To celebrate their 20th anniversary, Dornenreich will play a string of special concerts (see dates below), but they are also working on a comprehensive vinyl box set! The special box set will include their whole studio discography as well as an extensive companion book.

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Here's something for the death metal aficionados. It's new material from Zealotry! The Boston-based band recently debuted the first single from the new album, The Last Witness. The track is called "Yliaster" and can be enjoyed in all its glory via Bandcamp or on the video below. If you like it, grab the record to be released on April 22nd, 2016 via Lavadome Productions.

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Canadians Mitochondrion and Auroch are joining forces on collaborative 7" split and bringing you a death metal feast. Titled In Cronian Hour, the release features one song by each band and cover art crafted by Cold Poison. Check it out below while you wait for its release via Dark Descent Records and Hellthrasher Productions.

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Iron Maiden are preparing a special release for 2016 Record Store Day. Acknowledging both their roots (their 1979 debut The Soundhouse Tapes was Iron Maiden's first official release on vinyl) and reputation for bringing history to life, the British legendary metallers will release their longest ever song, with a duration of over eighteen minutes: "Empire Of The Clouds" as a limited edition 12" picture disc single for Record Store Day this April 16th.

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Prepare for some melancholic doom courtesy of The Foreshadowing. The Italians recently premiered the first single off the impending new record, Seven Heads Ten Horns and today you can hear it here. You can grab the album on the 22nd of April 2016 via Cyclone Empire. Until then, spin the new track "Two Horizons" below and tell us your impressions of the music.

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The second album from sludge/stoner metallers Hark is coming! They're entering the studio to record their next full-length to be released by Season of Mist later this fall. Hark are now deep into the writing of album number two, with the material said to be taking a more immediate feel with bigger hooks, deeper grooves and more progressive expansion. Some working song titles are "Speak In Tongues" and "Son Of Pythagorus".

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Following several line-up changes, Italians Lacuna Coil are set to release a new album this year called Delirium. According to their label, with their 8th studio album, the band decided it was time to up the ante, switch into a heavy mode and finally take full creative control over every aspect of Delirium that is set for a worldwide release on May 27th, 2016 via Century Media. For now, the cover and tracklist are available below.

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After Hellfest refused to drop Down from their line-up, losing its subsidy funding in the process, now the band has decided to cancel their appearance. Furthermore, Down have cancelled all of their European tour dates, including Download and Graspop Metal Meeting 2016 following Phil Anselmo's "white power" gesture and shouting.

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Almah singer Eduardo "Edu" Falaschi (ex-Angra) has announced the release of Moonlight, his first solo album. To celebrate his 25th career anniversary, the album is set to be released on May 20th, 2016 worldwide via Pride & Joy Music (Europe), Test Your Metal Records (North America), King Records (Japan), SUBSTANCIAL Music (Brazil). You can listen to one song from it below and find out all about this solo album.

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The second album from Nervosa is coming and it's called Agony. The Brazilian power trio now releases the cover artwork, tracklist and album release date. Agony was mixed and mastered by Andy Classen and will be released on June 3rd via Napalm Records.

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Rotting Christ will be changing their name temporarily for their shows in South Africa in July to appease religious protestors, it has just been revealed. According to Witchdoctor Productions, who were behind the country's Witchfest event which last year was also the target of protests, the name is changed on the digital poster, Facebook event and mass marketing, but they will use their normal backdrop and the tickets are still labelled as Rotting Christ. There is no word about what name the band will take for the South Africa dates as of yet. Hopefully, it will be something creative.

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At the moment, Baroness are touring in Europe to present their new album, Purple. It was brought to their attention that Rosie Solomon, a fan of the band who attended their show in Birmingham on February 29th, wrote about her awful experience at the show, where she was allegedly sexually assaulted. The band decided to share her story online and slam the fan who did this. Props to the band for condemning this and not sweeping it under the rug, and to Rosie Solomon for taking a stand.

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After delivering A Maze Of Recycled Creeds last year, tech death metallers Gorod now release the first video for their latest record. You can explore your "Inner Alchemy" below by watching the video shot and edited by Gautier Roscoet. Also, Gorod will kick off a Canadian tour later this month. Set to commence on March 24th and run through April 16th, the band will be joined by Bookakee as well as Beyond Creation on select dates.

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U.S. blackened death metallers Withered have shared new music from their new album. The band will release Grief Relic worldwide via Season of Mist on May 27th. And while it was a long time coming, now you can stream the band's first new track in six years. "Husk" is available and can be consumed over here. Enjoy!

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Dark Funeral finally spilled the beans on their long-awaited new album. The follow-up to the 2009 album Angelus Exuro Pro Eternus will be called Where Shadows Forever Reign and drops in a store near you on June 3rd, 2016 via Century Media Records. Six years later and after a few line-up changes, the Swedish black metallers return. Feast your eyes on the cover art (by Necrolord) below and start anticipating the music.

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