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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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Jeff Cannata, multi-instrumentalist and vocalist of the 'golden age of AOR', best known for Arc Angel's classic debut album, is back under the new name Arc Angel - Cannata with the album »A Kaleidoscope Of Madness«. This musician's…

Enuff Z’Nuff, the American hard rock band led by bassist and vocalist Chip Z’Nuff, are about to release a live album titled "Live At The Whisky-A-Go-Go". Recorded at the legendary Hollywood club Whisky-A-Go-Go, this live record brings…

Blackwood, the hard rockers from Nashville, have released a new single and video for the song "Gone Wrong", and you can check it out below. It's the title track of their freshly released new EP "Gone Wrong", which also features the…

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, This Thing Called Love, and you can check it out below. The single will…

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

Supershifty are a brand-new British hard rock outfit, and they've already shot and released their first music video for the single Strangest Thing, which you can check out below. The band is fronted by some well-known, seasoned names…

MP, German heavy metal veterans, will release a new studio album titled "Reborn" via Massacre Records on September 26, 2026. It will be the band's first studio album in more than 30 years. Hailing from southwestern Germany, MP built up…

Storm Force, the Canadian hard rock outfit, will release their new studio album “Truth” on Brave Words on September 25, 2026. Down below, you can check out the second single from the album, the title track "Truth". The single Saviour…

Wicked, the New York hard rockers, are dropping a fresh video and single for Red Hot, taken from the band's just-released third album, "Go Rebel". The album came out on 8/21/2026. Check out the video below. You can already order the…

Japanese metalcore champions Crystal Lake have officially introduced their new permanent vocalist. After months of speculation and a stretch of gigs with guest singers, the band has confirmed that PK, vocalist of South Korean metalcore…

Jure »JJ« Jurca, frontman of Unforgiven 4 - Metallica tribute, Bravo 90's Hit and the acoustic duo Vagabunda, is cooking up a new solo album of original material. It's a concept record that will use its ten tracks to…

Generation Steel, German heavy metallers, will release their new studio album "Steelmachine" on 10/16/2026. The album is coming out via Fireflash Records/Edel. Below you'll find the third single from the album, plus a video for the…

Enslaved, Norwegian progressive black metallers, will release their latest album "Mið" on October 30 via Nuclear Blast Records. The band has also dropped a video for the new single »Solar Will«, featuring Johan Sara Jr. as a special…

Oddland, Finnish progressive metallers, released their new studio album "Unilluminate To Illuminate" on August 21, 2026 via Frontiers Music Srl. To celebrate the release, the band has dropped yet another new single from the album, this…

Grand, the Swedish melodic rockers and AOR revivalists, have announced that their third studio album, “Guilty Pleasure”, will drop on August 21, 2026 via the Italian label Frontiers Music Srl. The band has rolled out another single…

Tony Mitchell, former frontman of melodic rock outfit Kiss Of The Gypsy, released a new studio album called “Immortalis” on August 14, 2026, via AOR Blvd. Records. The album's title track, Immortalis, is up for a listen below. Before…

Ilsy, the German hard rock outfit that put out their self-titled studio debut on July 31, 2026 via Lions Pride Music, are back with the third single from the album, "Love Won't Come Around". The single comes with an official music video,…

Ristridi, the metal project of German multi-instrumentalist and producer Michael Woess from Munich, dropped their third studio album “Ride The Storm” on 8/21/2026. To mark the release, Ristridi have put out the album's title track as a…

Nickelback, the multi-platinum Canadian rockers, will release their new studio album “Everything Under The Sun” on October 30, 2026. Below you can check out the album's second single and the video for Leave Me Behind. The band announced…

Floor Jansen, the iconic vocalist of Finnish symphonic metal giants Nightwish, has released a new single for the track Bring Me Silence, accompanied by an official music video. With the new single, Floor kicks off a noticeably heavier,…

Mystic Prophecy, the long-running German power metal crew, will release their new studio album "In Metal" on 11/27/2026 via Perception (a sub-label of Reigning Phoenix Music). Check out the first single from the album (and the video)…

Richie Kotzen, a top-tier guitar virtuoso, composer, producer, vocalist and above all an American singer-songwriter with a lavish solo career, best known for his work with Mr. Big and Poison and the superstar trio The Winery Dogs, is…

Killer, the cult Belgian heavy metal outfit formed in 1979, will release a new studio album called “The Grand Finale” on September 11, 2026. The album is coming out via High Roller Records. According to guitarist and vocalist Paul…

Häven, a newly formed Spanish symphonic metal band led by singer Gabrielle de Val and featuring Swedish guitar virtuoso Tommy Denander, have unveiled the fourth single from their upcoming debut studio album “Where Angels Fear To Tread”:…

Rockshots Records presents "Mission to Mars", the new single and official music video from Synthetica-X, the project led by Italian keyboardist, composer and producer Andrea De Paoli. Blending heavy metal, synthwave, cyber metal and…

Jared James Nichols, the American singer-songwriter armed with a huge blues rock guitar talent, released his new studio album “Louder Than Fate” on June 5, 2026, via the Italian label Frontiers Music Srl. Jared James Nichols is now…

Steak, the London progressive stoner rock outfit, are revealing details of their upcoming self-titled studio album "Steak", set to drop on October 9, 2026 via Stickman Records in Europe and Ripple Music in the US. Along with the album…

Crystal Eyes, the long-running Swedish power metal standard-bearers formed in Borås back in 1992, will release their new and ninth studio album, "Thunder God", on October 30, 2026. The album is coming out via Massacre Records. The cover…

Night Laser, the 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…

Wolf, the long-running Swedish heavy metallers, will release their 10th studio album "Hour Of The Wolf" via Fireflash Records on November 20, 2026. The album opener and first single Death Satellite is a fast, bone-crushing, properly…

Angelus Apatrida, a Spanish thrash metal fortress, are stepping into a new chapter after officially signing with Napalm Records. Formed in 2000, the Spanish quartet has spent more than two decades cementing its place as one of the leading…

Band Crimson proudly present their debut The Screaming Of An Echo, a whole 25 years in the making. It's a proper acoustic-electric rock journey in the spirit of the legendary albums of the 70s. Back in 2001, three high schoolers wrote…

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

Dawn Of Destiny, the German symphonic power metal crew from Bochum, will release their tenth studio album, titled "Ashes Over Tomorrow", on October 30, 2026. The album is coming out via El Puerto Records. The new record features two…

Crystal Ball, Swiss veterans of melodic power metal, have announced their new studio album “Reset”. The new record drops on 10/23/2026 via Massacre Records. The first single, the album's title track, is already out. It also comes with…

Master, the long-running American-Czech old-school death metal outfit, will release their album "Among The Seeds Of Death" via Hammerheart Records on October 16, 2026. Check out the album's opening single, Twas Always A Plan, below. It…

Down, American heavy metal icons, will release their long-awaited new studio album "Volume V" on November 20 via Nuclear Blast Records. Down was never just a band. Down is a brotherhood, rooted in friendships that go back to childhood!…

Sarcator, the hot Swedish thrash metal revivalists, have released a video for their new single In Search Of Oblivion, which will appear on the band's upcoming studio album "The Ones We Follow", out October 30, 2026 via Reigning Phoenix…

Butcher Babies, those red-hot metal powerhouses, are announcing their new and long-awaited album "Nightbloom". It's due out October 2 via Judge & Jury Records. Down below you'll also find the official music video for the album's…

To mark the 25th anniversary of Threshold's landmark album "Hypothetical", the British prog metal veterans will release a freshly remixed and remastered version of the record on October 16, 2026. The release will be available on CD…

Lonely Robot, the art rock project fronted by brilliant British guitarist and musical visionary John Mitchell, has released a video for its latest single, the energetic Show The Way, which will appear on the project's upcoming new studio…

Hostilia, Sweden's thrash metal revivalists, have announced their new studio album, »The Curse of Khamun«, coming out on October 23, 2026 via Hammerheart Records. It's the band's second studio album. Check out the first single from the…

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 via El Puerto Records. Bangalore Choir formed in the US in 1992 and hit cult status pretty fast,…

Frank Beard, original and founding member of Texan blues and hard rock icons ZZ Top, has died at the age of 77 after a string of health problems that had plagued him in recent times. ZZ Top officially confirmed the sad news, both on their…

Withered Petunia, Finnish modern melodic metallers, have released a new double single, "Torn Pages". On it, the band keeps stretching its sound with plenty of experimentation, mixing elements of death metal with melodic metal and touches…

New York hard rock veterans Spread Eagle released their new album “The Brutal Divine” on June 12, 2026 via Frontiers Music Srl. It's the fourth studio album of the band's career, and they're about to hit the road for a short European…

Transatlantic Radio, the international AOR supergroup from Los Angeles, released their new studio album "Midnight Transmission" on February 20 via Frontiers Music Srl. Check out the new video for the single Fever Dream below. …

Tony Mitchell, the former frontman of melodic rock outfit Kiss Of The Gypsy, released a new studio album called "Immortalis" on August 14, 2026, via AOR Blvd. Records. Check out the album single Heart Made Me Do It below, which Mitchell…

Voltage Arc, the Swiss hard rockers, have released a fresh original single called Fire, and it comes with an official music video. Check it out below. Along with the new single, the band is also announcing a new studio album with the…

On August 18, 2026, we received the sad news that Jurček Škodič, the original bassist of Mary Rose, has passed away. He was 71 years old. In 1984 he co-founded the band Babylon, together with drummer Mitja Šabec. The two later joined…

Spread Eagle, the cult American hard rock band, will play Velden am Wörthersee in Carinthia, Austria on 2 September 2026, at the Bluesiana Rock Cafe, as part of a short tour in support of their latest studio album "The Brutal Divide". …

Archetype, progressive metallers from North Wales, dropped their new studio album "Silo" on August 15, 2026. All the music on the album was written and is performed by Archetype. The album was produced by Russ Hayes and Archetype. The…