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Stick Men, the progressive rock outfit made up of 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 yet masterful…

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

Pattern-Seeking Animals, the American prog rockers, will release their sixth album, “Grimalkin”, on August 21, 2026 via GEP Records. The album will be available on CD, LP and digitally, on all digital platforms. Below you can check out…

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

Tony Mitchell, former frontman of melodic rock outfit Kiss Of The Gypsy, will release a new studio album titled "Immortalis" on August 14, 2026, via AOR Blvd. Records. The album's single Beautiful Mistake is streaming below, complete…

Iconic, the American super rock sensation featuring guitarists Michael Sweet (Stryper) and Joel Hoekstra (Whitesnake), bassist Marco Mendoza (ex-Whitesnake, ex-Thin Lizzy, ex-The Dead Daisies), drummer Tommy Aldridge (Whitesnake) and…

Frozen Crown, Italian symphonic power metallers from Milan, have unveiled a new video and single for Reborn, taken from their upcoming studio album "The Legend Of The Six Kings". Check out the video below. "The Legend Of The Six Kings"…

Eleine, the Swedish symphonic power metal outfit, are back with a new single, Watch As We Rise. It's the third sneak peek at their highly anticipated fifth studio album overall, "The Water Taste Of Blood", landing on December 4 via RPM. …

Sinner, the cult German heavy rock outfit led by none other than Mat Sinner, co-founder of power metal heavyweights Primal Fear, dropped what they say is their final studio album today, July 31, via Reigning Phoenix Music. It's called…

Peter Gabriel, acclaimed singer-songwriter and British prog rock icon, has released a version of his new single One By One, already the sixth overall, in a ‘bright-side’ mix (mixed by Mark ‘Spike’ Stent). The new single will appear on…

Kamelot, the international symphonic power metal outfit known for catchy melodies, cinematic storytelling and razor-sharp live shows, are back with a new, "mighty" album, "Dark Asylum", dropping August 28 via Napalm Records. The single…

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 album…

Green Carnation, the Norwegian progressive and death/doom metal band formed in Kristiansand in 1990, will release the third album of their upcoming trilogy, "A Dark Poem, Part III: The Messiah Complex", on September 4 via Season of Mist. …

Dragonland will release their new studio album "Prophecies" on October 23 via Scarlet Records! Below you'll find the first single from the album, Survival of Mankind, which is already out on all digital platforms! "This album has it…

City of Lights, the British melodic rock project led by British composer and rhythm guitarist Neil Austin, will release its self-titled studio album on October 23, 2026, via Pride & Joy Music. Check out the new single (and…

The visual story of one of the strongest tracks from this innovative art-and-music project opens a new chapter of the album, one that fuses poetry, music and fine art. Following the release of the innovative art-and-music…

Escape Music is putting out a vinyl reissue of the last studio album from British AOR legends Shy! We're talking about the self-titled studio album "Shy". Thanks to its cover, and the sad turn of events surrounding its release, the album…

Living Fast, epic metallers from Florida, are back with a brand-new original single, Templar's Fall, and you can check it out below. Living Fast say: "If you love swords, medieval battlefields and blistering riffs, this anthem was made…

Ironflame, US heavy metallers formed in 2016 in Ohioburgh, will release a new studio album titled "Worlds to Conquer" via High Roller Records on 8/14/2026. Check out the album single Dynasties Fall below, complete with an official music…

Ilsy, a German hard rock outfit, are announcing their self-titled studio debut, coming out on July 31, 2026, via Lions Pride Music. Check out the video for the second single from the album, Eyes Of A Stranger, below. Before that, the…

Watcher, Sweden's rising heavy metal hopefuls, are unveiling a brand-new single, Chalice Of Light, which will land on their upcoming second studio album, "Mistress of Our Time". The album "Mistress of Our" Time will be out via Dying…

Hardbone, German hard rockers from Hamburg, will release their third studio album "Hardbeat" on September 18, 2026, via Massacre Records. Below you can check out the new album single, Hole In My Heart, complete with an official music…

Spread Eagle, New York hard rock veterans, released their new album “The Brutal Divine” on June 12, 2026 via Frontiers Music Srl. The album dropped alongside the single Forbidden Local Honey, which now has an official music video too…

Pallas, the cult Scottish progressive rock outfit, will release their new and ninth studio album, "A Song for Tomorrow", on Esoteric Antenna on October 30, 2026. The album took a year to make and undeniably follows the sound and style…

Gus G., the Greek guitar virtuoso who once made his living as Ozzy Osbourne's guitarist and has led the power metal outfit Firewind for years, has become the new guitarist of Danish heavy metal cult legends King Diamond! The move came…

Fatal Vision, the Canadian melodic rock outfit signed to Escape Music, dropped their new studio album "Four Sides To Every Story" on 5/22/2026. Check out the video for the single Maybe Someday below. You'll also find the other…

Neon Dragon, a new hard rock and heavy metal outfit with an impressive lineup, are presenting their cover of Ooh Baby, originally by Canadian speed metal legends Anvil. Neon Dragon recorded the single with this lineup: Neil Turbin…

Her Fury, the young British hard rock quartet from London who released their new single Don’t Tempt The River at the end of May this year, are now unveiling the official music video for the track! Check it out below. The single kicks…

The former Primal Fear members, who were shown the door pretty shockingly and overnight by Mat Sinner and Ralf Scheepers in 2024, are back with a new heavy metal outfit called Fearless V, opening a fresh chapter in their musical story. …

After years of uncertainty, grief, and questions about whether the name Children Of Bodom would ever come alive on a concert stage again, the moment many melodic death metal fans have waited more than half a decade for has finally arrived.…

Steelover, the cult Belgian hard rock and heavy metal outfit from the '80s, will release a brand-new studio album called "Devil's Highway" on August 21, 2026. The record is coming out on Escape Records. The album was produced by…

Ecuadorian progressive metal trio Minipony released their third studio album "Detach" today, 7/24/2026, and it's out now via Subsound Records. Musically, "Detach" unfolds like an intense journey through a mix of technical metal,…

Metalite, Swedish power metallers from Stockholm, will release a new studio album (twelve tracks) on 9/25/2026, “Discovery”. The album will be out via the German label Reigning Phoenix Music (RPM). Check out the new album single for…

Stormbringer, the British melodic metal crew, will release their new studio album "Transcendence" on 4.9.2026 via Attick Records. Check out the single and video for the album track Energy below! Stormbringer keep rolling with…

Defender, Germany's N.W.T.H.M. hopefuls, are unveiling a video and single for Follow The Flame, which will appear on the band's upcoming new studio album, "Titans Of Fire". The single also comes with a video (below). "Titans Of Fire"…

Ozric Tentacles are back on September 18 with a new studio album, "Harmonic Mind", coming out on Kscope Records. "Harmonic Mind", the band's 17th studio album, is yet another chapter in the unstoppable evolution of Ozric Tentacles.…

Speed Stroke, the Italian hard rockers, are unveiling the second single from their upcoming new studio album "Damage Control", and it's the track Italian Coglione. You can check out the single below. The band had already released the…

Viper Queen, Bavarian glam metal revivalists formed in Munich, Germany in 2020, will release their debut studio album "Munich City Nights" via Pride & Joy Music on October 23, 2026. The band put out the EP "Surrender To The Bite" in…

Enemy Inside, the German metal outfit formed in 2017 in Aschaffenburg, are unveiling a brand-new original single, Dopamine. The track comes with an official music video too, which you can check out below. The new single follows its…

Agnostic Front, NYHC legends, are unveiling the video and single Divided, taken from their latest studio album "Echoes Of Eternity"! Check out the video below. The album “Echoes in Eternity” came out on November 7, 2025 via Reigning…

Forbidden, American Bay Area thrash metal legends, will release a brand-new self-titled studio album on October 23, 2026 via BLKIIBLK! It's the band's first proper studio album since 2010. Down below, you can check out the first single…

Amon Amarth, the Swedish melodic death metal heavyweights, have announced a new studio album called "The Allfather Awakens", out on 2. 10. 2026 via Metal Blade Records. Check out the album single Gjallarhorn below, complete with an…

Revlin Project, the melodic rock project led by Peruvian musician and composer Nilver Pérez (Nilver is Revlin spelled backwards), will drop a new studio album called "Rising Hope" on November 13, 2026 via Pride & Joy Music. Revlin…

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

City of Lights, the British melodic rock project led by British composer and rhythm guitarist Neil Austin, will release a self-titled studio album on October 23, 2026 via Pride & Joy Music. City Of Lights draws its inspiration from…

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

Neon Rider, Argentine AOR and melodic hard rockers, are announcing the release of their new studio album, "Keepers Of The Flame", which will drop on October 23, 2026 via Pride & Joy Music. The first single from the upcoming album,…

Regular ticket sales for the concert by the legendary Bob Dylan, who will play Arena Stožice on November 9, 2026, kicked off today at 11 a.m. The crowd's response has been incredible – more than 5,000 tickets were sold in the first few…

Triosphere, Norwegian metallers formed in Trondheim in 2004, have released a fresh original single and video for Shorelines, which will appear on the band's new, fourth studio album, “Oceans Above, Stars Below”. The new album is coming…

Noveria, Italy's rising prog metal hopefuls, are unveiling the video and single The Viper's Nest, taken from the band's upcoming new studio album "Becoming After". Noveria's new album is set for release on August 21, 2026, via the…

Dark Sky, the cult German hard rock outfit founded way back in 1982 in Rottweil (in the German state of Baden-Württemberg), have unveiled a fresh original single, Gone With The Wind, complete with an official video. At the end of this…

Rattlesnakes, British speed metal revivalists from Nottingham, are unveiling the title track from their debut studio album "Shadows In The Night", which you can already preorder in digital format (the physical release date will be…

Hollywood Vampires, the rock supergroup made up of Alice Cooper, Johnny Depp and Joe Perry, are known for their explosive gigs, where they mix the biggest rock classics with their own songs and pay tribute to the legends of rock ‘n’ roll.…

Boulevard, the cult Canadian AOR band with commercial success in the eighties, will release a new EP titled "Be Where You Are" on Friday, July 24, 2026. The new EP follows the recent release of the band's warmly received new studio…

Ripper, the Chilean thrash and speed metal outfit from Talagante (Santiago De Chile), will release their new studio album "Towards Rebirth" on July 24, 2026 via Dark Descent Records. Below you can check out the title track from the…

Pure Reason Revolution, the progressive, alternative rock outfit, are back with a new album, »Terrifying Angels« - their fourth since reactivating in 2019. The album drops on September 25. Below you'll find the first single from the…

Big Big Train, the international prog rock institution, will reissue the album "Woodcut" on 7. 8. 2026 as an expanded (deluxe) digital edition of their latest studio album, featuring the original record plus demo versions of all sixteen…

Rapid, the Finnish blackened speed metal outfit, will release their debut "Enter the Realm of Fire" on August 21. The LP/CD is already up for pre-order through their label Dying Victims Productions. Down below you'll find a fresh…

This October, HNE Recordings will release a four-CD compilation box set from cult N.W.O.B.H.M. band Satan, titled "Out Of The Fire – 1981–1985". The new collection, a four-disc set with accompanying material, will also feature demo…

Alt-metal five-piece Coldrain are returning to the global stage with their long-awaited eighth studio album, "Optimize = Optdemise," which drops on September 25 via Century Media Records. The album announcement comes with the release…

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

Velveteen Queen, the Swedish hard rock outfit, have dropped a fresh original single and video for the track Adrenaline. Check it out below. The video was directed by Patric Ullaeus. It follows the single The Greater Good, which…

Erik Grönwall, the world-renowned and much-loved hard rock and glam metal vocalist who earned his stripes with Skid Row and H.E.A.T., released his solo studio album "Bad Bones" on May 22, 2026. Below you'll find yet another new single…

Psycroptic, the Australian tech death metallers, released a new studio album on July 17, 2026, titled “The Pulse of Annihilation”. The record is out via Metal Blade Records. To celebrate the release, the band has also unleashed another…

THE RASMUS ARE COMING BACK TO SLOVENIA IN MARCH 2027 FOR THE FIRST TIME IN OVER 15 YEARS – WITH THEIR NEW ALBUM «WEIRDO» AND ALL THEIR BIGGEST HITS! Following the release of their widely acclaimed new album «WEIRDO» and a packed…

Atrophy, cult legends of American thrash metal, are coming to Zagreb on November 16, 2026, where they'll play the club venue Hard Place! Facebook event! Formed way back in 1987, Atrophy have released three studio albums, and the…

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

Serious Black, the international power metal outfit led by German bassist Mario Lochert, have unveiled the single and video for the track Last Man Standing, which you can check out below. The video was directed by Ingo Spörl. The new…

Hydra, Swedish melodic rockers, are unveiling their single Fooled By Love Again - the second single from the band's upcoming new studio album, »DeHydration«, due out on September 18, 2026 via Pride & Joy Music. It will be the band's…

On October 10, Cvetličarna is the place to be for a night no black metal fan will want to miss. Two of the genre's most influential and uncompromising names are hitting the stage – Mayhem and Marduk. Two legends, two different stories, one…

Faster Pussycat Sunday, September 27, 2026, 7:30 PM to 11:45 PM Gledališče Prosecco Kulturni dom, (Prosecco, Trieste), Italy Facebook event! Faster Pussycat, the cult American hard rock/glam metal band from Los Angeles, formed in…

Onslaught, the cult British thrash metal outfit, are heading out on a new European run called the “The Force From Hell Tour”! Onslaught are thrash metal legends who have been tearing down stages all over the world for four decades…

Bob Dylan Arena Stožice, Ljubljana, November 9, 2026 Tickets go on sale Wednesday, July 22, at 11:00 AM on Eventim.si bit.ly/BobDylanLJ After eleven years, Bob Dylan is coming back to Slovenia – one of the greatest and most…

West-coast/AOR icons Night Ranger are back with a new “Best of” compilation, packed with their most recognizable songs and biggest hits! It's all freshly re-recorded classics from the band. The compilation will also include two bonus…

Tesla, the legendary American rockers, will release a new studio album called “Homage” on Friday, July 17, 2026, via Frontiers Music Srl. Let's say right off the bat that this isn't a proper studio album full of new original material. It's…

Fallen Sanctuary, an Austrian-Italian power metal collab 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 track Into My…

American thrash metal pioneers Flotsam And Jetsam will release a new studio album titled “Rats In The Temple” on 8/28/2026. The album will drop via Napalm Records. “Rats In The Temple” will come out in all formats, and you can…

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. The new record lands almost exactly…

"Chasing The Sun" is the new single from Aletheya, an Italian melodic power metal band, and it'll appear on their upcoming debut album "Chance To Reborn" — a record that, by design, marries the spirit of classic power metal with modern…

Cloven Hoof, the cult N.W.O.B.H.M. outfit, will release a new studio album, »Never A Prophet In Your Own Land«, on September 25, 2026. The record is coming out via High Roller Records. The band also promises the first single from the album…

Hardbone, the German hard rockers from Hamburg, will release their third studio album "Hardbeat" on September 18, 2026 via Massacre Records. The band has already unveiled two singles from the upcoming record, Big Dog and Four to the…

These Wicked Rivers, British blues rockers from Derby who draw inspiration from the rich legacy of rock legends and the great names of the blues, will release their new and third studio album overall, "Fire And Folklore", on October 2,…

Constancia, the Swedish melodic rock outfit formed in Malmö in 2007, have unveiled a new single and video for the track Good Enough Ain't Enough. The new single comes from the band's upcoming EP "The Next Step", which will feature five…

Ayreon, the long-running progressive rock outfit from the Netherlands led by Arjen Anthony Lucassen, recently dropped their live album “30th Anniversary – An Amazing Flight Through Time”. Below you'll find another live video from the…

Glory of Kings, a brand-new band rooted in progressive power metal, have dropped the second single from their upcoming debut "Roots Of The Past", complete with an official lyric video. Check it out below. Ahead of Mindwar, Glory of…

Oddland, the Finnish progressive metallers, are back with a new single and a video for the track Unilluminate, which you can check out below. The single came out via Frontiers Music Srl., just like its predecessors Soar and Freefall. …

Nickelback, the multi-platinum Canadian rockers, will release a new studio album, "Everything Under The Sun", on October 30, 2026. Check out the first single and video, Rattle The Cage (feat. John 5), below. "This album shows every…

Silver Horses, an Italian quartet devoted to the legacy of classic rock and featuring Tygers Of Pan Tang vocalist Jack Meille on vocals, have released a video for their single Keep On Running, which you can check out below. Keep On…

Heathen, Bay Area thrash metal legends from San Francisco, USA, are unveiling their cover of Prisoner, which originally belongs to none other than Iron Maiden, of course! You can check out Heathen's take on this Iron Maiden classic below.…

Swedish heavy metal veterans Lion’s Share have unleashed a new video and single for the track Judas Must Die. Check it out below. The single Judas Must Die comes from the band's new album “Inferno” – their first studio album in 17…

Xandria, the symphonic power metal outfit, will release their new studio album “Eclipse” on 7. 8. 2026. The album is coming out via Napalm Records. Xandria have packed the album with a whole bunch of guests, too. Subway to Sally…

Accept, the German heavy metal legends celebrating 50 years together, will release the compilation "Teutonic Titans 1976–2026" on September 4, 2026 via Austrian label Napalm Records. It's a collection of freshly re-recorded band classics,…

Anthrax, the New York thrash metal legends currently rolling with Scott Ian (guitar), Charlie Benante (drums), Frank Bello (bass), Joey Belladonna (vocals) and Jonathan Donais (guitar), will release their long-awaited twelfth studio album,…

Amon Amarth, the cult Swedish melodic death metallers, are taking on a new approach to songwriting with their first acoustic excursion – a single called Upphaf. The track strips away the fury of metal to get closer to the ancient magic…

Bülent Ceylan, the German comedian, and Doro Pesch have teamed up on the new single Wolfsherz, which will appear on Bülent's upcoming new studio album "B.L.N.T.", set for September 11, 2026 via the Austrian label Napalm Records. Bülent…

Hammer King, the German power metallers from Kaiserslautern, will reissue their second studio album "King Is Rising" on September 11, 2026, marking the 10th anniversary of its release. Fully remastered by Alexander Ecker, the album now…

Welsh pop and rock singer-songwriter Bonnie Tyler has passed away at the age of 76. In May this year, Bonnie Tyler was admitted to a hospital in the Portuguese city of Faro. She needed emergency intestinal surgery, and afterward she was…

The Hollywood Vampires supergroup show, announced for Thursday, September 3 at 8:00 PM, is moving from the Pula arena to Arena Zagreb! So the date stays the same, but the location is changing! The organizer announced on social media…

Morrissey, one of the greatest icons in music, is returning to our region after more than a decade, playing Ljubljana's Križanke on Wednesday, July 15, 2026, the only show in our region. As part of his new European tour, he's presenting…

Kadavar, the German rockers formed in Berlin in 2010, have put together a run of late-autumn shows focused squarely on the old continent! Scott Hepple & the Sun Band will be opening for Kadavar on the upcoming European tour. The…