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Hey this one should be up Dave’s alley Phil Campbell is releasing a solo album sometime in 2018 through nuclear blast  and new band bleeding gods is releasing a a album through nuclear blast and nuclear blast is reissuing some testament albums on January 26th

Loudness Saxon  and ministry all have records coming out in 2018

Orphaned land has a new cd coming out in January 2018 through century media records @RelentlessOblivion Should check that out

@Natassja7 watain has a new album coming out in 2018 tridal wolf eclipse due out on century media records  oceans of slumber has a new record coming out in 2018 trough century media records @Iceni have you heard of them there progressive metal band 

Tool looks to put out of an album in 2018

Rammstein is going put a record in 2018 

Chthonic is going to have new album in 2018

The crown announced a new album titled cobra spitting Vemon  will be out some time in 2018 through metal blade records

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Let’s hope it’s significantly better than their ‘comeback’ album which was dreadful. I really dug this band early on.
Fuck yes. Crown of Thorns was killer melodic death metal, and I loved when they went to their rocking death/thrash formula after the name change, especially on Deathrace King. They were a class act, but I was skeptical of their return and never checked it out.

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Fuck yes. Crown of Thorns was killer melodic death metal, and I loved when they went to their rocking death/thrash formula after the name change, especially on Deathrace King. They were a class act, but I was skeptical of their return and never checked it out.

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Deathrace King is awesomely enjoyable. Total Satan & Blitzkrieg Witchcraft get frequent spins out my way.
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Deathrace King is awesomely enjoyable. Total Satan & Blitzkrieg Witchcraft get frequent spins out my way.
My favorite might be Devil Gate Ride, but the whole album is sick. I wish they would have kept it up, the albums they did after were good, but nowhere near as energetic and fun.

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24 minutes ago, FatherAlabaster said:

Here's an upcoming release that will probably appeal to @deathstorm: Xenosis - Devour And Birth, new-school prog/tech DM from Connecticut. Releases next week.  https://xenosis.bandcamp.com/album/devour-and-birth

And Hooded Menace coming up a week after that. I dig the promo tracks: https://hoodedmenace.bandcamp.com/

I am checking xenosis out right  now I like it a lot will check out hooded menance  too thanks @FatherAlabaster For the recommendation and thinking of me 

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