The official lyric video for the song "The Stranger" from Operation: Mindcrime, the band led by former Queensrÿche frontman Geoff Tate, can be seen below. This is the third track released from Operation: Mindcrime's debut album, The Key, which will be released on September 18th via Frontiers Music Srl.

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U.S. funeral doom act Bell Witch has been confirmed as the final addition to this year's Dutch Doom Days XIV. The line-up is now complete for the Dutch festival taking place in Rotterdam. The band released a new album this year called Four Phantoms. So, it's the perfect time to present it.

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After some silence from Polish black metal one-man band Elgibbor, finally the main man Fire (once interviewed by Metal Storm) has something new to share. The new song ''The Lamp'' which is the band's new single is now available online. You can stream the new track right here on their Bandcamp page.

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"The Book Of Sand (The Abomination)" is the new video from Swedish melodic death metal pioneers At The Gates, and can be seen below right now. The clip was created by Costin Chioreanu, who was already responsible for the artwork concept of the band's comeback album, At War With Reality, as well as the creation of the animated video for the song "Heroes And Tombs". "The Book Of Sand (The Abomination)" video is composed by live footage shot at the recent Rockstadt Extreme Fest in Romania on August 15th, 2015.

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Epic Records president Sylvia Rhone has confirmed to Billboard.com that Ozzy Osbourne is working on "a really special album." The heavy metal band led by Black Sabbath's frontman Ozzy Osbourne released its latest album back in 2010, Scream. However, we will still have to wait for more details on his new solo album.

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As promised, Skyforger have released the first video for their new album Senprūsija released in April. The song used is "Melnās Buras". It transports you back into the dark times of the Great Northern War (1700-1721), when the plague reigned over coasts of the Baltic Sea, where it killed about a third of the Prussian population. Take the journey of Skyforger's "Melnās Buras" below.

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If you are a fan of progressive and power metal, you should listen to Tad Morose's new album. The Swedish band has recently shared St. Demonius (their second on Swedish label Despotz Records) in its entirety online. Give it a spin or a few at Decibel Magazine and give us your thoughts about it. The record is already available in a store near you.

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While Motörhead should be celebrating the release of their new album, Bad Magic, things aren't going well for Lemmy of late and in the last few years. After the band was forced to cut short a show in Salt Lake City earlier in the week after the 69 year-old frontman had some breathing problems, they ended up canceling their performance at the Riot Fest for the same reasons. Motörhead played just 4 songs in Salt Lake City, Utah.

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Recently, Huntress' singer Jill Janus revealed that she was diagnosed with uterine cancer and was recovering from a successful surgery at home. Unfortunately, the band will also have to step down from the tour with Avatar, Gemini Syndrome and First Decree. The heavy metallers will not be touring in September due to Jill Janus' healing from uterine cancer surgery. She is now cancer-free but the doctors have ordered one more month to properly heal. However, Huntress will join Motörhead's MotörBoat Cruise.

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After touring the world for many years and making acclaimed albums, British heavy metal vocalist Blaze Bayley has started to create his new album. For the first time, he wants to offer his fans an insight into the creative part of this process. Writing this project started in March 2015. It is an album based on a science fiction story that Blaze is writing. He is still in the early stages of putting together the huge concept set 100 years into the future for this studio effort, so he felt it would be a right time to give his fans the opportunity to get involved. Find out all about the pre-order packages below.

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Veterans Savage recently announced the release date for a double album package including a brand new 12-track studio album along with a 13-track live album. 7 will feature all new tracks including the band's first live album - Live 'N' Lethal featuring the whole of their debut album Loose 'N' Lethal along with tracks from previous albums Sons Of Malice, Xtreme Machine and Hyperactive.

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With Immortal working on new songs and after the legal Battles In The North with his former band, Abbath went solo and his new band project is simply called Abbath. Now we know that Abbath's debut album is coming in January via Season of Mist. His line-up also features bassist King ov Hell (Gorgoroth, I, God Seed, Ov Hell) and drummer Creature. Stay tuned for more details regarding the album.

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American one man black metal act Utstøtt has recently posted online their Taake cover of the song "Doedsjarl". According to Navnløs, the band is a big influence to him in terms of writing. Utstøtt released their debut album this year titled Hjørungavågr. Check it out on Bandcamp if you like atmospheric black metal.

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King Diamond official 2015 video for the "Them" song "Welcome Home", featuring footage shot at this summer's Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival, can be seen below. The footage was compiled by Strati Hovartos and Garrett Riker and taken from their various performances. Check out the band's performance below.

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German hard rock veterans Scorpions have partnered up with Yahoo! for their first global live stream performance on Saturday, September 12th from Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. Fans can tune in at 9:10 p.m. ET to witness the Scorpions Brooklyn debut and enjoy a career-spanning setlist of the band's hits, anthems, and vintage classics.

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