Here is some death metal to start off your week provided by The Resistance. The Swedish band features former members of In Flames and will release a new mini-album, Torture Tactics, on February 27th via earMUSIC. As a taste of what's to come, they have now released a lyric video for the track "Dead". Play it loud!

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The Maltese gothic/doom metal outfit Weeping Silence has signed with Massacre Records! The good news for their fans is that their fourth album Opus IV Oblivion will be out later this year. Currently, the group is working hard on their upcoming album that will follow 2012's For The Unsung. Get ready!

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Norwegian symphonic gothic metal band Savn have announced that bassist Øyvind Lende will join them on stage from now on. The band who released their self-titled debut album last year is probably going to announce new tour dates soon. Savn is also working on new songs.

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After releasing their debut - As Daylight Breaks - around a month ago, German heavy/power metal group Serious Black confirm that they have parted ways with guitarist Roland Grapow, who will from now on concentrate 100% on Masterplan. Despite this departure, the band already found a replacement, and is pleased to welcome Mr. Bob Katsioanis (Firewind), who already played with the band on their recent European tour with HammerFall.

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A few days after they announced the departure of bassist Dominic "Forest" Lapointe from the group, Beyond Creation have now introduced their new bassist. And who is it? They have recruited Hugo Doyon-Karout, who is also in Brought By Pain with guitarist Kévin Chartré.

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As their fans wait for their next album, Punishment 18 Records is preparing to reissue Borknagar classic album The Olden Domain. Originally released in 1997 by Century Media Records, their second full-length album marks the beginning of Borknagar's transition to a new extreme metal vision, following an evolution of a more progressive approach to Viking-themed metal artistic movement, according to the label.

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As the release of their new album approaches, black metal duo Helrunar have shared the second new song off of Niederkunfft. After "Devils, Devils Everywhere!", you can sit back, relax and enjoy the tune "Magdeburg Brennt" now here. According to the band, the lyrics describe the siege and annihilation of the town of Magdeburg by catholic troops, one of the greatest massacres of the Thirty Years' War.

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Destrose just can't seem to catch a break. In the latest blow to the long-suffering Japanese heavy metallers, guitarist Mina has announced her departure from the band. For some years, she's struggled with multiple chemical sensitivity, which had already restricted her touring activities, and as there's been no improvement in her symptoms, she's decided to bow out for good. Having co-founded the band as Destroya back in 2005, Mina was the last surviving member of Destrose's original line-up.

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Damnation Defaced, the progressive death metallers, have released a teaser for their new album which features 6 of the 11 songs from the forthcoming offering. Come February 27th, The Infernal Tremor will finally come out via Kernkraftritter Records. In a few days, their new webshop will be open for preorders. Until then, check out the music. Maybe you will like it.

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Following their latest EP Anneliese, Belgian blackened death metallers Possession are releasing a new mini-album: 1585 - 1646. The first taste of this upcoming effort is now available here. You can hear the new track "Guilty" and immerse yourself in it. How do you like that song?

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Swedish metallers Enforcer have shared another taste of the new material you will find on their new album From Beyond. After showcasing the song "Undying Evil" before, they now present their video clip for the album opening track "Destroyer". The video was shot in Arvika, Sweden and edited by Gustav Öhman Spjuth. Give it a try now. Did you enjoy that?

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Jimi Hendrix's pre-The Jimi Hendrix Experience recording history will be compiled on a new collection next month. You Can't Use My Name: Curtis Knight & The Squires (Featuring Jimi Hendrix) - The RSVP/PPX Sessions includes 14 songs from the guitar hero's days as a session musician. This release will come out on March 24th via Experience Hendrix L.L.C. and Legacy Recordings. More of Hendrix's early recordings are promised after this first collection debuts.

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Coal Chamber's return after a long hiatus is happening this year. They are releasing a new album called Rivals. The reactivated Los Angeles metallers have confirmed a May 19th North America release date for their new album via Napalm Records and May 25th for Europe and the rest of the world. This is the band's first new album in over thirteen years. Check out the album cover, tracklist and a promo video for the record below with a taste of new music.

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Japanese brutal death metallers Desecravity have released a video for the song "Deviltry", the opening track of their sophomore album Orphic Signs. As with "Bloody Terpsichorean Art", the video is a low-key affair showcasing the band's technical abilities. You can see it for yourself below.

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Taking place this September 11th-12th, Wings Of Metal is an underground festival bringing the finest quality and cutting-edge doom, heavy, NWOBHM, thrash, black and death bands together for a weekend of pure metal insanity. The legendary new wave of British heavy metal band Angel Witch has just been added to the festival's lineup as headliners. Not having played in North America since the 1990s, this very special and unique performance is going to be their first Canadian appearance ever!

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