After 9 years, the Swedes Arch Enemy and guitarist Jeff Loomis have amicably parted ways. The band have recruited Joey Concepcion (ex-The Absence, ex-Armageddon, etc.) as their new guitarist and permanent member.

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Doom metal operatives Benthic Realm have recently put out a new music video for the song called "As It Burns". The latter appears on the band's debut album, Vessel, released this past July. The clip was directed by George Capalbo.

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Gus Rios, a drummer of the Florida-based death metal unit Gruesome, shared news that the band's upcoming long player is currently in the phase of writing. He is planning to record first tunes in January.

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"God Of War", the first single from Graywitch's oncoming second album Children Of Gods, is out now and available for listening via YouTube player.

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Death metal bands, Replicant and Anachronism, proudly announce 'Infinite Meanders European Tour'. This trek is scheduled to run from March 29th to April 13th 2024, encompassing 15 shows across the European continent.

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Event:	Replicant: Infinite Meanders European Tour 2024

7 years after the release of their last full length effort Demons, Romanians Gothic are now ready to put out the follow-up. Dubbed Underground, it will see the light on January 20th via Loud Rage Music. It was recorded at both Consonance Studio in Timișoara and at other locations in Romania. Nikos Palivos handled the mix and mastering at Haunting Studios in Athens, Greece.

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Power metallers The Silent Rage have launched a Christos Doulgerakis-directed new official video for "Crows Fly Back", the song off their latest studio record Nuances Of Life.

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With a recent post via his Facebook page, guitarist Kirk Windstein revealed that Down are working on new material. Kirk checked in from the studio located in River Ridge (Louisiana), sharing a photo with his fellow guitar master Pepper Keenan and commenting that they wrote two new songs.

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French band Birds In Row will play a set of shows in Europe this coming April and May. The 12-date trek will begin on April 20th in Tilburg (The Netherlands) at the Roadburn festival.

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Los Angeles-based brutal death metal formation Stages Of Decomposition unveil a lyric video for a brand new single "What Lies Within". The latter is part of the group's forthcoming Raptures Of Psychopathy album, which comes out on February 2nd via Gore House Productions. Recorded at Marco's Studio in San Pedro, CA. Mixed and Mastered by Manu Acevedo at Beat Crusher Recording Studio.

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On March 8th 2024, the Wales-based stoner doom trio Goat Major will unleash their debut full length instalment dubbed Ritual. To taste a first piece of it, give a listen to the "Evil Eye" track via Bandcamp widget.

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Megadeth vocalist and guitarist Dave Mustaine was recently interviewed by The SDR Show about the band's plans for the next couple of years, one of which includes at least three more studio albums, with the first to be released around 2025. The announcement of the follow-up to last year's The Sick, The Dying... And The Dead! comes more than a month after guitarist Kiko Loureiro left Megadeth, with Teemu Mäntysaari (Wintersun, Smackbound) filling in for him on the band's current activities.

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Serbian metllers Jenner are premiering a music video for "Never Say Die", the third advance single off their soon-to-be-released sophomore long player Prove Them Wrong.

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Switzerland's Stortregn are stoked to announce that they're gonna hit the road this coming spring with German melodic death metal unit Burn Down Eden. A few dates are yet to be confirmed.

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Former Leeway guitarist Michael Gibbons died last Wednesday (December 27th) from an undisclosed cause of death; the news of Gibbons' passing was broke through social media by his brother Joe. Michael joined Leeway in 1986 and performed on their first two albums, 1989's Born To Expire and 1991's Desperate Measures, before parting ways with the band in 1992 and he would be part of their short-lived reunion from 2006.

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