A two-minute audio sample of Sacrimony (Angel of Afterlife), the new single from American/German/Swedish symphonic metallers Kamelot, can be streamed below. The track, which is now available on iTunes, comes off the band's new album, Silverthorn, due on October 30 in North America, October 26 in Germany and October 29 in the rest of Europe via Steamhammer/SPV. The CD will mark the band's first release with new singer Tommy Karevik, the 30-year-old Swede who previously fronted Seventh Wonder (a group that he is still a member of).

The sample can be streamed here .

Austin, Texas metal luminaries The Sword will release their fourth album, Apocryphon, on October 22 in the U.S. via Razor & Tie and November 2 in Europe through Napalm Records. The CD was produced and engineered by J. Robbins (Clutch, Jawbox) at Magpie Cage Studios and will feature cover art by famed comic book artist J.H. Williams III (Batwoman, Promethea).

The Sword has announced a 37-date U.S. tour, commencing October 29 in Corpus Christi, Texas and running through December 18. Gypsyhawk will be support on the entire tour while Eagle Claw will appear through November 24 and American Sharks will appear December 2 through ...

Hide in the Fairytale, the new video from Athens, Georgia-based melodic metallers Theocracy, can be seen below. The clip was recorded in Orlando, Florida under the watchful eye of producer Dan Drescher.

Hide in the Fairytale comes off Theocracy's latest album, As the World Bleeds, which was released in November via Ulterium Records (Europe) and Nightmare Records (North America).

The video can be seen here .

After a successful reunion with singer Randy Blythe at the two Knotfest shows in mid-August, Richmond, Virginia metallers Lamb of God have announced a 38-date fall U.S tour starting October 30 in Phoenix, Arizona. Joining Lamb of God as direct support for the entire tour is In Flames. Hatebreed will be joining the package from October 30 until November 19, at which point Hellyeah will replace them for the remainder of the shows. British band Sylosis will open all dates.

Due to Blythe’s continuing legal situation, Lamb of God will not be able to perform in Canada on this tour, but look forward to doing an entire Canadian run in t ...

Honor Found in Decay, the tenth studio album from Neurosis, will be released in North America on October 30 through the band's own Neurot Recordings.

A short trailer for the album can be seen "here".

Edge of a Dream, the new video from Greek melodic metallers Firewind, can be seen through the link below. According to the band, the song — which features a guest appearance by Finnish cello superstars Apocalyptica — "brings the classy feel of metal ballads back into a modern spotlight."

Edge of a Dream comes off Firewind's latest album, Few Against Many, which was released in Europe on May 21 via Century Media Records and in North America on May 22 through DisManic, Inc. via eOne Distribution.

A question foremost in every KAMELOT fan's mind has been: Who is the group's new lead singer?*

Band mastermind and guitarist Thomas Youngblood has now revealed: "The new man is Scandinavian Tommy Karevik!"

The general public may not be overly familiar with the 30 year old Swede, Karevik, but people in the industry know him as the immensely talented frontman of the Swedish band, Seventh Wonder. Youngblood states: "We had around 800 candidates for the vacant position, among them a number of really renowned musicians, and having to reject them really wasn't easy. We want to thank all the applicants, thank you for your understanding and we wish you all lots of ...

New album 'Event Horizon' will be released on May 26th. Written by Theart and Jacob Ziemba, and produced by Roland Grapow (Helloween/Masterplan), this album is an absolutely blistering slice of heavy rock liberally infused with Theart's passion, energy and soaring vocals.

'Event Horizon' will be the first heavy metal album to be released on USB packaged in a CD style case with full artwork, and will be available for pre order very soon from the Official I AM I website at http://iamiofficial.com.

The band will be releasing this independently as they have decided to move away from the traditional Record Com ...

Sweden’s melodic gloom lords OCTOBER TIDE have officially inked a worldwide deal with Pulverised Records. Now featuring bassist Mattias Norrman (ex-Katatonia, ex-Interment, etc,) and vocalist Alexander Högbom (Volturyon, Spasmodic), who take the place of former members Pierre Stam and Tobias Netzell respectively, the morose collective are currently working on the as-yet-untitled follow-up to 2010’s Candlelight-issued A Thin Shell full-length, which will once again explore the beauty of darkness and sorrow. The album will be recorded at Black Lounge Studio (Scar Symmetry, Carnal Forge, In Mourning, Centinex, etc) in Sweden later this Spring un ...