Crossover thrashers The Boneless Ones announced that Craig Locicero ( Forbidden) has joined the ranks as the second guitarist. The Boneless Ones are currently working on new full length release, following 1986's Skate For The Devil. One of the songs that will be featured on the new music output, "Heavy Is The Face'', can be heard at this location.

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Legendary Saxon vocalist Biff Byford and his son Seb Byford from Naked Six have launched a new music project under the name Heavy Water. Their debut album, Red Brick City, will be out July 23 via Silver Lining Music. Biff plays bass and does the vocal duties, while Seb handles guitars and vocals. First single/video is due out this Friday, May 7th.

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Denmark's heavy metal act Witch Cross proudly announce the release of their third full length effort, entitled Angel Of Death. It will be set free via High Roller Records on June 11, 2021. The song "Phoenix Fire'' serves as a first taste of the new music.

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Funeral doom metal virtuoso Kostas Panagiotou from Pantheïst announced a new recording line-up for the band's upcoming album. On bass: Matt Strangis, guitars: Jeremy Lewis and Frédéric Laborde, and John Devos on drums.

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Denmark's thrash metal ensemble Killing have dropped a brand new video for the song ''Kill Everyone''. The latter will be part of the band's forthcoming debut record, Face The Madness, to be released through Mighty Music on August 8th, 2021.

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Udo Dirkschneider has teamed up with two of his former Accept bandmates, bassist Peter Baltes and guitarist Stefan Kaufmann, his son Sven on drums, experienced guitarist Mathias Diethand and vocalist Manuela Markewitz, to form a new collective Dirkschneider & The Old Gang. The latter has already created a set of new tunes that will be released as a 3-piece single, Arising, on August 27, 2021 on AFM Records. The newly streaming song/video, ''Face Of A Stranger'', serves as a taste of what to expect from this upcoming music effort.

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Rob Halford revealed over his Instagram that former Judas Priest drummer John Hinch has passed away at the age 73. John was part of the group between 1973 and 1975, and played on Judas Priest's debut album Rocka Rolla.

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According to the band's Facebook post, German death doomsters Arbor Ira are currently working on their new music effort, following 2017's Weltenfresser.

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Finland's power metal band Seraphiel announced that after one year of collaboration they and Italian singer Paolo Ribaldini are going separate ways.

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Swedes Blazon Stone are pleased to introduce Polish musician Marta Gabriel ( Crystal Viper, Marta Gabriel) as the new permanent bass player in the ranks.

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Ratt's singer Stephen Pearcy has dropped the official music video for a previously unreleased solo song, called "Don't Wanna Talk About It". It was written "circa 2000s" entirely by Pearcy, who is handling vocals and guitars, Erik Ferentinos on lead guitars, Mike Duda on bass and Greg D'Angelo on drums.

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American blackened death metal tyrans Pessimist are located at Black Attack Studios in Los Angeles, CA (USA) to begin recording their long awaited fourth full-length album, entitled Keys To The Underworld (exact release date TBA). Ira Black will be handling the engineering.

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Melodic death metal machine from Sweden, Reaper's Mark, reveal that bassist Oscar Karlin has decided leave band a couple of months ago to focus on his studies.

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Serbian power metal strikers Claymorean are located in Midnight Studio (Belgrade, Serbia) with engineer Boris ?urlan, where the mixing and mastering process of their fifth studio album will be completed.

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Black metal duo Darkthrone have detailed their forthcoming studio album. The 5-track effort is entitled Eternal Hails and ready to officially arrive on June the 25th. Below you can also check out the album's tracklist and cover artwork.

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