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Metal News for July 31, 2018

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15 news articles posted on this day.

Skindred Announces North American Tour

Welsh ragga metal veterans Skindred has announced that they will be heading out on a headlining tour of North America this Fall, with support on the trek coming from Sumo Cyco and Raven Black.

The band are eagerly anticipating their return: "We are blown away by the success 'That's My Jam'is currently having in America. It's heartwarming that our once second home is once again opening its arms to Skindred. This North American tour is so exciting for us, we can't wait to spread Big Tings across the land and so say all of us, Let's Dred into America!"

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Disturbed Completes Work On New Album

Chicago based heavy metal/hard rock outfit Disturbed has made the announcement that they have completed work on their new studio album. A message from the group reads as follows:

"The new record is done! The new album includes many styles of music. Since our last album and the recent footage from the studio, we’ve seen a lot of discussion about the evolution of our new music. Disturbed Ones, we have decided to embrace the debate. For our next single - what kind of sound do you want it to be?"

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As I Lay Dying Announces European Tour

Reunited American metalcore group As I Lay Dying has announced that they will be embarking on a headlining tour of Europe this December.

As I Lay Dying is:

Tim Lambesis - lead vocals
Phil Sgrosso - guitars
Nick Hipa - guitars
Josh Gilbert - bass, clean vocals
Jordan Mancino - drums

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Arcticcircle Debut Full-Album Stream Of New Album

Brandon, Manitoba's ARCTICCIRCLE have returned with heavy dose of metal on new album "Where Ice Meets Ocean". The Canadian trio's fourth full-length album is out now and streaming for you below:

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Zaum Premiere New Music Video "The Enlightenment"

New Brunswick's ECMA and Music NB award winning mantra doom duo ZAUM premiere their new music video for "The Enlightenment". The track is off ZAUM's second full length “Eidolon” released in 2016 via I HATE Records with distribution via Plastic Head/Sony Music throughout Europe and Century Media in North America to follow their 2014 debut album "Oracles".

Watch "The Enlightenment" below:

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Blind Justice Premiere Full-Album Stream

New Jersey hardcore quintet BLIND JUSTICE is preparing to hit the road this week on the None Greater 2018 Tour. The trek comes in support of BLIND JUSTICE's second album, No Matter The Cost, the long-awaited LP recently-released through a cooperation between Flatspot Records and Edgewood Records.

Check out now "No Matter The Cost" in its entirety below.

BLIND JUSTICE will embark on the None Greater 2018 tour for the first half of August. The tour begins this Friday, August 3rd and runs through August 12th. BLIND JUSTICE will be touring alongside their allies in Regulate, Break Away, and Krust for the trek: More...

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Mob Rules Premiere New Song & Lyric Video

Northern Germany's heavy and power metal outfit MOB RULES have released a new single and lyric video for the song "Sinister Light" which is taken from their forthcoming studio album "Beast Reborn".

You can watch the video below:

Singer Klaus Dirks describes the song as: More...

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Cliterati & Violation Wound Full-Album Streaming

Portland's CLITERATI and Oakland's VIOLATION WOUND premiere the full-album stream of the bands' brand new album split 12'', which was released July 27 via Tankcrimes.

Check out now the split in its entirety below.

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Mantar Premiere New Song "Seek + Forget"

German duo Mantar premiere a new song and video "Seek + Forget", taken from their upcoming new album "The Modern Art of Setting Ablaze", which comes out August 24th via Nuclear Blast.

Check out now "Seek + Forget" below.

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Witchgöat Premiere Pre-Release Full-Album Stream

Salvadorian black/thrash metal band Witchgöat premiere the pre-release full-album stream of the band's upcoming new demo "Umbra Regit", which will be released on July 31st by Morbid Skull Records.

Check out now "Umbra Regit" in its entirety below.

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Archgoat Premiere New Song "The Obsidian Flame"

Finnish black metal band Archgoat premiere a new song and lyric video "The Obsidian Flame (From My Depths)", taken from their upcoming new album "The Luciferian Crown", which will be released on September 14th, via Debemur Morti as special edition gatefold 12'' LP, gatefold picture 12'' LP, gatefold 12'' LP, digipack CD, and as a digital download.

Check out now "The Obsidian Flame (From My Depths)" below.

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Caliban & Lionheart European/UK Tour Announced

Caliban, Lionheart announce a December European/UK tour. A special guest is yet TBA for that run which will stop at the below list of cities:

12/01 London, UK – The Dome
12/02 Haarlem, NET – Patronaat
12/04 Nurnberg, GER – Hirsch
12/05 Vienna, AUT – Arena
12/06 Munich, GER – Backstage Werk
12/07 Pratteln, SWI – Z7
12/08 Pinarella di Cervia, ITA – Rockplanet Club
12/09 Milano, ITA – Circolo Magnolia
12/10 Lyon, FRA – CCO
12/11 Paris, FRA – Le Trabendo
12/13 Berlin, GER – C-Theater
12/14 Leipzig, GER – Conne Island
12/15 Munster, GER – Skaters Palace
12/16 Karlsruhe, GER – Knock Down Festival
12/18 Prague, CZE – Rock Cafe
12/19 Budapest, HUN – A38
12/20 Salzburg, AUT – Rockhouse
12/21 Cologne, GER – Live Music Hall
12/22 Hamburg, GER – Markthalle

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Pathology Tap New Vocalist Obie Flett

Pathology announce the addition of frontman Obie Flett (Inherit Disease, etc.) to their ranks. Flett previously performed with them back in 2010. He officially joins the band after some lineup instability earlier this year saw Pathology tap Allegaeon‘s vocalist Riley McShane - a recruitment that turned out to have not worked out as planned.

Pathology will be out on the road again later this week on ‘The Brutal Annihilation Tour‘ with Aenimus and Parasitic Ejaculation. Below's where that trek will hit: More...

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Erosion Debut New Song “Human Error”

Current & former members of Baptists and 3 Inches Of Blood join forces in their project Erosion with plans to release their full-length debut “Maximum Suffering” on October 19th via Hydra Head. You can check out a new song entitled “Human Error” streaming below.

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The Crown Premiere New Music Video

The Crown premiere a new music video for their track “In The Name Of Death“, taken from their latest effort, “Cobra Speed Venom“.

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