The French duo Les Discrets recently revealed the cover that will grace their impending new album, Prédateurs, the first in five years. The record will contain 10 songs with 43 minutes of running time and cover art by British artist Chris Friel. Feast your eyes on it below and mark your calendars for April 21st.

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Source:	en.prophecy.de
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Prog/math metal outfit Skyharbor have announced that they will be supporting Deftones on their upcoming European tour. In other important news, their new album, Sunshine Dust, will be released this Spring. The album will feature their most recent single, "Chemical Hands". The follow-up to Guiding Lights is coming but the exact release date hasn't been revealed yet.

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More music from Gruesome! The modern purveyors of old-school death metal have announced a new EP entitled Fragments Of Psyche. The EP further continues the band's homage to the legendary band Death and offers a glimpse into the next era of Gruesome. Fragments Of Psyche is due out March 31st via Relapse Records and features a two-song slab of Death Human-era worship including a brand new studio track with special guest drums from Sean Reinert (Death, Cynic) along with a "Humanized" reworking of Death's classic track "Choke On It" off of their second album Leprosy.

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FAIL·LURE, a blend between "failure" and "allure", is the title of the new album by German black metallers Farsot. Based on Peter Greenaway's "Drowning by Numbers" as well as several Art Nouveau works (e.g. Khnopff's "Ishtar", Klimt's "Mermaids" and "Water Serpents", Kotarbinskis "Kiss of Medusa" or Schwabes "La Vague"), the group has conceived their third album. The cover, showing a sculpture by French artist Denis Lavoyer, can be seen here.

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As it has already been known, the American black metal band Nightbringer will release their upcoming new album, Terra Damnata, on April 14th via Season Of Mist. In anticipation of it, the band is pleased to premiere the second new track, called "Misrule", available for streaming through the YouTube widget below. Check it out and let us know what do you think!

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Guitarist Kasperi Heikkinen is leaving U.D.O./Dirkschneider for personal reasons. There is no bad blood or drama in this departure! The band and especially Udo thanked Kasperi for his great support and many fantastic shows, wishing him all the best.

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Source:	udo-online.com
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Yob's frontman Mike Scheidt is lucky to be alive following a terrifying medical emergency for diverticulitis. He recently underwent emergency intestinal surgery. A GoFundMe crowdfunding campaign has been set up and all donations go towards his medical bills for past and upcoming surgeries, as well as living expenses while he heals. Furthermore, you can attend the benefit show for Mike in Portland on March 16th. Over 27,000 dollars have already been raised so far.

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As they gear up to release their new album, Vigilance Perennial, atmospheric black metal quartet Falls Of Rauros just released the first song off the record. It's the opening track and first glimpse of a new chapter for the band, arriving in full on March 31st via Bindrune Recordings and Nordvis. Enjoy the 10-minute "White Granite" below!

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German based moon worshipers Crimson Moon announced that they will perform live for the first time in a decade. It's all happening in March in Germany.

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Polish drone doom bringers ARRM recently released their new split with Lonker See via Instant Classic and if you still haven't listened to it, now it's your chance. The entire release, which includes one track from each band, is currently available to be enjoyed fully on the Bandcamp player below. Why wait? Dive in!

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Swedish black metallers Marduk's show in Oakland, California was canceled "in the name of public safety" last night over concerns from Oakland police that the group would draw anti-fascist protesters. Marduk was supposed to play at the Oakland Metro Opera House. Police say the band has been criticized for glorifying Nazi imagery and anti-Semitism.

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After a seven year hiatus, Labyrinth, the legendary prog/power Italian metal band, will return with a brand new studio album, titled Architecture Of A God on April 21st, 2017. Check out the cover, tracklist and more details about the new album process below.

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Boston based progressive act Native Construct has just launched the instrumental version of their critically-acclaimed debut release, Quiet World. The instrumental tracks, as was the case with the original release, were mixed by Rich Mouser at The Mouse House Studio and mastered by Jamie King at The Basement Recording in North Carolina. You can listen to the album now via these streaming or download services here.

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Source:	metalblade.com
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As 2017 marks the year of the return of Norwegian symphonic black metal giants Dimmu Borgir, they will release their anticipated double-DVD, Forces Of The Northern Night, on April 28th. Available in different formats, the release will contain two live rituals: their legendary concert in Oslo, showing Dimmu Borgir on stage with the Norwegian Radio Orchestra and a bombastic choir, as well as the entire performance at Wacken Open Air with almost 100 musicians in action. For now, the Norwegians unveil their first video from the Wacken show where they perform the hymn "Mourning Palace" live with the Czech National Symphonic Orchestra.

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The highly anticipated new Demon Hunter is coming out this year and why not listen to some material from it? The metalcore group has revealed the first song off of Outlive. Watch the brand new video for "Died In My Sleep" here! You can get Outlive on March 31st via Solid State Records. Before that, enjoy the new song!

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Source:	demonhunter.net
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