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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…

Amorphis, the Finnish masters of progressive and melodic death metal, have announced dates for their new European "Borderland" tour next year, with Insomnium and Unto Others joining them as special guests! Here are the "Borderland Tour…

Insania, the cult Swedish power metal outfit, have recorded a new version of the single "Angels In The Sky," taken from their second studio album "Sunrise In Riverland" (2001). That's right, the album came out 25 years ago! The single…

Axemaster, the American old-school metal veterans, are back on 6/19/2026 with a new studio album, "Of Beasts And Plagues", out via Cosmic Fire Records. Check out the first single and video below for Murder Of Crows, which will be on the…

Pyroclast, the Scottish heavy metallers, will release a new studio album called "Fractured State" on September 4, 2026. The record packs a good 44 minutes of music and eight first-rate heavy metal bangers that critics rank right…

Lucid Dreaming, the heavy metal project fronted by mastermind Till Oberboßel (otherwise the guitarist of metallers Elvenpath), will drop their fourth studio album, "Upon The Barricades," on July 10, 2026 via El Puerto Records. The album…

Her Fury, the young British hard rock quartet from London, are back with a new single, Don't Tempt The River! Check it out below. The single kicks off with a slide guitar phrase that builds into an explosive riff straight out of the…

German power metallers Stormhammer are back on July 17, 2026 with a new studio album titled “Wrath Of The Hammer”. It'll be released through ROAR, an imprint of Reigning Phoenix Music. Stormhammer are an institution defined by…

Mary Rose, the grand old guard and trailblazers of Slovenian glam metal and hard rock, have dropped a new original track called Zbudi se, complete with an official music video. You can check out the video below. Mary Rose recorded the…

American thrash metal pioneers Flotsam And Jetsam will release a new studio album called "Rats In The Temple" on 8/28/2026. The album is coming out via Napalm Records. "Rats In The Temple" will drop in all formats and you can already…

Sarcasm, the Swedish melodic death metal outfit, have dropped the third and final track from their upcoming album Lifeforce Omnibound, out May 29 via Hammerheart Records. You can check out the new single "Plunged Into A Paradox" below. …

Eleine, the Swedish symphonic power metal outfit, are back with a new single, "Empire Of Lies." It's the first taste of their highly anticipated album, which drops on December 4 via RPM. With "Empire Of Lies," Eleine unleash a raw…

Xandria, the symphonic power metal outfit, will release their new studio album "Eclipse" on 7.8.2026 via Napalm Records. Xandria have packed the album with a whole bunch of guests. Subway to Sally violinist Ally Storch appears on Lore,…

Axe & Ashes, a new heavy metal outfit founded by Russian guitar maestro Andrey Smirnov after he left U.D.O./Dirkschneider, have unveiled a video for their third original single, Crusher. You can check out the video below. Axe &…

Steel Panther, the Los Angeles glam metal parody troublemakers, are back with a fresh original single and a video for the track The Mother's Day Song. The video, directed by J.T. Arbogast, is a parody tribute to The Beatles' legendary…

Paul McCartney, the famed British singer-songwriter and former Beatle, will drop a new studio album titled “The Boys Of Dungeon Lane” on May 29, 2026. The record is coming out via MPL / Capitol. Below you can check out the single and…

Mattador, Puerto Rican melodic rock veterans, are back with a new album, “III”, due out June 19, 2026 via Frontiers Music Srl. Active between 1988 and 1995, the band built a solid reputation with explosive live shows and a one-of-a-kind…

Vision Divine, the long-running Italian power metallers, have dropped a fresh single for the title track of their new EP "A Clockwork Reverie". Check it out below. The EP »A Clockwork Reverie« is coming out on May 22 via the Italian…

Induction and Tungsten, torchbearers of the new wave of European power metal, have joined forces for a co-headlining run: the Anthems Of Steel Tour 2026! The dates are mostly focused on Germany, with a couple of stops in Austria and…

Dominum, the rising stars of a new era of power metal, are dropping their second single and video from the upcoming new studio album “Night Is Calling”, out July 3, 2026 via Austrian label Napalm Records. Below you'll find the new album…

Masquerage, the Finnish heavy rockers, have dropped a video and single for the track In The Vault, taken from their new studio album "Atomic Spies", due out May 29, 2026 via Finland's Stormspell and Inverse Records. You can already…

Lunatic Soul, the experimental music project led by Mariusz Duda, former bassist and vocalist of Polish progressive rockers Riverside, have announced "Transition II", due out on June 26 this year via Kscope Records. Pre-orders are open…

Velveteen Queen, a hard rock outfit from Sweden, are dropping a fresh original single and video for the track The Greater Good. Peter Keys (Lynard Skynard) guests on the single. You can check out the video, directed by Patric Ullaeus,…

Seven Kingdoms, the Canadian power metal crew, have announced their sixth studio album, "Sono Sola". To go with the new record, the band will run a crowdfunding campaign starting on May 26 and wrapping up a month later, on June 26! …

Breitel, a modern power metal outfit fronted by Swiss singer Caroline Lilian Breitler, are dropping a fresh original single, Sentinel. The single comes with a video too (below). The single, out via El Puerto Records, was produced by…

Gothic doom outfit Draconian are back on May 8 with a new studio album, “In Somnolent Ruin”, set to drop via Austrian label Napalm Records. Below you can check out the third single from the album, Anima (feat. Daniel Änghede), complete…

Joseph Tholl, the Swedish multi-instrumentalist, vocalist and composer known for his work with speed metallers Enfrocer (where he played guitar until 2019), the founder of Black Trip (later renamed Vojd) and the current guitarist of…

Dirkschneider & The Old Gang, the classic heavy metal outfit featuring former Accept members Udo Dirkschneider (vocals), Peter Baltes (bass) and Stefan Kaufmann (guitar), have dropped a video and single for the track Time To Listen.…

Triosphere, the Norwegian metal outfit formed in Trondheim in 2004, have dropped a fresh original single and video for the track Of Tyrants, which will appear on the band's new album, their fourth overall, titled “Oceans Above, Stars…

Toto, the long-running American rockers and Grammy winners, announced on their Facebook profile that drummer Shannon Forrest has left the band. Forrest first joined Toto in 2014 as a replacement for Keith Carlock and played with the…

Dragonforce, the indestructible British "Nintendo" metal heroes and darlings of Austrian label Napalm Records, have welcomed former Arch Enemy vocalist Alissa White-Gluz into the ranks as their new singer. Dragonforce will play their…

Devin Townsend is announcing his return to the stage with a massive headline tour of Europe, running this September and October. Devin's new "Metamorphosis" tour kicks off on September 1 at the Glee Club in Birmingham, after which the…

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 all formats and variants! You can already pre-order it. With more than…

Five Finger Death Punch, the American heavyweights, are announcing the dates of an extensive European tour for early next year. The Las Vegas five-piece will be joined by none other than America's kings of metal riffage Lamb Of God and…

The Rolling Stones have announced the release of their new studio album, »Foreign Tongues«. The band's 25th studio album will drop on July 10 via Polydor/Universal Music. The 14-track collection follows in the footsteps of its…

Vanden Plas, German pioneers of progressive metal, will release the acoustic album »AcCult II« on June 12, 2026. The album is coming out via Italian label Frontiers Music Srl. Below you can check out the acoustic version of the single…

Evergrey, the Swedish dark progressive metal outfit from Gothenburg, are announcing their 15th studio album “Architects Of A New Weave”, due out June 5, 2026 via Austrian label Napalm Records. Below you'll find the album's third single…

Lex Legion, the metal supergroup made up of four fifths of the late-'80s King Diamond lineup, have joined forces in a brand-new band for the release of their self-titled studio debut! The lineup features Mikkey Dee (drums), Andy La…

German progressive and technical metal innovators Obscura have dropped a new music video for the track The Sun Eater from “A Sonication”, which came out in February 2025 via Nuclear Blast Records. The video was directed by Mirko Witzki,…

Voltage Arc, the Swiss hard rockers, have dropped a fresh original single called Life Lover, complete with an official music video. Check it out below. Along with the new single, the band is also announcing a new studio album titled…

Tygers Of Pan Tang, the legendary N.W.O.B.H.M. icons, are back with a fresh original single and a video for the track Electrifyed, which you can check out below. The video was directed by Andy Pilkington. Tygers Of Pan Tang, who are…

Teramaze, the Australian progressive metal standouts from Melbourne, will release a new studio album, “The Silent Architect”, on May 8, 2026 through their own label, Wells Music. The fourth single from the album, Enemy In The Garden, is…

Former Queensrÿche frontman Geoff Tate dropped his new solo album, Operation: Mindcrime III, on May 3. To mark the release, the legendary singer has also put out a single and video for the track The Answer, which you can check out below. …

King Zebra, the Swiss hard rockers from Zürich fronted by former China vocalist Eric St. Michaels, have released a new single, Heart Without A Home. It comes with an official lyric video too, which you can check out below. Before it,…

Fatal Vision, the Canadian melodic rock outfit that recently signed with Escape Music, have announced their new studio album, “Four Sides To Every Story”. It's out May 22, 2026! The band has already dropped the first single and video…

Coroner, the cult Swiss thrash metal outfit, is heading out on a new European tour this fall! The shows currently booked for the upcoming European run, called the "Dissonance Over Europe Pt. 1 tour", are as follows:24. 9. 2026 –…

Saša Bole has died. He was a musician who left his mark in the eighties and nineties as the guitarist of Martin Krpan and Bombe, and he was also a key figure in promoting and scouting new musical talent, backing them as they broke onto the…

Legendary drummer Simon Phillips is known all over the world for his work with bands and artists like Toto, The Who, Jeff Beck, Al Di Meola, Hiromi, Stanley Clarke and, of course, his own Protocol. On June 5, 2026, he'll release a new…

Peter Gabriel, the acclaimed singer-songwriter and British prog rock icon, has dropped the bright-side mix of his fifth new single, Won't Stand Down (mixed by Mark ‘Spike’ Sten). The new single will appear on Gabriel's upcoming album…

Sevendust, the American alternative metal band formed in Atlanta in 1994, dropped their new studio album "One" on May 1, 2026. The record came out via the Austrian label Napalm Records. "One" is the band's fifteenth studio album. To…

Hell in the Club, the Italian-Swedish hard rock/heavy metal team-up, dropped a new studio album, “Joker In The Pack”, on November 7, 2025 via Frontiers Music Srl. Below you'll find the new single and video for The Ocean, taken from the…

Elegant Weapons, the hard rock and heavy metal supergroup led by Judas Priest guitarist Richie Faulkner, have dropped a new single, Evil Eyes. It's a track from their brand-new studio album "Evolution", which came out on April 24 via…

The Black Keys dropped their 14th studio album "Peaches!" on May 1, 2026, via Easy Eye Sound! The duo marked the release with a single and video for Fireman Ring the Bell, which you can check out below. Before that, the duo put out…

Vio-Lence, venerable legends of the Bay Area thrash metal scene, are announcing dates for their new European "Eruption Of Screams" tour, which kicks off in late July in Gdansk, Poland, and wraps up in mid-August with a show in Zabok,…

Bloodstain, a rising new Swedish metal outfit, have dropped their explosive new single Something Sinister, out now via Threeman Recordings on all major digital platforms! The new single is a bold step forward in Bloodstain's sonic…

Martin Barre, the acclaimed guitarist and former Jethro Tull member who spent more than four decades in the band, has just put out a new double live album (2CD format) titled "The Acoustic Trio And The Electric Quartet Live In The USA And…

Todd Michael Hall, vocalist of Riot V, has announced in an emotional public statement, which you can read in full below, that he's leaving the legendary New York heavy metal outfit. Todd Michael Hall said, among other things, that after…

Primorska rock outfit Pelhan, who have been cementing their spot on the Slovenian music scene for years under the leadership of mastermind Aleš Pelhan, are unveiling their latest track, "Poljub". This time the band steps away…

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., has announced a solo studio album titled “Bad Bones”, due May 22, 2026 Below you'll find the album's…

China, the Swiss melodic rock veterans, are back with a fresh original single, the track Bright Lights, which you can check out below. Anthemic allure and pronounced musicality are, once again, in no short supply. The quintet, which…

Escape Music will reissue the studio debut of cult British AOR outfit Atlantic, "Power", on 8/21/2026. "Power" originally came out in 1994. The freshly remastered album (remastered by Steve Newman, who also fronts his own band, Newman)…

The Claypool Lennon Delirium, the creative team-up of Les Claypool (Primus) and Sean Lennon, are announcing their third album, “The Great Parrot-Ox And The Golden Egg of Empathy,” which drops May 1 via ATO Records. The duo has released…

Eivør, the Faroe Islands singer-songwriter and Nuclear Blast Records signee, has dropped her first new track in two years - the atmospheric song Healer - and you can check out the video below. The Faroese musician, who released her…

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

Shadowborne, the new Swedish hopefuls of power metal, have dropped their second original single and a video for the track Heaven’s Falling (Dragon’s Hymn), which you can check out below. The single comes from the band's studio debut…

Uwe Lulis Project, the outfit founded by ex-Accept, Grave Digger and Rebellion guitarist Uwe Lulis, will drop their studio debut, “Analog”, on May 29, 2026. You can already pre-order “Analog”. Down below you'll find the second…

Metallica have announced a reissue of 1997's "Reload," set to drop June 26 on their own label, Blackened Recordings. This updated edition of the seventh studio album from the California metal giants, which went four-times platinum, was…

U.D.O., the long-running German heavy metal veterans led by the indestructible Udo Dirkschneider - the original voice of Accept - have announced the dates for a massive European run called the "Triple Anniversary Tour 2027"! U.D.O. will…

Elder have announced their new studio album “Through Zero”, which will be out May 29, 2026 via Stickman Records in Europe and Blues Funeral Recordings in the United States. The second single, Capture/Release, is out now. Check it out…

Grand, the Swedish melodic rockers and AOR revivalists, have announced their third studio album, "Guilty Pleasure", due out on 8/21/2026 via the Italian label Frontiers Music Srl. Below you can check out the first single from the album,…

Embrace Of Souls, Italian symphonic power metallers, will release a new studio album titled “The Battle Of The Dead” on May 22, 2026, via Rockshots Records. The title-track single and video are available below. It follows the earlier…