The first four bands have been announced for Blastfest 2016! First off, Ancient. Veterans in the game, and about to release their first album in 11 years! Next year will also be the 20th anniversary of The Cainian Chronicle, so you might hear some classics. Then we have Green Carnation, who are going to play their Light Of Day, Day Of Darkness masterpiece in its entirety! Third announcement is Ihsahn, who will bring a more progressive touch to the festival and lastly, Red Harvest, who recently reunited.

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If you liked stoner metallers Domovoyd's debut album Oh Sensibility, we have good news. The band will release their new album this May! The Finns are ready to deliver a second transmission from worlds beyond and within scheduled to appear on May 8th. The album is self-titled and it will be available on CD, double vinyl and digital via Svart Records. For those who are looking for a quick fix while waiting for the album to hit, Domovoyd have prepared a shorter version of the album's opening track "Domovoyage". Dive in!

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Barbaranne Wylde, the wife of Black Label Society leader and former Ozzy Osbourne guitarist Zakk Wylde, who also helps run Zakk's career as his as his co-manager, has revealed to Examiner.com that the guitarist/vocalist will enter the studio after his Unblackened spring 2015 tour to record "Book Of Shadows Volume II" for an early 2016 release. The output, which will be made available on the 20th anniversary of the original solo album Book Of Shadows will be followed by a world tour to support it.

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Lineup changes are nothing new for Texas thrashers Warbeast. The Housecore Records band has once again added some new weaponry to their arsenal. This time they chose to bring in some young bloods to re-animate some fresh new life into their classic old-school style. Drew Shoup (20-years-old) is now the band's second guitarist while Lyric Ferchaud (17-years-old) will take over bass duties.

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Last year, Japanese inventive metallers Sigh's label Candlelight Records shared a demo version of a new song from the band called "Out Of The Grave". Now the band has made a video for this song that will appear on their imminent new record Graveward. You can watch below the first video made for the new album and directed by Yossi Darmon. Also, the song features guest vocals from Trivium frontman Matt Heafy, one of the many guests on the album.

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Amon Amarth don't usually go through many line-up changes, at least not in recent years. But today the melodeath band has some surprising news to share. Their long-time drummer Fredrik Andersson is out of the band. They have decided to part ways after 17 years. Why did he leave? Amon Amarth didn't say much, only that they are writing new material and they haven't found a replacement yet. It seems that they are keeping the matter private.

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The second Motörhead's MotörBoat cruise has been confirmed for 2015. After the first voyage last year, the initial artist lineup for MotörBoat has been announced. Joining the fun are Slayer, Motörhead, Anthrax, Suicidal Tendencies, Hatebreed, Exodus, Crobot, Phil Campbell's All Starr Band, Motor Sister, Kyng, Fireball Ministry, Huntress and more!

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You might remember Lindemann, a new project that was announced recently and features vocalist Till Lindemann of German industrial metallers Rammstein as well as Swedish producer and multi-instrumentalist Peter Tägtgren (Hypocrisy, Pain). The details were scarce then but now we know more. Lindemann will release their debut album this May via Warner Music. The first picture launched to introduce the project was provocative enough, but wait until you see the cover that will grace the album, titled Skills In Pills. Take a look here!

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Danzig are back in the studio. The band has shared photos from an LA recording studio yesterday with guitarist Tommy Victor and drummer Johnny Kelly. They are laying down tracks for the upcoming Danzig record, tentatively scheduled for a late 2015 or early 2016 release. Things seem to be moving along after the recordings started last year.

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Heavy metal trio Raven will release their new album, ExtermiNation, in Scandinavia on April 22nd, in Germany on April 24th, in the rest of Europe on April 27th and in North America on April 28th via SPV/Steamhammer. The effort will be made available as a digipak version (including one bonus track), 2LP gatefold green vinyl version and as a digital download. The official lyric video for the song "Destroy All Monsters" has now been unveiled and can be seen below. Check it out!

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To support their latest release, The Killing Gods, US grinders Misery Index confirmed a string of tour dates for 'The Killing Gods US/Canada Tour - Part 1' this April/May. This two-week run, supported by special guests Lord Dying, will mainly cover the Eastern part of the North American continent. Check out all the confirmed dates down under.

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Event:	Misery Index: The Killing Gods US/Canada Tour 2015 - Part 1

Skeletonwitch have been releasing new albums pretty consistently, usually with two years apart between releases. Their last one, Serpents Unleashed, came out in 2013 already but they are now working on their next offering. The American metallers have begun writing material for a new album, expected to be released later this year. According to the band, there are epic new tunes brewing!

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Germans Powerwolf are pleased to share details for their next full-length effort. The album will be entitled Blessed & Possessed and is scheduled for a July, 2015 release on Napalm Records. The band is currently laying final touches to the mix together with sound wizard Fredrik Nordström at Studio Fredman in Gothenburg, Sweden. Once again guitarist Matthew Greywolf was also responsible for the cover artwork, which can be seen below.

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High On Fire confirm that they are currently in working process for the upcoming new studio album, which will be released later this year. On their upcoming summer tour the band will be first presenting songs of this new record on European soil. More album details will follow soon. Until then, check out the confirmed tour dates down below.

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Great news for the fans of German black metallers Secrets Of The Moon! The band has been working on their upcoming album, the follow-up of Seven Bells released back in 2012. The new album is entitled Sun and you can expect it to drop later this year via Lupus Lounge/Prophecy Productions. For now, you can see the tracklist for this new album.

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