Schammasch have just announced the streaming of their entire new mini-album The Maldoror Chants: Hermaphrodite online. The opus is due out on June 9th through Prosthetic Records but luckily, you can already stream the entire piece through the player available here (courtesy of TeamRock). Do you like the direction they're taking?

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It seems like a new Guns N' Roses album might be in the cards. After reuniting for the Not In This Lifetime tour, the band has been "assembling ideas" for a possible new album, according to guitarist Richard Fortus. Remember that their last album was the infamously delayed Chinese Democracy, released back in 2008.

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Dutch performer Anneke Van Giersbergen and her new band project Vuur have released a video of the track "Days Go By - London" from their forthcoming debut album, which you can listen to below. The album, due for release in the autumn, is yet to be named and the band will be supporting Epica on tour this November.

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The Contortionist have shared new music! Three years after their last album, Language, the progressive metallers will be releasing Clairvoyant on September 15th on Entertainment One Music/Music Good Fight Music. For now, you can watch the official video of the Tool-esque "Reimagined," the first piece of new music from Clairvoyant.

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Death metallers Origin are less than one month away from releasing their upcoming album, Unparalleled Universe, which will arrive on June 30th via Nuclear Blast/Agonia Records, three years to follow up on 2014's Omnipresent. A few weeks ago, they uncovered their artwork through the 360º interactive video for the song "Accident And Error". Now the band is sharing a lyric video for another fresh tune called "Cascading Failures, Diminishing Returns" and you can watch it below.

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Igorrr's new opus Savage Sinusoid will be released in a few days, and to tease the already excited fans the band has just unveiled the third video in support of the album. While the tracks chosen before were "ieuD" and "Opus Brain", this time the song is "Cheval" featuring Travis Ryan (Cattle Decapitation, Murder Construct) as a guest vocalist. Enjoy!

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Great news for the fans of Circus Maximus. The Norwegian progressive metallers will release their first live album, titled Havoc In Oslo, on August 4th via Frontiers Music Srl. The album has been recorded in February in Oslo, during the release show of the band's latest album, Havoc, and consists of two audio CDs together with a high quality DVD/Blu-Ray disc.

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The U.S. black metal duo Cobalt have shared some unfortunate news. They are forced to postpone their upcoming U.S. dates after vocalist Charlie Fell injured himself in the foot on the final show of their European tour with Oranssi Pazuzu.

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The second Times Of Grace album is being forged and recently vocalist Jesse Leach gave an update on the process. But the awaited follow-up to The Hymn Of A Broken Man is still going to take some time to make, according to Jesse. And you should expect something different from their debut release.

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After previously streaming a song from the upcoming opus, the day has come for Descend Into Despair to bring their funeral doom opus to light. The album was mixed and mastered by Daniel Neagoe of Eye Of Solitude and Clouds fame, and Pantheïst's Kostas Panagiotou lays guest vocals on the opening track. Synaptic Veil can be streamed in full at this location or below and can be preordered/purchased here.

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After gothic doom metal act Trees Of Eternity lost their singer Aleah Stanbridge, Swallow The Sun guitarist Juha Raivio launched a new band called Hallatar. The band signed with Svart Records and is due to release their debut full-length, No Stars Upon The Bridge, this autumn (13.10). Hear the first song "Mirrors" here.

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After being plagued by lightning strikes last year, which injured several people, the German festival Rock Am Ring has faced a terrorist threat yesterday. Crowds at the festival had to be evacuated because of "concrete leads" of a possible terror threat. The fest was interrupted on Friday, the first night of the three-day event but is set to resume today.

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How about a new Vintersorg song? The band has delivered and is currently showcasing the new tune "Jökelväktaren" off of Till Fjälls Del II, the sequel to their 1998 album Till Fjälls. The double-disc which sees the Swedes go back to the roots will be released on June 30th via Napalm Records. Enjoy!

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American progressive black metal band Xanthochroid have released and official teaser for their upcoming album, Of Erthe And Axen. It contains sections from both Act 1 and 2, and "gives a good idea of the scale and depth of the new album," according to them. You can give it a listen below!

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Bay Area technical deathcore metallers Rings Of Saturn are back to release their fourth full length studio album, Ultu Ulla, on July 28th via Nuclear Blast Records. The cover artwork was completed once again by Mark Cooper of Mind Rape Art, made-up of a 3-piece painting that continues the story from the 2-piece artwork from Lugal Ki En. Check it out as well the first single of the album, "Inadequate".

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