Udo Dirkschneider has teamed up with two of his former Accept bandmates, bassist Peter Baltes and guitarist Stefan Kaufmann, his son Sven on drums, experienced guitarist Mathias Diethand and vocalist Manuela Markewitz, to form a new collective Dirkschneider & The Old Gang. The latter has already created a set of new tunes that will be released as a 3-piece single, Arising, on August 27, 2021 on AFM Records. The newly streaming song/video, ''Face Of A Stranger'', serves as a taste of what to expect from this upcoming music effort.

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Rob Halford revealed over his Instagram that former Judas Priest drummer John Hinch has passed away at the age 73. John was part of the group between 1973 and 1975, and played on Judas Priest's debut album Rocka Rolla.

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According to the band's Facebook post, German death doomsters Arbor Ira are currently working on their new music effort, following 2017's Weltenfresser.

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Finland's power metal band Seraphiel announced that after one year of collaboration they and Italian singer Paolo Ribaldini are going separate ways.

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Swedes Blazon Stone are pleased to introduce Polish musician Marta Gabriel (Crystal Viper, Marta Gabriel) as the new permanent bass player in the ranks.

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Ratt's singer Stephen Pearcy has dropped the official music video for a previously unreleased solo song, called "Don't Wanna Talk About It". It was written "circa 2000s" entirely by Pearcy, who is handling vocals and guitars, Erik Ferentinos on lead guitars, Mike Duda on bass and Greg D'Angelo on drums.

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American blackened death metal tyrans Pessimist are located at Black Attack Studios in Los Angeles, CA (USA) to begin recording their long awaited fourth full-length album, entitled Keys To The Underworld (exact release date TBA). Ira Black will be handling the engineering.

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Melodic death metal machine from Sweden, Reaper's Mark, reveal that bassist Oscar Karlin has decided leave band a couple of months ago to focus on his studies.

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Serbian power metal strikers Claymorean are located in Midnight Studio (Belgrade, Serbia) with engineer Boris ?urlan, where the mixing and mastering process of their fifth studio album will be completed.

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Black metal duo Darkthrone have detailed their forthcoming studio album. The 5-track effort is entitled Eternal Hails and ready to officially arrive on June the 25th. Below you can also check out the album's tracklist and cover artwork.

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German melodic death/black metal collective The Spirit are working on their third full length instalment, the successor to 2020's Cosmic Terror. Stay tuned for additional news.

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Night Crowned, a Swedish melodic black metal force, revealed more information about their second full length offering. Entitled Hädanfärd, it will be set free on July 9th 2021 via Noble Demon. In support of the upcoming album, the four-piece present a new and haunting video clip for the track "Nattkrönt".

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Finland based black metal formation Marrasmieli confirmed that they have begun tracking their sophomore full length album, the successor to last year's Between Land And Sky debut. More to follow.

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Sweden's melodic black metal artists Netherbird announce that their sixth full length album, dubbed Arete, will land in stores July 30, 2021 via Eisenwald. Below, you can stream the video clip for the album's first preview tune, "Towers Of The Night".

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Kingdom Come still hasn't worked out a settlement with original singer Lenny Wolf about releasing new music. Wolf was not involved with Kingdom Come's recent reunion tour, which celebrated the 30th anniversary of the release of their self-titled debut album. When this issue will be solved, the band will be able to put out new music.

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