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Last updated on December 11, 2013 at 11:44 AM ET

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Despite Exile Streaming Full Album

Dec 11, 2013 at 12:02 PM by xFiruath.

Italy's Despite Exile has released the entire "Sentience" album online for streaming, which can be heard in the YouTube playlist below. You can pick up your own copy at iTunes here, and the track listing is as follows:

01. Amentia
02. Crepuscular
03. De.Construct
04. Immanence
05. Can'-Ka No Rey
06. Mechanical
07. Equilibrium
08. S.I.N.
09. Disclosure
10. Exist

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Karmian Working On New Album

Dec 11, 2013 at 11:44 AM by xFiruath.

Karmian has checked in with the following announcement about releasing a new album next year:

"We decided to do something new, something great. Our first full length will be a concept on the history of the Boii, a Gallic tribes who conquered northern Italy from Etruscans in 390 B.C.

"After 200 years, they were defeated by the Romans in a epic battle near Modena: the fall of a tribe, the rise of an Empire! The sound will be our pure Swedish death metal, stay tuned for more news on how this great story will be told. The expected release date is late 2014."

Further details will be forthcoming. In the mean time, check out the band's previous lyric video for "See No Evil" below. More...

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Astrophobos Streaming "Soul Disruptor"

Dec 11, 2013 at 11:16 AM by xFiruath.

Swedish black metal trio Astrophobos has just unveiled a brand new song from debut album "Remnants of Forgotten Horrors," which is scheduled for release on January 24th, 2014 through Triumvirate Records.

Check out this new track entitled “Soul Disruptor" below, which premiered today courtesy of Terrorizer Magazine.

Recorded and mixed at Garaget Studio by Erik Nilsson (Aoria, A Swarm of the Sun) and featuring session drummer Fredrik Widigs (The Ugly), “Remnants of Forgotten Horrors” follows previous EP “Arcane Secrets” from 2010. More...

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Kamchatka Streaming New Track

Dec 11, 2013 at 8:38 AM by CROMCarl.

Swedish hard rockers Kamchatka are streaming the new track "Tango Decadence." The song appears on the band's upcoming fifth studio effort "The Search Goes On," which is targeted for a February 2014 reelase via Despotz Records.

Check out "Tango Decadence" here:

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Noturnall Posts Preview Clip Of New Track

Dec 11, 2013 at 8:12 AM by CROMCarl.

Noturnall released a preview clip of the new track "No Turn At All." The song will appear on the band's self-titled debut release, which is expected soon. The album was produced by Symphony X/TSO frontman Russell Allen, who also provided guest vocals on the song "Nocturnal Human Side" (see music video). The band will showcase the entire album at a live event held on December 21, 2013 in Sao Paulo.

Noturnall is:

Thiago Bianchi (Shaman) - vocals
Leo Mancini (Shaman) - guitars
Fernando Quesada (Shaman) - bass
Aquiles Priester (Hangar/Ex-Angra) - drums
Juninho Carelli - keyboards

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Elvenking Posts First Video Blog For New Album

Dec 11, 2013 at 8:02 AM by CROMCarl.

Italian folk metal act Elvenking will enter Domination Studios in San Marino on December 16th to record the, as of yet untitled, follow up to the 2012 AFM Records release "Era" (see review here). The band posted the first episode of a video blog series on the recording of the record, which is set for release in 2014.

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Legion Of The Damned Releases New Music Video

Dec 11, 2013 at 7:56 AM by CROMCarl.

Dutch death thrashers Legion of the Damned released a new music video for the track "Mountain Wolves Under A Crescent Moon." The song appears on the upcoming new album "Ravenous Plague." The album is scheduled for release via Napalm Records on January 8th (ESP/SWE/NOR), January 3rd (GAS/FIN/BENELUX) and January 7th (UK/Rest of Europe/North America). See a full album preview clip over here.

The track list for "Ravenous Plague" is:

1. The Apocalyptic Surge
2. Howling For Armageddon
3. Black Baron
4. Mountain Wolves Under a Crescent Moon
5. Ravenous Abominations
6. Doom Priest
7. Summon All Hate
8. Morbid Death
9. Bury Me in a Nameless Grave
10. Armalite Assassin
11. Strike of the Apocalypse

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