Welsh metallers Bullet For My Valentine are a surprise confirmation for Download 2013. The announcement was made after Bullet For My Valentine mistakenly posted Download Festival dates on the tour page of their official website. Download Festival booker Andy Copping has later confirmed via Twitter that Bullet For My Valentine have indeed been added to the 2013 line-up.

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Danish death metallers Illdisposed have recruited a new bass player after the departure of Jonas Mikkelsen.

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Massacre Records has revealed the cover art and tracklist from Asylum Pyre's new album Fifty Years Later, to be released on December 7th. This will be band's first album with the new singer Chaos Heidi. You can also listen to the brand new song "These Trees" below.

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Ukraine gothic doom metallers Mournful Gust are currently streaming their new single Sleeping With My Name on their Bandcamp here. Sleeping With My Name was released on November 18th via BadMoodMan Music.

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Slovakian brutal death metal act Craniotomy has revealed the cover artwork for the band's new album, Supply Of Flesh Came Just In Time. The follow-up to Catharsis should be released in the winter via Amputated Vein Records.

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The self-titled release from Montreal extreme metal veterans Cryptopsy is now available throughout North America via Cryptopsy/Defen Society in association with Revolution Harmony/Candlelight Records. To celebrate the widespread release of Cryptopsy, all eight songs from the opus are streaming here or on player below.

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Shai Hulud will be releasing their new album Reach Beyond The Sun on February 19th, 2013 in North America, and February 15th/18th in Europe. New music and pre-orders will be available soon, but for now fans can sample a portion of a new track in the teaser video below.

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Greek metallers Nightfall have unveiled the artwork, tracklist, and released a new song off their upcoming new album Cassiopeia. The lyric video for the song "Oberon And Titania" can be seen below.

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"The Hollow Wedjat", a new track from Acrimonious' upcoming full-length album entitled Sunyata, is available for streaming now through the player below. The band's second full-length album is due to be released through Agonia Records on November 28th in Europe and February 5th in North America.

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Stoner legends Corrosion Of Conformity release today a free a five-track EP courtesy of Scion A/V titled Megalodon. The EP features the original three-piece lineup of guitarist Woody Weatherman, bassist Mike Dean and drummer Reed Mullin. You can now listen to and download the new tracks over here.

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Canadian blackened death metal act Xul has posted online the band's debut album Malignance for streaming for free and download at their Bandcamp here. The album is also available at the band's YouTube channel. Malignance was released on June 16th. Go ahead and explore.

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After recently releasing their fifth album Book Burner last month, grindcore kings Pig Destroyer have re-signed with their long time record label home Relapse Records.

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Drowning Pool is currently finalizing a fifth, currently untitled, full-length album and the band has released a new track online for streaming. Check out the premiere of the new single "Saturday Night" over at this location, featuring the new singer Jasen Moreno. The new record should come out in early 2013 via Eleven Seven Music.

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UK atmospheric black metal act Fen has announced details about their upcoming third full-length album. The seven-track album Dustwalker is set for release on January 21st through Code666 Records, and will be appear in both CD format and as a limited edition Clambox featuring a bonus track and pendant with the band's distinctive logo. The artwork for the album was handled by Fen's bass player Grungyn.

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Russian melodic death metallers Deviant Syndrome have announced the tracklist and revealed the cover art for their upcoming studio album 66 Ways To Redemption. The album will contain nine songs and run a full 60 minutes. Deviant Syndrome recorded 66 Ways To Redemption at guitarist George Shchelbanin's very own Deviant Nation Studio. The album's release is planned for spring 2013. It will follow-up last year's debut Inflicted Deviations.

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