Swedish heavy metal act Sister Sin are no more. Formed in 2002 in Göteborg (Sweden), the outfit recorded 5 albums and one EP and now broke up surprisingly. The band fronted by Liv Jagrell took a break and the lack of motivation from some of the members means the band is now over.

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W.A.S.P. have released Golgotha recently, their brand new album and first in six years. The metallers led by Blackie Lawless have been doing a lot of touring to promote the record and now premiered a new lyric video for title track "Golgotha". Named after the hill where Jesus Christ was crucified, "Golgotha" (which means "place of the skull") continues the exploration of Biblical horror stories that W.A.S.P. employed on Babylon. As for this video, it partially shows the death of Christ from the perspective of the ones crucified with him that day.

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English cult rockers The Cult are back with a new album! The group just announced a new album called Hidden City which will see the light of day on February 5th, 2016 through Cooking Vinyl. The album brings 12 new songs and a bloody cover. Check out everything you need to know below; that includes the new tune "Dark Energy".

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Scorpions have shared another demo track online. This time around, the demo is "Midnight Blues Jam" accompanied by a selection of archive photos. Before, they released a previously unreleased demo version of a song called "Running For The Plane", written and recorded during the Blackout sessions in 1982. Their 50th anniversary Deluxe Edition re-issues of 8 classic‬ records has just been released. The albums include never before heard songs, demos, artwork and much more!

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New York death metal veterans Suffocation will embark on the Obliterating North America 2015 Tour later this month. The band will play the Housecore Horror Film Festival in San Antonio, Texas on November 14th and decided to add six special shows to the trek as well. The obliteration begins on November 12th in Sanford, Florida, with stops in New Orleans, Indianapolis and closing on November 18th in Toledo, Ohio.

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After posting online a new video for the new track "Odin Owns Ye All", the Swedish Vikings Månegarm have recently announced a Spanish tour in February 2016. Furthermore, the band will take a part in Ragnarök festival next April! Check out the dates below where the band will be promoting their new self-titled record.

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After coming back from a hiatus, Swedish gothic metal act Beseech released a few new singles last year. It was the first taste of new material from the outfit in years. But now a new album is finally taking shape. At long last, Beseech will release a new record called My Darkness, Darkness on the 4th of March after they signed a worldwide record deal with the Swedish label Despotz Records. Start getting excited!

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Legendary thrashers Overkill have announced a very special anniversary show at Turbinenhalle 2 in Oberhausen, Germany on April 16th, 2016. On that evening, the band will play the records Horrorscope (1991) and Feel The Fire 1985) in their entirety. As if this wasn't enough, the show will be recorded for an upcoming DVD release as well! It will be a night to remember.

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The mighty Rush will release their R40 Live concert film later this month on November 20th. Until that happens, you can watch a performance clip of the classic song "Tom Sawyer" from the Canadian proggers, taken from this release below. "The Spirit Of Radio" and "Closer To The Heart" are also available here as a bonus.

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The new band of Delain's singer Charlotte Wessels is called Phantasma (NED). She teams up with Georg Neuhauser (Serenity) and Oliver Philipps (Satyrian, etc.) and together they will release their upcoming debut record, The Deviant Hearts, this November 20th via Napalm Records. While previously you had the chance of hearing "Let It Die", now you can enjoy samples to give you an idea of the full scope of songs.

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"Queen Of Fire" is the new video from Finnish melodic metallers Burning Point, whose current lineup includes singer Nitte Vänskä (ex-Battle Beast). The song is taken from their most recent new, self-titled album, which came out in June via AFM Records. The album includes five brand new songs and six re-recorded tracks from the band's first three albums. Enjoy their brand new clip here.

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Avantasia continue to add new guests to the list of their new album. The German power metal band is working on a new record and have now announced that Marco Hietala will also be a guest on Ghostlights. He is known, of course, as the bassist/vocalist from Tarot and Nightwish. Furthermore, Robert Mason of Lynch Mob and Warrant fame can been confirmed to sing on the new album as well. You can grab the album on January 29th, 2016 via Nuclear Blast Records.

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UPDATE: The Romanian prime minister Victor Ponta has announced his resignation along with his government following large protests over the nightclub fire that happened in Bucharest's Colectiv nightclub and killed more than 30 people, including metallers Goodbye To Gravity's two guitarists. The owners of the Bucharest nightclub have been arrested on suspicion of manslaughter and anger at the government has been growing, with many perceiving it as being corrupt, and last week's fire delivered the final blow.

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Nuclear Blast Records has announced the signing of British hardcore punk legends Discharge. Their new album is planned for a 2016 release after some years of silence in terms of new releases. But the band has just released a brand new song. Check out the clip of the track "NWO" below as well.

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Latvian gothic doom metal band Catalepsia recently shared their new single "Damnation" which was recorded especially for the "Supernova 2016" song contest (selection of the Latvian Eurovision representative). The group formed in 2005 and went on hiatus from 2011 to 2014, led by Heaven Grey's vocalist/guitarist Erwin Franz.

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