Maiden uniteD, the acoustic Iron Maiden tribute project featuring Damian Wilson (Threshold, Headspace) and Ruud Jolie (Within Temptation), will release a new album called Remembrance, on May 22nd on CD, red 12" vinyl and as a digital download. The album features 9 tracks and includes guest performances from former Iron Maiden vocalists Blaze Bayley and Paul Di'Anno. The song "Strange World" can be streamed in the YouTube clip below as the album's first single.

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The new lineup of the Cleveland thrash veterans Destructor made its live debut during the WJCU 2015 Radiothon Benefit Concert, yesterday, on February 7th at the Maple Grove in Cleveland, Ohio. The band has a new bassist, Tim Hammer, and is also writing new material.

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Swedish masters Katatonia have announced a new concert film called Sanctitude, to be released on the 30th of March in the UK and rest of the world, 31st of March in the USA and Canada, and 3rd of April in Germany via Kscope. All audio on Sanctitude has been mixed and mastered by Bruce Soord with artwork once more supplied by long-time visual collaborator Travis Smith. You can watch the trailer below to whet your appetite and get all the details about this release.

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Van Halen will release what the band is calling its "definitive live album" on March 31st, the same date they're scheduled to begin a six-album remaster series with reissues of Van Halen and 1984. It's the first-ever live album to feature original singer David Lee Roth. Confirming days of rumors, sources at the Van Halen News Desk have shared the first official details of the live LP, titled Tokyo Dome Live in Concert, as well as information regarding the upcoming remasters.

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U.D.O. have announced their new drummer and it's none other than Udo's son Sven Dirkschneider! After the split with former drummer Francesco Jovino and numerous auditions with possible new band members, the decision has been made that the new drummer and band member of U.D.O. will be Sven Dirkschneider. Sven Dirkschneider is 21 years old and is now the youngest member of the band.

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Swedish melodic death metal band Soilwork is in the news again as they have released a live video for "This Momentary Bliss" taken from their last release The Living Infinite. The song will appear on their highly anticipated first ever live DVD/Blu-ray, Live In The Heart Of Helsinki. You can check out the video down here.

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The sludge trio Shepherd from Bangalore, India, are shaking up a hornet's nest in the heavy music scene, since the release of their singles "Bogslime" and "Turdspeak". Fans and critics are calling the album (artwork, production and all) a breath of fresh, sweet, dense air that reminds you of festivals. The debut album, Stereolithic Riffalocalypse, is out worldwide on March 7th. The band is giving fans a chance to take a whiff of the album with a limited-period stream on their Bandcamp page. Enjoy it while you can!

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German black metal outfit Porta Nigra just shared the first track off their new album Kaiserschnitt. The song is called "Femme Fatale" and you can now enjoy it as much as you like on their label's Bandcamp page. Also, a special remix of "Megalomaniac" by Thomas Tannenberger (Abigor) can be streamed there as well. Have fun!

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Are you ready for some new Enslaved? Here it is folks, finally a new song from the Norwegian metallers. Below you can enjoy the lyric video for an edited version of the track "Thurisaz Dreaming", the opener taken from the upcoming album In Times. It's the first piece of new material you get to hear for now. Enjoy and share your thoughts!

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UPDATE: Earlier this week, Nuclear Blast Records announced the end of Rage and later changed it to "end of the current line-up of Rage" leaving a bit of doubt in the air about what was happening after all. Now, the bassist/vocalist Peter "Peavy" Wagner has clarified the band situation and confirms that the band is not over, that it's just the end of an era. He says Rage will continue with a new line-up and that you can expect more news about that soon.

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The Viking black metallers Ancient Rites are returning this year with a new album called Laguz after almost ten years. And now they have premiered the brand new tune "Carthago Delenda Est" as a first taste of what's to come. So, drop what you are doing and listen to a new song from Ancient Rites below!

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Blind Guardian's long awaited new album Beyond The Red Mirror is out now worldwide via Nuclear Blast Records. However, if you still haven't had the chance to listen to the entire release, you can still do it by using the YouTube player below. Nuclear Blast has made the whole record available for streaming online, so enjoy it while you can!

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As they prepare to unleash their first DVD, Soilwork are also hard at work on the follow-up to their 2013 album The Living Infinite. In fact, drummer Dirk Verbeuren is currently recording drums for Soilwork's upcoming 10th album. For now, you can listen to a snippet of one of the new songs in this video here. Are you excited to hear what the band will do next after the double album The Living Infinite?

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After releasing a live video recently, now sludge mongers Down have premiered a video for the song "Conjure". The haunting and twisted ode to 70's horror films was directed by JM Stelly and Chris Trainor at Lab Productions. You can enjoy the final product right here now.

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Lethe are already in the process of working on their next release to follow their debut When Dreams Become Nightmares. That album is nominated in the Best Avantgarde / Experimental Metal category on Metal Storm Awards 2014. According to the trio, their second album is progressing nicely. If you enjoyed When Dreams Become Nightmares, you can already start looking forward to its successor!

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