Finns Callisto are pleased to share new details for their upcoming new studio effort Secret Youth, which will hit the stores on January 30th, 2015 via Svart Records on CD, vinyl, and digital. Celebrating the new album, the band will perform select dates across Finland (dates below) and will afterwards embark on an extensive European tour in the Spring of 2015. Check out the album artwork and full tracklist of Secret Youth down under.

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After a few years, you can finally listen to a brand new song from Blind Guardian. The power metallers are releasing today their new single "Twilight Of The Gods". Below, you can check out the track and watch the lyric video created for it. Go ahead and listen to it! Don't forget to give us your impressions of the first taste from the upcoming album Beyond The Red Mirror.

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Vocalist/bassist Peavy Wagner, guitarist Manni Schmidt and drummer Christos Efthimiadis, who released five albums in one of the most successful lineups of Rage, have reunited in the band called Refuge. Since 1994, the three musicians have played with different bands and continued to follow their own paths: Peavy with Rage, Manni with Grave Digger and Christos with Tri State Corner. Refuge are already confirmed for Sweden Rock Festival 2015.

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Former Faith No More singer Chuck Mosley, between 1983-1988, has fallen on hard financial times and is asking for help from his fans so that he and his family can avoid being evicted from the house they have lived in for the past decade. He took to the internet to ask for help as he is in danger of losing his family's house. The singer performed on the band's firs two albums, We Care A Lot and Introduce Yourself.

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Here is your prog fix of the day, brought to you by Beardfish. The Swedish proggers recently revealed the first track to be taken from their imminent album +4626- Comfortzone, which is set for release on the 12th of January 2015 in Europe through Inside Out Music. The 7-minute song is titled "Hold On" and you can listen to it below right now. Was it something you enjoyed?

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Stoners Torche just announced that their next album will be called Restarter, and is slated for a February 24th release via Relapse Records. They also shared more details about the 10-track album including full tracklist and artwork. The Florida/Georgia based quartet is also giving fans the first taste of music with a thirty-second teaser trailer featuring a portion of the album opener "Annihilation Affair." Dig in!

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After sharing the first details about their upcoming new album, Venom just revealed the cover that will grace From The Very Depths. You only have to wait until January 26th in Europe and January 27th in the US, through Spinefarm Records, to get your hands on the record. Check out the cover below in the meantime. Do you like it?

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Chicago-based blackened sludge metallers Lord Mantis present a brand new video "Possession Prayer", now available for viewing through the YouTube player below. The track for this unsettling and not for the faint-hearted video clip is taken from the band's latest studio album, Death Mask, released back in April 2014 via Profound Lore Records.

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Swallow The Sun have announced that drummer Kai Hahto is stepping down from the band. While neither the Finnish band nor Kai Hahto say he is leaving the band, Juuso Raatikainen has been announced as the band's new official drummer. You might remember that Kai Hahto is working with Nightwish on their upcoming album as Jukka Nevalainen will take a break due to health issues. The music for the new Swallow The Sun album is ready and they promise something big for their next release.

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Here we go again. AC/DC's drummer Phil Rudd has appeared in court for breaching his bail conditions, following an incident in Tauranga, according to Stuff.co.nz and many other sources. He was arrested less than a month ago. His bail conditions have now been tightened to include not taking illegal drugs to limit any "erratic behaviour". Crown prosecutor Greg Hollister-Jones said it was a serious breach because it involved interfering with a witness.

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German power metal band Primal Fear will play a very special one-off gig at Rock One World Festival in Esslingen on February 28th, 2015. According to Primal Fear, the show will be in memory of former Sinner drummer Ralf Schulz who died in March this year. This show will feature the band's original line-up with guitarist Tom Naumann and drummer Klaus Sperling.

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The sad news continue as Australian death/doom metal act The Slow Death have shared that their vocalist Gregg Williamson has passed away due to heart failure. This happens at the time the band is about to release their new album Ark in January on Chaos Records. They are now dedicating the album to Gregg Williamson.

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Rene Jansen, former bassist in death metallers Cadaver passed away yesterday at age 45, after battling leukemia for the past few months. He was currently involved in a black metal project by the name of Order, together with his old band mate Anders "Neddo" Odden, and early Mayhem members Eirik "Messiah" Nordheim and Kjetil Manheim, veterans in the Norwegian metal scene. The band stated earlier this autumn that they had high hopes, and expected a quick recovery for Rene. Sadly, he lost the battle.

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Chicago doom metal legends Trouble have released a live video for the track "Paranoia Conspiracy" which can now be seen below. The clip, which was filmed on their show at The House of Shock in New Orleans, Louisiana on October 25th, was directed and produced by David Treadway of DDTstudio Productions. Enjoy the band's performance.

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Metal Mind Productions has announced the extension of the recording deal with British heavy metal veterans Tank. The band's forthcoming, yet-untitled album is planned for March 2015. This will be their first record with new vocalist ZP Theart (ex-DragonForce), drummer Bobby Schottkowski (ex-Sodom) and bassist Barend Courbois (Blind Guardian) in the band.

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