Yes, you've read that correctly. It seems like California glam metal party legends Steel Panther's bassist will sit out of their upcoming tour. The lifestyle of debauchery has finally caught up with the band's bassist and Lexxi Foxx has voluntarily checked himself in to an undisclosed "sex rehab." He will have to miss the current U.S. tour that recently kicked off in Chicago. The band's friend of over 30 years and backstage doorman Spyder will be filling in on bass for the upcoming tour dates.

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In celebration of their 30th anniversary, British hard rockers Thunder revisit and reinterpret their finest songs in a way you've not heard before. Released in North America on January 18th via BMG, Please Remain Seated is the sound of a band taking a strange journey into their own music, but also distilling thirty years of playing together in order to create something truly compelling, taking in flavors of rock, blues, jazz and soul along the way.

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Cypriot power metal Spartans Arrayan Path just dropped their newest album, Archegonoi, on Pitch Black Records, and to celebrate it they also released a brand new video for the track "Nemesis". This is their 7th album and their third offering in three consecutive years! Watch the video and hear the entire album below.

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While we are waiting for the new Swallow The Sun album to drop, entitled When A Shadow Is Forced Into The Light, due out on January 25th, 2019 through Century Media Records, the Finns have announced that keyboardist Jaani Peuhu and guitarist Juho Räihä are now official members of the band.

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While Danish death/doom metal act Saturnus haven't released a new album in a while, Brazilian label Cold Art Industry Records has presented the licensed reissue of their album, Veronika Decides To Die. It will be available on December 1st in a special CD edition in jewel box plus slipcase, bonus tracks and extras. Limited to 300 copies. Pre-order here.

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British symphonic metalheads Pythia have cancelled their performance at the HRH Vikings in Sheffield. Singer Sophie Dorman has laryngitis and needs to rest her voice. In other news, Pythia will have a new album out soon and this will be their first with Sophie. Former singer Emily Alice Ovenden, who left in 2015, was featured on all studio albums.

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Finnish doom metallers Lord Vicar are in Basel, Switzerland, and preparing their next album. The band will enter the studio next year to record the follow-up to Gates Of Flesh (2016).

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Finnish doom travelers Church Of Void just released their live EP, Live In Europe, via Argonauta Records. The band has offered the entire stream on their Bandcamp page. Alternatively, you can listen to the entire release below.

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German Pagan black metal band Minas Morgul, who have also been recording new music at Industrial Hive Studios, have added three new shows to their 2019 touring schedule.

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Art Gates Records has introduced Belgian symphonic metal act Elusion as their new artist. The music of the band consists of a blend of several subgenres combined with a strong symphonic basis and the versatile vocals of Evy. After sharing stage with well known acts such as Xandria and Welicoruss in 2017, the band is ready to release their debut album through Art Gates Records worldwide in the first half of 2019.

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It's good day for power metal fans, because Italian titans Rhapsody Of Fire just shared a brand new song called "The Legend Goes On". Naturally, it is taken from the recently announced upcoming album, The Eighth Mountain. Watch the lyric video for it below.

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Good news comes from Sweden, where melodic death metal/Gothenburg metal was born. One of pioneers in the genre, At The Gates, announced the release of two EPs for early January.

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While we're waiting for Avantasia's new album Moonglow, to be released in February 2019, the German power metallers led by Tobias Sammet have made a new tour announcement. They will return the the U.S. and Canada next year!

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While winter is taking over Europe, and Italian folk metallers Elvenking just signed a brand new deal with AFM Records. The Italian band has had a relationship with AFM Records dating back to 2000. Now, after such a long period, the artist renewed the contract for a successive third time. While celebrating this event with a special award for more than 80,000 albums sold, the band is already in rehearsal sessions for a follow-up album of their 2017 output Secrets Of The Magick Grimoire.

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Those who remember the monthly Metal Storm compilations will remember Italian band Aleph. Sadly, the band has recently broke up. Their 2016's Thanatos album will then be their last, after 20 years of music.

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