Scottish punk legends The Exploited have announced that they have signed a worldwide contract with Nuclear Blast, which is home to some of the biggest names in metal and hardcore music. Although no date has been confirmed yet, the band and label have promised that a new The Exploited album will see the light of the day this year (in autumn 2014), making it their first new release since 2003's Fuck The System. Now isn't that something?

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A lyric video for the brand new Carnifex track "Dragged Into The Grave" is now available for streaming online. The track comes off the band's upcoming album Die Without Hope, due out on March 3rd (UK), March 4th (North America) and March 7th (Europe) via Nuclear Blast Records. Stream "Dragged Into The Grave" through the lyric video below and let us know your thoughts about the new material.

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Get ready for your death metal fix because the technical Greek outfit Mass Infection have a new full-length album called For I Am Genocide coming out on April 1st via Comatose Music. This will be the follow-up to the 2009 release The Age Of Recreation. You can get in the mood by listening to their new song "Praised By All The Entities" in the video available below. Do you like what you hear?

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Baltimore brutal death metal outfit Visceral Disgorge has announced that they are currently working on new material for the successor of their debut album Ingesting Putridity. The band also says some of the new material is more technical.

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Moribund Records has set March 18th as the release date for black metal outfit Dodsferd's ninth album, The Parasitic Survival Of The Human Race. The cover artwork and tracklist are available for viewing below.

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Three years after they released the O' Hell, Shine in Thy Whited Sepulchres album, the American death/doom duo Encoffination now confirms the next chapter in their discography, finalizing the third full-length opus for arrival in mid-2014. The impending release will be titled III - Hear Me, O' Death (Sing Thou Wretched Choirs).

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Extremists Goatwhore have returned to Mana Recording studios this month with producer Erik Rutan to record a sixth full-length album. Fans can follow Goatwhore's progress via updates at Facebook[/URL], which includes exclusive photos and videos. Their new album will be the follow-up to the 2012 release, Blood For The Master.

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Innovators Cynic have premiered the title track from the forthcoming new album Kindly Bent To Free Us in the form of a lyric video. You can feast your eyes/ears on it right here. This is the second song showcased off the new album after "The Lion's Roar". Which song do you prefer?

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Death metallers Behemoth have released a brand new behind-the-scenes video for their upcoming album The Satanist. The video available below is the first in a series of four that chronicles a selection of the creative and technical processes behind the album.

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Norway's The Wretched End, featuring former Emperor member Samoth, recently checked in with an update about working on a new album. The songwriting process is over and the band will start the recording process and announce a new label partner.

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The Howling Void is returning with Nightfall, the Ryan Wilson project's fourth full-length album of symphonic funeral doom metal. The album is due out in late 2013 via Solitude Productions and the new album teaser is already available for your streaming pleasure featuring short samples from a few of the songs. This is a rough mix, not the final master. Either way, enjoy the teaser below.

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Here it is folks, a new Metal Church song. The reformed band is streaming their new track "Scream". The song appears on the upcoming comeback release Generation Nothing, which is scheduled for release on October 22nd, 2013 via Rat Pak Records. This is the first song you get to hear from their new release. Just click on the Soundcloud player below.

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Portland's thrash metallers Toxic Holocaust have offered up a new track from their impending new album Chemistry Of Consciousness. You can listen to "Out Of The Fire" now streaming here or over here. Did it manage to melt your face off?

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Veil Of Maya have confirmed a massive headlining North American touring package featuring special guests Structures, Northlane, Vildhjarta, and Here Comes The Kraken. The deathcore band will hit the road in November/December. Tickets go on sale on September 18th.

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Canadian progressive metal act Intervals has announced the group will be entering the studio with Jordan Valeriote in November to begin tracking their next release. Following the studio, Intervals will be touring Europe with Protest The Hero, TesseracT, and The Safety Fire. The dates confirmed can be seen below.

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