"Guten Tag", a new video from German pagan/folk metal band Varg, can now be seen below. The song for this video is taken off the band's upcoming album of the same name, which is scheduled for a release on October 5th via NoiseArt Records. More album details are available here.

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Source:	noiseart.cc
Band profile:	Varg

Dethklok have been busy lately. The animated band just released a new video for the song "I Ejaculate Fire", which has premiered exclusively at this location. It is the first music video from their upcoming Dethalbum III, due out on October 16th via Williams Street Records. More album details here.

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Band profile:	Dethklok

Washington, D.C.-area punk and metal bassist Vance Bockis has died at the age of 50. The musician, who played in such bands as The Obsessed, 9353 and Pentagram, in addition to fronting The Factory, passed away at his home in Fairfax County, Virginia, from complications following shoulder surgery.

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Source:	loudwire.com
Band profile:	Pentagram

Prototype's new album, Catalyst, has been made available online and can now be streamed in full here. This is the first new material from the progressive metallers in over six years after Continuum and Catalyst is a story-based science fiction concept album containing over 60 minutes of new music.

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Source:	prototypeonline.com
Band profile:	Prototype

Black metallers Forgotten Tomb and Agonia Records have set October 31st in Europe and November 6th in North America as the release date of their brand new album ...And Don't Deliver Us From Evil. The album's artwork and tracklist are available below.

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Band profile:	Forgotten Tomb

Stone metallers The Sword revealed via their official website the cover artwork and track listing of the band's upcoming album, entitled Apocryphon due to be released on October 22 via Razor & Tie. Apocryphon was produced and engineered by J. Robbins (Clutch, Jawbox) at Magpie Cage Studios and will feature cover art by famed comic book artist J.H. Williams III (Batwoman, Promethea).

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Source:	swordofdoom.com
Band profile:	The Sword

Tiamat have been very quiet about their new album The Scarred People, but today they have opened the door for new details about it. The album will be out on November 2nd on CD, black and golden LP and limited edition deluxe box set, their first under Napalm Records.

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Source:	napalmrecords.com
Band profile:	Tiamat

US death doomsters Serpentine Path upcoming self-titled debut album can now be streamed exclusively on MetalSucks.

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Source:	metalsucks.net
Band profile:	Serpentine Path

Sludge lords Bison B.C. have announced that their brand new musical offering and the result of their hard work will be titled Lovelessness. The bloody and slightly disgusting cover art can be seen below as well as the tracklist. You can expect the album to drop on October 22nd under Metal Blade Records. But for now you can also listen to the brand new song "Anxiety Puke/Lovelessness" on the video below.

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Band profile:	Bison B.C.

Official Adversum Records press release:

After the critically acclaimed Working Class Demon from 2010, Yurei returns with a work venturing even further into the weird. Building on the same expression as his first album, Night Vision takes it all so much further and travels into a landscape of his own; gone are the distorted guitars (removing the already faint previous traces of metal) and in comes a parade of Dali-like creatures of the night: twisted, progressive, Lynchian tracks with hectic Balkan-inspired outbursts going off inside the dissonant but still melancholic and driven rock.

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Source:	adversum.be
Band profile:	Yurei

Unearth have announced a co-headlining US tour with Born Of Osiris, to take place this November. Opening the bill will be Obey The Brave, The Contortionist and Wolves At The Gate. Unearth's latest release was 2011's Darkness In The Light, while Born Of Osiris released The Discovery.

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Event:	Born Of Osiris + Unearth: U.S. Tour 2012

2013 marks the 10th anniversary of Wednesday 13 (solo band) and 20 years of Wednesday 13 releasing music. In honor of 2013, Wednesday 13 has been busy preparing his release and touring schedule. The band will be releasing a new, full-length studio album in February/March 2013, entitled The Dixie Dead.

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Band profile:	Wednesday 13

Danish melodic death metallers Crocell, who have parted ways with their lead singer Magnus Jørgensen earlier this year, have announced that his replacement has now been found in Asbjørn Steffensen (Mordax). The follow-up to The Wretched Eidola is also in the making.

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Band profile:	Crocell

On September 8th, rock legends Led Zeppelin simply posted the word 'five' to their Facebook page. Five being important as to suggest the album Led Zeppelin - V might be released. This was the first post the band has made in almost six months and it could be a sign of things to come, or an elaborate rouse.

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Massachusetts metalcore titans Killswitch Engage have announced that they'll be playing the seminal 2002 album Alive Or Just Breathing in full for the first time ever at California Metalfest VI. Killswitch Engage have planned a special gig at the festival as they will celebrate the 10th anniversary of their landmark release.

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Source:	cametalfest.com
Band profile:	Killswitch Engage
Event:	California Metalfest VI