German metal panzer U.D.O. parted ways with guitarist Bill Hudson earlier this year. Now band has revealed that former Accept drummer and U.D.O. guitarist Stefan Kaufmann will join them on the upcoming summer tour. However, he won't be the band's permanent guitarist.

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Norwegian gothic metallers Ancestral Legacy have announced a new split EP! The band's latest release had been their 2014 album, Terminal but they are finally releasing new material.

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Norwegian ambitious avantgardists Urarv, which mix black metal into their music, have released a new mini-album, Argentum, on June 1st via Svart Records. But the band is offering a full listen of the release at this location. Urarv ("Ancient Heritage") is the new project spearheaded by avantgarde metal stalwart Björn Aldrahn Dencker of Dødheimsgard, The Deathtrip and Thorns fame. Check it out!

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Something is happening in the As I Lay Dying camp. The metalcore band led by vocalist Tim Lambesis has teased their first new music in six years and their official comeback. As I Lay Dying has posted a snippet of brand new music and what looks like a teaser to a music video on their Facebook page and other social media channels.

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It's the end of the road for death metal band Vallenfyre. Mastermind, guitarist/vocalist Gregor Mackintosh has released a statement revealing that the band is breaking up at the end of this year after releasing three albums, A Fragile King, Splinters and Fear Those Who Fear Him.

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Spanish Gothic doomsters Helevorn finally have some exciting news for their fans. Four years after the release of Compassion Forlorn, the band is gearing up to enter the studio and record a new album!

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Doom metal legend Eric Wagner and his The Skull are back with a heavy new song and new album. The Endless Road Turns Dark will drop on September 7th via Tee Pee Records. The LP was recorded in Chicago's Decade Music Studios with engineer Sanford Parker (Yob, Tombs) and builds on the foundation laid by the debut album, For Those Which Are Asleep. The lyric video for "The Endless Road Turns Dark" can be seen below.

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German doomsters Ophis will be back on the road this December for a small European tour with Mournful Congregation for a full doom metal package.

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Event:	Mournful Congregation: European Tour 2018

Luleå metalheads Baruk Khazad have had some line-up changes. Vocalist Anton Franzén decided to leave band in a April this year. Now the band's guitarist Marcus Eitzenberger, aka Sharp Axe, will take over vocal duties and the band will be a four piece.

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The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel has reported that the sold-out Ghost Milwaukee concert was cut short last Thursday after a fan collapsed. He died later Thursday night. The band has said that "in Milwaukee there was a medical emergency with one of our fans. We decided not to continue out of respect to him and his family." After learning of his passing, they released another statement sending their condolences to the family.

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Dee Snider, the legendary Twisted Sister singer, has unleashed the first song off of his upcoming new solo album, For The Love Of Metal, which hits stores on July 27th through Napalm Records. As of now, you check out "Tomorrow's No Concern" right here in the form of a lyric video.

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Prog metallers Distorted Harmony have recently debuted a djenty brand new song! The band is about to release their third full-length album, A Way Out, on July 19th. Before that, you get to hear the single "We Are Free" now available on the video below. Check it out before the album drops.

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Orange Goblin debut the title track to their upcoming new release called "The Wolf Bites Back", streaming now through the group's official website (front page). A June 15th is the official release date of The Wolf Bites Back record via Universal/Candlelight Records/Spinefarm.

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Sodom, Death Angel and Suicidal Angels will join forces for the 2018 installment of the "MTV Headbangers Ball" European tour. However, that's not all. The headliner of this tour is yet to be announced. So, be prepared. Till then, check out the list of confirmed tour dates down under.

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Event:	European MTV Headbangers Ball Tour 2018

Unfortunately, there's tragic news to report regarding the former guitarist of grindcore group Anal Cunt, Josh Martin. It has been reported that he has sadly passed away in a fatal escalator accident on Monday night in a Providence mall. WPRI reported the he fell off from the upper level to the food court area at around 10:45 pm and later died at the Rhode Island Hospital after suffering from his injuries which included serious head trauma. Josh Martin was 45 years old.

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