Avatarium just announced that they will celebrate the release of their yet untitled new album with a tour in November. The doom metallers will release the follow-up to the lauded Avatarium (2013) this year and also embark on a European headline tour in fall 2015 with The Vintage Caravan and Spiders opening for them. Be prepared because Avatarium are bringing more doom in October!

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AC/DC have announced two New Zealand tour dates but Tauranga-based drummer Phil Rudd will not be playing with the band. Tour manager Garry Van Egmond confirmed Rudd would not be playing in any of the New Zealand concerts. Drummer Chris Slade will be behind the kit.

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Frontiers Music Srl will release Chaos Magic's self-titled debut album on July 3rd in Europe and July 10th in North America. Chaos Magic is the new alliance between Finnish songwriter/producer Timo Tolkki and Chilean singer Caterina Nix. Nix previously collaborated with Timo on the second chapter of the Timo Tolkki's Avalon's rock opera Angels Of The Apocalypse. You can see the first fruits of their creation by watching the official video for the album's first single, "I'm Alive", below.

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Steve Harris will take his solo/side project British Lion back out on the road with a 22-date U.K. tour starting on July 29th in Harlow and rounding off with a London show on August 26th. Support on the trek will come from The Raven Age, the band led by Steve's son George Harris. It's a family affair.

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Death metal maniacs Krisiun just finished the recording of their new album, Forged In Fury, which is set to be released worldwide via Century Media Records on August 7th, 2015, it has been confirmed. Featuring cover artwork by renowned artist Joe Petagno (Motörhead, Marduk, Vader, etc.), Forged In Fury was produced by Erik Rutan and comes four years after their latest offering The Great Execution. Take a look at the album cover below.

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Lucifer I, the self-titled debut album from Berlin/London-based doom/stoner metallers Lucifer, is generating a significant buzz and curiosity. As of now, the entire record can be streamed online using the SoundCloud widget below. The album will be released on June 16th via Rise Above Records but can be enjoyed already. Did you like what you heard? Let us know your impression of the music.

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American death metal band Pessimist has announced that their former drummer John Grden has died. He also was the drummer in thrashers Fear Of God and Infidel among others. He died of heart failure. R.I.P.

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Aerosmith's headlining appearance at the Download festival in Donington Park on June 15, 2014, was adored by the fans and acclaimed by the critics. The band delivered a blistering set of their greatest hits with 80,000 people in the crowd singing along. Aerosmith Rocks Donington 2014 is a triumphant celebration of a legendary band and will be released on Blu-ray, DVD and digital on September 4th via Eagle Rock. For now, you can have a taste of the release by watching the clip of the band performing "Mama Kin" below.

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English doom sludgers Grimpen Mire have shocking news to share. They have informed that the band's bassist/vocalist Paul van Linden has died. The trio is now reduced to drummer Ian Davis and guitarist/vocalist Jim Goad. The members didn't divulge any details regarding his death.

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New York hardcore pioneers Agnostic Front are premiering the official music video for the song "Old New York" of the band's brand new album The American Dream Died, out since April. This is already the fourth video the band has released for their first new album in four years.

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After revealing two new songs before, it's time to explore High On Fire's entire new 53-minute album. The band is offering a stream of their new album Luminiferous in full online. You can listen to it here and enjoy it while you can. How would you rate the album? Is it a worthy successor to De Vermis Mysteriis? Share your thoughts about it.

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Symphonic heavy metallers Virgin Steele have premiered a new song! The band will release their new album this June 23rd via SPV/Steamhammer. The title of the album is Nocturnes Of Hellfire & Damnation and the album will have three different versions of the cover art. As of now, you can get a first listen to the track "Queen Of The Dead" here courtesy of the label. Go ahead and discover more new music from Virgin Steele.

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Finnish slow and heavy metal band, Saattue, has released an advance track from their forthcoming third album, Kärsimysnäytelmä. The new song is called "Turta" and is streaming below. While the Finns haven't released a new album since 2009's Vuoroveri, the details for their new record should be announced soon. How do you like the new song?

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"Stay Crazy" is a brand new song from German power metallers Helloween, and can now be streamed below. The track is taken from the band's current release My God-Given Right, which was released just last week. The group has revealed a track video for the tune "Stay Crazy" and you can enjoy it as much as you like below.

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Kontra had announced their reunion this past March. Since then, they have gone on to make another announcement of their new line-up. Next to the only original member Marco Barraco, singer and rhythm guitarist, now they add to the fold: Luigi Di Meglio on lead guitar, Luca Buonanno on bass guitar and Francesco Verrazzo on drums (former drummer of Manach Seherath). The thrash band is currently rearranging all the old songs and has a surprise in store for the fans in the next few months.

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