Progressive metal band Between The Buried And Me promised that they would premiere a new song this Friday and they have! The first song off of Automata I to be revealed is "Condemned To The Gallows" and a video has been released as well! Enjoy the track below and tell us if you like this first taste of the two-part album that's coming out on Sumerian Records this March 9th.

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Finally, on 3rd of August, Doro will release their long-awaited new studio album! With the new album, the band are going to celebrate their 35th band jubilee on a huge world tour during late summer 2018. From November 16th onwards, Doro will perform once again in Germany and Austria.

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Music fans from all corners of the globe can now enjoy all of Def Leppard's tracks and albums digitally. In conjunction with the release of their catalog, Def Leppard also announced they will embark on a massive co-headlining tour with Journey. Comprised of stadiums and arena venues around the U.S., the 6-month run is set to kick off in Hartford, CT on May 21st and will wrap in Los Angeles, CA on October 6th.

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Irish veterans Primordial will be releasing their 9th studio album, Exile Amongst The Ruins, on the 30th of March through Metal Blade records. Today, they have revealed the tracklist of the new album and are offering a stream of the new song "Stolen Years" on their Bandcamp page as well as your chosen streaming service or below on a video cut by Costin Chioreanu. Also, the album is now available for pre-order on said Bandcamp page. Does this track match your expectations for their follow-up to Where Greater Men Have Fallen?

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Swiss metal legends Samael have posted a new video for the track "Rite Of Renewal", which was featured in the band's latest album, Hegemony. The video was shot during their live performance in Lausanne and you can watch it below.

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Progressive metallers Between The Buried And Me have shared some big and exciting news. Not only did they announce a new two-part studio album, Automata, but they also joined a new label, partnering with Sumerian Records for their next chapter, and they will headline North America with The Dear Hunter and Leprous starting March 2nd. Automata I is dropping on March 9th with a new song/music video and pre-orders coming this Friday. Part II will follow in the summer. Check out the album details below now!

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Old school death metallers Memoriam are set to unleash their second album, The Silent Vigil, on March 23rd, 2018 through Nuclear Blast Records. Just one year after the release of the well-received debut album, For The Fallen, the band returns. The album's artwork was created again by Dan Seagrave ( Benediction, Dismember, Hypocrisy, Suffocation). Feast your eyes on it here and find out more about the new record.

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English masked drummer Thunderstick (ex- Iron Maiden/ Samson), aka Barry Graham Purkis, announced that his band Thunderstick has faced some lineup changes. On vocal duties, there's a new vocalist called Viixen, and she replaces Lucie V. At the same time, guitarist Martin Shellard also left the band and has been replaced by Baz Roze.

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U.K. proggers Galahad have just released their brand new opus, Seas Of Change, which is the follow up to the 2017 Quiet Storms album which contained fifteen tracks and was a much more mellow affair whereas Seas Of Change is the polar opposite and consists of just one forty three minute track. Digital copies of the studio album are now available to download from the official Galahad Bandcamp page and you can stream the entire piece below as well.

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Vixen frontwoman Janet Gardner is recovering from surgery to remove blood clots in her brain, a condition known as a subdural hematoma. Subdural hematomas result from bleeding on the surface of the brain, and the condition is most often due to a serious fall or head injury. Vixen are also set to release a new album in 2018.

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Belgian extreme metallers Aborted are very excited to announce to headline the fourth annual 'Devastation On The Nation Tour'. The tour is scheduled to go through in May/June, with support in Psycroptic, Ingested, Disentomb, Arkaik, Venom Prison, Vale Of Pnath (05/25 - 06/08), and Signs Of The Swarm (06/08 - 06/23). The list of confirmed tour dates can be found below.

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Event:	Aborted: Devastation On The Nation Tour 2018

Drummer Greg Hall has announced his departure from Sacred Reich and revealed the upsetting news in a post on his personal Facebook page. Read his full statement below.

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Technical death metal masters Obscura have completed their fifth full-length album and announced that it will be entitled Diluvium. Diluvium was recorded with longtime producer V. Santura ( Triptykon, Pestilence) at Woodshed Studios in Landshut, Germany and the album is set for a summer 2018 release via Relapse Records.

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And now for some disturbing news. According to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, a former instructor at School of Rock Castle Shannon and rhythm guitarist for the heavy metal band Black Label Society between 1998-2013, pleaded guilty to sending sexually explicit messages to a 14-year-old female music school student. Nicholas Catanese, 46, of Findlay pleaded guilty to unlawful contact, corruption of minors and endangering the welfare of children before Allegheny County Common Pleas Judge Donna Jo McDaniel.

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In Vain just released the video for the track "Soul Adventurer" taken from their upcoming album, Currents, due out January 26th, 2018, via Indie Recordings. Singer Matt Heafy from Trivium and drummer Baard Kolstad from Leprous join the progressive death metal band as guests. You can watch the video below.

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