Guitarist Tim Schaling and drummer Jesse de Lange have left Dutch prog death metal band Xeno. The band will be looking to fill these empty spots as soon as possible, and continue as a steady five-piece line up. In other news, new material has already been in making for the follow-up to their debut record Atlas Construct.

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Band profile:	Xeno

German thrashers Dust Bolt will be soon releasing their fourth full length installment. Entitled Trapped In Chaos, this new effort will see the light on January 18th, 2019 via Napalm Records. To taste a piece of it, the band exclusively premiere a brand new single "Bloody Rain", now available for streaming as a lyric video.

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Dutch innovative death metal outfit Phlebotomized are currently streaming their new, long awaited album, Deformation Of Humanity, a couple of weeks ahead of its official release date. The release is set for January 7th, 2019 via Hammerheart Records but you can already enjoy it below via the Bandcamp player and tell us what you think of Phlebotomized's first album after more than 20 years.

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American heavy metal machine Black Label Society will be heading south next spring, for a string of South American tour dates. They will be performing in support of their latest full length effort, Grimmest Hits, released back in January. The list of confirmed dates is available below.

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Event:	Black Label Society: South American Tour 2019

Swedes Soilwork have released the official animated music video for the brand new song, "Stålfågel". The song is taken from their upcoming studio album, Verkligheten, due out on January 11th, 2019 via Nuclear Blast Records. This videoclip was directed by Elia Cristofoli and is now available for streaming down under.

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Band profile:	Soilwork

The Ocean have confirmed that their 'The Palaeozoic European tour' continues in March & April 2019, after their touring in India, Australia and New Zealand. Phanerozoic I: Palaeozoic is the group's latest effort, released in November. Tickets sale and support acts will be announced on January 7th. Stay tuned.

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Event:	The Ocean: Phanerozoic I: Palaeozoic European Tour 2019

Polish extreme metal band Decapitated has announced the departure of drummer Michal Lysejko, who originally joined the group in 2014. The band also confirmed that Vader drummer James Stewart will fill in until a permanent replacement will be found.

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Good news for Swallow The Sun fans. The Finnish melancholy death/doom metal masters are releasing a standalone 14-minutes epic single track called "Lumina Aurea" along with a 12" EP vinyl version. Furthermore, the new album When A Shadow Is Forced Into The Light is going to be released on January 25th, 2019 via Century Media Records. Enjoy the 14-minute new video for the single below.

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It's been a few days since Cannibal Corpse's guitarist Pat O'Brien was arrested for burglary and assault and the band has finally released a statement on the matter, now that he's been released on bail. According to them, Pat "is getting the help he needs" and all their shows will happen as planned.

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If you like thrash metal, beer and football, check out Frankfurt metal veterans Tankard's new video. It's for the song "Schwarz-weiß wie Schnee", taken from the identically named EP, which was re-released in 2017 via Nuclear Blast. The the track has been performed three times by the band before the German football cup final (2006, 2017 & 2018) in which their hometown team Eintracht Frankfurt participated.

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Band profile:	Tankard

While Monolithe are working on a new album to follow Nebula Septem, the doom metallers will also hit the road in Europe this coming April. Their comrades and fellow doomsters from Abyssic will take on the journey on their side. Brace yourselves for a pilgrimage upon the depths.

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Event:	Monolithe: European Tour 2019

Fen have shared some news. Their Stone & Sea EP from 2016 finally receives the vinyl treatment it deserves courtesy of their friends at Eisenwald. The mini LP consists of 3 tracks recorded in 2015 dedicated to the crumbling coastlines of Eastern England with the material being a hearken back to the older sound of the band. The intention was to record something 'for themselves', to escape from the album cycle for a time and work on a self-contained piece.

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Fenrir is a French folk metal act. From 2006 on, the band has survived many line up changes and released the Echoes Of The Wolf album in 2012. Now, they are back with a new opus, due out on the 18th of January 2019 called Legends Of The Grail. Check out the cover with their logo, restyled by Luca Bobenrieth.

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Helevorn are very pleased to present you the official new video "Blackened Waves". This is the band's first single, taken from the upcoming full length album Aamamata, due out on January 23rd, 2019 via Solitude Productions/BadMoodMan. Video was made by Tuco Martín. Check it out now below.

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The Icelandic outfit Sólstafir have announced another set of European tour dates, scheduled for March, 2019. The tour will kick off at London's Queen Elizabeth Hall on March 10th and wrap up with performance at Prague's Palac Akropolis on March 26th. This will also mark the end of the touring cycle in support of their 2017 album Berdreyminn.

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