Swedish melodic death metallers Amon Amarth will embark on a US headlining tour in January in support of their newly released album Deceiver Of The Gods. Very special guest on the dates will be Norwegians Enslaved with additional support from Americans Skeletonwitch. The band recently toured in North America on the Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival this summer as well.

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Source:	metalblade.com
Band profile:	Amon Amarth
Event:	Amon Amarth: Deceiver Of The Gods US Tour 2014

One of the most anticipated progressive metal albums of the year, Dream Theater's new self-titled album, is already streaming online in its entirety. What? The official release of the album is only on September 24th via Roadrunner but who is complaining? You can already listen to the whole album right here or try here if you are having problems.

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After recently revealing its title and release date, Rhapsody Of Fire have now unveiled the cover artwork and tracklist of their upcoming album Dark Wings Of Steel (out on November 22nd in Europe and December 3rd in the USA). The power metallers return after From Chaos To Eternity. Do you like what you see?

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Finnish symphonic metallers Nightwish have just revealed the cover artwork and more details about their upcoming new live DVD. Showtime, Storytime contains the entire Nightwish headliner show, played at this years' Wacken Open Air, the world's biggest heavy metal festival, with Floor Jansen fronting the band. The live show in front of 85 000 metalheads was directed by Ville Lipiäinen, filmed with seventeen cameras and has a total duration of 85 minutes.

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Black metal behemoths Watain have just announced a string of European tour dates set to take place in December, on their Black Death Tour 2013. The group will be presenting their new opus The Wild Hunt live. Two more bands will join them as support but that will only be announced later. If your country wasn't contemplated on these tour dates, the rest of Europe will have more dates in early 2014. Watch out for that. What new songs do you want to hear?

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Source:	centurymedia.com
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Norwegian black 'n' rollers Vreid have announced a six-date tour of Japan as support for Greek melodic black metallers Rotting Christ. Vreid will be promoting their latest release Welcome Farewell in the month of January next year.

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Event:	Rotting Christ: Japanese Tour 2014

"Blood In The Water" and "Ordinary" are the latest songs posted online from vocalist/guitarist Kenn Nardi of progressive/thrash metallers Anacrusis. The songs will be appearing on the new album Parallax Error that Kenn Nardi has been working on for some time but you can hear them below.

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Canadian progressive metal act Intervals has announced the group will be entering the studio with Jordan Valeriote in November to begin tracking their next release. Following the studio, Intervals will be touring Europe with Protest The Hero, TesseracT, and The Safety Fire. The dates confirmed can be seen below.

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Swedish symphonic band Lapis Lazuli decided to record some old songs with their new singer Cecilia Kamf. So far, the band has uploaded the songs "Last Hour", "Angel Without Wings", "A Loss Made Forever" and "Leaving Scars". If you never heard of the band, this is a good opportunity to get to know some of their material. All the songs are available below.

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American deathcore band As Blood Runs Black is in the studio hard at work on their new album, titled Ground Zero. They have indicated on their Facebook page that the album will be out this winter. The band is also giving fans a chance to win some free merch for sharing their latest in-studio trailer.

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San Diego deathcore outfit Carnifex recently finished recording their upcoming new album at Audio Hammer Studios in Sanford, Florida with famed metal producer Mark Lewis (Arsis, The Black Dahlia Murder, DevilDriver, Deicide, Six Feet Under). Carnifex's Nuclear Blast Records debut will also introduce new lead guitarist and longtime friend of the band, Jordan Lockrey. A release is tentatively scheduled for some time in the first quarter of 2014.

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After starting their European tour a couple of days ago, Black Tusk have recently confirmed that they will be hitting the road in United States this October/November. Supporting them on the road throughout the whole tour will be blackened sludge label-mates Inter Arma. Check out the complete list of tour dates right below the official flyer.

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Event:	Black Tusk: US Fall Tour 2013

With their new record Symphonies Of The Night coming out this year, Leaves' Eyes are set to hit the road and start their new world tour in October. The symphonic metal band has announced the first bunch of dates set to take place in October, November, December and also some for next year. You can confirm if you are going to get lucky below. The band will be updating this list frequently.

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Band profile:	Leaves' Eyes

After teasing their new album, power metallers Mystic Prophecy have debuted a new video for "Killhammer", the title track of their new album of the same name. How is the follow-up to Ravenlord sounding? You can check it out for yourself on the video below. "Killhammer" is their first official video since "Burning Bridges" from the Never-Ending album (2004).

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As previously reported, Swedish hard rockers Europe will release a new DVD in October. The release features their 30th anniversary performance at this year's Sweden Rock Festival in Sölvesborg, and you can now watch them perform their biggest hit "The Final Countdown" through the YouTube player below.

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