There has been no news from Finnish act Catamenia for many years. Now the band's guitarist Riku Hopeakoski has finally said something about the current state of the melodic death metal band. According to him, the band will start writing new songs for a follow-up to Cavalcade (2010), their last album. Riku Hopeakoski has been suffering from tennis elbow but he is finally getting better.

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After In Flames canceled their show in Nancy, now also Motörhead have postponed the Paris date on their European tour after the Ministry of Culture decided to close the Zenith in Paris. Saxon and Girlschool were also scheduled to perform as part of the Motörhead European tour. A new date in January is in the works for the show in Paris.

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Swedish quartet Enforcer not only dropped a new album this year as they will release the band's very first live DVD/CD package, called Live By Fire, this week on November 20th via Nuclear Blast. The speed metallers have recently revealed an appetizer clip from it. Watch below the track video for the new studio track, "Stellar Plains", which will be on the 10" EP of the mailorder box and on the CD.

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Doom metallers Orchid have released the official music video for the song "Helicopters" off of the band's most recent EP, Sign Of The Witch, released this year with 4 brand new tracks. With this video, the band wants to send out a big thank you to all their fans worldwide. Enjoy!

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Polish black/death metallers Infernal War from Częstochowa have recently released a brand new video for "Into Dead Soil". The track appears on their most recent album Axiom, which was released on April by Agonia Records. You can see it on the YouTube player below. It features a performance of the group during Eaters Of Hope MMXV at MegaClub in Katowice, Poland.

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Swedish metallers In Flames have cancelled their show in Nancy, France in the wake of the tragedy in Paris. After the terror acts at Le Bataclan during an Eagles Of Death Metal show as well as attacks in other locations, the band didn't perform yesterday but will return today in Pratteln, Switzerland.

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Aborted are already turning 20 this year and the Belgian death metallers will celebrate the feat with Termination Redux, the band's brand new 20th anniversary limited edition vinyl and digital EP release. Furthermore, Aborted posted a brand new live video for the song "Necrotic Manifesto" shot live at Graspop 2015. This song is taken from their latest release, The Necrotic Manifesto and the brutality can be observed here below.

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Månegarm keep on sharing new songs from their upcoming self-titled album. After the first track revealed, "Odin Owns Ye All", you can hear "Blodörn" down below. The Swedish veteran vikings celebrate their 20th anniversary this year in full force. "Blodörn" means "Blood eagle" and the band describes the 8-minute song as melodic and epic. Do you agree?

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The mighty Prong have revealed more about their new record, X-No Absolutes. We already knew that it was coming out next year, more precisely on February 5th, 2016 via SPV/Steamhammer. It will be available as digipak (including bonus track and poster), 2 LP gatefold version (red vinyl plus CD in paper sleeve) and download. If it's anything like Ruining Lives, it should be fun. Take a look at the cover below and wait for the music!

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Ordog are bringing you some more doom. The Finland's doomsters are working on a new yet untitled album. We don't know much right now apart from the fact that the quintet has been recording new songs for their 5th album. The drum tracks are all recorded and now it's time for the guitar parts.

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The venue Le Bataclan in Paris, France, hosts hundreds of shows every year, and many of those are from metal bands. After the tragedy in Romania recently, another one happens. During an Eagles Of Death Metal concert last night, at least 112 people were killed by terrorists who also seized hostages. More than 1,000 people were inside the hall at the time of the rampage but police did bring the hostage situation to a close. This Friday night, several other attacks took place in Paris at different locations. The members of Eagles Of Death Metal survived according to their management. Deftones were also scheduled to perform at Le Bataclan today.

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Melodic doom masters Swallow The Sun have just released their eagerly awaited new triple full-length album, Songs From The North I, II & III. To celebrate the album's release, the Finnish band also launched a brand-new video for the song "Rooms And Shadows", taken from part 1 of the record. The video was directed and produced by ex-Sentenced and The Man-Eating Tree drummer Vesa Ranta. Have you listened to the new album already? Check out the video here.

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Grindcore pioneers Napalm Death and Germany's metal powerhouse Heaven Shall Burn have teamed up for a very special split 7" EP release. Entitled The Mission Creep, this limited vinyl-only split 7" EP will be released on December 11th, 2015 via the bands' longtime label Century Media Records and it will include both an unreleased song by Heaven Shall Burn called "Battle Of Attrition" as well as the unreleased Napalm Death track "An Extract (Strip It Clean)".

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Nordic Union is the name behind the new musical collaboration, built by Frontiers president Serafino Perugino, between singer Ronnie Atkins of the Danish hard rock institution Pretty Maids and the up-and-coming Swedish songwriter and producer Erik Martensson of Eclipse and W.E.T. fame.

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Progressive/post-metallers Intronaut have just released their fresh new album The Direction Of Last Things. Today you get to see their brand new video for the album's opening track "Fast Worms" as well. The video was directed by Pat Lascu and you can watch it here. How do you like the band's twisted sense of humour?

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