"Orkan", the title track from Swedish black folk/progressive metallers Vintersorg's upcoming new album is now available for streaming at the band's Facebook page. Orkan is scheduled to be released on June 29th via Napalm Records and is the follow-up to last year's Jordpuls.

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US atmospheric death/funeral doom metal band Evoken have completed work on their anticipated new full-length album Atra Mors (the Latin translation for "Black Death"). The album is due out on July 31st under Profound Lore Records. Also, Evoken has a new track, "An Extrinsic Divide", available for streaming at this location.

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"On Wings Of Brimstone", another new song from Swedish death metallers Miseration is now available for streaming below. The song comes off the band's upcoming album Tragedy Has Spoken, which is scheduled for release on July 2nd in Europe and one day later in North America via Lifeforce Records. More album details were previously reported here.

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German thrashers Assassin have issued the following announcement about their upcoming South American shows later this summer: "Finally, Assassin in South America! We are at the final stages at our South America tour plannings. Right now following dates are confirmed. We are still waiting confirmations from Chile and Argentina."

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Swedish grindcore/brutal death metal outfit Splattered Mermaids has released the cover artwork for their upcoming new album Reforged In Gore, which was created by Andrey Kroms. The new album is planned to be released in late 2012.

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Three previously unreleased tracks from US sludge metallers 16 have now been made available for streaming at Decibel Magazine. The tracks were written more than a decade ago, shortly after the band recorded Zoloft Smile.

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Looks like the biggest reason to go the 2012 Rockstar Energy Drink and Tooth Paste Mayhem Fest had to bail out... From an official press release posted up on their Facebook page:

Oakland, CA metal band HIGH ON FIRE has announced that it will be forced to miss this summer's Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival as front man and guitarist Matt Pike enters treatment for alcohol rehabilitation. The award winning power trio (also featuring drummer Des Kensel and bassist Jeff Matz) will put its scheduled touring plans on hold indefinitely as Pike takes the necessary steps towards regaining his health.

High On Fire would like to thank everyone involved with the Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival for the opportunity to be a part of this year's tour," said the band in a statement. "We regretfully will have to bow out as our friend and bandmate begins his recovery, but very much appreciate having been asked to be a part of this summer's festival run."

Hopefully Pike can master the 12 steps like he has the 12 strings... or however many he has on his custom First Act.

And if you do have a ticket at least you can still see Slayer and Motörhead at the fest.

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Ghost Brigade has found an original way to release a new update. The Finns let their fans know they are working on new material by posting a picture on their Facebook page. The band is demoing new songs even though they didn't specify if they plan to release a new EP or full-length album to follow last year's effort Until Fear No Longer Defines Us.

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Scottish folk metal band Falloch has parted ways with guitarist/vocalist Andy Marshall, leaving Scott McLean as the only full-time band member. The band issued this statement about it: "Over the past couple of weeks Andy has decided that he doesn't want to continue working on Falloch. He has agreed to still play Dark Bombastic Evening in Romania in August, so anybody that is looking forward to seeing us there will still be able to."

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American groove thrash metallers Lamb Of God have released the first trailer for their projected 2013 feature film, "As The Palaces Burn", which features the band's new video for their second single "Desolation" off the Resolution album, released in January through Epic Records. The video was shot at shows in South America and Mexico and you can watch it here.

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AC/DC vocalist Brian Johnson was interviewed on June 5th by Bay Area rock station 107.7 The Bone. When asked about when fans can expect to hear a new studio album from AC/DC, Johnson said: "I'll be getting together with [AC/DC guitarist Malcolm Young] in a couple of weeks, and then we're going to London to meet up with Angus [Young, AC/DC lead guitarist], hopefully. And that's usually how we'll start."

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Swedish death metallers Grave have announced that they will release their new album, Endless Procession Of Souls, on August 27th in Europe and on August 28th in North America via Century Media Records. The band recorded 12 songs for their 10th album at Studio Soulless.

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Egyptian death metal band Scarab has revealed the artwork for their upcoming second full-length album titled Serpents Of The Nile. The artwork was designed by Mohamed "Bombest" El Sherbieny, the band's bassist. The album has been mastered in Poland at the world-renowned Hertz Studio by Wieslawski Bros. The band also promised to release the new album's title track soon.

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Polish female-fronted heavy metal band Crystal Viper has just released a new video for the song "Witch's Mark", which is taken from the band's latest effort Crimen Excepta, released via AFM Records. The video was directed by Andreas Lindner and you can watch it below.

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"I'm Gonna Shoot", a new performance video from US metalcore band Iwrestledabearonce is now available for viewing below. The footage used in the video is taken from the recent sold out dates in Mexico and was shot by Zepeda Bros. The song comes off the band's 2011 release Ruining It For Everybody, out on Century Media.

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