Norwegian dark folk music project Havnatt will release their fourth full length effort, Gammal Bygd, on February 22nd. Recorded, mixed and mastered by Tom Simonsen at the Secret Quarters Studios. Artwork created by Robert Høyem.

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Church Of The Cosmic Skull proudly announce There Is No Time, the fourth studio album that will be released worldwide via Septaphonic Records on Friday 13th May 2022. It was recorded at the band's UK headquarters The Rainbow Lodge.

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British heavy metal unity Tysondog will return with their next full length record, their first in 7 years. Entitled Midnight, it's due on April 29th, 2022 via From The Vaults. Alongside unveiled details, you can also give a listen to the album's title track.

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Metalcore four-piece from Texas, Fit For A King, recently unveiled that the recording process of their seventh full length and the successor to 2020's The Path is completed. We can expect more details soon.

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Exciting news for Avantasia fans. The band's mastermind Tobias Sammet revealed that the work on the upcoming studio album, the follow-up to 2019's Moonglow, is officially completed. More info and details coming soon.

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Pennsylvania hard rockers Halestorm are back with the new album announcement. Entitled Back From The Dead, the band's fifth long player will land in stores on May 6th 2022. "The Steeple" is one of the eleven new songs on the upcoming record and serves as the first single, now available for streaming in the form of an official video clip.

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Veterans Axel Rudi Pell are excited to disclose details in connection with their next full length instalment. Dubbed Lost XXIII, it will be released through Steamhammer / SPV on April 15th 2022. First single to be unveiled later this month. Stay tuned.

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In his latest Twitch stream, drummer Gene Hoglan confirmed that - following his second departure from Testament nearly two weeks ago - he has redirected his focus to Dark Angel, where he is currently writing new material for the band's first studio album since 1991's Time Does Not Heal, and also revealed that the band is planning to hit the studio before the end of the year. A tentative release in 2023 is expected for the new record.

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Poland's long-running metal band Witchmaster are currently stationed in studio, working on music for their next music effort. Their last full-length, Antichristus Ex Utero, was released back in 2014. More info in due time.

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In last Thursday's (January 27th) episode of SiriusXM's 'Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk', legendary rocker Alice Cooper revealed that he has been working on two "different kinds" of hard rock albums that will be helmed by his longtime producer Bob Ezrin, who is most famous for producing many of his classic albums. Cooper says the first of these two albums is expected to be released later this year.

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Heavy metal unity Die Apokalyptischen Reiter are getting ready to release Wilde Kinde, their next full length album due out on April 22, 2022. The official successor to Der Rote Reiter (2017) was recorded and mixed at Chameleon Studios in Hamburg. Mixing and mastering was handled by by Eike Freese. In addition to this announcement, the band have also released a music video for the title track of the album. Video directed by Dariusz Szermanowicz (Grupa13).

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Swedish thrashers Enforcer recently announced on their Facebook that they are tracking their new album at Leon Music Studios. It will be the band's first studio album since 2019's Zenith. More info in due time.

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Seax, Massachusetts-based heavy/speed metallers, are nearing the completion of the work on their fifth long player, the successor to 2019's Fallout Rituals. The new music output is currently in the mixing process.

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Minenwerfer, a black metal formation hailing from Sacramento (California), have recently begun tracking their fourth long player at the Earth Tone Studios. This effort will be the band's first one to be released under the banner of Osmose Productions.

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Groove thrash metallers Incite recently announced that their sixth studio album, Wake Up Dead, will be released on March 25th 2022. The follow-up to 2019's Built To Destroy was recorded at Omen Room Studios in Los Angeles with producer Steve Evetts, and one of the album's tracks, "War Soup" features a guest appearance from Max Cavalera (Soulfly, ex-Sepultura), who is the stepfather of Incite vocalist Richie Cavalera.

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