UPDATE: Sadly, we have to report that Black Tusk's bassist Jonathan Athon has passed away. He didn't survive the motorcycle accident announced earlier. It was the band themselves that confirmed the news. This was very sudden and he was only 32. RIP.

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After bassist Evan Brewer and drummer Alex Rudinger left The Faceless, Michael Keene said on the band's Facebook page that they fully intended to play on the European Protest The Hero tour with The Contortionist. Well, it seems like that didn't go according to plan because mere days from the beginning of the tour, Protest The Hero, who are the headliners, confirm that The Faceless have had to drop off the tour. In fact, The Safety Fire are taking their place on these shows.

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It seems like Old Man Gloom trolled us all. It turns out The Ape Of God is two different albums. Confused? The Ape Of God is actually two new albums with the same album title but each a different album with their own tracklist. They are to be treated as two separate albums. Both albums are their own entities. The confusing part is that they recorded a fake version of the album for the press. Well, that's commitment! If you have the promotional version, you might end up with three different albums in the end. This should bring some publicity to the record.

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The Finnish death metal underground act Desolate Shrine has recently confirmed that they will release a new album called The Heart Of The Netherworld on January 13th, 2015. This will be the band's third album, after The Sanctum Of Human Darkness which was released back in 2012. For now, you can take a look at the album cover artwork. As the release date approaches, you can probably expect some music soon.

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US technical death metallers Rivers Of Nihil have launched a brand new video clip for the song "Mechanical Trees", directed by Dave Brodsky. You can check it out by using the YouTube player below. Tell us what you think of it. The song is taken from the band's debut full-lenght effort The Conscious Seed Of Light which was released back in 2013 via Metal Blade Records.

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2015 is shaping up to be a busy time for Ministry, as the band just announced a string of tour dates. The industrial metallers didn't tour in support of the band's supposedly final album From Beer To Eternity, but now the band is announcing some shows for next year in North America and Australia. And "Al" Jourgensen promises that more dates will be announced.

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Recently, the Dutch symphonic group Within Temptation announced their new DVD/Blu-ray/2CD, Let Us Burn - Elements & Hydra Live In Concert, set for release on November 14th. The band is now lifting the veil a little bit more and shares the "Covered By Roses" performance clip, which was recorded live at the Heineken Music Hall in May 2014. The video showcases a mix of both shows: their 2012, 15th birthday Elements concert and the final night of the Hydra European arena tour at Amsterdam's Heineken Music Hall in May 2014.

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You can finally hear a new song from Mors Principium Est. After revealing all the details of their new album Dawn Of The 5th Era, the Finnish melodic death metallers now showcase the first single and video for "Monster In Me". This is also the first ever video the band releases. Is it a good one? Watch it below! Tell us your impressions of this new song as well.

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Megadeth's frontman Dave Mustaine has recently revealed that the band is gearing up to start recording the follow-up to 2013's Super Collider album. Speaking to the "Classic Rock Magazine Show", at Classic Rock Roll Of Honour event at the Avalon in Hollywood, California, Mustaine said: "We're commencing the writing process right now and we're going to start [recording] in January of next year. We'll be touring in August with a very huge English metal band in the States and South America, and we're hoping to get our record out sometime in the summer."

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In This Moment have been very generous lately and shared two new songs from their new record Black Widow. One of them is called "Sex Metal Barbie" and the other tune is "Bloody Creature Poster Girl". As of now, you can listen to both songs through the YouTube player below. Do you like what you heard so far of the new album?

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José Travieso, the mastermind behind Cautiva, has shared a new song online. You can listen to the full track below. After a few of years of waiting, finally we have a new Cautiva song following the release of the album Human (2009). The song is called "A Story Of Life, Love And Death".

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Recently, German power metallers Blind Guardian have informed us that they were preparing a new album scheduled for an early 2015 release. The wait is over today folks! The band has revealed the title of their upcoming album: Beyond The Red Mirror which is scheduled for a January 30th, 2015 in Europe and February 3rd, 2015 release in North America. In addition to that, the band also revealed the cover artwork of their upcoming album, as well as the tracklist, both of them available below. Stop what you are doing and check it out now.

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After the release of their latest output, entitled Tragic Idol back in 2012, British gothic metallers Paradise Lost have revealed that they are currently working for the follow-up of the said album. The new album is set to be released via Century Media Records in late April 2015. The vocalist Nick Holmes has recently joined Bloodbath. Curiously enough, the band says the new record will have a death metal edge.

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Swedish hardcore-driven thrash metallers Dr. Living Dead! are proud to announce that they have signed a record deal with Century Media Records. The new label will release their third studio album, Crush The Sublime Gods, scheduled to be out in stores sometime in early 2015. More news and album details coming soon.

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Good news arrive from the Canadian death metallers Kataklysm camp. The group will enter the studio next January to record the follow-up to their critically acclaimed Waiting For The End To Come album. You can expect the new yet untitled album to be released in the summer of 2015 through Nuclear Blast Records. Producer Andy Sneap will be mixing and mastering the record.

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