Eddie Sutton, lead singer of the iconic New York hardcore/thrash metal band Leeway, died last Friday (April 19th) after a three-year battle with Stage 3 Adenocarcinoma. He was 59 years old, and a funeral for him will be held this coming Tuesday (April 23rd). In other news, a benefit concert in honor of Sutton is scheduled to take place at the Debonair Music Hall in Teaneck, New Jersey on June 14th.

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UFO frontman Phil Mogg confirmed in a recent interview with Ultimate Classic Rock that, following a 55-year run, the legendary hard rock/heavy metal band has officially called it quits. This news comes nearly two years after UFO had to cancel a tour, due to Mogg's recovery after suffering a heart attack.

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Death metal titans Obituary have released a music video for "Barely Alive" from their most recent studio album, last year's Dying Of Everything. The video was released to coincide with their upcoming North American tour with Amon Amarth (also featuring Cannibal Corpse and Frozen Souls), which begins this Sunday, April 21st.

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Doom metal icons Trouble have recruited Garry Naples as their new drummer and they will soon to begin recording a new album with him, which will be their first since 2013's The Distortion Field and is planned to be released next year.

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Clutch frontman Neil Fallon confirmed in a new interview with TotalRock's 'Hobo On The Radio' show that the band has begun writing new material for the follow-up to 2022's Sunrise On Slaughter Beach, which he hopes will be out by the end of 2025.

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British rock veterans The Cult will embark on a tour of Europe and UK throughout this summer and fall called the '8424' tour. This run will coincide with the 40th anniversary of their debut album Dreamtime.

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Recently-reunited progressive metal pioneers Crimson Glory are in the process of writing their long-awaited follow-up to 1999's Astronomica, which according to guitarist Ben Jackson is tentatively due in the fall of 2025. In anticipation of the record, the band released its first song in 25 years "Triskaideka" last January.

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Bay Area thrash metal titans Exodus are releasing a live album called British Disaster: The Battle Of '89 - Live At The Astoria on May 31st, 2024 via Nuclear Blast, around the same month the band begins recording their next studio album. British Disaster was recorded live on March 8th, 1989 at the London Astoria as Exodus were touring behind their third album Fabulous Disaster, and in support of it, the band have released a live video of that album's title track from the concert. Pre-orders are being taken here.

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Eddie Sutton, lead singer of the iconic New York hardcore/thrash metal band Leeway, has announced that he is in hospice care amid his fight with Stage 3 Adenocarcinoma. Sutton was diagnosed with the illness back in 2021 and a GoFundMe page has been set up to cover his medical bills.

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After more than two years since its first announcement, heavy metal icons Black Sabbath are set to release the box set of Tony Martin-era albums, titled Anno Domini 1989-1995, on May 31st via Rhino Records. The box set includes remasters of 1989's Headless Cross, 1990's Tyr and 1994's Cross Purposes, while 1995's Forbidden was remixed by guitarist Tony Iommi specifically for this package. It is available for pre-order here.

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Canadian speed metal pioneers Exciter have announced dates for a summer 2024 North American tour called 'Feel Evil Like The Knife', with Midnight as co-headliner and support from Wraith and Hellwitch. The tour comes in anticipation of the long-awaited new Exciter album, which will be their first since 2010's Death Machine and is tentatively due later this year or in 2025.

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German thrash metal kings Tankard have announced dates for tour with Defiance, Accu§er and Shaark dubbed 'Clash Of Thrash Tour 2025', which will take place a year from this month.



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British progressive rock veterans Marillion have announced that they are releasing a live album, entitled An Hour Before It's Dark: Live In Port Zélande 2023, on June 21st. It was recorded live from March 17th to March 19th of last year at Center Parcs, Port Zélande, The Netherlands, and saw the band performing their most recent album An Hour Before It's Dark; a live version of "Reprogram The Gene" from the concert is below. The live album can be pre-ordered here.

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Former Skid Row frontman Sebastian Bach has set Child Within The Man as the title of his first solo album in ten years, due on May 10th via Reigning Phoenix Music. In conjunction with the album announcement, Bach has released a music video for his new single "Everybody Bleeds". Pre-orders of the album are being taken here.

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Testament bassist Steve DiGiorgio confirmed in a new interview with 'For Bass Players Only' that they have been in the pre-produciton phase of their upcoming album. The follow-up to 2020's Titans Of Creation is planned for release later this year or next year, and their debut with Chris Dovas (formerly of Seven Spires) on drums. Stay tuned for more info.

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