Good news for Swallow The Sun fans. The Finnish melancholy death/doom metal masters are releasing a standalone 14-minutes epic single track called "Lumina Aurea" along with a 12" EP vinyl version. Furthermore, the new album When A Shadow Is Forced Into The Light is going to be released on January 25th, 2019 via Century Media Records. Enjoy the 14-minute new video for the single below.

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It's been a few days since Cannibal Corpse's guitarist Pat O'Brien was arrested for burglary and assault and the band has finally released a statement on the matter, now that he's been released on bail. According to them, Pat "is getting the help he needs" and all their shows will happen as planned.

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The metal legends Black Sabbath, who disbanded last year after a farewell world tour, are among this year's Lifetime Achievement Award honorees. The award, determined by the Recording Academy's National Board of Trustees, is presented annually to performers who have made impactful creative contributions to the recording field.

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Just recently, Yerû?elem, the newest entity created by Blut Aus Nord's Vindsval and W.D. Feld, announced their debut album, The Sublime, due out on February 8th 2019 via Debemur Morti Productions. Today, you can listen to a new song from the band called "Babel" at this location. This is the second excerpt taken from the debut record. You can also hear "Autoimmunity" on the 15-year Debemur Morti Productions anniversary release via Bandcamp or below.

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HammerFall have decided to give their fans an early Christmas present and just revealed the title and release date of their upcoming album. Now we know that the follow-up to Built To Last (2016) will be called Dominion. Mark your calendars for 16th of August 2019! That's when the new studio album will be released. The recordings will begin in January,

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Finally some updates from Norwegian progressive black metallers Borknagar! They are finally back in the studio in order to record their 11th album, following up 2016's acclaimed Winter Thrice release. The new album will be once again mixed and mastered by Jens Bogren at Fascination Street Studio (Opeth, Kreator, Amon Amarth, etc.) in March 2019 and is expected for a worldwide release via Century Media Records in fall of 2019.

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Gaahls Wyrd are finally releasing their debut full length album on Season of Mist in 2019. In anticipation, the black metallers led by frontman Gaahl (Gorgoroth, God Seed) released the first song snippet. Check it out below and be sure to catch the band on tour with Tribulation, Uada and Idle Hands - PDX in February/March.

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The Greek black metal veterans of Rotting Christ are now premiering the second track of their upcoming 13th record, The Heretics, which comes out on February 15th through Season of Mist. The song "Heaven And Hell And Fire" is now streaming in the form of a lyric video and you can listen to it as much as you want below.

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Deathcore act Born Of Osiris has recently revealed their impending new studio album, The Simulation, which is coming out on January 11th via Sumerian Records. Born Of Osiris will also be hitting the road in 2019 with Chelsea Grin and Make Them Suffer, and they will be playing new songs.

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Japan's leading traditional heavy metal band Anthem have signed to Nuclear Blast Records (for the European territory) to break into the worldwide market. The first release, Nucleus, will be their greatest hits album, completely re-recorded with English lyrics. Today, they release the first single from that album, "Black Empire" and you can check it out here.

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If you wanted to attend Roadburn's next year edition but haven't managed to get tickets for it yet, it's too late now because the Dutch festival is officially sold out! A few days ago, the organisers made the latest line-up announcement confirming Grails, The Exorcist GBG, URAN GBG and Fontän. Maalstroom will unite the dark forces of Dutch black metal for one special performance. There will also be separate performances from Laster, Turia, Terzij De Horde, Witte Wieven, Dodecahedron and Nusquama, Hexvessel (performing All Tree), a special collaboration between Aaron Turner (Old Man Gloom/Sumac), Will Brooks (dälek) and Dennis Tyfus titled Doolhof; Pharmakon, Twin Temple, Crowhurst, Crowhurst & Gnaw Their Tongues, Thor & Friends, Fauna, Coilguns, Bismuth, Wrong, Fotocrime and Lucy In Blue.

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Death metallers Malevolent Creation will release their new studio album, The 13th Beast, on January 18th 2019 via Century Media Records, introducing a new line-up comprised of P.M. Cancilla (drums), Josh Gibbs (bass), Phil Fasciana (guitars) and vocalist/guitarist Lee Wollenschlaeger. After the group's first new track, "Mandatory Butchery", here comes the new song "Decimated"! Enjoy it.

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A few months ago, noise/black metal act Crowhurst announced that they signed with Prophecy Productions and now the first details of their new album have been disclosed. According to vocalist Jay Gambit, III should drop in April 2019 so mark your calendars.

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Swedish metallers In Flames have announced big news today. After teasing previously, the group now reveals their thirteenth studio album, titled I, The Mask, that will be released on March 1st, 2019 via Nuclear Blast (worldwide, excluding North America) and Eleven Seven Music (North America). The album artwork was created by artist Blake Armstrong and depicts a unique interpretation of the band's mascot, The Jesterhead. In Flames also debuted not one but two new songs, so check them out now!

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The Dutch six-piece Delain have just announced their new release: Hunter's Moon. Set to drop on February 22nd, it consists of new studio tracks accompanied by a Live Blu-ray from their sold out Danse Macabre tour across Europe in 2017. Hunter's Moon is the final in the trilogy, and follows on from their EP Lunar Prelude and their full album release Moonbathers. The band unveiled the album cover (art by Cam Rackam) and the tracklist.

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