Spread The Metal Records will host the Spread The Metal Festival 2013 in Toronto, Ontario at The Opera House this upcoming September 7th and 8th. The festival will see 100% of its profits donated to Kiva, a non-profit organization, which helps people around the world to lift themselves out of poverty.

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Finnish metallers Battle Beast are currently streaming their eponymous second album exclusively here or at this location. The album was officially released yesterday and follows 2011's Steel. Battle Beast was produced and mixed by the band in JKB Studios Helsinki and mastered by Mika Jussila at Finnvox Studios.

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Traditional heavy metal band Huntress has unveiled the first song from their upcoming album Starbound Beast. The track entitled "I Want To Fuck You To Death" was co-written for singer Jill Janus by legendary Motörhead frontman Lemmy Kilmister and produced by Zeuss. If you want to hear how the collaboration came out, head over to their Facebook page and listen to the song here at the price of one 'Like'.

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After "Saint Patrick's Day", Civil War have recently premiered online yet another new song off their debut album The Killer Angels, their newest single "First To Fight". You can listen to the song at this location while you wait for the release of the album on June 11th, 2013 through Despotz Records.

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Deep Purple's new video for the song ''Vincent Price'', their first video clip in over 20 years, shows their humorous side with a black-and-white horror film homage and has just premiered online. You can view it below. ''Vincent Price'' is taken from the group's latest album NOW What?! which came out in April.

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Impending Doom have entered The Machine Shop studio in Belleville, NJ this week to start working on a next LP with producer Will Putney. This currently untitled new effort will be the band's follow-up to Baptized In Filth, which was released in March last year via eOne Music. The band has also revealed a string of US tour dates, scheduled for this coming summer. Check them out below.

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Dutch singer/pianist Anneke Van Giersbergen has unveiled the release date of her new single and upcoming album. Single will be released on August 23rd, while the album will be out on September 27th, 2013. Anneke has also announced an European tour for this coming October/November. All confirmed dates can be found below. Support on the road will be Swedish rock band Minora (dates from 16.10. to 02.11.).

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Just one week away from the official release of Ultraviolet, the time has come to listen to the album which is available in full at this location. After releasing most recently Static Tensions and Spiral Shadow in quick succession, fans have come to expect great things from Kylesa. Immerse yourself in Ultraviolet and let us know how was the experience.

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British thrashers Evile aren't shying away from showing off their forthcoming fourth album Skull. Having previously released "Underworld", still available here, it is time for us to hear the new thrash attack "Head Of The Demon" which is available below.

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Former Nightwish singer Tarja will release her new album Colours In The Dark in Europe on August 23rd via earMUSIC and the album will be made available in North America on August 27th through Eagle Rock imprint Armoury Records. The new release is the successor to What Lies Beneath (2010) and we begin to know more about it as the cover artwork created by Dirk Rudolph has been unveiled and can now be seen below.

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How about a new song from Coffins? The first taste of The Fleshland, the new album from the Tokyo-based death/doom metallers, has made its debut and is available for your ears to enjoy on the lyric video below. Listen to the six-and-a-half minute "The Vacant Pale Vessel" right now.

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A teaser for the song "Poison Apple" from Dark Sarah, the new project led by former Amberian Dawn singer Heidi Parviainen, can be seen below. The track will appear on Dark Sarah's debut album, Behind The Black Veil, to be released later in the year.

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Have you ever dreamed of being onstage with your favorite artist? Well, your dream just might come true this year.

The Sixth annual Rockstar Energy Drink MAYHEM Festival just announced the 2013 VIP Charity Ticket Auction. If you are the highest bidder the VIP Ticket will get you the best seat in the house - onstage - while Rob Zombie, Five Finger Death Punch, Mastodon and Amon Amarth are rocking and rolling.

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Chicago doom metallers Trouble will return this year with their first album since Simple Mind Condition, released in 2007. The album entitled The Distortion Field contains 12 tracks and will be released by FRW Music in North America on July 16th 2013 and in Europe on July 26th, 2013. The Distortion Field will also feature new lead vocalist Kyle Thomas of Exhorder and Floodgate fame.

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Black metal knights Glorior Belli are the latest band to join Agonia Records' roster. Why is that important, you ask? Mostly because the group is preparing the successor to The Great Southern Darkness which is planned to drop in the fall of 2013. Be prepared.

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