Finnish hard-rockers Lordi have a new drummer. The band posted the following statement on their official website: "Lordi has got a new drummer. His character's name will not be revealed yet and he will be simply called 'the drummer' for now. The mask and the costume are kept to the minimum, but enough to fit him visually in to the band for the upcoming shows."

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German heavy metal band U.D.O. is set to release their upcoming rare tracks album, Celebrator - Rare Tracks, on May 4th via AFM Records to celebrate the 25th band anniversary. The album presented by Metal Hammer is a collection of unreleased and rare tracks which will be released as a 2-CD digipak with 25 tracks. Check out snippets of the album at this location.

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Swedish death metallers Miseration have revealed details about their newest album, Tragedy Has Spoken. The cover artwork was created by acclaimed artist Pär Olofsson (Immortal, Abysmal Dawn, Immolation, The Faceless) and can be seen below. The first track from the new album will make its online debut on May 9th.

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US thrash metallers Anger As Art have posted a detailed song by song description of their new upcoming album Hubris Inc. The album has been mixed and is now ready to be packed. The upcoming album is planned to be released in the spring/early summer and guitarist and vocalist Steve Gaines gives us a rundown of the songs.

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US gothic rockers Vampires Everywhere! have issued the following announcement about splitting with the band's bassist: "It is with great sadness that i have to announce Philip Kross's departure from Vampires Everywhere! Philip did an amazing job contributing to VE! the past year & we will never forget the sacrifices he made for the band."

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Official Nuclear Blast press release:

Nuclear Blast proudly announce the worldwide signing of the Norwegian extreme-metal-band Enslaved. After publishing the latest two albums Vertebrae (2008) and Axioma Ethica Odini (2010) via Nuclear Blast USA in North America, the band currently signed a worldwide contract.

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Swedish gothenburg outfit Arch Enemy have released their new video for the Khaos Legions album track "Under Black Flags We March", which has premiered at this location. The video was once again produced by the Swedish director Patric Ullaeus (In Flames, Dimmu Borgir, etc.) and is the first video to feature the new guitarist Nick Cordle (from the US band Arsis) who replaced Chris Amott earlier this year.

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Iconic US progressive metallers Dream Theater's guitar player and founder John Petrucci announced via his personal Facebook that the band has started writing for their upcoming album and follow-up to 2011's A Dramatic Turn Of Events. The band will also be filming a DVD on their next North American tour, although no further details were yet disclosed.

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"Phantom Antichrist", the brand new single from German thrashers Kreator is now available for streaming and viewing on the lyric video below. The song is taken from the band's upcoming album Phantom Antichrist, due out on June 1st in Europe and June 5th in North America through Nuclear Blast Records, and it was released as a single on April 20th. More album details here.

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US technical death metallers Nile have revealed the release date of the band's upcoming album titled At The Gate Of Sethu. It will hit stores on July 3rd via Nuclear Blast Records. At The Gate Of Sethu will be their seventh full-length album and was once again produced and mixed by Neil Kernon (Cannibal Corpse, Macabre).

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US sludge band Baroness has revealed the artwork and tracklist for their upcoming album Yellow & Green, which can be seen below. The album is set to feature two discs and will be out on July 17th via Relapse Records. More album details were previously reported here.

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Canadian sludge/doom duo Mares Of Thrace has premiered the video for the song "The Perpetrator" at this location. The video was filmed and directed by Ian Hart of iHartVideo. The song comes off their new album The Pilgrimage, which was released on April 24th through Sonic Unyon Metal.

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Finnish symphonic metallers Nightwish have released the first teaser trailer for the long-awaited movie Imaginaerum and now you can watch it below. In addition to that, the movie's official website has also been launched at http://www.imaginaerum.com.

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To celebrate the group's influential role in the gothic/doom scene and to welcome the upcoming 13th studio album, Tragic Idol, the brand new album from British gothic metallers Paradise Lost is streaming in its entirety at Decibel Magazine. Tragic Idol was released on April 24th in North America and April 23rd in Europe through Century Media Records.

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Peter Östlund, the guitarist of Swedish death metal outfit Vomitory, will sit out three shows in the month of May, June and July. The band reports: "Due to family commitments, lead guitarist Peter Östlund will sit out on some of the upcoming shows. So therefore, we have recruited our dear friends Danny Tunker (ex-God Dethroned, ex-Prostitute Disfigurement) and Anders Bertilsson (Coldworker) to step in for Peter. All other confirmed shows will be done with the ordinary Vomitory line-up."

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