Doomsters Electric Wizard are currently forging a new album. The band is working on their ninth studio album, with delivery expected in time for a Halloween 2016 release on Spinefarm Records. This is all the information available, for now. The whereabouts of the band and the recording/mixing details are not currently known.

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The Los Angeles Murderfest started as a simple two-stage event at the Hully Gully way back in 2002. In 2009, after the version 5.0 of the festival, later that year, the Knitting Factory in Hollywood would shut its doors, thus ending the run of the fest... until now. The original fest was at a smaller bar and the kick off to a new set of versions will begin, a rebirth. The Mini-Murder 2016 has been presented: a three day festival which will happen at The Complex in Glendale, CA from April 22nd-24th.

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The line-up and tour dates for this year's Metal Alliance Tour 2016 has now officially been confirmed. It will feature Dying Fetus (headliner), The Acacia Strain, Jungle Rot, and Black Crown Initiate. Additionally, Reaping Asmodeia and Nylithia will serve as rotating openers. The full schedule can be found below.

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Understandably, Riverside have decided to cancel all of their scheduled shows for this year, following the passing of guitarist Piotr Grudzinski due to a cardiac arrest, as just revealed by the prog group. They were set to embark on a Polish tour in April and play at some festivals as well. This is a difficult time for the band but they will still go on with their planned releases for this year. If they will continue as a band after that, only time will tell.

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Alkerdeel fans are in for a treat at Roadburn Festival 2016. They will perform their new album Lede in its entirety at Roadburn 2016 on April 15th. If that wasn't enough, the mighty Mories, the mastermind of Gnaw Their Tongues, will follow-up his live debut of last year with a special appearance joining Alkerdeel for a gloriously decadent finale, subjecting the audience to Lede's last song, "Shirr", and also "Dyodyo Asema" from their 2014 Dyodyo Asema collaboration.

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The French Hellfest Open Air 2016 festival has announced its final bands for this year's edition. The last confirmations include Sunn O))), Bad Religion, Magma, Killswitch Engage, Jane's Addiction, Gutterdämmerung featuring Henry Collins, Ludwig von 88, Nashville Pussy, Loudness, Municipal Waste, RavenEye, Atreyu, Tarja, Aura Noir, Mgła, Unsane, Skeletal Remains, Drowned, Undead Prophecies, Brodequin, Aggressor and Corrosive Elements.

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Event:	Hellfest Open Air 2016

Drone doom metal masters Sunn O))) will be presenting their latest album Kannon live in North America this spring. First, the band will perform at Big Ears Fest in Knoxville on April 2nd, appearing as one of the main acts. The festival will be immediately followed by shows in Nashville, Athens, Atlanta, Jacksonville, and Tampa through April 8th. Later that month, Sunn O))) will travel to Austin to take part in Levitation 2016 and will assemble again in May, with a set at Moogfest in Durham, North Carolina.

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Former KISS guitarist Ace Frehley will hit the road in the U.S. again as he just announced a string of tour dates in February, March and April. Ace Frehley kicks off his 2016 shows on February 26th in Houston, Texas at Scout Bar, and wraps the run up over two nights on April 11th and April 12th at New York City's B.B. King Blues Club.

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Finally some news regarding symphonic gothic metallers Theatres Des Vampires. The band has been very quiet in recent years. In fact, their last album Moonlight Waltz came out in 2011. However, they have been working on a new album recently to follow that. The band is currently in the studio, working on their 10th studio album, set to be released in 2016. They also signed with Alpha Omega Management. More details about it and the schedule of a new tour will be announced soon!

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Latvian folk black metal act Skyforger announced that they will play at the Zobens un Lemess Open Air 2016 in home turf. This festival will take place in the Latvian country side in Lone, from 8th-10th July. The festival's musical line up will contain over 20 bands, playing ethnic music, folk rock and folk metal styles. Ancient crafts workshops, educational lectures concerning history, historical reconstruction clubs demonstrations, knights battles and medieval games - will all take place at the festival Zobens un Lemess 2016.

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It seems that Carnifex has a new album up their sleeves. Let's hope that the sequel to Die Without Hope (2014) will be as good! Hopefully, we will be able to listen to some new tracks very soon. While the deathcore outfit hasn't revealed details about the new record, they have confirmed that it will drop this year. Get ready!

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As it turns out, the rumors were right about Guns N' Roses this time. The official announcement has been made and the band will perform at Coachella 2016 as headliners. The Guns N' Roses reunion will mark the first show for the band with co-founders Axl Rose and Slash since 1993. The legendary band will perform at the California-based festival on April 16th and April 23rd. Axl Rose and Slash will be featured in the lineup, with bassist Duff McKagan also involved. The rest of the lineup has not been revealed.

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Gojira have shared a short video from the studio sessions of their new album. The French metallers also confirmed that their new album and follow-up to L'Enfant Sauvage (released four years ago) will drop in the spring of 2016. The group has been forging the new record at the studio Silver Cord based in New York, designed and owned by guitarist/vocalist Joe Duplantier.

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The Swedes Darkwater have finally shared the news fans have been waiting to hear: they are releasing a new album this year! The progressive metallers have been in the scene since 2003 and released two albums so far, the groundbreaking Calling The Earth To Witness (2007) and its worthy follow-up, Where Stories End (2010). Six years later, the band will release their third album, at last.

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The new year is already looking promising for fans of Schammasch. The black/death metal extremists just confirmed the release of a new album next year. They have completed work on their upcoming opus. According to their label Prosthetic Records, "it's a sprawling epic both sonically and aesthetically," including visual collaborations with acclaimed photographer Ester Segarra.

Here is the first photo from that session.

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