Israeli progressive metal band Orphaned Land is encouraging fans to sign a petition (created by a fan of the band) submitted to the Norwegian Nobel Committee to consider them for the 2013 Nobel Peace Prize, in case you think they are worthy of such a prize.

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Industrial metallers Fear Factory have premiered a new video, taken from their latest album apply named The Industrialist. The video for "The Industrialist" blends live performance footage from the band with images featured on the album artwork and you can watch it over here. It was directed/edited by James Zahn. The Industrialist came out in June via Candlelight Records.

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Legendary doom metallers Pentagram are auditioning new guitar players. Guitarist Victor Griffin is performing his farewell shows during the October/November European Relentless Tour. He has decided to focus on his solo career from this point on.

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Swedish bluesy rockers Graveyard have premiered another new video from their new album Lights Out. You can check out the song "Endless Night" and the video at this location while you prepare for the release of the album tomorrow in Europe and on November 6th (North America) under Nuclear Blast.

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Tobias Sammet is currently in the studio working on a new Avantasia album to be released in spring 2013. The album will feature guest instrumentalists and vocalists and will once again be a rock opera based on a conceptual story very similar to the early Avantasia albums.

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British metalcore/hardcore outfit Bring Me The Horizon has entered the studio to record their new album, which will be titled Sempiternal. The follow-up to the 2010 release There Is A Hell, Believe Me, I've Seen It. There Is A Heaven, Let's Keep It A Secret is coming in 2013. The band also released a brief teaser, which can be seen below.

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Canadian metallers The Agonist have just released a brand new video for the song "Panophobia", taken from their latest album Prisoners, released through Century Media. You can watch the video directed by Ben McKinnon of Five Knights Productions below. It features behind-the-scenes and live footage from the band's performance at Heavy MTL 2012.

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Prog masters Porcupine Tree might be dormant in terms of new studio releases but at least they are releasing a new live CD/DVD on November 19th.

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Autopsy are preparing to record their sixth studio album, which is due for release on Peaceville Records in mid 2013. The death metallers promise that the new material will be heavy, dark and devastating. The artist Joe Petagno is handling the cover artwork.

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Speed thrashers Sacred Reich reunited for several European festivals in 2007. One of those festival appearances was at Germany's Wacken Open Air. The show was captured in a multi-camera shoot. The final product is finally being made available to purchase as a limited CD/DVD, titled Live At Wacken, on November 20th. You can get a taste of the DVD with the video for the song "Surf Nicaragua", which can be seen below.

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Swedish technical metallers Meshuggah have premiered a brand new video for their track "Demiurge", taken from their latest opus Koloss. This is a live performance video filmed and directed by Anthony Dubois and you can enjoy it below. Koloss was released in March under Nuclear Blast Records.

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Bullet For My Valentine announced the release of a new single a few days ago and now the band has made the track available for streaming online. You can listen to "Temper Temper" below. This song will appear on the band's new album, yet untitled, scheduled to be released early next year. Before that, the single will be available digitally on November 25th in the UK and October 30th worldwide.

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Sludge/doom act Amenra are preparing to unleash their newest studio full-length Mass V on November 26th via Neurot Recordings and they have now shared the first track from it, the album opener, "Dearborn And Buried". This is the first complete song from the album the band releases and you can listen to the nine-minute piece on the Soundcloud player below.

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Symphonic power metallers Kamelot have just premiered their brand new video for the song "Sacrimony (Angel Of Afterlife)" and you can now watch it below. This song is the debut single off their forthcoming album Silverthorn, their first with new singer Tommy Karevik. The video was directed by Ivan Čolić and filmed in Belgrade, Serbia and features appearances by Amaranthe vocalist Elize Ryd and The Agonist vocalist Alissa White-Gluz.

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Heavy metal veterans Anvil have some good news for their fans. The band announced that they will release a new album next spring. The album will be titled Hope In Hell and follows 2011's Juggernaut Of Justice. This will be their 15th studio album and the first with bassist Sal Italiano.

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