Five Finger Death Punch recently announced that they will finish out their remaining European dates with Bad Wolves vocalist Tommy Vext filling in for frontman Ivan Moody, whose struggles with substance abuse are widely known and had a melt down at the show in Tilburg, The Netherlands saying it would be his last with the band and they ended up playing an abbreviated set. Furthermore, the band will immediately return to Tilburg to play a free show for any ticket holders from the now infamous 013 performance a week prior.

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The follow-up to the highly praised Abyss record created by Chelsea Wolfe is coming out this September, it was recently announced. The ever-evolving experimental songwriter just revealed that her forthcoming album, Hiss Spun is ready and will drop on September 22nd via Sargent House. It was produced by Converge's Kurt Ballou and features additional guitar work by Queens Of The Stone Age's Troy Van Leeuwen. As of now, you can get introduced to the new material with the dissonant new single "16 Psyche".

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Former Judas Priest and Iced Earth singer Tim "Ripper" Owens is collaborating with Savatage guitarist Chris Caffery on a new project. The duo is currently writing material with producer Roy "Z" Ramirez for an album that will be released through Frontiers Music Srl.

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Australia's Thy Art Is Murder will release their new album Dear Desolation this August 18th via Nuclear Blast Entertainment. The record was produced, engineered, mixed and mastered by Will Putney at Graphic Nature Audio in Belleville, NJ. The artwork was created by Eliran Kantor (Testament, Iced Earth, Sodom). You can now enjoy the music video for the first single, "Slaves Beyond Death", here.

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Norwegian prog masters Leprous have released the first single from their upcoming fifth studio album, Malina, scheduled for release on August 25th via Inside Out Music. The band has also added two shows, in Oslo and Aarhus, to their European tour this fall. The new song is entitled "From The Flame". Check out the video below and share your thoughts on the tune!

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UK's extreme metal icons Cradle Of Filth have announced the details for the band's upcoming 12th full-length album. Cryptoriana - The Seductiveness Of Decay will be released on September 22nd via Nuclear Blast and comes two years after Hammer Of The Witches. You can view the cover artwork by Artūrs Bērziņ? below and discover more about the concept and what's to come.

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Dutch symphonic black metallers Carach Angren's new album, Dance And Laugh Amongst The Rotten, is being released today by Season Of Mist and the label is streaming it in full. You can enjoy it below and, if you like what you hear, order it at this location.

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The lineup for 2017's Metal Alliance Tour is now officially revealed and this time around, New Jersey thrash legends Overkill will headline. Sharing the platform on this trek will be Crowbar, Havok, Black Fast, and Invidia. This year's event is presented by Fear The Riff Expo and it will make twenty stops across the United States. The journey begins on September 8th in Illinois and concludes on September 30th in Easton, Pennsylvania. You can check out the dates below and get your tickets here.

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Saxon recently unveiled the first details for their next studio album in an interview. The follow up to Battering Ram is set to be released in January 2018 and will be called Thunderbolt. Artwork and trackilst have yet to be revealed. The British veteran band also revealed recently that the upcoming disc would feature a song called "They Played Rock And Roll" in honour of late Lemmy Killmister.

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For the first time ever, Antarctic Alien overlords Gwar will hit the road beginning today as part of the Van's Warped Tour which crisscrosses the United States, running through August 6th in Pomona, CA. The masked group has also announced their new album: The Blood Of Gods. The record will be released this fall via Metal Blade Records.

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Dephosphorus are streaming online their newest album Impossible Orbits. The album was recorded & mixed at Unreal Studios and it's 24 minutes of new material from the band. The Athens astrogrind quartet releases Impossible Orbits today and you can hear the whole thing at Bandcamp. Alternatively, check it out below.

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The Greek metallers Septicflesh have finished working on the new album and are ready to share some details. The successor of Titan and the band's 10th studio effort will be entitled Codex Omega and is scheduled for a release on September 1st via Season Of Mist and Prosthetic Records. The symphonic metal masters have also presented the album cover and first track from the upcoming release, entitled "Dante's Inferno".

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Having already announced the release of his new album, To The Bone, on August 18th, as well as showcase one new track, Steven Wilson has now decided to share a video for "Song Of I", featuring Swiss singer Sophie Hunger. Listen to the new song and watch the video below. Don't forget to share your impressions.

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In support of the reissues of the first four albums, which are out now and can be purchased here, Kreator have decided to make an official music video for "Pleasure To Kill" since it never got one when it originally came out. You can watch the 1980's influenced, horror themed video below, if you dare.

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Stoner purveyors Queens Of The Stone Age have a new album ready to be unleashed. That's right. Four long years after ...Like Clockwork, the band will be releasing a new record called Villains and they used an original way to make the announcement. The band takes the polygraph test and fails miserably. See the video for yourself below.

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