Shorty after they revealed the departure of frontman Marc "Groo" Grewe, Morgoth have already announced his replacement. The death metallers will now be fronted by Karsten "Jagger" Jäger. You might know him as the vocalist of the German band Disbelief. Are you pleased with the choice?

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The Swedish death metal legion Demonical has inked a worldwide record deal with their new label Agonia Records. The band is preparing a new album, their fifth in total, for next year. Prepare for some more death metal and further live activities as well.

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Hard rock group UFO have revealed the final tracklist of A Conspiracy Of Stars, the band's new record that will drop on February 23rd, 2015 in Europe and March 3rd, 2015 in the U.S. via Steamhammer/SPV. The album will be available as digipak (including poster and bonus track), jewel case, vinyl coloured double LP and download.

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Greek symphonic metal horde Septicflesh just announced that they have parted ways with drummer Fotis Benardo. No reason was given for his departure even though they announced that Namtar from Carach Angren will be behind the drum kit on their show in Cyprus this December. Fotis was in the band for a few years and now leaves unexpectedly.

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As you know, Nightwish are preparing their new album. However, today they announced the release of the first single called Élan, which will be out on February 13th, 2015 via Nuclear Blast. As for the new album, you can expect it in the spring of 2015. You can already take a look at the single cover below.

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Finnish doomsters Hanging Garden will be entering Redfive Studios on December 13th to record drums for their upcoming album after they released their latest album At Every Door in 2013 as well as the EP I Was A Soldier. Furthermore, guitarist Fredrik Norrman (October Tide, Thenighttimeproject, ex-Katatonia) will be collaborating with Hanging Garden on the upcoming album.

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Mere days after they announced the first details of their new album, Melechesh have now revealed the cover art for the band's impending studio album, Enki. Furthermore, due to unforeseen productional issues, the release of Enki had to be pushed to February 27th (Europe), March 2nd (UK) and March 10th (US), 2015 through Nuclear Blast Records. Take a look at the intricate artwork now.

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Heavy metallers Virgin Steele have set Hymns To Damnation as the title of their new album, which is due out around March/April 2015 via SPV/Steamhammer. The fans had to wait five years for the successor to The Black Light Bacchanalia but the new material is right around the corner.

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Morgoth's founding member Marc "Groo" Grewe has left the band. The Germans recently returned to the new releases with their single God Is Evil and are working on their new record titled Ungod. However, they will move on without their long-time singer. In fact, they are already working with a new vocalist. The death metallers also released a little (rough mix) teaser of new music straight from the studio. Check it out below.

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Vocalist/bassist Peavy Wagner, guitarist Manni Schmidt and drummer Christos Efthimiadis, who released five albums in one of the most successful lineups of Rage, have reunited in the band called Refuge. Since 1994, the three musicians have played with different bands and continued to follow their own paths: Peavy with Rage, Manni with Grave Digger and Christos with Tri State Corner. Refuge are already confirmed for Sweden Rock Festival 2015.

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Former Faith No More singer Chuck Mosley, between 1983-1988, has fallen on hard financial times and is asking for help from his fans so that he and his family can avoid being evicted from the house they have lived in for the past decade. He took to the internet to ask for help as he is in danger of losing his family's house. The singer performed on the band's firs two albums, We Care A Lot and Introduce Yourself.

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Here we go again. AC/DC's drummer Phil Rudd has appeared in court for breaching his bail conditions, following an incident in Tauranga, according to Stuff.co.nz and many other sources. He was arrested less than a month ago. His bail conditions have now been tightened to include not taking illegal drugs to limit any "erratic behaviour". Crown prosecutor Greg Hollister-Jones said it was a serious breach because it involved interfering with a witness.

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German power metal band Primal Fear will play a very special one-off gig at Rock One World Festival in Esslingen on February 28th, 2015. According to Primal Fear, the show will be in memory of former Sinner drummer Ralf Schulz who died in March this year. This show will feature the band's original line-up with guitarist Tom Naumann and drummer Klaus Sperling.

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The sad news continue as Australian death/doom metal act The Slow Death have shared that their vocalist Gregg Williamson has passed away due to heart failure. This happens at the time the band is about to release their new album Ark in January on Chaos Records. They are now dedicating the album to Gregg Williamson.

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Chicago doom metal legends Trouble have released a live video for the track "Paranoia Conspiracy" which can now be seen below. The clip, which was filmed on their show at The House of Shock in New Orleans, Louisiana on October 25th, was directed and produced by David Treadway of DDTstudio Productions. Enjoy the band's performance.

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