon's anticipated new album. Arjen has unveiled the album's tracklist, it will be a double album, as well as the full line-up of guests. Just a few days ago, the band also revealed the album cover but the release date is still under wraps.

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Anciients is facing its first line-up change. The quartet from Canada is replacing their guitarist Chris Dyck, after he decided to live, with Brock MacInnes. He leaves due to the usual "no time for it, no money for it, different life priorities".

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Since the release of their excellent new album, Proponent For Sentience, this past September, Allegaeon has shared the stage with the likes of Black Sabbath, Megadeth and more at Ozzfest Meets Knotfest, as well as joined label-mates Battlecross and Necromancing The Stone for the annual "Winter Warriors Tour". The group is now launching a new video for "Of Mind And Matrix", the fourth video from the opus. Directed, edited, and animated by Nick Hipa (Wovenwar), "Of Mind And Matrix" can be viewed here.

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2017 just got more promising for Amenra fans! They are currently recording their new studio album Mass VI, again with Billy Anderson (Eyehategod, Neurosis, Om, Swans and so many more) in the snowy Belgian Ardennes. The album will see release later this year via Neurot Recordings with more details to be confirmed.

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After releasing their latest album, Sorceress, last year, Opeth now present us with the official promo video for the tune "Era". The video comes just ahead of the band's return to the U.S. for a headline spring tour with support from Gojira and Devin Townsend. The cinematic video was directed by Markus Hofko and is available for your viewing pleasure below.

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