U.D.O. have announced their new drummer and it's none other than Udo's son Sven Dirkschneider! After the split with former drummer Francesco Jovino and numerous auditions with possible new band members, the decision has been made that the new drummer and band member of U.D.O. will be Sven Dirkschneider. Sven Dirkschneider is 21 years old and is now the youngest member of the band.

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After releasing a live video recently, now sludge mongers Down have premiered a video for the song "Conjure". The haunting and twisted ode to 70's horror films was directed by JM Stelly and Chris Trainor at Lab Productions. You can enjoy the final product right here now.

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Director Drew Stone is slated to direct "The New York Hardcore Chronicles Film" centered on the community and culture of the iconic New York hardcore music scene. The film will be produced by Stone Films NYC for a 2016 release. You can watch the trailer below.

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Death doom metallers Crimson Swan from Hamburg (Germany) have just signed a deal with Quality Steel Records. Their debut full-length album will be titled Unlit and drops on March 13th, 2015. According to the label, the album will feature 6 songs, blending atmospheric death doom with oppressive funeral doom parts and haunting melodies. See the cover and tracklist below.

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You might remember that recently UDR Music announced the release of Immortal Randy Rhoads - The Ultimate Tribute for March 3rd. Now it's time to hear some of the music from this Randy Rhoads tribute. Two songs from the tribute to the guitarist, "Mr. Crowley" and "Crazy Train", can be streamed below. What do you think of these?

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Last year, French doomsters Ixion announced they were working on two new separate albums. While they previously released the opus To The Void in 2011, Ixion just finished all of the recordings for their next album with the vocal sessions. According to the trio, they have worked on a wider range of vocals to make the music even richer.

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Doom metal legends Pentagram are about to release an extensive double-disc DVD collection, titled All Your Sins, on February 23rd via Peaceville Records. The set features over seven hours of numerous concerts spanning three decades from the band's collection. To get a taste of what's to come, a trailer for All Your Sins can now be seen below. Enjoy!

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Bastard Nation, the German heavy metal act, has revealed that their drummer Jörg Billeb, aka Hawk, has passed away. He was in the band since 2013 and was very young, only 36 years old.

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Former Testament bassist Greg Christian has joined forces with Kinnefret guitarist Artak Ozan in a new band called Trinity Fallen. According to Christian, the two musicians are currently "looking for a real singer - someone with range, dynamics, and the beat, someone with vocal skills comparable to my bass skills or Artak's guitar skills - that can sing clean and sing aggression, but actually sing it, like a Cowboys From Hell / Vulgar Display Of Power-era Phil Anselmo, but with their own style."

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After some teasing, UFO have finally premiered a new song from their next record. "Run Boy Run", the track which you can check out below, is from the band's new album, A Conspiracy Of Stars, to be released on March 3rd in the US (Europe on February 23rd) via Steamhammer/SPV. How was that as a foretaste?

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Skeleton Of God have reported sad news today. Their bassist Joel DiPietro has passed away. Joel was an original member of Exit-13, and also played in Satan's Bake Sale, Skeleton Of God, and Hidden. He was only 44.

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FreqsTV has launched "Ghosts Of The Road", an intimate day-in-the-life-of portrait series, featuring some of today's top rock and metal acts as they navigate a rigorous life on the road. Filmed entirely on one day during a band's tour, these episodes capture the everyday goings-on of a modern tour from arrival until the band hits the stage. This perspective aims to offer more to the fans than the traditional mic-in-the-face interview and will go backstage to take a more personal look at what it takes to bring the metal to the masses. You can watch At The Gates' episode now here. Did you find it interesting?

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Swedish death metallers Unleashed have completed the recording process for the successor to Odalheim (2012). The title of the album is still a secret but the label says it should be another classic record. The forthcoming release was recorded by producer and guitar player Fredrik Folkare in his own Chrome Studios in Stockholm, Sweden and will be released in the spring 2015 via Nuclear Blast. Are you excited to hear it?

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"Hellion Rising" is the new video from Los Angeles thrash metal veterans Hirax. The song is taken from the band's latest opus Immortal Legacy, which was released in March 2014 via SPV/Steamhammer. Now you can headbang to "Hellion Rising" right here. Enjoy!

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UFO will release a new album, A Conspiracy Of Stars, on February 23rd in Europe and March 3rd in the U.S. via Steamhammer/SPV. The band recorded almost a dozen new songs, produced and mixed in the Kentish town of Deal by Chris Tsangarides, renowned for his work with acts such as Thin Lizzy, Judas Priest and Gary Moore. You can enjoy now a teaser for A Conspiracy Of Stars which is available below as a foretaste.

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