After announcing that their new album would be called Master Of Light, Freedom Call have now revealed the cover of the album and its official release date. Master Of Light will drop on November 11th in Europe and November 18th in USA/Canada. The new album comes as CD digipack (Green Edition), vinyl LP(Blue Edition/inclusive CD) and special limited box (Red Edition) with special set up.

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The Swedes Evergrey continue to promote their upcoming 10th album, The Storm Within, and have now released the third song from it for public consumption. This new tune is called "Passing Through" and you can hear it in the form of a lyric video. What are your impressions of this track after "Distance" and "The Paradox Of The Flame"?

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Here is something to start off your weekend. German heavy hitters Heaven Shall Burn have just launched "Bring The War Home", a band-new track and lyric video taken from their upcoming anticipated album, Wanderer, which is due for a worldwide release on September 16th, 2016. Check out "Bring The War Home".

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Good news for Soulburn fans! The Dutch death doom metallers have announced the completion of their new, third studio album release, to be entitled Earthless Pagan Spirit, for a release on November 18th, 2016 via Century Media Records. Following up 2014's The Suffocating Darkness effort, the new album was recorded in The Netherlands at Harrow Studio as well as Double Noise Studio and then mixed and mastered by Magnus "Devo" Andersson at Endarker Studio Sweden (Marduk, Ofermod, etc.). The album's cover artwork has been revealed already.

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Stoner rockers Kadavar (GER) have released the fourth video for the Berlin visual album concept. Together with long-time friend and collaborator Nathini van der Meer, who has created artwork and videos for them in the past, they are working on their first "Visual Album" - 12 short films accompanying each of the albums' songs, to be released once a month throughout the entirety of the year. Watch the fourth one, "Reich der Träume", now here.

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After some anticipation, a new Testament track can be heard today! The thrash metal giants have released the fast and gritty title track for their upcoming 12th album, Brotherhood Of The Snake, which will be released on October 28th, 2016 via Nuclear Blast. Is it any good? Hear it yourself here. The album is now available for pre-order in various formats as well.

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The always prolific Devin Townsend have been generous enough to release a third track off Transcendence, the impending new opus (out on the 9th of September). Devin has also been working on the new Casualties Of Cool album, according to his Twitter, and his symphony project. The progressive metallers unleash now another chapter with the 5-minute "Stormbending". Enjoy it below.

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Shortly after unveiling the first details regarding their new album, The Serpent Only Lies, Crowbar share the first sludge blast off the release. "Falling While Rising" is the name of the new single which you can listen to as much as you want here now. It's heavy! The band's new album is due out on October 28th, 2016 through Entertainment One (eOne) in North America and via SPV overseas.

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Two years after his debut solo record, The Radial Covenant, Hannes Grossmann is about to unleash a new release called The Crypts Of Sleep. The tech/prog/death metal collection of songs is already streaming in full online. Hear the nine new songs at this location. Do you think the new album is a worthy follow-up to The Radial Covenant?

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Progressive metal up-and-comers Barishi recently premiered a new song taken from their forthcoming album, Blood From The Lion's Mouth (September 16th via Season Of Mist). This is just their second album. The track "Master Crossroads, Baron Cemetery" is available for you to explore below.

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At this year's Wacken Open Air, DMAX followed power metal giants Blind Guardian. Wacken Open Air is one of the most visited and biggest music festivals in Europe. About 80,000 metal fans gather in the otherwise tranquil town every year without fail. With Blind Guardian and their crew, DMAX goes behind the big stage and has a look behind the scenes of Wacken Open Air for the first time: how do you experience such an event, if you're not a guest, but a part of the crew? The DMAX documentary focuses on the varied and hectic daily routine of the musicians on tour as well as the hard work of the "secret heroes" of Wacken Open Air (f.e. security, project manager), which is all running in the background unnoticedly.

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Canadian prog-heads Anciients continue to reveal material from their upcoming second album, Voice Of The Void. After the promising "Following The Voice" tune, now you can hear the track "Serpents" and discover a different side of the album below.

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On October 7th, Hanging Garden will release their new EP, Hereafter, via Lifeforce Records. One of the new songs features Mikko Kotamäki from Swallow The Sun and they just released a lyric video showcasing it. The fourth album of the Finns, Blackout Whiteout, was released a year ago. Since then, the band engaged in reflecting its own musical progression in order to find new approaches for further development. Enter "Penumbra".

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As Korn fans are anticipating the release of their new album, The Serenity Of Suffering, set for October 21st via Roadrunner Records, the metal unit has already released two singles from it. "Rotting In Vain" was the first and they filmed the performance of the song at Chicago Open Air recently and now share it with the world. You can watch the band jam it out here.

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The talented progressive metallers Oceans Of Slumber released the impressive Winter album this year on Century Media and now unleash a music video. Their brand new video is for "Sunlight" and was filmed in a studio while the band performs the song. Check out "Sunlight" live in the studio on their Southwing Audio sessions.

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