How about some death/thrash/grind to start off the day? Well, Noisem have delivered and you can hear their entire new album now online. Blossoming Decay is only their second album. You can hear the entire 9-track opus ahead of its June 6th release via Bandcamp right now.

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As you may know, A Forest Of Stars have released their new album Beware The Sword You Cannot See and they are taking the new songs to the stage in Europe this October. The British black metallers are heading out on a European tour together with post-black metal unit Harakiri For The Sky on what promises to be an intense tour. Check out the first confirmed dates of the tour below and join the fun. There are still a few dates to fill in.

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Finally the reunion of progressive metal band Savatage, anxiously awaited by fans, has moved within reach. Now, in 2015, for the first time in over a decade, Savatage will return to the stage as part of a big live celebration at the Wacken Open Air. To celebrate the reunion performance, Savatage and earMUSIC releases the fittingly titled Return To Wacken on June 19th, 2015. A selection of classic studio songs, that the band played live at Wacken in their now two historical shows at the world-famous festival.

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Vemod from Trondheim, Norway showcased their atmospheric sound on their debut album Venter På Stormene (2012) and their few select live appearances throughout the years. The black metal duo has now joined the Prophecy Productions roster and the label will accompany the band's further efforts, not only with respect to their second album, which Vemod are diligently working on at the moment, but also their upcoming live performance at Prophecy Fest in September.

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The follow-up to Black Majesty's Stargazer is upon us! The power metal band finally returns with their new and 6th studio album Cross Of Thorns. The record was mixed by Roland Grapow (Masterplan) and will be scheduled for a late July 2015 release via Pride & Joy Music distributed via Edel.

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SikTh have good news for their fans. After they announced their return back in 2013, fans have been wishing the band would work on new material and they have decided to answer their calls and record new music in 2015! The progressive UK group will be releasing new music in the form of an E.P. which they are currently writing for the first time since 2006's Death Of The Dead Day.

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After unveiling the new song "The Arcturian Sign", avantgarde metal giants Arcturus have shared more material from Arcturian today. Yes, you get to hear a lot more from their impending and much-anticipated new album today. The 14-minute clip contains excerpts of all album tracks. Just click play on the video below and enjoy the music from this peculiar Norwegian band.

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At the end of last year, the long-running heavy metallers Virgin Steele announced their new album. It was to be called Hymns To Damnation. However, the group has now changed the album title for some reason. Their forthcoming new studio album will instead be titled Nocturnes Of Hellfire & Damnation. The record will come out with three different covers as a standard 1CD version (the gargoyle cover), 2CD digipak version (the angel cover), 2 LP gatefold version (the flute playing skeleton cover) and download. You can feast your eyes on all the covers below while you wait for the sounds.

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Sepultura have plenty of news to share these days. The Brazilian metallers are celebrating their 30th anniversary by releasing a special tribute to their fans. The band asked fans to contribute to the artwork for a new track, and the result is "Sepultura Under My Skin". The artwork for this historical release is created with the tattoos of Sepultura fans all over the world. See it below. Furthermore, you can check out the band's upcoming dates for Europe where they will be playing songs they normally don't perform.

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It would appear that Lamb Of God have commenced working on the follow-up to Resolution. The band has launched an official Instagram account and posted some photos including a shot of a Mesa Boogie Mark IV amp and hints at their seventh album. Drummer Chris Adler, who is currently recording with Megadeth, has also confirmed that the band is working on new material. Whether the recordings have started or it is just the writing process, it seems pretty clear that there's work being done on the next Lamb Of God album.

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Heavy doom metallers Castle have a new single to share. After releasing the album Under Siege last year, you can now check out this new track, "Deadhand Hexagram", here on SoundCloud or Bandcamp as well. This song will be released as a limited 7" vinyl and will be available on Castle's upcoming European tour.

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Your power metal fix of the day just arrived because Helloween have premiered another new track. Shortly after showcasing the single "Battle's Won", you can now listen to "Lost In America" from Helloween's upcoming fifteenth studio album ‪My God-Given Right. So stop what you are doing and get lost in the new song.

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Two years after they released Nemesis, Stratovarius are unleashing Eternal. As usual, the power metallers don't waste much time between releases. Stratovarius have broken their year long silence to reveal they are in the studio completing a new record. Eternal will be out in August 14th, 2015 so mark your calendars!

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The Finns Korpiklaani have shared another taste of their impending opus Noita. Ahead of its release on May 1st (Europe), May 4th (UK) and May 5th (US) via Nuclear Blast, you can listen to "Pilli On Pajusta Tehty" right here. The folk metal band premiered a music video for the brand new track featuring live footage from Korpiklaani filmed a few weeks ago at their show in Moscow. Give us your impressions of the tune.

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Aussies Thy Art Is Murder are readying the release of their brand new studio album, called Holy War. The deathcore unit has now revealed the original uncensored cover artwork for their upcoming release. The album cover and packaging photos were shot by the band's long time photographer and friend, Thomas Savage. You can see it below along with the album's tracklist and the other cover as well.

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