Good news for glam metal fans, because Finnish icon Michael Monroe, most known for his work with Hanoi Rocks, will release his new solo album, One Man Gang, in the spring, it has been announced. The follow-up to 2015's Blackout States, which is currently being mastered, features guest appearances by ex- Michael Monroe guitarist Nasty Suicide and The Damned legend Captain Sensible.

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Estonian black metal beasts Bestia have started recording their third studio album last weekend at Arhailised Helid studio. They haven't released a new record for almost ten years, since Ronkade Parved came out in 2009. Stay tuned for more updates.

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American death/doom act Accidental Suicide released one album, Deceased, in 1992 and then vanished. In 1993, the band recorded a four track EP, Dead Erotica, that was never released until last year on Vic Records. However, recently it was announced that their frontman and vocalist Ed Jackson has died. He was also a tattoo artist in Wisconsin.

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Maryland-based death metal/grindcore band Misery Index has completed work on their new studio album. The follow-up to 2014' release The Killing Gods was recorded this past summer with Erik Rutan (of Hate Eternal) engineering and producing. Season Of Mist will release the new effort in March, 2019, with further details to be delievered in the coming weeks.

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Swallow The Sun are back! The band surprised fans today by announcing their new album that follows the ambitious triple album, Songs From The North I, II & III, released in 2015. The Finnish melancholy death-doom metal masters will release their new album When A Shadow Is Forced Into The Light on January 25th, 2019 through Century Media Records.

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Legendary Swedish death metallers Hypocrisy and Italian symphonic death metallers Fleshgod Apocalypse will return to North America for a co-headlining deadly tour dubbed Death...Is Just The Beginning next March/April. Joining them are progressive extreme metal band Ænimus.

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Apart from preparing to release a new album, U.S. metallers Slipknot have also been working on a 10th anniversary edition of their All Hope Is Gone record. The 10th Anniversary Deluxe Edition will arrive on December 7th featuring reimagined artwork and live bonus disc containing their 2009 headline set at Madison Square Garden. Also, you can listen to "Dead Memories" live at Madison Square Garden 2009 exclusively at this location.

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Whitesnake just announced their first shows of the 2019 Flesh & Blood World Tour, which will feature songs from the new studio record to be released on Frontiers in May 2019 entitled Flesh & Blood, alongside their biggest hits and songs spanning over 40 years. The world-renowned group featuring David Coverdale (vocals), Reb Beach (guitar), Joel Hoekstra (guitar), Michael Devin (bass), Tommy Aldridge (drums) and Michele Luppi (keys) have just finished recording their 13th studio record.

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Just before the end of 2016, fans of Vektor were informed that three members of the band, guitarist Erik Nelson, drummer Blake Anderson and bassist Frank Chin have quit the group, leaving guitarist/vocalist and founding member David DiSanto all to himself. Below is some further insight by the band's frontman on what happened.

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By now, you might have heard of Threatin, for all the wrong reasons. The Los Angeles metal band has reached viral fame after they scammed venues, faked a label and a fanbase in an elaborate scheme. Jered Threatin is the singer and sole full-time member of the band and he faked his entire online fanbase in order to book a tour in the UK and Europe that no one is showing up to.

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Proggers Haken just released their fifth studio album titled Vector. The band have also announced a vinyl live release titled L+1VE for 7th December 2018, which sees the four tracks that were originally only available as a bonus on the DVD, now available on a single LP + CD.

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German death metallers Obscenity are preparing to unleash a new aural assault, the new album Summoning The Circle. And recently, they made a new song available online titled "Infernal Warfare". This is the perfect start into 2019, which marks the band's 30th year in history!

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Devin Townsend has announced a very special European 'An Evening With' solo acoustic tour, beginning at the end of March 2019 and running through April. The intimate evenings will feature Devin performing tracks from across his catalogue, as well as taking part in a Q&A where fans will get to know more about what Devin is up to at this stage in his career and the forthcoming new album Empath. This will prove to be a unique and special experience for all in attendance.

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German melodic death/doom metallers Nailed To Obscurity have shared the title track of their new album, Black Frost, their fourth studio album and first for new label Nuclear Blast. The new album is due out on January 11th and can be pre-ordered here. Enjoy the song now here with video directed and produced by Dirk Behlau (Pixeleye Interactive Design Studio & Film Production).

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If you want some hard rock, you should check out the upcoming Quiet Riot live album, One Night In Milan. Their performance at the Frontiers Rock Festival 2018 marked the band's first-ever concert in Italy. This special event is now being released on CD/DVD and Blu-ray. This once-in-a-lifetime performance will be released January 25th, 2019 via Frontiers Music Srl. This is also their first concert film.

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