Swedes Majestica are back with a new full length announcement: a Christmas musical power metal album, entitled A Christmas Carol. What makes this a unique outing is not just the inclusion of plenty of well‐known Christmas songs, but also because the theme is the well‐known story of Ebenezer Scrooge from the Charles Dickens novel 'A Christmas Carol'. With many different voices for the many characters in the story alongside fitting music, people will not only hear a newly well‐written power metal album, but also a power metal musical that gives you a unique Christmas feeling. The pre-sale of the album will start on October 23rd, along with the release of the first single.

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Yesterday was the official release day of Venom Prison's compilation album Primeval. Coinciding with this release, the five-piece premiere a music video for the track "Slayer Of Holofernes", directed by Thomas-Coe Brooker.

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Black/thrash maniacs from Poland Witchmaster are working on new full length instalment. The outing is expected to be recorded in January and feature 17 barbaric tracks clocking in at 40 minutes. Release dated is planned for 2021 on Agonia Records.

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Symphonic metal powerhouse Epica unveil details and premiere first official single from their new studio album, entitled Omega. Due out on February 26th 2021 via Nuclear Blast, it will be the band's first full length in five years and will feature 12 new songs. The single "Abyss Of Time" is now streaming with accompanying video clip, made in collaboration with Grupa 13.

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Phil Campbell And The Bastard Sons have released a music video for their brand-new single "We're The Bastards", taken from the upcoming album We're The Bastards, which drops on November 13th via Nuclear Blast.

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Nowadays, regarding the touring and performing live, the most exciting things are the new tour Announcements. Yeah, amazing. So, here's one of the fresh ones. German extreme metallers Cytotoxin are pleased to announce that they will be (hopefully) bringing the havoc upon European lands next March & April, together with support from Extermination Dismemberment, Necrotted and Distant. Confirmed shows are listed via tour flyer.

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In two weeks, Zeal And Ardor will put out Wake Of A Nation six-track EP. After already releasing 3 tunes from this effort in recent weeks, you can now give a listen to another one - "Trust No One".

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2021 will be something of a milestone year for King Diamond, who stated in a recent interview with Knotfest.com that, not only is a new album by his namesake band on the way, but the first studio album in over two decades by Mercyful Fate is also expected to be released next year.

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Puerto Rican based progressive metal outfit Avandra have dropped a brand new single, "Celestial Wreaths", and revealed details for their new album, Skylighting (out 20th November via Layered Reality Productions). The record was produced by Daniel Schwartz & Christian Ayala, and mastered by Jamie King.

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Another new track has been unleashed from Revolting and their forthcoming 'long player' The Shadow At The World's End, due November 27th, 2020. "Carnage Will Come" is now available for streaming in the form of a lyric video.

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Recently reunited Bay Area thrashers Defiance have announced they are going to release a 2-CD set, called Checkmate: The Demo Collection, on November 27th via Vic Records. It contains all of the band's demos between 1986 and 1994. A pre-order is available right here.

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Austrian's Harakiri For The Sky are revealing a music video for the first single of their recently announced studio record Mære, to be released worldwide on 29th January, 2021. The clip, which was directed, filmed and edited by Andreas J. Borsodi, for the album's opening track "I, Pallbearer" can be streamed below.

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Relapse Records is proud to announce the signing of Belgium's Amenra. The latter are planning to release a highly anticipated new studio album in 2021. Stay tuned for more information in the near future.

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Anthrax guitarist Scott Ian recently talked to Terry "Beez" Bezer of Knotfest.com's "Mosh Talks With Beez" about the band's upcoming twelfth studio album, which will be their first since 2016's For All Kings.

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British thrash metal legends Onslaught have posted an official lyric video for "Strike Fast Strike Hard" song, taken from their latest album Generation Antichrist, released last August.

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