Last December, it was revealed that Norwegian black metallers Ancient were working on their seventh album to finally follow Night Visit (2004). Recently, the band updated on that. Their comeback album is being recorded and will be called Chapter VII: Back From The Land Of The Dead, for a release around September.

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Dutch Doom Days, a doom metal festival which takes place in Rotterdam, The Netherlands, has announced its first bands for the next edition. Those are Excruciation, a death/doom act from Switzerland, and Hungarian doom/sludge group Magma Rise. Later today, The Wounded Kings were also confirmed. Many more bands will be announced for the fest that will happen from October 31st to November 1st, 2014.

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While fans of Swedish doom metal band The Equinox Ov The Gods would want to hear news of a new album, it has been reported that they are currently in the studio recording a cover version of the song "Children Of The Grey" for the upcoming tribute to Lake Of Tears.

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Are you ready for some doom? Ordog, the Finnish metallers, have recently posted online a new song called ''Enter The Void". The track comes from their upcoming new album Trail For The Broken which will be released digitally worldwide by Violent Journey Records on March 21st. Hear the first sounds of the album right now.

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Ralf Schulz, a German heavy metal drummer who played in the bands Sinner, Tyran' Pace and Vinder, just passed away. Frontman Mat Sinner himself broke the news. RIP Ralf Schulz.

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The last time we heard of Maria "Tristessa" Kolokouri, she was in critical condition battling leukemia. The frontwoman of the Greek black metal band Astarte seems to be improving with the treatments and the updates on her health condition have been regular.

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Drummer Jaska Raatikainen of Finnish metallers Children Of Bodom has recently revealed that he was diagnosed with three prolapsed discs in his lower back during the band's fall 2013 European tour. Even though he is doing much better now, Jaska is still not 100% recovered. The band has just begun a North American tour and also released a new lyric video for the song "Sream For Silence" (from Halo Of Blood), available to watch here.

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Magellan's founding member Joel Wayne Gardner has passed away at his home in Sacramento on February 10th. He was 48 years old. Wayne was an artist and musician. He helped his older brother, Trent Gardner form the progressive band Magellan in 1985 and was integral to its success until the day of his death.

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Newsted have presented a new video for the track "...As The Crow Flies", chosen as their next single from the debut Heavy Metal Music. The group recently completed a video for the track and premiered it online. Filmed in Oakland, California and with images created by Leon Melas and Cyryl Koshyk, the video can be viewed through the YouTube player below.

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Thrash veterans Holy Moses will release their new album Redefined Mayhem in April and they recently revealed the first taste of the record. You can watch a guitar and bass playthrough of the new song ''Hellhound'' though the YouTube player below. What do you think? Does it sound promising?

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Black metal war machine Inquisition are currently touring in Europe in support of Behemoth and Cradle Of Filth on their co-headlining tour but their appearance at the show in Vienna, Austria has been cancelled. The venue promoter has banned them and the band was informed they cannot perform there. What?!

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Twisted Sister will play a rare special warmup show to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the release of the band's 1984 album Stay Hungry on May 17th at the Starland Ballroom in Sayreville, New Jersey with special guests Stephen Pearcy of Ratt and Killcode.

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Italian technical death metallers Gory Blister have inked a deal with Sliptrick Records for the release of their fifth studio album. Tentatively due this spring, the record will be mastered by Q Point in Hilversum, The Netherlands. According to a press release, Gory Blister's new songs feature the band's classic style, but with a darker and more refined sound.

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This should be a treat for Joe Satriani fans. For the first time, all of Joe's albums will be compiled in the new Joe Satriani: The Complete Studio Recordings, a 15 CD library box set due out on April 22nd via Legacy Recordings. All recordings are brand-new digital masters, overseen by Joe, with each CD packaged in a replica cardboard jacket. Joe's autobiography Strange Beautiful Music: A Musical Memoir is also due to come out this April.

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"Lonesome Rider" is the new Plastickid-directed video from hard rock act Volbeat. The song is taken from the band's latest album, Outlaw Gentlemen & Shady Ladies, which was re-released in a special "tour edition" on November 4th, 2013. The band will be performing in Japan and Australia this month and then head out to the States in April. Watch their new video below.

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