The Swedes Katatonia released the well-received new album The Fall Of Hearts this year. Ahead of their upcoming European tour with Agent Fresco and Vola, the alternative group now releases a video for the tune "Shifts". Directed by Lasse Hoile, this is the first full-on promotional video released for the album. Check it out below.

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Portland stoner rockers Red Fang mess with the wrong comic book collectors in the band's new video for "Shadows," which has recently debuted online and can now be seen here. The video is the sixth to pair Red Fang and director McConnaughy; the first clip from the partnership was 2010's "Prehistoric Dog", which saw the Portland-based band challenge a local role playing troupe only to suffer the consequences. The most recent video from the band and McConnaughy is the 2013 clip featuring Fred Armisen and a horde of beer-thirsty zombies in "Blood Like Cream".

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As promised, Sirenia just revealed their new lead singer. And she is... Emmanuelle Zoldan. And not Liv Kristine as some might have guessed/hoped for. Emmanuelle Zoldan isn't exactly new to the band as she has been cooperating with them since their second album An Elixir For Existence as part of the choir. From now on, she fronts the band and can be heard on the band's forthcoming new album, Dim Days Of Dolor.

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As recently reported, Saor are soon to unleash their second album, Guardians. Set to be released on November 11th by Northern Silence Productions, the album follows the well-received debut, Aura. As of now, one of the 5 songs that will appear on the record is available for streaming via Bandcamp. Hear the 10-minute beast "The Declaration" here. Don't forget to tell us what you think about the music.

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Skyclad has a new label. The legendary folk metallers have joined forces with French label Listenable Records. Eager fans will be pleased to know that the material that the band has been working on will be released next year as a full-length record. Their last album came out in the distant year of 2009, In The... All Together. Skyclad's yet unnamed first album on Listenable Records is scheduled for a release in Spring 2017. It will be the band's 13th studio album and marks the return of guitarist Dave Pugh to Skyclad's line-up as a permanent member.

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The Dillinger Escape Plan just announced a run of shows to take place in early 2017, their final European tour. The New Jersey outfit recently announced they'll go on indefinite hiatus following the tour cycle for upcoming sixth album, Dissociation, which is due out on October 14th via guitarist Ben Weinman's Party Smasher Inc. label. The end is near, so go and bid them farewell.

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Enslaved just announced a new release, but it isn't exactly a new album. The Sleeping Gods - Thorn will drop via By Norse Music on November 11th, and it will feature rare and experimental material from 2010/2011, collected for the first time as a full-length album. Costin Chioreanu of Twilight 13 Media (Roadburn Festival, Opeth, Darkthrone, At The Gates, etc.) once again did the new layout, including new illustrations.

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Vienna is about to host the inaugural Vienna Metal Meeting! The festival will happen in Austria's capital on Saturday 8th of April 2017 and the Arena Wien - one of Vienna's most renowned venues - will get very loud. Focusing on thrash/death/black metal on two stages, with 15 international and national bands, Eindhoven Metal Meeting's little brother is born. The first bands have already been announced.

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Leaves' Eyes, now fronted by singer Elina Siirala, recently unveiled the cover artwork, tracklist and release date for their next release, the EP titled Fires In The North. The artwork was done by their friend Stefan Heilemann. The EP was produced by Alexander Krull at Mastersound Studio. The title track is a brand new song, featured in both a regular and an acoustic version. In addition, the EP includes three songs from the band's latest album King Of Kings in new versions (featuring Elina on vocals).

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Power metallers Brainstorm just revealed the second song off their Memorial Roots (Re-Rooted) album, which will be released in digipak format on September 16th via AFM Records. Check out Achim Köhler's 2016 remix of "Shiver" here. The song is taken from the album originally released in 2009 and completely new mix and mastered in 2016 (by Achim Köhler).

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Hard rockers Black Star Riders are hitting the road next year with a comprehensive UK tour in support of their new album Heavy Fire, set for release in early 2017. The band are currently in the studio in Nashville, once again with producer Nick Raskulinecz putting the finishing touches to Heavy Fire.

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If you are eager for new material from Anathema, there's good news today! The band has been lining up an Autumn tour to road test new music that they have been working on in their London studio for the past few months. Two years after their latest offering, Distant Satellites, in an almost unprecedented step for the band, they will embark on a string of dates to road-test material from their still-untitled eleventh studio album. Let the anticipation begin!

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The Swedes Sonic Syndicate decided to kick off this week by releasing a new song unto the masses. If you are curious about what Confessions, their new album, sounds like, you can now listen to the first single. "Start A War" is available in the form of a lyric video. How do you feel about the song? Share your thoughts.

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As the name might suggest, Brutally Deceased are a death metal band. They hail from the Czech Republic and are about to release their third full-length record, Satanic Corpse. So far, the group has released two songs from the offering, "The Art Of Dying" and "The Disclosure (In the Circle Of Thy Bowels)", the first two songs on Satanic Corpse. You can give them a spin below and see if it interests you.

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At the end of this month, stoner trio Truckfighters will unleash a new beast, the new album V worldwide through Fuzzorama in cooperation with Century Media Records on September 30th, 2016. Shortly after the album release, the band will hit the road again to play an extensive European tour. Support bands for most of the main land dates will be We Hunt Buffalo and Witchrider. For the UK dates, it will be Deville and Dot Legacy.

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