Sweden's progressive group Nightingale are releasing their first-ever live album, Rock Hard Live, on December 8th, 2017. Following up their latest studio album, Retribution, which was released in 2014 via InsideOutMusic, Rock Hard Live was recorded at Germany's Rock Hard festival in 2016. A second single is being made available today. Check out a rendition of the song "Black Tears", which was originally written for Dan Swanö's previous band Edge Of Sanity, below.

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Post-rockers Long Distance Calling will be releasing a new album next year. Their sixth studio album is titled Boundless and is set for release on the 2nd of February 2018 via Inside Out Music. Following the release of two albums that saw the band exploring the addition of vocals to their sound, the band have gone back to basics and created a purely instrumental record. Watch a teaser for the album, revealing the artwork and a snippet of new music here.

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Behemoth's December 14th and December 15th "Merry Christless" shows at Progresja in Warsaw, Poland will feature special live performances from former drummer Adam "Baal Ravenlock" Muraszko and former guitarist/bassist Leszek "Les" Dziegielewski, both part of the Grom album line-up. The band recently shared a picture via Instagram announcing the news.

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Norwegian rockers TNT have introduced a new singer! It's Baol Bardot Bulsara, who has made his live debut with the band. TNT is also working on new material and Frontiers Music Srl release their new album with Baol in 2018!

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You can get your death metal fix today, courtesy of Degial. The Swedish metallers just dropped their third album, Predator Reign, and it's available for your streaming pleasure via Bandcamp. Listen to the ten tracks, 39 minutes, below and tell us if you're pleased with the final result.

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Cult Of Luna is premiering a must-see short documentary on their collaboration album with Julie Christmas, Mariner. Furthermore, it was announced that the long version of this documentary, including the entire show at De Kreun/Belgium and extra footage, will be released with the Mariner live LP in April 2018. More info soon but for now, you can enjoy this interesting piece.

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After announcing a new studio album called Khram, Russian Pagan folk metallers Arkona have now shared a teaser with songs from the new record. Enjoy the extended song preview featuring all tracks on the YouTube video available below. Pre-orders have also been launched here.

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Progressive metallers Orphaned Land have recently shared a small clip of the first sounds from the impending offering, Unsung Prophets & Dead Messiahs. The three-minute clip includes the promised return of growls, as well as a taste of guest vocal contributions by Hansi Kürsch (Blind Guardian) and Tomas Lindberg (At The Gates). While you wait to hear more, enjoy it below!

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KorpiklaaniI are currently in the studio, working on the follow-up of 2015's Noita, before they'll embark on an extensive European headline run, a veritable folk metal feast, with support from Russia's Arkona, Dutch metallers Heidevolk as well as Norwegian metallers Trollfest. The billing will be completed with Evertale, Black Messiah and The Privateer on select dates. Now, the Finnish folk metallers have launched a first trailer in which Jonne, Matson and Sami are greeting from the studio. Check it out.

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Singer Fabio Lione is involved in yet another project. The first taste of the upcoming Lione/Conti self-titled debut album has been released by Frontiers Music Srl. Lione/Conti features vocal powerhouses Fabio Lione (ex-Rhapsody Of Fire, Eternal Idol) and Alessandro Conti (Trick Or Treat, Luca Turilli's Rhapsody) united together for a full album of power metal. It was written and produced by Simone Mularoni of DGM. You can enjoy the video for "Ascension" and let us know what you think!

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After announcing their new studio album, Choosing Mental Illness As A Virtue, it's time to hear a new song from Philip H. Anselmo & The Illegals. The sludge metal project will release the new record through the singer's Housecore label in the Americas and in licence via Season of Mist in other parts of the world on January 26th. Give "Choosing Mental Illness" a spin or two right now.

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Former Ozzy Osbourne guitarist and Firewind mastermind Gus G. has signed a worldwide solo deal with AFM Records! A brand new studio album is in the making currently and will be released in April 2018. But before that, Gus G. will play a North American tour with Vinnie Moore, kicking off on November 28th in Derry, New Hampshire - presenting a brand new power trio line-up for the very first time: Gus will be joined by Dennis Ward on bass/vocals and Richie Monica on drums.

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Sludge bringers Sumac have announced a collaborative album with Japanese multi-instrumentalist Keiji Haino! The band recently began the album recordings and now announced American Dollar Bill - Keep Facing Sideways, You're Too Hideous To Look At Face On which is hitting stores on February 23rd 2018 through Thrill Jockey Records. Check out the trailer which features the track "I'm Over 137% A Love Junkie And Still It's Not Enough Pt. II."

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After announcing that a new album will be coming out next year, Within Temptation have now revealed tour dates for 2018 as well. This European tour will take them to 33 cities in 18 countries, including a few where they haven't been in a while.

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Event:	Within Temptation: European Tour 2018

Amon Amarth are dabbling into the video games world. The Swedes have launched a brand new game in the mobile app stores. The mobile video game features four worlds, four epic battles, 12 unique levels and 13 different Amon Amarth tracks. They have partnered with Swedish video game developer and publisher Ride & Crash Games AB.

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