Saxon's drummer Nigel Glockler has had a rough time. He was rushed to the hospital and underwent an operation to address a brain aneurysm. A second procedure took place after the first was unsuccessful. The good news is that he will be released from the hospital tomorrow and is much better. Also, the heavy metallers hired Sven Dirkschneider, who is the son of Udo Dirkschneider (Accept, U.D.O.), as their new live drummer until Nigel Glockler recovers fully.

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British heavy metal vocalist Blaze Bayley (Iron Maiden, Wolfsbane) has collaborated with guitarist Michelle Sciarrotta on a new Christmas song titled "It's A Long Way Home This Christmas". The track is available on Bandcamp and you can also hear the track below. By purchasing the recording, you are directly supporting the creation of Blaze's new album, due for release in February 2016.

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A YouTube clip containing audio samples of the forthcoming debut album from The Sanity Days, the project featuring four former members of Bristol thrash metallers Onslaught, is now available below. The album was recorded at Doghouse Studio in Bristol for a 2015 release via Candlelight Records. Below, you can have a taste of want you can expect.

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Italian power metallers Wind Rose will release their new and second album Wardens Of The West Wind on February 3rd through Scarlet Records (see the album preview on the YouTube player below). Apart from that, they will tour together with Eluveitie and Skálmöld in February 2015 in Europe to promote the new record.

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Armageddon have some unfortunate news. Due to personal reasons, their singer Matt Hallquist has been forced to step down from the role as lead vocalist. The Swedish metallers thank Matt for his time and commitment to the band. This means they are once again searching for a singer. Armageddon are looking for a growler/screamer with great stage presence to tour with them starting next year.

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Earth Life Outcast, the new album from French black doom metallers The Foetal Mind, is currently streaming online. Recently, the band made the opus available and you can enjoy the entire piece via the YouTube player below. The album should be out sometime in 2015.

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According to Billboard.com, late AC/DC singer Bon Scott will be the subject of a new documentary due sometime in 2015, titled Looking For Bon, which will explore Scott's life from 1970 to 1974. Narrated by David O'Hara ("The Tudors", "The Departed"), the film will be followed by a Bon Scott biopic, based on a script written by late Australian music pioneer Vince Lovegrove (who shared vocals with Scott in The Valentines in the '60s) and Angela Anagnostopoulos, focusing on Bon's years in AC/DC.

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Prog legends Fates Warning will celebrate the 30th anniversary of their 1986 Awaken The Guardian album with an exclusive headlining live appearance at the 2016 edition of the Keep It True Festival, set to take place in April 2016 in Lauda-Konigshofen, Germany.

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Annihilator's mastermind Jeff Waters has invited the band's former vocalist, Coburn Pharr, to feature in their performances when the 70000 Tons Of Metal cruise sails to Jamaica in January 2015. Pharr was lead vocalist on their critically acclaimed and best-selling 1990 release Never, Neverland. If you are a fan of that album, this might be another reason to attend the cruise.

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Texas groove thrashers Pissing Razors have reunited and hope to tour and release fresh material in 2015. The band split in 2004 shortly after the release of their sixth album Evolution. Now the original lineup of Eddy Garcia, Danny Garcia, Joe Rodriguez and Matt Lynch are back together.

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After bassist Hal Patino was fired earlier this year, now Swedish bassist Pontus Egberg has officially joined the legendary metallers King Diamond. Egberg (The Poodles, Dark Illusion, Lion's Share) played his first show with King Diamond on July 25th at Gröna Lund in Stockholm, Sweden.

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Drummer Francesco Jovino has left U.D.O. after ten years in the band due to personal reasons. The heavy metal band is now searching for a new drummer since a complete world tour is scheduled for 2015 starting in early March 2015. They are also preparing to release their new album Decadent.

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Frontiers Music Srl will release Uriah Heep's newest live album, entitled Live At Koko, London 2014, on February 20th in Europe and February 24th in North America. Below you can get a taste of what you will find by watching the band perform the track "Gypsy". Enjoy!

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American thrashers Toxik have announced the departure of their drummer Jason Bittner. He just joined fellow Americans Flotsam & Jetsam. Bittner joins the veteran Arizona metallers as the replacement for Kelly Smith, who recently left the band to focus on family matters.

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The official lyric video for "Shadowmaker", the title track of the upcoming album from Finnish cello masters Apocalyptica, has been unveiled and can now be seen below. The group's new album will be released in April 2015 via Eleven Seven Music Group in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, the Middle East and South East Asia. For the upcoming album, the band worked with Franky Perez as exclusive singer on the tracks. You can hear him on "Shadowmaker". Check it out!

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