Industrial metal veterans Prong are gearing up to hit the road this September in North America in support of their latest release, Ruining Lives, which came out earlier this year via SPV/Steamhammer. Prong recently filmed a new video for the song "Remove, Separate Self". Brian Cox and Marcelo Palomino directed the clip, which you can watch below.

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Former Iron Maiden singer Paul Di'Anno has launched a new band called Architects Of Chaoz. Due to a number of health issues, including a knee problem, Di'Anno announced in July 2012 that he would stop touring in 2013. His farewell tour had since been extended to 2014. Now he is in the process of recording an album with his longtime German touring band The Phantomz, the debut of Architects Of Chaoz.

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Symphony X's long-time bassist Mike LePond is releasing his first ever solo album! UDR/Warner has set a September 26th release date for the first solo effort called Mike LePond's Silent Assassins. For now, there is still no music to hear but are you curious about this one?

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Whitesnake have found their new guitarist. After long-time guitarist Doug Aldrich left the band, now singer David Coverdale has revealed that he will be replaced by New York guitarist Joel Hoekstra.

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"Nothing Stands In Our Way" is the new video from the Italian group Lacuna Coil and can now be seen below. The song is taken from the band's latest studio album, Broken Crown Halo, which arrived in stores on April 1st via Century Media. Enjoy! The band will have a busy year in terms of touring. You can catch Lacuna Coil in North America in September and October. They will also do a European tour with Motionless In White and Devilment after that. Plenty of opportunities to catch them live.

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Florida death metal legends Obituary make their Relapse debut with Inked In Blood, their 9th full length album. According to the label, almost three decades in, Inked In Blood stands out as one of the finest moments in Obituary's discography. Today you can listen to the first taste of the album in an album teaser video. Samples from three brand new tracks can be heard in the video, which is available for viewing below. What do you think about it?

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Norwegian/American hard rock band TNT is finally unleashing 30th Anniversary 1982-2012 Live In Concert, a unique document of their 3 decade career captured on June 2nd, 2012 at the Clarion Hotel in Trondheim, Norway. Backed by Trondheim Symphony Orchestra and with appearance by Hank Von Helvete, Dee Snider, Dag Ingebrigtsen and Tony Mills, this is truly a must-have for fans.

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Century Media Records founder, Robert Kampf, has announced the formation of a new record label, Another Century. The label will focus on hard rock and has already signed 3 bands to the roster: Los Angeles rock veterans, Rev Theory, New Zealand's rising stars, Like A Storm, and Chicago based, The Bloodline.

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Motörhead's guitarist Phil Campbell and his Phil Campbell's All Starr Band have shared online a cover of Black Sabbath's "Children Of The Grave". If you are curious to hear the result, check out the track below. Phil Campbell's All Starr Band is currently performing Motörhead classic songs and other rock covers of some of Phil's favourite bands but are also looking to record original material.

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German heavy metal veterans Accept release their new album Blind Rage today in Europe via Nuclear Blast Records. The band has also released a new lyric video for the track "Final Journey" which you can now enjoy here. Furthermore, you can also watch below an official live video clip for their hit "Teutonic Terror," taken from the bonus DVD, which is part of the limited edition of Blind Rage.

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Rockers Aerosmith have canceled their Let Rock Rule tour date on August 13th after an unexplained illness of drummer Joey Kramer. They were set to play in Concord, California. More dates can be cancelled even though that is not official yet.

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It was recently officially reported that Fausto Fanti, guitarist Blondie Hammet of comedy metal band Massacration, was found dead in his apartment in Pinheiros, the city of São Paulo, in the afternoon, by friend and fellow worker Adriano Silva (known for giving life to the character Joselito). The hypothesis for the cause of death of Fanti, who was 35 years of age, is that it was suicide by hanging with a belt. Also according to the investigators in the case, the comedian was divorcing his wife, with whom he had an eight year-old daughter.

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A trailer for We Are Twisted F*cking Sister!, the forthcoming movie about Twisted Sister club days by German filmmaker Andrew Horn, can be seen below. Horn has been working on it for more than five years, and production was supported with a successful Indiegogo campaign in 2013.

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Greek black metal act Astarte have lost their main member Maria "Tristessa" Kolokouri. After battling with leukemia, previous updates suggested she might be getting better but today her husband broke the sad news of her passing after complications. Maria founded the band with Kinthia and Nemesis back in 1995.

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"Habitchual", the new video from Brazilian female-fronted metallers Shadowside, can be seen below. The clip was produced and directed by Studio Kaiowas and features an appearance by actress Rida Principessa. "Habitchual" is taken from Shadowside's third album, Inner Monster Out, which was released in May 2012 via Inner Wound Recordings.

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