Metallica are taking their sweet time with the follow-up to Death Magnetic (2008). Now almost eight years later, their new album is being finalized, currently in the mixing stages. In a recent interview with Humanity magazine, drummer Lars Ulrich confirmed that their 10th album is coming out this year (tentatively in the fall) and you can expect a more diverse record.

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You can listen to a brand new The Browning song right now! The U.S. outfit has premiered a new track called "Disconnect" featuring Frankie Palmeri from Emmure. They also created a video for it. Check out music and visuals below. The single is taken from Isolation, the band's third full-length album, slated for release on June 24th, 2016.

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Skeletonwitch's newest release, the EP The Apothic Gloom, is almost upon us and today you can hear another new track! The epic 7-minute song "Red Death, White Light" has been made available online and you can give it a spin below. The EP is the thrash metal band's first recording featuring new vocalist Adam Clemans (Wolvhammer). Dig in!

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Epica are teaming up with German power metallers Powerwolf for an European co-headline tour in early 2017. This trek will happen in support of the Dutch metallers upcoming album, The Holographic Principle, which will be released on September 30th, 2016. The tour begins in January.

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Source:	nuclearblast.de
Band profile:	Epica
Event:	Epica & Powerwolf: Co-Headlining European Tour 2017

While last year Firewind announced their new singer Henning Basse, they didn't mention that a new album was in the works. Well, now it's official. The follow-up to Few Against Many (2012) is finally coming and in fact, the band just entered the studio for the recording of their new 8th album. Furthermore, the power metallers announced rescheduled tour dates for Europe.

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Source:	centurymedia.com
Band profile:	Firewind

After their 2014 comeback record, Manslaughter, Body Count have a new label now. The iconic band (featuring Ice-T on vocals), has officially inked a worldwide deal with Century Media Records and will begin tracking their highly anticipated new, full-length offering with Will Putney (Miss May I, Upon A Burning Body). Putney also tracked the group's last effort.

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When Ava Inferi broke up in 2013, the members promised that new projects would appear and fill the void, so to speak. Well, today there is something new that might excite Ava Inferi fans. Rune Eriksen and Carmen Simões are joining forces in a new band called Earth Electric and they just signed to Season of Mist. The Norwegian/Portuguese collaborators will release their debut full-length on the label.

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Band profile:	Ava Inferi

Nuclear Blast continue on their path to metal domination as they just revealed another big signing today. After Paradise Lost and Opeth, now it's In Flames joining the label for the world except North America and Scandinavia. The Swedes have been working on a new album but they only mention for now that they are working on the release of a new live DVD. Their last DVD came out back in 2005, Used And Abused... In Live We Trust.

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Band profile:	In Flames

Remember Enslaved's debut Vikingligr Veldi? Well, it will now be reissued on vinyl for the very first time this September on ByNorse. The reissue of Vikingligr Veldi will coincide with the band's 25th anniversary European Tour and will be available in a limited Enslaved 25 Webshop edition and a regular edition! The astonishing new layout was done by Zbigniew M. Bielak (Ghost, Mayhem, etc.) and includes four brand new illustrations specially made for this album.

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Moonspell have toured extensively in support of their latest album, Extinct. But the touring will continue. In fact, the Portuguese group just announced their final tour for 2016 that will bring them to Spain and France. They will also perform at the Eindhoven Metal Meeting and Graspop Metal Meeting with an Irreligious set for the record's twentieth anniversary. Der Weg Einer Freiheit and Volker join them on this tour.

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Anagnorisis are a Kentucky-based black metal band and they are about to release their third album. They have announced the title and additional info on their anticipated new LP, which is being completed for a Fall release. Having recently completed the drum tracking, a brief trailer from the sessions at the mammoth The Tracking Room Studios has been issued. Check it out and enter Peripeteia here.

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Band profile:	Anagnorisis

Ghost just announced that they will return to North America in September, October and November for their Popestar tour. The Swedish group recently had to cancel their Pinkpop Festival and Download Festival performances after frontman Papa Emeritus III suffered "a severe case of laryngitis." Check out the North American dates below and you can also expect a new Ghost EP this year.

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German black metallers Nocte Obducta just announced their new album! Moreover, a new song has already been made available online for streaming as well. Umbriel (Das Schweigen Zwischen Den Sternen), their last album, came out three years ago and their next offering is called Mogontiacum (Nachdem Die Nacht Herabgesunken...). Listen to the first track revealed, "Die Pfähler" on the video below.

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Filter were scheduled to perform at Sticky Fingers in Gothenburg Monday night (June 13th) but they claimed that the group was forced to cancel the concert after receiving death threats. Filter called off the performance just hours before taking the stage, while on tour with Combichrist. However, a representative for the club says that the band called off the show after one of the bandmembers was caught smoking inside the venue.

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Here is something for progressive metal fans. DGM just shared their new single and video. This is also the first song you get hear from their awaited new album, The Passage. Fans have waited long enough. Enjoy "Animal" below. To get the record, mark your calendars for August 26th via Frontiers Music Srl. How do you like this first tune?

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Band profile:	DGM