Following the departure of guitarist Troy Seele, metallers Iced Earth have just revealed his replacement. Jake Dreyer of White Wizzard and Kobra And The Lotus fame is stepping up to the plate after an audition process. He will also record material for the band's forthcoming new record, which is progressing at a good rate.

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The Spanish festival Be Prog! My Friend is one of prog metal's meccas in Europe. And next year's lineup is already shaping up nicely. So far, the organizers have announced the Norwegian visionaries Ulver and prog legends Jethro Tull. This fourth edition of the fest will take place in Barcelona, Spain, between June 30th and July 1st next year.

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Canadians The Agonist are about to release their fifth record, Five. In fact, Napalm Records will release it at the end of this week, on September 30th. To get an idea of what to expect and hear excerpts from all the new songs, check out the album preview released now. The band is heading to Europe this week for their headlining tour.

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Start your week by listening to a new black metal hymn courtesy of Ravencult. On November 11th, the Greeks will release their third full-length (and Metal Blade Records debut), Force Of Profanation. To hear the first single, "Beneath The Relics Of Old", just click play on the video below. Enjoy!

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Eyehategod will have a familiar face filling in for vocalist Mike IX Williams on their upcoming North American tour. None other than Randy Blythe of Lamb Of God fame. The sludge metal band cancelled tour dates last year and also a European tour in July/August this year. However, it looks like their upcoming tour with Discharge and Toxic Holocaust is a go.

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Surprise, surprise! Witchery are releasing a new album. A full six years after their latest studio album release, the Linköping, Sweden based metallers finally return with their long-awaited 6th studio album, entitled In His Infernal Majesty's Service and announced for a worldwide release on November 25th, 2016 via Century Media Records. Celebrating the 20th year of the group's existence, the album showcases a revamped line-up consisting of original members Jensen (The Haunted), Rikard Rimfält (Seance) and Sharlee D'Angelo (Arch Enemy), alongside new additions Angus Norder (vocals, Nekrokraft) and Chris Barkensjö (drums, LIK).

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In case you haven't noticed, Every Time I Die just released their new album, Low Teens. To celebrate the release, the U.S. metallers have also premiered a brand new video featuring Brendon Urie for the track "It Remembers". Furthermore, you can listen to the entire record via their label Epitaph Records YouTube. So, stop what you are doing and get on it!

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Swedish melodic black metallers Netherbird have recently debuted a new song off their upcoming record, The Grander Voyage. Tobias Rydsheim created a lyric video for the track "Pillars Of The Sky" which can now be enjoyed below in all its glory. If you like what you hear, grab the opus on October 28th under Black Lodge Records.

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"Hammer High" is the new single from HammerFall's new album Built To Last. The power metal heavyweights will drop their new album on November 4th via Napalm Records. They have released so far the new track "The Sacred Vow" and today there is more music to discover. Enjoy the epic video for "Hammer High" here, which features a vicious duel between two warriors, and was directed by Owe Lingvall.

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As you have probably heard, Superjoint Ritual (now just Superjoint) are returning this year with a comeback album. Caught Up In The Gears Of Application will be released on November 11th via Anselmo's Housecore Records. If you want to know how the band is sounding nowadays, check out the sludgy new track "Sociopathic Herd Delusion", their first new song in 13 years, at this location.

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U.K.'s Devilment, led by frontman Dani Filth of Cradle Of Filth fame, will release their forthcoming opus Devilment II: The Mephisto Waltzes on November 18th via Nuclear Blast Entertainment. Recently, the band revealed the first track from the album, entitled "Under The Thunder". Watch the lyric video here if you are curious about the music.

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Seemingly out of nowhere, dark clouds hover over Graveyard. The Swedish blues rockers just announced that they are breaking up 10 years after their inception. It looks like after four albums, this is the end for the band. Last year's Innocence & Decadence will then be their last album. They cite "differences within the band" as the reason for the split and cancel all upcoming shows.

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Today you can hear more death metal by Asphyx. In fact, the Dutch band just debuted their brand new video for one of the new tracks that will appear on Incoming Death, their long awaited new studio album. The album drops on September 30th through Century Media and the group just debuted a promotional video clip for the track "Forerunners Of The Apocalypse".

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Prepare your ears for some stoner fuzz courtesy of Truckfighters. As you may know, the Swedish unit is releasing a new album called V on their own label, Fuzzorama Records and Century Media Records this September 30th. "Hawkshaw" is the second single off the upcoming album. Watch their new video in all its glory below.

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After a lot of hard work, today is the day that Xandria present the cover artwork, title and release date of their upcoming album to the world. First of all, the band named their next album Theater Of Dimensions and you can grab it on January 27th next year. The album cover can be seen below and the symphonic metallers are also asking where you want them to perform on their next tour. Check it out here.

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