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It has been a long time coming but they're on their way back.

The Joy Formidable are streaming their new album, 'Wolf's Law,' in its entirety on Rolling Stone. The official release date is January 22 via Atlantic Records.

The mighty Norma Jean are returning to our shores for the first time in over 5 years bringing along with them Boston’s finest hardcore purveyors Vanna and Newcastle’s very own Safe Hands.Norma Jean have continuously pushed the boundaries of heavy music releasing a slew of seminal albums including "O God, The Aftermath" and "The Anti Mother", cementing themselves at the forefront of the metal world. This trend continued with the release of their fifth full length "Meridional", with AbsolutePunk calling it their "magnum opus, that will be matched by very few within the genre."Renowned across the globe for their chaotic and pummeling live shows Norma Jean incites rabid fanfare leaving those in attendance in awe and admiration of their performances. Norma Jean are currently holed up in the studio with producer Joshua Barber working on their much anticipated as yet untitled sixth full length due out in 2013. Australian fans will be some of the first in the world to hear new material.Bost...

Chiodos have made Thomas Erak an official member, announcing the addition of the guitarist via an official video.

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At The Gates and The Haunted guitarist Anders Björler has announced renowned Swedish session musician Morgan Ågren will play drums on his upcoming solo album, The Antikythera Mechanism. As well as playing drums for Swedish progressive rock band Kaipa, fans of extreme metal may recognise Morgan Ågren for his performance on Meshuggah guitarist Fredrik Thordendal’s solo album, Sol Niger Within. Ågren is the first session musician enlisted by Björler to contribute to the album, which is due out later this year.

'And the next thing you know, I'm not allowed back there'

Machine Head frontman Robert Flynn says the band will begin writing the follow-up to 2011’s Unto The Locust this week.

Ohio metalcore outfit, Like Moths To Flames have released a new music video for their singe 'Learn Your Place' which featured on their 2011 Rise Records debut, When We Don't Exist.

Headlining CANT SAY on Friday the 25th of January will be SUN CITY, along with PREQUEL, WEDNESDAY THE RAT and the CANT SAY residents.

After much discussion about the prospect of new material in the last year or so, it has been revealed that The Strokes are set to release a new singe, entitled 'All the Time,' soon.