Progressive metal giants, Dream Theater, have debuted a new video for the track "On The Backs Of Angels", at Yahoo Music. You can also watch it below. The song is off of the band's latest offering A Dramatic Turn Of Events released just a week ago. All album details were previously reported over here.


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British atmospheric rockers, Anathema, have parted ways with their keyboardist, Les Smith, due to creative and musical differences. The band wrote on their website:

"It is with regret and sadness that Anathema announce they have parted company with keyboardist Les Smith due to creative and musical differences."

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"Cult", the new video from British thrashers Evile is now available for viewing below. The song is off of the band's upcoming album Five Serpent's Teeth due to be released on September 26th in Europe and October 18th in North America. The band will embark on a UK tour thereafter. More details about the album were previously reported over here.


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Swedish black metal giants Marduk will be entering studio next year to begin working on their 12th studio album. This though will only come after the Hatefest tour which they will be a part of with Triptykon, Kataklysm and many more. The festival package will also be appearing at the Eindhoven Metal Meeting during December. The band will play 17 dates.

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Italian band Ancient Bards is proud to announce the release of their second album. The highly anticipated new album, titled Soulless Child, will be available in the European market in mid-November 2011 via Limb Music Products and later in the American market. With this album continues the first part of the Black Crystal Sword Saga; 10 songs of pure symphonic epic metal: a more powerful and symphonic sound, massive choirs, more aggressive guitars, engaging bass, keyboards and guitar solos, and the beautiful voice of Sara are the elements that make this work even more epic and exciting.

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Finnish metallers Sonata Arctica have revealed the cover artwork for their new DVD as well as the tracklist. The main show was recorded at Teatria in Oulu, Finland on April 15th, 2011. The release also includes material from the band's own Sonata Arctica Open Air Festival held in Kemi, their hometown, in August 2009 as well as documentaries, making of's and music videos, as with their previous DVD, the band once again recorded a commentary track for the main show (in Finnish). For the complete tracklist, see below. Live In Finland will be released on November 11th, 2011.

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Heritage, the new album from Swedish prog metallers Opeth, is now streaming in its entirety at NPR.

Heritage is set for a September 20th release via Roadrunner records. More information about the album was previous reported over here and here.


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California death metal act, Dreaming Dead, are currently putting the finishing touches on their upcoming new full-length. The follow-up to the band's Within One full-length released via Ibex Moon in 2009 is set for release later this Fall. Further details to be unveiled shortly. In the meantime, check out the demo version of "Midnightmares" at this location.

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US heavy metal band White Wizzard, who also has a new album coming out this September, as was previously reported over here, has added a second guitarist to their ranks. Jake Dreyer will take over Lewis Stephens who joined the band only last year.

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"In These Walls", a brand new video from German heavy power metallers Brainstorm is now available for viewing below. The song is off of the band's upcoming effort On The Spur Of The Moment, scheduled for release on September 30th via AFM Records. More details about the album were previously reported over here.


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"Trace Of Trait", a new video clip from Brazilian power/heavy metal outfit Almah is available for viewing below. The song comes off of the band's upcoming album Motion which will be released on October 14th via AFM Records. The footage was done in Caxias do Sul, a city in the South of Brazil at the end of August under direction of producer and photographer Alex Milesi.

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Green Naugahyde, the new album from US alternative metal band Primus, which doesn't hit stores until September 13th, is currently streaming in its entirety at South Park's Facebook Page as part of South Park's "Year of the Fan". Head over to that location and check it out. Previous news about the band's upcoming effort can be found over here.


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Italian black/doom metal outfit Forgotten Tomb has parted ways with their long serving guitarist Razor SK. The band had the following to say:

"We announce that the show at Nihil Extreme Metal Fest VIII in Italy has been the last show for our long-time lead guitar player Razor SK, after 9 years playing live with the band as well as four albums and one EP recorded (Love's Burial Ground, Negative Megalomania, Vol 5: 1999/2009, Under Saturn Retrograde and the latest Tribute to GG Allin split 7 with Whiskey Ritual, to be released in October 2011).

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Maria Magdalena, the new upcoming EP from Austrian symphonic metallers Visions Of Atlantis is slated for release on October 21st via Napalm Records.

You can check out a thirty second audio sample of the title track in the YouTube clip below. As of now, another new sample will be released each week on the band's YouTube channel.

More EP details were previously reported over here.

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Firewind frontman Apollo Papathanasio (who also sings in Spiritual Beggars and Evil Masquerade) is forced to sit out the band's imminent European tour due to family issues.

Apollo will be back with Firewind for their North American Frets Of Fury tour in October (with Arsis, White Wizzard and Nightrage). Apollo's replacement for the European Defiance Over Europe dates is the hugely talented singer Mats Levén (ex-Therion, Yngwie Malmsteen, Krux).

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