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Paradise Lost - Confirm More Dates For 25th Anniversary Tour

As you might remember, gothic metal legendary band Paradise Lost recently announced UK dates for their Tragic Illusion UK Tour to celebrate their 25th anniversary with special guests Lacuna Coil and Katatonia. The good news this time is that the special 25th anniversary dates are now extended to include other European dates as well. Katatonia fans will also enjoy the fact that the band will be playing the Viva Emptiness album in full in these dates as well as in the UK.

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Posted: 16.07.2013 by BloodTears | Comments (3)


Axel Rudi Pell - New Drummer, Recording Next Album This Month

Following the recent departure of drummer Mike Terrana from the band, Axel Rudi Pell has revealed the new drummer that will join them. It will be Bobby Rondinelli (Rainbow, Black Sabbath, etc). In other news, the band starts recording their new album this month for a planned January 2014 release. Circle Of The Oath was released last year.

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Posted: 16.07.2013 by Bad English | Comments (1)


Dir En Grey - Confirm North American Tour

Japanese band Dir En Grey has announced that they will be back in US and Canada this November for a headlining tour dubbed Ghoul Tour. You can check out the dates and venue information below. The special guests on this tour will be French metallers Dagoba. The band's latest release is the mini-album The Unraveling.

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Posted: 16.07.2013 by BloodTears | Comments (0)


Trouble - Streaming Three New Tracks

Today is the official release of Trouble's awaited new album The Distortion Field in North America and to celebrate their first studio album in six years, the doom metal band has shared three new songs from the opus. Why complain, right? In Europe, the album only drops on August 23rd via FRW Records, so you might as well enjoy the new songs right now. Bang your head to "When The Sky Comes Down", "Butterflies" and "Sucker" here or at this location, and tell us if you like the new material.

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Posted: 16.07.2013 by BloodTears | Comments (4)


Hibria - New Video Out

Hibria's new album Silent Revenge is right around the corner and new tunes are being shared. After "Silence Will Make You Suffer", a new video clip was released and now the chosen song gives name to the album: "Silent Revenge". Luís Mário Fontoura directed the video which you can now enjoy below. AFM Records will release the album in Europe on July 26th.

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Posted: 16.07.2013 by BloodTears | Comments (1)


Anagnorisis - New Song Streaming Online

Black metallers Anagnorisis are releasing independently later this month their new album Beyond All Light but the first taste of the album, its opening track "Eulerian Path", is already available for streaming. You can listen to the 7-minute track here and also over here. This will be the band's second album after Overton Trees.

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Posted: 16.07.2013 by BloodTears | Comments (0)


Turisas - Another New Track Streaming Online

After sharing the song "For Your Own Good" from the new opus Turisas2013, the Finnish folk metallers Turisas have a new song today for us to listen to and it is "Into The Free" this time. So, this is your opportunity to listen to another piece and a different side from their new album. The band has already played "Into The Free" on the past festival appearances.

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Posted: 15.07.2013 by BloodTears | Comments (14)


Orphaned Land - Debut New Video

Folk prog metallers Orphaned Land have released another video for a song from their most recent album All Is One, freshly released last month. The band chose the title track "All Is One" for the video which Shahar Hamo directed. You can watch this visual piece below right now. This one is a little more worked than "Brother" which focused more on footage from the recording sessions.

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Posted: 15.07.2013 by BloodTears | Comments (8)


Avenged Sevenfold - New Single Online

"Hail To The King", the title track for the upcoming Avenged Sevenfold album has made its online premiered today and is now available below. The album will be out on 27th August but you can finally hear a full song from the follow-up to Nightmare. Tell us how you like the song.

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Posted: 15.07.2013 by BynersA7X | Comments (30)


Altar Of Plagues - To Disband, Final Performance In October

Surprisingly, James Kelly of Irish black metal band Altar Of Plagues has just announced today via Facebook that the band will give their final performance at the Unsound Festival Poland and they will split up. The decision was made before writing Teethed Glory And Injury which will then be their last album.

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Posted: 15.07.2013 by Red_Travis | Comments (13)


Hail Of Bullets - New Album Update

There is some more death metal coming from Hail Of Bullets at the end of this year. The Dutch band has finished the recordings for the follow-up to On Divine Winds (2010). Their third album is to be mixed and mastered by the ever-so-busy Dan Swanö in the next few weeks. The release date is planned for October/early November via Metal Blade Records. Prepare to be crushed, hopefully.

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Posted: 15.07.2013 by BloodTears | Comments (3)


Vhöl - Northwest Tour Dates Confirmed

US black metal/crust punk band Vhöl announced a string of Northwest dates to coincide with the recent release of their acclaimed self-titled debut album. Vhöl was released on April 9th, 2013 through Profound Lore Records. Check out the complete list of live dates that are scheduled for this coming August below the official tour flyer.

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Posted: 15.07.2013 by Abattoir | Comments (0)


Morbid Angel - Announce 20th Anniversary Of Covenant US Tour

Florida based death metal veterans Morbid Angel are pleased to announce the "20th Anniversary of Covenant United States Tour 1993-2013". The tour is to be a celebration of their legendary biggest selling release, the album Covenant. The album was released on June 22nd, 1993 and went on to garner great critical and commercial success. On tour, the band will play the Covenant album in its entirety and after a short intermission some additional surprise classic cuts. Furthermore, there will be special commemorative items produced exclusively for this tour. All confirmed dates for this tour, which will happen this November/December, can be checked out below.

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Posted: 15.07.2013 by Abattoir | Comments (9)


Rosetta - Share New Album Tracklist

After revealing that their new album would be titled The Anaesthete, Rosetta have now shared the tracklist of the opus. The successor to A Determinism Of Morality will feature nine songs, Andrew Schneider has finished mixing it and now Colin Marston will be mastering the record at the end of this month. We still don't have new music to listen to but Rosetta say they are happy with how the album turned out. Stay tuned for more details.

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Posted: 15.07.2013 by BloodTears | Comments (1)


Aegaeon - New Video Released

Indiana metallers Aegaeon have released a brand new video for their new single "Neural Union", which was directed by Scott Hansen Productions. You can see the video below and listen to the new song. You can also stream and purchase the single on their Bandcamp page.

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Posted: 15.07.2013 by BloodTears | Comments (0)