American metalheads Riot V have a new official lyric video out for the song "Messiah". The heavy metal band will release their 16th album entitled Armor Of Light, on April 27th via Nuclear Blast. Listen to "Victory" and "Heart Of A Lion" as well. As of now, you can watch the video for the album's third single.

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German goths Crematory have recently shared a brand new video for the single "Immortal," which is taken from the band's new album, Oblivion. The record hit stores via Steamhammer/SPV last Friday and the group released a new video to celebrate that. It's now available here.

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Former Rainbow and Deep Purple singer Joe Lynn Turner has been hospitalized in Belarus "with a heart issue," his friend and former Rainbow singer Graham Bonnet has confirmed.

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Frontiers Rock Festival has recently announced that none other than Kip Winger will be joining the exclusive VIP kickoff party, which will be held on April 27th before the start of the proper festival the following day. Kip will celebrate the recent release of his solo box set collection, which collected all his solo albums into one special limited edition box set. Kip will also be playing a selection of Winger and solo hits accompanied by only his 12-string guitar.

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British NWOBHM masters Weapon UK are working on a new album. Also, Rising From The Ashes will be re-released on Pure Steel Records this April 27th. Until now the record only has been available as a self-release on CD by the band. More importantly, they are currently recording their first album for Pure Steel Records, due for release this autumn.

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If you like doom metal, here's something interesting for you. Pallbearer has just released a brand new track titled "Dropout" as the 53rd installment of the Adult Swim Singles Program. The song encapsulates the singular progressive doom metal sound the Arkansas outfit is known for and can be heard below.

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Norwegian folk metallers Midnattsol are about to release a new album called The Aftermath, as you might know. Previously, they have shared the first song from it, "Herr Mannelig," and now we get to hear a bit more. Watch below their new video for the tune "The Purple Sky". This is also their first proper video.

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American hard rockers House Of Lords will play a string of shows in the Old Continent this month. The group will embark on a week long European tour. See the tour dates on the flyer.

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Saille announced a few months ago that their drummer was undergoing surgery and now they add a new member to the fold. It's the new French guitarist, Guillaume Singer, and he replaces Collin Boone.

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Swedish singer Liv Jagrell's new band Liv Sin has just released a cover version of the Danzig song "Devil's Plaything". The track will appear on the upcoming EP, Inverted, which will be issued on May 25th via Despotz Records. Enjoy it below.

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Skellefteå local sons Aska (SWE) (who feature Vintersorg guitarist Mattias "Matte" Marklund in their ranks) are in the studio to begin working on their debut full-length album. The band so far has just released the EP Aska last year.

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Overkill songwriter and bassist DD Verni will be releasing his long awaited debut album worldwide through Mighty Music. The release date of the album is set for October 2018 and touring in both the U.S. and Europe is currently being booked.

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German werewolves Powerwolf recently announced the release date for their new opus, The Sacrament Of Sin. It is set for release on 13th of July 2018 via Napalm Records. But that's not all, because another album is coming, this time a tribute album. The album will feature Powerwolf hits performed by various artists, their friends.

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It's been a long wait since German Viking folk metallers XIV Dark Centuries released their last album, Gizit Dar Faida, back in 2011. But now, according to the band's Facebook post in German, the group is working on a new album. So far, XIV Dark Centuries haven't disclosed the title, release date or any other information. We can only wait.

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It has been announced that U.S. metallers Attacker will soon be returning to Pyramid Sound in Ithaca, NY to record 4 new songs for their upcoming EP entitled Armor Of The Gods with renowned producer/engineer Alex Perialas. This is fitting for the band since it's the 30th anniversary of The Second Coming album which was helmed by Perialas.

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