Spanish symphonic metallers Dark Moor have announced the surprise return of bassist Dani Férnandez to the line-up. He replaces Ricardo Moreno, who had only joined the band back in February. During his first tenure, Férnandez played on the albums from Beyond The Sea until Autumnal before leaving in 2008. Dark Moor have made no comment regarding the circumstances of Moreno's departure.

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Electric-Cathedral-Wizard doom super-group, With The Dead, have released a promo video to accompany the debut of their newly released track, "Crown Of Burning Stars", which can be seen in the link below. Their new album is expected to be released this Friday 16th October on Rise Above Records. What could be better as a foretaste?

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Swedish melodic metallers Amaranthe will release a special digital-only compilation of B-sides later this month on October 30th. Breaking Point - B-Sides 2011-2015 will feature eight tracks, six of those being acoustic renditions. Amaranthe will return to the U.S. this fall on an epic headline tour with Butcher Babies in tow.

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Heavy power metallers Circle II Circle will release their new and 7th studio album, Reign Of Darkness, tomorrow on October 16th via earMUSIC. Now you can watch the lyric video for the song ''Ghost Of The Devil'' below right before the release. After Seasons Will Fall, what do you think of the new material from the group released so far?

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The long awaited new album from UFO guitarist Vinnie Moore will be released on October 23rd on Mind's Eye Music. Titled Aerial Visions, Vinnie's 8th solo album features drummer Richie Monica (Tantric, Poppa Chubby), and bassists Dave LaRue (Steve Morse, Flying Colors, The Dregs), Rob DeLuca (UFO, Sebastian Bach), Dorian Heartsong (Jason Bonham's Led Zeppelin Experience) and Elliott Dean Rubinson (Uli Jon Roth, Michael Schenker Group). Fans had to wait six years for a new album but it is finally coming.

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Whiplash guitarist/vocalist Tony Portaro has rejoined forces with the band's original drummer, Tony Scaglione, to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Whiplash's classic debut album, Power And Pain. Along with bassist Dank DeLong, they will unleash their brand of thrash metal to fans all around the world beginning in 2016. Tony Scaglione will replace live drummer Charlie Zeleny (2014-2015).

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Russian/Ukrainian post-rock/doom outfit Kauan promised a sinister and operatic trip on their new one-track opus Sorni Nai but do they deliver it? The CD release is scheduled for October 20th (Finland/USA) via Blood Music, but you can already stream the whole piece right here. Sit back, relax and enjoy the 52-minute ride.

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Hegemon have a new album coming up titled The Hierarch, which will be their fourth studio album to date. In anticipation of the album's release in North America on November 13th through Season Of Mist, the group has released a brand new track, "Credo Quia Absurdum", which can be streamed at No Clean Singing. Check it out!

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After announcing their new line up, the German heavy metallers Rage are now sharing more projects for the future. The trio will release the EP My Way in January and will tour in Europe in 2016 as well. Peavy will introduce his new fellow musicians Marcos Rodriguez (guitars) and Vassilios Maniatopoulos (drums) live on stage for the first time.

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"Fish On" is the new NSFW video from Lindemann, the project featuring vocalist Till Lindemann of German industrial metallers Rammstein and Swedish producer and multi-instrumentalist Peter Tägtgren (Hypocrisy, Pain). The band has recently released the video to promote their debut album, Skills In Pills. The video can be seen in all its glory below. You have been warned!

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German industrial metallers Rammstein appear to have regrouped to begin work on their first new material in six years. A new post on the band's Facebook page features several of the Rammstein members setting up equipment accompanied by the caption: "Rammstein: Back on!" Bear in mind that frontman Till Lindemann has recently stated in interviews that the band would soon regroup to work on new material.

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Hatesphere, the Danish thrash/death metallers, are back with a new album simply called New Hell and it will be released on November 20th, 2015 via Massacre Records. As of now, you can stream below the first hellish sounds of the record. According to their vocalist, this new album is more varied. Watch the album trailer below!

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A new band featuring some of rock's most celebrated names is planning to release a new album in November. Ten Commandos features Matt Cameron (Soundgarden/Pearl Jam), Ben Shepherd (Soundgarden), Alain Johannes (Queens Of The Stone Age/Eleven) and Dimitri Coats (Off!). Mark Lanegan (Screaming Trees/Queens Of The Stone Age) will also appear on the record. In fact, you can hear the album's first single here.

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The Finnish band Wyrd has been working on a new album for a while now but progress has been made. Now the band has completed the mixing process of Death Of The Sun. More news and a sample are expected soon but a few details are already available like song titles. Started originally as a one-man project, Wyrd is now a full band too.

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So Hideous are about to release their new album and second of their career, Laurestine, on October 16th via Prosthetic Records (CD/LP). In anticipation of the release, the symphonic post-black metallers are currently streaming the entire offering online on SoundCloud. Just turn the volume up and click play!

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