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YNGWIE MALMSTEENThursday, June 4, 2026, 8:00 PM,Tvornica Kulture, Zagreb, Croatia JUST 8 DAYS TO GO, JUNE 4, 2026: YNGWIE MALMSTEEN IN ZAGREB FOR THE FIRST TIME – A NEOCLASSICAL METAL SPECTACLE AT TVORNICA KULTURE One of the most…

Moonspell, the Portuguese pioneers of gothic metal, have dropped a music video for Cross Your Heart, the second single from their upcoming new studio album “Far From God”. The official clip was directed by Pavel Trebukhin, and you can…

Ola Englund, the much-respected guitarist of Swedish extreme metal outfit The Haunted, will release his solo studio album "The Neverending Story" on 14. 10. 2026. Below you can check out the second single from the album, the track The…

Havok, the much-respected thrash metal revivalists, have signed with BLKIIBLK. To mark the start of a new chapter in their enviable career, Havok have also released a new single, Fifth Generation Warfare. You can check out the new…

Psycroptic, the Australian technical death metal crew, have announced their ninth studio album, "The Pulse of Annihilation", due out on July 17, 2026 via Metal Blade Records. The band, hailing from Tasmania, are jumping ship after a…

Prime Creation, the Swedish heavy metal crew and proud members of the ROAR (Rock Of Angels Records) family, a division of Reigning Phoenix Music (RPM), have dropped a new single and an official music video for the track Ashes Of Trust,…

Einherjer, Norwegian Viking metal veterans formed in 1993 in Haugesund, are unveiling the second single from their upcoming new studio album "Lifeblood", for the track Dei Så Ser. The album will be released via Norse Music. The single…

Beseech, Swedish gothic/doom metal pioneers, will release a new studio album titled "Future. Present. Past" on 28.8.2026 via Despotz Records. Formed in the early '90s in the Swedish town of Borås, Beseech built a loyal following with…

Foreigner, the iconic AOR and hard rock heavyweights and Rock and Roll Hall of Famers, will release a new live album, "In The Eye Of The Storm", on July 24, 2026. The album is coming out via Green Hill/Sun Label Group/Virgin Music Group. …

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

Tarja will release her new album “Frisson Noir” via earMUSIC on June 12, and it's said to be the most metal-heavy, bristling record of her career. After years of exploring all sorts of musical genres, Tarja is heading straight back to…

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

British grindcore giants Napalm Death are coming to Ljubljana on December 1, 2026. At their show at Cvetličarna in Ljubljana, they'll be joined by Master, Brat and Goatburner! Presale through On-Parole! 36 euros in presale, 40 euros on…

Wanted, the melodic hard rockers from Michigan, have signed with High Roller Records for their new studio album, which will be the band's fourth. The label has also promised to reissue the band's first three albums. On April 21,…

Aspen Creek, the Swedish melodic rock (a.k.a. AOR revival) project fronted by Jacob Borgenstierna and Jonathan Waldenfrid, have dropped a new original single, Tell Me, which you can check out below. Vocalist Lars Säfsund guests on the…

Shakra, the Swiss hard rock veterans, are announcing their new album "Just Live Loud!", which will drop on September 4 via Frontiers Music Srl. Check out the title track below, complete with an official music video! "Just Live Loud!"…

Masterplan, the cult German power metallers led by former Helloween guitarist Roland Grapow, will release a new studio album, “Metalmorphosis”, on 6/26/2026. The album is coming out via the Italian label Frontiers Music Srl.! You can…

Iron Kobra, German speed/heavy metal revivalists formed in 2008 in Gelsenkirchen, will release their third studio album “Eternal Dagger” on June 19, 2026 via Dying Victims Productions. Check out the second single, the title track of the…

Everglade is a new project steeped in the tradition of European power metal. Behind it are Croatian ultra-guitar virtuoso and composer Miho Dujnić and top-notch Slovenian vocalist Andrej Jeličič (Whitefoxx). The duo is back with a new…

Cult American heavy metallers Medieval Steel are coming to Klub Jedro on December 4, 2026, as part of their European tour!!! They're joined on the tour by the excellent Templar, and the Medvode show also welcomes the unstoppable…

Alan Reed, vocalist of the cult Scottish progressive rock outfit Pallas and a solo artist in his own right, has announced that his upcoming show at the G2 club in Glasgow on September 4 with Daughter's Of Expediency will be his last live…

Joe Bonamassa is unveiling two live singles, »Bad Penny« and »Back On My Stompin’ Ground«from the upcoming album "The Spirit Of Rory Live From Cork". "The Spirit of Rory Live From Cork", available on CD/DVD, CD/Blu-ray and vinyl, comes…

Rockoborci, a new Slovenian acoustic trio made up of Simon Cukjati - Cuki on vocals and guitar, Robert Dobrišek - dr.D on percussion and Marko Hočevar on bass guitar, are presenting the video for their first original single, titled 79. …

Šesti are unveiling the last single from their album 'Zmeden'! The song 'Disconnect', one of their biggest hits on streaming platforms, comes with a special story about teaming up with the graduating class of Srednja šola Slovenska…

First single "Jungle Josep & the Lunatics" is part of the most ambitious project of his career! Top-notch guitarist, composer and Porin Award winner Damir Halilić Hal is unveiling the new single »Jungle Josep & the Lunatics«,…

Rijeka's cult alternative band Grč has dropped a new live album, Harmonija Spazmofilija, available on all streaming platforms and as a physical LP release in collaboration with Dallas Records. To mark the release, the band is also…

Včasih is an intimate confession about inner battles, doubts, and those moments when we lose touch with ourselves. Through honest lyrics, the song explores the feeling of being torn between who we are and what the world expects of us.…

Martin Martian, also known as Martin Vogrič Dežman, is releasing a new track, Danes hočem plesat. Danes hočem plesat is an energetic track about an unstoppable urge to dance, hang out, and live in the moment. The rhythm pulls you…

Lightning Strikes, the Los Angeles heavy metal crew, dropped their second album “The King Is Victorious” on March 4, 2025. It's pure classic heavy metal energy, riding proudly on the aggression of hard-hitting riffs and a commanding vocal…

Bullets And Octane, the American hard rockers, have released a new self-titled studio album, "Bullets And Octane". The album came out on May 22, 2026! A rock'n'roll spirit soaked in high-octane energy, with a punk attitude, backed by…

On December 16, 2025, the red-hot Swedish melodic death metallers Avatar, famous for their theatrical shows, are coming to Ljubljana! Warming up the crowd before them: Neckbreakker, groove/death metallers from Denmark! Tickets are on…

Mean Street, the South American hard rockers from Peru's capital Lima, have unveiled a video for the single I'll Take The Blame, taken from their latest album "Never Too Late". "Never Too Late" came out last year on Good Time Music. …

Dimmu Borgir, the Norwegian titans of symphonic black metal, are back with a new album: “Grand Serpent Rising.” Released on May 22 via Nuclear Blast Records, it delivers thirteen relentless yet remarkably varied tracks that once again…

Boulevard, the cult Canadian AOR and melodic rock outfit from the eighties, have dropped the video for the title track of their new album "Talk Without Speaking", and you can check it out below. The album Talk Without Speaking came out…

The Darkness, those cheeky English rockers, have released a new single called Masters of the Universe. Masters Of The Universe has been picked as the opening theme of this year's long-awaited He-Man movie "Masters of the Universe,"…

Haken, the British new-era prog metallers and darlings of Insideout Music, have dropped their first new original track in three years. It's an epic new single, In A Fever Dream, clocking in at over seven minutes. This is the band's…

Boys From Heaven, the brilliant Danish AOR revivalists, dropped their long-awaited new studio album “The Wanderer” on 5/22/2026 via Frontiers Music Srl. To celebrate the release, they've also put out a fourth single, the track Hotline,…

Embrace Of Souls, the Italian symphonic power metallers, dropped their new studio album "The Battle Of The Dead" via Rockshots Records on May 22, 2026. The band celebrated the album's release with the single Eversun (below). It follows…

Dan Byrne, the British rocker who signed with Italian label Frontiers Music Srl. last fall, dropped his studio debut “This Is Where the Show Begins” on May 22, 2026. To mark the release, Dan has now put out a fifth single, for the track…

Erik Grönwall, the world-renowned and highly respected hard rock and glam metal vocalist who once earned his keep with Skid Row and H.E.A.T., released his solo studio album "Bad Bones" on May 22, 2026. To mark the release, the singer…

Häven, a newly formed Spanish symphonic metal outfit fronted by singer Gabrielle de Val, with Swedish guitar virtuoso Tommy Denander also on board, are dropping the third single from their upcoming studio debut “Where Angels Fear To…

North German power metallers Mob Rules will release a new EP, "Stories from the Verdant Vale", on August 21, 2026 via RPM-ROAR! Below you'll find the new single from the upcoming EP, the ballad Above the Maelstrom, which you can check…

Sleeping Pulse, the British-Portuguese progressive rock duo, have unveiled a new single and video for the track Two Wreaths, which you can check out below. The single comes from the band's upcoming new studio album “Dreams &…

Blackment, the Finnish melodic metallers, have unveiled a fresh original single and video for the track Afterlife, which will appear on the band's upcoming new album, their second studio full-length overall. The band also announced that…

Gundriver, a new hard rock outfit fronted by some seasoned names, have dropped their first original single, One Man Army. Check it out below. Alongside the first single, Gundriver are also announcing a studio debut (the cover art is…

Rash Panzer, the cult heavy rock outfit from Geneva, Switzerland, have just released their new studio album, "Mexican Mysteries". The record came out on May 15, 2026. Check out the album single and video for the track A I, I Wanna Be…

Muse, the renowned art and alternative rockers from Devon in the UK, have dropped a new music video for the single Hexagons, taken from their upcoming new studio album “The Wow! Signal”, which is out June 26 on Warner/Helium 3. Muse…

Yes, the indestructible British pioneers of progressive rock, have dropped a video for their fresh new single Turnaround Situation. Check it out below. The new single comes from their upcoming studio album, due out June 12 on InsideOut…

Night Ranger, west-coast/AOR icons, are back with a new "Best of" compilation featuring their most recognizable songs, plus the hits! These are freshly re-recorded versions of the band's classics. The compilation will also include two…

Shadowborne, rising Swedish power metal newcomers, have unveiled their third original single, "The Wall", which you can check out below. The single comes from the band's debut studio album "Heaven's Falling", due out on June 19 via…

Stormhammer, the German power metal crew, are coming back on July 17, 2026 with a new studio album titled "Wrath Of The Hammer". The record will be released via ROAR, a division of Reigning Phoenix Music. Stormhammer are an institution…

Symphonic power metallers Amberian Dawn will drop a new studio album, “Temptation’s Gates”, on June 26, 2026. The album will come out via Austrian label Napalm Records. You can already pre-order “Temptation’s Gates”. The band…

Devin Townsend, the Canadian singer-songwriter, elusive musical visionary, genius and sonic terrorist, will release a new studio album, “The Moth”, on May 29, 2026. The album comes out via Insideout Music. Below you can check out two…

New York hard rock veterans Spread Eagle are announcing their new studio album “The Brutal Divine”, due June 12, 2026 on Frontiers Music Srl. Below you'll find the third single and accompanying music video for Ant Farm. The band…

Tesla, the legendary American rockers, will release a new studio album called “Homage” on Frontiers Music Srl. on 7/17/2026. Let's say right away that it's not a true studio album full of new original music, but a collection of covers by…

Lockhart, a brand-new melodic rock outfit, are dropping their debut "City Pulse" this June via High Roller Records. The album lands on 6/12/2026 on CD, with the LP following on 7/3/2026! You can already pre-order "City Pulse".…

Nervosa, the all-female thrash metal four-piece, have unleashed a brand-new single, You Are Not a Hero. It comes with an official music video, which you can check out below. The video was directed by Dimitris Preve (Mythodia Visuals). …

Swedish heavy metal veterans Lion’s Share are unleashing a new lyric video and single for the track We Are What We Are. Check it out below. The single We Are What We Are comes from the band's new album “Inferno” – their first studio…

Blue Medusa, a new band led by former Arch Enemy and current Dragonforce vocalist Alissa White-Gluz, are unveiling their second original single, titled Flying Monkey The new single follows its predecessor Checkmate, which Blue Medusa…

Evanescence, the American dark rockers, have dropped a fresh original single and video for the track Who Will You Follow, and you can check out the video below. This new single comes from their upcoming studio album "Sanctuary", due out…

Metalite, the Swedish power metallers from Stockholm, will drop a new studio album, "Discovery" (twelve tracks), on 9/25/2026. It's coming out via German label Reigning Phoenix Music (RPM). You can already pre-order "Discovery". …

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

Port Noir, the Swedish progressive rockers from Stockholm, dropped their new studio album "The Dark We Keep" on 15 May 2026. The record is out via German label InsideOut Music. The band says they're really proud of the result and that…

Finnish symphonic melodic death metal outfit Inthraced released their long-awaited debut album "Constellation Zero" via Inverse Records on May 15, 2026. "Constellation Zero" packs seven tracks, each one revealing a piece of the…

Sum of Seven, the Finnish progressive metal outfit, dropped their new concept album "Echoes of the Hypermind" on May 15, 2026 via Inverse Records. You can already stream the album on all the usual music platforms:…

One of the most beloved Slovenian rock bands of all time, Šank Rock, is writing a brand-new chapter in its rich story after more than four decades of making music. Formed in 1982, the band stays true to what made it legendary: the…

After past successful collabs with Helena Blagne, Laibach and Matter, and after last year's Fat Summer, MRFY are announcing a proper Feat/Fit Summer this year, with their second collaboration in a row. After the electronic banger Noč in…

Zagreb prog-indie-rock trio ŽEN have dropped a video for Zgrade, the song that closes out their latest studio album Ciklus (Moonlee Records, 2024) with a bang, and neatly wraps up everything they've done so far too. When a band's been…

Repentance, the Chicago heavy metallers, will release their new studio album "Retaliate" on July 17 via Noble Demon. The title track single is up for streaming below. "Retaliate" will be available in a variety of formats and you can…

Siege Perilous, the American power metallers from Denver in northern Colorado, dropped their new studio album "Becoming The Dragon" on March 27, 2026, and now they're unleashing a fresh album single and lyric video for the track Shattered…

Signum Regis, the Slovak melodic power metal crew who also soak up plenty of symphonic and progressive elements, formed back in 2007 and are now announcing their new, eighth studio album overall, “Beyond Spacetime”, set to drop on…

Jungle Rot, American old school death metal legends from Kenosha (Wisconsin), dropped their twelfth studio album, “Cruel Face Of War”, on May 15, 2026 via Unique Leader Records. To celebrate the release, they've put out the single…

Robin Beck, the legendary American rock singer, dropped her brand-new studio album “Living Proof” today, May 15, 2026. The record is out via Frontiers Music Srl. To celebrate the release, Robin Beck has also unleashed another single,…

Von Groove, the American melodic hard rockers, dropped their new studio album "Born To Rock" on 5/15/2026. The album is out via the Italian label Frontiers Music Srl. To mark the release, they've also put out a fourth single, Angela,…

Swedish sleaze/metal veterans Confess are back with their fourth studio album, “Metalmorphosis”, which came out on May 15, 2026 via Frontiers Music Srl. To mark the release, the band has dropped a fourth single, this time for the…

Frontline, the cult German melodic rock outfit, dropped a brand-new studio album called “Rebirth” on April 24 via Italy's Frontiers Music Srl. Formed in Nuremberg in 1989 and fronted by the one-of-a-kind voice of Stephan Kämmerer,…

The Rolling Stones have announced their new studio album "Foreign Tongues." The band's 25th studio album will drop on July 10 via Polydor/Universal Music. A few days ago they premiered the official lyric video for the single Rough &…

Šank Rock, the long-running Velenje hard rock and rock'n'roll veterans, are unveiling a revamped lineup. The gap left by Bor Zuljan's departure will now be filled by not one but two guitarists: Andrej Rot and Marko Zorec. The band…

Moonlight Haze, the Italian symphonic power metal outfit, have dropped the third single from their upcoming new EP, the title track Interstellar Madness, which you can check out below. The "Interstellar Madness" EP will be out on May…

Narnia, Sweden's power metal pioneers, will mark their 30th anniversary with their tenth studio album, titled »X«, which lands on May 29, 2026. Below you can check out the second single from the band's upcoming new album, the track…

Steve 'H' Hogarth, vocalist of British art and progressive rockers Marillion, is unveiling a refreshed version of the single You Dinosaur Thing, complete with an official video (below). The single comes from Hogarth's solo album "Ice…

Producer Jack Douglas, known for his work with Aerosmith, Cheap Trick, John Lennon and Yoko Ono, Patti Smith, New York Dolls and many others, has died at the age of 80 from complications related to lymphoma. Douglas was born in New York…

Green Lung, the London stoner/doom metallers, are back with a new single, "Evil In This House". The track, inspired by 1970s horror houses, also comes with a video (below). With this one, the London five-piece goes back to their heavy,…

On Monday, May 11, 2026, we learned from the mainstream media that guitarist Bor Zuljan has left Šank Rock. In a statement explaining his decision, he said, among other things, that from now on he'd like to focus primarily on his own…

John Diva & The Rockets Of Love, the American hard rock outfit, have announced their long-awaited new album "Your Favorite Drug", due out on October 16, 2026 via Frontiers Music Srl. To mark the occasion, the band dropped an…

Seven Metal Sins, a new band walking the thin, blurry line between classic metal and modern power metal sensibilities, will release their album “Legacy Of Chaos” on June 5, 2026. The album is coming out on Rockshot Records. You can…

Smoking Snakes, the high-octane, electrified sleaze metallers from Gothenburg, are announcing their second studio album “All Lights On”, due out on 10.7.2026 via Italy's Frontiers Music Srl. You can already pre-order “All Lights…

Pro-Pain, the timeless legends of New York hardcore, are opening a new chapter in a long-running career after moving over to Austrian label Napalm Records. The band is also announcing a new studio album. Their sixteenth studio effort…

Bloodhunter, the Spanish melodic death metallers who recently moved over to ROAR – part of the German label Reigning Phoenix Records (RPM) – are unveiling their cover of the Annihilator classic Human Inecticide, which you can check out…

Fallen Sanctuary, an Austrian power metal outfit featuring members of Eternal Idol, Ring of Fire, Serenity, Induction, Warkings and more, namely Marco Pastorino and Georg Neuhauser, have unveiled a video and single called Master Of The…

Timeless Rage, the German symphonic power metallers, dropped their new studio album “My Kingdom Come” on March 27, 2026. It's out via the German label Metalopolis Records. Below you'll find the new single, Conquistadores, which comes…

Deep Purple, the biblical forefathers of rock and metal, will release a new studio album called “SPLAT!” via earMUSIC on July 3. The album will be available in every format and variety going! You can already pre-order it. Check…

Iconic, the American super rock sensation fronted by 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…

Phantom, Mexican revivalists of speed and thrash metal, will release their third studio album, “Not Midnight Yet,” via High Roller Records on June 26, 2026. Below you can check out the album's third single (and video), for the track The…

A new Slovenian band called Regi kvak, based in Maribor, is stepping onto the scene. Their sound is reggae funk at its core, with a twist: their leader, internationally acclaimed jazz guitarist Samo Šalamon, has taken on the role of…

Teramaze, the Australian progressive metal heavyweights from Melbourne, released their new studio album "The Silent Architect" on May 8, 2026 via their own label, Wells Music. To mark the release, they've unleashed not one but two new…

On December 26, 2025, we played a sold-out show in Gallusova dvorana at Cankarjev dom as Janez Dovč & Sounds of Slovenia, under the title Zemlja, iz tebe se dotikam vsega. I'm happy we got this truly special night on tape, too. You can…

Založba Radia Študent presents Buje at Sunset - the first single from the upcoming album by Rok Zalokar Zhlehtet! This music collective, led by pianist, producer and composer Rok Zalokar , plays in…

Zan/Cody – the project of former Shotgun Messiah frontman Zinny Zan (vocals) and Harry Cody (guitar) – is back with a new studio album, »Beautiful ‘N Damned«, due out July 24, 2026 on Frontiers Music Srl. You can already pre-order…

The Agent Steel show announced for tomorrow, May 12, 2026, at the Hard Place club in Zagreb has been pushed back to May 20. The reason for the move is visa trouble for the band's singer, John Cyriis. The promoter and Hard Place…