The title track of Serpents Unleashed, the new album from Ohio metallers Skeletonwitch, has been made available online and can now be streamed in the YouTube clip below. This is the second song the blackened thrash metal band releases from their new output and you can check out "Serpents Unleashed" right now.

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Hard rock/glam metal band Vixen is facing a very sad moment. Founding member and guitarist Jan Kuehnemund has passed away suddenly. She lost a battle with cancer.

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Silent Force are returning with a vengeance. Guitarist Alex Beyrodt and his band have been working very hard on new material in the last few months. Their new album which will be called Rising From Ashes is set for release on December 13th. This will be their first release in almost seven years since Walk The Earth. So, mark your calendars and get ready for some more progressive power metal.

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After their debut album The Killer Angels released earlier this year, power metallers Civil War are already working on new songs for their next album. The Swedish band seems to be wasting no time and the creativity is flowing. Civil War will also be touring in Europe next February.

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Leisure time does not seem to exist for singer Doro Pesch as she is once again about to face an overwhelming schedule, which has her commute between two worlds: the music business and the movie industry. After vocal recordings in early October in Hamburg, Doro took off to the Swiss mountains this past week to finish working on the sequel of Anuk - Way Of The Warrior, where she is starring in front of director Luke Gasser's camera. Doro will be impersonating warrior Meha, who is fighting dark rivaling hordes with her mountain people in 2,500 BD.

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After three years in the making, the wait will finally be over. The female fronted metal band from Finland Memoira has confirmed that their second album Memories, Tragedies, Masquerades, consisting of 11 songs, will be released on November 1st, 2013 independently. Check out the album artwork and tracklist below.

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Psychedelic stoner band Monster Magnet, who recently released a new video, have now made available their new album Last Patrol for streaming online in its entirety. Now is the time to check it out! You can hear the full album here. What do you think about the successor to Mastermind?

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Illdisposed is drummerless for now. They have announced that last Saturday Thomas Jensen confirmed his departure from the band. Thomas has been playing in the band for more than 10 years but somehow lost his motivation to go on. The death metallers wish Thomas all the best for the future and promise to announce a new drummer soon.

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The Southern California thrash metal quartet Exmortus has signed a worldwide contract with Prosthetic Records (Skeletonwitch, Holy Grail, Scale The Summit). The group's full-length Prosthetic debut and third album overall will be released in February of 2014, when they will tour North America with Dark Tranquillity and Omnium Gatherum.

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Motörhead, the legendary act, will release Aftershock on October 22nd, which is album number 21 for Lemmy and company, but you are in luck because there is another new song streaming online. Find the best pair of headphones or speakers and listen to the track "Queen Of The Damned" right here.

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After the release of Dominion in 2011, heavy metallers Benedictum are returning with a new offering called Obey which is due out on Frontiers Records on November 29th in Europe and December 3rd in North America. The sound of the album is described as "nods to the legends of metal such as early Rainbow, the stylings of Savatage, Warrior, Rough Cutt, and Psychotic Waltz along with shades of Black Sabbath."

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Gain and Sony Music Entertainment have announced the worldwide release of a new Mustasch album in January 2014. The band has been working all summer to record new songs and only left the studio to play as many festivals as possible. The new album titled Thank You For The Demon will be released next year. On November 20th, 2013 the first single will kick off Mustasch's Thank You For The Demon Europe Tour 2013. Check out the tour dates below.

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Possession, the brand new studio album from Polish female fronted heavy metal act Crystal Viper, will be released on Friday 13th, December 2013, via AFM Records. Its front cover artwork has now been unveiled and can be seen below. The picture has been painted by Michal Oracz - a Polish author of RPG and board games (including the world bestseller Neuroshima) - and includes many details which will be noticed by fans after listening to the album. The new opus will be conceptual.

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Just weeks away from its release, American thrash veterans Testament have released the official trailer for their new DVD/2CD output Dark Roots Of Thrash, due out on October 18th (Europe) and October 29th (North America) via Nuclear Blast, unlike the initial dates announced. Check out the trailer now through the YouTube player here.

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Monster Magnet are preparing the release of their new album Last Patrol, the first in three years, in North America on October 15th and October 21st in Europe via Napalm Records. The stoner group has now also released a new video for the new tune ''Mindless Ones". You can check it out right here.

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