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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…

Crystal Ball, Swiss veterans of melodic power metal, are announcing the release of their new studio album “Reset”. The new record will drop on October 23, 2026 via Massacre Records. Below you can check out the second single from the…

Streamer, Catalan heavy metallers from Barcelona, are unleashing a fresh single and video for the title track of their upcoming new studio album "Into The Void", complete with an official music video you can check out below. The video…

Armored Saint, cult torchbearers of old-school American heavy and speed metal, released their new studio album “Emotion Factory Reset” on May 22, 2026 (out via Metal Blade Records), and now they're unveiling a new video for the album…

Xentrix, British thrash metal veterans, will release their new studio album "Allied with the Enemy" on October 30, 2026. It's coming out via Listenable Records, and the band says it's their most uncompromising record to date. The second…

Vanishing Point, the cult Australian progressive metal outfit from Melbourne, will release their seventh studio album, "Eremition", on November 20, 2026. Below you can check out the first single from the album, Bring Me The Night,…

Critical Fear, Brazilian 'old school' thrash metallers, will release their new studio album "Age Of Darkness" via Hammerheart Records on 12/11/2026. Below you can check out a fresh original single from the band's upcoming studio album,…

Secret Rule, Italian modern metallers, will release their new studio album "Someone Killed The Pope" via Rockshot Records on February 5, 2027. Below you can check out the second single from the album, the title track. All the music…

Pallas, the cult Scottish progressive rock band, will release their new and ninth studio album, “A Song for Tomorrow”, on October 30, 2026 via Esoteric Antenna. Check out the first single from the album, Mother, below. It comes with an…

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

Audrey Horne, the Norwegian heavy metal outfit, released their new studio album "Achilles" on Friday, September 4, 2026, via Napalm Records. The band has now put out another video, this time for the single Pretty Little Lies, which you…

Dalton, Swedish melodic rock veterans, will release a new studio album titled "Rock Will Never Die" on December 11, 2026, via Frontiers Music Srl. The first single from the album, the track Save A Bullet, is available below. You can…

Drive, She Said, AOR and melodic rock veterans, will release a brand-new studio album titled "Pass The Torch" on December 4, 2026, via Frontiers Music Srl. The first single from the album, We Own The Night, is up for grabs below. For…

Bluetruth, the American hard rock outfit, will release a new studio album, "Bites Back", on January 15, 2027 via Pride & Joy Music. It's the band's second studio album. Bluetruth turned heads right from the start of their career,…

What did you do? Are you guilty? Did you lie, forget, run from yourself? And above all – what's left when you end up alone with yourself in the circle of your own actions? Vraževerje raise exactly these questions in "Rja". A dark,…

First time together with creative partner Kevin Koradin – from music and lyrics to arrangement and production. Coastal singer-songwriter Aleksander Novak unveils his new original "Pot do tebe", on which he joins forces for the first…

Kühlschrank, the duo of Simon Fugina and Dejan Osterman, present their new song Padava, written for the KočevjeŠpila – DeKaGram compilation. It's also a fresh peek at their upcoming second album, which is slowly filling up with new…

Inspiration for the new track came from Zlatorog, a creature of Slovenian myth. Zlatorog's Song, recorded with Tit Potecin. ''According to the old legend, a flower blooms where he left his tracks …''. With those words, Orlek open…

Rod Stewart has announced he's retiring from the concert stage, with one last rock'n'roll tour in 2027. The tour, titled "The Final Encore," kicks off on April 23 in Dublin and wraps up on July 24 in Hannover. The undisputed rock icon,…

Peter Gabriel, renowned singer-songwriter and British prog rock icon, has released the ‘dark-side’ mix of his new single Face The Wall (mixed by Tchad Blake). The new single will appear on Gabriel's new album “o\i”. Judging by how the…

Just two years after their acclaimed 2024 debut "No Hill For A Climber", Neal Morse & The Resonance are back with its follow-up, "River Of Light", an album deeply inspired by a journey through the world of progressive rock. The new…

No Sweat, the cult Irish AOR and melodic rock band, are getting a reissue of their studio debut "No Sweat" this December, originally released back in 1990. Bad Reputation will be handling the release. Bad Reputation really pulled out…

Dragonforce, the long-running, six-piece 'Nintendo' power metal outfit from the United Kingdom, are opening a new chapter. A week after releasing their tenth studio album and first self-titled one, they've confirmed 22 shows as part of a…

Dragonforce, the six-piece British power metal outfit, will release their first album with new vocalists Alissa White-Gluz and Alessio Garavello in spring 2027. Below you can check out the first single from the upcoming album (video…

Devin Townsend, Canada's tireless metal guru, released his long-awaited, ambitious orchestral-metal work "The Moth" in May this year. The new album has barely landed, and this brilliant musical visionary is already announcing a live…

After more than three decades of an outstanding 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. The record blends…

Fearless V, a new power metal outfit fronted by former members of Germany's Primal Fear, guitarists Tom Naumann and Alex Beyrodt, bassist Alex Jansen and drummer Michael Ehré, will release their debut studio album "Circus Life" on February…

Soen, Sweden's progressive metal heavyweights, have announced the dates for the spring leg of their "Reliance" European tour next year. And one of those stops is in Slovenia. In mid-March 2027, Soen will play Ljubljana's Cvetličarna! …

Seventh Wonder, the amazing Swedish progressive metal outfit, announce they've finished work on a new studio album, which will be released via the Italian label Frontiers Music Srl. The first single from the upcoming album will be…

Metalite, Swedish power metal heroes from Stockholm, released their new studio album "Discovery" (12 tracks) on 9/25/2026. The album came out on the German label Reigning Phoenix Music (RPM). To mark the release of the new record, the…

Paul Laine released his new album “The Long Road Back” yesterday, Friday, 9/25/2026, via the Italian label Frontiers Music Srl. He's marked the release with yet another new single, this time for the track Someday, which you can check…

Michael Bormann’s Jaded Hard, the German hard rock outfit led by former Jaded Heart vocalist Michael Bormann, are announcing a new studio album, “South West”, set to drop on October 2, 2026 via RMB Records / JB Rock Musikverlag. Below…

Nickelback, the multi-platinum Canadian rockers, will release their new studio album “Everything Under The Sun” on October 30, 2026. Check out the video for the third single off the album, Make Me Love You, below. The band announced the…

Crossbone Skully, a freshly formed hard rock outfit led by guitarist Tommy Henriksen, who also plays in Hollywood Vampires and Alice Cooper's band, are unveiling the video for their single Ride With Angels, featuring a guest guitar spot…

Asia, British icons of progressive rock and AOR, are announcing a new studio album, »Indigo«, due out on November 6 via Frontiers Music Srl. Below you'll find the third single and official video from the band's upcoming new album, for…

Wolf, the long-running Swedish heavy metallers, will release their 10th studio album "Hour Of The Wolf" via Fireflash Records on November 20, 2026. Below you can check out the second single from the album, along with the video for Waltz…

Cats In Space, the British progressive and art rock outfit, will release their new album, their seventh studio effort in total, through Esoteric Antenna on November 6, 2026. It's called “Suit Of Armour”. Check out the first single and…

Stryper, the indestructible American legends of Christian metal, are unveiling a fresh official single for the song Shadowbreaker, taken from their new studio album “Throne Of Thorns”. The single comes with a video too, and you can check…

Rattlesnakes, British speed metal revivalists from Nottingham, are unveiling the second studio single from their upcoming debut "Shadows In The Night", and it's the track Forever. Check it out below. The band's studio debut "Shadows In…

Enslaved, Norwegian progressive black metallers, will release their latest album “Mið” via Nuclear Blast Records on October 30. The band has also dropped a video for the new single Tales Of Trees, which you can check out below. Enslaved…

Mystic Prophecy, the long-running German power metallers, will drop a new studio album, “In Metal”, on November 27, 2026 via Perception (a sub-label of Reigning Phoenix Music). Below you'll find the second single (and video) from the…

Iron Savior, the long-running elder statesmen of German power metal, will unleash a new studio album called “Deathbringer” on November 13, 2026, via Italy's Frontiers Music Srl. Down below you can check out the third single from the…

British rock band Jayler have released a new single and music video for The Getaway, taken from their debut “Voices Unheard”, and you can check it out below. The band's debut album “Voices Unheard” came out on May 29, 2026 via Silver…

Sarcator, the hot Swedish thrash metal revivalists, have released a music video for their new single Ain’t Fit to Live, which will appear on the band's upcoming studio album “The Ones We Follow”. The new album drops on October 30, 2026 via…

Northrup, a new hard rock project fronted by American guitar virtuoso JK Northrup, known among other things for his work with King Kobra, XYZ, and Shortino/Northrup, will drop their studio debut "11:11" on 11/11/2026. The album is coming…

Noxire, the long-running alternative rock band from Celje, known for plenty of genre-hopping experiments that take in hard & heavy rock and progressive rock, among other things, are unveiling a new single and video called Adrenaline…

Queens of the Stone Age unveil new single »Where the Goth Girls At?« Check out the new QOTSA video, directed by Cristopher Gruse and Tony Wolski, from their new ninth studio album, out October 30 on Matador Records (below). »Where the…

After the single "Once," which announced his upcoming album Traces, Boštjan Leben is back with a new track, "Chloe." Once again he's joined by American vocalist, violinist, composer and singer Yvette Holzwarth, with whom Leben builds a…

MINT keep their wildly creative year rolling with a new original single, »Pankijada ločitve« – a song that doesn't tackle the end of a love story with the usual wallowing, but with irony, energy and a healthy dose of…

If you thought you were done with MUSICK, think again! LAIBACH will release MUSICK : ENCORE in November, a follow-up to their current album MUSICK, which The New World called "the most subversive album of the year." MUSICK : ENCORE…

Angry Anderson, frontman of the cult Australian hard rock outfit Rose Tattoo, has died at the age of 79. Anderson was born in Melbourne in 1947 and started his first band, Buster Brown, in 1973. Buster Brown played blues rock and…

Europe, the legendary Swedish hard rockers, are back on September 25 with a new studio album titled “Come This Madness”. The band's twelfth studio album will be released via Silver Lining Music / Hell & Back Recordings. Below you'll…

Jaded Heart, the long-running German-Swedish hard rock outfit that moved back under the wing of Italian label Frontiers Music Srl this February, will release a new studio album called "Toxic" on January 15, 2027. Below you'll find the…

Ram, the Swedish heavy metallers, will release their new album "Against" via Metal Blade Records on October 9, 2026 – the band's first studio album in almost seven years. Down below you can check out the third single from the album,…

Streetlight, Swedish melodic rockers and AOR revivalists (and proud members of the Italian label Frontiers Music Srl. family), will release their third studio album, "Shadows In Motion", on January 22, 2027, following up on last March's…

Jet Black Diamonds are unveiling their new single "Najstna leta", an honest and slightly cheeky ode to growing up in the Vipava Valley. The track opens the final chapter before the release of their long-awaited second studio album, landing…

Lene kosti, Slovenia's cult heavy metal institution, have announced that they've recorded a new single, and in two languages at that: English and Slovenian. The Slovenian version is called Tranzistor, while the English one goes by Turn On…

Quiet Riot, the legendary American glam metallers of the eighties who are still going strong, have welcomed a new singer into the fold after sifting through more than 700 applications: 23-year-old John Torra from Long Island. The only…

Hardbone, the hard rockers from Hamburg, Germany, put out their third studio album, "Hardbeat", on Massacre Records on 18.9.2026. They've marked the release with yet another single and video, this time for the track You Made Me Do It.…

Neon Rider, Argentinian AOR and melodic hard rockers, are announcing their new studio album “Keepers Of The Flame,” out October 23, 2026 via Pride & Joy Music. The first single from the upcoming record, Higher, dropped on August 7,…

Temic, a new progressive metal band founded by former Haken keyboardist Diego Tejeida, Neal Morse Band guitarist Eric Gillette, Maraton 22 vocalist Fredrik Bergersen and Shining drummer Simen Sandnes, will release their new studio…

The Black Thunder, Polish alternative and doom metallers, have released a music video for the track Ash in My Marrow, the second single from their third studio album »Time Obliteration«. The album will be out on October 16, 2026 via Pagan…

Nevermore, the resurrected Seattle thrash metal legends, are announcing dates for their "Liminal Spaces" tour, which will take them across Europe next year. Except for the Greek and both Turkish dates, Urne and Rivers Of Nihil will be…

Anthrax, the New York thrash metal legends featuring Scott Ian (guitar), Charlie Benante (drums), Frank Bello (bass), Joey Belladonna (vocals) and Jonathan Donais (guitar), dropped their long-awaited twelfth studio album, “Cursum…

Night Laser, German glam metal revivalists, will release a new studio album called “Rats In The Cradle” on September 25, 2026. The new record is coming out via Steamhammer/SPV Records. Two years have passed since Hamburg glam‘n’sleaze…

Bangalore Choir will release their new studio album “Payload” on November 6, 2026. It's the band's sixth studio album! It's coming out on El Puerto Records. Below you can check out the first single (and video) from the album, Tear It…

Humankind, a modern metalcore outfit, are announcing their new album »Perfect World«, out December 4, 2026 via ROAR – A Division Of Reigning Phoenix Music. Alongside the album announcement, the band also dropped the first album single,…

Wings Of Destiny, the American power metal crew whose ranks include former Manowar guitarist David Shankle (he played guitars on the hugely beloved "The Triumph Of Steel" album), have unveiled a new single and lyric video for the track…

Violation, legendary Bay Area heavy metal heroes, have released their first anthology as part of the »The Underground Metal Vault« series, courtesy of Ripple Music! It's a brand-new series of 12-inch vinyl and CDs dedicated to the…

Tony Mitchell, former frontman of the melodic rock outfit Kiss Of The Gypsy, released a new studio album called “Immortalis” on 14 August 2026 via AOR Blvd. Records. Below you can check out the title track and album single, Immortalis.…

Motionless In White live at Media Centar in Ljubljana on June 14, 2027. Doors at 6:30 PM, show kicks off at 7:00 PM. Motionless In White will bring their dark, cinematic sound to Media Centar in Ljubljana on June 14, 2027. Doors open at…

The Pineapple Thief, the British champions of art rock, will release a new studio album titled “Far And Wide” via Insideout Music on October 9, 2026. A fresh official single for the track God Knows is available below. The band announced…

U.D.O., Germany's indestructible metal marathon men led by Accept's former frontman Udo Dirkschneider, will release their 20th studio album (yes, you read that right) on January 8, 2027. It's called "Voodoo Ranger" and it's coming out via…

Fortune Teller, the British symphonic power metallers who signed with Mighty Music this past February, are unveiling a fresh original single and video for the track Familiar. Check it out below. The video was created by Shark Sauce Films. …

Evil Invaders, Belgium's relentless speed and thrash metallers, are back with a mighty new standalone single, Dreamstate (Single Version), which is out now. An official music video comes along with it, too. Check it out below. The…

Master, the long-running American-Czech old-school death metal outfit, will drop their new album “Among The Seeds Of Death” via Hammerheart Records on October 16, 2026. Check out the album's title track below. Before that, Master…

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

Fatal Vision, the Canadian melodic rock outfit signed to Escape Music, put out their new studio album "Four Sides To Every Story" on May 22, 2026. Check out the new video for the single Run With Me below! Heads up: the video runs a good…

Viper Queen, Bavarian glam metal revivalists formed in 2020 in Munich, Germany, will release their studio debut, "Munich City Nights", on 23.10.2026 via Pride & Joy Music. Check out the opening single from the new album, Undercover…

Gary John Barden (ex-MSG) is back with a new studio album, "Empowered Emotions," out today, September 18, 2026, via Frontiers Music. To mark the release, the legendary vocalist has dropped yet another single and visualizer, this time…

Bruno Mičetić, a Croatian singer-songwriter, composer and guitarist, is teaming up with U.D.O. guitarist Alen Brentini to present the first single from his upcoming album, the track Ombre Sul Quarnero. Alen Brentini wrote the song for…

Signum Regis, Slovakian melodic power metallers who absorb symphonic and progressive elements really well, and who formed back in 2007, are announcing their new album, their eighth overall, “Beyond Spacetime”, set to drop on October 9,…

Revocation, the ever-hotter architects of technical death metal, are unveiling a new video for their single Data Corpse, which you can check out below. The single and its video come from the band's latest and still very current album "New…

Crystal Throne, the French progressive power metal crew, are unveiling a brand-new original single, Electrical Savior. The new single will appear on the band's upcoming studio album, "Chantry Of Sacrifice", coming out on 2. 10. 2026! …

Flamestrike, epic power metallers from the Italian city of Vercelli, are dropping not one but two brand-new original singles, Unholy March and Where Glory Waits, both of which will appear on the band's upcoming studio album "The Unholy…

Fallen Sanctuary, an Austrian-Italian power metal team-up featuring members of Eternal Idol, Ring of Fire, Serenity, Induction, Warkings and more (that's Marco Pastorino and Georg Neuhauser), have dropped a new single, the title track of…

Def Leppard will release the fourth installment in their series of album box sets through UMR on November 13, 2026. "Volume 4," as the latest one is cleverly titled, includes the self-titled album from 2015, the 2022 album "Diamond Star…

U.D.O., the indestructible German metal marathon men led by Accept's former frontman Udo Dirkschneider, will release their 20th studio album, yes, you read that right, "Voodoo Ranger", on January 8, 2027. The album will come out via…

More, the legendary N.W.O.B.H.M. band who released their third studio album, “Destructor”, on March 6, 2026, are showing off the video and single Scream, and you can check it out below. The album came out on the band's own label,…

Grave Digger, undisputed legends of German heavy metal, will release their new studio album "Faces Of Pain" via Reaper Entertainment on January 15, 2027! True to the straight-up old-school approach they showed on the previous album…

Velveteen Queen, the Swedish hard rock outfit, are back with a fresh original single and a video for the track Talk Or Walk. Check it out below. The video was directed by Patric Ullaeus. Before this, the band put out the singles…

Xion, Swedish heavy metal revivalists from Falun, have unveiled a new original single and video for Burned Onto You, taken from their brand-new studio album “When Stars Collide”. You can check out the single below. The album “When Stars…