Dutch death metal WW bringers Hail Of Bullets have announced that the band has split up. After releasing three full-length albums, their war is over and they didn't give a very elaborate explanation for it. III: The Rommel Chronicles remains their final battle. R.I.P.

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Sad news from the Y&T camp, because the metal band's original guitarist Joey Alves has died at age 63. In 2016, the band also lost their drummer Leonard Haze.

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Even though British death metal throwers Bolt Thrower broke up in 2016, following the death of drummer Martin "Kiddie" Kearns at the age of 38, the band has now posted an update. Even though they didn't say much, a possible new release was teased to honor his legacy.

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A few weeks ago, At The Gates vocalist Tomas Lindberg announced a new project called The Lurking Fear. Unexpectedly, guitarist Anders Björler, in the band since the beginning, has announced that he is leaving permanently.

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Timo Tolkki will embark on a 2017 tour where he will exclusively perform "Songs From His Career" (1987-2017), including Stratovarius favorites "Black Diamond", "Hunting High And Low", "Father Time" and "Against The Wind". Joining him on stage will be keyboard player Mikko Harkin, bassist Santtu Lehtiniemi, drummer Alex Landenburg and vocalist Mike Livas. Timo handpicked Mike, having discovered his faithful but also passionate renditions of some old Stratovarius favorites.

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As you might remember, singer Nils Patrik Johansson left his band Civil War and decided to focus on Astral Doors, and the band will have a new album out soon. Titled Black Eyed Children, the heavy metal band's first album in three years drops on April 28th. Feast your eyes on the cover below.

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American metal act Reverence (USA) just lost their guitarist Pete Rossi. He was also one of the original members of the progressive power metal band, who had been working on their next release.

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Finnish heavy/doom metallers Wolfshead have confirmed that the band is in studio and preparing to record their debut album after releasing two demos and the EP Caput Lupinum back in 2015. The record is planned to be released this year. Get ready!

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My Dying Bride, the West Yorkshire death/doom icons, just announced a big deal with Nuclear Blast. The band is also working on a new album. For their 13th release, the band is now bound for new horizons. Feel The Misery is getting a follow-up soon.

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Latvian death doomsters Frailty recently shared a new song from their upcoming album, Ways Of The Dead, and today you can discover more details, including the artwork and tracklist.

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German heavy metal act Cacumen, who later changed their name to Bonfire, have lost their brother and former guitarist Horst Maier-Thorn.

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Last year, Draconian had to cancel a few festival appearances due to singer Heike Langhans' visa issues. Heike, who is South African but lives in Sweden, has now updated on her visa status.

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Punk legends The Exploited have just posted that a fan of the band was killed in Russia after their concert in Saint Petersburg, and reports say he was trying to stop neo-Nazis from using the Sieg Heil gesture.

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Avenged Sevenfold's show in Stuttgart ended in tragedy. A stagehand working at the band's concert in Stuttgart, Germany on Monday night (February 20th) was killed when a colleague fell on him as they were dismantling the stage. While the 26-year-old survived the 2:00 a.m. incident with serious injuries, the 19-year-old from Esslingen, identified by the German media only as Marvin P., died at the scene.

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German based moon worshipers Crimson Moon announced that they will perform live for the first time in a decade. It's all happening in March in Germany.

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