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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…

Hackett & Rothery will release their instrumental guitar album, "The Roaring Waves," this August. The new record is out on August 28, 2026, via InsideOut Music. Steve Hackett and Steve Rothery, teaming up as the duo Hackett &…

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…

Asia, the 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 can check out the first single and official video from the band's upcoming…

Voivod, the legendary progressive/thrash metal outfit from Jonquière, Quebec, put out their live album “Symphonique” on June 5, 2026 via the US label Century Media Records. The video for the single Holographic Thinking is up below. Go…

Brainstorm, the German power metal crew from Heidenheim and signees of the German label Reigning Phoenix Music (RPM), have announced a new studio album called "Nightfall". "Nightfall" is expected to drop in spring 2027, marking a new…

Sartori, a neo-classical power metal outfit fronted by former Yngwie Malmsteen vocalist Mark Boals, have dropped a brand-new original single, "Just An Illusion", and you can check it out below. The new single is a teaser for the band's…

Pattern-Seeking Animals, the American prog rockers, will release their sixth album, “Grimalkin”, on 8/21/2026 via GEP Records. The album will come out on CD, LP and digitally, and will be available on all digital platforms. Below you…

After last year's well-received second studio album Propaganda and a seriously busy year of gigs, Posavje punk outfit Krshkopoljac are back with a new single, Koga K.. It's a track that marks a major creative…

Slovenian punk rock outfit SMACKED, who have been presenting their latest album on stages at home and abroad, are heading off on tour to Japan this September! In February this year, SMACKED put out their 3rd studio…

Following a Sold-Out Show at Pogon, Paraf Unveil New Single "Čisti" After a sold-out farewell show at Pogon in Rijeka, which wrapped up their live story in front of the home crowd at the end of May, Paraf are back with a new single and…

balans present “vedno več je ljudi, ki se jim v lajv ipi”, a new short, self-contained release made up of four songs from their show at Kino Šiška. On March 27, 2026, the band played at Katedrala, at the first edition of the…

Queensryche, the cult progressive metal outfit from Seattle, USA, often counted alongside Fates Warning and Dream Theater as pioneers of the genre, will play on December 10, 2026 in the small Italian town of Roncade near Treviso, at the…

CoreLeoni, the hard rock outfit led by guitarist Leo Leoni, frontman of Swiss hard rock icons, will release a new studio album, "Generection", on September 11, 2026 via Reigning Phoenix Music (RPM). The first single, Generation Rock, is…

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. Here's what the band had to say about it:"This…

Freddie's Friends, the Bosnian hard rock outfit, have dropped a new single, Flowers By The Gate, which you can check out below. It's a melancholic ballad. The whole thing could be right up the alley of fans of Whitesnake or the…

Moonspell, the Portuguese pioneers of gothic metal, have released a music video for the second single, The Great Wolf In The Sky (Feat. Alicia Nuhr/Strings), taken from their brand-new studio album, which you can already order. The…

Gary John Barden (ex-MSG) is back with a brand-new studio album, »Empowered Emotions«, due out September 18, 2026 on Frontiers Music. The first single, Hit The Ground Running, is available below, complete with an official music video. …

Kamelot, the international symphonic power metal outfit known for their infectious melodies, cinematic storytelling and explosive live shows, are back with a new, "monumental" album, "Dark Asylum", due out August 28 via Napalm Records. …

Gus G., the Greek guitar virtuoso best known for his work with the late Prince of Darkness Ozzy Osbourne, as well as for leading the power metal outfit Firewind for many years, is releasing his new studio album "Steel Burner" on April 24,…

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

Myrath, the Tunisian-French prog metal heavyweights, are back with a new single for the track Through the Seasons, which you can check out below. The new single comes from their latest studio album “Wilderness Of Mirrors”, released via…

A song about a love that time refuses to erase! Following their last two hugely successful singles 'Danes je dan' and 'Nisi kriva ti', legendary Slovenian rock band Šank Rock are back with a new original song, 'Pomisliš kdaj name'. The…

Dave Greenslade was one of the founding members of the jazz rock fusion and progressive rock outfit Colosseum, and he's also known for his work in his own band Greenslade, formed in 1976. Greenslade was born on January 18, 1943, in…

British composer Dee Palmer, formerly known as David Palmer, a key figure in the sound of Jethro Tull, has died at the age of 88 in Shropshire, England. As Ian Anderson himself explained, she'd been dealing with a string of health…

American progressive rockers Pattern-Seeking Animals will release their sixth album, "Grimalkin", on August 21, 2026 via GEP Records. The album will be out on CD, LP and digital, and it'll be available on all the digital platforms too. …

MORRISSEY Live in Concert July 15, 2026 Križanke, Ljubljana For longtime fans and for younger generations discovering his music all over again, July 15, 2026 will be an evening devoted to one of the most influential and instantly…

Mid-November brings a full-on death metal eruption to AKC Metelkova in Ljubljana! As part of the "European Carnage Tour 2026", Fleshcrawl, Avulsed and Violentor are storming the Menza p. k. club on November 13, 2026! Facebook event! …

Shadowborne, Sweden's new hopefuls of power metal, are unveiling their third original single, Wolf And The Queen, which you can check out below. The single comes from the band's studio debut "Heaven’s Falling", which is out June 19 via…

Haken, the new-era British prog metallers and darlings of Insideout Music, have dropped their first original track in three years. It's the new single Bleeding Sky, which follows the earlier release of another new single, In A Fever Dream.…

Norwegian rockers Audrey Horne are announcing their new studio album "Achilles", due out September 4 via Napalm Records. The first single from the record is out now: Insanity, a high-energy rock’n’roll march that comes with a music video. …

Smoking Snakes, Gothenburg's high-octane, fully electrified sleaze metallers, are announcing their second studio album, “All Lights On”, set to drop on July 10, 2026 via Italy's Frontiers Music Srl. You can already pre-order “All…

Electric Guitars, the Danish hard rock outfit where Søren Andersen and Mika Vandborg joined forces, have released a new digital single called High Note. Check it out below High Note is an energetic, soaring rock anthem about…

Vanden Plas, German progressive metal pioneers, released their acoustic album »AcCult II« on June 12, 2026. The album came out via the Italian label Frontiers Music Srl. To celebrate the release, Vanden Plas dropped the single Boat On…

Bloodhunter, the Spanish melodic death metallers who recently moved over to ROAR – part of the German label Reigning Phoenix Records (RPM) – are unveiling the single and video Masters Of Deceive, which comes with the release of their…

Spread Eagle, the New York hard rock veterans, dropped their new album “The Brutal Divine” on June 12, 2026 via Frontiers Music Srl. They kicked off the release with the single Forbidden Local Honey. Below you'll also find the third…

American technical death metal outfit Allegaeon, who dropped their new full-length album “The Ossuary Lens” via Metal Blade Records on April 4 last year, have unveiled a new video for the single Dark Matter Dynamics. You can check out…

The ninth edition of Zagreb Beer Fest once again confirmed its status as one of the biggest and best-attended open-air festivals in Croatia. From May 21 to 24, 2026, Zagreb's dr. Franje Tuđmana park turned into a hub of top-notch music,…

On Friday, September 4, 2026, legendary N.W.O.B.H.M. metallers Raven will take the stage at the Hard Place club in Zagreb! The lineup is built around the eternal brotherly duo of Mark (guitar) and John Gallagher (bass, vocals), with Mike…

The band Divje Jezero is known for weaving together different musical genres, with rock often colliding with other influences, which gives their sound a distinctive breadth. Two years after the release of their fourth…

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