Shortly after sharing details regarding the first chapter of "The Nephilim's Empire" saga, The Eighth Mountain, the epic power metallers Rhapsody Of Fire have now revealed the cover art and tracklist of the record. It is set to hit stores near you on February 22nd, 2019 via AFM Records.

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The first single off of The Atlantic is here. The new Evergrey studio album will drop three years after The Storm Within, on January 25th 2019 via AFM Records. To build the anticipation, the progressive power metallers have now released the official 8-minute video for the album opener "A Silent Arc". Evergrey promised a darker/heavier album. What do you think?

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It looks like In Flames' own festival will continue for a second year. The Swedish heavy music giants announce news of their second annual two-day festival, Borgholm Brinner (Borgholm Is Burning), happening on August 2nd and 3rd, 2019. The lineup is to be announced, but fans can expect another two-night performance with In Flames headlining and a variety of today's top metal and rock artists.

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Arch Enemy have announced two new releases. First, they will release a strictly limited, hand-numbered 7inch single and a digital single for their song "Reason To Believe" on December 7th, 2018 through Century Media Records! Both formats, physical and digital, feature the cover song "Shout" (Tear For Fears) as a b-side. Moreover, on January 18th, 2019, the band will also release a compilation of all cover songs they have recorded throughout their career, called Covered In Blood. More details will follow soon.

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U.S. metallers Avenged Sevenfold have released a clip of their acoustic performance at the GRAMMY Museum last year. At the audience request, the group played "So Far Away" and you can now watch it here. Last December, they released the special acoustic album, Avenged Sevenfold Live At The GRAMMY Museum.

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And now for some fun. It looks like Spinal Tap will be reuniting for a 35th anniversary screening of their mockumentary "This Is Spinal Tap" at the 2019 Tribeca Film Festival and will also perform after the screening.

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Dreadnought has announced a new label home! After releasing A Wake In Sacred Waves last year, the U.S. metallers are working with Profound Lore Records to bring you their fourth studio album in 2019. The band says they have been quietly working hard this year on what they believe to be their most complex and moving work yet. Dreadnought will enter the studio next week to record it.

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Good news for fans of doom metal! The Spanish metallers Helevorn have just revealed the first details about their impending new studio album. To follow 2014's acclaimed Compassion Forlorn, they will release Aamamata on the 23rd of January 2019 via Solitude Productions's sub-division BadMoodMan Music. Mark your calendars!

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After sharing the previous single from their new album, featuring Jacoby Shaddix (Papa Roach), it's time to hear another new song off of Resist from the Dutch symphonic masters Within Temptation. "Raise Your Banner" (featuring Anders Fridén of In Flames fame) is the second single. Enjoy it below!

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Epica's classic album, Design Your Universe, was released almost 10 years ago and the symphonic metal band just announced a select number of exclusive shows in support of the 10th anniversary of the record, next year. The album until today holds a special place in the hearts of their fans and includes fan-favorites as "Kingdom of Heaven" and "Design Your Universe". On this tour, they will be performing a special set focusing on this album.

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Swallow The Sun are back! The band surprised fans today by announcing their new album that follows the ambitious triple album, Songs From The North I, II & III, released in 2015. The Finnish melancholy death-doom metal masters will release their new album When A Shadow Is Forced Into The Light on January 25th, 2019 through Century Media Records.

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Legendary Swedish death metallers Hypocrisy and Italian symphonic death metallers Fleshgod Apocalypse will return to North America for a co-headlining deadly tour dubbed Death...Is Just The Beginning next March/April. Joining them are progressive extreme metal band Ænimus.

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Apart from preparing to release a new album, U.S. metallers Slipknot have also been working on a 10th anniversary edition of their All Hope Is Gone record. The 10th Anniversary Deluxe Edition will arrive on December 7th featuring reimagined artwork and live bonus disc containing their 2009 headline set at Madison Square Garden. Also, you can listen to "Dead Memories" live at Madison Square Garden 2009 exclusively at this location.

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Whitesnake just announced their first shows of the 2019 Flesh & Blood World Tour, which will feature songs from the new studio record to be released on Frontiers in May 2019 entitled Flesh & Blood, alongside their biggest hits and songs spanning over 40 years. The world-renowned group featuring David Coverdale (vocals), Reb Beach (guitar), Joel Hoekstra (guitar), Michael Devin (bass), Tommy Aldridge (drums) and Michele Luppi (keys) have just finished recording their 13th studio record.

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By now, you might have heard of Threatin, for all the wrong reasons. The Los Angeles metal band has reached viral fame after they scammed venues, faked a label and a fanbase in an elaborate scheme. Jered Threatin is the singer and sole full-time member of the band and he faked his entire online fanbase in order to book a tour in the UK and Europe that no one is showing up to.

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