Power metallers Masterplan have announced European dates for their upcoming Novum Initium Tour 2013 which is set to start in October in support of their recently released new album. Other than the headliners Masterplan, you will be able to see Mystic Prophecy, Jaded Heart, Siren's Cry and Sebastien depending on the dates. Check out a message from Roland Grapow on the video below.

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"Are You Done With Me", the new video from Dutch female-fronted symphonic metallers Delain, has been released and can be seen below. The song comes off the band's special release Interlude which was released in May via their label Napalm Records. The video was recorded at the FortaRock festival.

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Brazilian depressive black metal band Thy Light will release the album No Morrow Shall Dawn possibly later this year. It will be the band's first full-length release after the 2007 demo Suici.De.pression. Even though not much more is know about the album, the band confirmed that it is complete and the cover artwork has now been unveiled. You can see it below.

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Indonesian epic power metallers Lord Symphony have been officially announced as nominees for the Best Metal Artist category at Indonesian biggest music awards Anugerah Musik Indonesia (AMI) Awards 2013. Lord Symphony was voted as the top 5 bands by the judges of AMI Awards 2013.

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We already knew that Italy's symphonic death metal horde Fleshgod Apocalypse was working on a new album but today we find out a lot more about it. The group will return in August with their new epic entitled Labyrinth. According to them, "the new album hones in on the band's unique traits giving fans everything they could hope for and more." Feast your eyes on the cover artwork created by Colin Marks below which is a labyrinth!

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Dave Lombardo, former drummer for thrash legends Slayer will be featured on the upcoming album by Brazilian-American thrashers Sepultura. Lombardo, who was having some quality time with his kids and dog by the beach near to the studio where Sepultura is recording the new album together with sound guru Ross Robinson (Machine Head, Korn, Fear Factory among others), told Robinson about his whereabouts which lead Ross to ask him if he wanted to guest on the recording.

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Cleveland-based groove metallers Chimaira have released a new video clip for their upcoming 2013 album Crown Of Phantoms, which will be in stores on July 30th via eOne Music. The chosen song for the video was "No Mercy" and you can watch it right now. It was directed by Patrick Finegan. Don't miss out on the opportunity to hear something from the follow-up to The Age Of Hell.

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Official press release statement:

Ulterium Records are proud to announce the signing of the Slovak melodic metal band Signum Regis to the label. With their two previous albums The Eyes Of Power (2010) and Signum Regis (2008) they established themselves as highly respected band in the scene, especially with the diverse concept album The Eyes Of Power that received great reviews from around the world.

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UPDATE on 20.06.2013: Shortly after revealing the album cover and tracklist for their new album Colored Sands, Gorguts have just premiered online the brand new song "Forgotten Arrows". See how the band sounds 12 years later on the lyric video below.

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British icons Motörhead have confirmed officially that their new studio album will be called Aftershock. The new album is expected out in September and the band worked with longtime producer Cameron Webb. Tentative song titles include "Dust And Glass", "Knife", "Lost Woman Blues", "Death Machine", "Heartbreaker" and "Going To Mexico". The Wörld Is Yours is the band's most recent album but was released back in 2010. Prepare for some more Rock N' Roll from Motörhead which will release the 21st album of their career.

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A couple of months ago, the release of the charity single "We Are" was announced for July 18th (Mandela Day). The single "We Are" features vocals from Serj Tankian and Ihsahn, as well as guitar solos by Devin Townsend. For the ones who are curious to see how these musicians merged for this Revolution Harmony project, now you can. Listen to the song from this dream collaboration right now on the official lyric video below.

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After releasing Shadowmaker last year, German heavy metal veterans Running Wild will release the second album this year since they reformed, more precisely in October. The new studio album is still untitled as of now and was initially planned for September 2013 but had to be pushed back. The good news is that you can expect new music from the band to be released worldwide on Steamhammer/SPV.

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Firewind have released online the second song taken from Apotheosis - Live 2012, their upcoming live release. "Head Up High", from their The Premonition album, can now be streamed at this location or here. Enjoy!

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After a long time, you can finally hear new music from Dawn Of Tears. The Spanish melodic death metallers have released the first single called "Present Of Guilt" from their upcoming brand new album Act III: The Dying Eve, which will be released worldwide next September 20th by Inverse Records (Finland). Let us know if you like it. You can watch the video below.

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Candlemass, Girlschool, Sacrifice, Pagan Altar, Barbatos and Witch Mountain have all been confirmed for the Noctis VI - Lucifer Rex festival, set to take place on September 19-21 at the University Of Calgary's MacEwan Hall Ballroom, Dickens Pub, Lord Nelson's Grill and Vern's Bar in downtown Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

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