About to release a new album on September 25th, Los Angeles-based traditional heavy metal band Huntress has shared samples of all their new songs which you can enjoy via the YouTube player below. Recently, the band pulled out of the tour with Avatar as singer Jill Janus continues to recover from uterine cancer surgery.

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The official One Machine video for the song "Forewarning" from their new album The Final Cull can be seen below. The clip was directed and edited by Scott Canty of Dark North Media. The Final Cull will be out in September 18th. One Machine is the brainchild of former Nevermore and Testament guitarist Steve Smyth.

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Def Leppard have spilled the beans on their new album. It'll be self-titled and furthermore you can already hear "Let's Go," the first single from U.K. hard-rock veterans at this location. Out on the 30th of October 2015, the record will be released through earMUSIC worldwide (excluding North America, Japan). Take a look at the glass shattering cover below as well as more details.

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German sludge metallers from The Ocean just announced the upcoming release of a split EP with post-rock giants Mono. The EP will be titled Transcendental and contain one new song by each band, 13-minutes long "The Quiet Observer" by the Germans and 11-minutes long "Death In Reverse" by the Japanese. The worldwide release date for the EP is set to October 23rd via Pelagic Records.

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With Meliora released to the masses, Ghost begin a North American tour this month followed by dates in Europe. In between their busy schedule, the Swedes had time to film a new music video for the tune "From The Pinnacle To The Pit". The clip has now been released, it was directed by Zev Deans and can be enjoyed below. As their last video for "Cirice," you can expect an entertaining experience.

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The Black Dahlia Murder's new album Abysmal is upon us. As of now, you can already consume it in full online before its release worldwide later this week on September 18th via Metal Blade Records. The American death metal band offers the new album full stream at this location. Vocalist Trevor Strnad has said that the new album Abysmal is their best work yet. Do you agree?

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U.K. thrashers Onslaught have recruited guitarist Iain GT Davies as the full-time replacement for absentee Andy Rosser Davies. Despite the new band member, it's not a complete split and Andy will remain part of the team behind the scenes and will be contributing material to the next record. The band is already planning their new album.

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While Communic haven't released a new album in a while, the progressive metallers will be celebrating their past this year. They are playing a 10th anniversary concert at Buen, Mandal, Norway on December 5th. It is now 10 years since the trio released their debut album Conspiracy In Mind. To celebrate this event with a special concert on December 5th 2015, the band will be accompanied by several guests who join them on stage and will make the concert something special. This will be a close to 2 hours long concert in their hometown of Mandal, Norway.

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As previously reported, the Norwegian symphonic band Imperia has been writing a new album. The new update now is that it is already finished. In fact, the successor of Secret Passion is already mastered and soon the band will begin to reveal the details about it, including title, cover, etc.

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Today there is both news from Iron Maiden as well as its singer Bruce Dickinson solo band. Dickinson has revealed that he has already demoed six songs for his new solo album. It's the first update about his solo project in 10 years and since latest album Tyranny Of Souls (2005). In Iron Maiden news, the band has confirmed tour dates in Australia, New Zealand and South Africa to present their new release The Book Of Souls.

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Sorcerer has launched a second video from their latest epic doom opus In The Shadow Of The Inverted Cross, which is also their full-length debut. Check out the gloomy clip of "Prayers For A King" below. Daniel Nyqvist did the video and tried to reflect the story from the lyrics.

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Two more singers have been confirmed as guests on the new Avantasia record in the works. On January 29th, the band's 7th studio album Ghostlights will hit the stores. After Jørn Lande, other guest stars have been announced: Operation: Mindcrime vocalist Geoff Tate as well as former Helloween and current Unisonic vocalist Michael Kiske. Michael Kiske will not only appear on the album, he will also join Avantasia on the Ghostlights world tour 2016.

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The new My Dying Bride promo video for the forthcoming album Feel The Misery has been unveiled online now. The video is for the album's title song "Feel The Misery" and is the perfect opportunity to hear more new material before the record is released on the 18th of September through Peaceville Records. Enjoy the doom!

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After announcing that keyboardist Coen Janssen would sit out their upcoming North American tour, Epica have more bad news for their fans. The Dutch band has been forced to cancel a few of their shows on this tour, in Quebec City, Toronto, Chicago, and Minneapolis. The band promises an update soon but unfortunately, Simone Simons has to deal with a serious situation in her close family.

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Event:	Epica: North American Tour 2015

The drummer of the very prolific Nunslaughter, Jim "Sadist" Konya, has recently suffered a stroke while he was at work and was admitted to the hospital. A crowdfunding campaign was also launched to help Konya pay for his future medical bills. The campaign doubled its goal in less than 24 hours and is still active here. According to the recent updates on Nunslaughter's Facebook page, Konya is in stable condition and is making progress in his recovery. Follow the band's Facebook for updates on his recovery.

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