Recently, death metallers Hackneyed released the first taste of their new album. Today, you can hear the crushing new song right here right now. Their new album is coming in 2015 and you can watch the video by Philipp Uhlmann for "The Flaw Of Flesh" below. Give us your impressions of the music and the visuals. Enjoy!

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Italian power metallers Wind Rose will release their new and second album Wardens Of The West Wind on February 3rd through Scarlet Records (see the album preview on the YouTube player below). Apart from that, they will tour together with Eluveitie and Skálmöld in February 2015 in Europe to promote the new record.

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This year marks the 10th anniversary of the tragic death of legendary Pantera guitarist and riff master Dimebag Darrell. On December 8th, 2004, while performing with Damageplan at the Alrosa Villa in Columbus, Ohio, Dimebag Darrell Abbott was shot and killed onstage. Guitar World celebrates the life and legacy of Dimebag with their February 2015 issue. As part of the tribute, they unearthed a never-before-heard track featuring Dimebag on vocals and all instruments. The song "Whiskey Road" was recorded in 2001, during the last outing of Pantera's Reinventing The Steel Tour in the United States. You can hear the song below and enjoy it as much as you want.

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The Finns Amoral end the year with a little surprise for their fans. Recorded at the Fallen Leaves & Dead Sparrows sessions, their version of The Cure's "Burn" is now available for streaming and download. You can listen to the song on the clip below and download it from iTunes here. Moreover, Amoral is currently getting ready to record their 7th album, with recording starting in February at Sound Supreme studios in Hämeenlinna, Finland. The band is aiming for a late 2015 release.

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Polish experimental metallers Ketha are returning with a new EP called #!%16.7. The album will hit the stores on January 7th through Instant Classic. While you wait for its release, you can enjoy their new twisted song "The Sounderiad" now. Does this track raise your expectations for the successor to 2nd Sight?

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Here is some good news for Nemesea fans. The gothic outfit is finally working on their new album to follow 2011's The Quiet Resistance and to shorten the wait, they'll release a live DVD which you can now pre-order here. The DVD is coming out on February 27th, 2015 via Napalm Records. For their 4th studio album, Nemesea started working with Guido Aalbers.

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The French act Necrowretch is bringing you some more filthy death metal next year. In fact, they just announced that they will release their second album on February 16th via Century Media Records. The opus is called With Serpents Scourge and according to the band, you can start preparing yourself for some horrible doom!

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The four-piece stoner rock outfit Reactor from Finland is currently writing new material for their second album due in 2015. Reactor released their debut Gravity back in 2011.

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Armageddon have some unfortunate news. Due to personal reasons, their singer Matt Hallquist has been forced to step down from the role as lead vocalist. The Swedish metallers thank Matt for his time and commitment to the band. This means they are once again searching for a singer. Armageddon are looking for a growler/screamer with great stage presence to tour with them starting next year.

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Guitarist Herman Frank and drummer Stefan Schwarzmann decided to leave heavy metallers Accept to pursue the new act they have established with Schmier of Destruction named Panzer (GER). According to the band, there is no bad blood between them and they remain friends. For now, Accept haven't announced replacements yet.

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After releasing their latest album Infestissumam back in 2013 as well as the covers EP If You Have Ghost, it's time for Ghost B.C. to work on new material again. The Swedish entity recently released an update confirming that they are preparing a new record that should come out next year. Let the anticipation begin...

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Florida death metal veterans Deicide released their last album In The Minds Of Evil in 2013. However, they have already confirmed plans for album number 12 and they expect to spend much of the next year focusing on writing new material, according to their drummer and founding member Steve Asheim.

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Japanese melodeath trio Gyze have announced they'll be putting out a new studio album on February 25th through their Japanese label Victor Entertainment. Entitled Black Bride, this record will be their sophomore release, following on from their Ettore Rigotti-produced 2013 debut Fascinating Violence. We don't yet know anything regarding Black Bride's contents, or if either member of Disarmonia Mundi has been involved in the production.

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To celebrate their 9th anniversary, Indonesian epic power metallers Lord Symphony will release all of their albums, singles and demo in cassette format, packed in a boxset with an exclusive wooden box. This limited boxset will be available for only 100 hand numbered boxes, released by Majemuk Records.

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Earth Life Outcast, the new album from French black doom metallers The Foetal Mind, is currently streaming online. Recently, the band made the opus available and you can enjoy the entire piece via the YouTube player below. The album should be out sometime in 2015.

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