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Last updated on December 5, 2013 at 12:30 PM ET

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

Watain Releases First Ever Music Video

Dec 5, 2013 at 12:30 PM by CROMCarl.

Watain released the band's first ever music video for the track "Outlaw." The song appears on the latest album "The Wild Hunt," which is available now through His Master's Noise via Century Media Records (see review here).

The video is produced by Watain and Johan Bååth, who already directed the band's Opus Diaboli DVD in 2012. The band commented: "The 'Outlaw' video is a knife stab in the face of today's clean and witty metal scene and yet another step for us to bring back something real and extreme into this limping music movement."

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MaYaN Releases Second Video Studio Report

Dec 5, 2013 at 11:39 AM by CROMCarl.

Dutch melodic metal act MaYaN released the second video studio report on the recordings of the new album "Antagonise," the band's second album. The release is set to drop via Nuclear Blast on January 31st (EU) and February 4, 2014 (USA) via Nuclear Blast Records.

About the album....the band explains that "it's dealing about the current state of the world in which a small group of elites have all the power and try to dominate humanity. The tension is rising and the outcome yet unknown."

The track list of "Antagonise" will be:

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

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Benedictum Releases New Music Video "Scream"

Dec 5, 2013 at 11:31 AM by CROMCarl.

Benedictum released a new music video for the track "Scream." The song appears on the band's latest album "Obey," which was issued just this week in North America via Frontiers Records.

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Blackbird Signs With Pure Rock Records

Dec 5, 2013 at 9:42 AM by CROMCarl.

German hard rock band Blackbird have signed a worldwide deal with Pure Rock Records, a division of Pure Steel Records. The new release "Of Heroes and Enemies" is expected in 2014, but the exact date has not yet been revealed. More information on the release is expected shortly.

Blackbird is:

Angus Dersim - vocals, lead guitar
Bora Karakus - rhythm guitars
Fritzi Delli - bass guitar
Steffen T. - drums More...

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Legion Of The Damned Posts Preview Clip Of New LP

Dec 5, 2013 at 9:25 AM by CROMCarl.

Dutch death thrashers Legion of the Damned released a preview featuring clips from the entire new album "Ravenous Plague." The album is the band's sixth full length studio effort and will drop via Napalm Records on January 8th (ESP/SWE/NOR), January 3rd (GAS/FIN/BENELUX) and January 7th (UK/Rest of Europe/North America).

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 (streaming here)
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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Silent Force Releases "Circle Of Trust" Video

Dec 5, 2013 at 8:34 AM by CROMCarl.

German melodic metal act Silent Force, with the new lineup featuring vocalist Michael Bormann (Powerworld/Redrum) and bassist Mat Sinner (Primal Fear/Sinner), released the new music video "Circle of Trust." The song appears on the new album "Rising From the Ashes," which is scheduled for release on December 13th (EU) and January 21st (USA) via AFM Records.

The track list for the album is:

1. Caught in Their Wicked Game
2. There Ain't No Justice
3. Circle of Trust
4. Living to Die
5. Before You Run
6. You Gotta Kick It
7. Turn Me Loose
8. Born to Be a Fighter
9. Anytime Anywhere
10. Kiss of Death

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The Unguided Posts "Inception" Video Teaser

Dec 5, 2013 at 8:27 AM by CROMCarl.

Swedish melodic death metal act The Unguided - featuring Ex-Sonic Syndicate members Roland Johansson (vocals) and Roger Sjunnesson (guitars) - posted a teaser clip for the upcoming new single and music video "Inception." The song is taken from the band's upcoming new release "Fragile Immortality," the sophomore full length album that drops via Napalm Records on Jan. 31st (Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Finland, Benelux), Feb. 5th (Spain, Sweden, Norway), Feb. 3rd (Rest Of Europe) and Feb. 11th (North America).

The single is out on: December 20th (World) and January 21st (North America). The track listing for "Fragile Immortality" is:

1. Inception
2. Defector DCXVI
3. Granted
4. Eye of the Thylacine
5. Unguided Entity
6. Carnal Genesis
7. Enforce
8. Blodbad
9. Only Human
10. Singularity
11. Oblivion
12. Deathwalker
13. Unguided Entity (Zardonic Remix)
14. Deathwalker (Zardonic Remix)
15. When All the Seraphim Cry (Zardonic feat. The Unguided)

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