The Finns Wolfheart have a new single out! It's the band's first new material since they released the album Shadow World in 2015. Their new single is called "Boneyard" and is available on digital platforms here, where you can also preview the track. Wolfheart have a new album recorded and ready. Stay tuned for more details about it.

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Anneke Van Giersbergen has a new band! The Dutch singer has just announced Vuur, which is about to record its debut album. The band also features members from The Gentle Storm project, including drummer Ed Warby, bassist Johan Van Stratum, guitarist Ferry Duijsens, and singer Marcela Bovio. Guitarist Jord Otto is also in the band. These past few months, they have been busy writing and rehearsing songs for their debut album that will be recorded early next year and released in the fall of 2017 via InsideOut Music. Be prepared for something heavy, melodic and progressive.

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Ghost will be haunting European stages again next year with a new tour in support of their Popestar EP released this year. The Swedes released the EP as a bridge between their third album Meliora launched in 2015 and their upcoming fourth full-length work, expected in 2017.

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Soon you will be able to hear new Ulver material, as the band penned the soundtrack for the crime film "Riverhead". The original score for the film will be released on December 9th via House Of Mythology, who also issued this year's album, ATGCLVLSSCAP. Hear a bit of the haunting music below.

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Bornholm's new album, Primaeval Pantheons, will be released on December 2nd via Massacre Records! The Hungarian occult/pagan black metal outfit presents their 4th studio album, just in time for the darker season. The album was recorded, produced and mixed by Victor "Max" Scheer and mastered by Paul Ericksen. Enjoy the lyric video for "Runes Of Power" here.

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Sólstafir are now releasing a new video for the track "Dagmál", which is taken from the band's latest full-length, Ótta. In other news, Season of Mist also announced the re-signing of Sólstafir and today marks the start of the third week of the band recording their new album. They are working with renowned producers Birgir Birgirsson (Sigur Rós, Alcest) and Jaime Gomez Arellano (Ghost, Cathedral, Paradise Lost, Oranssi Pazuzu).

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Another The Great Old Ones song? Yes, please! The French metallers are unleashing the next brooding song extracted from their new opus EOD - A Tale Of Dark Legacy, which has been composed as a sequel to H.P. Lovecraft's masterpiece "The Shadow Over Innsmouth". Listen to "Mare Infinitum" below. If you like it, buy the record through Season Of Mist on January 27th, 2017.

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It's been 9 long years but now Deinonychus is back. Its reactivated Dutch protagonist, Marco Kehren, has set Ode To Acts Of Murder, Dystopia And Suicide as the title of the long-awaited new album. Marco entered Spacelab Studio in Grefrath, Germany with Christian Moos a few weeks ago to begin recordings for their 8th album, the band's first release since Warfare Machines released in 2007.

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In Flames are losing another long-time member. After drummer Daniel Svensson left last year, to be replaced by Joe Rickard, now is bassist Peter Iwers who departs to "pursue other endeavours". He's been in the band since 1997 and will leave after the band's U.S. tour dates with Hellyeah which will last until December.

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Dream Theater just announced the development of a novel entitled The Astonishing to tell the broader and deeper story of The Astonishing album. Consisting of 34 tracks, the album is but one window into a world created by John Petrucci. The strengths of the novel form will allow for the expansion of storylines, new subplots, the addition of important characters, answers to story questions, as well as surprises and turns. The book is slated for release in the spring of 2017.

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Swedish black metallers Shining will finally record a live album. This year, the band fronted by Niklas Kvarforth is celebrating their 20th anniversary and after years of failed attempts, they have decided to record a live album. The group will record all shows on their upcoming European tour with Taake and Slegest.

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Iconic rockers KISS are returning to Europe in 2017 for some shows! The group announced a series of Arena shows across Europe in May 2017. So far, the band has confirmed shows in Russia, Finland, Sweden, Norway, Germany, Austria, The Netherlands, Denmark, Italy, Czech Republic and the UK.

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U.S. metallers Stone Sour will celebrate the 10th anniversary of their second album, Come What(ever) May from 2006, with a deluxe 10th Anniversary edition, which will be available on December 16th via digital download, streaming services, and 2 LP black and gold mixed vinyl. Check out below Stone Sour's acoustic version of "Zzyzx Rd" from the Come What(ever) May 10th Anniversary Edition.

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Legendary Canadian thrash/heavy metal masters Annihilator have announced a new release. On January, 27th, 2017, their loyal fans can look forward to a series of fresh sensory experiences as the group presents Triple Threat, a three-disc collection of Annihilator's music in a trio of very different scenarios.

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Power metallers Attacker recently announced the details of their new album, Sins Of The World. The release date has been delayed because of problems at the pressing plant and no official release date has been set as of now. The album release show is on January 14th. Two new songs can be heard below and all the album details are available.

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