Earlier this year, Faal's bassist Geert van Mook left the band due to lack of interest as he wanted to commit to playing guitar. The Dutch black/doom metal bringers have finally announced his replacement: Vic van der Steen.

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And the moment has arrived to finally hear something from the first Jon Oliva's solo album. The song "Father Time" (taken from the upcoming album Raise The Curtain) is now available for you to enjoy through the YouTube lyric video located below. The track was written by Jon Oliva and Criss Oliva. Jon Oliva is the known mastermind of Savatage, Trans-Siberian Orchestra and Jon Oliva's Pain, among other projects.

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Death metal legends Obituary have confirmed that they will perform live their first three albums, Slowly We Rot (1989), Cause Of Death (1990) and The End Complete (1992) during a pay-per-view event on Saturday, June 8th in Tampa, Florida at 9:00pm (EST) which will be streamed live worldwide here. If you are a sucker for these albums, this might be a good opportunity to see the band performing them live even if it is for a small price.

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With the excitement growing for the approaching release date of thrashers Havok's third full-length, Unnatural Selection, the album's lead single "Give Me Liberty... Or Give Me Death" has surfaced online. Their label Candlelight Records has made the single available as a free download and streaming at their official Bandcamp page.

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In April, ETHS announced that they had recruited the talent show sensation Rachel Aspe as their new singer. She has since then made her live debut with the band and the French group has now released a brand new video showcasing their new vocalist in action. You can watch the live video for the song "Harmaguedon" from their latest album III right now to see how she fares.

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French metallers Sofy Major released their debut album Permission To Engage in 2010 which got reviewed on Metal Storm. Three years later, a new offering has been unleashed on Solar Flare Records in Europe and No List Records in the US. Their new album Idolize is currently streaming in its entirety at this location for your listening pleasure. Their music is described as sludge metal with noise influences.

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It's a two in one. Megadeth have premiered two new songs online from their upcoming new album Super Collider. The first one, "Built For War", is available here while another new song "The Blackest Crow" can be streamed at this location. You can hear two more pieces from the new album which is released on June 4th via UME/Tradecraft. How do you feel about the songs?

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Heavy metallers W.A.S.P. have released a statement regarding the cancellation of the band's summer 2013 European festival dates. It seems that Blackie Lawless has had an accident and broke his leg. Viktor Mattsson of the Kirunafestivalen to take place in Sweden where the band was supposed to perform has also confirmed this.

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With the release of their new live album Apotheosis - Live 2012 approaching, Firewind are starting to tease us with bits from the new release. The Greek heavy metallers have now released a trailer of the live album which you can enjoy below. Apotheosis - Live 2012 will be released on June 24th, 2013 to celebrate the group's 10th anniversary and is the farewell release with singer Apollo Papathanasio.

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Today's offering comes from Swedish metal veterans Entombed which have teamed up with PledgeMusic to launch a reissue campaign for some of their favorite albums. You can find more details and download Entombed's cover of King Diamond's "Welcome Home" over here. If you don't feel like downloading it, you can also just stream it at the same location.

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In case you didn't know, the follow-up to Anubis Gate's last self-titled album released in 2011 is in the works. The progressive metal band is currently in the recording process and plans to release it later this year. Anubis Gate has already revealed its title: Horizons, which could symbolically mean that they will try to open new horizons on their music. We'll see.

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"Up From Down", the new video from Freedoms Reign, the band led by Victor Arduini, original guitarist and founding member of Fates Warning, can be seen below. The song comes off Freedoms Reign's self-titled debut album, which was released on April 30th. You can discover the album and stream it in its entirety here.

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Power metallers Crystal Ball started their journey in 1995 but they only released their debut album In The Beginning in 1999. Now in 2013, the band's back with a brand new line-up featuring a new vocalist, Steven Mageney. They're currently working on their seventh album, which is tentatively titled Dawnbreaker and set to be released later this year via Massacre Records. You can listen to a short preview of the preproduction of the new album below to get in the mood.

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US extreme metallers Nile are pleased to announce the dates for an Australian tour, which is booked for this coming November. On this four-date tour, the band will be playing a special set of songs, spanning Nile's entire career. Supporting them on the road will be US death metal band The Faceless and local support. Check out the complete list of tour dates under the official tour flyer.

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Event:	NIle: At The Gates Of Sethu Australian Tour 2013

Spanish symphonic power metallers Dark Moor are going to release their 9th effort Ars Musica on June 18th via Scarlet Records. But, to raise the expectations, the group decided to release a teaser of the album that can be enjoyed below. Furthermore, their brand new song "The Road Again" is also available for streaming on the Soundcloud player.

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