Norwegian black metal prophets Kampfar just revealed a spectacular brand new video. They are showcasing the track "Tornekratt" which comes from their Norwegian Grammy award winning album, Profan. Having already produced one video from Profan for the track "Daimon", Kampfar give us a hellish apocalyptic video for the track "Tornekratt". You can watch it below.

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AC/DC are losing yet another member. After founding guitarist Malcolm Young left in 2014 following a dementia diagnosis, drummer Phil Rudd split due to some legal difficulties and singer Brian Johnson had to step aside this year because of a battle with hearing loss, longtime bassist Cliff Williams has now announced that he's retiring.

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Chris Cornell can breathe a sigh of relief, for now. The woman who was charged with stalking the Soundgarden singer and his wife in 2014 was arrested Wednesday night (July 6th) after trying to get into his concert in Louisville, Kentucky, TMZ reports. Jessica Robbins was picked up by authorities after trying to enter the concert at the Louisville Palace. According to TMZ, all venues on Cornell's tour have been given photos of Robbins should she show up to one of the gigs. The case has now been passed on to the FBI.

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Back in May, former Iron Maiden singer Paul Di'Anno bowed out of a scheduled tour of Brazil while dealing with health issues. The musician had already been performing from a wheelchair while dealing with knee and hip issues, but of concern in the statement from the Brazilian promoter was discussion of Di'Anno being hospitalized and waiting for a diagnosis and recommended treatment for an undisclosed ailment. In a new interview with Chilean site HumoNegro, fellow singer and friend Blaze Bayley disclosed that Di'Anno is currently dealing with cancer.

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Death/doom masters Officium Triste have been confirmed for the first edition of the 2-day doom metal festival Doom Over Gorinchem. They are among the first confirmed acts alongside Eye Of Solitude, Funeralium, Décembre Noir, Uur and Beyond Our Ruins. The Dutch festival will take place on February 25th and 26th next year at Stichting PoGo.

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German metal veterans Bonfire just parted ways with frontman David Reece, and replaced him with former singer Michael Bormann, who is back in business. After two successful charting albums, Glorious (2015) and Pearls (2016) and over 100 shows performed, Bonfire and David Reece part ways citing the reasons as personal and professional differences. These differences are irreconcilable so both parties decide it is best to just part ways. Bonfire wish him the best of luck in his future endeavors.

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Primus' drummer Tim "Herb" Alexander continues to face health issues, suffering a new heart attack. Alexander survived the heart attack and revealed the news via his Instagram account. He says he is home now and doing well, but taking it easy. Back in 2014, Alexander had his first heart attack and was hospitalized. He missed part of Primus' touring. Eventually, he returned to the group's lineup to help in the support of their 2014 album, Primus & The Chocolate Factory With The Fungi Ensemble.

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Pantheïst mastermind Kostas Panagiotou has been working on a story originally meant as the basis of the concept behind the next Pantheïst album. However, the project ended up being a science fiction novel as well as an EP featuring 6 tracks involving collaborations with present and past Pantheïst members and many others. All funds generated from this EP will be used to support the recording of the band's fifth full-length album, which is to be released by early 2017.

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After the release of their anticipated album, The Devil Strikes Again, which debuted at #37 in the German charts, heavy metal veterans Rage have presented the brand new lyric video for the tune "War". You can watch the clip here and check out one of their new songs. The first leg of their album tour The Devil Tours Again will happen in November/December 2016.

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Prior to joining AC/DC, singer Brian Johnson was part of a number of bands in the north east of England, the most famous being Geordie. Early recordings from AC/DC's singer Brian Johnson with The Jesper Hart Band will be released later this month. The Jesper Hart Band, a soft-rock group that performed selections from the musical "Hair", recorded the tracks "Down by the River", "I Want to Be Around" and "Overload" in the early '70s. The group was signed to Circa 2000 Records but never released anything. The master tapes were found a few years ago, and The Jesper Hart Band guitarist Ken Brown will release them independently.

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BMG has announced that it has acquired the recording assets of the New York-based independent label The End Records. The move follows BMG's acquisition of other established labels during the past two years such as S-Curve Records, Vagrant Records and Rise Records, as BMG continues to ramp up its recording business.

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Latvian doom metal act Catalepsia just shared a different and new version, an a cappella version, of their song ''Par Vēlu'', a song taken from their debut, World Of Cliché. It's the result of an experiment with recording at least 7 vocal tracks. You can listen to it below, and at the same time check out the original version here. The band has also been working on a new single.

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Sabaton recently announced the release of their brand-new, 8th studio album, The Last Stand, due out on August 19th via Nuclear Blast Records. The band has now revealed the first album trailer, where they talk about different topics, including working with producer/musician Peter Tägtgren, and you can hear a few new snippets.

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Draconian regret to inform fans that unfortunately they had to cancel their upcoming shows in Germany (Sunstorm Festival and Rockharz Festival) and in Romania (Dark Bombastic Evening) due to visa issues.

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German power metallers Primal Fear are planning to release a new concert DVD and CD in 2017. The band released the new album, Rulebreaker, this year and they keep going strong with a live album in the works. More details will be revealed in due time.

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