Pallbearer and Baroness are joining forces for an upcoming U.S. tour this summer. The combo will hit the road this August/September. Furthermore, you can expect news soon about an upcoming Pallbearer limited 12"/vinyl-only EP called Fear & Fury that will be released late summer/early fall. Stay tuned!

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Mark Of The Blade is the new offering by deathcore purveyors Whitechapel and as of now, you can already listen to the entire piece of music. Before it hits stores on June 24th via Metal Blade Records, hear the album over here, where fans can also find additional exclusive content from Whitechapel as part of the ongoing "90 Days to Warped" promotion, leading up to the band's appearance on Warped Tour this summer.

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Aborym just announced a new album! The industrial black metallers unveiled Shifting.negative as the title of their new opus, which is currently being recorded in three different studios, helmed by band founder and mastermind Fabban with additional production by New York's multi-Grammy winner Marc Urselli (John Zorn, Lou Reed, Mike Patton, Tomahawk) at EastSide Sounds Studios. The record will be out via Agonia Records this year.

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As you know, Black Sabbath are currently on their farewell tour. Recently, they have announced the last three headlining concerts added to the final North American leg of their massive 2016 The End world tour. The iconic heavy metal band will play their last show ever in the U.S. on November 12th at AT&T Center in San Antonio, Texas. However, for their final eight shows, Black Sabbath return home to close the final chapter in their incredible story. The end will be in Birmingham, of course.

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Municipal Waste have recruited a new guitarist. The Richmond, Virginia metallers have announced the addition of Nick Poulos on second guitar. Poulos currently plays with Ryan in Volture and Bat, and formerly played with bassist Phil Hall in Cannabis Corpse. The group is working on new music to follow The Fatal Feast (2012).

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Sludge metallers Eyehategod have cancelled their European trek just a month before it is set to begin. Their July/August tour with stops in Austria, Slovenia, Germany, France, the U.K., The Netherlands and Norway has been postponed due to "personal issues as well as scheduling complications."

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The father/daughter grindcore duo Sockweb has come to a tragic end. According to reports, Adam "Blackula" Young was found dead in his native Richmond, Indiana after hanging himself. He was just 28. Two months ago, Young was arrested for two counts of intimidation, pointing a firearm, strangulation, four counts of domestic battery, and criminal mischief.

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Americans Noisem have a new label home: Relapse Records. The extreme metallers released their latest album, Blossoming Decay, just last year but they will enter the studio this summer to begin recording their third full-length.

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After their latest release, the album Ego Dominus Tuus, black metallers Nightbringer will release a new blackened split with Abigor, Thy Darkened Shade and Mortuus. While not many details are known about the release, the U.S. band has revealed a preview so far and you can give it a shot below.

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Mitochondrion's brand new 7 inch split, In Cronian Hour, with Auroch is now available to stream in full online. You can listen to this beast now via Bandcamp and get it digitally. In Cronian Hour was mastered by Colin Marston and features artwork on a gatefold jacket by Cold Poison. Hellthrasher Productions expects to ship it in Europe around June 15th. Dark Descent plans to begin shipping from the U.S. around June 27th. Both songs are also available below.

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With so many new releases planned for this year already, Vader will also release a new album this September. Two years after the latest Tibi Et Igni, the Polish death metal machine announced their new studio album, The Empire, which was recorded at Hertz Studios in Bialystok, Poland and produced by Wojtek and Slawek Wiesawski. Mark your calendars for September 23rd, 2016. But before that, they will be releasing a special 10" single, taken from their upcoming album.

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Sabaton recently announced the release of their brand new, 8th studio album, The Last Stand, which will see the light of day on August 19th via Nuclear Blast. Today, the power metal band finally presents the first single from the upcoming battle to their fans. It's the track "The Lost Battalion" and it is streaming online with a lyric video to go with it. Enjoy it below and share your impressions of the material.

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The mighty thrashers Sodom just announced their new album, Decision Day. Set for release on August 26th, 2016, the new album focuses on the subject of D-Day, the day in June 1944 when the troops of the Western Allied forces landed in Normandy to liberate mainland Europe from the scourge of Nazi Germany. Check out the impressive artwork courtesy of Joe Petagno (Motörhead, Led Zeppelin).

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Hannes Grossmann has some good news today. The prog/tech death metal solo project from Hannes Grossmann is releasing its second album, titled The Crypts Of Sleep. You can already see the album artwork and also listen to a brand new song as of now right here. How do you like the opening track "To Sow The Seeds Of Earth"?

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Even after they released an album last year, Soilwork aren't slowing down in terms of new releases. The Swedes have just announced the release of a special collection of rarities under the title Death Resonance on August 19th, 2016 via Nuclear Blast. It will include fifteen rare and unreleased tracks.

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