Danish metallers The Interbeing have premiered a new music video for the song "Shadow Drift" at this location. Alternatively, it can be viewed below. The video was directed by Alexander Hørup. The song is taken from their 2011 album Edge Of The Obscure, released via Mighty Music/Target Distribution.

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Drummer Patrice Hamelin has left Canadian technical death metallers Martyr and the band is currently on hold.

The following statement was issued on their official Facebook page: "Hi Everyone, after 14 years of great musical adventures, drummer Pat Hamelin has decided to leave the band Martyr due to personal reasons. We all wish him well."

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US metalcore proggers Between The Buried And Me have officially begun recording their new album, which is expected to be released this year. The band is currently in producer Jamie King's The Basement Recording Studio in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, having written and rehearsed the new material.

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Swedish alternative rockers Katatonia are currently working on a new album and follow-up to 2009's Night Is The New Day. The band has now checked in with the following announcement about a guest vocalist appearing on the album: "Remember we revealed there would be a guest on the new album making a duet with Jonas on one of the songs? We're proud to give you her name now, our friend Silje Wergeland, currently the singer in The Gathering. A beautiful fit in every way!"

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Century Media press release:

Swedish black metal legends Dark Funeral and Century Media Records are proud to announce the signing of a worldwide deal for the next 3 albums.

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Dutch symphonic metallers Delain have announced more shows on their We Are The Others European Tour, including two shows in Russia. Support on the road will come from Diabulus In Musica.

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Norwegian heavy metallers Jorn have released the first video clip for the song "Bring Heavy Rock To The Land", taken from the band's upcoming album Bring Heavy Rock To The Land, due to be released on June 1st in Europe and June 5th in North America via Frontiers Records. The video was directed by Thomas Tjäder and can be seen below. More album details were previously reported here.

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Norwegian metallers Aeternus are set to enter Bergen's Conclave and Earshot Studios in June together with producer Bjornar E. Nilsen (Vulture Industries, Black Hole Generator) to begin recording the band's seventh full length album. The album, to be titled And The Seventh His Soul Detesteth, will be released on Dark Essence Records later this year.

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Psych Minus Space Control, the fifth full-length album from Norwegian black metal one-man band Furze, is currently streaming in its entirety at this location. The album was released on May 11th on vinyl and CD via Fysisk Format. The die hard fan vinyl version in 200 copies on red vinyl with numbered logbook is available here.

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Check out below the trailer for a short film titled "The Ballad Of Danko Jones". The short film will be featured on the Canadian hard-rocker Danko Jones' upcoming new DVD called Bring On The Mountain: The Complete Visual History Of The Hardest-Working Band In Rock n' Roll. The DVD is set to be released on June 13th via Bad Taste Records. The trailer for the documentary to be featured on the DVD is also available for viewing here.

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Melbourne's industrial metallers Synthetic Breed have posted a new lyric video online for the track "Dimension Zero", which can be viewed in the YouTube player below. "Dimension Zero" comes off the band's upcoming EP titled Zero Degrees Freedom, due out on May 29th as a digital download, CD, and as a limited edition USB stick via Rogue Records. The EP will consist of three 're-worked' Perpetual Motion Machine tracks, one Catatonic track plus one previously unreleased, new song.

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Trond "Trondr Nefas" Bråthen, guitarist and vocalist of Norwegian black metal band Urgehal has passed away, reports Season Of Mist, the band's label.

The following statement was posted on the label's official Facebook page: "We are deeply sorry to announce that Urgehal guitarist / vocalist Trondr Nefas just passed away. More news and official statement to follow soon. RIP."

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German death/thrash metallers Dew-Scented have announced new line-up changes. The band comments: "The new line-up (re-)introduces Marvin Vriesde (Severe Torture, ex Blo.Torch) as main guitarist and songwriter."

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Official Nuclear Blast press release:

Nuclear Blast feels honoured to welcome Swedish doom metal kings Witchcraft to the family!

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Bay-area thrash legends Testament have revealed more details about their upcoming full-length titled Dark Roots Of Earth, including the album cover, tracklist and release date.

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