US thrash metallers Overkill have announced that The Electric Age will be the title of the band's upcoming album, due to be released on March 27th via eOne Music and March 30th in Europe via Nuclear Blast Records. The Electric Age was recorded and mixed at Gain Studios in New Jersey, owned and operated by bassist D.D. Verni. This will be the band's follow-up to 2010's Ironbound.


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Source:	noisecreep.com
Band profile:	Overkill

US progressive metallers OSI have announced the details of their upcoming new album. Entitled Fire Make Thunder, it is slated for release on March 23rd in Europe and March 27th in North America via Metal Blade Records. You can check out an album sampler in the video below.

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Source:	metalblade.com
Band profile:	OSI

Danish heavy metallers King Diamond have announced on their official website that they will be returning to the stage soon, after joining forces with Nick Storch at ICM and Paul Ryan at The Agency Group to book new shows.

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Source:	covenworldwide.org
Band profile:	King Diamond

Finnish symphonic metallers Nightwish's new album Imaginaerum has earned them an EMMA Award for best selling album of the year in Finland.

The band had this to say about it: "Yesterday we received an EMMA award for the most selling album in Finland 2011. What makes this extra special is the fact that it did so in just four weeks! Again, we can nothing but bow before the loyalty and enthusiasm of our fantastic fans! Thank you!"

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Source:	nightwish.com
Band profile:	Nightwish

Norwegian melodic black metallers Borknagar have unveiled the artwork and tracklist of their forthcoming album, Urd, which will be released on March 26th, 2012 in Europe as well as March 27th, 2012 in North America via Century Media Records. The album's artwork was designed by Brazilian artist Marcelo Vasco, who has already worked on the band's previous Universal release. More album details here.

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Source:	borknagar.com
Band profile:	Borknagar

"When Steel And Bone Meet", a brand-new song by US blackened death metallers Goatwhore can now be streamed on the webzine Bravewords.

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Source:	bravewords.com
Band profile:	Goatwhore

UK NWOBHM pioneers Iron Maiden have posted on their official website the trailer for the band's upcoming DVD, En Vivo, which hits stores on March 26th. You can watch it below. More details about the DVD were previously reported here.


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Source:	ironmaiden.com
Band profile:	Iron Maiden

German heavy metallers Accept will follow-up Blood Of The Nations with their new album Stalingrad. Nuclear Blast has just confirmed that the album will be released on April 6th. More album details were previously reported here. Accept also recently announced their return to the stage for an European tour with UK metallers Hell, starting in Paris in April.

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Source:	acceptworldwide.com
Band profile:	Accept
Event:	Accept: European Tour 2012

After unveiling the cover art, US industrial metallers Ministry have now revealed the tracklist for their forthcoming new album Relapse, which will be released on March 3rd, 2012. Before that, the single "Double Tap" will be released as a maxi-single on February 24th.

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Source:	jorzine.com
Band profile:	Ministry

Dutch symphonic metallers Epica posted on their official website the first teaser from the band's upcoming album, Requiem For The Indifferent, due to be released on March 9th, 2012, in Europe and four days later in North America via Nuclear Blast Records. This will be their fifth full-length album and it was recorded at Gate Studio in Wolfsburg, Germany, by Sascha Paeth. More album details were previously reported here.

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Source:	epica.nl
Band profile:	Epica

Canadian death metallers Kataklysm have released a new teaser clip for their forthcoming DVD, The Iron Will: 20 Years Determined, which features a documentary and bonus CD materials. You can watch the clip below. The DVD will be released this Spring via Nuclear Blast Records. More details about the DVD were previously reported here. The cover art for the release, created by artist Colin Marks (Origin, Exodus, Nevermore), was also revealed.

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Source:	facebook.com
Band profile:	Kataklysm

Italian gothic metallers Lacuna Coil will release their sixth studio album, Dark Adrenaline, tomorrow via Century Media Records. They have also issued a limited edition Dark Adrenaline box set - limited to 500 copies - featuring the digipak and vinyl versions of the album along with a hardcover photo book, a Lacuna Coil custom syringe pen and ink, a lyric pad, signed lithographs created by the band and more, all housed in a Lacuna Coil medical box.

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Source:	facebook.com
Band profile:	Lacuna Coil

US sludge metallers Mouth Of The Architect have announced on their official website that they are working on new material to release this year. The band also plans to tour the US and Europe soon.

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Source:	mouthofthearchitect.com
Band profile:	Mouth Of The Architect

Japanese power metallers Galneryus have announced the release of a new mini album titled 絆 (Kizuna) on January 25th, which will include six songs with a total running time of about 40 minutes.

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Source:	galneryusyumacher.com
Band profile:	Galneryus

According to Danish Universal Music, US hard-rockers KISS will release a 35th anniversary deluxe version of their Destroyer album on February 27th in Europe and one day later in North America. The double album should also have a normal version as well as a re-mixed version by the original producer Bob Ezrin. Fans will also be able to hear songs which were left out from the original version of the album which will be released with its original cover.

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Source:	voice.fi
Band profile:	KISS