Here is something interesting. There is a new festival in town and it's called Migration Festival. 20 Buck Spin and Gilead Media, two of underground metal's leading underdog record labels, will join forces in Summer 2016 to present the inaugural Migration Festival in Olympia, Washington. Jointly conceived by the two labels, the fest will primarily showcase bands from each label's roster, as well as select other affiliated and respected artists, highlighting the distinct and contrasting styles that makes each label stand out. The first bands have already been confirmed and it's off to a good start.

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Black Shape Of Nexus are back and they have shared a new song! The sludge/drone doom metal band has premiered the new track "Facepunch Transport Layer". This is one of the songs that will appear on Carrier, their brand new output. You can listen to it if you dare at this location.

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The new music continues now with some punk/sludge metal courtesy of Black Tusk. The time has come to check out their new album, Pillars Of Ash, which hits stores this Friday via Relapse Records. This is Black Tusk's last album with the recordings of fallen bassist/vocalist, Jonathan Vincent Athon, who passed away in 2014. It is streaming in full below via SoundCloud. Don't miss the opportunity to listen to it.

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Deströyer 666 will destroy you with their new track, "Hymn To Dionysus". While their new album, Wildfire, will only spread (be released) on February 26th on Season Of Mist, the blackened thrash metallers are showcasing new material. The lyrics on "Hymn To Dionysus" are based on a poem by Euripides (480 or 485-406 B.C.) called "The Bacchæ".

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Voyager's latest album V came out in 2014, so it's time for some new music! The Aussie progressive metallers just premiered a new single today. The band has unveiled "Misery Is Only Company" with a bang by releasing its new video. The single will also be available for digital purchase via iTunes and Bandcamp. Enjoy the groovy new material right here.

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Necrowretch's third album is coming! After releasing With Serpents Scourge this year, the filthy death metal band just signed with Season Of Mist. The French duo will release their next full-length on this label in 2017. Stay tuned!

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Omnium Gatherum's new album Grey Heavens is almost here. But before you get your hands on that, today you can listen to another new song crafted by the melodic death metallers from Finland. They just debuted the video for the tune "Frontiers" directed by Jaakko Mäntymaa and filmed by Markus Rask. Watch the video here. Are you pleased with the new material released so far?

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Blut Aus Nord are preparing a new release. The always prolific French metallers are working on a split album with U.S. extreme metallers Ævangelist called Codex Obscura Nomina. The plan is to release it in June via Debemur Morti Productions. Blut Aus Nord's latest release was Memoria Vetusta III - Saturnian Poetry (2014). What are your expectations for this split? Stay tuned for more details regarding this blackened alliance.

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Death metal fans rejoice because Chthe'ilist's debut album, Le Dernier Crépuscule, has arrived. Well, officially it gets released this Friday via Profound Lore but it is already streaming online and in full in advance. The Canadians released their debut demo, Amechth'ntaas'm'rriachth, in 2012 and this is their first Lovecraftian full-length. Is it any good? Check it out for yourself here.

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Here is another new song from Urgehal's final album! The Norwegian black metallers have released the second new track from their forthcoming swansong album Aeons In Sodom, in honor of deceased band leader Trondr Nefas. The track titled "The Iron Children" features lead vocals from Darkthrone's inimitable Nocturno Culto, and is streaming now here. Go check it out and share your thoughts about it.

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Now you can finally hear Fifth To Infinity's debut album Omnipotent Transdimensional Soulfire. Fifth To Infinity is a band which features drummer Martin Lopez (ex-Opeth, ex-Amon Amarth, Soen). It was formed by Jonas Reslan, Martin Lopez and Martin Mendez in 1997. It now features new bassist David Lindh while Nader Jonas Reslan and Martin Lopez remain. If you are a fan of prog, death, black metal, this should be up your alley. Listen here.

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If you were hoping to get some updates regarding Devin Townsend's next album, we have good news! On a recent interview with Metal Wani, the man himself, Devin Townsend, confirmed that the band is set to enter the studio and begin recording Z²'s follow-up in March. What can we expect? Tentatively titled Transcendence, the opus will be released in September. You can look forward to that.

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Long Distance Calling are preparing to give us more music this year by releasing a new album. After releasing three successful albums, Avoid The Light, Long Distance Calling, The Flood Inside, via SuperBall Music, the band has moved to InsideOut Music for future albums including their upcoming one, Trips, which will be out on April 29th, 2016. Good news everyone! However, they have parted ways with Martin Fischer and introduced a new singer.

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The Norwegians Sarke have completed work on their new album. Their fourth album, featuring the icy and grim screams from Darkthrone's Nocturno Culto, is described as the "grandest and most dynamic album from Sarke to this date." Titled Bogefod, it presents nine tracks that stretch from lingering atmospheric doom to thrash to black metal and technical metal. See the stunning album cover and tracklist below.

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This could be interesting for Arch Enemy fans. The original line-up of the band will reunite and perform Arch Enemy's first three albums material live on stage as Black Earth. An extensive tour of Japan in May was announced today! Last year, Arch Enemy performed at Loudpark in Japan and during that show the group was joined on stage by the rest of the original founding members, singer Johan Liiva and guitarist Christopher Amott. The original lineup made the band's classic first three albums: Black Earth, Stigmata and Burning Bridges; the exception being bassist Sharlee D'Angelo who only joined in 1999 but has been in the band ever since.

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