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Myrath, the Tunisian-French prog metal heavyweights, have taken on Sting's hit Shape Of My Heart with their own cover. You can give it a listen below. Myrath wrapped up a successful new European tour this April, which also brought them…

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

Bor Zuljan, the Slovenian guitar virtuoso who surprised most people earlier this year by deciding to (once again) leave Šank Rock to focus on his solo career and other musical projects, is unveiling his new original single, Star greh. …

Crystal Eyes, the long-running Swedish power metal standard-bearers formed in Borås in 1992, will release their new album, "Thunder God", on 10/30/2026. It's their ninth studio record overall, and it's coming out via Massacre Records. …

Zoran Čalić Band and Josipa Lisac join forces on a new version of "Kao stranac," 53 years after the original More than half a century after the original, one of the hidden gems of the album "Dnevnik jedne ljubavi" gets a fresh rock…

Lene kosti, the cult Slovenian heavy metal outfit, announce they're returning from the dead after a few years' break. The band, now in a revamped lineup (the new members are staying under wraps for now), has locked itself in the studio…

Peter Hammill, a one-of-a-kind musical visionary and a member of British prog rock icons Van Der Graaf Generator, has announced a new studio album, due out on September 25 via Esoteric Antenna Records. Titled “Tears In Time,” it's…

Adrian Benegas, Paraguayan musical visionary, multi-instrumentalist, composer and producer, is unveiling a new original single, "Growing Hearts". Check it out below! Adrian Benegas is no stranger to the scene. Over the years he's worked…

Fire Action, the Finnish hard rock outfit and proud members of the Steamhammer Records family from Germany, are back with a fresh lyric video for the track (or rather single) Midnight Action, which you can check out below. The latest…

Generator are back with a new single, “Air gets clear”, taken from their new album “Iluzije”, released this March. A dance ballad with a slight electronic touch, the lyrics are all about trusting yourself, following your gut,…

Firewind, the unbreakable power metal veterans led by Greek guitar virtuoso Gus G., will release a new studio album, "Gods, Myths & Titans," on February 19, 2027 via BLKIIBLK, a sister label of Frontiers Music Srl. Check out the…

Temperance, Italian modern melodic and symphonic metallers, will release their new studio album "Arcani" via Austrian label Napalm Records on October 16, 2026. Below you can check out the third single from the album, with a video for…

Storm Force, the Canadian hard rock outfit, will drop their new studio album, “Truth”, on September 25, 2026 via Brave Words. Below you can check out the second single from the album, the track Anti Social Media. It follows the earlier…

Enuff Z’Nuff, the American hard rock band fronted by bassist and vocalist Chip Z’Nuff, are about to drop a live album called “Live At The Whisky-A-Go-Go”. Recorded at the legendary Hollywood club Whisky-A-Go-Go, this live album packs in…

City of Lights, a British melodic rock project led by British composer and rhythm guitarist Neil Austin, will release its self-titled studio album on 10/23/2026 via Pride & Joy Music. Below you'll find a brand-new single (and lyric…

Bülent Ceylan, the German comedian, is celebrating the release of his new studio album "B.L.N.T." today with the single and video Randale und Radau, which features In Extremo vocalist Michael Rhein as a special guest. So, "B.L.N.T."…

Duran Duran, one of the most influential and innovative British bands of all time, will be featured for the first time on a new series of Royal Mail stamps. Paying tribute to a band whose music, style and artistic vision have left a…

Mikko Karmila, one of the central producers who shaped the sound of Finnish metal over the last 30 years, has passed away at the age of 63. Over time, Karmila grew into one of the most important figures to leave a mark on the sound of…

Beast In Black, Finnish power metal heavyweights and Nuclear Blast Records protégés, are back with a brand-new original single and a video for Fear Of The Beast, which you can check out below. Guitarist Anton Kabanen had this to say…

Peter Gabriel, the celebrated singer-songwriter and British prog-rock icon, has released a ‘dark-side’ mix of his new single Looking For The Happy (mixed by Tchad Blake). The new single will appear on Gabriel's upcoming album “o\i”. …

Forbidden, American Bay Area thrash metal legends, will release a new self-titled studio album on BLKIIBLK on October 23, 2026! It's the band's first real studio album since 2010. Check out the second single from the upcoming album…

Judicator, American power metallers, have celebrated the release of their new EP "The Elector", which came out on September 4, 2026, with the single Gloria, complete with an official music video. Gloria originally comes from the album…

Swedish sleaze/metal veterans Confess are unveiling the video for their single Colorvision, which you can check out below. Confess first premiered the single on the release day of their fourth studio album "Metalmorphosis", out May 15,…

John Diva & The Rockets Of Love, the American hard rock outfit, have announced the release of their long-awaited new album »Your Favorite Drug«, due out October 16, 2026 via Frontiers Music Srl. The new album single Soundtrack Of My…

Insomnium, Finland's melodic death metal masters, are unveiling the third single from their upcoming new studio album "Netherworlds" – this time it's the track Arch Of The Sky, which you can check out below. "Netherworlds" lands on…

Gloryhammer, the new-era power metal standard-bearers from the UK, have unleashed a fresh original single and video for Warriors of Auchtermuchty, taken from their upcoming new studio album “Space 1993: Wrath of Kor-Virliath”. The album…

Stan Bush, American singer-songwriter, composer, producer. A true cult figure whenever the talk turns to the eighties west-coast/AOR scene. He's just unveiled the video and single Heart Of A Lion, which you can check out below. The…

Robert Reed, keyboardist of Welsh prog rockers Magenta, is unveiling a new video for the single Lilly, with the legendary former guitarist of prog rock icons Genesis, Steve Hackett, joining him on guitar as a special guest. Check out…

The Pineapple Thief, the British atmospheric prog rockers, are heading back to European stages next spring with the "Far & Wide" tour, where they'll be showing off a brand-new studio album. The confirmed dates (including one in…

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

Havok, the respected thrash metal revivalists who signed with BLKIIBLK at the end of May 2026, are unveiling a fresh original single, The Ultimate Weapon. You can check out the new single, which comes with an official lyric video,…

The Darkness have confirmed that their upcoming best-of, "Crock Of Hits", will be released through Warner Music on November 27. News of the album first broke in May, when the band dropped their epic theme song for this year's "Masters…

This time Menza's menu is all Italian! Rome's Shores of Null, the dark metal crew who've already stopped by Slovenia on quite a few occasions, are back. They'll be playing their new album 'Homesick', which drops just days before the show!…

Iapetus, the American progressive melodic death metal duo, are back! The band is putting out their first new album since 2019's critically acclaimed “The Body Cosmic!” The album “The Mother Void” will drop via Willowtip on October 16…

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

Niva, the Swedish AOR/melodic rock outfit led by Tony Niva, will release a new studio album called "Stratospheric" on November 13, 2026, via Pride & Joy Music. Formed in the Swedish town of Skövde, Niva make classic, 80s-inspired…

Pure Reason Revolution, the progressive, alt-rock outfit, are back with a new album, "Terrifying Angels" – their fourth since reactivating in 2019. The album drops on September 25. A new single from the album, Black-Arrow Acrobats, is…

Golden Robot Records is announcing the release of the EP "One Way"! It's a posthumous EP collecting the last known recordings of the legendary guitarist, singer and songwriter John Sykes. The EP, which drops worldwide on November 6,…

Hogminister, progressive metal band from the Savinja region of Slovenia, are announcing the release of their debut studio album "Permeate", which will see the light of day on 6.11.2026. The band's debut studio album was mixed and…

Simple Minds, the legendary Scottish new wave and art pop rockers, have announced the dates of a new European tour celebrating the first five decades of their career. Joining them as special guests on the new European dates will be…

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 release their debut studio album "11:11" on 11.11.2026. The album is…

Simple Minds, the Scottish art rock and new wave icons, will release their new studio album "Sacrosanct" on Friday, January 29, 2027. In the four years since their last studio album, "Direction Of The Heart" from 2022, the band has found…

Arkado, Swedish melodic hard rockers, are coming back on 11/13/2026 with a new studio album, "III", out via Pride & Joy Music. Down below you'll find a new single from the upcoming album, for the track Forever Younghearts. The…

Stryper, the unstoppable American legends of Christian metal, are unveiling a fresh single for the track Here In Your Heart, taken from their upcoming new studio album "Throne Of Thorns". The single comes with a video too, and you can…

Dave Evans, best known as the original AC/DC singer who later carried on his career with the band Rabbit, is unveiling the second single from his upcoming new studio album "Justice", namely the track Loup Garou. Loup Garou also comes…

Shakra, Swiss hard rock veterans, dropped their new studio album "Just Live Loud!" on September 4, 2026. It's out now on the Italian label Frontiers Music Srl. To mark the release, the band has also unleashed another new single, Let The…

Cloven Hoof, the cult N.W.O.B.H.M. outfit, will drop their new studio album "Never A Prophet In Your Own Land" on September 25, 2026. The record is coming out via High Roller Records. Down below you'll find the first single and video…

Cirith Ungol, the cult American heavy metal outfit, are back with a new studio album, »All The Shadows«, out October 30 via No Remorse Records. Pre-orders are already open, and you can check out the title track and the new album's…

On September 18 and 19, the historic Kastel fortress will host two incredible nights of world music: The Amy Winehouse Band, with the late singer's original musicians, and the legendary Jethro Tull with Ian Anderson. From September 17…

Joe Satriani and Steve Vai are finally making and releasing an album together. "The Sea of Emotion", the first studio album by SatchVai, will arrive on November 6, 2026 via earMUSIC. Below you can check out the first single from the…

Hansen, the solo project of guitarist Kai Hansen, known for his work with Helloween and as the frontman of the currently 'dormant' Gamma Ray, have unveiled "Wait And See", the third single from their upcoming new studio album "Born with a…

Audrey Horne, the Norwegian rock outfit, will release their new studio album “Achilles” on Friday, September 4, 2026 via Napalm Records. Below you can check out the album's title single, complete with an official music video. Audrey…

Pretty Maids, Denmark's cult hard rock sensation, are officially working on a new studio album, due out in 2027. The upcoming record will be the band's first new studio album since 2019, when "Undress Your Madness" came out. With the…

Saxon, the British N.W.O.B.H.M. icons, are back with a new studio album, "Gods Of Thunder". Drawing inspiration from historical events, ancient mythology, horror and fantasy tales, and even pagan rituals, the record will drop on January…

Samorastnik present their second single, "Domov me več ne bo". The lineup, made up of seasoned Slovenian musicians Rok Tomšič on guitar, Jan Leščanec on vocals, Tilen Hudrap on bass, Klemen Markelj on drums and Matic Leščanec on…

Ajdovščina rock outfit Pelhan are back with a new track, »Polnoč«, the second single from their upcoming third studio album. Punchy, guitar-driven hard rock and lyrics that face a falling-apart relationship with zero…

Exumer, the long-running German thrash metal outfit, unveil the video and single Blinding Skies, which you can check out below. The single comes from their devastating new album "Death Mask Messiah", out now on Metal Blade Records. …

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…

After a sold-out show at Katedrala in 2023, the legendary British gothic rock band The Mission are heading back to Kino Šiška with a new album. Vital, unpredictable and always brilliant, the band are also celebrating 40 years together and…

Paul Laine is announcing his new album "The Long Road Back", out on 9/25/2026 via the Italian label Frontiers Music Srl. Down below you can check out the first single from the album, Don't Let Me Go Tonite, complete with an official…

Bay Area thrash metal cult heroes Vio-Lence have parted ways with guitarist Ira Black, right after the band successfully wrapped up a run of European shows - incidentally, on 8/14/2026 they also played this year's edition of Metal…

ALO!STARI Going all out this year with a new album and a show! Third album 'Alo!Stari' drops on September 22! Alo!Stari are going all out this year. They've finally announced the release of their long-awaited third studio album,…

Cats In Space, the British progressive and art rock band, will release their new and seventh studio album, "Suit Of Armour", on Esoteric Antenna on November 6, 2026. The new record also marks the first time seasoned bassist Chris Childs…

Kajagoogoo, one of the central British new wave, pop and art rock acts of the 1980s, are getting an eight-CD box set on 11/27/2026 called "Box Of Goo, The Complete Anthology". The box will be released by Cherry Pop. Kajagoogoo signed…

Soft Machine, the cult prog rock formation from Canterbury, are celebrating their most creative period with a huge 17-disc set titled "Slightly All The Time Recordings 1970–1974", due out October 30 via Sony Music. The set, which packs…

Tears For Fears, British art rock icons, will release a new, expanded version of their 1989 third album "The Seeds Of Love" via UMC on October 16. The album will be available in all formats. The reissue features a new mix by Steven…

Pearl Jam, the Chicago rock icons, are marking the 35th anniversary of their 1991 debut "Ten" with a special concert document, coming out on November 29 as a double vinyl! The live album "Ten Live" was recorded on April 29, 2016 at the…

Trivium, America's metalcore champs, and In Flames, Swedish melodic death metal legends, have joined forces for a co-headlining European tour. With deathcore newcomers Paleface Swiss and Danish progressive metal standouts Vola in…

Azarath, Poland's champions of extreme chaos, are back after a six-year silence with a new studio album, "Scorn Eternal", due November 20 via Agonia Records. It follows up "Saint Desecration" (2020). "Scorn Eternal" was recorded at…

Zero Hour, the cult progressive metal band from San Francisco (the Bay Area), led by guitarist Jasun Tipton since 1993, will release a new EP titled "No Man's Land" on October 16, 2026. Zero Hour are putting out the new EP themselves,…

Defender, the German N.W.T.H.M. heroes, are unveiling a video and single for Don't Play With Evil, which will appear on the band's upcoming new studio album, “Titans Of Fire”. The single also comes with a video (below). Ahead of this…

Elvis Jackson, the Slovenian punk rockers from Ajdovščina, announced on social media that their original founding member and longtime guitarist Boštjan Beltram - Berto has passed away after a long illness. Berto played guitar with Elvis…

Priest, the occult Swedish techno-pop sensation, will release a new studio album titled "Altered State Police" on 10/23/2026. The album is coming out via Blue Nine Productions AB. You can already pre-order "Altered State Police". On…

"Indian Shaman From Japan" is new instrumental music from Croatian composer and musician Ivan Judaš, Marko Aljinović Carbonini and Edo Ivče. Together they recorded a new instrumental track and a video for Indian Shaman from Japan. …

Hawkwind, the great icons of British psychedelic and space progressive rock, are getting a live document released on 11/27/2026, titled "The Bristol Custom Bike Show Concert". Atomhenge will be handling the release. In June 1986,…

Pain, the Swedish industrial metallers and proud members of the Reigning Phoenix Music (RPM) family, the German label run by the legendary Peter Tägtgren, are dropping a brand-new single, I Don't Give A Fukk. The track, written by Peter…

Clutch, the beloved stoner and hard rock institution from Maryland, USA, have dropped a new original single and video for the track The Drifter Returns. Clutch have already been playing this one at some shows on the current tour. Well,…

Stormbringer, the British melodic metal crew, will release their new studio album "Transcendence" on 4.9.2026, and it's coming out via Attick Records. Check out the single and video for the album track Dirt And Bone below. Before that,…

Queens of the Stone Age are unveiling the new single "Insignificant Other" and sharing details of their ninth studio album "Perfecth", due out October 30. Queens of the Stone Age have always had a persistent, one-of-a-kind allure. And…

Just ahead of their debut 'Loading …', Liquid Gasoline are unveiling a new track, 'Priznajva'. The young crew from the Slovenian coast are on the brink of releasing their first album, with the fitting title 'Loading …'. The record tells…

Peter Gabriel, the celebrated singer-songwriter and British prog rock icon, has released a ‘bright-side’ mix of his new single Looking For The Happy (mixed by Mark ‘Spike’ Stent). The new single will appear on Gabriel's new album “o\i”. …

Avaland, the new power metal hopefuls from France, have announced that their new studio album "Chemical Poetry" will drop on October 30, 2026 via Storytium SAS! Check out the new album single below, for the track Face The Eternal,…

Molly Hatchet, the legendary American southern rockers from Jacksonville, Florida, are coming back on November 27, 2026 via Steamhammer/SPV Records with a brand-new studio album, "Lost Horizon". Check out the first single and video from…

The organizers of the next Tolminator festival say fewer than 300 tickets are left at the 'early bird' price of €210! Tolminator 2027 reports: "Early bird presale tickets are selling faster than ever. Once they're sold out, only regular…

Tygers Of Pan Tang, the legendary N.W.O.B.H.M. icons, are back with a fresh original single, Rise Up!, and you can check it out below. Tygers Of Pan Tang, who are signed to Mighty Music, are using the new single to announce a brand-new…

Night Ranger, west-coast/AOR icons, are back with a new “Best of” compilation that makes room for their most recognizable songs as well as their hits! These are freshly re-recorded classics from the band. The compilation also features…

Diamond Rain, the masked AOR newcomers fronted by mastermind and vocalist The High Priest, will release their debut studio album "Chapter One" on October 23, 2026 via Pride & Joy Music. Back in mid-June, the band already served up…

Dragonland will release their new studio album “Prophecies” via Scarlet Records on October 23! Below you'll find the second single from the album, The Prophecy Unfolds! Before that, the band kicked off the album campaign with the first…

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”, due out on October 2, 2026 via RMB Records / JB Rock Musikverlag. Check out…

Metalcore oddballs Her Last Sight have apparently lost Tom again. And since the best way to deal with an abduction is obviously to write a metalcore song about it, today they're dropping a new music video for »Help! Tom Was Abducted…

Iron Savior, the long-running elder statesmen of German power metal, will release a new studio album titled “Deathbringer” via the Italian label Frontiers Music Srl. on 11/13/2026. Below you can check out the second single from the…

Stick Men, the prog rock outfit fronted by three world-class virtuosos – Tony Levin, Pat Mastelotto and Markus Reuter – are announcing their new studio album, "Let’s Thrak Again". Exactly ten years after their dark but masterful 2016…

Amon Amarth, the Swedish melodic death metal heavyweights, are announcing a new studio album titled “The Allfather Awakens,” dropping on October 2, 2026 via Metal Blade Records. Check out the album single Eight Legs Of Thunder below,…

Sinner, the cult German heavy rock outfit led by one and only Mat Sinner, co-founder of power metal heavyweights Primal Fear, dropped what they say is their last studio album today, July 31, via Reigning Phoenix Music. It's called “Boom…

American thrash metal pioneers Flotsam And Jetsam released a new studio album on 8/28/2026, titled “Rats In The Temple”. The album is out via Napalm Records. To mark the release, Flotsam And Jetsam put out a single and lyric video for…

Triosphere, Norwegian metallers formed in Trondheim in 2004, have dropped a fresh original single and video for Through The Phantom Wall, marking the release of their latest and fourth studio album overall, “Oceans Above, Stars Below”. …

Kamelot, the international symphonic power metal band known for their infectious melodies, cinematic storytelling and kick-ass live shows, are back with a new, "mighty" album, "Dark Asylum", which landed today, August 28, via Napalm…

Frozen Crown, Italian symphonic power metallers from Milan, are unveiling a new video and single for the song Who Wants To Burn In Heaven, which will appear on their upcoming new studio album “The Legend Of The Six Kings”. Check out the…

Peter Hammill, a one-of-a-kind musical visionary and a member of British prog rock icons Van Der Graaf Generator, is announcing a new studio album, due out September 25 on Esoteric Antenna Records. The album, titled “Tears In Time”, will…

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