Swedish metal veterans ENTOMBED have inked a deal with Century Media Records. The band's tenth album, "Back To The Front", will be released on October 29 (one day earlier internationally). The CD was recorded at Studio Bohus (ABBA, EUROPE) in Kungälv, Sweden with producer Roberto Laghi (IN FLAMES, HARDCORE SUPERSTAR). The cover artwork was painted by Zbigniew Bielak (WATAIN, VADER) and can be seen below.

A press release states: "Don't be afraid that it will sound like ABBA — it's 666% true to the ENTOMBED everybody loves. While not falling for total regression back to the early classics 'Left Hand Path' or 'Clandestine', expect a total bone-crushing opus that will have fans of 'Wo ...

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This coming Friday, September 6, Swedish progressive metallers OPETH will set sail on Melloboat 2013, a two-day cruise between Stockholm, Sweden and Riga, Latvia featuring performances by a number of progressive cult bands and heavy hitters, including Morgan Ågren (featuring a guest appearance by Devin Townsend), SAGA (Sweden), CRESSIDA, ICECROSS, TRETTIOÅRIGA KRIGET, ÄNGLAGÅRD, PANTA REI 2.0 and BADGE. The cruise will mark OPETH's very last show in support of the band's latest album, "Heritage", which came out in 2011. The group will spend the remaining months of 2013 putting the finishing touches on the writing and recording process for its next studio effort, which will be released so ...

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DREAM THEATER singer James LaBrie has ruled out the possibility of a reunion with the band's former drummer, Mike Portnoy, saying that Portnoy's replacement, Mike Mangini, "will be our drummer until the day that we finish doing this."

On July 30, Portnoy was asked by Chile's Radio Futuro whether he would one day be willing to reunite with DREAM THEATER and rejoin the band as their drummer. "Sure," he replied. "I would do it in a heartbeat. They are the ones that have closed the door on it. I've only needed a break, and I've had that break. So I'm ready, willing and able. But I honestly don't think they ever will; they've closed their door on it and I think they're too headstrong i ...

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"Destiny Forged In Blood", a new song from the heavy metal "supergroup" TWILIGHT OF THE GODS, can be streamed below (courtesy of Decibel magazine). The track comes off the band's debut album, "Fire On The Mountain", which will be released on September 27 in Europe and October 1 in North America via Season Of Mist.

TWILIGHT OF THE GODS is: Alan Averill (PRIMORDIAL, DEAD SOVEREIGN, BLOOD REVOLT) on vocals, Nick Barker (ex-CRADLE OF FILTH, ex-DIMMU BORGIR, ex-TESTAMENT, ex-EXODUS) on drums, guitarists Rune Eriksen (AURA NOIR, ex-AVA INFERI, ex-MAYHEM) and Patrik Lindgren (THYRFING), and Frode Glesnes (EINHERJER) on bass.

"Fire On The Mountain" track listing:

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Norwegian black metallers SATYRICON will release their new, self-titled studio album on September 9 in Norway via Indie Recordings, on September 8 in the rest of Europe through Roadrunner Records, and on September 17 in North America via Nuclear Blast Entertainment. The CD was produced by SATYRICON frontman Sigurd "Satyr" Wongraven and was recorded in Norway, and mixed by Adam Kasper. The effort will feature a guest appearance by Sivert Høyem, the Norwegian singer best known as the vocalist of the rock band MADRUGADA.

"Satyricon" is available for preorder in the following formats:

* Red transparent vinyl
* Clear vinyl
* Mixed color vinyl
* Black vinyl

SLAYER guitarist Jeff Hanneman passed away at about 11 a.m. today (Thursday, May 2) near his Southern California home. He was 49. Hanneman was in an area hospital when he suffered liver failure. He is survived by his wife Kathy, his sister Kathy and his brothers Michael and Larry, and will be sorely missed.

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PureGrainAudio.com is now offering an exclusive free download on the song The Mown Dawns Lie on the Ground (featuring guest vocals from Masha Scream of Russian pagan metallers ARKONA) from CREEDamage, the forthcoming fifth album from Ukrainian ambient folk pagan metal outfit MUNRUTHEL. Visit this location to snag your free download of this folk metal masterpiece. CREEDamage will be released on November 12th via Svarga Music.

A video for the album's title track is currently being featured at www.svarga.eu, where pre-orders for CREEDamage are now being taken.

Performed in the finest traditions of Symphonic Pagan Metal, the new ...

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Canadian metal innovators Voivod will release their new album, Target Earth, on January 22, 2013 (one day earlier internationally) via Voivod's own company, Iron Gang Factory, and Century Media. The CD was recorded in January at Pierre Rémillard's (Obliveon, Cryptopsy, Krisiun, Misery Index) Wild Studio in a small town called St-Zénon in Quebec, Canada. The follow-up to 2009's Infini will contain the band's first music to be written with new guitarist Daniel "Chewy" Mongrain (Martyr) following the passing of original axeman Denis "Piggy" D'Amour in 2005.

The Target Earth cover artwork can be seen here.

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Hatriot, the new San Francisco Bay Area thrash metal band led by former Exodus and Legacy (pre-Testament) frontman Steve "Zetro" Souza, will release its debut album, Heroes of Origin, on January 25, 2013 via Germany's Massacre Records. The CD was recorded with producer Juan Urteaga (Machine Head, Exodus, Testament) and features guest appearances by Testament's Chuck Billy and Machine Head's Phil Demmel .

Hatriot's Blood Stained Wings video can be seen here.

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In the Name of Metal, the new video from Swedish melodic metallers Bloodbound, can be seen here. The song is the title track of the band's fifth full-length album, In the Name of Metal, which will be released on November 7 via AFM Records, The effort was recorded with producer Jonas Kjellgren (Scar Symmetry, Sonic Syndicate, Hypocrisy, Centinex, Carnal Forge). According to the band, "This is by far the best album we've done!"

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