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Blondie, the legendary American rock icons, will drop a new studio album next year called "High Noon". Check out the first single and video (visualizer) for the track Spectral Eyes below. Spectral Eyes was written for the new Blondie…

Zagreb's Hard Place is set to become the epicenter of hard rock on January 24, 2027, as the famous Scottish vocalist Doogie White plays the venue for the very first time. He's best known for singing on the last studio album by the…

Priest, the occult Swedish techno-pop sensation, will release a new studio album, "Altered State Police," on Oct. 23, 2026. The record is coming out via Blue Nine Productions AB. You can already pre-order "Altered State Police." The…

Highway Horizon, the Finnish melodic rock project featuring the phenomenal British vocalist Lee Small (The Sweet, Phenomena, Shy, Surveillance, Lionheart), have dropped a new single, Tears Fall Down Like Rain. Check it out below. …

After more than three decades of an extraordinary career, Swedish progressive rock pioneers The Flower Kings are back with "Hope", their 18th studio album and one of the most ambitious achievements on their rich journey. Combining polished…

Myrath, the Tunisian-French prog metal heavyweights, are unveiling a new official music video for their single Echoes Of The Past, and you can check it out below. The new single comes from their new studio album "Wilderness Of Mirrors",…

Insomnium, Finland's masters of melodic death metal, are celebrating the release of their new album "Netherworlds" today with a fourth album single and video. They picked The Hour Grows Late, featuring special guests from fellow Finns…

John Diva & The Rockets Of Love, the American hard rock outfit, have celebrated the release of their new album "Your Favorite Drug", out today, 10/16/2026 via Frontiers Music Srl., with a single and video for the album track Favorite…

The organizer of the concert by cult American metallers Medieval Steel (with support from Templar and SkyEye) has announced that the show planned for December 4, 2026 at MC Jedro in Medvode has been canceled!!! The reasons for the…

tAKiDA, Sweden's atmospheric dark rockers, are unveiling a brand-new single, Tale Of Four Broken Men, complete with an official music video. You can check out the single below. The new single comes from the band's upcoming album…

KK’s Priest, the heavy metal outfit led by K.K. Downing, former original and founding member of the Birmingham heavy metal legends, have taken on a cover of the Judas Priest classic Never Satisfied, which originally appeared on Judas…

Arkado, Swedish melodic hard rockers, are coming back on 13.11.2026 with a new studio album, “III”, out via Pride & Joy Music. Below you can check out a new single from the upcoming album, for the track Victoria. Before this latest…

Tarja, the legendary Finnish vocalist and former centerpiece of symphonic power metallers Nightwish, released her new album "Frisson Noir" on June 12 via earMUSIC. Below you'll find another single and video from the album, this time for…

Vanishing Point, the cult Australian progressive metal band from Melbourne, will release their seventh studio album, “Eremition”, on November 20, 2026. Below you can check out the second single from the album, Sirens, complete with an…

Girish And The Chronicles, India's hard rockers, are back with a new single and a video for Fading Away, which you can check out below. The latest single comes from the new studio album "Disintegrate", out on 11/20/2026 via Frontiers…

Hansen, the solo project of guitarist Kai Hansen, known for his work with Helloween and as the frontman of the currently 'dormant' Gamma Ray, have unleashed a new single, "Wonderland". "Wonderland", considered one of the rowdiest tracks…

Stormbringer, the British melodic metal crew who released their new studio album “Transcendence” via Attic Records on September 4, 2026, are unveiling a new album single and video for the track Grow, which you can check out below. The…

Nightwish, global icons of symphonic power metal, have announced that they've parted ways with singer Floor Jansen. After much deliberation, both Floor and the members of Nightwish made a joint decision that it's best for everyone to…

Charlotte Wessels, the Dutch vocalist best known for her work with symphonic power metallers Delain, and their band The Obsession will release their second studio album, "Mute Swan Empire", via Napalm Records on February 5, 2027. It's a…

Seventh Wonder, the superb Swedish progressive metal outfit, are announcing their new studio album "VII", out on January 29, 2027 via Italy's Frontiers Music Srl. Below you'll find the first single from the album and the video for the…

Lene kosti, the cult Slovenian heavy metal band, are back with a new original single, Tranzistor (the Slovenian version), which they've also recorded in English (Turn On The Radio). Both versions are right below. Never mind the seasoned…

Thomas Miller, former bassist of American prog metal champions Symphony X, is returning to the scene with a new project and album, “Lazarus Effect”. Miller's musical partnership with guitar virtuoso Michael Romeo (Symphony X) goes all…

Temperance, Italian modern melodic and symphonic metallers, will release their new studio album "Arcani" on October 16, 2026 via Austrian label Napalm Records. Below you'll find the fourth single from the album, plus the video for the…

Heathen, the cult Bay Area thrash metal outfit, will release a new studio album titled "Lifetime In Hell" on February 19 via Austrian label Napalm Records. Below you can check out the first single from the album, Escapegoat, which comes…

Ram, the Swedish heavy metallers who dropped their new album "Against" via Metal Blade Records in October 2026 – the band's first studio album in almost seven years – are showing off the title track and video from the record, which you can…

Timo Tolkki, the Finnish guitar virtuoso, musical visionary, multi-instrumentalist, composer and producer, has made an important announcement ahead of his new European tour, which kicks off today in Olomouc in the Czech Republic (Timo will…

Ian Parry's Consortium Project VI have unveiled a video and single for Gods From The Heavens Above, taken from the project's freshly released album "Legacy Of Empires". The album "Legacy Of Empires" came out on August 31, 2026 via…

In Vain, the Spanish power/thrash metal outfit, are unveiling a brand-new original single, Winds Of Fire, with none other than Ralf Scheepers, vocalist of German power metal institution Primal Fear, guesting on it! The new track, which…

Andy Timmons, the American guitar virtuoso best known for playing on the first two albums by glam metallers Danger Danger, as well as for his work with iconic drummer Simon Phillips and his Protocol, will release his new solo studio album,…

Luka Šulić: New Album "Road To Joy" Drops December 18, 2026 - World Live Premiere on December 21 in Ljubljana! “From life to joy and from joy to life.” The internationally acclaimed cellist will release his second album of…

Gloryhammer, the new-era standard-bearers of British power metal, are unleashing a fresh single and video for Starfighters of Leuchars, taken from their upcoming studio album “Space 1993: Wrath of Kor-Virliath”. “Space 1993: Wrath of…

Graham Bonnet, an iconic figure when we talk about the great vocalists of the golden era of the seventies and eighties, and his group Graham Bonnet Band will release a new studio album, "Circuit Breaker", on March 26, 2027 via Frontiers…

Aerodyne – Sweden's heavy metal revivalists – are unveiling a single and video for the track Armed And Ready, which will appear on the band's upcoming new studio album "Savage Saints". The video for the new single was directed by Liam…

Osukaru, Swedish glam metal revivalists, are unveiling a new video and single for the song Wendigo, taken from their latest studio album "Tall Tales," released this year. The album came out via Pride & Joy Music. "Tall Tales" is the…

Levara, the art rock outfit led by guitarist Trevor Lukather (yes, the son of the legendary Steve Lukather of Toto), have returned after a long break with a new single and video for the song Underneath It All. Check out the video below. …

Heaven’s Edge, the long-running American hard rockers, are announcing their new album “Philadelphia.” It's dedicated to the city where their incredible journey kicked off almost four decades ago, and it's landing on November 13! Via…

Northrup, a new hard rock project fronted by American guitar virtuoso JK Northrup, known for his work with King Kobra, XYZ, and Shortino/Northrup, will release their studio debut “11:11” on 11.11.2026. The album is coming out via Metallic…

Hostilia, Swedish thrash metal revivalists, have announced their new studio album, »The Curse of Khamun«, due out on October 23, 2026 via Hammerheart Records. It's the band's second full-length. Down below you can check out the second…

Memoriam, the cult British death metal outfit, have unveiled a brand-new single and a lyric video for the track Nothing More To Say, taken from their upcoming studio album "Endgame", which according to the band will be their last. Check…

WarWolf, German power metal institution from Cologne, have revealed the details of their fourth studio album "The Dark Throne", which will be out on January 15, 2027, via Metalopolis Records. The new album will feature eleven tracks in…

Nickelback, everybody's favorite Canadian rockers, have announced the dates for a massive world tour in support of their upcoming eleventh album, “Everything Under The Sun.” The follow-up to 2022's “Get Rollin'” from the Canadian…

Maledictus, Portuguese metal newcomers from Lisbon, are unveiling the fourth single from their upcoming studio debut "Lazarvs", the track Siren's Lullaby, complete with a video (below). The album "Lazarvs" will drop on 11/13/2026 via…

Sunroad, Brazilian rockers, released their new studio album "Eclipse Of The Rising Sun" on October 9, 2026 via Lion Music. To mark the album's release, the band has also dropped one more single and video, for the track Thousands Of…

Crimson Glory, the Florida heavy metal legends who dropped the sensational news in December 2023 that they were returning to the scene with a revamped lineup, still featuring original members Ben Jackson on guitar, Jeff Lords on bass and…

Following the release of the single Lord of Flies, Michael Schinkel's Eternal Flame are now unveiling a second one, for the track Run. Both singles come from the band's upcoming album "Man Or God", out on October 30, 2026 via Fastball…

Sickmind, the French groove death metal outfit, have released their latest studio album, »Babel Tower«, on their own label on October 9, 2026. Sickmind, previously known as Silicium, thrive in a dark, dystopian world marked by themes of…

Tungsten, the Swedish power metallers, have marked the release of their latest album "Ashes", out on 10/9/2026 via Germany's Perception - a division of Reigning Phoenix Music (RPM) - with one more single and video, this time for the track…

Wailing Banshee, British heavy metallers, are announcing their self-titled debut studio album, arriving February 26, 2027! The album was recorded at Godhand studio in Derby, with Ben Gaines behind the producer's desk. You can already…

Midnight Vice, the heavy metal crew from Florida, have given their current single Tongue Of Silver an official music video too, and you can check it out below. The band is firing on all cylinders and promises the next single, Serpent's…

Lions Pride Music announces that the second studio album from hard rock duo Nightfox, titled "Chrome Tiger", will drop on December 18, 2026. "Chrome Tiger" will be available on CD and on all digital platforms. It's the follow-up to the…

Uriah Heep, one of the most important British rock bands still active when it comes to pioneering the sound of modern hard rock and metal, have put out an official statement on social media about their longtime bassist Davey Rimmer joining…

Peter Gabriel, renowned singer-songwriter and British prog rock icon, has released the 'bright-side' mix of his new single Face The Wall (mixed by Mark 'Spike' Stent). The new single will appear on Gabriel's upcoming album “o\i”, due out…

Amarax, Aussie newcomers to the heavy metal scene, have dropped a fresh original single, Warhawk! Check it out below. The single was engineered, mixed and mastered by Simon Hallett at Siborg studio. Back in June, Amarax already put…

Scottish rockers Mason Hill have released a brand-new original single (and video) for the track Tainted Wings, which you can check out below. The latest single comes from the band's upcoming new studio album "World So Wonderful", out…

Crown Lands, the Canadian prog rock duo, have surprised all their fans with the unannounced release of a new three-track EP titled "Casting Stones". The material on the duo's latest EP comes from the recording sessions for their most…

A good 100 days before MENT, we're meeting up in Šiška for šMENT – a mini-festival for everyone who can't wait until February. One Friday, two stages and 5 bands await. That corto.alto, a Scottish wunderkind at the crossroads of…

Berlin symphonic metallers Dying Phoenix are unveiling a fresh original single for their new track Would You Be Loved, and it comes with an official music video too. The new single follows its predecessor Reborn, which came out just…

Goran Bare - frontman, vocalist and founder of the Croatian rock band Majke from Vinkovci - has died at the age of 62. The sad news comes on the heels of the band's recent cancellation of their show in Makarska on September 26, 2026,…

Judas Priest bassist Ian Hill has announced he's stepping away from the band. The legendary musician, until now the only original member left in the band, also confirmed that he made the decision because of his long battle with arthritis,…

To celebrate the 50th anniversary of their debut "Tales Of Mystery And Imagination Edgar Allan Poe", Alan Parsons Project are putting out a reissue of the album in all formats. The band's classic 1976 album will be available as a…

Alter Bridge, the American alternative metal heavyweights, have released a video for their single Tested And Able, which you can watch below. Tested And Able comes from their latest and still current album "Alter Bridge", which came out on…

Following last month's lead single Dead Inside Of Me, Florida metalcore heavyweights Trivium have confirmed the details of their long-awaited 11th album. "Crown In The Grave," the follow-up to last year's EP "Struck Dead" and the band's…

Dragonland will release their new studio album “Prophecies” via Scarlet Records on October 23! Below, you can check out the third single from the album, Rolling Waves! Before it, the band announced the record with the first single,…

Revlin Project, a melodic rock project led by Peruvian musician and composer Nilver Pérez (Nilver is Revlin spelled backwards), will release a new studio album titled “Rising Hope” on November 13, 2026 via Pride & Joy Music. Below…

Moonspell, Portugal's extreme metal flag-bearers and gothic metal pioneers, have announced dates for a huge new European tour in support of their brand-new studio album "Far From God", which came out in mid-July via Napalm Records. …

The Dead Daisies, the hard rock sensation led by Australian finance mogul and airline owner David Lowy, have just brought in none other than former Foreigner singer Kelly Hansen. The Dead Daisies have also unveiled a fresh original…

Tyketto, the cult American glam metal and hard rock band who released their sixth studio album “Closer To The Sun” on Silver Lining Music on March 20, are getting ready to reissue their latest record in an expanded 'de-luxe' edition. …

Divlje jagode, the legendary rock band, have teamed up with Croatia Records for a vinyl reissue of the album "Čarobnjaci". You can order the album "Čarobnjaci" HERE. After the reissues of »Motori«, »Konji« and the anthological debut…

The Rolling Stones are unveiling a video and single for the track The Charm, taken from the band's freshly released new studio album, "Foreign Tongues." The band's 25th studio album came out on July 10 via Polydor/Universal Music. The…

Hippie Death Cult, the heavy power rock trio that recently joined the Blacklight Media/Metal Blade Records family in the US, are dropping a standalone single and video for the track Grit, Blood & Bone, which you can check out below. …

Crystal Eyes, the long-running Swedish power metal standard-bearers formed in Borås in 1992, will release their new and ninth studio album, "Thunder God", on October 30, 2026. The album will come out via Massacre Records. Check out the…

Eternity’s End, German power metallers led by guitar virtuoso Christian Muenzner (Obscura, Paradox, Necrophagist, Serious Black), will drop their fourth studio album, “Titanblood”, on Italian label Scarlet Records on November 6, 2026. …

Down, American heavy metal icons, will release their long-awaited new studio album "Volume V" on November 20 via Nuclear Blast Records. Down has never been just a band. Down is a brotherhood, rooted in friendships that go back to…

Yngwie Malmsteen, the world's ambassador of the classical-meets-metal collision, will release a new studio album titled “Hell Or High Water” on November 13, 2026, via Music Theories Recordings / Artone Label Group. Down below…

These Wicked Rivers, British blues rockers from Derby who draw their inspiration from the rich legacy of rock legends and the big names of the blues, released their new and third studio album “Fire And Folklore” on Fat Earth Records on…

Steven Wilson, one of the key curators of the global prog rock scene, is announcing the release of his new album “Requiem For A Village” on November 6. The album drops via Fiction Records. Check out the single and video for On Chapel…

Master, the long-running US-Czech old-school death metal outfit, will release their album “Among The Seeds Of Death” via Hammerheart Records on October 16, 2026. Check out the new single from “Among The Seeds Of Death” below, for the…

Häven, a brand-new Spanish symphonic metal outfit fronted by singer Gabrielle de Val, with Swedish guitar virtuoso Tommy Denander along for the ride, have dropped the fifth single from their upcoming debut studio album "Where Angels Fear…

Induction, the German power metal up-and-comers and protégés of Reigning Phoenix Music, are unveiling a new version of the track Gods Of Metal, which comes off their current studio album "Love Kills". Induction dropped the album at the…

Seven Witches, heavy metal veterans from New Jersey, are going back to their massive catalog with "Best Of The Witch," a fully remastered two-CD collection that spans their entire career. The tracks for the set were hand-picked by founding…

Richie Kotzen, a guitar virtuoso, composer, producer, vocalist and, above all that, an American singer-songwriter with a lavish solo career, best known for his work with Mr. Big and Poison and the superstar trio The Winery Dogs, is…

Jure Lesar and Krila ptice: »Škoda časa«The new single and its companion video sail through restless rock territory Jure Lesar and his backing band Krila ptice are back with a distinctly rock-driven sound on the new single »Škoda časa«.…

Slash Ft. Myles Kennedy And The Conspirators, or 'SMKC' for short, have released the self-titled studio single and video from their upcoming studio album "Flying Blind" – check it out below. "Flying Blind" will be the band's fifth…

BMG, together with Rhino Entertainment, is putting out »Totally Twisted – The Studio Albums 1982–1987«, a collection celebrating one of the most explosive and influential eras in rock history! The box brings together the classic studio…

Slash feat. Myles Kennedy & The ConspiratorsŠRC Šalata, Zagreb // Monday, July 12, 2027 Facebook event! Tickets! Slash, one of the greatest rock guitarists of all time and the driving force behind the legendary Guns N’Roses,…

Cirith Ungol, the cult American heavy metal outfit, are back with a new studio album, "All The Shadows," coming October 30 via No Remorse Records. Pre-orders are already open, and down below you can check out the second single from the…

Crystal Throne, the French progressive power metallers, have followed the release of their album "Chantry Of Sacrifice" with yet another original single and video, this time for the track Tides Of Ages, which you can check out below. …

Grave Digger, undisputed legends of German heavy metal, will release their new studio album “Faces Of Pain” via Reaper Entertainment on January 19, 2027! Below you'll find the first single from the album, along with the video for the…

Seven Kingdoms, the Canadian power metallers, are announcing the release of their sixth studio album, “Sono Sola”, which lands on January 29, 2027 via Reigning Phoenix Music (RPM). For production, the band once again went with the…

Molly Hatchet, the legendary American southern rockers from Jacksonville, Florida, are coming back on November 27, 2026 with a brand-new studio album, “Lost Horizon”, out via Steamhammer/SPV Records. Down below you'll find the second…

Defender, Germany's N.W.T.H.M. heroes, have unveiled the title-track video and single from their album "Titans Of Fire", which you can check out below. Ahead of this latest single, the band dropped the singles Don’t Play With Evil and…

Mason, the AOR and hard rock outfit founded in 2023 by Canadian-born multi-instrumentalist, producer and musical visionary Marcus Mason, have unveiled a new single and video for the track Stranger In Bloom, which you can check out below. …

Missing Toys, a brand-new AOR and melodic rock project fronted by Joe Vana (Mecca), will release their studio debut, "Not A.I.", on January 15, 2027. The album is coming out on Pride & Joy Music. The whole thing gets even more…

Conrad Thomas Lant - known far and wide in metal circles as "Cronos", and the longtime frontman, vocalist and bassist of British black metal pioneers Venom - has suddenly passed away at the age of 63. The cause of death is not known. …

Yes, the British titans of progressive rock, will release "Keys To Ascension: The Studio Recordings" on January 29, 2027 via Spirit Of Unicorn Music/Cherry Red. This double vinyl edition collects all the studio recordings from both "Keys…

Queensryche, the cult progressive metal band from Seattle, USA, which many count alongside Fates Warning and Dream Theater as pioneers of the genre, have announced a handful of December shows, hitting select European venues. The band,…

Void Sector Zero, a new band that brings together three well-known and highly respected players from the extreme metal scene, known among other things for their work with Necrophagist, Revocation and Decrepit Birth, are getting ready to…

Tony Iommi, the undisputed 'riffmaster' of the galaxy, is unleashing a brand-new original single, Stormwatcher, which will appear on the upcoming studio album from the revered guitarist, titled "From The Dark". The Stormwatcher single…

Hagane, rising Japanese standard-bearers of melodic power metal, will release a new studio album titled "Through The Night" on January 15, 2027 through the Austrian label Napalm Records. "Through The Night" will be available in all…

Silver Horses, an Italian quartet devoted to the classic rock tradition and featuring Tygers Of Pan Tang vocalist Jack Meille, have released a video for the single Heading For The Deep, which you can check out below. The single Heading…