Black metal group Drudkh are streaming the band's contributions to One Who Talks With The Fog / Pyre Era, Black!, their split album with Norwegian black metal outfit Hades Almighty ahead of its release. You can listen to their two songs on the release via Bandcamp here. Enjoy!

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Aussies Denouncement Pyre have debuted a new song online. It's called "World Encircler" and will appear on Black Sun Unbound, their brand new offering. Listen to the track on Bandcamp. The third album from the death/black metal outfit is due for release through Hells Headbangers on the 22nd of July.

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On the eve of their 10 year anniversary, Swedish hard rock band Horisont have announced the next chapter of their career by putting pen to paper and confirming a worldwide deal with Century Media Records. After releasing their fourth full length album entitled Odyssey in late 2015, Horisont are busy writing its follow up and plan to enter the studio this summer and unleash another album.

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Apart from their upcoming split with Ævangelist, Codex Obscura Nomina, French metallers Blut Aus Nord are working on two different albums scheduled for next year: Memoria Vetusta - Empyreus and La Lumière Sous Le Monde. So, there is no shortage of new material. In the meantime, Vindsval (Blut Aus Nord) and Bjarni Einarsson (Sinmara, Slidhr) are also working on the first Yərû?əlem album.

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Good news for the European fans of Intronaut. The American metallers just announced their first European tour in almost three years in support of The Direction Of Last Things. They are co-headlining with Norway's Shining (NOR) and support comes from Spain's Obsidian Kingdom, along with a stop at Euroblast Festival XII 2016 as well. There are still a few dates coming in, so stay tuned for more.

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Progressive metallers Third Ion have confirmed a July 8th, 2016 release date for Biolith, their new record, on Glasstone Records. This will be the first album to feature new lead vocalist, Dave Padden. The band features former members of Devin Townsend, Into Eternity, and Annihilator. Check out the preview below to hear the first new sounds and the album cover as well.

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Metal Blade Records just announced the worldwide, multi-album signing of Norwegian death metallers Execration! Execration is now in the final stages of the songwriting process for their fourth album and Morbid Dimensions follow-up.

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If you were going to attend Temples Festival 2016, we have bad news to share. The U.K. festival set to take place in June has just been cancelled despite the previous band announcements. According to their lengthy statement, the fest is cancelled due to lack of funding after they were left with debt following Temples 2015. Ticket refunds are available, of course.

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Event:	Temples Festival 2016 [CANCELLED]

As they are about to release a new album, The Last Stand, Sabaton have announced the first dates for their massive European tour for 2017. The Last Tour is their biggest tour yet and scheduled to kick off on January 7th at König Pilsener Arena in Oberhausen, Germany. Very special guests are heavy metal legends Accept. Find all dates below!

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Gutter Instinct are a blackened death metal band from Sweden and they have just released their debut album, Age Of The Fanatics, via Prosthetic Records. Following their debut EP, The Insurrection, this new opus develops a blackened edge to their haunting death metal, drawing influence from bands such as Teitanblood, Bölzer, Grave Miasma, Black Witchery and Portal. If you are curious, hear the album below.

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Earlier this year, HammerFall joined the Napalm Records family for their upcoming, 10th studio album. it's been almost 20 years since they recorded their debut, Glory To The Brave. Well, the good news is that the power metallers are currently in the studio forging new material. In fact, according to their latest studio update, they have been recording clean/acoustic guitars for the record to be released on November 4th, 2016.

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Canadian black metal unit Iskra has teamed up with Southern Lord for the CD release of their latest LP, Ruins. Southern Lord will issue Ruins on digipak CD including a twenty-page booklet with lyrics and liner notes on July 1st. Iskra also announced the Anarchy Attack... Canadian Destruction (Storming the Atlantic) Summer Tour of Canada, their first major tour of Canada since 2004. This tour will mark their first coast to coast tour of the country and includes five days in the maritime provinces. The tour also features appearances at Spider Fest (formerly Spider Acres) in Meyersburg, Ontario and Evil Fest in Sainte-Angele-de-Merici, Quebec.

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The Fall Of Hearts, which is Katatonia's new album, was just released on May 20th through Peaceville Records. Now, the band has decided to share a full stream of the release online on SoundCloud, including a teaser of bonus tracks "Vakaren" (CD/DVD and Deluxe Edition), "Sistere" (LP and Deluxe Edition) and "Wide Awake In Quietus" (digital and Deluxe Edition). If you still haven't listened to the album or bonus tracks, here is your chance. Enjoy it below.

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Do you want to see more from Ayreon's upcoming DVD, The Theater Equation? Now you can. This DVD/Blu-ray package was recently announced for release on the 17th June 2016 via InsideOut Music, and you can now view the first full clip from the production. Watch "Day Two: Isolation" here, from the masterpiece The Human Equation. Don't miss it!

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While they are still involved in a legal battle with Prospect Park Records which sued them, Five Finger Death Punch already have a new label deal. Rise Records have announced the signing of the group to a North American recording deal. The first album with Rise Records will be released following the completion of Five Finger Death Punch's obligation to its current label.

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Band profile:	Five Finger Death Punch