The symphonic metallers Avantasia have released the first video for the song "Sleepwalking" off their upcoming album. Take a look at the result below and this is also an opportunity to listen to another new song from The Mystery Of Time, which is due out next week, on March 29th in Europe and April 30th in North America via Nuclear Blast.

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Death metal veterans Immolation have unveiled a new song from their upcoming beast Kingdom Of Conspiracy, more precisely the title track of the album. Does it disappoint or pique your interest? Find out by streaming the track "Kingdom Of Conspiracy" at this location.

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Dutch death/doom metal band Officium Triste has posted online their new song ''Your Heaven, My Underworld''. You can hear it through the Soundcloud player here. The release date of their forthcoming album Mors Viri is approaching since it is set for March 18th under Hammerheart Records.

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Dutch metallers Faal have officially announced that Geert van Mook has quit the band and they are looking for a new bassist at the moment.

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Heavy metallers TNT have announced that bass player Sid Ringsby (ex. Tindrum, Jorn, Ken Hensley) is back in the TNT lineup. He will replace former bassist Victor Borge.

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Danish metallers Artillery have announced that their former session drummer Sven Olsen has passed away due to cancer. He was also a member of Missing Link, a band with connections to Artillery and which was formed by guitarist Michael Stützer in 1988 when Artillery was on a hiatus.

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Death/doom metallers Chalice Of Doom have recently announced more guests which will be featured on the band's new yet untitled album and follow-up to Immemorial Nightfall, released in 2011. Little has been revealed about the new album so far except for the guests.

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Swedish heavy metal band The Storyteller has been working on their new album Dark Legacy, which will be released in the spring of 2013 under Dark Legacy Music/Black Lodge Records. The band has also unveiled the album artwork created by the Italian artist Maria Laura Bellocco. This will be their first new album since 2005's Underworld.

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Sweden's classic rock heavyweights Spiritual Beggars recently wrapped up work on their 8th studio album release, Earth Blues, which celebrates their 20th anniversary as a band. The album will be released via InsideOut on April 15th, 2013 in Europe and April 16th in North America.

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British extreme metal legends Carcass have begun mixing 15 new songs for their first studio album in 17 years with acclaimed producer Colin Richardson (Fear Factory, Machine Head, Napalm Death). The songs were tracked in Derbyshire. The band has yet to reveal the label home for the new output, which is expected later this year.

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German thrash metal veterans Sodom will release their new studio album Epitome Of Torture on April 29th in Europe and May 7th in North America via SPV/Steamhammer. Vocalist/bassist Thomas "Angelripper" Such, guitarist Bernd "Bernemann" Kost and new drummer Markus "Makka" Freiwald recorded a total of twelve new tracks (plus a Motörhead cover) which "present Sodom as more diverse and multi-faceted than ever."

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U.K. doom metal cult act Cathedral have released its first new recorded material in three years exclusively via Decibel magazine's subscriber-only Decibel Flexi Series. The song "Vengeance Of The Blind Dead" can be heard in the flexi included in this month's issue, now available in newsstands. The track is also streaming on Decibel's Soundcloud page over here.

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Australia's hard rock outfit Airbourne has a new album coming up, titled Black Dog Barking, which shall be released via Roadrunner Records on May 21st. Produced by award winning producer Brian Howes, this is Airbourne's third album and the follow up to No Guts. No Glory., which was released back in 2010.

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Finnish atmospheric gothic metal project Trees Of Eternity, which features Juha Raivio of Swallow The Sun fame, has checked in to confirm that the band will enter the studio later this month to record their debut album with Jens Bogren. In the meantime, the band also released a promo video for the demo version of their acoustic song "Sinking Ships". Enjoy it below.

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Swedish black/doom one-man band Svart has recently revealed the first details about the next album. We now know that it will be entitled Det Personliga Helvetets Spiral (The downward spiral of a personal hell). The tracklist was also revealed and can be seen below. You can expect the cover art to be unveiled soon.

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