After streaming the first song off their upcoming album Tunnel Of No Light, death/doom metallers October Tide have now released "Adoring Ashes" for streaming online. You can enjoy the new song on the Soundcloud player below.

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Band profile:	October Tide

Canadian avantgarde group Voivod has had to postpone all live activities for the immediate future as vocalist Denis "Snake" Belanger will need a 4-6 weeks rest due to a procedure for diverticulitis, a common digestive disease.

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Death metal cult Incantation, who returned with a new album last year six years after the release of Primordial Domination, have recently premiered online a brand new video. You can now enjoy below the video for "Invoked Infinity" off the band's newest release, Vanquish In Vengeance, and their first video in over a decade.

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Having parted ways with Sire/Warner Music in 2011, Finnish band HIM (His Infernal Majesty) has joined Razor & Tie's North American label roster. The band has completed work on their forthcoming new studio album, Tears On Tape, which will be released on April 30th on Razor & Tie in North America/Canada and on April 29th on DoubleCross (Cooking Vinyl's specialist rock imprint) in the U.K. and Ireland.

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Band profile:	HIM

After ProgPower Europe and ProgPower USA, the first South American edition of the prog/power metal festival is happening and it will put together 16 bands spread out over two days, hosting special feature artists from South America and Chile but there will be bands from Europe and USA as well.

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Event:	ProgPower South America

The Vision Bleak have broken the silence and announced that they will enter the studio E next week to begin recording drums for their new and yet untitled album. According to their label Prophecy Productions, the new output which will be their fifth studio album comes out in the fall of 2013 and comprises a concept on witches.

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Here's another new progressive release to look forward to in the coming months. There's still no music for us to hear, but Hacride have recently unveiled the details about their new and fourth album, Back To Where You've Never Been. The artwork, created by Alex Eckman-Lawn, as well as the tracklist can be seen below.

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156 bands have now been revealed from the total 160 that will play in Clisson, France this coming June for the Hellfest Open Air 2013.

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Event:	Hellfest Open Air 2013

British heavy metal band Satan is releasing their new album Life Sentence on April 29th in Europe and in May in the U.S. through their new label Listenable Records. The band has now revealed the cover art which was drawn by Eliran Kantor (Testament, Hatebreed, Sodom) and depicts a similar graphic concept as their debut album entitled Court In The Act originally issued 30 years ago.

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If you are going to Testament's show tonight in Huntington, New York, you might get caught on camera. If you are not, at least you have a new Testament DVD to look forward to. The Bay Area thrash metal legends are currently touring the U.S. with Overkill and Flotsam & Jetsam and will record their show at The Paramount in Huntington this Friday, February 15th, for an upcoming DVD/CD release. The band will be playing a long set focusing on their last three albums and encourage the fans attending this event to make this the craziest Testament show ever.

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The legendary Danzig will be celebrating their 25th anniversary this year with a tour. The band has already announced the first leg of the tour which will feature Danzig plus Glenn Danzig and Doyle Wolfgang Von Frankenstein performing the music of the Misfits. The special guests on these US dates are Corrosion Of Conformity and The Agonist.

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After the release of a debut album which polarized opinions and the past year on tour in Europe with DragonForce and 3 Inches Of Blood, heavy metallers Huntress are back in the studio working on their follow-up album to Spell Eater. The band is currently working with producer Chris "Zeuss" Harris (Shadows Fall, Hatebreed, Municipal Waste).

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Richmond sludge doom metal group Cough will join forces with Windhand for an upcoming split titled Reflection Of The Negative. Relapse Records will be releasing it on April 16th in North America, preceded by international street dates of April 12th (Germany/Benelux) and April 15th (UK/world). Whet your appetite with the teaser available below.

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Band profile:	Cough

Having previously announced King Diamond, Lamb Of God and Slayer as headliners of the festival, the Bloodstock Open Air 2013 organizers have confirmed new names which are now part of this year's line-up.

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Source:	bloodstock.uk.com
Event:	Bloodstock Open Air 2013

After only a handful of North American dates in the past few years, limited to Maryland Deathfest, Bolt Thrower has announced the Return To Chaos Tour. The band will perform seven shows across the US in May. The confirmed dates are listed below, and the band will be sharing the stage with their fellow compatriots Benediction on all the club shows and for the Pomona and Oakland shows they will also be joined by the mighty Autopsy.

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Source:	metalblade.com
Band profile:	Bolt Thrower