On the road or in the studio, Saxon never sleeps, and the band has shared a new video with the masses. You might know that the heavy metallers have released a new album this year titled Thunderbolt. "Nosferatu (The Vampire's Waltz)" is one of the new tracks and a video was created for it. Watch it below.

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Beer drinking thrashers Tankard have signed a new contract with Nuclear Blast. The band experienced their second wind after signing their first deal with the Swabian label back in 2012. The union saw the albums A Girl Called Cerveza, R.I.B. and One Foot In The Grave becoming some of the most successful albums in the band's history. A new album is planned for 2020.

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Icelandic metal sons Skálmöld have announced two special shows with the Iceland symphonic orchestra on August 24th and 25th, 2018 in Reykjavík. Five years ago, the folk metallers played three epic and sold out shows with the symphony orchestra.

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Serpent Venom have cancelled their upcoming show in Camden, London, where Desolate Pathway were also set to perform. The doom metallers are currently writing a new album but were forced to cancel this date. However, they promise to reschedule the show in the future.

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At the end of a dirty black summer, American misfit Danzig will play 8 shows in Europe. 2018 marks the 30 year anniversary for Danzig and to commemorate the occasion, the band will be performing a limited number of special shows in the U.S. and Europe. The European dates start on August 2nd at Wacken Open Air where Danzig will headline one of the stages.

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German gothic metallers Crematory have called out their "lazy" fans for not buying tickets to the band's upcoming tour in support of the new album, Oblivion, and have threatened to break up unless "metalheads start honoring the value of real music and come back to spending money on artists' physical product."

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British power metal maniacs Dark Forest (UK) have finally shared an update. After releasing a new album back in 2016, Beyond The Veil, they have been relatively quiet but according to their latest update, their fifth studio album is currently being forged and will be recorded later this year.

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Traditional doom bringers Iron Void just announced a new album titled Excalibur, their third full-length. It will be out on September 7th, 2018 through Shadow Kingdom Records. As of now, you can hear two new songs at the label's Bandcamp page. The songs are "The Coming Of A King" and "The Grail Quest".

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After their holidays in Cambodia and announcing new shows, Swedish metal act Night Viper has now shared a new video from their 2017 Exterminator album. It was directed, shot and edited by Jim Nedergård. Here's "Never Win" where you can see the band in action.

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A few weeks before they release a new album, Irish Pagan metal gods Primordial have shared a new video from their upcoming opus, Exile Amongst The Ruins. The video for the album's title track (directed by Costin Chioreanu) can be viewed now here. Enjoy the visuals and music.

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Prepare to enter the house of doom! Swedish epic doom metal legends Candlemass are back with an online game and a brand new soundtrack called "House Of Doom". According to the game's official web site, "House Of Doom" is a unique game with music written by Candlemass leader Leif Edling and performed by Candlemass. The band has also been part of the development of the game that invites you into the world of extreme style heavy metal music, where both music and lyrics intend to evoke a sense of despair, dread and, impending doom.

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Israeli band Orphaned Land just shared new a documentary online. Germany's "Rockpalast" has produced a one-hour documentary called "All Is One" on the progressive folk metallers. "All Is One" is more than the name of one of Orphaned Land's albums. It is the quintet's philosophy claiming that all three big religious groups - Christians, Muslims and Jews - are coming from the same origin. German filmmakers Ingo Schmoll and Conny Schiffbauer visited Israel to follow the band's path and to get a personal insight view into the musician's life by visiting the band members at home, getting to know their families and learning about their daily lives. It's worth watching below.

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Dutch doom metalers Officium Triste and Chilean group Lapsus Dei announced a new split called Broken Memories which will be out on May 31st and feature cover art by Christophe Dessaigne. It'll be out on vinyl and CD on Australis Rec. Both bands will contribute with three songs each for the release.

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Swedish black metal melancholics Grift have announced the event Tredingsriten at their home town of Kinnekulle. It is set for August 4th and the band will invite friends to do exclusive performances at the festival. Sólfjall Design, who have done artwork for both Bhleg and Grift will exhibit her art this evening as well.

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Galicia doom metallers Dark Embrace announced that their Barcelona gig set for May 6th supporting Masterplan has been cancelled due to the football game between Barcelona and Real Madrid. The show was set to happen at the same time as the match but as the organizers explained, it would've been counterproductive to have the show at that time.

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