The drummer of the very prolific Nunslaughter, Jim "Sadist" Konya, has recently suffered a stroke while he was at work and was admitted to the hospital. A crowdfunding campaign was also launched to help Konya pay for his future medical bills. The campaign doubled its goal in less than 24 hours and is still active here. According to the recent updates on Nunslaughter's Facebook page, Konya is in stable condition and is making progress in his recovery. Follow the band's Facebook for updates on his recovery.

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Two years ago, the mighty Killing Joke have announced that a new album was in the works to follow MMXII. And now the fruits of their labor will take the form of Pylon. The new album will be released on October 23rd via Spinefarm Records and can already be pre-ordered here. This is the third in a triptych of albums, Absolute Dissent, MMXII and now Pylon. You can expect heavy and uncompromising, bleak dystopian lyrics, as well as lots of black pain emotion. To start the fires, here's the first track "I Am The Virus" below. What are you waiting for? Dive in!

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Gorod have finally given us more new material to enjoy. The French technical death metal unit has a new musical offering prepared to be released called A Maze Of Recycled Creeds, due out on October 16th via Unique Leader Records in North America and on Listenable Records in Europe. "Temple To The Art God" is their new exercise in brutality and dexterity. Give it a spin here and let us know what you think.

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After they briefly broke up in 2012, black metallers Abigail Williams return this year with a new album called The Accuser. Whoever is curious to hear the new tunes can now enjoy the track "Path Of Broken Glass" online here or via Bandcamp. The Accuser comes out via Candlelight Records this October 30th in case you are interested.

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Your death/doom fix is here! Finland's Hooded Menace have released the first song off of their impending (doom) album, Darkness Drips Forth. Their fourth album is being described as their most gruesome work to date. The 11-minute march "Elysium Of Dripping Death" is available below on SoundCloud. Take a listen!

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As their new album Repentless sees its release today, it's only fitting that thrash titans Slayer release a video for the title track today as well. The band released their first album in six years today via Nuclear Blast. The Americans new clip features 'Machete' actor Danny Trejo and many more during a bloody prison riot. See the end result below and check out their new album.

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Folk metal heavyweights Eluveitie have faced some line-up changes lately with the departure of violinist Nicole Ansperger and also Patrick "Päde" Kistler (bagpipes, whistles). But the Swiss band perseveres and is working on their second, yet untitled acoustic album. In addition to this, the band has also announced their first Swiss acoustic tour of 2016. Throughout these shows, Eluveitie will deliver exclusive tasters of what fans can expect from the new record in the form of some brand new material. The band's first acoustic album was 2009's Evocation I - The Arcane Dominion.

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Come October 23rd, Born Of Osiris will release their new album Soul Sphere. So far, the deathcore band has revealed one song from the output, namely "Throw Me In The Jungle". However, today there's more music to enjoy in the form of "Resilience". If you are curious about it, listen to the track on the YouTube clip below as much as you want. There's also the album cover artwork to see, so check that out as well.

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UPDATE: It seems like the Cynic's break up has turned to drama now as vocalist/guitarist Paul Masvidal has responded to drummer Sean Reinert's statement that the band was over. Paul Masvidal says that the band will continue one way or another and wasn't aware of this decision. The split seems far from amicable and we might have developments on this.

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Roadburn 2016 continues to shape up with a string of new announcements today. Are you ready? Well, first of all, Green Carnation will perform their entire masterpiece, Light Of Day, Day Of Darkness, on the fest. Amenra will be playing a rare acoustic show, plus a fully electric mass; The Skull are also playing two shows. Lychgate are performing An Antidote For The Glass Pill in its entirety with an organist on stage, and Chaos Ech?s have been added to the bill as well as La Muerte, Der Blutharsch And The Infinite Church Of Leading Hand, and Of The Wand And The Moon. Also, Roadburn 2016 tickets will go on sale on October 2nd! Mark your calendars, folks.

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It seems like Ex Deo's hiatus has been short-lived. Mainman Maurizio Iacono (also in Kataklysm) announced last year that the band would be taking an indefinite leave of absence but didn't deny the possibility of a new album being released. After a few cryptic teasers posted on the band's Facebook recently, vocalist Maurizio Iacono has now confirmed that Ex Deo is returning with a new album.

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The mighty heavy metallers Satan are releasing new music this year. After their acclaimed comeback album Life Sentence (2013), their new studio album is called Atom By Atom, due out on October 2nd on Listenable Records. As for the music, you can have a foretaste of the impending evil by listening to the track "Fallen Saviour" over here.

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Before joining Arch Enemy, vocalist Alissa White-Gluz was already collaborating with Kamelot. Now it's no different. The symphonic metallers new video "Liar Liar (Wasteland Monarchy)" has just been unveiled and it features Alissa White-Gluz as well. You might recognize the song from Kamelot's new album, Haven. Enjoy the visuals below.

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Boston thrashers Revocation have been touring across North America and the rest of the world in support of their latest release 2014's Deathless which was released on Metal Blade Records. Now the group has announced the long anticipated reissue and release of the band's 2008 album Empire Of The Obscene. The album will be released on November 13th via Metal Blade Records and includes the Summon The Spawn demo (2006). Be sure to check out the stream of the title track here.

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Doom/stoner metal band Behold! The Monolith are set to release the third album of their career. Titled Architects Of The Void, this album is dedicated to the memory of Kevin McDade, their former bassist/singer who passed away in 2013. It was produced by Billy Anderson and the band. As of now, you can enjoy their new tune "Lord Of Bones" below. Architects Of The Void will be available on September 29th.

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