The second new song from Dream Theater's new album has premiered online! It's time to discover another cut from The Astonishing, the proggers first new album in three years. After the first single "The Gift Of Music", now we can explore "Moment Of Betrayal" which appears on Act II of the ambitious double album. Dive in now!

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The first new Circus Maximus song in four years? Yes, it's here folks! The progressive metallers are releasing Havoc this year, more specifically on March 18th through Frontiers Music Srl. This will be their eagerly anticipated fourth studio album. Give "The Weight" a spin below and let us know what you think of the 6-minute catchy and accessible track.

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In March, Killswitch Engage will release a new album called Incarnate. The album hits stores on March 11th, 2016 via Roadrunner Records and the pre-orders will be available on January 29th. Furthermore, the metalcore masters will embark on a North American headline tour with Memphis May Fire and 36 Crazyfists which kicks off on March 16th. See all the dates below as well as the album cover just unveiled.

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After recently announcing their new EP Lunar Prelude, Delain have just premiered its first new song, "Suckerpuch". The band describes it as an upbeat song about facing your demons and taking them on. Listen to the track here. "Suckerpunch" is one of the two new songs on the release.

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Amon Amarth have released a video teasing a new release called First Kill, thought to be the name of their new album. The death metallers jokingly satirize Internet "Keyboard Warriors" on the video which also features UFC fighter and noted Amon Amarth fan Josh Barnett. Meanwhile, there is still no official word on their new album, even though we know that the band has been working on it. However, the promotion and teasing has started.

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2016 is a year that includes a couple of important anniversaries in the history of the legendary Thin Lizzy. On March 26th, 1976, the band released the iconic Jailbreak album to the world, and it become one of the most important albums of that era. Now we are 40 years on since the release of that milestone and it is time to celebrate it. 2016 also sees 30 years since Phil Lynott passed away (January 4th, 1986) and the world lost a rock legend. But his legacy lives on and celebrating that legacy is what is in store. In the summer of 2016 going into 2017, Thin Lizzy will stage a handful of special shows to commemorate these important milestones.

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Wormed have a new song for us today. The Spanish brutal technical death metallers are launching the first song taken form their forthcoming third full-length Krighsu, which will be out on March 18th through Season Of Mist. The song "Pseudo-Horizon" is the first revealed from the awaited new opus. For those who have been waiting, discover the new sounds below.

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The highly anticipated new album from black metallers Cobalt is coming out this March via Profound Lore Records and the first details have just been revealed. For now, we already know that the new album will be titled Slow Forever and it's a double album with vocals from Charlie Fell (ex-Lord Mantis, Nachtmystium, Abigail Williams). The cover art, done by Jimmy Hubbard, is a combination of photography, sketches, ink blots, and a little bit of digital manipulation. Feast your eyes on it below.

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Norwegians Ulver's new record ATGCLVLSSCAP is coming and as of now you can stream two songs from the release! You can also pre-order the digital release via Bandcamp where you can also hear "Moody Stix" and "Cromagnosis". So, stop what you are doing and spin those beasts!

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Finally some news regarding symphonic gothic metallers Theatres Des Vampires. The band has been very quiet in recent years. In fact, their last album Moonlight Waltz came out in 2011. However, they have been working on a new album recently to follow that. The band is currently in the studio, working on their 10th studio album, set to be released in 2016. They also signed with Alpha Omega Management. More details about it and the schedule of a new tour will be announced soon!

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There is a new band you might want to know about. It's called Dunsmuir and features Clutch's vocalist Neil Fallon, bassist Brad Davis (Fu Manchu), drummer Vinny Appice (Dio and Black Sabbath) and Dave Bone (The Company Band). It seems like the project has been in motion since at least July 2015. There is no music available so far but the band launched a Facebook page and you can probably expect to know more about their plans soon but there is something brewing.

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The Swedes Pain Of Salvation are hard at work forging their new album. These are exciting times for the progressive band as they are holed up in the studio recording "heavy" and "complex" new songs. They are at Dugout Studios working with producer Daniel Bergstrand. Also, mainman and the only original member still in the group, Daniel Gildenlöw, also revealed that they are aiming for two releases this year.

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Babymetal's second album already has a title set. The follow-up to Babymetal will be called Metal Resistance. The record will be released on Friday, April 1st, 2016 via RAL/Sony Music Entertainment in the U.S. and earMUSIC in Europe. The Japanese crew will also return to the U.S. in May for a few shows. More will be revealed soon.

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Polish metallers Materia are embarking on a European tour starting next month. After a warm welcome at Wacken Open Air 2015, Materia decided to tour throughout Europe. The We Are Materia Tour started with 35 shows in Poland. Now it is time to visit 9 other countries. All the dates can be found below.

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Event:	Materia: We Are Materia - European Tour 2016

We might have the first drama of the year on our hands, or at least the first legal battles taking place. According to Billboard, Avenged Sevenfold are trying to get out of their current recording contract. In turn, the label has filed a breach-of-contract suit against the band, seeking compensatory damages. While the band plans to enter the studio soon, they might also have to go to court.

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