Connecticut hardcore/metal masters Hatebreed have inked a European deal with Nuclear Blast Records. North America will be handled by Razor & Tie. The band's new album was co-produced by Hatebreed, Chris "Zeuss" Harris (Suicide Silence, All That Remains, Shadows Fall) and Josh Wilbur (Lamb of God, Avenged Sevenfold) and is scheduled for release in January. Wilbur also handled mixing duties on the CD, which will be supported by extensive global touring that will stretch well into 2014.

Commented Hatebreed singer Jamey Jasta: "We're really excited to be working with such great people at both Razor & Tie and Nuclear Blast. We've ...

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Misery Index and Pig Destroyer drummer Adam Jarvis has launched a brand new project called Fulgora. The group, which also features guitarist/vocalist B.L. LaMew and bassist John Jarvis, has just released a song called Risen (audio stream available here), which will be released later this year on a seven-inch single, also including the track Artifice.

Risen was mixed and mastered by Adam's Pig Destroyer bandmate Scott Hull.

Fulgora's full-length debut is tentatively due next year.

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German metallers Paradox will release their new album, Tales of the Weird, on December 14 via AFM Records. The CD was produced by Paradox mainman Charly Steinhauer and was mixed and mastered by Victor Bullok (a.k.a. V. Santura; Tryptikon, Dark Fortress) at Woodshed Studio in Landshut, Germany.

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Dreaming of Breathing, the new video from Daylight Dies, can be seen here. The clip was filmed by Ramon Boutviseth, who previously worked with the band on the Lies That Bind clip.

Dreaming of Breathing comes off Daylight Dies' new album, A Frail Becoming, which will be released in North America on October 9 via Candlelight Records. Mixed by Jens Bogren at Fascination Street Studios (Opeth, Katatonia, Devin Townsend), the CD features photography from Jonathan Mehring and packaging design by Agni Kaster.

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The Afterman: Ascension, the new album from New York progressive rockers Coheed and Cambria, can be streamed in its entirety here.

The Afterman will be released in two separate full-length volumes. The first volume, The Afterman: Ascension, will be available on both physical and digital platforms in the U.S. on October 9 via Hundred Handed/Everything Evil, and distributed through Fontana/Ingrooves (to be available in Canada via Universal Music Canada). The second volume, The Afterman: Descension, is due in February 2013.

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Renowned multi-instrumentalist, singer, songwriter, producer and now ringleader, Devin Townsend is gearing up for one of his biggest accomplishments to date: The Retinal Circus. Set to take place on October 27 at London, England's historic Roundhouse venue, this one-night only event has been sold out for over a year now; however, fans worldwide can still watch this event live online, thanks to Northern Music Company and InsideOut Music in association with Live Music Stage.

To watch Devin Townsend's The Retinal Circus online, go to this location to purchase your tic ...

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Ephemera, a brand new song from the extreme metal formation System Divide — featuring members of Fear Factory and Aborted — can be streamed here. The track's release coincides with the start of the band's North American tour with Epica, Alestorm and Insomnium. The single was mixed by producer Pete Rutcho (The Ghost Inside, Revocation, Bury Your Dead) and serves as teaser for System Divide's upcoming second full-length album, due out on Metal Blade Records in 2013.

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Croatian doom/gothic metallers Ashes You Leave will release their sixth full-length album, The Cure for Happiness, on November 29 via Rock N Growl Records. The CD, which was laid down at G.I.S. studios with producer Matej Zec, marks Ashes You Leave's first recording with singer Giada "Jade" Etro, who hails from Italy.

The song Summer's End is available for streaming here.

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Swedish "art rockers" Cult of Luna will release their first studio album in five years, Vertikal, in early 2013. The CD is said to be thematically influenced by the film Metropolis, a hypnotic backdrop of machinery and repetition.

Cult of Luna will launch a European headlining tour on January 17 in Hamburg, Germany.

Jan. 17 - Hamburg, Knust
Jan. 18 - Luxembourg, Kulturfabrik
Jan. 19 - Glasgow, Ivory Blacks
Jan. 20 - Sheffield, Corporation
Jan. 21 - Wolverhampton, Slade Rooms
Jan. 22 - London, The Garage
Jan. 24 - Paris, Le Divan Du Monde
Jan. 25 - Vannes, L'Echonova
Jan. 26 - Bordeaux, Le Krakatoa
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German deathcore act War from a Harlots Mouth will release its new album, Voyeur, on October 19 in Europe and November 6 in North America via Season Of Mist.

The official lyric video for the first single from the album, Scopophobia, can be seen here.

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