After weeks of teasing on their Facebook page, progressive black metal masters Cormorant have finally decided to drop a new tune from their upcoming album, Diaspora, their first album in 3 years and a follow up to the highly acclaimed Earth Diver. The 10-minute song is called "Preserved In Ash".

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Source:	decibelmagazine.com
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After releasing a new single earlier this year, Finnish symphonic metallers Shade Empire finally revealed the details for their fifth album, and follow up to 2013's highly praised Omega Arcane. The album will be entitled Poetry Of The Ill-Minded and will be unleashed on June 30th, 2017 through Candlelight Records. The band released a statement via their Facebook page, announcing the details. You can read the full statement and enjoy the artwork below.

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Finnish symphonic metal band Shade Empire have announced via their official Facebook page that they have already finished recording vocals on their new album. However, they have announced other news concerning a line-up change and that they have parted ways with their long time vocalist Juha Harju. Not much is known about the reason of this sudden change, yet the replacement for Juha has already been announced.

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Norwegian folk/Viking metallers Mistur are getting ready for the release of their new album, which will be entitled In Memoriam and will be released on Dark Essence Records this year. And to celebrate this event, they have released a new song called "Downfall" which you can check out via their Bandcamp page.

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Finnish folk metal masters Moonsorrow have a huge announcement regarding their new opus, the band's seventh album. We already knew that it was titled Jumalten Aika which translates to 'The Age Of Gods' in English but now we know much more. The band has also revealed the album's cover artwork, tracklist and a list of tours for the upcoming months. The album is scheduled to invade the market on April 1st, 2016 via Century Media Records.

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Source:	centurymedia.com
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Lords of Italian symphonic metal Rhapsody Of Fire have released another song from their new forthcoming album Into The Legend, due out very soon on January 15th via AFM Records. Embrace the power of the legend with the new track "Distant Sky", now streaming below.

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Bad news keep rolling today! Australian melodic death metal machine Be'lakor have announced today the departure of their long time drummer Jimmy Vanden Broek, who has been with the band since their inception back in 2004. No replacement has been announced so far.

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Canadian blackened folk metallers Thrawsunblat revealed today the cover art that will grace their new album Thrawsunblat III: Metachthonia. You can check it out below. They have locked themselves underground and have been working on the album non-stop. So now it's only a matter of time before the beast is unleashed and we might just get lucky if the band releases new music before the official album release. Are you excited for this new record?

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Here is the statement fans have been asking for from Sólstafir in case you have been following what is going on in the band. Iceland's unique act Sólstafir have now announced that they have officially parted ways with their long time drummer Guðmundur "Gummi" Óli Pálmason as a result of conflict between the band members. A few days ago, the drummer claimed he was forced out of the band. Now here we have the other side of the story but they are mostly keeping it to themselves.

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Sad and rather sudden news arrive from the Heidevolk camp. With less than 2 weeks to their new album's release show, the band announced the departure of their long time guitarist Reamon Bomenbreker and vocalist Mark Splintervuyscht. Despite their departures, the band promises to continue to perform live and work on new songs. All upcoming shows after May 2nd will be played with session members Kevin Storm (guitars) and Jacco (vocals).

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This is a good day for Sigh fans! After teasing us with many posts on their official Facebook page, the Japanese metal masters have revealed their 10th studio album Graveward's cover art, guest artists and mastermind Mirai's vision of the album. The release date will be announced soon.

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Italian black metal masters Opera IX have finally unveiled today a new lineup after the departure of their vocalist Marco "The Bard" De Rosa. Abigail Dianaria returns and is the new vocalist of the band. A new line-up usually means new material in the making but no confirmation has been made just yet. Are you excited about the new developments?

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Polish death metal demons Hate, who have been working hard on their new album, have announced the arrival of their new opus which will be called Crusade:Zero. As of now, you can feast your eyes on the artwork and tracklist below. Let the anticipation begin...

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2014 is the year when darkness descends. With the release of so many great albums, German metallers Bethlehem also decided to treat us with more dark music from their side. According to the band's label Prophecy Productions, a new album is on its way and they announced the release of new merchandise, a reissue of their debut album Dark Metal and a vinyl box as well. See the album cover and tracklist here and rejoice!

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Source:	en.prophecy.de
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Being in a funeral doom metal band does not mean you can't have a sense of humor. Indeed, that's one of the messages the German horde Ahab showed through a comical set of photos via their Facebook page, and as the band has put it: "As music business is a dirty business find here an 'educational' comic how to better NOT sign a record deal." Not only that but they have also officially announced their contract renewal with Napalm Records.

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