After announcing the first details about their new album, Avatar have now unveiled the album artwork and also unleashed the first song taken from it. Their new album is called Hail The Apocalypse and the band debuted a video precisely for the title track. Watch the video, directed, edited and filmed by Johan Carlén, right here.

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Swedish metallers Avatar have uploaded a new image on their official Facebook page announcing their new album Hail The Apocalypse. The first single and video off the album will drop worldwide on March 17th while you can expect the album on May 12th (Europe), May 13th (USA), May 14th (Scandinavia), May 16th (Germany, Austria, Switzerland). For now, check out the album teaser below.

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Swedish melodic death metallers Avatar are currently working on their next album and follow-up to 2012's Black Waltz. In a few days, the band will start recording the new material at Karma Sound Studios in Thailand. Lately, the Swedes have been jamming some new songs and focusing on songwriting.

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Following the release of MMXII in 2012 and their singles collection this year, UK's industrial pioneers Killing Joke start working on their new album next week. Guitarist Geordie Walker has been demoing new tunes. For now, the band hasn't revealed much more yet but what are you hoping for on the new album?

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Today DevilDriver present another new song from their new opus Winter Kills. The song entitled "The Appetite" can be heard exclusively here or over here. This is the second song the band unveils from the new album so you have a different piece of the puzzle to judge.

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UPDATE on 10.05.2013: There have been new developments on the Tim Lambesis' case. Remember that he was arrested for allegedly seeking the help of an undercover detective to have his estranged wife killed. UT San Diego is now reporting that he has pleaded not guilty at his arraignment in Vista Superior Court to a single count of solicitation for murder. He faces up to nine years in prison if convicted.

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Established metal labels Earache and Century Media Records are partnering in a three-year deal where Century Media will handle all of Earache's physical product distribution in the USA. Earache's digital distribution of its back catalog and new releases remains in-house and unchanged.

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Iron Maiden will headline the two Sonisphere festivals in Spain this summer and thus play in almost every single summer festival in Europe this year. The Madrid show takes place at the Miguel Rios Auditorium on Friday May 31st and the Barcelona show takes place at the Parc Del Forum on Saturday June 1st.

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Testament have confirmed European tour dates for November/December 2012. The band will present their recently released new album Dark Roots Of Earth. The support bands have yet to be announced or further details about the tour but that will probably happen soon.

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"Lucky Animals", the wacky brand new song from Devin Townsend is now streaming online at this location. The song will be featured on the new upcoming album Epicloud, due out on September 18th in North America and September 24th in Europe via InsideOut. Devin Townsend is also asking fans to submit their own video clips to be included in the video for the song.

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After completing his epic quadrology last year, renowned multi-instrumentalist and producer Devin Townsend is ready to start the next chapter in the Devin Townsend Project's career with their new effort, Epicloud. Due out on September 18th in North America and September 24th in Europe via InsideOut, Epicloud boasts guest vocal appearances by Anneke van Giersbergen. For the first taste of Epicloud, featuring the album's intro, "Effervescent", stream the video available below.

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After announcing Tim Yeung as the new drummer of the band a few months ago, Dutch death metal outfit Pestilence has now issued the following update: "We are very pleased that we can officially announce that David Haley (Psycroptic) will replace Tim Yeung for the upcoming Pestilence album and upcoming shows. Bassist Stefan Fimmers (ex-Necrophagist) already joined Pestilence for the new album Obsideo and live performances."

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Canadian prog madman Devin Townsend and US industrial masters Fear Factory have just announced the first round of dates on their The Epic Industrialist Tour over Europe throughout November and December. Sylosis will also accompany them as special guests with additional dates to follow later this month. There is no rest for Devin as he will also be touring North America with Katatonia and Paradise Lost on their Epic Kings & Idols Tour[/url].

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US industrial metallers Fear Factory have released the official trailer for their upcoming new album The Industrialist, which is available for viewing below. The trailer is a visual preview into the story behind the album, set for release on June 5th via Candlelight Records. More album details were previously reported here.

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US industrial metallers Fear Factory have revealed the cover artwork and package details for their forthcoming album The Industrialist, set for North American release on June 5th via Candlelight Records. The album is a conceptual record based around a story written by vocalist Burton C. Bell and the artwork was created by American designer Anthony Clarkson with additional direction from the band. The album will be available on three formats ? standard CD, a limited edition deluxe digi-book (featuring two additional songs), and 180-gram double vinyl.

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