Human Fortress are already working on new material after last year's Thieves Of The Night record. The German metallers are also currently rehearsing for their upcoming gigs (supporting Orden Ogan on their Gunmen release shows). The band has now additionally booked a headline gig (the first in many years) for July 16th at their hometown Hannover, Germany. Supporting act will be King Leoric and the concert will take place at the "LUX" club.

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Swedish death metal group Feral has joined a new label: Transcending Obscurity Records. The band signed with the label for the release of their upcoming, still untitled, album which is to be recorded later this year to follow Where Dead Dreams Dwell.

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Eight years after folk metal masters Eluveitie released their acoustic album Evocation I, the Swiss musicians have stored their electronic instruments again in the rehearsal room. Evocation II - Pantheon will be released on August 18th via Nuclear Blast Records. Today, they finally released the music video of the song "Epona". Hear the new material and watch the new band members in action below.

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Recently, Masterplan announced the release of a new album titled PumpKings on July 28th via AFM Records which consists of re-recorded versions of German power metal band Helloween songs which were written by Roland Grapow during his time in the band. Now, the first single has been unleashed. According to the band, "The Chance" was one of the most demanded songs since they announced this project and they decided to share it. Check it out here!

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U.S. thrashers Warbringer just announced that their former drummer Nic Ritter has died, even though no further details were disclosed. He also played in the progressive metal band Prototype and recorded drums for Warbringer's album Waking Into Nightmares.

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Inanimate Existence just announced that they will be dropping Underneath A Melting Sky, their new studio album, this August 25th via The Artisan Era. The tech death metallers enter a new chapter in their career with the announcement of their fourth full-length. The artwork and tracklist have also been revealed.

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Australian black/death metallers Norse have recently released their new album, titled The Divine Light Of A New Sun. If you still haven't checked it out, today the band revealed an official lyric video of one of the new tracks. Discover the tune "Exitus" below.

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Good news for Shining fans. Their new album, X - Varg Utan Flock ("Wolf Without A Pack"), is one step closer to completion as they have finished the recordings. The Swedish black metal unit is preparing the successor to 2015's IX - Everyone, Everything, Everywhere, Ends that will drop via Season Of Mist. What are your expectations for the new record?

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We keep hearing more from Black Sabbath, despite the fact that their official farewell performance took place on February 4th in Birmingham, England. The heavy metal icons recently revealed the news regarding the release of The Ten Year War box set and they have now invited everyone to watch their new live concert documentary, Black Sabbath: The End Of The End, directed by Dick Carruthers, which will hit over 1500 theaters worldwide on September 28th.

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German pagan folk metallers Wolfchant are mourning as they have announced that their guitarist Eddy "Gorthrim" Groß has died. He was in the band for two years. Sadly, Eddy lost his battle with lung cancer.

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According to reports, DragonForce singer Marc Hudson narrowly escaped a serious injury after he jumped out of a moving van during the group's Australian tour. However, Marc Hudson can count himself lucky he wasn't more seriously injured.

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Rage brought to light "Adoration", a track from the band's Avenger (GER) era. The song will be included in the bonus disc of their new record, Seasons Of The Black, due out on July 28th via Nuclear Blast Records. The bonus disc, titled Avenger Revisited, will be part of the limited digibook edition of the album and will include tracks from the band's Avenger (GER) years. You can listen to the 2017 version of "Adoration" below.

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Hell Patrol Records just announced the upcoming release of Henrik Klingeberg's second solo album, Whiskey Tango Foxtrot. Klingenberg's solo project, known under the name Klingenberg Syndrome, released its debut album back in 2012, and now after five years, the sequel will be released on July 21st, 2017, and will continue Klingenberg's long-time co-operation with his Sonata Arctica and Silent Voices counterparts, Elijas Viljanen and Pasi Kauppinen. Completing the line-up is drummer Jani Huttunen, known mostly as the drummer of Jack The Frost.

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Greek black metal supergroup, Katavasia, (consisting of Varathron, Aenaon, Agnes Vein and Hail Spirit Noir members) is now streaming on Bandcamp the mini album Daemonic Offerings, released on May 20th via Floga Records. The two-track offering comes in 7" vinyl (45 RPM), limited to 666 copies and it is available in black and creme editions. Listen to the music below and order here.

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Wintersun continue to tease their upcoming new album, The Forest Seasons, and now fans have the chance to hear the first sounds of the new offering. A guitar playthrough clip for the new tune "Awaken From The Dark Slumber (Spring)", and album opener, has been launched and you can watch guitarist Teemu Mäntysaari playing along to a section of the track over on YouTube.

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