The official lyric video for the song "Above All" from Newsted has officially been released and can now be seen below. The track comes off Jason Newsted's debut album Heavy Metal Music which will be released on August 6th in North America via Chophouse Records/Collective Sounds and August 5th in Europe through Spinefarm Records. The debut album follows the EP Metal released earlier this year. Get another taste of Heavy Metal Music right now.

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Norway's death metal warriors Obliteration have signed a deal with Relapse Records in North America. The band has released one EP (Total Fucking Obliteration - 2005) and two full-lengths (Perpetual Decay - 2007, Nekropsalms - 2009) so far. Obliteration also recently finished recording their new album Black Death Horizon at their home studio in Kolbotn, Norway which will be released later this year by Relapse in North America and Indie Recordings in the rest of the world. This means that you will finally get to hear new material from them.

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Blaze Bayley is gearing up for the release of his new compilation that will be entitled Soundtracks Of My Life. The compilation will feature 30 songs of the singer's career and two new songs. The set will also come with a 28 page booklet and slipcase with artwork by Andreas Sandberg who also did the artwork for The King Of Metal. The release date is set for the 31st of October, 2013 but pre-orders will be available on the 4th of August.

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Heavy metallers Stryper have revealed that they will release their new studio album No More Hell To Pay on November 1st via Frontiers Records. The new release will include a cover version of "Jesus Is Just Alright", a gospel song written by Arthur Reid Reynolds. And while there is still some time for the release, the band says that this is the album they needed to make as a follow-up to To Hell With The Devil.

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The follow-up to Vallenfyre's debut album A Fragile King is in the works. If you were hoping for some more death metal from the British band, you got it because they are in writing mode. Vallenfyre has even revealed some tentative song titles to whet your appetite. The band is hoping to record the new album later this year and is currently looking at where they want to record it and with whom. The intention is to make it "dirtier than their debut".

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The Ocean will be taking their new album Pelagial to European stages and perform the new tunes on their recently announced Pelagial European Tour 2013. The tickets will be on sale this week and accompanying them on tour will be Shining (NOR), Tides From Nebula and Hacride. Check out below if they will be playing anywhere near you.

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Sabaton fans watch out, the band's first ever DVD/Blu-ray release is coming to you on September 20th, 2013 via Nuclear Blast. It will be called Swedish Empire Live. The power metal band recorded the release last year. More will be announced soon, but what are you expecting from the release?

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Tool's drummer Danny Carey and his long-running project VOLTO! will release their debut album today, July 23rd on iTunes, and August 6th via Fantasy/Concord Music Group everywhere else. The jazz fusion album is called Incitare. They've already released their first-ever video for "Tocino" which you can see at this location. Furthermore, you can already listen to the whole album over here and enjoy it right now.

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Jesu's mastermind Justin Broadrick revealed some good news today. The band is releasing their new album Every Day I Get Closer To The Light From Which I Came this year in September. The successor to Ascension will be released on September 23rd on vinyl, CD and digital through Avalanche Recordings. More should be revealed soon, so be patient.

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New Jersey thrash metal veterans Overkill may have started their career back in 1980 but they are showing no signs of slowing down as they are already working on their new studio album and follow-up to The Electric Age which has now been confirmed for a March 2014 release.

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American band Gwar has revealed Battle Maximus as the title of their new album, the first full-length studio effort since the loss of their longtime guitar player Flattus Maximus. The band has also premiered the new song "Madness At The Core Of Time" as a first taste of the album and you can now enjoy it below. Their new and 13th album drops on September 17th via Metal Blade Records.

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Progressive/djent group The Safety Fire have premiered the second video off of their upcoming album Mouth Of Swords. This new video for the song "Yellowism" was directed by Jamie Carter and can be viewed below. As usual with The Safety Fire, you can expect some crazy antics.

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German melodic death metal act Parasite Inc. is currently streaming three songs off of their upcoming new album. The songs come from the second album Time Tears Down which is set to be released on August 2nd via GoodDamn Records. You can check out the newest track streaming, "The End Of Illusions", and also the music video for "The Pulse Of The Dead" below as well. It should give you an idea of what to expect from the album.

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UK extreme doom giants Esoteric have announced their first-ever tour in the United States. The tour, which starts on September 20th in Soda Springs, CA will run for two weeks before ending on October 5th in Boston, MA. The band will be touring together with Velnias and Saturnalia Temple. A full list of tour dates can be found below.

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Official press release from the label:

We are proud to announce that US tech death metal band Oblivion has joined the Unique Leader family. Oblivion formed with the intent of creating extreme metal music that will last the ages, music that transcends genres and time. Their debut album Called To Rise, which was produced by Zack Ohren of Castle Ultimate Studios (Suffocation, Immolation, Decrepit Birth, Deeds Of Flesh), has been unanimously praised by both critics and fans.

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