After playing in 2012 on the Barge To Hell cruise, Denmark thrash metal veterans Artillery will return to North America this fall for their first ever North American tour. The band will join Onslaught and Striker beginning on October 23rd at Saint Vitus in Brooklyn, NY. The tour will weave its way throughout North America before coming to a close in Hollywood, CA on November 26th. Dates for the 'North American Thrash Invasion Tour' can be found below the flyer.

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Source:	metalblade.com
Band profile:	Artillery
Event:	Onslaught: North American Thrash Invasion Tour 2014

As you probably know by now, Armageddon are releasing a new album. In fact, the band has already shared the title track "Captivity & Devourment" off their upcoming output before. Well, today you get to hear more new tunes. It's the new track "Thanatron", now available on the lyric video right here. Enjoy!

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Band profile:	Armageddon

Tool's latest album was 10,000 Days released back in 2006. The band has been working on new material but contrary to some rumours (a misunderstanding between the band's guitarist and a fan led to speculation that the group had completed the album and intended to release it this year), they haven't completed the new album yet. In a new interview with Rolling Stone, guitarist Adam Jones and drummer Danny Carey confirm that the new Tool record is far from completion. An ongoing lawsuit has weighed on all of the group members but the band has continued to write new music.

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Band profile:	Tool

The Contortionist have shared the first single of their upcoming new album Language. The song is called "Language 1: Intuition" and is available to be streamed on the Soundcloud player below. After some teasing, you can finally hear a full song from the band's new album. What do you think about the song?

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Band profile:	The Contortionist

The most popular Hungarian folk metal band, Dalriada, announced that they have a new keyboard player: Gergely "Szög" Szabó. After a long time, Dalriada will be on a massive Hungarian tour alongside Wisdom and Tales Of Evening under the name Metal.hu Tour 2014.

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Drone doom providers Earth are pleased to announce a full US tour in support of their upcoming new effort, Primitive And Deadly, to be released on September 2nd via Southern Lord Recordings. Opening act on all dates will be King Dude and tickets go on sale this Friday at 10am local time. Additionally, Earth had already confirmed a set of European summer tour dates, which can be found below the US tour list.

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Band profile:	Earth
Event:	Earth: US Tour 2014

US progressive metal outfit Periphery will be emerging from the studio to hit the road this coming fall. 'Escape From The Studio North American Tour' will also feature The Contortionist, Intervals, and Toothgrinder. The trek kicks off just as Periphery finishes up a third full-length, to be entitled Juggernaut.

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Band profile:	Periphery
Event:	Periphery: Escape From The Studio North American Tour 2014

So, Maryland Deathfest just announced the first batch of bands for 2015 and it is already looking good. You don't believe it? Well, check out the line-up announced so far below. It includes the likes of Arcturus, Aura Noir, Lock Up, Metal Church, Neurosis, Portal, and many others.

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Source:	marylanddeathfest.com
Event:	Maryland Deathfest XIII

Rigor Mortis are preparing the release of their fourth and final album, 23 years after they released Rigor Mortis Vs. The Earth. So, it's quite the occasion. For now, you can take a look at the album cover below and then wait to hear new music. The record Slaves To The Grave is finished and the date is set for October 7th, 2014. All the band needs is the funding. You can help by contributing to their IndieGoGo campaign.

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Canadians Protest The Hero are pleased to unveil a set of headlining tour dates across the European grounds, scheduled for November/December, 2014. They will be accompanied by several bands: The Faceless, The Contortionist and Destrage (on certain dates). This tour will be the last one executed in support of their latest album Volition, released back in October, 2013.

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Event:	Protest The Hero: European Tour 2014

The progressive metal masters Symphony X have just updated on their upcoming new studio album via their official website. Previously, the band said that they were writing new material. Now, Symphony X will begin tracking drums next month with the songs practically finished.

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Band profile:	Symphony X

Entombed A.D. which is a slightly renamed version of Swedish death metallers Entombed (detailed here) have released a new track called "Vulture And The Traitor" from their forthcoming album Back To The Front. One does wonder if the song title has anything to do with the split between the original band into two. Enjoy the new tune right here now!

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"Baring Teeth For Revolt", the new official music video from New Orleans black/death metal band Goatwhore, is now available for streaming through the YouTube player down under. Track is taken from the band's recently released new album, Constricting Rage Of The Merciless, out from July 8th via Metal Blade Records.

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Band profile:	Goatwhore

One week before the official release of their upcoming new album, Sabbracadaver, French extreme metal trio Monarch is streaming the new track, "Mortes", in full version (video was just an edit of this track). This colossal 18-minute track is available for your ears at this location. Enjoy!

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Ulcerate will be hitting the road in Europe for a string of shows this November/December. Of course, the New Zealand band isn't coming alone and is bringing along Wormed, Gigan, Solace Of Requiem and an opening act still to be confirmed for their Confronting Entropy European Tour MMXIV. Plenty of death metal to be enjoyed. They continue to tour in support of their acclaimed full-length, Vermis, released in September 2013 through Relapse Records. See the dates below; they might be playing somewhere near you.

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Source:	relapse.com
Band profile:	Ulcerate
Event:	Ulcerate: Confronting Entropy - European Tour MMXIV