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Last updated on March 10, 2014 at 10:16 AM ET

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8 news articles posted today (and counting...)

Ultra-Violence Releases "L.F.D.Y." Music Video

Mar 10, 2014 at 10:16 AM by CROMCarl.

Italian thrashers Ultra-Violence released a new music video for the track "L.F.D.Y." The track appears on the debut full length album "Privilege to Overcome," which was issued back in April of 2013 via Punishment 18 Records.

The video was created by Fabio Mori. Check it out here:

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SXSW Metal Showcases Listing

Mar 10, 2014 at 8:38 AM by Rex_84.

South By Southwest (SXSW) has successfully kicked off another year of conferences, showcases and events. By now, thousands of badge and wrist band wearers have consumed hundreds of film premieres and attended conferences on the latest innovations in the fields of interactive technology and education. Now it's time to pump up the volume and flip a middle finger at mainstream music as we descend into the festival's music segment. This year reveals a full week of metallic offerings. Check below for a listing of metal themed official showcases (times and card may be subject to change). More...

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Sinbreed Posts Final In Studio Video On "Shadows"

Mar 10, 2014 at 8:07 AM by CROMCarl.

German power metal act Sinbreed posted the fourth and final in studio video series showcasing the recording sessions for the upcoming new album "Shadows." The release is set to drop via AFM Records on March 28th (EU) and April 14th (USA). In this installment, Herbie Langhans (Beyond the Bridge) records vocal tracks.

The track list for "Shadows" is:

1. Bleed (see music video here)
2. Shadows
3. Call to Arms
4. Reborn
5. Leaving the Road
6. Far Too Long
7. Black Death
8. Standing Tall
9. London Moon
10. Broken Wings

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Delain Posts Preview Clips Of New Album

Mar 10, 2014 at 8:00 AM by CROMCarl.

Dutch symphonic metal act released a preview of the new album "The Human Contradiction," which features clips from the entire album. The album is set for release via Napalm Records on April 8th in North America. The track list is:

1. Here Come the Vultures
2. Your Body is a Battleground (see lyric video)
3. Stardust
4. My Masquerade
5. Tell Me, Mechanist
6. Sing to Me
7. Army of Dolls
8. Lullaby
9. The Tragedy of the Commons

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Vita Imana Streaming New Track "Oxigeno"

Mar 10, 2014 at 7:45 AM by CROMCarl.

Spanish groove metal act Vita Imana is streaming the new track "Oxigeno" from the new album "Oceanidae," which releases today via Sobry Music. "Oceanidae" was produced by David Sobrino and Vita Imana and mastered in Sterling Sound in New York City.

The track listing for the album is:

1. Depredador de Luz
2. Equilibrio
3. Ablepsia (see music video)
4. Mar de Cristales
5. Manos de Sangre
6. Seis Almas
7. Hydros
8. Oxigeno
9. Oceanidae

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Qantice Releases In Studio Video For New Album

Mar 10, 2014 at 7:40 AM by CROMCarl.

French symphonic metal act Qantice, now fronted by Damnation Angels vocalist PelleK, released an in studio video on the making of the upcoming sophomore LP "The Pantonauts." The album was produced & mixed by Kevin Codfert (Adagio/Myrath) and mastered by Jens Bogren (Symphony X/Dragonsfore) and will be released on March 12th (Japan), April 7th (EU), and an unspecified date in May for the USA.

The track list for "The Phantonauts" is:

1. Bygones
2. Epic Fail (streaming here)
3. Hoverland
4. Phantonaut
5. Slayers' Jig
6. The Last Circus
7. Giant of Embers
8. Swansong by Syphelia
9. The Gest of Nekroxyter
10. Stars
11. Mild Illusion

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Brainstorm Releases "Firesoul" Music Video

Mar 10, 2014 at 7:32 AM by CROMCarl.

German power metal band Brainstorm released a music video for the title track of the new album "Firesoul." The release will drop on April 4th on CD, limited digipak, limited special edition and limited vinyl LP via AFM Records.

The track listing is:

1. Erased By The Dark
2. Firesoul
3. Descendants Of The Fire
4. Entering Solitude
5. Recall The Real
6. Shadowseeker
7. Feed Me Lies
8. What Grows Inside
9. The Chosen
10. … And I Wonder

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Pretty Maids Posts "My Soul To Take" Music Video

Mar 10, 2014 at 7:23 AM by CROMCarl.

Danish hard rock/metal act Pretty Maids released a music video for the new track "My Soul to Take." The song appears on the new release "Louder Than Hell," an album of newly re-recorded classics with four new tracks. The album drops via Frontiers Records on March 21st (EU) and March 25th (North America).

The track list is:

1. Deranged (New Song) (see music video)
2. Playing God
3. Psycho-Time-Bomb-Planet-Earth
4. My Soul to Take (New Song)
5. He Who Never Lived
6. Virtual Brutality
7. Tortured Spirit
8. With These Eyes
9. Nuclear Boomerang (New Song)
10. Snakes in Eden
11. Wake Up to the Real World
12. A Heart Without a Home (New Song)

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