Prior to joining AC/DC, singer Brian Johnson was part of a number of bands in the north east of England, the most famous being Geordie. Early recordings from AC/DC's singer Brian Johnson with The Jesper Hart Band will be released later this month. The Jesper Hart Band, a soft-rock group that performed selections from the musical "Hair", recorded the tracks "Down by the River", "I Want to Be Around" and "Overload" in the early '70s. The group was signed to Circa 2000 Records but never released anything. The master tapes were found a few years ago, and The Jesper Hart Band guitarist Ken Brown will release them independently.

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After joining Nuclear Blast and releasing a new single, Brujeria have announced details about their fourth full length album, and first in 16 years since Brujerizmo was released in 2000 via Roadrunner. It is entitled Pocho Aztlan, and it hits stores on September 16th via Nuclear Blast Entertainment. The release will be followed by a U.S. tour this October alongside Cattle Decapitation and Pinata Protest.

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Danish metallers Evil Masquerade recently released a new offering, The Outcast Hall Of Fame. The song "Darkness (I Need You)" is now available as a lyric video. It's taken from the new album and features Mats Levén (Candlemass, ex-Therion) on vocals.

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Back in 2014, Solution .45 announced that they were recording two new albums. Last year, the melodic death metallers already released the first of the two, Nightmares In The Waking State - Part I. This year will see the release of the second installment, Nightmares In The Waking State - Part II. Listen to the album's first track revealed, "Built On Sand" below.

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If you like black metal and avantgarde, you have to check out Nocte Obducta's new album, Mogontiacum (Nachdem Die Nacht Herabgesunken...). While the new opus only drops officially on the 8th of July on MDD Records, you can already spin it online in advance at this location. Listen to the 10 new tracks and tell us what you think about it.

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BMG has announced that it has acquired the recording assets of the New York-based independent label The End Records. The move follows BMG's acquisition of other established labels during the past two years such as S-Curve Records, Vagrant Records and Rise Records, as BMG continues to ramp up its recording business.

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Iron Bonehead Productions - in conspiracy with Dark Adversary - has set September 9th as the international release date for Black Funeral's anticipated ninth album, Ankou And The Death Fire. It is an album "guiding the listener through the otherworldly realm of shadows, darkness, and the mythological cycle of death from the inspiration of ancient Celtic lore." The first song to be revealed is the title track of the album. Hear it now here.

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Blackened heavy metallers Faethom from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, have just released their 2nd full-length concept album, Fury Of The Scorned Witch. The album is available here and you can watch below the album trailer they have released as well.

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Well, that was unexpected! Beneath This Reality Of Flesh is the new album from mysterious Arizmenda and it has just been released today on cassette (limited to 50 copies). The fourth chapter in the band's discography was recorded at Black Twilight Studio and mixed/mastered by Arthur Rizk at Solomon's Gate. For now, there is only one song available to stream online. Listen to "Desperation In The Sky" at this location and let us know what you think.

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In December of 2015, three bands with three different approaches to aggressive music, but a common outlook on the world, came together to create a collective piece of work - The Depression Sessions. Those three deathcore bands were Thy Art Is Murder, The Acacia Strain and Fit For An Autopsy and on August 12th, Nuclear Blast Entertainment will release the results of this experience both digitally and on limited edition vinyl. Today, you can check out out the lyric video for the first single "They Will Know Another". The song, as well as their cover of Rammstein's "Du Hast", are the last pieces of music the band recorded before the departure of vocalist of CJ McMahon.

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Drudkh are on a roll with splits this year and will release a new split after One Who Talks With The Fog / Pyre Era, Black!. The Ukrainian black metallers have premiered the first track taken from their new split, Betrayed By The Sun / Hägringar, with Swedish underground one-man act Grift, out on September 16th via Season of Mist. The 9-minute song "His Twenty-Fourth Spring" is streaming online. If you are curious, enjoy the song here.

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Another tour for North America. This time, it's extremists Kataklysm and Carach Angren joining forces on the road this September. Later this year, Kataklysm will also tour in Europe on the European MTV Headbangers Ball Tour. As for Carach Angren, they will also join Marduk and Rotting Christ in North America.

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Deadlock just released a brand new song and video. So, you have the chance of hearing another new song from the upcoming album, Hybris, and also of hearing the new singer Margie Gerlitz. Enjoy "Backstory Wound" on the video below. If you like the music, grab the record on July 8th via Napalm Records.

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This year, Ancient are finally releasing a new album, Back To The Land Of The Dead. The Norwegian extreme metal titans have set the release date for their long awaited 7th studio album, the follow up to 2004's Night Visit. The album will be released this September 16th in North America via (Megadeth bassist David Ellefson's) EMP Underground/EMP Label Group, and in the rest of the world by Soulseller Records. The band has released the first new track "Land Of The Dead" for streaming on Bandcamp. Listen to it!

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We're just one week away from the release of Inter Arma's 3rd full-length album, Paradise Gallows, but the wait to hear their latest effort is finally over. The band, in fact, after releasing for streaming two songs, "Transfiguration" and "Paradise Gallows", is now giving fans the chance to listen to the new album in its entirety over here.

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