German melodic death metal act Fragments Of Unbecoming has posted online a teaser clip from the band's upcoming new release The Art Of Coming Apart, their fourth full-length. The album is scheduled to drop on November 30th, 2012 via Cyclone Empire Records. More details about this album were previously reported here.

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Turn Off The World, the brand new album from German thrashers The Very End, is now available for streaming at AOL music. Check it out and let us know what you think. Turn Off The World, the band's third album which has already seen its release in Germany and Europe, will see its release today, November 27th in North America.

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It might not have been clear earlier but it's official now. Headspace, the UK progressive metal/rock band, is current working on a new album and a follow up to their debut effort I Am Anonymous. The news posted by the band's keyboardist Adam Wakeman not only revealed news about the new material but also some information about Headspace's plans for 2013.

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Belphegor are currently at Mana Studios in Tampa, Florida with producer Erik Rutan (Goatwhore, Hate Eternal, Cannibal Corpse) completing recordings of the new yet-untitled album scheduled for a world-wide release in March next year via Nuclear Blast Records. Vocalist and guitarist Helmuth, is busy finishing all vocals, overdubs and lead guitar parts.

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US thrashers Diamond Plate confirmed the addition of Matt Ares to the band as their new vocalist and bassist, following the departure of former frontman Jon Macak. The band has also started working on the follow-up to their 2011 debut album, Generation Why?, which will be released sometime in 2013.

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Les Fleurs Du Mal, the new album from Therion is currently streaming online in its entirety. In case you are curious about it, you can listen to it at this location. Les Fleurs Du Mal will finally see its physical release tomorrow, November 27th, in North America via End Of The Light Records.

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Gamma Ray have released a clip from the upcoming DVD/2CD live release Skeletons & Majesties Live. The clip for "Time To Break Free" (originally from the 1995 studio release Land Of The Free) features former Helloween singer Michael Kiske on guest vocals. The release will come in 2CD, Blu-ray and DVD on November 30th, 2012 through earMUSIC.

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Ghost, Gojira and The Defiled have been announced for next year's Jägermeister Music UK Tour in March 2013. The occult rock group will storm UK shores with Gojira and The Defiled as support. What makes this tour even better is that tickets are just £5.

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Bay Area thrash metal legends Testament are proud to announce their first US headlining tour since their phenomenal chart success with their new album, Dark Roots of Earth, released at the end of July this year via Nuclear Blast. The trek promises to be one of the best thrash metal lineups of the year, with support coming from the world renowned Overkill and Flotsam & Jetsam, as well as Australian thrashers 4ARM.

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Event:	Testament: Dark Roots Of Thrash Tour 2013

"The Devil Made Me Do It", a brand new video from US industrial metallers Scum Of The Earth is now available for viewing below. The song is off the band's latest output The Devil Made Me Do It which came out on August 28th via Goomba Music. The clip was directed by Tim King and produced by Splashdown Media.

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Symphonic metallers Serenity and Visions Of Atlantis will be joining forces for an European tour in March 2013. Both bands also have new albums coming up and Napalm Records promises to reveal more details about them soon. For now, see below a full list of tour dates.

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Vocalist Simone Pluijmers has quit Scottish brutal death metallers Cerebral Bore and has been temporarily replaced by Shawn Whitaker. According to the band, she left less than 24 hours before their US tour.

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Jon Schaffer, the guitarist of Iced Earth, will be featured as guest vocalist on Syrian thrashers Anarchadia's upcoming album Let Us All Unite. Schaffer performs alongside the band's singer Nour on a track entitled "True World Order" which will be available as a free download.

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The fifth studio album from Russian act Stigmatic Chorus will be titled Fanatic and contain nine tracks of symphonic black metal. The concept of the album, written by Dan Sein and Demether Grail, tells the bloody events of old, when American town Nauvoo was plunged into darkness and filled with atmosphere of aggression and religious fanaticism. Fanatic is due for self-released on December 2nd, and the new song "Riot Of The Fools" can now be heard below.

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Having inked a record deal with Napalm Records in August, German power metallers Powerwolf have been busy writing material for their new album. The new album, their first on Napalm Records, will be released in the summer of 2013. The band will be entering studio in January to begin recording the follow up to Blood Of The Saints released last year.

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