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Metal News for May 8, 2018

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12 news articles posted on this day.

Fit For An Autopsy Signs To Nuclear Blast

New Jersey metal outfit, Fit For An Autopsy , have signed a worldwide deal with Nuclear Blast Entertainment and are currently finishing up writing music for their 5th full-length album, which is expected to be released sometime in early 2019. More details to follow in the coming months.

Comments the band:
"We‘re incredibly excited to announce that FIT FOR AN AUTOPSY has signed a worldwide deal with Nuclear Blast. Looking forward to the next chapter of the band with the gurus of the metal world at our side.

"Thank you Carl, Rick, Scott, Bill, Brendan, Steve, and everyone else at E-one/Good Fight for the believing in the band and supporting us through our last few records. It was a pleasure working together.

"We‘re currently finishing up writing a new record, with recording set to commence shortly. Stay tuned for updates and some tour announcements. Horns up."

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Halcyon Days Premiere New Song & Video "July"

Scandinavia’s Halcyon Days, debut their first single and music video "July" available for streaming below. The track is taken from their upcoming album “Rain Soaked Pavements & Fresh Cut Grass”, to be released on June 15.

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Burial In The Sky Premiere New Song

Progressive/technical death metal outfit Burial In The Sky debut their second single to drop from "Creatio et Hominus". Creatio et Hominus is out on June 1st through Bandcamp.

You can check out Burial In The Sky - "Nautilus' Cage" now below:

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Orgullo Nativo Premiere Full-Album Stream

Colombian raw speed thrashing trio ORGULLO NATIVO has recently unleashed the re-issued version of their sophomore album "Entre el campo de batalla" via Morbid Skull Records. This version includes two bonus rehearsal tracks.

Stream the album in its entirety below:

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Wayfarer Debut New Song "Animal Crown"

Colorado's black metal outfit Wayfarer debut a new song entitled "Animal Crown", taken from their upcoming new album "World's Blood", which will be out in stores May 25th via Profound Lore.

Check out now "Animal Crown" below.

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Dopethrone Premiere New Song "Killdozer"

Dopethrone premiere a new song entitled "Killdozer", taken from their upcoming new album "Transcanadian Anger", which will be out on May 25 via Totem Cat Records.

Check out now "Killdozer" below.

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Sadistik Forest Premiere New Song "Zero Progress"

Finland's death metal unit Sadistik Forest premiere a new song entitled "Zero Progress", taken from their upcoming new album "Morbid Majesties", which will be released on May 25th by Transcending Obscurity Records, digitally and on CD (including an autographed metallic green embossed box set).

Check out now "Zero Progress" below.

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New Documentary On Cliff Burton Available

A new feature-length documentary on Metallica‘s late bassist Cliff Burton has been shared online streaming below. The film is entitled ‘The Salvation Kingdom‘ with Burton‘s older sister Connie discussing her brother and sharing tales of their childhood together.

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BABYMETAL Debut New Music Video & Single

Babymetal have released a new track titled “Distortion“. In addition to a digital release today, May 08th, the outfit debuts the below music video for the single.


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Behemoth Debut New Song “Wolves Ov Siberia” Live

Behemoth premiered a brand new song entitled “Wolves Of Siberia” live past weekend during their May 05th appearance at the ‘PULP Summer Slam‘ festival in Quezon City, Philippines. Fan-filmed footage of that can be seen below. Behemoth entered the studio earlier this year to start recording their eleventh full-length effort.

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Black Fast Premiere New Music Video

Black Fast‘s new effort has been dubbed “Spectre Of Ruin” and will be out in stores on July 13th via eOne Music. Recording sessions for the album took place at Mana Studios in St. Petersburg, FL with Hate Eternal‘s Erik Rutan helming the production. A new music video for the album’s first single “Cloak Of Lies” can be streamed below.

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Morbid Angel Premiere Gory NSFW Music Video

Morbid Angel premiere a NSFW music video for their track “Garden Of Disdain”streaming below. Nader Sadek produced the clip. States the band’s vocalist/bassist Steve Tucker :

“Nader does some of the most interesting and dark visual art I have ever seen. We were excited to work with him and see our musical ideas put into such amazing visuals!”


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