Back in 1996, Vader released the covers album Future Of The Past paying homage to all the great bands that were the source of inspiration for the band's sound. They repeated the experience this year nearly 20 years later in Future Of The Past II - Hell In The East. This time, they pay their respects to the Polish death metal bands of the late 80's and early 90's. Acts like Ghost, Imperator, Slashing Death, Scarecrow and Exorcist were the bands who helped forge the "Polish death metal school". You can hear the entire tribute on Bandcamp now and get your death metal fix.

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After returning to action, In The Woods... have been focusing on a new album. The recordings are done and you can expect the follow-up to Strange In Stereo (1999) to have 72 minutes of playtime. Apart from that, the band will also perform live. They are already confirmed for Norway's Blastfest 2016, Denmark's Metal Magic Festival IX and now also the Belgian festival Graspop Metal Meeting 2016. Accompanying the band live will be guitarist Kåre André Sletteberg as well.

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Author & Punisher, the one man industrial doom/drone band, is heading out to Europe next year. They will be promoting the new album Melk En Honing released this year. The near-three-week live takeover happens next month and is set to commence on January 16th in Rouen, France. Tristan Shone's latest expedition will make its way through ten countries, coming to a close on February 4th in Milan, Italy. See the dates below if you want to check out Author & Punisher live.

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Symphonic masters Luca Turilli's Rhapsody just released a brand new single. With only one month until the start of the Prometheus Cinematic World Tour in Europe, the band now presents "Il Cigno Nero [Reloaded]". The original song (from the album Prometheus, Symphonia Ignis Divinus which was released in June via Nuclear Blast) features in its reloaded version new powerful rhythmic guitar parts, a new bass arrangement and some additional orchestrations. Mastermind Luca Turilli has created a lyric video for the new track and you can feast your eyes on it here.

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After five years, Solution .45 finally released a new album this year called Nightmares In The Waking State - Part I. The Swedish melodic death metallers are now promoting the anticipated record with a brand new video. They teamed up with Patric Ullaeus and he directed their latest video clip. Enjoy "Alter (The Unbearable Weight Of Nothing)" below!

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After recently announcing their new album, Shores Of The Abstract Line, Hypno5e have now shared a bit of the music from it. The first new single from the experimental progressive metallers is called "East Shore - In Our Deaf Lands". It's a 12-minute mammoth track and should be enough to whet your appetite.

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Ulver have just revealed many details regarding their new release. Titled ATGCLVLSSCAP, this release consists of 12 tracks over 80-minutes with music sourced from 12 live performances the band played in 2014. The result is a new collection of songs spawned from familiar origins. To get an idea, you can stream the new "Moody Stix" here borne from a performance of the nearly 15 years old "Doom Stix" from the A Quick Fix Of Melancholy EP in 2003 and another excerpt below as well.

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Major news coming in for Ihsahn fans. Not only did the group reveal all about their new album today as they shared a brand new tune as well! Firstly, Ihsahn's sixth solo album is called Arktis, and drops on March 4th on Candlelight Records. The first single "Mass Darkness" dropped today and you can consume it below while you take a look at the album cover. It features vocals from Trivium's Matt Heafy as well. Are you pleased with what you hear so far?

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Black metallers Urgehal have finally revealed further details and the artwork from their forthcoming swansong album Aeons In Sodom. In honor of deceased band leader Trondr Nefas, the band assembled his final material into one final full length. Nefas' screams are too unique to replace, so the band have enlisted the services of venerable Scandinavian metal scene icons to contribute vocals on each track. The record will feature the unique vocals and personas of Nocturno Culto (Darkthrone), Nattefrost (Carpathian Forest), Nag (Tsjuder), Niklas Kvarforth (Shining), Hoest (Taake), Mannevond (Koldbrann) and more.

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A new track from Agoraphobic Nosebleed? Yes, please! After a few years of silence, the grindcore masters are releasing the new three-track EP Arc and the first cut is now available here. Prepare your ears and enjoy the 7-minute assault that is "Not A Daughter" on the SoundCloud player below.

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After previously announcing that they were working on a new album, Circus Maximus spill the beans today regarding its details. First of all, you won't have to wait that long anymore since it is being released next year. Titled Havoc, their new album comes four years after the progressive metallers released Nine. The eagerly anticipated fourth album from Circus Maximus is due for release on March 18th, 2016 on Frontiers Music Srl. Can't wait? Check out cover and tracklist below to get a sense of the new record.

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Progressive black metallers Aenaon have a couple of good news to share today. First, they re-signed a contract to release their third album on Code666 Records. And yes, there is a new album coming to follow Extance (2014) and you can expect it next year. In fact, the new studio album will be titled Hypnosophy and it is scheduled to hit stores in the first half of 2016.

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Tech death metallers Allegaeon have officially announced their new frontman. The Americans just completed over a month's worth of touring with label-mates Act Of Defiance, which featured Riley McShane on the microphone for his first full tour with the band. Upon returning home, Allegaeon is prepared to announce McShane as their new permanent vocalist. Ezra Haynes, their vocalist of seven years, quit the band this year. Riley has become a permanent member just in time for the band to begin work on their new album. Allegaeon is set to record a new album this winter to follow Elements Of The Infinite.

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A few years have passed since Serenity released their last album, War Of Ages. If you are a fan or simply anticipating their upcoming release, Codex Atlanticus, now there is something to help with the wait. Recently, the symphonic metallers debuted the first single from the record. The epic song is called "Iniquity" and there is a lyric video for it available here. Did you like the new song?

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After announcing their new album earlier this year, Todtgelichter have now finally lifted the veil on some more details. The avantgarde troupe has revealed the tracklist and cover artwork of Rooms. The cover/backcover artwork and parts of the booklet have been created by the renowned Norwegian artist Truls Espedal, best known to the metal world for his work with Norwegian Vikings Enslaved. The cover continues an old tradition: simple but deep in meaning. Take a look at it below!

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