Tony MacAlpine (guitarist of Planet X, Ring Of Fire and solo project Tony MacAlpine) has recently issued a statement regarding an incident in which his equipment was stolen from Tony MacAlpine's tour trailer in Austin, Texas. If you've heard or seen anything about the gear stolen, help out. Meanwhile, fans, fellow musicians, and endorsement companies have loaned them some gear to cover what was stolen so that they can continue the tour. This however does not cover the considerable cost to replace the equipment long-term, or the high costs of shipping replacement equipment on the road and so they have set up a GoFundMe campaign here.

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Big news for Alestorm and Wisdom fans! Wisdom's guitarist Máté Bodor will take a break from his original band to support the British folk metal band Alestorm with their upcoming live concerts. The news come after Daniel "Dani" Evans, former guitarist of Alestorm, had left the band earlier this year.

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The Cyprus power metal outfit Arrayan Path have announced on their Facebook page that they are currently in the recording studio, working on two new albums. The statement says: "Blood June! We are working daily to finish recordings. It's like a huge puzzle but we hope to be done soon. Major announcement regarding the 2 albums in the following weeks! Until then... happy summer season!"

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Today we mourn in respect to Sir Christopher Lee, accomplished actor, musician and narrator for a variety of Rhapsody Of Fire songs and also Manowar, who has passed away at the late age of 93. Christopher Lee latest single, Darkest Carols, Faithful Sing was released last December. May he rest in peace.

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Good news were promised, and good news were delivered by Aviv Geffen, mastermind of Blackfield, earlier today. It seems that both Steven Wilson (Porcupine Tree, ex-Blackfield) and Alan Parsons will be featured in the next Blackfield album. The band has posted a photo from a February 2015 recording session for album number #5, with no extra information given about which capacity they are participating in. It will also re-introduce the co-operation between successful Englishman Steven Wilson and Israeli Aviv Geffen in an album.

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Russian metallers Catharsis have issued a statement in which it is was announced that Dalriada's singer Laura Binder will make a new "Child Of Storms" version, in Hungarian - her native language. "Child Of Storms" ("Дитя штормов") is the seventh track of the 2014 studio album Indigo, and the female vocals part was given before to successful female vocalists worldwide, including Adi "Infy" Berman, Elisa Stefanoni (Evenoire), Dianne Van Giersbergen (Xandria), Patricia "Nexx" Tapia (Mägo De Oz), and now Laura Binder.

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Unexpected news come from the Finnish metallers Children Of Bodom camp, as long-time guitarist of the band, Roope Latvala, decided to leave the band. This comes at a time when the band is working on their new album which is already mixed and mastered at this point.

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There's still no news from Tracedawn themselves, but the band's guitarist Tuomas Yli-Jaskari was busy lately with his newest band Call From Perish. This new band that comes from Finland has released a music video for the single off their debut album. The single's name is "Lost In The Ocean", and it can be watched at this location, and below as well.

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Nightwish have put on a new music video for the title track of their newest album Endless Forms Most Beautiful. This is their 2nd single off the album after "Élan" and is available as a limited edition MCD, 10" vinyl and as a download. You can grab it at this location. Make sure you watch the new video of the band below for "Endless Forms Most Beautiful".

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Cain's Offering feel like sharing more music today. The Finnish metallers released a third track of the new album Stormcrow for online streaming. You can hear it below and then tell us what you think! Also, don't forget that the album is being released on May 15th in Europe and May 19th in North America through Frontiers Music Srl in case you want to buy it.

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The Finnish metallers Cain's Offering have released the title track of their second album Stormcrow for public consumption. The power metal group fronted by Timo Kotipelto of Stratovarius fame is back six years after they released their debut. If the first song "I Will Build You A Rome" was enough to pique your interest, what did you think of "Stormcrow"? Hear it below.

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The Finnish supergroup Cain's Offering have more news to share today. The power metal band has published a trailer with snippets of 4 new songs that will appear on Stormcrow, their upcoming album. Apart from that, the band has joined Frontiers Music Srl, which will release the opus on May 15th in Europe and May 19th in North America. The label promises that the final result will blow you away. For now, what did you think of these song previews?

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