Today is the day, In Mourning fans. You can now listen to the Swedish six-piece new album, Afterglow, in full and online ahead of its official release this May 20th via Agonia Records. After the 2012 offering The Weight Of Oceans, how do you like their newest creation? Stream it below and tell us your impressions.

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Houston, Texas is about to host the inaugural Houston Open Air at the NRG Park on September 24th and 25th. Avenged Sevenfold and Alice In Chains top a lineup of over 35 bands and will also feature performances from Deftones, Baroness, Anthrax, Slayer and many more.

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Event:	Houston Open Air 2016

Trick Or Treat have power metal to offer today. The Italians are about to release Rabbits' Hill, Pt. 2 this July 8th via Frontiers Music Srl. The conceptual series of albums are based on Richard Adams' novel "Watership Down." They have a few special guests on the record like Tony Kakko from Sonata Arctica, Sara Squadrani from Ancient Bards and, in the role of the evil general Woundwort, Tim "Ripper" Owen (ex-Judas Priest, ex-Yngwie Malmsteen). Hear the first single "United" right now.

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Black metal fans take note. Shining will hit the road in December along with Norwegian titans Taake as part of a series of live appearances to mark the band's 20th anniversary. Full details of the tour are not yet available, but confirmed routing so far features European shows. More dates will be announced soon.

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Shortly after announcing the album completion, Witherscape have now unveiled all the details about it. The progressive death metal outfit confirm the worldwide release of their sophomore full-length album The Northern Sanctuary for July 22nd, 2016 via Century Media Records. The album is another conceptual album, enhanced by powerful artwork courtesy of Hungarian artist Gyula Havancsák (Nightingale, Destruction, Týr, etc.). Feast your eyes on it below.

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A new DevilDriver video is here. The Americans made a video for their new track "Daybreak" with director Shan Dan of Shadow Born Group and Jon Cooke (aka Johnny Plague of Winds Of Plague). "Daybreak" is one of the singles released from Trust No One, their new record out since May 13th via Napalm Records.

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Symphonic metal giants Nightwish are returning to Europe for more shows. After their successful European headlining tour with Arch Enemy and Amorphis last winter, a North American run as well as trips to Down Under and Asia, the band return to the local stages with shows in Portugal, Spain and Bulgaria. Find all dates below!

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The Summer Slaughter Tour is back for another round of brutality. The tour will kick off on July 23rd and run through August 21st. While the exact dates, cities and venues are yet to be announced, the lineup has been unveiled. Cannibal Corpse will be headlining the bill. Nile, After The Burial, Suffocation, Carnifex, Revocation, Krisiun, Slaughter To Prevail and Ingested are the other acts confirmed.

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Grave Digger's last collection of all-new material, Return Of The Reaper, was released in July 2014 via Napalm Records. Their latest release, however, was Exhumation - The Early Years, a special 35th anniversary album containing re-recorded versions of the band's classics. Now it's time to release new material. The heavy metal band has announced that they are entering the studio in June to begin recording their new album for an early 2017 release.

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How about some Gothenburg metal? Despite provide that with their new track, "Synergi" from the upcoming album of the same name. Their new album is to be released on July 22nd, 2016 through Eclipse Records. Synergi contains thirteen powerful songs of melodic death metal produced by Oscar Nilsson (Engel) at Crehate Studios. The cover artwork was designed by the band's singer Peter Tuthill.

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Band profile:	Despite

As Seal The Deal & Lets Boogie is upon us, Volbeat have decided to share their newest video clip. The tune is called "The Devil's Bleeding Crown". In other news, Kaspar Boye Larsen is officially the new bass player in Volbeat. The video was filmed in an old country house, that was just about to be demolished and directed by Plastic Kid, whom the band worked with previously on "16 Dollars", "Cape Of Our Hero" and "Lonesome Rider".

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Extreme metallers Brujeria are currently putting the finishing touches on their fourth album release and Nuclear Blast Entertainment debut. Recently, the band released an exclusive 7" single for Record Store Day, which sold-out instantly in stores everywhere. Now they are offering that 7" release, which includes the songs "Viva Presidente Trump!" and "Pared De Muerte", for sale digitally. Check out the visualizer for the track "Viva Presidente Trump" right now for some new Brujeria material.

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Ozzfest and Knotfest are merging. The two festivals are teaming up for the Ozzfest Meets Knotfest happening this September 24th and 25th in San Bernardino. Saturday's Ozzfest will be headlined by Black Sabbath, marking their last California performance as part of the band's final tour and Sunday's Knotfest bill is topped by the festival's namesake, Slipknot. Ozzy Osbourne and Sharon shared the stage (even though they are divorcing) alongside Corey Taylor to make the announcement at the press conference in Hollywood.

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Black metallers Inquisition continue to reveal details from their new album little by little. Today, they have unveiled their upcoming album rather lengthy title and release date. Mark your calendars for the 26th of August for the release of Bloodshed Across The Empyrean Altar Beyond The Celestial Zenith on Season Of Mist.

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Avantasia have released a new single, "Draconian Love" from their latest Ghostlights album, out this year. You can watch the official live video for "Draconian Love", below filmed in Sao Paulo, Brazil, where Tobias Sammet's voice duels with the deep vocals of his duet partner, Herbie Langhans.

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