Swiss metallers Dawnless have announced Beyond The Shade, the band's third album to date. It was made available for public purchase via iTunes back in January 31st, and you may get the album right here. Beyond The Shade was originally planned to be released three years ago but was postponed. If you recall, Dawnless have released the first single off Beyond The Shade last year, and it was titled Life Maze.

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After some teasing, Myrath have finally unleashed the highly-anticipated first video of their upcoming album, Legacy, for the track "Believer." That came as a surprise to many, as the band promised to reveal the video only two days from now. The Franco-Tunisian proggers have promised a "Prince of Persia"-esque theme for "Believer" and its video, and that is exactly what we get. Behold the final result of "Believer" yourself, and tell us what your impressions are!

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Polish proggers Riverside have just named their newest single off their latest album Love, Fear And The Time Machine, and it'll be Time Travellers. The Polish quartet has yet to announce the release date, nor the featuring tracks, but they have already shared the artwork for the single, as you can see below. "Time Travellers" is one of the tracks featured on their most recent record.

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Dutch symphonic masters Epica have revealed via their Facebook page that they are working on their next album, that follows the previous and greatly acclaimed record, The Quantum Enigma (2014). They are in the studio at the moment and the eager fans can enjoy the snippets from the studio on the band's Instagram account, as Epica are working to satisfy us with yet another release.

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Those who waited eagerly for new Cypriot metal, wait no longer! Arrayan Path have just unleashed the first song of the upcoming album for consumption, and it is named "Solomon Seed". Chronicles Of Light is due to be released February 5th, 2016, via Pitch Black Records, and is going to be one of the two expected Arrayan Path albums to be released throughout 2016. You may have your first impressions of Chronicles Of Light below.

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Finnish newcomers Arion have a name for their upcoming single: "At The Break Of Dawn", as announced by the band's label Ranka Kustannus. The news come after the band have previously announced to be working on new songs three months ago, but the real surprise is the guest appearance of the prolific Amaranthe vocalist, Elize Ryd.

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Up-and-coming progressive metallers Native Construct have some bad news to share. Their gear, alongside with their passports, laptops and other personal belongings, were stolen from their van in San Antonio, Texas. This occurred in the midst of their North American tour that was due to be continued in Canada, but unfortunately, the band is forced to withdraw from the scheduled concerts across Canada with Between The Buried And Me, Enslaved and Intronaut.

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After announcing a fourth album which will be delivered soon (March 2016), Tunisian progressive output Myrath have landed the very first teaser of the song "Believer". The band have recently started a fundraiser for its video. You may have your initial impressions on the new sounds below.

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Italian maetros Luca Turilli's Rhapsody are now confirmed to play at 2016's Masters Of Rock, which will be held in July 2016 in the city of Zlin, Czech Republic. The symphonic metallers are expected to play material from their latest 2015 album, Prometheus, Symphonia Ignis Divinus.

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Bruce Dickinson, one of the most renowned vocalists in metal and the frontman of Iron Maiden, will soon release his very own memoir. Bruce has recently signed a deal with HarperCollins Nordic for his memoir, which will be released on hardbook, ebook and audiobook in Fall 2017, whilst the paperback version is tentatively scheduled to be released in 2018. The book will be written during Iron Maiden's extensive The Book Of Souls 2016 tour. His book will be a memoir like none other, taking in his thirty years with Maiden, his solo career, the weird and wonderful places and situations he's found himself in, and his recent battle with cancer.

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Christmas is drawing near, and the Sonata Arctica frontman, Tony Kakko, has been busy with the annually-assembled Finnish supergroup Raskasta Joula ('Heavy Christmas'), to whom he is an active contributor since 2006, on recreating the famous Christmas carol "Pieni Rumpali" ("Little Drummer Boy"). The supergroup is known to be a gathering of Finnish metal vocalists like Tony, Nightwish's Marco Hietala, ex-Celesty's Antti Railio, ex-Charon's Juha-Pekka Leppäluoto, ex-Kiuas's Ilja Jalkanen and many more. This new video also, pleasantly enough, introduces a new kind of Finnish metal star: Apocalyptica's Eicca Toppinen, playing the cello. Enjoy the peaceful tune below.

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Progressive rock mastermind Steven Wilson has just announced his new album, very shortly after previously releasing Hand. Cannot. Erase., their newest album. The 22nd of January will see the release of a new Steven Wilson album, 4 ½, so titled because it forms an interim release between Steven's recently released fourth album Hand. Cannot. Erase. and the next studio album.

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Tunisian progressive outfit Myrath have shed more light on their new upcoming album. The album will be released in March 2016, and to celebrate that, Myrath have started a fundraising campaign to create a music video they describe as "a mind blowing video clip as professional as Game of Thrones, as insane as Prince Of Persia." You can help this campaign at this location. Your contribution will be rewarded with perks.

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After announcing their newest EP, As You Become Us, Shaolin Death Squad have unleashed their newest sound to the world. It is a lyric music video of the title track of their newest EP. Their latest album, Five Deadly Venoms, was released five years ago back in 2010, and As You Become Us is yet another vivid experimental avantgarde action for your ears to consume. The lyric video was animated by Brandon Fetterman and the artwork designed by Blair Smith. You may watch the video below.

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Distorted Harmony are the fifth band that is confirmed to perform at the ProgPower Europe 2016, that will be held in JC Sjiwa, Baarlo, The Netherlands from September 30th through October 2nd 2016. The already announced bands that will take part in the festival include 6:33, Chaos Divide, Earthside and Subterranean Masquerade.

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