UK symphonic black metal band Bal-Sagoth has released a new update stating there are no concrete plans for a new album anytime soon. This information was offered up by the band's vocalist Byron "Lord" Roberts on the band's MySpace page: "Hail to all Bal-Sagoth fans! It's a question we get asked fairly frequently, so just to clarify the situation and eliminate any rumours before they spiral out of control, here is the current state of play regarding possible future Bal-Sagoth albums. Alas, contrary to what you might have heard, there are still currently no definite plans for a new Bal-Sagoth album."

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Swedish death metallers Insision are set to release a 15th anniversary double CD which will be titled 15 Years Of Exaggerated Torment. The cover art has been created by the designer artist "Rian" from Indonesia and can be viewed below.

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"Facing Your Enemy", a brand new video clip from German heavy metallers At Vance is now available for viewing below. It was directed by Hilmar Liebsch. The song comes off the band's new album of the same name, Facing Your Enemy, which was released yesterday via AFM Records. More album details were previously reported here.

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German heavy metal band U.D.O. is set to release their upcoming rare tracks album, Celebrator - Rare Tracks, on May 4th via AFM Records to celebrate the 25th band anniversary. The album presented by Metal Hammer is a collection of unreleased and rare tracks which will be released as a 2-CD digipak with 25 tracks. Check out snippets of the album at this location.

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US thrash metallers Anger As Art have posted a detailed song by song description of their new upcoming album Hubris Inc. The album has been mixed and is now ready to be packed. The upcoming album is planned to be released in the spring/early summer and guitarist and vocalist Steve Gaines gives us a rundown of the songs.

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"Phantom Antichrist", the brand new single from German thrashers Kreator is now available for streaming and viewing on the lyric video below. The song is taken from the band's upcoming album Phantom Antichrist, due out on June 1st in Europe and June 5th in North America through Nuclear Blast Records, and it was released as a single on April 20th. More album details here.

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Peter Östlund, the guitarist of Swedish death metal outfit Vomitory, will sit out three shows in the month of May, June and July. The band reports: "Due to family commitments, lead guitarist Peter Östlund will sit out on some of the upcoming shows. So therefore, we have recruited our dear friends Danny Tunker (ex-God Dethroned, ex-Prostitute Disfigurement) and Anders Bertilsson (Coldworker) to step in for Peter. All other confirmed shows will be done with the ordinary Vomitory line-up."

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"Storm The Sorrow", the brand new video from Dutch symphonic metallers Epica is now available for viewing below. The song is taken from the band's new album Requiem For The Indifferent, which is out via Nuclear Blast. The video clip was directed by Remko Tielemans.

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Norwegian black metal outfit 1349 will be bringing Aural Hellfire to Puerto Rico for the first time ever on June 1st. The band will then continue on to support Marduk on their North American tour, ending with a string of dates in Mexico.

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"The Circle", a brand new video from British symphonic power metallers Pythia is available for streaming at the following location. Alternatively, you can watch it below. It was directed by Graham Trott. The song comes off the band's new album The Serpent's Curse, which came out in February through Golden Axe Records.

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"Get The Devil Out Of Me", the brand new video from Dutch symphonic metallers Delain has premiered at this location. Alternatively, you can watch it below. The video contains all sorts of video footage including studio recordings and live material, footage from the Sonisphere Festival in the UK (used with kind permission of BlinkTV). In less than a week the band will kick off their European tour where they will perform new songs from the upcoming We Are The Others, set for release on June 1st via Roadrunner Records.

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Luca Turilli's Rhapsody have announced Alex Landenburg as the band's new drummer. Landenburg will be taking over kit duties from Alex Holzwarth. The band posted a video introducing the drummer.

Alex stated: "What an amazing opportunity to join the band together with new singer Alessandro Conti and to start this new chapter together! I can't wait to get out on the road and to play the new stuff as well as the Rhapsody classics!"

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"Betray The Grave", the brand new video from US metallers Junius is now available for viewing below. The song comes off the band's recent effort Reports From The Threshold Of Death, which was released last October through Prosthetic Records. The video was directed by Toshadeva Palani.

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"Shades Of Oppression", the brand new song from Norwegian extreme progressive metal band The Fallen Divine is now available for streaming below. The song comes off the band's new album entitled The Binding Cycle, scheduled to be released on May 18th via Indie Recordings.

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Alex "Rudy" Rudinger, drummer of Canadian cyber metal outfit Threat Signal, has recently parted ways with the band. The band is now seeking a replacement. In a short statement, the band stated: "Unfortunately Alex has made the decision to quit Threat Signal and pursue other projects. So, we are looking for a new drummer. Contact us at threatsignal@hotmail.com for try out and requirement information."

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