Canadian prog group Protest The Hero have announced a new Bandcamp service, a subscription platform entitled "Pacific Myth". New songs will be released on a monthly basis to those who have paid the subscription fee; a 12-month subscription costs $12/year, with a higher $25/year subscription also including a docu-series based on the recording and release process for previous album Volition. The first song, "Ragged Tooth", was uploaded now.

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Israeli progressive innovators Distorted Harmony have released the demo version of their newest instrumental song. This comes after unleashing no less than 6 individual teasers, and a statement that came earlier on their Facebook page: "You asked! so no - The Reckoning isn't a new album; it's a new song - an instrumental. One of many more to come." You can listen to the song below.

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The Swedes Mustasch just shared their new video for "Yara's Song" from their latest album Testosterone, released this September. The heavy metallers are currently touring in Germany to present the new release to the masses. Enjoy their new video here now and check out the album.

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After releasing a new music video, German heavy metallers Grave Digger have recently posted online a samples preview from the upcoming compilation Exhumation - The Early Years due out on the 23rd of October 2015 via Napalm Records. This album celebrates their 35th anniversary as a band. You can hear the previews below.

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Metal Blade Records has announced the signing of extreme metal outfit Abnormality! Based in Massachusetts (USA), the band formed in 2005 and now features seasoned members Mallika Sundaramurthy (vocals), Jay Blaisdell (drums), Josh Staples (bass), Sam Kirsch (guitars), and Jeremy Henry (guitars), all hailing from various underground acts such as Goratory, Sexcrement, Parasitic Extirpation, Forced Asphyxiation, and Iranach. The quintet is already hard at work on their second album, due out in 2016.

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Italian prog/post-metallers Sunpocrisy will finally be releasing this year the follow-up to 2012's Samaroid Dioramas. Their second album titled Eyegasm, Hallelujah! is expected to drop on the 1st of November. With the release date right around the corner, you can whet your appetite by listening to excerpts of all the tracks here. Other details, cover art and tracklist, can be seen below.

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The Body has just made available the new song "Bottom Of The Bottle, Bottom Of The River", which is the opener for the upcoming collaboration album with Krieg. The album is coming out on November 13th, 2015 through At A Loss Recordings (CD, vinyl, cassette) and you can already enjoy a new song right here below. Give it a shot and then share your impressions.

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Acclaimed gothic doom metal band Draconian has released a lyric video for their song "Rivers Between Us" from their upcoming album Sovran. The song also features singer Daniel Änghede (Crippled Black Phoenix). Be sure to check it on the video below. Their new album is expected to be released on the 30th of October via Napalm Records.

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With the new album Innuendo around the corner, and after sharing a lyric video, Finnish symphonic power metal band Amberian Dawn have released a new promotional video. "Fame & Gloria" was the chosen song to showcase online, and you can see it below. What do you think of the end product?

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After unveiling their new album details and streaming the "Girl With A Raven Mask" lyric video, Swedish doomsters Avatarium have posted online another new song titled ''Hypnotized'', clocking in at almost 7 minutes. You can enjoy it as much as you want via the YouTube player below. And you can grab the album on October 23rd via Nuclear Blast.

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San Francisco Bay Area thrash metal veterans Exodus will embark on a European headlining tour in February/March 2016. The trek happens in support of their latest album, Blood In Blood Out (out: October 2014 via Nuclear Blast). Special guests for the tour will be announced soon!

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Scorpions latest video for their new single "Going Out With A Bang" has been released. Taken from the new album Return To Forever, the video was filmed on location in Barcelona and the U.K. and directed by German documentarian/cinematographer Dennis Dirksen. Watch it now here. Furthermore, you can also check out a promo clip from their documentary Forever And A Day, out now.

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As Skyforger celebrate 20 years as a band, the folk metallers thought it was a great moment to release their first ever DVD. They based it on the Senprūsija release performance they did at the "Sapņu Fabrika" hall in Riga and topped it off with live recordings from a number of gigs gathered over the past five years playing around Latvia and Lithuania.

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German gothic metal duo Lacrimosa are about to release the new record Hoffung, three years after the band released Revolution. You can expect the new album on November 6th. After revealing the album cover, you can now see the song titles. Soon we will probably hear some new songs as well.

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After announcing the upcoming release of their collaborative album NV, and giving listeners a slight teaser, the purveyors of sonic terror in Dragged Into Sunlight and Gnaw Their Tongues are now ready to give their fans a closer look, with a full length track from the collab. Get those band-aids out boys and girls, and proceed with caution.

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