The Local is reporting that Burzum's Varg Vikernes has been found guilty by a French court of inciting racial hatred and glorifying war crimes through his blog postings. His trial started in June after being postponed last year. Vikernes was originally arrested in 2013 on suspicion of planning a terrorist act but released from custody shortly after. He was tried on incitement charges related to anti-Semitic and xenophobic postings on his blog.

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US power metallers Judicator recently successfully completed their Indiegogo campaign to fund their upcoming release, At The Expense Of Humanity. Included in the campaign was also the intention of using part of the money to pay an artist to replace the previously released album cover, and today the new artwork, realized by Austin Bentley, has been revealed. Do you like the new one better or the previous one?

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And now for some new music from black metallers Dark Fortress. The band hasn't released a new album since Ylem (2010) but now you can hear new music from the Germans. More precisely, you can enjoy the album's opener and title track "Venereal Dawn". It's already 11 minutes of new music. Listen to the song on the Soundcloud player here and tell us if it is a good start for what's to come.

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The new Motörhead video has premiered online and it is for the song "Lost Woman Blues". The song is, of course, taken from the band's latest album Aftershock released last year. The video for the song "Lost Woman Blues" was filmed live from The Warfield in San Francisco on April 18th, 2014. You can now watch the video over here.

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UPDATE: As reported yesterday, Gojira will indeed be touring in October with Mastodon and also Kvelertak once again. The dates have now been announced for a North American tour that will start on October 15th. The three bands had already toured together in the U.S. earlier this year. See the new dates below. Maybe you can catch them on this tour.

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Chicago based instrumental doom metallers Bongripper are currently streaming their entire new opus called Miserable over at Bandcamp. It's your lucky day and you are able to download the digital version of the album there for "pay what you wish", which includes free. Is it heavy enough for you? Tell us about your impressions.

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Novembers Doom's new album Bled White is about to be released. The Americans have already shared a few songs but now you can hear the entire album online ahead of its release. All you have to do is click play on the YouTube clip available below and listen to the entire release. This is the band's first album in three years. Are you pleased with the final result? Let us know.

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Pallbearer will be very busy this year promoting their new album Foundations Of Burden. After a European trek announced where they will join Yob on the road, the doom metallers now announce North American dates in October and November. Joining them will be Tombs and Vattnet Viskar. Check out the dates below.

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Swedish metallers In Flames recently filmed their new video with director Patric Ullaeus. Today the video has premiered officially and you can watch it below. The video is for the new tune "Rusted Nail" which is also the first single released from the band's impending new album Siren Charms.

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Ne Obliviscaris are releasing another EP as part of their world tour crowdfunding campaign. Ne Obliviscaris have already released an EP of three new songs, which sold out quickly, but are now releasing the Early Years limited edition EP. This will also be strictly limited to 300 copies only, and will be featuring 3 songs from 2003-2004, their two first years of existence, and are also some of the very first songs they ever wrote.

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Threshold are bringing us more progressive metal this year with their new album For The Journey. After revealing its title, today we find out more about it. For The Journey will be released on September 19th, 2014 in Europe and September 30th in North America via Nuclear Blast. Check out below the tracks and cover artwork, created by Polish artist Leszek Bujnowski, who the band found on the Internet.

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Cadaveria are currently in the studio. The Italian symphonic metallers have also signed a deal with Scarlet Records for the release of their fifth full-length album that follows Horror Metal (2012). The band is completing the recordings of this new album that will see the light of day next fall. More details will be revealed soon.

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Slipknot have announced that Knotfest will return to America this year. The festival is set to take place from October 24th-26th at San Manuel Amphitheater and Campgrounds in San Bernardino, California. The band headlines two nights of the event, playing different sets each night, with the lineup of the three-day bill already announced as well. Check out the bands confirmed below. The tickets go on sale today, July 7th.

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The Vision Bleak have recently announced three shows in Germany to celebrate the 10-year anniversary of their debut album The Deathship Has A New Captain, which was released back in 2004. The German gothic metal duo will play a few select shows in October.

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Greek death/doom metallers Shattered Hope have confirmed that they will return to Romania to perform at the ARTmania festival. They will share the stage with Therion, Eluveitie, Diary Of Dreams, Crematory, Rage and many other bands.

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