British death metal titans Bolt Thrower will be returning to Australia for the first time in 22 years, to play the Black Conjuration Fest, and some selected club shows. Australian outlaws Cauldron Black Ram will be joining us as national support, with other local support coming from Portal, Cruciform, Inverloch and Beyond Mortal Dreams. Confirmed dates and venues are available down below.

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Event:	Bolt Thrower: Overtures Of War - Australia 2015

You can now check out a new track from Author & Punisher. The industrial doom one-man band from San Diego previews the track "Callous And Hoof" off of the new Phil Anselmo-produced album Melk En Honing due out on ‪Housecore Records on June 30th, 2015. It's just a taste of what's to come.

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Multi-instrumentalist Timo Tolkki is always involved in many projects in his career and there is a new one on the horizon. This time, Timo Tolkki will join forces with Chilean singer Caterina Nix in Chaos Magic. And Frontiers Music Srl is taking care of the impending release of their self-titled debut album on July 3rd in Europe and July 10th in North America. Find out more about Chaos Magic below. The label likens the music to the recent Within Temptation releases. You can have a taste of that below.

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Another band is preparing a new album. This time around, it's Textures, who have officially entered the studio last week to record the follow up for their 2011 album Dualism, which will be released via Nuclear Blast Records. This will be the progressive metal band's first album with current guitarist Joe Tal, who completed the band as a six-piece again in 2013. The new album is expected to be released in early 2016. As long as it's good, right?

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New dates have been confirmed for Paradise Lost's The Plague Within tour in addition to the UK shows already announced. The gothic metal band from Yorkshire is getting ready to embark on a European headlining tour in support of their new opus, kicking off in Dublin, Ireland on September 27th. See all the dates below!

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Here it is, the third song from Shape Of Despair's upcoming album Monotony Fields. Originally, "The Distant Dream Of Life" was intended to serve as an intro to the album. You can stream it now via Terrorizer. This is also the shortest track on the record which you can grab on June 15th worldwide, and June 16th in North America through Season Of Mist.

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Threat Signal have given an update on their new album. The follow-up to Threat Signal (2011) is coming along and the melodic death metallers will start tracking the record this month. In other news, guitarist Matt Perrin has officially joined the band as a permanent member. He's been helping the band as a touring guitarist for a while now. Travis Montgomery and Matt Perrin will begin laying down tracks for the new album soon.

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The brand new tenth Impellitteri studio album, entitled Venom, was recently released in April after a six year gap. A new video for the album's track "Empire Of Lies" has now been released and can be enjoyed below. Furthermore, the heavy metallers have also shared another video for "We Own The Night". You can watch two videos in one go.

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How about some avantgarde metal? Ebonillumini delivers that and has recently shared the second track from Arktos, their upcoming new album. Their second full length album is a continuation of the encyclopedic chapter series. It is based on a musical concept developed upon geographical exploration and the unveiling of lost forgotten realities, mysteries and legends. You can hear the track "Lusca (Bahamas)" via SoundCloud below if you dare and enter the world of UK's Ebonillumini.

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German avantgardists Todtgelichter have had a small competition for the fans to figure out the title for the band's upcoming album, which today was revealed to be Rooms. Come June, Todtgelichter will reveal a studio report from the recording of the album, due out later this year.

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Wormed have officially entered Sadman Studios in Madrid, Spain. The Spanish masters of sci-fi death metal are recording their third full-length, which will be the band's first album for Season Of Mist, following Exodromos. While a release date hasn't been confirmed yet, you probably won't have to wait much longer for it. Expect more details soon.

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San Diego deathgrinders Cattle Decapitation are stoked to announce the release of The Anthropocene Extinction, due out on August 7th through Metal Blade Records. The Anthropocene Extinction was recorded, mixed and mastered by Dave Otero at Flatline Audio, while long-time collaborator Wes Benscoter created the artwork. The opening track, "Manufactured Extinct", is now available for public consumption below.

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American black metal band Infera Bruo will release their new album The Conjuration on the 1st of July 2015 on Bindrune Recordings. Before that, you can hear a teaser from new album in the YouTube player below. It should give you an idea of what to expect from the release.

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Five Finger Death Punch are joining forces with In This Moment and Papa Roach for a North American tour later this year. Five Finger Death Punch and Papa Roach co-headline the tour. In an innovative move, both bands actively involved the fans by giving them the opportunity to request the tour come to their city via a "demand campaign". 1.5 million people responded to the call to action and made their voices heard. Special guests will be In This Moment with support from debut artist From Ashes To New.

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As you might recall, Oliver Michael "Ol" Drake left the UK thrash metal band Evile back in 2013 and the guitar virtuoso signed a multi-album worldwide recording deal with Earache Records. He is now releasing his debut solo album under the name Old Rake. The album will be out on June 22nd in Europe and June 23rd North America. Below you can listen to audio samples from all the tracks that will appear on the album. What are your impressions of the music?

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