Thrashers Warbringer have chosen today to reveal the cover artwork that will grace their new album IV: Empires Collapse. Century Media also confirmed a new street date for the release on October 28th, 2013 in Europe and October 29th in North America. It's just a few days later, don't worry. According to the band, the art created by Adrienne Rozzi reflects the music, so check it out below.

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After revealing the guest list for the new album, Ayreon's mastermind Arjen Lucassen unveiled today the cover art for the new double release which will be titled The Theory Of Everything. The cover was painted again by Jef Bertels and you can take a look at it below.

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As the release of Dethroned & Uncrowned approaches, Katatonia have released another new lyric video for a song off of the re-worked album. This time you can hear the new atmospheric and progressive version of the song "Buildings", originally on Dead End Kings. The new release drops on September 9th via Kscope but you can hear "Buildings" right now.

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Bay Area thrash legends Death Angel have given us the first taste of their new album The Dream Calls For Blood. The band is streaming the title track "The Dream Calls For Blood" on their website, so you can enjoy it right here. Their first new album in three years will be released to the masses on October 11th (Europe), October 14th (UK), and October 15th (North America) through Nuclear Blast Records. For now, you can enjoy the new song.

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Following last year's Demonocracy album, death metallers Job For A Cowboy have been touring hard in support of the release but now the band has begun writing their next album to be released in 2014. While Job For A Cowboy demos new material, you can check out a live drum cam video of "Tarnished Gluttony" live from Mayhem Fest below.

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British thrash metallers Onslaught have released a new lyric video for the first song unveiled from their upcoming album VI. The new single "Chaos Is King" is available for streaming now through the YouTube clip below. Don't forget that the band's new album will be released on September 20th (Europe), September 23rd (UK), September 24th (North America) via AFM Records. What do you think about the new song?

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Heathen's former bassist Jon Torres, who also played guitar in Ulysses Siren as well as bass for Lääz Rockit, Slough Feg and Angel Witch, has sadly passed away on September 3rd.

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Soundgarden released their comeback album King Animal last year and will be touring in Europe this month to promote it. Now the grunge group has released a video for the third single off of the new album, "Halfway There". The video was directed by the band's art director, Josh Graham, who also directed their video for "Been Away Too Long" in 2012. You can watch it below.

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After releasing their crushing new album, Spanish death metal veterans Avulsed have unveiled a brand new video for their song "Dead Flesh Awakened". Also, this is their first official new video since 1995's "Powdered Flesh". The video was directed by Mario Ruiz from Krea Producciones and you can expect zombies.

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Hard rocker Lita Ford will release a new live album called The Bitch Is Back... Live, on October 22nd in North America, on October 25th in Germany and on October 28th in the rest of Europe through SPV/Steamhammer. The live album features a recording of Lita's October 2012 performance at the Canyon Club in Agoura Hills, California. The album will be released as a digipak with a special booklet including fan photos and download. Check out the cover and tracklist below.

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While Necrophobic announced the title of their new album as being Womb Of Lilithu and the release date, they kept the rest a secret until now. Womb Of Lilithu hits the stores on October 25th in Europe (October 29th in North America) via Season Of Mist and here are the cover artwork and tracklist of the band's seventh full-length. The death metallers deliver yet another eerie cover.

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Richmond-based grindcore gods Pig Destroyer have just released a brand new track called "The Octagonal Stairway". You can listen to and download "The Octagonal Stairway" on Adult Swim. Do you like the production? This song is released via the 2013 Adult Swim Singles Series. Enjoy!

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UPDATE on 04.09.2013: It seems like the Department of Islamic Development of Malaysia (Jakim) has won the battle against Lamb Of God. The heavy metal group has been denied a permit to stage a concert in Kuala Lumpur on September 28th because their performances were found to infringe on religious sensitivities and cultural values of Malaysian society. As usual, the fans are those who suffer the most with this whole ordeal. The band also decided to cancel the show after reportedly being threatened.

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Following a summer of touring in Europe, South America and Mexico, thrashers Slayer will headline its first North American tour in two years. The five-week-plus trek will kick off on October 22nd in Anchorage, Alaska, marking the first time the band has played there since 1996. The tour will include the band's previously announced return to New York's Theatre at Madison Square Garden and the Hollywood Palladium, venues the band hasn't performed at in 25 years. You can see the dates confirmed so far below with more to be announced soon. Araya and King are working on new material and hope to spend some time in the studio prior to this tour.

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How about a new song from Kataklysm? Here it is folks because the death metallers have just premiered their new track "Kill The Elite" off of Waiting For The End To Come, their new offering. The song is available for your listening pleasure below. Tell us if you like the first new tune from the new album.

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