Swedish glam metal act Sister has released the second single "Naked" off their new album Disguised Vultures, which will be released on January 21st in North America and January 24th in UK/Europe through Metal Blade Records. You can check out the song now through the player below.

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In previous updates, black metallers Dark Funeral have referred to the upcoming 20th anniversary show they are preparing. Apart from working on a new album to be released this year, the Swedes have now revealed more about this special show. The anniversary gig entitled 20 years Of Satanic Symphonies will take place at Klubben, Stockholm in Sweden on May 3rd.

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The official lyric video for the song "Rise Up" from the reformed heavy metallers Chastain has recently been released and can now be seen below. The track is taken from the band's comeback album Surrender To No One, which was released on November 19th, 2013 via Leviathan Records, the first in almost ten years.

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Vocalist Jill Janus wrote and recorded two demo songs in 2008 that were used to bait potential musicians for Huntress, who released Starbound Beast this year. In 2009, Janus met underground metal band Professor from Highland Park, CA. These two songs were played for the boys, they rehearsed once and immediately joined forces to birth Huntress. "Back From The Dead To Kill" remains unreleased and is offered up to fans of Huntress as part of their legacy. You can listen to the song right here.

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For the first time in over 5 years, Lizzy Borden's Appointment With Death lineup ? Ira Black, Joey Scott, Marten Andersson and Lizzy Borden ? will reunite for a one-night-only performance on Friday, January 24th at the Epiphone party at NAMM at Tiki Bar in Costa Mesa, California. You do not need to be a part of NAMM (National Association Of Music Merchants) to get tickets for this exclusive one-off show.

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German death metallers Lay Down Rotten will release their new album Deathspell Catharsis on January 24th, 2014 in Germany, Austria and Switzerland; January 27th in the rest of Europe; and on February 11th in North America via Apostasy Records. The album was once again produced by the band's collaborator Thilo Krieger in his Desert Inn Studio and today you get to listen to a brand new song from them. It is called "Deathspell Catharsis" and you can blast it through the player below.

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Swedish Viking metallers King Of Asgard will start the recordings of their new album in March 2014. The band outlived and conquered the winter of three with Fi'mbulvintr, paid tribute to their ancestors and their proud past with ...To North. Now, for the third time around, King Of Asgard return to Andy LaRocque's Sonic Train Studios to carve the runes of the forthcoming, yet untitled album. At the moment, the last touches are being done on the songs and focus is set to surpass the two former releases.

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Sadly, it has been announced that Maria "Tristessa" Kolokouri, the mastermind of Greek black metallers Astarte, is in critical condition battling leukemia. According to Tristessa's husband, she is fighting for her life right now. The band had before announced a new album for 2014. Hopefully, she can win this battle.

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Intervals, an instrumental progressive band until now, has added a vocalist to the equation. He is Mike Semesky, who joined first as a bass player, and you can stream their new track "Ephemeral" from the upcoming album A Voice Within to get the first taste of how the band will sound now. The song can be streamed through the clip below.

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You already had a taste of new material from the Finnish metallers Insomnium on their new EP Ephemeral but their new album is yet to come. The band is currently recording the successor to One For Sorrow and has been updating regularly on that process. The drum parts were already recorded and now it's time for the guitars. According to the band, the new material is more varied than before.

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Sorrowful Angels have recently shared a new video. The gothic metallers did a video for the acoustic version of the song "Omens", the title track from their latest album. You can check out the final result below.

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Dallas Toler-Wade, guitarist/vocalist of the death metal band Nile, has launched a new metal project called Narcotic Wasteland. Their debut album will be released in mid-January 2014 and will be available via the band's website as well as iTunes, Spotify, and Amazon. You just have to wait for the music now.

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Circle II Circle bassist Mitch Stewart has released a Christmas song with his new band Never Kings. The band will soon release their self-titled album in 2014. Never Kings also features Bill Hudson (Circle II Circle), Tom Drennan (former Circle II Circle), and Michele Cusato. You can stream the song "It Doesn't Feel Like Christmas" at this location.

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After confirming the new album's title and lifting the veil on its cover artwork, Iron Savior have revealed Rise Of The Hero's tracklist and full artwork which you can see now in detail right here. On February 28th, 2014, AFM Records will release the album. Do you think the band can do better than The Landing?

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The new black metal documentary entitled Out Of The Black - A Black Metal Documentary has been released for free via YouTube. The documentary is described as being "about true black metal in America as compared to the European scene. A detailed examination of the musical and social origins of black metal. How black metal was influenced by American death metal, and thrash, and European thrash." They also concentrated on the opinions of those outside of the black metal scene. The film can be viewed ad-free below.

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