Lucky North Americans, some of you at least. TesseracT, Intronaut and Cloudkicker will be doing a North America tour in March/April. More notably, this tour will mark the first-ever live tour for Cloudkicker. Members of Intronaut will be fleshing out the backing band for Cloudkicker on the run as Ben Sharp couldn't do it all by himself. Check out the flyer and the dates below. TesseracT will headline the tour.

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Gojira are releasing Les Enfants Sauvages on March 11th. And what is Les Enfants Sauvages you might ask? Actually, it is a limited edition 5" x 7", 60-page hardcover photo book chronicling the band's journey around the world over the last two years, since the release of their critically acclaimed Roadrunner debut L'Enfant Sauvage. The package also includes a live CD and DVD capturing last year's performance at the Brixton Academy in London. As of now, you can check out the video of "Flying Whales" below and all the details about the release.

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Delain have spilled the beans about their new album today. Just two years after the release of We Are The Others, the release date, cover art and tracklist of their new album is here. First of all, it will be called The Human Contradiction. You can also feast your eyes on the cover artwork and tracklist below.

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Legendary lead guitarist Marty Friedman, famed for his performances on landmark releases such as Rust In Peace (Megadeth) and Speed Metal Symphony (Cacophony), has unveiled the first full track from his upcoming studio album Inferno. The brand new song "Steroidhead" can be streamed now directly below. The suspense is over and you can finally hear something new from Friedman. Tell us if you are pleased with the result.

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Descend Into Despair, the Romanian funeral doom metal band, has revealed the first song that will appear on their debut album The Bearer Of All Storms. The album will drop via Domestic Genocide Records on the 28th of January, 2014. For now, you can enjoy their brand new song "Mirrors Of Flesh" through the Soundcloud player below and have a taste of the despair that is about to be unleashed.

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Guitar virtuoso Gus G. (Firewind) has already revealed a new song off his debut solo album, but it is only today that he shares the cover artwork for I Am The Fire as well as the tracklist and detailed guest appearances. The cover artwork, which can be seen below, was designed by Gustavo Sazes (Arch Enemy, Kamelot, Dream Evil). What do you think about it?

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Slayer will take a break from writing and recording their next album to hit the road in May for a handful of dates in the US. Joining Slayer as special guests for these shows are Suicidal Tendencies and Exodus, marking the first time Slayer and Suicidal Tendencies have toured together since the 1990 European Clash Of The Titans tour. Gary Holt continues to fill in for Slayer's fallen guitarist Jeff Hanneman and will do double-duty as guitarist in his primary band Exodus.

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Having finally completed an extensive tour in support of their latest album, ETHS recently recorded an EP with their new vocalist Rachel Aspe. On March 14th, ETHS will unleash the Ex Umbra In Solem EP. It is an opportunity to hear Rachel Aspe in a brand new song, live recordings and also re-recorded songs from their last album III.

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The Internet is abuzz because the titans At The Gates just released a mysterious teaser video and it seems like a big announcement is to come. The video doesn't have a description or many clues except for "2014" and what appears to be lyrics, leading many to believe the Swedes have a new album planned. Could it be a new album or perhaps a new tour? At The Gates could follow the footsteps of Carcass, who recently released their first album in 17 years.

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After sharing their new video for the track "Experience Your Flesh", Benighted today debut another hellish tune called "Collection Of Dead Portraits" from the impending offering Carnivore Sublime. If you want to hear what the French grindocre/ death metallers conjured up after Asylum Cave, just click play on the Soundcloud player below. Tell us if you are pleased with it.

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Things could get messy for Machine Head. As it turns out, Adam Duce's exit from the band wasn't that amicable after all. According to Courthouse News, the former bassist has filed a lawsuit against the band and their manager in Federal Court. He seeks damages for trademark infringement, breach of partnership agreement and defamation, among other things. Ouch!

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Black Label Society will soon unleash their new album Catacombs Of The Black Vatican. The output will be released in Europe on April 7th via Mascot Label Group and one day later in North America through eOne Music. As of now, the album is available for pre-order on iTunes, and if you grab it, you will get the new track "My Dying Time" instantly. Catacombs Of The Black Vatican is the first all new album from Black Label Society since Order Of The Black.

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Industrial metallers Ministry have confirmed that Al Jourgensen will check into a rehabilitation facility on February 3rd for alcohol addiction. The frontman has battled addictions to drugs, and now the goal is to have a sober life. He admitted he "needs help" beating his addiction to alcohol. The band's supposed final album From Beer To Eternity was released last year.

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Scar Symmetry have announced an ambitious trilogy. Instead of just working on a new album, the band started working on a trilogy of albums. The first of the three albums will be called The Singularity (Phase I: Neohumanity). For now, you can check out the video of the trilogy announcement below as well as more details about the concept.

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Aborted have entered the studio, better hide! That's right, the death metal goremasters returned to Hansen studio to record their eight studio album, which already has a name: The Necrotic Manifesto. The album will be produced once again by Danish producer Jacob Hansen (Volbeat, Heaven Shall Burn, Mercenary).

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