Bay Area technical deathcore metallers Rings Of Saturn are back to release their fourth full length studio album, Ultu Ulla, on July 28th via Nuclear Blast Records. The cover artwork was completed once again by Mark Cooper of Mind Rape Art, made-up of a 3-piece painting that continues the story from the 2-piece artwork from Lugal Ki En. Check it out as well the first single of the album, "Inadequate".

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Paranormal, Alice Cooper's new studio album, his first in 6 years, is going to be released on July 28th, 2017 on earMUSIC as 2CD digipak, 2LP, limited box set and digital. The 12 track album has been recorded in Nashville with long-time collaborator Bob Ezrin and features a very special bonus CD - a mini-album consisting of three brand new songs written and recorded together with the original Alice Cooper band members Dennis Dunaway, drummer Neal Smith and guitarist Michael Bruce alongside carefully selected live recordings.
Today, you can take a look at the album cover, featuring photos by Rob Fenn.

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After releasing their current album, The Last Hero, just last year, hard rockers Alter Bridge just announced a new release. On November 24th 2016, the band played their largest headline gig to date at the O2 Arena in London. That landmark performance is now captured in its entirety on two CDs. The new release, Live At The O2 Arena + Rarities will include this show and also a full-length "Rarities" album, full of all of their deepest cuts and a few never before released songs. Mark your calendars for September 8th, 2017.

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The new SikTh album is being released today. The Future In Whose Eyes?, their first full-length in a decade, is also available to stream online now in full. You can listen to what the Watford math metal sextet has come up with at this location. It follows the EP, Opacities, released two years ago.

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Gloryhammer have a treat for their fans in Europe. The power metallers will embark on a headline tour in early 2018 and they'll bring Civil War with them. To make it even more special, the band will perform the entire Space 1992: Rise Of The Chaos Wizards album live. You can join this epic battle next January.

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Last year, Nemesea faced an important line-up change as original singer Manda Ophuis announced her departure from the group. The Dutch band is moving on without her and has now revealed the official video for the first single with new vocalist Sanne Mieloo. Enjoy "Dance In The Fire" below and tell us if you like the new vocalist.

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On June 30th, Misery Signals' documentary film "Yesterday Was Everything" will be available on iTunes, Google Play and Amazon. Filmed primarily during the tour celebrating the 10th anniversary of their debut album, Of Malice And The Magnum Heart, this feature length doc follows the band as they reunite with original vocalist Jesse Zaraska for the first time since their split a decade prior. The film explores the fatal tragedy that brought the band together and follows their journey across North America as they face old ghosts and attempt to reconcile the past. You can watch the trailer now.

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Hacktivist has a new vocalist, Jot Maxi, and they are showcasing his skills on their brand new single. The band released their debut album, Outside The Box, last year and Jot participated on the song "Rotten". The djent group now decided to release a new version of the song with new lyrics, "2 Rotten". Check it out.

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Blut Aus Nord fanatics can rejoice as the French black metal duo has confirmed that their next offering is set to drop in October this year. This means that the wait is almost over for the follow-up to Memoria Vetusta III - Saturnian Poetry. Last year, the band revealed that they were working on two new albums, Memoria Vetusta - Empyreus and La Lumière Sous Le Monde. Now we have to wait to find out which one it is exactly. We'll keep you posted.

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The Finnish cult death metallers Festerday are finally releasing their debut album! The group just signed a deal with Season of Mist. After three demos in the 90s as well as a split EP, the band changed its name several times from Cardinal to Peacefrog to finally ...And Oceans in 1995 and was also eventually named Havoc Unit.

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After recently completing their European Images And Words 25th anniversary tour, prog giants Dream Theater are already thinking about their next album. In fact, vocalist James LaBrie revealed in a recent interview that they will work on their next album in 2018 to follow The Astonishing. James LaBrie is also preparing a new solo album that should be ready in late 2017.

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The return of Carpathian Forest has been announced! After a long time, the Norwegian black metallers have recorded a rehearsal/video of the defunct US band Dead Moon's "A Fix On You". The band has also been taping demos, rehearsing for a few live shows and will start recording their next full-length, Likskue, this summer/autumn for a 2018 release.


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As they prepare to release the new album, Life, on July 26th, Adagio just released a brand new video! This is the progressive symphonic band's comeback after 2009's Archangels In Black. "Darkness Machine" is the new tune you can hear below via YouTube.

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Black/death metal innovators Tribulation have finally revealed their new drummer. After Jakob Ljungberg left recently, Oscar Leander (previously in Deathstars) has now been announced as the new man behind the drumkit. The group is now fully immersed in the making of a new album that will be recorded at summer's end. Get ready!

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While Heaven Wept haven't been very active lately and now comes the news that guitarist/keyboardist/vocalist Tom Phillips is retiring from music. Tom Phillips is the mainman and one of the founders of the band, which doesn't bode well for them.

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