Ten silent years are over! Good news for Cor Scorpii fans, because the black metal band has announced a new album called Ruin and also revealed its details. After the debut, Monument, the new record will drop on the 15th June on Dark Essence Records.

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Industrial doom metallers P.H.O.B.O.S. recently revealed the album artwork and other information pertaining to their upcoming release titled Phlogiston Catharsis, due out on Transcending Obscurity Records. This will be their fourth full-length.

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American metallers Trauma (USA) have signed an exclusive global distribution deal with The Orchard/Sony. The group's new album, titled As The World Dies, will be released on May 11th. With an eye on the past but focused on the future, As The World Dies was produced by guitarist Joe Fraulob, staying true to band's signature sound that came before but with a very modern edge.

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American metalheads Riot V have a new official lyric video out for the song "Messiah". The heavy metal band will release their 16th album entitled Armor Of Light, on April 27th via Nuclear Blast. Listen to "Victory" and "Heart Of A Lion" as well. As of now, you can watch the video for the album's third single.

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Having recently released their highly appreciated Esoteric Malacology, Slugdge shows no signs of slowing down. In fact, they have released a flurry of posts on their Facebook, announcing two new members: Moat Lowe on bass and Alan Cassidy of The Black Dahlia Murder on drums, and hinting that they are already working on their follow-up to this year's album.

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German goths Crematory have recently shared a brand new video for the single "Immortal," which is taken from the band's new album, Oblivion. The record hit stores via Steamhammer/SPV last Friday and the group released a new video to celebrate that. It's now available here.

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Former Rainbow and Deep Purple singer Joe Lynn Turner has been hospitalized in Belarus "with a heart issue," his friend and former Rainbow singer Graham Bonnet has confirmed.

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Frontiers Rock Festival has recently announced that none other than Kip Winger will be joining the exclusive VIP kickoff party, which will be held on April 27th before the start of the proper festival the following day. Kip will celebrate the recent release of his solo box set collection, which collected all his solo albums into one special limited edition box set. Kip will also be playing a selection of Winger and solo hits accompanied by only his 12-string guitar.

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British NWOBHM masters Weapon UK are working on a new album. Also, Rising From The Ashes will be re-released on Pure Steel Records this April 27th. Until now the record only has been available as a self-release on CD by the band. More importantly, they are currently recording their first album for Pure Steel Records, due for release this autumn.

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Prolific Swedish journeyman Snowy Shaw (King Diamond, Therion, Dream Evil, and others) has announced the release of his first full-length solo album, entitled White Is The New Black, and invites all of his fans to join him for the live streaming of a release party.

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Haken have shared some exciting news! First, the prog metallers announced the release of their first ever live album, titled L-1VE and scheduled for release on the 22nd June 2018. Following the release of the band's acclaimed fourth studio album Affinity, they embarked upon their 10th anniversary tour across Europe and North America. Recorded and filmed on the 13th April 2017, at the legendary Melkweg venue on the Amsterdam stop of that tour, this represents the band's first ever live document with tracks from across their discography. The band have also revealed they have started work on their fifth studio album.

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If you like doom metal, here's something interesting for you. Pallbearer has just released a brand new track titled "Dropout" as the 53rd installment of the Adult Swim Singles Program. The song encapsulates the singular progressive doom metal sound the Arkansas outfit is known for and can be heard below.

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Norwegian folk metallers Midnattsol are about to release a new album called The Aftermath, as you might know. Previously, they have shared the first song from it, "Herr Mannelig," and now we get to hear a bit more. Watch below their new video for the tune "The Purple Sky". This is also their first proper video.

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German industrial group Oomph! just shared the news that they have signed a deal with Napalm Records, which means a new album is coming! They are currently working on a new studio album scheduled for a 2019 release.

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American hard rockers House Of Lords will play a string of shows in the Old Continent this month. The group will embark on a week long European tour. See the tour dates on the flyer.

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