Orphaned Land are finally returning to North American for a full tour. It will happen in September with Pain, the Swedish industrial-metal force led by multi-instrumentalist and producer Peter Tägtgren, which will make their first ever North American appearance. Check out the exclusive dates below.

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Almost 40 years after Venom's inception, the revitalized 1989-1992 line-up of guitarist Jeff "Mantas" Dunn, vocalist/bassist Tony "Demolition Man" Dolan and drummer Anthony "Abaddon" Bray have returned with a new album. After months of anticipation, Venom Inc. will release their upcoming full-length opus, entitled Avé, on August 11th, 2017 via Nuclear Blast. The first single entitled "Dein Fleisch", can be streamed now right here.

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If you like some atmospheric black metal, take notice! The Danish band Solbrud has just released a new album called Vemod. It's their third studio album to date and was co-released on gatefold LP, digifile CD and digital platforms through Indisciplinarian and Vendetta. Give it a spin below and tell us if you enjoy it.

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Today you can listen to a track from the upcoming Within The Weaves Of Infinity MLP by Sinmara. The Icelandic black metallers are releasing Within The Weaves Of Infinity on August 24th via Terratur Possessions (CD) and Oration (Cassette). It will contain 3 new tracks recorded, mixed and mastered by Stephen Lockhart at Studio Emissary.

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Alice Cooper is back with the new album Paranormal, the first in 6 years, and the first new sounds are already available! The legendary shock-rocker reveals "Paranoiac Personality", the first single from his forthcoming album, produced by long-time collaborator Bob Ezrin. You can stream the catchy song as much as you want on the YouTube video below.

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Eluveitie have been hard at work on their new album, Evocation II - Pantheon, which will arrive this August 18th via Nuclear Blast Records. The Swiss metallers have faced major line-up changes recently and the upcoming album will be a sequel to their 2009 acoustic release, Evocation I - The Arcane Dominion. The album's first single, "Epona," is currently available for digital download. Feast your eyes on the cover art.

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While The Faceless haven't been very active in terms of new releases in the last few years, there is a new song available now. The tune is called "Black Star" and you can enjoy it below. You can also catch the prog/technical death metallers on The Summer Slaughter Tour 2017 along with The Black Dahlia Murder, Dying Fetus, Oceano, Slaughter To Prevail, Origin, Rings Of Saturn, Betraying The Martyrs, Lorna Shore and more.

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Greek symphonic dark metallers W.E.B. have revealed the cover artwork of their fourth full length album, entitled Tartarus, created by Manster Design. The follow-up to 2014's For Bidens is scheduled to be released on November 10th as a CD and DVD digipack by Apathia Records. The band has now also released a video for the title track of their new album and you can watch it below.

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Nightwish are taking a year off but they will return with a new tour next year. In March 2018, the symphonic metal legends will begin their 9-month-long "Decades: World Tour 2018" starting with 34 shows in North America. The band will have a very special setlist for the tour, featuring rarely heard material from the earlier era, and they will revisit the old songs with some new twists. To accompany the tour, Nuclear Blast will release a 2CD compilation entitled Decades on the 9th of March 2018.

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A few months ago, Kamelot began working on a new studio album to follow Haven. Now, they are returning to the stage as headliners for a North American tour to showcase the new songs. The band will return to North American in April/May 2018 to support their upcoming release on Napalm Records.

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Myrkur recently gave us a sample of Scandinavian folk music on her nyckelharpa, also announcing that her sophomore album Mareridt will be released sometime this autumn via Relapse Records. Now, in a new video, she shares the single "Två Kongunbarn", recorded live in Lava Studio, Copenhagen. Watch the video below, which features Myrkur's personal footage from the forests of Denmark and, if you like the music, buy the single here.


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You can start getting ready for a new Desolate Shrine album. The Finnish death metal band is preparing the follow-up to The Heart Of The Netherworld. The new offering, titled Deliverance From The Godless Void, is now completely done and the release date on Dark Descent Records should be announced soon.

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U.S. veterans Helstar have "Awaken Unto Darkness". The group has come up with a video for the track on their current album, Vampiro, a continuation of their classic 1989 Metal Blade release Nosferatu. You can watch the video treatment for "Awaken Unto Darkness" right now.

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The search for a label is done for Katla., who have been searching for one ever since they released the first song from their upcoming full-length debut. Now the band has been signed by none other than Prophecy Productions.

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Canadian death metal outfit Kataklysm will celebrate their 25th band anniversary in 2017 and embark on a big headline tour through Europe in the autumn. In support of these upcoming shows, the band now releases the lyric video to their classic track "Illuminati" off the re-release of Shadows & Dust/Serenity In Fire in one box. You can watch the video and revisit the song here.

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