Ulver are currently streaming their new release Messe I.X-VI.X online through their Bandcamp page. The music on Messe I.X-VI.X was composed for and recorded with the Tromsø Chamber Orchestra and first performed live. You can now listen to its ambitious studio version.

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US metallers Ill Niño are pleased to announce some touring plans for this Fall. The band will be performing across the United States this September/October, with support from Sunflower Dead and In-Cyde. A month long tour will be performed in support of their latest album Epidemia, which was released back in October, 2012. Check out the complete list of tour dates below.

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The day we've patiently awaited following the demise of Tuomas Saukkonen's bands and projects alike is looming on the horizon. From the ashes of Tuomas' previous efforts emerged Wolfheart's debut album, Winterborn, which is due for release on the 11th of October this year. You can pre-order the album over at this location. In addition to the release date, the album cover artwork, tracklist, and a fresh album teaser have been unveiled, all of which are available below.

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Doomsters rejoice because the new album from doom metallers Argus will be coming out on October 1st in North America and October 4th (Europe) via Cruz del Sur. The band has confirmed that the album recordings are completed. The successor to Boldly Stride The Doomed will be called Beyond The Martyrs and you can already hear some samples of the new tracks below on the studio video the band recently released.

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UPDATE: [Thanks to Bad English]: God Forbid have officially called it quits, according to their guitarist Matt Wicklund, vocalist Byron Davis and now also on their official Facebook page. It seems like the end has really come for the American band.

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"Circus", the new video from Swedish rockers Crashdïet, has recently been released and can now be seen below. The clip was directed by Rick-y.com and edited by John Morgan Studios. The song "Circus" is the third single from the band's fourth album, The Savage Playground, which came out earlier this year.

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Hell:On have recently wrapped up the recording of their new album and presented the cover artwork of the future release. The artwork was done by Seth Siro Anton, lead singer of maniacs Septicflesh and can be seen below. The album will be released at the end of November by Ferrrum Records. Remember that previously the band announced Andy LaRocque (King Diamond) and Marek Pajak (Vader) as special guests on the album.

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Texas-based extreme metal band The Brothers Highhorse have informed me, via email, that they are currently working on new material for their debut album. They released their second EP, titled Invasion, back in 2011 via Swimming With Sharks Records, which is available for listening and acquisition (name your price) from the label's Bandcamp page over here.

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Norwegian symphonic black metal trio Dimmu Borgir haven't said much lately but the group is working on material for the follow-up to 2010's Abrahadabra. Not many details are known at this point, but at least you know that the new album is in the works.

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"I Asked For Wine, He Gave Me Blood" is the name of the new song black metallers Glorior Belli have released as a foretaste of their new album Gators Rumble, Chaos Unfurls, their fifth so far. If you are curious about the new sounds, the track has been uploaded to the Soundcloud page of the band and you can blast it below where you also find the new album cover art and tracklist.

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Veteran thrashers Toxik have recently recruited Ralph Santolla (ex-Death, Obituary, Deicide) as their new second guitarist. The reformed Toxik is also well into the recording sessions for a currently untitled follow-up to 1989's Think This with a projected release date of late fall 2013. Further details regarding album details and live actions will be revealed in the coming months.

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And why not? In an effort to somehow put their names on more product, rock legends KISS have purchased a Los Angeles-based Arena League Football Team. For those who do not follow American sports, Arena League Football is basically a low-budget version of the National Football League (NFL). The team is called LA KISS of all things and will even make use of the band's logo.

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Heavy metallers Cage are returning to the stage from an 18-month hiatus with an all new line-up. This long running band will re-emerge with original members Sean Peck and Dave Garcia and three new additions: drummer Sean Elg, bassist Dwight Magic and guitarist Casey "The Sentinel" Trask. And there is more, Cage is currently in the studio working on their next release which is a horror-concept album set in London in 1869.

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The fans probably won't like it but the Germans War From A Harlots Mouth have announced that they are going into an indefinite hiatus at the end of the year. The decision comes out of frustration with the metal music scene. The group also confirmed some final shows. Voyeur, their latest release, came out last year and might be the last for a while.

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Mitchell Luna, vocalist of recently resurrected grindcore act Maruta, has joined Noisear as the new frontman to replace former vocalist Alex Lucero, who left the band in 2011. The band will enter the studio later this year to record the follow-up to 2012's Turbulent Resurgence.

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