British heavy metal veterans Saxon will enter the studio in early 2015 to begin recording the follow-up to 2013's Sacrifice for a late summer release. In a recent interview, singer Biff Byford announced that the new album is planned to be released around August or September next year.

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Power metallers Blind Guardian have released the first taste of their new and anticipated album Beyond The Red Mirror. As they will release a new single on December 5th, 2014, you can now hear an excerpt from the tune "Twilight Of The Gods" below. Do you think it's promising?

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According to Michael Fischer of KNAC.com, Mick Zane, lead guitarist and founding member of the 1980s heavy metal band Malice, will reportedly undergo brain surgery today after he was diagnosed with a small brain tumor. Mick Zane, who has yet to find out if his tumor is malignant or not, has been in the studio writing and recording material for his first ever solo album. The project, which was set to feature some guest players on various tracks, has been put on hold.

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As previously reported, German metallers U.D.O. are releasing a new album which is scheduled for a January 23rd, 2015 release. Decadent will be their 15th full length album and is already completed and mastered by Jacob Hansen. Now the band has revealed the album tracklist. Check it out below.

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Stryper's new album is coming. According to guitarist/vocalist Michael Sweet of the American metallers, the band is in writing mode for their next studio album for a 2015 release via Frontiers. He writes on Facebook that they will start pre-production in mid-January and begin tracking on February 1st. Start preparing to hear the successor to No More Hell To Pay!

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Frontiers Music will release Level 10's debut album, Chapter One, in Europe on January 23rd and in North America on January 27th. The album will feature 12 songs. Level 10 is a collaboration between American powerhouse singer Russell Allen (Symphony X, Adrenaline Mob, Allen/Lande) and German vocalist/bassist Mat Sinner (Primal Fear, Sinner). A trailer for the record is available below. Are you interested?

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Finnish death/doom metallers My Shameful will release a new album called Hollow later this month on November 30th via the Russian label MFL-Records. As of now, you can pre-order it here. You can also stream the entire record if you please at this location. Do you think it's a good record? Let us know.

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American doomsters Saint Vitus are in a hairy situation. The band just informed that their frontman Scott "Wino" Weinrich was arrested in Norway by the immigration police for possession of illegal substances. They are in the middle of a European tour and Wino is being deported to the U.S. Despite that, the band vows to continue their 35th anniversary European tour which has three more German shows. Guitarist David Chandler and drummer Henry Vasquez, and possibly other guests, will take over vocal duties.

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By now, you probably know that Soundgarden are about to release their long-awaited 3-CD rarities collection, Echo Of Miles: Scattered Tracks Across The Path on November 24th. Among the set's seven unreleased tracks is a brand new recording, "Storm," recorded in May this year with producer Jack Endino in Seattle, still available here. Now the band has revealed "Twin Tower", which was recorded in 1988 during the Louder Than Love sessions and previously unreleased. Check it out!

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On December 9th, heavy metallers Lynch Mob will release a new album called Sun Red Sun via Rat Pak Records, their first in five years. The album was written and recorded by the same lineup as the Sound Mountain Sessions EP. Now you can hear below the band's cover of the Bad Company song "Burnin' Sky". Do you like it?

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Glam rock titans Poison's singer Bret Michaels underwent kidney surgery. It was guitarist Pete Evick from his solo band who shared the news. He had to postpone a few shows in the past week because he was in the hospital, and had to have surgery on his kidneys.

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Here is a new song from Stormwitch for you to enjoy. The German heavy metal group is gearing up to release a new album called Season Of The Witch next year on the 23rd of January 2015 through Massacre Records. The band now introduces the first song "Last Warrior" of the coming album. Listen to it on the lyric video below and tell us your impressions.

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Italian metallers Ecnephias have recently joined forces with My Kingdom Music. Their new album will be available on February 16th, 2015 and is entitled simply Ecnephias. The new record is described as "the most mature, powerful and yet melodic albums ever produced by the band."

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After announcing that they would enter the studio this month, Cradle Of Filth have just signed a worldwide deal with Nuclear Blast Records after they've worked with the band for several years in the United States. They have just returned from their successful run through Russia and will hit the studio to begin recording the successor of 2012's The Manticore And Other Horrors later this month. You can expect the band's new album next year. Stay tuned for more updates on the new album progress.

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The Duskfall, the Swedish melodic death metal band, have released now the second new song off of the upcoming record Where The Tree Stands Dead. They are back with a new album after seven years. Below, you can listen to the title track of the album for another taste of what's to come. Did you enjoy it?

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