Californian metallers Melvins are pleased to announce that they are returning with their upcoming new album, Hold It In, to be released on October 14th via Ipecac Recordings. This will be the band's first studio album as a quartet since 2010's The Bride Screams Murder. Joining Buzz Osborne and Dale Crover for the 12-song outing are Butthole Surfers' guitar player Paul Leary and bass player JD Pinkus. Hold It In was recorded in both Los Angeles, CA and Austin, TX earlier this year.

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After releasing their debut - Across The Dark River - eariler this year, Swedish doom metallers Below present us a brand new official music video for the track "Bid You Farewell". The video clip was filmed by Emil Björkroth (www.pemil.se) and edited by Vince Edwards from Metal Blade Records. It is now exclusively available for viewing below.

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After the release of self-titled debut in 2007, German industrialists Emigrate, led by Rammstein lead guitarist Richard Z. Kruspe, announce the release of their sophomore album. Entitled Silent So Long, this new album will see the light on October 17th. First impressions from the upcoming new album can be checked out in a one-minute long teaser through the YouTube player below.

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Cleveland's hardcore metal invaders Ringworm are heading to Europe this weekend, but before they do they have announced a string of headlining tour dates across the States. This time they will be touring with Macabre and Panzerfaust, kicking off October 3rd in St. Louis, MO and make a stop at the Housecore Horror Festival in Austin, TX. A complete list of dates can be found below the flyer.

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With this edition of Wacken concluded, the first bands have been announced for 2015. Trans-Siberian Orchestra will be performing live on stage at Wacken 2015, followed immediately by a Savatage reunion gig, that also marks their first live performance in over a decade. Furthermore, these will be the only live appearances of both bands in Europe in 2015. It's happening, folks!

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After 2010's 7th Symphony, the Finnish cello masters Apocalyptica are currently finishing their 8th studio album to be released in early 2015, followed by an extensive live tour. For the upcoming album, the band is working with Franky Perez as exclusive singer on the vocal tracks - this time not only during production, but for the whole cycle including the tour.

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On April 4th, 2014, a group of musicians assembled at the Royal Albert Hall to pay tribute to one of the most-missed musicians of them all: Jon Lord, who passed away in 2012. Celebrating Jon Lord will be released as 1CD - The Composer, 2CD - The Rock Legend, 2DVD, Blu-ray, box set and download on September 26th, 2014 on earMUSIC. All product configurations feature individual cover artworks which have now been revealed for the first time.

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Here it is, new music from Krieg! The U.S. black metal group just debuted the first song off of Transient, which is their forthcoming new record. While the album is set for release on September 2nd via Candlelight Records, you can listen to "Order Of The Solitary Road" right now. When you do, tell us if you enjoy the band's new track.

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Ozzy Osbourne/Firewind guitarist Kostas "Gus G." Karamitroudis has released a new video for "Blame It On Me". Apart from releasing the new video, he announced that he will team up with Lynam for a string of West Coast dates in October. Gus G. will be supporting his debut solo album, I Am The Fire. The dates kick off on October 15th in Los Angeles at the world famous Whisky a Go Go and mark Gus' first solo band appearances in North America.

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Slipknot's latest album All Hope Is Gone came out six years ago. Naturally, fans are curious about the new material the band has been teasing. The Iowa metallers give us now a chance to listen to a brand new track today called "The Negative One". All you have to do is go to the band's official website to stream the song while you can. After listening to the song, you have to register to listen to it again. It's the small price you pay.

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Opeth are about to release Pale Communion, their 11th album. With a release date set for August 26th via Roadrunner Records, the band has already revealed the first single "Cusp Of Eternity" before. Today you can check out Opeth's new song "Eternal Rains Will Come". What is your verdict? Do you like this one? Let us know.

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Get ready for the next Lunatic Soul album! We already know the title and the cover of the new album has also been revealed. Lunatic Soul is the solo project of Mariusz Duda, the lead singer of Riverside. The new release will be called Walking On A Flashlight Beam and will comprise almost 64 minutes of brand new music. Feast your eyes on the cover below and get in the mood with the album teaser.

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It seems like Wintersun's mastermind Jari Mäenpää still has a lot to say about Time II after a recent update where he discussed the reasons for the delay of the album. This time, he talked about why he doesn't take the road of crowdfunding and didn't have a lot of nice things to say about the band's label, Nuclear Blast Records.

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After sharing a video for the track "Mountaintop" previously, now Devin Townsend reveals the second video off the project Casualties Of Cool. The sublime video is for the song "Flight" and was shot, directed and edited, at his own initiative, by Konrad Palkeiwicz who is one of Devin's dearest friends. Enjoy the video right here and take "Flight".

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After confirming that former guitarist Kirk Hammett would be making a guest solo on their new album, Exodus now reveal much more about it. The puzzle is being revealed and the record will be titled Blood In, Blood Out. The legendary thrash metal band also unveiled the album art for their upcoming album which was illustrated by Swedish artist Par Olofsson, known for his renderings that have graced the covers of countless heavy metal albums, including Exodus' Let There Be Blood. Feast your eyes on it now!

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