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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…

Different Light, the Czech progressive rock outfit from Prague, will release their new studio album, "Binary Suns (Part 2 – Alternate Reality)", on April 24, 2026. The album will come out on the Dutch label Shaded Moon Entertainment. A…

Lockhart, a new melodic rock outfit, will drop their debut "City Pulse" this June via High Roller Records. The release date and pre-order details will be announced later. On »City Pulse« you'll definitely pick up influences from…

The New Incarnation, young prog rockers from Massachusetts in the US, dropped their debut studio album, "Jupiter Carpets", on March 27, 2026. The new album was produced by The New Incarnation and Roger Lavallee. You can order it on…

Hekz, the London-based British progressive metal outfit, will release their new studio album "Qisma" (Arabic for fate) tomorrow, April 3, 2026. It's a double album. You can already pre-order it. It'll be available in every format going!…

Yes, the British pioneers of progressive rock, have announced that they've been forced to postpone their upcoming UK tour celebrating the album "Fragile", because guitarist Steve Howe needs to go in for surgery right away. Yes were…

Peter Gabriel, the celebrated singer-songwriter and British prog rock icon, has dropped the dark-side mix of his fourth new single, Till Your Mind Is Shining (mixed by Tchad Blake). The new single will appear on Gabriel's upcoming album…

Playgrounded, the Greek progressive metallers, have dropped a fresh original single, "Counting Embers", and you can check it out below. The single will appear on the band's upcoming new album, their third overall, titled "A Flower to…

Lynx, a German metal outfit from Gießen, will release their second studio album, "Trinity of Suns," on April 24, 2026 via Dying Victims Productions. Check out the title track single and video from the band's new studio album below! …

Rhino Proof, the Finnish hard rock / heavy metal quintet, are back on the scene with a fresh original single, Deeper Form Of Love, which you can check out below. The new single also announces the band's upcoming album, "Light, Dark, The…

Wicked Smile, the Australian heavy metallers from Melbourne, have unveiled a new video and single for the track Heaven's Falling Down (Crutch), taken from their latest album "When Night Falls". The video, which you can watch below, was…

Whirlwind, the old-school heavy metal outfit from Spain, have dropped a fresh official single for the track Lese Majesty (Corpus de Sang), taken from their upcoming second studio album "1640", and you can check it out below. The band has…

The Eternal, the Australian-Finnish dark progressive gothic metal collective who dropped their new EP “Celestial” on January 16 (out via Reigning Phoenix Music), are now unveiling a video and single for the track Everlasting MMXXVI. Before…

Nuclear Messiah, the all-star heavy metal project united under the musical vision of driving force and former Megadeth guitarist Chris Poland, are unveiling a single and video for the track Death Or Glory, which you can check out below. …

Degreed, the Swedish hard rockers, have announced their new studio album “Curtain Calls”, which lands on April 10, 2026 via Frontiers Music Srl. Below you'll find the third single and official video for Holding On To Yesterday, taken…

Illusion Force, an international melodic speed metal outfit, are dropping a new single and video for the track Use Your Illusion. You can check out the video below. The single was produced by Illusion Force themselves, with mixing and…

Elder have announced their new studio album “Through Zero”, which lands on May 29, 2026 via Stickman Records in Europe and Blues Funeral Recordings in the United States. The first single, the title track of the new album, is already…

Konquest, the Italian heavy metallers, will release their third studio album, "Dark Waters", on April 24, 2026. The album is coming out via No Remorse Records. "Dark Waters" is a concept album and you can already pre-order it. Below…

Dominum, rising stars of a new era of power metal, are announcing the first single and video from their upcoming studio album "Night Is Calling", out July 3, 2026 via Austrian label Napalm Records. The first album single, The Circus Is…

The organizer of the Zagreb show by Brazilian thrash metal legends Sepultura, scheduled for June 8, 2026, announces that the gig is being moved from the Tvornica kulture club to a bigger venue, ŠRC Šalata! All tickets already bought for…

Sepultura, the Brazilian metal legends and one of the greatest bands of all time when it comes to the genre, will release a four-track EP titled “The Cloud Of Unknowing” on April 24 this year via Nuclear Blast Records. Below you…

Lovebites, the Japanese all-girl power metal sensation, are heading out on a short European run this summer, the "Outstanding Tour". The band dropped a new studio album, "Outstanding Power", this February, and the upcoming European…

Jake T White, a new hard rock four-piece from Birmingham, UK, are dropping a fresh original single with the track The Deceiver. The video, which you can check out below, was shot by Jack Cardall and edited by Jake White. Jake T White…

On Thursday, July 9, 2026, American death metal veterans Jungle Roth are stopping by the Ljubljana club Menza pri koritu. Keeping them company are German blackened death metallers Rats Of Gomorrah! Facebook event! Tickets on sale…

Ready To Strike, a brand-new glam metal trio from Syracuse (New York), have dropped a new single and video for Lost Souls, and you can check it out below. The band put out their studio debut "First Bite" on April 25, 2026. The album…

Toxikull, the Portuguese heavy metallers, have dropped a video for "Dragon Magic", the new single from their upcoming studio album “Turbulence”. Check it out below. The new album lands on April 24, 2026 via Dying Victims…

Japanese metalcore outfit Crystal Lake have announced that vocalist John Robert Centorrino is leaving the band after three years. The decision was mutual and comes down to a desire for a more balanced life, as international touring and…

On Thursday, 3. 9. 2026, Hollywood Vampires will take the stage at the Pula Arena - a rock supergroup fronted by Alice Cooper, film star Johnny Deep, Aerosmith guitarist Joe Perry and Cooper's guitarist Tommy Henriksen. Facebook event! …

Thoughts, a German all-instrumental modern progressive metal trio, self-released their studio album "Of The Radiant Void" on March 27, 2026. Thoughts were formed in Rostock, Germany, in 2021. The trio blends a range of influences in…

Lex Legion, the heavy metal supergroup featuring four of the five late-'80s King Diamond members, have joined forces in a brand-new lineup for their self-titled studio debut! The lineup features Mikkey Dee (drums), Andy La Rocque…

Kreator, the German legends of Teutonic thrash metal, released their sixteenth studio album on January 16 via Nuclear Blast Records. "Krushers Of The World." Below is the new video for the single Loyal To The Grave, directed by Dariusz…

Subway, the legendary AOR and melodic rockers formed in 1986 in Balingen, Germany, have released a new studio album, “Turn Back The Time”. The album came out on February 20, 2026 via Lucky Bob Records. The band is presenting a new album…

Puscifer released their album “Normal Isn’t” on February 7, 2026, via Puscifer Entertainment/Alchemy Recordings/BMG. You can already stream it on all digital platforms! This batch of new songs is the band's first studio effort in five…

Vanden Plas, German pioneers of progressive metal, will release the acoustic album "AcCult II" on June 12, 2026. The album is coming out on the Italian label Frontiers Music Srl. Down below you can check out the acoustic version of the…

Dark Sky, the cult German hard rock outfit formed all the way back in 1982 in Rottweil (in the German state of Baden-Württemberg), have dropped a fresh original single, Another Time, complete with an official music video. With Another…

Shane Embury, bassist of British grindcore legends Napalm Death, will release his studio album "Bridge To Resolution" on Dissonance Productions on June 26, 2026. Besides his work with Napalm Death, Embury is best known for playing with…

Signum Regis, the Slovak melodic power metallers who also soak up plenty of symphonic and progressive elements, formed back in 2007, are announcing their new album "Beyond Spacetime", their eighth studio record overall, due out on October…

Enslaved, the Norwegian experimental black metallers (and Nuclear Blast Records label mates), have cut a seven-inch vinyl with two tracks made together with the Storm Weather Shanty Choir from Bergen, Norway. These are traditional…

August Burns Red, the American metalcore quintet and two-time Grammy nominees, will release a new studio album, "Season Of Surrender", via Fearless Records on 5/6/2026. The band from Pennsylvania, made up of Jake Luhrs (vocals), JB…

Lord Francis Soto, the German-Swedish musician (real name Francis Soto, from Stuttgart), is back with a new single and video for the track Far And Away, which you can check out below. The new single comes from Soto's freshly released…

Robert Jon & The Wreck, the roots rockers from Southern California, are gearing up to drop their third studio album, "Wreckage – Vol. 3", on May 1, 2026. Check out the ballad single Run Back To Me below, complete with an official…

Häven, a newly formed Spanish symphonic metal outfit fronted by singer Gabrielle de Val and featuring Swedish guitar virtuoso Tommy Denander, have dropped the second single from their upcoming studio debut "Where Angels Fear To Tread": the…

Martin Ekelund, the Swedish multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, composer and producer, is dropping a new single, You Wan't Love?, which you can check out below. Ekelund played all the instruments himself and handled the vocals on the…

Mortemia, the symphonic power metal project fronted by Norwegian multi-instrumentalist and producer Morten Veland, has a new cover out! This time Veland went for the A-Ha hit Take On Me, and he picked Stream Of Passion vocalist Marcela…

Swedish melodic rock outfit M.ill.ion will release a new studio album, “Legend”, on April 24, 2026 via Escape Music. The first single from the album, Kingmaker, is up for a listen below. You can already pre-order “Legend”. …

Dimmu Borgir, the Norwegian titans of symphonic black metal, are back with a new album: "Grand Serpent Rising". Due out May 22 via Nuclear Blast Records, it packs thirteen relentless yet wildly varied tracks that once again cement the…

Pink Floyd's 1975 show at the Los Angeles Sports Arena, recorded on the "Wish You Were Here" tour, is getting its first-ever release on vinyl and CD. "Pink Floyd Live From The Los Angeles Sports Arena, April 26th, 1975" will be out via…

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

Master Massive, the cult Swedish metal outfit from Skövde, will release their new studio album "White Shadows" on July 10, 2026. The album is coming out via Fireflash Records. Below you can check out the first single from the album,…

Modus Black, the heavy metal trio, are coming back on 6/19/2026 with a new studio album, “From The Basement”, out via Metalopolis Records. The album's first single, A Second Shadow, is ready for you below! The tracklist for the new…

Ross "The Boss" Friedman - former guitarist of Manowar, The Dictators and Shakin' Street - has passed away. He was 72. The news was confirmed by the Metal Hall of Fame in a statement released just a few weeks after the start of a…

Black Label Society, the long-running metal outfit led by Ozzy's former guitarist Zack Wylde, have unleashed a new single and video for the track Ozzy's Song. The video was directed by Justin H. Reich (Three Thirty-three Creative), and you…

Paul McCartney, the legendary British singer-songwriter and former Beatle, will release a new studio album called "The Boys Of Dungeon Lane" on May 29, 2026. The album is coming out via MPL / Capitol. Below you'll find the single and…

Swedish heavy metal veterans Lion’s Share are unveiling a new lyric video and single for the track Chain Child. Check it out below. The single Chain Child comes from the band's new album “Inferno” – their first studio album in 17 years,…

Power Paladin, Iceland's power metal matadors, dropped their new album “Beyond The Reach Of Enchantment” on March 27, 2026. The album is out via ROAR, the sister label of Germany's Reigning Phoenix Music (RPM). To celebrate the release,…

Devin Townsend, the Canadian singer-songwriter, elusive musical visionary, genius and sonic terrorist, will release a new studio album, “The Moth”, on May 29, 2026. The album is coming out via Insideout Music. The so-called 'The…

Teramaze, the Australian progressive metal heavyweights from Melbourne, will release a new studio album, “The Silent Architect”, on May 8, 2026 via their own label, Wells Music. Below you'll find the album's second single, Mr Crazy,…

Timeless Rage, the German symphonic power metallers, dropped their new studio album “My Kingdom Come” on March 27, 2026, via the German label Metalopolis Records. To celebrate the release, the band put out the album's title track as a…

Night Spectre, a Greek heavy metal band formed in 2024, are announcing their self-titled debut studio album, which will come out via Dying Victims Productions on May 22, 2026! Down below you can check out the album's second single, the…

The Scepter, Canadian heavy metal/power metal crew, will release their studio debut, »Shadows in the Tower«, later this year. The album is coming out on No Remorse Records. The release date and pre-order details will be announced later. …

The second studio album from Mace’n’Chain, titled »Crowned in Grey Skies«, will come out later this year via No Remorse Records. Release date and pre-orders will be announced down the line. Mace 'n‘ Chain were formed in Sweden at the…

This year, No Remorse Records will release an album collecting the complete works of cult British N.W.O.B.H.M. outfit TNT, titled "Back On The Road – The Anthology". It'll be available on CD and LP. The release date will be announced…

Iron Savior, the Hamburg power metal legends, are unveiling their take on the evergreen eighties hit Maniac, originally by Michael Sembello. The original, released in 1983, was part of the soundtrack to the movie Flashdance. The band is…

Chez Kane, the British rocker, has followed the release of her new album "Reckless" with yet another single (and lyric visualizer) for the track "Too Dangerous", which you can check out below. The album »Reckless« came out on March 27,…

Moonspell, the Portuguese pioneers of gothic metal, have dropped a music video for the first single from their upcoming new studio album "Far From God". It comes with an official video directed by Pavel Trebukhin, and you can check it out…

Swedish death metal institution Vomitory will release their new studio album, the charmingly titled “In Death Throes”, via Metal Blade Records on April 10. Worth adding up front: Vomitory are hitting the road in early April as special…

Dark Millennium, German pioneers of avant-garde death metal, are unveiling a fresh original single, the track Amber, complete with an official music video. You can check it out at the bottom of this news post. With the new single, Dark…

The Quill, Swedish hard rock veterans (with a hefty dose of stoner rock mixed in), will release a new studio album, “Master of the Skies”, on May 8, 2026. The album is coming out on Metalville Records (a subsidiary of Edel). Below…

Matteo Mancuso, the Italian guitar virtuoso from Sicily, has dropped his new single Solar Wind, featuring Steve Vai. The track comes from Matteo Mancuso's upcoming new studio album "Route 96", which lands on April 24 via Music Theories…

Jelusick, the progressive and melodic metal sensation from Croatia, released their second studio album “Apolitical Ecstasy” on September 19, 2025 via Escape Music, and now they're unveiling a video for the album single Torn. Check out the…

Possessed, the pioneers of death metal, are heading back to Europe in June with a run of club and festival shows. Get ready for merciless riffs, raw energy and the unmistakable sound that shaped an entire genre. The full list of dates,…

Prime Creation, Swedish heavy metallers and proud members of the ROAR (Rock Of Angels Records) roster, a division of Reigning Phoenix Music (RPM), are dropping a new single and lyric video for the track Galactic Rebirth. The Galactic…

The organizer of today's concert by Dutch progressive death metal veterans Pestilence (with DamnatioN opening) at Ljubljana's Menza pri koritu has published the running order: 19:00 - vrata / doors / blagajna / Box Office20:00…

Nightfear, the Spanish power metallers from Madrid, are back with a new original single and a video for the track Together Again. The single was recorded at Peer Music Daniel Blanco studio. Check it out below. Mixing and mastering…

Long Distance Calling, the German instrumental post-rock quartet, have dropped a video for their new single Sinister Companion, which you can check out below. Sinister Companion is a teaser for the band's new studio album “The Phantom…

Fortune Teller, the British symphonic power metallers who signed with Mighty Music a month ago, are dropping a fresh original single and video for the track Command The Legions. Check it out below. The video was directed by Topher…

Amberian Dawn, the symphonic power metal outfit, will release a new studio album, "Temptation’s Gates", on June 26, 2026. The album is coming out via Austrian label Napalm Records. You can already pre-order "Temptation's Gates". The…

Armored Saint, cult torchbearers of old-school American heavy and speed metal, are back with a new studio album, "Emotion Factory Reset", due out May 22, 2026 on Metal Blade Records. Below you can check out the first single from the…

Seven Metal Sins, a new band walking the thin line between classic metal and modern power metal, will release their album "Legacy Of Chaos" on 5. 6. 2026. It's coming out via Rockshot Records. You can already check out the first single…

Creye, the Swedish melodic rockers, will release their new studio album “IV Aftermath” on April 24 via Frontiers Music Srl. Below you can check out the third single and video from the band's upcoming album, for the track Only You. The…

Narnia, the Swedish power metal pioneers, are marking 30 years in the game with their tenth studio album, titled »X», which lands on May 29, 2026. The new record picks up where its predecessor »Ghost Town» (2023) left off. It brings the…

Fear Factory are heading back to European stages this late summer on their new tour, Cybernetic Domination. Joining them on the road: Crystal Lake, Hate and The Nocturnal Affair. Tickets go on sale Friday, March 27, 2026.…

Lipz, a fresh force in the glam rock revival, are unveiling a brand-new original single, Straight Up, which you can check out below. There's an official music video to go with it, too. The band was founded in 2011 by brothers Alexander…

Mattador, Puerto Rican veterans of melodic rock, are back with a new album, "III", due out June 19, 2026 on Frontiers Music Srl. Active between 1988 and 1995, the band built a solid reputation with explosive live shows and a…

Teaze, the legendary Canadian rockers formed in 1974 in Windsor (Ontario), will release a new studio album, "Rev Your Engines", on May 22, 2026. Escape Music will be putting out the record. Between 1977 and 1980, the promising band put…

Blue Ambition, a new melodic rock and AOR project driven by French multi-instrumentalist, producer and composer Frédéric Slama, have dropped a new video and single for the title track of their upcoming album "The Scarlet Touch". Check it…

To mark its 30th anniversary, Italian label Frontiers Records will release a special compilation called “XXX Anniversary Compilation”, available from May 22, 2026. The label has already dropped three singles from the compilation: a…

Paul Gilbert, the indestructible guitar wizard, chameleon and virtuoso without equal, dropped a new studio album, “WROC”, on February 27 via Music Theories Recordings. Below you'll find the new video for the single (Always Show Pity To)…

Uwe Lulis Project, the outfit founded by former Accept, Grave Digger and Rebellion guitarist Uwe Lulis, will release their studio debut "Analog" on May 29, 2026. You can already pre-order "Analog". Down below you'll find the first…

Fatal Vision, the Canadian melodic rock outfit that recently signed with Escape Music, are announcing their new studio album, "Four Sides To Every Story". It's coming out on May 22, 2026! The band has already dropped the first single…

Lost Wingman, the Spanish AOR outfit who put out their new studio album "Mach 2" on March 6, 2026, have unveiled a new video for the single Shine, and you can check it out below. "Mach 2" is the second studio album from the four Madrid…

Modus Black, the hard rock trio, are coming back on 6/19/2026 with a new studio album, "From The Basement", out via Metalopolis Records. The album's first single, A Second Shadow, is set to drop on 3/27/2026. The tracklist for the…

Assignment, the German progressive power metallers, have followed up their album "With The End Comes Silence", released on March 20, 2026 via Massacre Records, with yet another single and video, this time for the track Endlessly. During…

Stand Your Ground is the first single from Acacia Avenue's fifth studio album, "Chapter V", which drops on May 22, 2026! The album will be released via Pride & Joy Music. The idea for Acacia Avenue was born all the way back in 2008.…