You might have heard of Metal Allegiance before. It's a new metal supergroup which has just released its debut self-titled album. It features an all-start line-up with drummer Mike Portnoy, guitarist Alex Skolnick and bassists David Ellefson and Mark Menghi, plus a huge array of guest musicians from the metal world. Never heard of them? Check out their new lyric video for the song "Scars" featuring Mark Osegueda of Death Angel and Cristina Scabbia of Lacuna Coil.

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In Flames have lost another long-time member of the group. Drummer Daniel Svensson quits the Swedish band to spend more time with his family. The metallers are currently touring in Europe and that will be his final tour. He will dedicate himself to a brewery soon and focus on his family life. Who will be the new guy behind the drumkit? We will have to wait and see.

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Legendary guitarist Ritchie Blackmore will perform Rainbow and Deep Purple material at select European shows next year. The U.K. concert will take place on June 25th at the Genting Arena in Birmingham. The performance will be Blackmore's first U.K. rock show in over 20 years. The two shows in Germany will take place at the Monsters Of Rock festival on June 17th, 2016 at Freilichtbühne in Loreley and on June 18th, 2016 at Festplatz am Viadukt in Bietigheim-Bissingen. Blackmore will be joined by Lords Of Black singer Ronnie Romero, Stratovarius keyboardist Jens Johansson, Blackmore's Night drummer David Keith and bassist Bob Nouveau.

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German guitar hero Axel Rudi Pell will release his sixteenth studio album, Game Of Sins on January 15th, 2016 (January 22nd in the U.S.) through SPV/Steamhammer. Never one to slow down, Axel Rudi Pell has already created the successor of 2014's Into The Storm. Check out the cover art and song titles here, with more details as well.

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British heavy metallers Girlschool will release their 13th studio album, Guilty As Sin, on November 13th via UDR Music in red colored vinyl, digital download and a deluxe ecolbook formats. The all-girl quartet is finally releasing the follow-up of Legacy (2008). You can have a taste of the first new material from the group in many years by enjoying their new video for the catchy song "Take It Like A Band" below. It's a lyric video. Enjoy!

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Swedish heavy metal act Sister Sin are no more. Formed in 2002 in Göteborg (Sweden), the outfit recorded 5 albums and one EP and now broke up surprisingly. The band fronted by Liv Jagrell took a break and the lack of motivation from some of the members means the band is now over.

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According to their official Facebook page, it seems safe to assume that Moonsorrow has just finished recording their new album. No more details have been revealed at this time, but we can surely expect to hear more from the folk metallers in the near future. One thing's for sure: the follow-up to Varjoina Kuljemme Kuolleiden Maassa is nearing completion. Stay tuned!

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W.A.S.P. have released Golgotha recently, their brand new album and first in six years. The metallers led by Blackie Lawless have been doing a lot of touring to promote the record and now premiered a new lyric video for title track "Golgotha". Named after the hill where Jesus Christ was crucified, "Golgotha" (which means "place of the skull") continues the exploration of Biblical horror stories that W.A.S.P. employed on Babylon. As for this video, it partially shows the death of Christ from the perspective of the ones crucified with him that day.

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English cult rockers The Cult are back with a new album! The group just announced a new album called Hidden City which will see the light of day on February 5th, 2016 through Cooking Vinyl. The album brings 12 new songs and a bloody cover. Check out everything you need to know below; that includes the new tune "Dark Energy".

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After releasing 2 singles from the new album Evasive in quick succession, Slovenian industrial/electronic solo project Neurotech has released a third and fourth single in less than a week. The songs are called "The Resurface" and "Compass" respectively, and you can give it a listen down here as you prepare to grab the new record come November 13th. At this rate, you can expect more soon.

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Weeping Birth, the black/death metal project of Vladimir Cochet (Mirrorthrone), has revealed the fourth extract of its upcoming and long-awaited album, The Crushed Harmony. While previously you had the chance of listening to the track "A Surface", the song "Sunburnt" is now available by clicking on the video below. This is also the last track to be revealed before the album's release.

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Scorpions have shared another demo track online. This time around, the demo is "Midnight Blues Jam" accompanied by a selection of archive photos. Before, they released a previously unreleased demo version of a song called "Running For The Plane", written and recorded during the Blackout sessions in 1982. Their 50th anniversary Deluxe Edition re-issues of 8 classic‬ records has just been released. The albums include never before heard songs, demos, artwork and much more!

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New York death metal veterans Suffocation will embark on the Obliterating North America 2015 Tour later this month. The band will play the Housecore Horror Film Festival in San Antonio, Texas on November 14th and decided to add six special shows to the trek as well. The obliteration begins on November 12th in Sanford, Florida, with stops in New Orleans, Indianapolis and closing on November 18th in Toledo, Ohio.

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After posting online a new video for the new track "Odin Owns Ye All", the Swedish Vikings Månegarm have recently announced a Spanish tour in February 2016. Furthermore, the band will take a part in Ragnarök festival next April! Check out the dates below where the band will be promoting their new self-titled record.

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After coming back from a hiatus, Swedish gothic metal act Beseech released a few new singles last year. It was the first taste of new material from the outfit in years. But now a new album is finally taking shape. At long last, Beseech will release a new record called My Darkness, Darkness on the 4th of March after they signed a worldwide record deal with the Swedish label Despotz Records. Start getting excited!

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