Spanish power metallers Dark Moor have announced that they will enter New Sin Studios in January next year, the band is currently working on a new album which will be released in the spring of 2013. The band promises to publish updates about the progress of the album. The new release will follow 2010's Ancestral Romance.

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Otep is preparing to deliver the first live album of her career, entitled Sounds Like Armageddon, which will be out on November 6th. Otep is also currently in the studio working on her sixth full-length studio album, due out in January 2013.

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Germany's Autumnblaze recently tapped world-renowned artist Travis Smith (Death, Nevermore, Katatonia, Strapping Young Lad, etc.) to work on the band's upcoming album Every Sun Is Fragile cover artwork. Andrea Wolf-Schuler also participated. You can see the result below.

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"The Diplomat", a brand new video from grindcore stalwarts Pig Destroyer, is now available for viewing below. The song is taken from the band's new album, Book Burner, out now via Relapse Records. The video clip was directed by Phil Mucci.

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Israeli progressive metal band Orphaned Land is encouraging fans to sign a petition (created by a fan of the band) submitted to the Norwegian Nobel Committee to consider them for the 2013 Nobel Peace Prize, in case you think they are worthy of such a prize.

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Curious to see Voivod's new album cover artwork? Well, now you can. The Canadian progressive thrash metallers will be releasing their new album entitled Target Earth soon and the cover art and tracklist have now been revealed. The album hits stores on January 21st, 2013, throughout Europe and January 22nd in North America under Century Media. For more details about the new album, head over to this location.

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Industrial metallers Fear Factory have premiered a new video, taken from their latest album apply named The Industrialist. The video for "The Industrialist" blends live performance footage from the band with images featured on the album artwork and you can watch it over here. It was directed/edited by James Zahn. The Industrialist came out in June via Candlelight Records.

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If the demo song below is anything to go by, then the new Swashbuckle album is definitely in the making. Details are still sketchy, however, it looks like the band's new album has been tentatively scheduled for a 2013 release. The album will be the band's fourth and follow up to Crime Always Pays... released in 2010 via Nuclear Blast. In the meantime, enjoy the demo, "Beer Goggles", to be recorded for the new album next year.

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Legendary doom metallers Pentagram are auditioning new guitar players. Guitarist Victor Griffin is performing his farewell shows during the October/November European Relentless Tour. He has decided to focus on his solo career from this point on.

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Landmine Marathon announced that lead vocalist Grace Perry has parted ways with Landmine Marathon in order to embark on non-musical pursuits. The band has already announced her replacement in Krysta Martinez, the lead vocalist of Portand-based band Transient.

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The Art Of Coming Apart, death metallers Fragments Of Unbecoming's new album, has been penned for release on November 30th. The new album tracklist was recently revealed at this location. Now the band has unveiled the cover art to The Art Of Coming Apart, which you can see below. The layout was done by Sascha Ehrich, the band's guitarist.

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"In The Name Of Metal", a brand new video from Swedish heavy metal quintet Bloodbound, is now available for viewing below. The song is off the band's new fifth album, In The Name Of Metal, scheduled for release on November 7th via AFM Records.

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Swedish bluesy rockers Graveyard have premiered another new video from their new album Lights Out. You can check out the song "Endless Night" and the video at this location while you prepare for the release of the album tomorrow in Europe and on November 6th (North America) under Nuclear Blast.

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US instrumental progressive metal band Scale The Summit is currently working on new material. This will be the band's fourth album and follow up to The Collective which was released last year. More album details are yet to be released but like their previous album, this one will also see its release on Prosthetic Records. The new record will also feature the band's new bassist, Mark Michell. You can check him playing through "The Levitated" below.

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"Burial Bridge", a new video from German metalcore band, The Sorrow, has debuted online and is now available for viewing exclusively at MetalHammer.de. The song is off the band's new upcoming effort, Misery Escape, which will be released tomorrow in Europe and on November 6th in North America, via Napalm Records.

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