Very sad news arrive from Japanese group Moi Dix Mois. The band announced on their website that guitarist/vocalist K has died suddenly. They have therefore cancelled their upcoming concert on May 24th at duo MUSIC EXCHANGE in Shibuya. Right now there's no detailed information on his death. So far, all that is known is that K's family has informed the band members about his death and he was found dead at home. The band's guitarist and leader Mana commented on his blog: "This is so sudden and shocking, I can't find words for it."

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Swedish one-man doom outfit Doom:VS recently released its new album Earthless via Solitude Productions. If you still haven't checked it out, now you can hear it in full here. Since the band's latest album Dead Words Speak has been released back in 2008, was it worth the wait? Tell us your impressions of Earthless and enjoy it!

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Chile doom metal band Poema Arcanus has announced a line-up change and see the return of a familiar face to the band. Bassist Juan Pablo "Hueso" Vallejos is returning. After releasing Transient Chronicles last year, the band has been touring and guitarist Igor Leiva Benavides confirmed in an interview earlier this year that Poema Arcanus would begin writing new material probably this year.

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American drummer Robert "Bobby" Jarzombek (Fates Warning, Spastic Ink, Sebastian Bach, Halford and many others) was diagnosed with cellulitis (skin infection) and is currently in the hospital. His most recent tour was with Fates Warning when the band performed in Europe in April.

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American atmospheric black metal one-man act Appalachian Winter is currently streaming its new album The Epochs That Built The Mountains online. You can head over to their Bandcamp page and listen to the whole thing right now. Officially, the album will be released on June 9th, 2014.

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According to reports from The National, the drummer James Kottak of the German band Scorpions could spend a month in jail after he was convicted on Tuesday morning of insulting Islam, flashing his middle finger at Muslim passengers at an airport and consuming alcohol. Kottak admits he had been drinking but denies the insults. The band already released a statement about the matter as well.

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Latvian metallers Skyforger continue to work hard on their new album which will be dedicated to the Old Prussians. The band has now updated on how things are going. The recording process is moving along nicely. With their last album Kurbads released back in 2010, what do you expect from the new one?

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Things did not go well on the Firefest 2014, a two-day hardcore and metal festival, in Lakewood, Ohio. Four people were stabbed and 23 people were arrested in connection with a fight that took place on the second night (April 19th) outside The Foundry concert hall where the fest was being held, according to reports. Ringworm were supposed to play but they announced on their Facebook page that the show was cancelled.

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Stoner/doom metal heavyweights Electric Wizard have finally completed work on its new studio album, whose title is yet to be confirmed. The effort will be the band's first release through Spinefarm Records and follows 2010's Black Masses. Let the anticipation begin...

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Trees Of Eternity have revealed another piece of the puzzle of their debut album. Mattias "The Crypt" Norrman recorded the bass parts for their first full-length. Norrman, currently in October Tide, also played in Katatonia until 2009.

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Irish metallers Primordial have finished the songwriting for their new album and also announced its title. It will be called Where Greater Men Have Fallen and the release date is already set: 21st of November, 2014 via Metal Blade Records. Who is excited for the successor to Redemption At The Puritan's Hand?

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According to the web site of the Sarasota County Sheriff's Office, Crimson Glory's guitarist Jon Drenning was arrested on April 8th in Sarasota, Florida on charges of conspiracy to purchase cocaine and use of a two-way communication device to facilitate a felony. He was released the following day after posting $10,000 bail on each charge. The guitarist Jon Drenning will now be arraigned on May 9th.

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German metallers Axel Rudi Pell have a fresh new album called Into The Storm released this year in January through SPV/Steamhammer. Have you listened to it? The band has now unleashed a new video for the song "Long Way To Go" online. The video was directed by Tim Assmann and it is available for your viewing pleasure right here.

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As the release date of their new album approaches, Texas-based metal veterans Helstar have unveiled an album trailer including excerpts from all nine songs on this wicked new record called This Wicked Nest. This is your chance to hear more new material. Enjoy it in the YouTube clip below.

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The Skull, the new band featuring original members Eric Wagner (vocals) and Jeff "Oly" Olson (drums) of American doom metal legends Trouble alongside longtime Trouble bassist Ron Holzner and Sacred Dawn guitarist Lothar Keller, previously announced the release of their debut album and now they are streaming two new singles. If you are curious about this project, you can now listen to "Sometime Yesterday Mourning" and the 1983 Metal Massacre IV re-make of "The Last Judgment", which are now available below.

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