Swedish death/thrash metallers Carnal Forge have announced the release of a new single. After returning from hiatus last year, their hard work is now coming to fruition. You can check out the front cover of their new single When All Else Fails below. It will include the new songs "Chemical Disincorporation" and "Bleed For Me."

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The Japanese trio Boris are preparing to release another album and this one is called Noise. While the record will only come out on June 17th everywhere (except Japan) via Sargent House, today you can listen to a brand new song titled "Quicksilver". Click play on the Soundcloud player below and tell us what you think about the seven-minute track. Moreover, below you also find all the album details. Dig in!

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The Americans Machine Head started to announce the first round of tour dates in 2014 for North America and Europe as well. The Killers & Kings Tour will serve as an album primer for more dates in November/December, but more importantly it will hit numerous cities that Machine Head hasn't headlined in for over a decade, or in several cases, never headlined, or even played, at all. Machine Head are currently in the studio recording their eighth album for a summer 2014 release.

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The end might be near for gothic metallers Tiamat. The veteran band will lose its frontman since Johan "Hellslaughter" Edlund announced that he is leaving the group. He posted a message on the band's Facebook page explaining that his health no longer allows him to continue and if the band wants to move on without him, it's their decision. Johan will still perform on the summer festivals and then it's over, at least for him.

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Queens Of The Stone Age have teamed up with director Hiro Murai (Childish Gambino, St. Vincent) and just unveiled their new cinematic video for the song "Smooth Sailing," the latest single from their most recent album ...Like Clockwork. Watch the video below. "Smooth Sailing" "follows QOTSA's Joshua Homme and cohorts on a delirious adventure that blossoms from garden variety drunken shenanigans to possibly the most nightmarishly accurate live action interpretation of a QOTSA song to date."

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There is a lot of new music today, Crowbar also debuts a new song. With their new album Symmetry In Black set for a May 26th release via Century Media Records in Europe and May 27th via eOne Records in North America, the sludge metallers Crowbar are currently streaming the first taste of new music since the album Sever The Wicked Hand. "Walk With Knowledge Wisely", as the song is called, can be enjoy here!

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Three years after the release of their Prosthetic debut Darker Handcraft (the best-selling vinyl release in the label's 16-year history), the grindcore/hardcore punk quartet Trap Them has announced the title of its long-awaited follow-up ? Blissfucker and revealed its cover art. But there is more. The group isn't wasting any time and has also premiered a brand new track called "Salted Crypts". Get ready and stream the song below.

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You have already listened to the first single from legendary Norwegian black metal legion Mayhem but today the band has premiered a second song from Esoteric Warfare. This one is entitled "VI.Sec." and is now streaming online, which means you can listen to it here now. What are you waiting for? Enjoy some new Mayhem.

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Portuguese gothic/doom metallers Ava Inferi sadly announced their demise last year but their final song, "Ao Teu Lado", will be included in the upcoming One And All, Together, For Home compilation. If you miss Ava Inferi, you have to listen to this song inspired by the traditional Portuguese music known as "Fado". Just click play below.

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Dutch avantgarde black metal one-man project Cloak Of Altering has just released another new song for streaming. The track will appear on their impending new opus Plague Beasts, due out on April 29th via Crucial Blast. As for the new song available, it is called "Chaos Magician Of The Abyss". Prepare your ears and enjoy it here below if you dare. Was it good?

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Distant Satellites is the name of the highly anticipated follow up to Anathema 2012's album Weather Systems, recorded at Cederberg Studios in Oslo, with producer Christer-André Cederberg. The new album's release dates have already be confirmed and Anathema will host a series of in-store album signings and select acoustic performances following the release of Distant Satellites. Furthermore, the band has also confirmed the Satellites Over Europe Tour. Check out if they are playing near you.

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The Americans Fozzy are preparing the release of a new album this summer to follow Sin And Bones. Frontman Chris Jericho, guitarists Rich Ward and Billy Grey, bassist Paul Dileo and drummer Frank Fontsere will first release their new single "Lights Go Out" on April 28th across all digital platforms. It will be the first single from the band's upcoming sixth studio album.

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Hungarians Ektomorf released their new album Retribution earlier this year in January and today you can watch their new video for the track "You Can't Control Me" through the YouTube player available below. What do you think about their newest video? The band's European Retribution Tour 2014 starts in a few days in Budapest and will stretch until May.

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Recently, heavy doom metal group Castle revealed the first song from their imminent new offering Under Siege. You can now watch the video and hear the new song "Temple Of The Lost" right here. Under Siege is coming on May 16th in Europe via Ván Records and May 20th in the US via Prosthetic Records. For now, enjoy this new song!

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Peaceville Records has recently announced the release of Black Death And Beyond, which is a special collector's box set featuring an in-depth book containing extensive accounts of the Darkthrone's history and philosophy from both Gylve 'Fenris' Nagell and Ted 'Nocturno Culto' Skjellum, as well as additional recollections from bass player Dag Nilsen. Also included are three vinyls featuring Darkthrone's own choice cuts from their illustrious collection of death/black and metal/punk classics, presented on white, black and transparent vinyl, plus woven Darkthrone patch.

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