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Abigail Williams Recruits New Touring Guitarist

Abigail Williams has checked in with the following announcement about officially recruiting a new guitarist:

"Please welcome Jeff Wilson to Abigail Williams as an official band member. Jeff has been working with us for the last year or so and will be playing guitar on the upcoming tours and the new album. Many of you will know him from other bands like Wolvhammer, Chrome Waves, and Liar In Wait, amongst others...

"For those of you wondering, Ian Jekelis is still in the band as a creative force but isn't playing live shows anymore. He also sat out the last two Abigail Williams tours in 2012. This might seem odd to some people, but for us it's perfectly natural to have a long-time band member who doesn't tour but is involved on other levels. With the addition of Jeff, it all means even more awesome guitar textures on the forthcoming releases.

"Filling in on bass and drums for the upcoming tour will be our friends John Porada (of Terminate) and Jesse Beahler, respectively."

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Scythia Premieres New Song "Into The Storm"

Canadian folk metal act Scythia premiered the new song "Into the Storm" over at Metal Injection at this location. The song appears on the upcoming new album "....Of Conquest," which is expected in early 2014.

The song features a guest appearance from Wintersun guitarist Teemu Mäntysaar. Vocalist David Khan commented: "This song is definitely one of the front-runners off of the new album. It is a great example of Scythia's musical diversity captured in less than 7 mins. It shows that we can write an orchestrated power metal anthem that evolves into a clashing instrumental that sonically represents a devastating storm. Complete with a guest appearance from Wintersun's Teemu Mäntysaari this song crushes, shred and soars above any of its predecessor's from our growing discography!"

The track list for "...Of Conquest" is:

1. Fanfare 1516
2. Merchant of Sin
3. Bear Claw Tavern (see music video here)
4. Sailor's Accolade
5. Reflections
6. The Kraken
7. Into the Storm
8. Land of Scythia
9. Wrath of the Ancients
10. Army of the Bear
11. Path Through the Labyrinth
12. Departure More...

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Anvil Releases New Music Video

Canadian speed metal legends Anvil released a new music video for the track "Badass Rock N Roll." The song appears on the latest album "Hope in Hell," which is available now via The End Records (see review here).

Check out the video here:

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MaYaN Releases "Faceless Spies" Lyric Video

Dutch melodic death metal act MaYaN, featuring Epica guitarist/vocalist/composer Mark Jansen, released a new lyric video for the track "Faceless Spies." The song appears on the upcoming second release "Antagonise," which is set for release on January 31st (EU) and February 4, 2014 (USA) via Nuclear Blast Records.

The track listing for the album is:

1. Bloodline Forfeit
2. Burn Your Witches
3. Redemption ~ The Democracy Illusion
4. Paladins of Deceit ~ National Security Extremism part 1
5. Lone Wolf
6. Devil in Disguise
7. Insano
8. Human Sacrifice
9. Enemies of Freedom
10. Capital Punishment
11. Faceless Spies ~ National Security Extremism part 2

Check out "Faceless Spies" here: More...

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Thyrien Streaming New Track "The Horizon Burns"

Finnish viking metal act Thyrien is streaming the new track "The Horizon Burns." The song appears on the band's upcoming debut album "Hymns of the Mortals - Songs of the North," which is set for a January 24th drop via Germany's Massacre Records.

Check out "The Horizon Burns" here:

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Elysion Streaming New Track "Someplace Better"

Greek gothic metal act Elysion, which features ex-Bare Infinity vocalist Christianna, is streaming the title track to the upcoming new album "Someplace Better." The album is set for release on January 24th via Massacre Records.

Check out "Someplace Better" here:

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Stormwarrior Streaming "Steelcrusader"

German power metal band Stormwarrior is streaming the new track "Steelcrusader." The song appears on the upcoming new release "Thunder & Steele," which drops on January 24th via Massacre Records.

"Thunder & Steele" was mixed and mastered by Piet Sielck (Iron Savior). The track list is:

1. Thunder & Steele
2. Metal Avenger
3. Sacred Blade
4. Ironborn
5. Steelcrusader
6. Fyres In The Nighte
7. Die By The Hammer
8. Child Of Fyre
9. One Will Survive
10. Servants Of Metal

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Caliban Streaming New Track "Devil's Night"

Germany's Caliban is streaming the new track "Devil's Night." The song appears on the upcoming new album "Ghost Empire," which is set for release via Century Media on the following schedule:

Germany / Austria / Switzerland / Australia / NZ: January 24, 2014
Rest of Europe: January 27, 2014
USA / Canada: February 4, 2014

Check out "Devil's Night" here:

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Battleaxe Posts Preview Clip Of New Album

NWoBHM act Battleaxe posted a preview clip of the upcoming release "Heavy Metal Sanctuary." The album is out via SPV/Steamhammer on March 4th in North America, on February 21st in Germany and February 24th in Europe as a digipak version and download.

The band commented on the release: "We can hardly believe that the task is finally over, the album that we never thought that we would complete is finally finished! It has been a long hard road against almost impossible odds and we hope that everyone out there are as pleased with the result as we are. If it were not for the devotion of all our fans old and new we probably wouldn't be here today. It is you guys who resurrected this band! The songs are total Battleaxe and the production is better than we could have hoped for with a limited budget.

"Thanks to Fred Purser and the guys in the band we have got this thing sounding massive! Many thanks to Olly and SPV for making the release of this album possible and for making the 21st century version of BATTLEAXE become a reality!"

The band recently released the new video clip for the title track, which can be seen over here. The track list for the album is:

1. Heavy Metal Sanctuary
2. Shock and Awe
3. Hail to the King
4. Rebel With a Cause
5. Give it More
6. Too Hot For Hell
7. Revolution
8. A Prelude to Battle
9. The Legions Unite
10. Spirits of the Fallen
11. Devil Calls
12. Kingdom Come
13. Romeo More...

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Cavalera Conspiracy Signs To Napalm Records

Napalm Records has announced the signing of Cavalera Conspiracy! The Thrash Metal outfit, which features ex-Sepultura members/brothers Max & Igor Cavalera, have signed a worldwide record deal with the Austrian based label. The band is currently working on the still untitled third studio effort. According to the press release: "Metal fans can expect another ground breaking and innovative record that will shake the foundations of the music scene!"

Max commented: "I am so excited that Cavalera Conspiracy has signed with Napalm Records. This is gonna be our third album and it's going to be a brutal grind-core style. I am already working on the riffs, and it is going to come out next year. Get ready to be brutalized by Cavalera Conspiracy and Napalm Records!"

Igor added: "I am very excited to record the new CC record...Me and Max have been planning this for a while, and all I can say is that it will be a "Brutal" record. Also I'm super proud to join Napalm Records, home of lots of amazing artists."

Stay tuned for more updates with regard to the highly anticipated follow-up to "Blunt Force Trauma!" More...

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Savage Messiah Streaming New Track

Mere hours after unveiling the artwork for the upcoming new album "The Fateful Dark," U.K.'s Savage Messiah is streaming the new track "Cross of Babylon." The new release drops on March 18th in North America via Earache Records.

The track listing for the album is:

1. Iconocaust
2. Minority of One
3. Cross of Babylon
4. Hellblazer
5. Live As One Already Dead
6. The Fateful Dark
7. Zero Hour
8. Hammered Down
9. Scavengers of Mercy
10. The Cursed Earth
11. Be Quick or Be Dead *
12. Lightning to the Nations *
13. Killers *

(* - Earache Webstore/iTunes exclusive bonus tracks)

Check out "Cross of Babylon" here: More...

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Crypticus Posts Album Teaser

Crypticus is gearing up to release a physical version of new album "The Barrens" via Razorback Recordings at the end of the month (the digital version is out now). A teaser trailer is available below, and the label also comments:

"The long awaited 3rd album: you have been warned! One of the finest full-on horror metal albums is coming this winter from Razorback Recordings. No retro, no fake 'KVLT,' just real Death Metal MUSIC with cover art by Derek Waugh!"

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