After the members of Polish death metallers Decapitated have been formally charged with rape and kidnapping in Spokane County, all four members of the band have now pleaded not guilty to those charges in court Tuesday, in a new update on the case, reported by The Spokesman Review. You can follow the details here. Their trial date has also been set and will start on December 18th.

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Shortly after bassist Twiggy Ramirez was accused of rape by his former girlfriend Jessicka Addams, Marilyn Manson has fired him from the band. In a short statement, Manson parted ways with Jeordie White and revealed that he will be replaced on the upcoming tour. Marilyn Manson has recently rescheduled cancelled tour dates following a serious stage accident.

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Oceans Of Slumber are releasing a new album! Following the lauded 2016 Winter album, the Houston-based progressive metal outfit just announced the release of their forthcoming full-length album, The Banished Heart, on March 2nd, 2018 via Century Media Records.

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Norwegian black metal outfit Vreid have some good news. First, they have a new label: Season of Mist. And secondly, they are working on a new album that will be released next year. This means that 2015's Sólverv is finally getting a follow-up. In fact, the recordings should start very soon.

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After recently revealing their comeback album, Nortt share more details about Endeligt, described as "a new monument of loss and despair, where depressive black and funeral doom metal mate once again." More specifically, the cover art that will grace the record has been unveiled as well as the official release date of December 29th 2017, ten years after Galgenfrist, on Avantgarde Music.

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Skálmöld and Omnium Gatherum are going to hit the road together this fall. But the bands will also release a split single that is strictly limited and only available on tour or via the band's and Napalm's online stores! Omnium Gatherum's track has already been unveiled and is available here. You can check out the Skálmöld track "Höndin Sem Veggina Klórar" now!

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Prog fans rejoice because Intervals has just shared a brand new song! The progressive metal band from Toronto, Canada, led by Aaron Marshall, has not only announced a new album, The Way Forward, but also released the first song from it. Prepare your ears and enjoy the instrumental "Touch And Go" below.

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Iconic metallers Judas Priest, who are among the nominees for the induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2018, and for whom you can vote here, just revealed the title of their new album. The heavy metal group announced today that their new studio album is called Firepower and will be arriving in early 2018. It's their first album since 2014's Redeemer Of Souls. They are also happy to announce the first North American dates of their 2018 World Tour.

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There's a new Summoning tune to be consumed online. The Austrian black metal duo has released the 11-minute track and album closer "With Doom I Come" off of their impending new release, With Doom We Come. It is now available via Bandcamp, below, or on Spotify as well. Enjoy the first full song released from the new studio album.

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Heavy tour alert! In early 2018, Brazilian thrash metal legends Sepultura will head out on a lengthy and extensive European headline tour in support of their acclaimed new album, Machine Messiah. After an extremely successful tour with Kreator and a raft of festival shows in 2017, Sepultura will return to Europe with their most powerful billing yet. German technical death metal masters Obscura are confirmed as direct support, followed by US-based death/black metallers Goatwhore and New Jersey's deathcore outfit, Fit For An Autopsy.

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Event:	Sepultura: Machine Messiah European Tour 2018

Britain's doom metal trio Conan have recently shared some good news. Their new album will be recorded in November to follow 2016's Revengeance when they return from the tour with Monolord. The new record is set to be released in April 2018 on Napalm Records. Get ready!

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According to reports, Celtic Frost bassist and co-founder Martin Eric Stricker has passed away yesterday after a heart attack. The legendary musician formed Celtic Frost with guitarist/vocalist Tom Gabriel Fischer in Zürich, Switzerland, in June 1984 in the ashes of the band Hellhammer, where he also played. He was 50 years old. R.I.P. and condolences to his friends and family.

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Unfortunately, the Decapitated case isn't the only one involving rape accusations in the metal world. Marilyn Manson's long-time bassist Twiggy Ramirez (Jeordie White), who also played in Nine Inch Nails and A Perfect Circle, has been accused of rape, according to Variety. Jessicka Addams, lead singer in the band Jack Off Jill and his former girlfriend, detailed the alleged assault in a lengthy Facebook post.

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UPDATE: Two more members of the Polish death metal band Decapitated have been charged with rape and kidnapping in Spokane. After Wacław Kiełtyka (Vogg) and Michał Łysejko were previously charged with rape and kidnapping, now Rafał Piotrowski and Hubert Więcek, the vocalist and bassist of the band, had their first court appearance in Spokane County on Friday for allegedly participating in a gang rape of a woman on their tour bus in Spokane on August 31st.

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The new progressive metal band Sons Of Apollo, which features former Dream Theater members Mike Portnoy and Derek Sherinian, Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal (ex- Guns N' Roses), Billy Sheehan (The Winery Dogs, Mr. Big, David Lee Roth) and Jeff Scott Soto (ex-Journey, ex-Yngwie Malmsteen's Rising Force), have just released the Vicente Cordero-directed video for "Lost In Oblivion". The song appears on their highly anticipated debut album, Psychotic Symphony, out now via InsideOutMusic/Sony. Watch the video now here and discover more music from the band.

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Band profile:	Sons Of Apollo