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Shadowborne, the fresh young hopefuls of Swedish power metal, are unveiling their first original single and video for the track High And Low, which you can check out below. The single comes from the band's studio debut "Heaven's…

Jungle Rot, American old school death metal legends from Kenosha (Wisconsin), will release their twelfth studio album, "Cruel Face Of War", on 5/15/2026 via Unique Leader Records. Check out the first single from the album, "Maniacal,"…

Heavenfall, the Italian heavy metal crew formed in 2003, will release their new studio album "Thorn" on 5/15/2026 via Rockshots Records. Check out the new single and video for the track No Candlelight below. The band produced the…

Thundermother, the all-female Swedish hard rock quartet, released their new live album “Live N Alive” today, April 17, 2026. The album is out via Napalm Records. The live album pulls together recordings from the band's shows on last…

Fires In The Distance, melodic death metallers from Connecticut in the US, are unveiling a brand-new original single and video for the track Of Radiance And Levitation! Check out the video below. The new single will appear on the band's…

The organizer of tomorrow's Hypocrisy, Abbath, Vomitory and Vreid show in Ljubljana has announced the running order for the evening. You can check it out below. They also let us know that tickets for tomorrow's concert spectacle at…

Vision Divine, the long-running Italian power metallers, are back with a fresh original single and video for the track 18 (It Feels Like Heaven). Check it out below. 18 (It Feels Like Heaven) is the first single from the band's upcoming…

Finnish metal veterans Amorphis have dropped their fifth single (and an official lyric video) from the new studio album “Borderland”, this time for the track The Lantern. “Borderland” is the band's 15th studio album, out September 26,…

W.A.S.P., the legendary American shock glam metallers who stopped by Slovenia's capital Ljubljana again last fall, have confirmed a few more European shows for this year. The band has named the new tour "1984 to Headless", which makes…

Boys From Heaven, the excellent Danish AOR revivalists, will release their long-awaited new studio album "The Wanderer" on 5/22/2026 via Frontiers Music Srl. Below you'll find the new album single, Hold Your Heart. It's already the…

Smoking Snakes, the high-octane, electrified sleaze metallers from Gothenburg, are announcing the release of their second studio album "All Lights On", out on 10. 7. 2026 via the Italian label Frontiers Music Srl. "All Lights On" is…

Bloodhunter, the Spanish melodic death metallers who recently joined the ROAR roster – considered part of Germany's Reigning Phoenix Records (RPM) – have unveiled a fresh original single (and video) for the track Threshold Of Hell,…

Magenta, the superb Welsh prog rockers who now operate as a trio, released a new studio album called “Tarot” on April 10, 2026. The album came out on Tigermoth Records. Below you'll find the new single (and video) for the track The…

Spread Eagle, the New York hard rock veterans, are announcing their new studio album “The Brutal Divine”, due June 12, 2026 via Frontiers Music Srl. Check out the second single and its accompanying music video for Flat Earth Vultures…

Sleeping Pulse, the British-Portuguese prog rock duo, are unveiling a new single and video for the track The Butterfly Collector, which you can check out below. The single comes from the band's upcoming new studio album "Dreams &…

The Quill, Swedish hard rock veterans (with a healthy dose of stoner rock), will release a new studio album, “Master of the Skies”, on May 8, 2026. The album is coming out on Metalville Records (a sister label of Edel). Below you'll…

Teramaze, the Australian progressive metal heavyweights from Melbourne, will release a new studio album, “The Silent Architect”, on their own label Wells Music on May 8, 2026. Below you can check out the third single from the album,…

Hecate Enthroned, the cult British symphonic black metal outfit, are back after seven years since their last album with a new, merciless single, Deathless in the Dryad Glade! The single is already available on all digital platforms. It…

Soulfly, the Arizona groove/thrash metallers led by the indestructible Max Cavalera, have unveiled an animated video for the single Favela/Dystopia, taken from their latest studio album "Chama". "Chama" came out at the end of October 2025.…

Witching Hour, blackened thrash metallers founded in 2006 in southern Germany, will release their new, fourth studio album, “Descending… Where Time Has Ceased to Exist”, on May 22, 2026 via Dying Victims Productions. Below you'll find…

Pro-Pain, the unkillable legends of New York hardcore, are opening a new chapter in a long-running career after jumping ship to Austrian label Napalm Records. The band is also announcing a brand-new studio album. Their sixteenth studio…

Venom, the cult British metal outfit led by the indestructible chieftain Cronos, will release a new studio album, “Into Oblivion”, on May 1, 2026 via Noise/BMG. The album's second single and a video for the track Kicked Outta Hell are…

Tesla, the legendary American rockers, will release a new studio album called "Homage" on 7/17/2026 via Frontiers Music Srl. Let's be clear right away: this isn't quite a proper studio album full of new original music, but a collection of…

Iron Kobra, Germany's speed/heavy metal revivalists, are teaming up with Dying Victims Productions to reissue their first two studio albums, "Might & Magic" and "Dungeon Masters." Both have been sold out for a good while, and the…

Jared James Nichols, the American singer-songwriter armed with a huge talent for bluesy rock guitar, will release his new studio album “Louder Than Fate” on June 5, 2026 via the Italian label Frontiers Music Srl. After announcing the…

On Tuesday, May 19, 2026, Tim "Ripper" Owens, one of the most celebrated vocalists in the metal universe, is coming to the Orto bar club venue in Ljubljana. He currently sings with KK's Priest (the band of former Judas Priest guitarist K.…

Uriah Heep, the British rock legends, have announced the dates for the next leg of their "The Magician's Farewell" tour, which will bring them back to European stages this fall. The tour runs through October and November. It kicks off in…

Konquest, the Italian heavy metal crew, will drop their third studio album, “Dark Waters”, on April 24, 2026. The record is coming out via No Remorse Records. “Dark Waters” is a concept album and you can already pre-order it. …

Nightkill, the Greek heavy metallers, are dropping a lyric video and single for the track The Only One, taken from the band's debut »Survive The Night«, which came out on Alone Records in March 2025. The lyric video was put together by…

Axe & Ashes, the new heavy metal outfit founded by Russian guitar virtuoso Andrey Smirnov after he left U.D.O./Dirkschneider, have dropped a video for their second original single, Stand And Fight. The band revealed the single a few…

Rage, the long-running Hamburg heavy metal veterans, have announced that they were forced to cancel the dates of their upcoming South American tour. The band put out a short statement about it that doesn't give any solid reasons for the…

Pyramid Theorem, the Canadian progressive metal quartet from Toronto, are back with a fresh original single, the track Open Hearts, featuring Dream Theater vocalist James LaBrie as a special guest. The single comes with a video, and you…

Soen, Sweden's progressive metal champions, have announced the dates for the winter leg of their "Reliance" tour, which will sweep across Europe in support of their acclaimed new album of the same name, "Reliance". Joining them on this…

Babylon A.D., the cult American glam metal and hard rock outfit formed in 1987 in San Francisco (Bay Area), have dropped a new video for their single The Damage Is Done, which you can check out below. The single comes from the band's…

Hammerheart Records is reissuing the classic Running Wild album "Pile Of Skulls". It's coming back as a deluxe picture disc vinyl (limited to 500 copies). The reissue is expected on June 19, 2026! "Pile Of Skulls", released in the…

Voidchaser, an international progressive death metal outfit - a link-up between Montreal in Canada and Stockholm in Sweden - have just released their second studio album, "Interstellar, I". The album came out independently on April 10,…

Sanctuary, the cult American heavy metal outfit, have signed a deal with BLKIIBLK. To mark the occasion, the band has dropped a fresh original single called Not Of The Living. The single also comes with an official lyric video, which…

Fatal Vision, the Canadian melodic rock outfit who recently signed with Escape Music, are announcing their new studio album, “Four Sides To Every Story”. It drops on May 22, 2026! The band has already put out the first single and video…

Axe & Ashes, the new heavy metal outfit founded by Russian guitar maestro Andrey Smirnov after he left U.D.O./Dirkschneider, have dropped their second original single, the track Stand And Fight. You can check out the single below.…

Warsenal, the Canadian speed/thrash metal trio, have released a new studio album called "Endless Beginnings…". It's out now via Massacre Records. You can already order. "Endless Beginnings…" The band's third album, a concept record,…

German metal veterans MP-Reborn have officially signed with Massacre Records, kicking off a new chapter in their long career. Hailing from southwestern Germany, MP-Reborn built their reputation in the '80s with extensive touring,…

Torian, the German power metallers from Paderborn, are back with a fresh original single and a video for the track Flame of Resistance, which you can check out below. With the new single, Torian are teasing their upcoming studio album…

Immolation, the cult New York death metal crew who dropped their new studio album “Descent” on April 10, 2026 via Nuclear Blast Records, have followed up the release with a third single and video, this time for the track Bend Towards The…

The album "Walk This Road Alone" took shape slowly, over several years, with no rush. In between we played, lived, sometimes went our separate ways, but always stayed together as a band. We recorded at home, in our "barn studio," where…

Death Angel, the legendary Bay Area thrash metal band from the US, have announced the dates for a new European tour this summer! Among other things, the guys will also play an exclusive club show in Zagreb on Friday, July 31, 2026, at…

Yes, the indestructible progressive rock pioneers from the UK, have dropped the video for their fresh new single Aurora. Check it out below. Aurora is the title single from the new studio album, which lands on June 12 via InsideOut Music. …

German metalcore crew Tenside and alternative metallers Aurorawave are bringing their joint co-headlining tour "Devour The Dark" to Ljubljana on Wednesday, 9/19/2026, with Sugar Spine along as special guests. The show goes down at Orto…

Swiss melodic rockers Fighter V are celebrating today's release of their new album “Déja Vu” (out April 10, 2026 on Frontiers Music Srl.) with the title track and a video! The singles Foolish Heart, Raging Heartbeat and Victory came out…

Long Distance Calling, the German instrumental post-rock quartet, are celebrating today's release of their new album "The Phantom Void" with yet another new single and video. This time they picked the album's title track, which you can…

Hardline – the big AOR/hard rock sensation of the eighties, now represented by just one original member, vocalist Johnny Gioeli – will drop a new studio album called “Shout” on April 17, 2026 via SPV/Steamhammer Records. Below you'll…

Primal Fear, the veterans of German power metal, have announced that their bassist Mat Sinner will have to sit out the entire South American tour, which kicks off in mid-April with the opening show in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Sinner got…

Evergrey, the Swedish dark progressive metallers from Gothenburg, have announced their 15th studio album “Architects Of A New Weave”, due out on 5.6.2026 via Austrian label Napalm Records. Below you'll find the second single from the…

Gothic doom outfit Draconian are back on May 8 with a new studio album, “In Somnolent Ruin”, out via Austrian label Napalm Records. Below you can check out the second single from the album, Misanthrope River, complete with an official…

Einar Solberg, vocalist of Norwegian progressive metal greats Leprous – who played CUK Kino Šiška again on February 3, 2026 (RockLine concert review) – is announcing his second solo album, “Vox Occulta”, due out April 24. Four tracks…

Catalano, the Australian glam metal revivalists fronted by vocalist Roxxi Catalano, are unveiling the single Lovin’ You Is Hard (But Leavin’ Isn’t Easy), taken from their upcoming new studio album “Perfect Storm”. It comes with an official…

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

Iron Echo, the German power metal quintet formed in 2022 in Heilbronn (in the federal state of Baden-Württemberg), are back with a fresh original single, Loud And Proud, which also comes with an official video. The new single features…

The organizer of tonight's show (Wednesday, April 8, 2026!) has dropped the running order for the Ljubljana (Media Center) date of German Teutonic thrash metal legends Kreator, who'll be backed up by Bay Area thrash metallers Exodus as…

Iron Kobra, German speed/heavy metal revivalists formed in 2008 in Gelsenkirchen, will release their third studio album "Eternal Dagger" via Dying Victims Productions on June 19, 2026. Check out the first album video and single for the…

Port Noir, the Swedish progressive rockers from Stockholm, are announcing a new studio album called “The Dark We Keep”, due out on May 15, 2026 via German label InsideOut Music. The band says it's really proud of how it turned out and…

Warning, the cult doom metal pioneers from Essex, England, will release a new studio album, "Rituals Of Shame", on Relapse Records on June 19, 2026. It's the band's first album in 20 years. The first single from the album, the track…

Joseph Tholl, the Swedish multi-instrumentalist, vocalist and composer, is best known for playing guitar in speed metallers Enforcer until 2019, founding Black Trip (later renamed Vojd) and currently shredding in Tribulation. This June,…

Swedish melodic death metal pioneers At The Gates have announced their new album, “The Ghost Of A Future Dead”, which lands on April 24 via Century Media Records. The album follows 2021's “The Nightmare Of Being” and is dedicated to…

Green Carnation, the Norwegian progressive and death/doom metal outfit formed in Kristiansand in 1990, dropped the second album of their upcoming trilogy, "A Dark Poem, Part II: Sanguis", on April 3 via Season of Mist. Below you'll find…

Robin Beck, the legendary American rock singer, is announcing her new studio album “Living Proof”, due out May 15, 2026 via Frontiers Music Srl. “Living Proof” is already available to pre-order. Below you'll find the second…

Six Feet Under, the Florida death metal pioneers, will drop their fifteenth studio album via Metal Blade Records on April 24. It's called “Next To Die”. The second single from the album is out now, along with a video for the track…

Overkhaos, the Italian progressive metal crew, will release their EP "Embracing Change" on May 8, 2026, via Progressiverse.label. This is an all-instrumental outfit, a trio to be precise, with Davide Giancane (guitar), Giuliano Zarcone…

Storia, the Brazilian progressive power metal outfit, dropped their debut album "Revenant: A Righteous Revenge" on April 3, 2026. The band has put the full album up for streaming on their You Tube channel. You can give it a spin below,…

Jethro Tull, the British prog rock icons, are putting out a reissue of their 1984 album "Under Wraps" on Chrysalis Records on May 15. The reissue is expanded, remastered and goes by the name "Under Wraps: The Unwrapped Edition". The new…

Voyage 35, a new prog rock outfit fronted by two former Porcupine Tree members, Colin Edwin and John Wesley, will hit the road in September and play material from the early days of Porcupine Tree. Below you can check out their…

Gunshine, the Florida hard rock outfit, have dropped a brand-new original single (and video) for the track Single Looks Good On You, which you can check out below. The new single comes from their upcoming studio album "Grand Rising",…

Urus, a fresh force in progressive black metal from Aosta, Italy, dropped their EP "IV" on April 3, 2026. It's a concept EP that tells the story of four stages of life. You can stream the whole thing below. Tracklist for the EP…

Swedish sleaze/metal veterans Confess are back with their fourth studio album “Metalmorphosis”, out May 15, 2026 via Frontiers Music Srl. Below you'll find the third single from the new album (with an official video), for the track The…

The song "Noč in Dan" kicks off a new project you didn't know you needed. Indie rockers MRFY and RotorMotor, darlings of the electronic club scene, dropped their first joint single, "Noč in Dan", on Easter. Link to the…

Deserta, the Brazilian melodic rockers, have unveiled the official music video for the track Don’t Let Me Forget, which you can check out below. The single comes from the band's freshly released new studio album "Hard Times Ahead",…

Ilsy, a German hard rock outfit, are announcing their self-titled studio debut, which is coming out on July 31, 2026, via Lions Pride Music. Check out the promo video for the band's upcoming debut below. The album was recorded at…

Demon Spell, the occult Italian heavy metallers, have unveiled a video and single for the opening track of their studio debut "Blessed Be the Dark", namely As Lucifer Smiles, which you can check out below. The album Blessed Be the Dark…

Trailight, the Canadian prog metallers from British Columbia, are back with a fresh original single, Leaf On The River, which you can check out below. The new single follows Wheels, a standalone single released in December 2025, and the…

Lockhart, a brand-new melodic rock outfit, will drop their debut "City Pulse" on High Roller Records this June. The album lands on 6/12/2026 on CD, and the LP follows on 7/3/2026. You can already pre-order "City Pulse". Below you'll…

Sandstorm, the Swedish-Canadian heavy metal outfit, will drop a mini studio album titled “Dungeon of Death” on May 22, 2026 via Dying Victims Productions. The album will also be available on CD and 12-inch vinyl. Check out the new…

Shinedown, the beloved American rockers, have announced that their new studio album “EI8HT” will drop on May 29 via Atlantic Records. Below you'll find the new single, which comes with an official lyric video for the track Outlaw. Last…

Black Sites, the progressive metal outfit from Chicago, Illinois, will release their new studio album "For Eternity" on July 17, 2026. The band recently dropped the first single and video, Aquarius Betrayed, which will be on the new…

Savatage, the iconic Florida heavy metal crew and back in action, will drop the live album "Madness Reigns From The Gutter (1990)" on June 26, 2026 via earMUSIC. The recording, which will serve as a brand-new live document, comes from…

Rock-Out, the Swiss hard rockers, are dropping a fresh original single, "10 Seconds On The Highway", complete with an official music video. Rock-Out, signed to Frontiers Music Srl., formed in 2012. In 2018 they put out their debut…

Veonity, the Swedish power metallers, have extended their contract with the Italian label Scarlet Records. They're marking the renewal with the release of a single for the track Saviour Of Mankind, which you can check out below. The…

Roulette, the long-running Swedish rock outfit, have unleashed a new video for their single Answer To My Prayers. Check it out below. The single comes from the band's latest studio album "Go!", which came out last July on Sound…

Artillery, the Danish thrash metal pioneers, will release a four-track EP, "Made In Hell", on May 15, 2026. The EP is coming out on Mighty Music. Below you can check out the EP's title single. It follows the single Ghost In The Machine,…

Deathstorm, the Austrian Teutonic thrash metallers, have unveiled a new single and video for the track Mount Eerie, which will appear on their upcoming studio album "Cascophonies", out May 22, 2026 via Dying Victims Productions. Check it…

Swedish melodic metal supergroup Cyhra (featuring Amaranthe co-founder Jake E and current members of The Halo Effect, Kamelot, The Crown and Suburban Tribe) have dropped a new single and video for the track Bleed With Pride. Check out the…

Corrosion Of Conformity, the legendary American metal outfit, dropped their long-awaited new double album “Good God / Baad Man” on April 3 via Nuclear Blast Records. It's the band's first album since its predecessor, “No Cross No…

Sebastian James, a singer-songwriter from Kansas City, has unveiled the second single from his upcoming EP "1992" — the track Sick Of You, which you can check out below. On the new single, James once again teamed up with Jimmy Allen,…

Narnia, the Swedish power metal pioneers, will mark their 30th anniversary with their tenth studio album, titled "X," set for release on May 29, 2026. Below you can check out the first single from the band's upcoming album, the track…

Bryan Adams will release an exclusive vinyl album called "Tough Town" on Record Store Day, April 18, 2026. The record is coming out on Adams' own label, Bad Records. It's ten tracks that, until now, only came out as a bonus CD with the…

Sevendust, the American alternative metal outfit formed in Atlanta back in 1994, are releasing a new studio album, “One”, on 5/1/2026. It's coming out via Austrian label Napalm Records, and it's the band's fifteenth studio album. Down…

Erik Grönwall, the world-renowned and much-loved hard rock and glam metal vocalist who once earned his stripes with Skid Row and H.E.A.T., is gearing up to drop his solo studio album "Bad Bones" on May 22, 2026. Below you'll find the…

Gus Drax, the Greek guitar virtuoso, released his studio album "Theories Of Imperfection" today, April 3, 2026. The album is out via Theogonia Records. To mark the release, the guitarist also unleashed a new video and single for the…

Michael Sweet, frontman of American heavy metal outfit Stryper, dropped his new solo studio album “The Master Plan” on April 3, 2026. As always, it came out on Italy's Frontiers Music Srl. To mark the release, Michael has also unleashed…

Atlantic, the British melodic rock outfit, are back with a great cover of the country classic What Hurts The Most, which you can check out below. The song was originally recorded by Mark Wills in 2003, and later covered by Rascal…

Nervosa, the all-female thrash metal quartet, have dropped a brand-new single for the track Impending Doom. It comes with an official music video, which you can check out below. The video was directed by Dimitris Preve (Mythodia Visuals). …

Finger Eleven (F11), Canadian alt-rock veterans, are back with a new music video for their high-energy single The Mountain. Check out the video below. Driven by raw riffs and an anthemic vibe, the single delivers that familiar mix of…