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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After the recent signing to War-Anthem Records, black metal operatives Above Aurora now unveil first details in regards of their third full length offering. Entitled Myriad Woes, it will be set free in the first half of 2024 (exact date TBA). Below you can also give a look the album's cover artwork, created by the Polish artist Dominika Pera. Pre-order begins in early 2024.

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"Dark Existence", the newest single from the Italian black metal machine Stormcrow, is out now and serves as the second preview tune from the band's next studio album which comes out in the following months via Time To Kill Records.

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L.A. Guns' most recent studio album Black Diamonds was released only eight-and-a-half months ago, but guitarist Tracii Guns has confirmed that another album is in the works and set to be released in 2024. Before this record drops, the band will be on tour in the U.S. with KK's Priest and Burning Witches.

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Death doomers from Olympia, WA, Mortiferum, will start the new year with a series of shows in Asia and Australia. They will share the stages with several (support) bands in different countries.

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Denmark's Shadowspawn have launched a new official music video for "Desert Serpent", the track that appears on their recently released third full length effort Blasphemica.

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Lithuanian thrashers Night Slasher (formerly known as Alcotopia) will drop their next studio record, Night Slasher, on February 6th 2024 via Sliptrick Records. Other details as well as two streaming advance tracks can be checked out below.

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Indianapolis-based death doom quintet Mother Of Graves have recently joined forces with Profound Lore Records for release of The Periapt Of Absence album, which is currently being recorded. More info in due time.

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