Swedish death/thrash/black metal combo Mefisto will release their first ever full length album 2.0.1.6: This Is The End Of It All... The Beginning Of Everything... this year. It's their first full-length studio record after 30 years. After releasing two demos in 1986, the band split up in 1987 and reformed in 2014. The album will be out on February 20th on Vic Records.

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After we lost Lemmy at the end of 2015, 2016 is already giving us more bad news. Another musician has died from cancer. This time it was the Italian doom metal band Doomraiser who lost their former and original guitarist Valerio Dominici aka Molestius. He was in the band from 2003 up to 2009.

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After releasing three digital singles of new music last year, reactivated '80s hard rockers Autograph will issue a very special five-song EP on January 7th. Louder marks the first physical release featuring the new Autograph lineup: Simon Daniels, Steve Lynch, Randy Rand and Marc Wieland.

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American men of steel Manowar were supposed to play in Vilnius, Lithuania, on February 10th, 2016 at Compensa Koncertų Salė but the concert has been cancelled due to technical reasons. The show was part of their Gods And Kings World Tour 2016 which will celebrate Kings Of Metal MMXIV as well as the upcoming anniversary of Gods Of War.

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Polish one man black metal act Mornië Utúlië's new album, Czarna Aura, is currently streaming via Bandcamp. The album has just been released. This means you have 42 minutes of atmospheric black metal to discover today. You can download it for free. What are you waiting for? Check it out and tell us if you liked it.

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Scottish atmospheric black/folk metal band Saor is progressing in terms of the new album completion. Mastermind Andy Marshall has been working on the band's third album to follow Aura. There are no details available yet, but it has been confirmed that the recordings have begun. Start preparing for a new Saor album coming in 2016!

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Swedish sludge/post-metal act Gloson is writing new material. So far, the band has only released one EP, Yearwalker, in 2014 and then the live release Livewalker but their debut full-length might be coming now. The band is currently focusing all their energy on their next album.

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While German power metallers Blind Guardian released their most recent album Beyond The Red Mirror this year, they have also been working on an orchestral album for quite some time. It appears that they will release a live album next year while the orchestral album is planned to arrive in 2017. The band's vocalist Hansi Kürsch was recently interviewed by Spark TV (you can see it below) where he confirmed the two upcoming albums.

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Australians The Levitation Hex, featuring past and present members of Alchemist, Alarum, and Aeon Of Horus, will bring us their new album Cohesion next year. The extreme progressive metallers will then finally unleash the successor to their 2012 self-titled debut. The album's release date is set for April 15th, 2016 in Australia and May 6th, 2016 in the rest of the world.

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German one man band Black Autumn has revealed what appears to be the artwork for their new album. Michael Krall has been working on new material and the release should be entitled Rauhnacht MMXV. We will keep you updated on what is brewing on Black Autumn's camp.

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After sharing the new song "Mystery Of A Blood Red Rose" previously, the German unit Avantasia have now given fans a Christmas gift. They shared online samples from a few songs that will appear on the upcoming album Ghostlights. This means fans can hear a little bit more of what the album has to offer. Don't miss it below.

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Finnish folk black metallers Wyrd, led by Narqath, aka Tomi Kalliola, have just shared another new song from their upcoming studio album, which is also their first in six years. The song is entitled ''Pale Departure'' and you can hear it below in all its glory. Moribund Records will release the band's new album Death Of The Sun in February 2016. What do you think of this song so far?

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British heavy metallers Blaze Bayley will release a new album soon. Bayley's eighth solo album, Infinite Entanglement, drops on March 1st, 2016. Little by little, we find out more about this new concept album from the former Iron Maiden singer. As of now, he has revealed the cover artwork for the CD. Feast your eyes on it below.

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After an eventful year, Norwegians Abbath will perform at the Gefle Metal Festival in Gävle, Sweden in 2016. It's a two days festival in the middle of Sweden, taking place on July 15th and 16th. Other bands confirmed for the fest: Kreator, Overkill, Amorphis, Dark Tranquillity, Firespawn, Sportlov, Myrkur, Ice Age, Sister, Dr. Living Dead!, Frantic Amber, Mass Murder Agenda, and Altair.

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Jørn Lande never rests! The Norwegian metal legend and his band Jorn are currently working on a new album. It seems like it will be a covers album. Jørn Lande will be paying homage to the artists that were special to him growing up. Find out more about it below.

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