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

Robin Trower is celebrating the 50th anniversary of another milestone – the album "Live!", which gets a reissue on April 3 to mark its venerable jubilee. This live album, originally released in 1976, was recorded on February 3, 1975 at…

Gothic doom outfit Draconian are back on May 8 with a new studio album, "In Somnolent Ruin", due out via Austrian label Napalm Records. Lisa Johansson, who sang on the band's first five albums, returns to the lineup for the new record.…

Pro-Pain, the undying legends of New York hardcore, are opening a new chapter in their long-running career, having signed to Austrian label Napalm Records. The band is also announcing a new studio album. Their sixteenth studio effort…

Exhumed, American pioneers of ‘blood-soaked’ gore metal and Relapse Records signees, will release a new studio album titled “Red Asphalt” on June 20, 2026. Below you'll find the third single from the album, The Iron Graveyard, complete…

Melechesh, the Sumerian black metallers, will drop a new EP, "Sentinels Of Shamash", on April 10 via Reigning Phoenix Music. You can already pre-order the "Sentinels Of Shamash" EP. Check out the video for the EP's first single,…

The Grave Digger show, with the big legends of German metal due to play Zagreb's Hard Place club on Thursday, April 23, 2026, has been moved to a bigger venue, the Boogaloo club, because of the huge demand. Facebook event! All the…

Crown Lands, the Canadian progressive rock duo, will release their third studio album, "Apocalypse", on May 15, 2026. The album is coming out via the German label Insideout Music. Below you can check out the album's title track, an epic…

Masterplan, the cult German power metallers led by former Helloween guitarist Roland Grapow, will release a new studio album, "Metalmorphosis", on June 26, 2026. The album is coming out on the Italian label Frontiers Music Srl.! You can…

Swiss melodic rockers Fighter V are announcing their new album “Déja Vu”, due out on April 10, 2026 via Frontiers Music Srl. Alongside the album announcement, Fighter V are also dropping the first single from the record and a lyric…

Ross "The Boss" Friedman, founding guitarist of power metal titans Manowar and cult punks The Dictators, has been diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), better known as Lou Gehrig's disease. The news was shared in a statement…

Levara, the art rock outfit led by guitarist Trevor Lukather, son of the legendary Steve Lukather (Toto), have announced their return after a long break. The band, who dropped their self-titled debut on May 14, 2021, posted news on…

Florida's American death metal legends Monstrosity are heading out on a new European tour. After eight years of silence, they're back with a new studio album "Screams From Beneath The Surface", set to drop this year via Metal Blade…

Boulevard, the cult Canadian AOR and melodic rock outfit from the eighties, have dropped a video for their new single Start All Over Again. You can check it out below. The single Start All Over Again, which Boulevard first revealed this…

Mi2 have a new song, 'Kaj bi ti govoril, Ivan'. A lament that Mi2 sing to the greatest of Slovenian writers, it carries words that voice the pain of the times we're living in 150 years after his birth. The song 'Kaj bi ti govoril, Ivan'…

Crashdïet, the Swedish sleaze rock and glam metal crew, have unleashed the official music video for their new single Satizfaction, which you can check out below. Crashdïet actually first revealed the Satizfaction single back in January…

“I drink juice from your belly button, Rijeka rock drips from your ear!” Let 3 are dropping the new video for Miele Rosa, off their latest album RKTRD NDRD, and using it to announce their show at an event that fights tooth and nail against…

Skupina Big Foot Mama pot v novo leto tlakuje s singlom in videospotom DEŽ BO SPRAL v živi akustični izvedbi z lanskega velikega koncerta v Cankarjevem domu. Gre za nosilno skladbo, ki napoveduje izid dvojne vinilne plošče in cedeja…

Just a good month after the surprisingly well-received first single “Tisti Moment”, Taddei is already back with his next song, titled “Spet Domov”. “I'm surprised and honored at the same time by all the attention I've been getting. It's…

The Black Keys have revealed the details of their 14th studio album, "Peaches!" The news comes just six months after last year's "No Rain, No Flowers." The album drops on May 1, 2026, via Easy Eye Sound! The duo has also put out the…

Brad Arnold, vocalist of American post-grunge band 3 Doors Down, has died of kidney cancer at the age of 47. Arnold was a founding member of 3 Doors Down and originally the band's drummer, before later taking over as lead vocalist. …

Ayreon, the long-running progressive rock outfit from the Netherlands led by Arjen Anthony Lucassen, are about to drop a live album, "30th Anniversary - An Amazing Flight Through Time". The recording that will grace the new live album…

Puscifer have dropped their album "Normal Isn’t". It's out on Puscifer Entertainment/Alchemy Recordings/BMG, and you can already stream it on all digital platforms! This batch of new songs is the band's first studio effort in five…

Neil Young, the legendary Canadian singer-songwriter and three-time Grammy winner, has canceled his upcoming European tour. The 80-year-old was supposed to kick off a run of European shows on June 27. The first was announced in Cornwall,…

Jaded Heart, the cult German melodic rock and hard rock outfit formed in Duisburg in 1994, have signed a deal with the Italian label Frontiers Music Srl. The band is also promising a new studio album. Jaded Heart were already part of…

Frontline, the cult German AOR and melodic rock outfit, has signed a deal with Frontiers Music Srl., kicking off a new chapter in their career. Built around the one-of-a-kind voice of Stephan Kämmerer, the band made their name with…

Cyclone, the cult Belgian thrash metal outfit who put out two killer thrash albums between 1986 and 1990, released their EP "Known Unto God" on February 7, 2026. The EP came out via High Roller Records. To mark the release, the band…

Metal Church, the American metal legends, are back with their 13th studio album "Dead To Rights", due out April 10 on Rat Pak Records. The record is the first release from the band's newest lineup, which features founding guitarist…

Leatherhead, the Greek heavy and speed metallers from Lairssa, have announced their new album "Violent Horror Stories"! The band's second studio album, “Violent Horror Stories”, drops on February 13, 2026 via No Remorse Records and follows…

Shiraz Lane, the Finnish rockers who dropped their new studio album “In Vertigo” on October 24, 2025 via Italy's Frontiers Music Srl., have unveiled a video for the single Stone Cold Lover, which you can check out below. It follows the…

Generation Radio is a new music project that came about a few years ago on the initiative of the Italian label Frontiers Music Srl., and in August 2022 they dropped their self-titled studio debut! This is a new super rock band that…

Twisted Sister, the American glam metal icons, have called off every show on the world tour they planned to mark 50 years together. The first gig was supposed to go down on April 25, 2026, in São Paulo, Brazil. The reason is health…

Hecate Enthroned, the iconic British symphonic black metal outfit, are back after seven years since their last album with a brutal new single, Gallery Of Rotting Portraits! The single is already available on all digital platforms. It…

Power Paladin, Iceland's power metal heavyweights, are coming back on 3/26/2026 with a new album, “Beyond The Reach Of Enchantment”, out via ROAR, the sister label of Germany's Reigning Phoenix Music (RPM). Below you can check out the…

More, the legendary N.W.O.B.H.M. outfit, will release their third studio album, “Destructor”, on March 6, 2026. The record is coming out via the band's own label, Warhead Music LLP. Below you'll find the second single (and lyric video),…

Dan Lucas, the German solo artist best known for winning “The Voice Of Germany – Senior”, will release his new studio album “Age Is Just A Number” on March 27, 2026 via Pride & Joy Music. Below you can check out the album's second…

Induction, German power metal up-and-comers and Reigning Phoenix Music signees, are unveiling a fresh single from their just-released new studio album “Love Kills”: the track Strangers To Love. Clémentine Delauney of Visions of Atlantis…

Karnivool, the Australian progressive rockers, dropped their new album “In Verses” on February 6, 2026 via Cymatic Records/Sony Music. It's the band's first record in thirteen years, since its predecessor “Asymmetry” came out. To celebrate…

Dirkschneider & The Old Gang, the classic heavy metal outfit featuring former Accept members Udo Dirkschneider (vocals), Peter Baltes (bass) and Stefan Kaufmann (guitar), have unveiled a video and single for the track Batter The Power.…

Voivod, the legendary progressive/thrash metal crew from Jonquière, Quebec, are coming back to Zagreb's Vintage Industrial Bar on Monday, July 13, 2026, as part of the summer dates of their new European tour. Facebook event! Early…

Jon Anderson, the legendary original voice of prog rock icons Yes, has teamed up with his current label Frontiers Music Srl, which will reissue two solo studio albums from his storied career: 1997's "Earth Mother Earth" and 2011's…

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

Long Distance Calling, the German instrumental post-rock quartet, are unveiling a video for their new single A Secret Place, which also kicks off the announcement of their new studio album "The Phantom Void", due out April 10, 2026 on…

Seventh Wonder, the Swedish progressive metallers on the roster of Italy's Frontiers Music Srl., put out their last studio album "Testament" (RockLine review) back in 2022. Now they're unveiling a fresh original single, Eternal Flame,…

Paul Gilbert, the indestructible guitar wizard, chameleon and virtuoso without equal, is announcing his new studio album "WROC", which will be released on February 27 via Music Theories Recordings. Below you'll find the new single,…

Existance, the French-Belgian metal outfit, will release their new studio album "Wildfire" on February 20, 2026. The album is coming out via Verycords. Below you'll find the single and video for Brighter Days, taken from the band's…

Heathen, Bay Area thrash metal legends from San Francisco, are unleashing a fresh original single, Never A God, complete with an official music video. The video was directed by Ty Fox. Check it out below. The band, who recently signed…

Sylosis, the thrash metal quartet from Reading in the UK and a Nuclear Blast Records signing, will release their seventh studio album, “The New Flesh”, on February 20, 2026. The lineup of Josh Middleton (guitar/lead vocals), Ali…

Tailgunner, the hot British old-school metal revivalists, will drop their second album "Midnight Blitz" tomorrow, Friday, February 6, 2026, via Napalm Records. Down below you'll find the fourth single (and video) for the track War in…

Exodus, the legendary Bay Area thrash metallers, will release a new studio album titled “Goliath” on March 20, 2026 via Napalm Records. The band announced the album a while back with the single 3111, which now also has an official music…

Myrath, the Tunisian-French prog metal heavyweights, are back with a new single, "Soul Of My Soul", which you can check out below. The new single comes from their upcoming studio album “Wilderness Of Mirrors”, announced through earMUSIC…

Hearts on Fire, an international melodic rock band formed in 2017 and packed with seasoned names from the music world, have released a new studio album, "Signs & Wonders", on July 25, 2025, seven years after their debut "Call Of…

Escape Music will release the live album "Far Away... Live In Concert" by Bob Catley on April 24, 2026. Catley is best known as the vocalist of the legendary Magnum, and these days he's also an active part of the Avantasia project. The…

Mayhem – the most influential black metal band of all time – are back with their seventh studio album “Liturgy Of Death”, due out on February 6, 2026. The album will be released through the American label Century Media Records. With this…

Just two days after their spectacular show at Boćarski dom in Zagreb (RL's review of the gig is in the works), Florida alt-metal heavyweights Alter Bridge have announced that they've been forced to cancel the next date on their current…

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 first single and video from the band's upcoming album, the track "Left In Silence". …

Degreed, the Swedish hard rockers, have announced their new studio album "Curtain Calls", landing on April 10, 2026 via Frontiers Music Srl. Check out the first single and lyric video for Broken Dreams below, taken from the upcoming…

Nineteen years after their last studio album, Clawfinger will release its successor “Before We All Die” on February 20, 2026! The album is coming out on Perception, part of Reigning Phoenix Music. You can already pre-order "Before We…

Curse Of Fate, the Norwegian progressive metal outfit, dropped their new studio album "Behind The Eclipse" on January 30, 2026. The band's third full-length is out via ROAR, part of the German label Reigning Phoenix Music. The album…

On January 26, 2026, the album "Leto" dropped from Kormorana, a band from Dolenjska that plays heavy flying rock with lyrics in Slovenian, with the material recorded live. The band is made up of Matej Počervina, Lenart Merlin…

Generator unveil the sixth track from their upcoming album Iluzije, titled Ni. It's an imaginary idea of existence without conditions. Strip away the conditions and the consequences vanish too: no water, no flood; no universe, no…

After the warmly received debut album “Follow The Blind Man” in 2023, Croatian progressive and melodic metallers Jelusick released a new studio album, “Apolitical Ecstasy”, on September 19, 2025. The new record also came out via Escape…

KnuckleBonz has put out a figurine of one of the central figures of the N.W.O.B.H.M. era, Iron Maiden's first singer Paul Di'Anna, and you can already order it. The figure, or more precisely a statue made at 1/9 scale, is part of the…

Hällas, the Swedish progressive rockers from Jönköping who describe their sound as so-called adventure rock, dropped their new studio album "Panorama" today, January 30, 2026. All the music on the album was written by Hällas. It was…

Port Noir, the Swedish progressive rockers from Stockholm, are announcing a new studio album titled "The Dark We Keep", due out on 5/15/2026 via German label InsideOut Music. The band says it's really proud of the result and that the…

Neverland Train will release their debut "Alive In Hell" on March 27, 2026 via El Puerto Records. Below is the first single from the album, the track Somewhere In This Universe. The album is already available to pre-order. Neverland…

Evermore, the Swedish power metal trio, will release their new album "Mournbraid" on March 20 via Scarlet Records. Below you can check out the first single and lyric video from the upcoming record, for the track The Illusionist (Raise The…

Asia, the British veterans of melodic rock and AOR, are announcing a new live album, “Asia – Live In England”, due out March 13 via Frontiers Music Srl. Check out the new live version of the hit Only Time Will Tell below, complete with…

Sevendust, the American alternative metal outfit formed in Atlanta in 1994, will release a new studio album, “One”, on May 1, 2026. Austrian label Napalm Records is handling the release. “One” will be the band's fifteenth studio album. …

Axel Rudi Pell, the timeless German curator of the classic hard rock school, will release his new studio album, “Ghost Town”, on March 20, 2026. Once again it's coming out on Germany's Steamhammer/SPV Records. Below you can check out…

John Corabi, the legendary hard rock vocalist who recently joined the Italian label Frontiers Music Srl., will release his first solo studio album, "New Day", on the label on April 24, 2026. Below you'll find the second single from the…

The life and career of Paul Di'Anno, the first frontman of heavy metal legends Iron Maiden, whose unforgettable voice defined the band's early albums, will be put under the spotlight in the documentary "Di'Anno: Iron Maiden's Lost Singer,"…

Smaked dropped their fourth single, Hadabnu III, on all music platforms on Friday, complete with a music video. It's taken from their upcoming third studio album, Rise And Grind. Hadabnu III is the last track in the Hadabnu trilogy,…

Electronic sound pioneers Kraftwerk will play Luka Beograd – Open Air Corner on July 19, where production house Long Play is putting together a huge show. The legendary German outfit is coming back to the Serbian capital after eight years.…

French multi-instrumentalist and producer Gautier Serre has been working under the Igorrr name for twenty years, and every new album somehow still sounds surprisingly fresh and hits with radical vitality. On September 19, he'll release the…

The Order, the Swiss hard rock / heavy metal outfit, are announcing their new studio album "Empires", due out on March 27, 2026 via Massacre Records. The album will be available as a digipak CD, a black vinyl LP and in digital formats. …

Tedeschi Trucks Band, the blues-rock ensemble from Jacksonville, are announcing their sixth studio album, "Future Soul". The follow-up to 2022's "I Am The Moon" (which came out across four CDs) will drop on March 20 via Fantasy Records. …

Pestilence, the Dutch legends of progressive death metal, have locked in the dates for their European tour, Entering The Portals, where they'll be presenting their latest studio album "Portals", due out this year. The band promises an…

Heavy Pettin, the cult Scottish rock outfit who dropped their comeback album "Rock Generation" last October (October 24, 2025, via Silver Lining Music), have unveiled a new video for their single Faith Healer. Check it out below. You…

Karnivool, the Australian progressive rockers, will release their new album “In Verses” on February 6, 2026 via Cymatic Records/Sony Music. It's the band's first album in thirteen years, since its predecessor “Asymmetry” came out. You…

After a fifteen-year creative break, the Velenje rock band Res Nullius is returning to the music scene. The band, which left a major mark on the Slovenian rock scene in the nineties, is active again and already hard at work…

John Corabi, the legendary hard rock vocalist who recently signed with Italy's Frontiers Music Srl., will release his first solo studio album, "New Day", on the label on April 24, 2026. Below you can check out the second single from the…

Lou Gramm, the unforgettable original voice of AOR icons Foreigner, is back with a fresh original single, the track Young Love. The single is a teaser for the legendary musician's new studio album, "Released", due March 27, 2026 on HNE!…

Leonidas, a new heavy metal project fronted by guitarist Francesco Marras (formerly of N.W.O.B.H.M. legends Tygers of Pan Tang) and vocalist Daniele Ledda Cherchi (Twilight Zone), are putting out their single Runnin' On The Highway. The…

RIJEKA – PARIS – TEXAS IIThe sequel to the cult compilation that defined Rijeka's new wave scene, now on a double CD The compilation “Rijeka – Paris – Teksas II” is the follow-up to the 1987 release of the same name, offering…

Edge Of Paradise, the American hard rock and heavy metal outfit, dropped their new studio album “Prophecy” on March 7, 2025 via Napalm Records. It's the band's sixth studio album overall, but their first for the Austrian label. Check…

Ignescent, the Chicago rock outfit founded by vocalist Jennifer Benson, are back with a new single and video for Chariot Of Fire, featuring Sevendust vocalist Clint Lowery as a special guest. The band's latest single will appear on…

EvilDead, the cult American thrash metal outfit, are getting two albums from their old-school thrash metal story reissued on 3/27/2026: "Annihilation Of Civilization" and "The Underworld". Both albums will be available on LP, CD and…

Death Dealer, the international heavy metal outfit, dropped their new studio album "Reign Of Steel" on 1/23/2026. The record is out via Massacre Records. You can already order "Reign Of Steel". The band has sent the album off with a…

Sainted Sinners, the international hard rock outfit, are unveiling the official video for their new single Sunshine, taken from their new studio album “High On Fire”. The album came out on November 21 via ROAR, a division of Reigning…

Iotunn, the Danish–Faroese progressive metal alliance, released a new live album, “Waves Over Copenhell”, on January 16 via Metal Blade Records. The release came with a live video and the single The Tower Of Cosmic Nihility, and now…

Mystfall, the Greek symphonic metal crew, will release their second studio album, "Ember Of A Dying World", on March 20, 2026. The record is coming out via the Italian label Scarlet Records. Below you can check out the first single from…

Gypsy Pistoleros, a British outfit that mixes punk rock with cabaret and decadence, all wrapped in a properly apocalyptic atmosphere, have unveiled a new single and video for the track Dark Faerie Tales. It's the title single from the…

Neo-classical metallers Tales Of Tomorrow have released a new single called Green Eyes, and you can check it out below. The latest single, Green Eyes, carries on the band's musical direction, blending the spirit of traditional heavy…

HighWay, the French hard rock outfit, are back with a new single, Bang! Bang!, taken from their upcoming studio album "Last Call For Rock N Roll". The album will be released via Rock City Music. The single comes with an official video…

Timeless Rage, the German symphonic power metallers, will release their new studio album "My Kingdom Come" on March 27, 2026. Germany's Metalopolis Records will be handling the release. With new vocalist Nicolaj Ruhnow and new bassist…

Vreid, the Norwegian black ‘n roll metal crew, will release a new studio album titled “The Skies Turn Black” on March 6, 2026. Below you can check out the second single from the band's upcoming studio album, the track Kraken, which…

Preacher Stone, the cult southern rock outfit from Charlotte (North Carolina, USA), have dropped a brand-new official music video for the track By The Horns, which you can check out below. The single By The Horns comes from the band's…

Keith Wallen, the musician best known for his work with American alternative metallers Breaking Benjamin, is stepping out on his own with the solo single A Thin Line. The single captures Wallen's trademark melodic rock sensibility,…

Gladenfold, Finnish epic melodic death and power metallers, are showcasing their latest single Wardens of Time from the upcoming album "Soulbound", set for release on February 27, 2026 via Reaper Entertainment. The single is all about…