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Bruce Soord, the British singer-songwriter and founder and driving force behind British prog-rock heavyweights The Pineapple Thief, will release his new solo studio album, "Ghosts In The Park", on May 15, 2026. The album took shape over…

Maestrick, the Brazilian progressive and power metallers who signed with Italian label Frontiers Music Srl. in October 2024 for their third studio album, "Espresso Della Vita: Lunare", are presenting an acoustic version of the album single…

John Corabi, the legendary hard rock vocalist who recently signed with Italian label Frontiers Music Srl., released his first solo studio album, "New Day", on that label on April 24, 2026. To mark the release, Corabi has put out a…

Gunshine, the hard rock outfit from Florida, have dropped a brand-new original single (and video) for the track Finite, which you can check out below. The new single comes from their upcoming studio album “Grand Rising”, which will land…

Gus G., the Greek guitar virtuoso best known for his work with the late Prince of Darkness Ozzy Osbourne, and for having led power metal outfit Firewind for years, is announcing the release of his new, fifth solo studio effort overall,…

Foo Fighters have dropped the third single from their upcoming 12th studio album “Your Favorite Toy”. The album "Your Favorite Toy” is the follow-up to 2023's “But Here We Are” and will land on April 24 via Roswell Records/Columbia…

Evildead, the Los Angeles thrash metal veterans led by Body Count guitarist Juan Garcia, have unveiled a video and single for the track F.A.F.O. The single comes from the band's latest album, "Toxic Grace". "Toxic Grace" came out on May…

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

Armored Saint, the cult standard-bearers of old-school American heavy and speed metal, are back with a new studio album, “Emotion Factory Reset”, due out on May 22, 2026 via Metal Blade Records. Below you'll find the second single from…

Swedish melodic death metal pioneers At The Gates have followed up the release of their new album “The Ghost Of A Future Dead”, out April 24 on Century Media Records, with yet another single, this time for the track In Dark Distortion. It…

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

Heathen, Bay Area thrash metal legends from San Francisco, have unleashed a fresh original single, Twist of Faith, complete with an official music video. The video was directed by Ty Fox. Check it out below. The band, who recently moved…

Creye, the Swedish melodic rockers, will release a new studio album, “IV Aftermath”, on April 24 via Frontiers Music Srl. To send the album off, the band has dropped the single Something Missing, complete with a visualizer. Check it out…

Duran Duran are back with a fresh original single, Free To Love, which once again features guitarist, arranger and producer Nile Rodgers. Free to Love plays like a love letter to the late seventies, when disco pop took over nightlife…

Benthos, the Italian progressive metal crew, have unveiled a new version of their single Dissolving Flowers, this time played acoustic. With this move the band is celebrating the fifth anniversary of their debut studio album "II", which…

Catalano, the Australian glam metal revivalists fronted by singer Roxxi Catalano, are unveiling the single and video for the track Unrequited, taken from their upcoming new studio album “Perfect Storm”. The official video clip comes along…

Crown Lands, the Canadian progressive rock duo, will release their third studio album “Apocalypse” on 5/15/2026. The album is coming out on the German label Insideout Music. Check out the official video for the new single Blackstar…

Pride Of Lions, the west-coast/AOR outfit led by Jim Peterik and Toby Hitchcock, are announcing their new album "Unbridled", which drops on July 10 via Frontiers Music Srl. "Unbridled" was produced by Jim Peterik, with Larry Millas…

The running order for today's heavy metal spectacle at Boogaloo in Zagreb is out. German heavy metal veterans Grave Digger take the stage, backed up by fellow German power metallers Crystallion and Zagreb metal revivalists Power Surge. …

Prime Creation, Swedish heavy metallers and proud members of the ROAR (Rock Of Angels Records) roster, a division of Reigning Phoenix Music (RPM), are dropping a new single and official music video for the title track of their new album…

Vicious Rumors, the cult Bay Area speed and thrash heavy metal veterans from the US, have announced that new drummer Wyatt Cooper is now in the fold. You can check out the original Facebook post below. Wyatt replaces longtime original…

On June 12, Tarja will release a new album, “Frisson Noir”, via earMUSIC, and it's billed as the most metal-fueled, bristling record of her career. After years of exploring all kinds of musical genres, Tarja is heading right back to where…

Black Sites, the American progressive metal outfit from Chicago (Illinois), will release a new studio album, “For Eternity”, on July 17, 2026. The band recently dropped the first single and video, for Aquarius Betrayed, and now the…

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 is coming out on Insideout Music. Below you'll find the…

Amberian Dawn, the symphonic power metal crew, will drop a new studio album, “Temptation’s Gates”, on June 26, 2026. It's coming out via Austrian label Napalm Records. You can already pre-order “Temptation’s Gates”. The band…

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

The organizer of tonight's Monstrosity show (plus: Deadwood, Reject The Sickness, Bio Cancer) at Zagreb's Vintage Industrial Bar has released the running order for the night, which you can check out further down in this news post. …

Crystallion, the Bavarian power metallers who will be opening for German veterans Grave Digger at the Boogaloo club in Zagreb on Thursday, April 23, 2026, among other dates, have dropped their take on the Manowar original "Shell Shock".…

Wanted, the American melodic hard rockers from Michigan, are unveiling a video and single for the track Last Command. The band first put out the single last May, as a standalone digital release. Now it's got an official music video to…

The organizer of tonight's Myrath and Roses of Thieves show in Ljubljana (Orto bar) has dropped the running order for the evening, which you can check out below. They also let us know that tickets for tomorrow's concert spectacle at…

Varras, the neo-classical metal project fronted by Greek multi-instrumentalist and musical visionary Costas Varras, will release its new studio album "Electric Stardom" on physical formats on May 29, 2026. The album actually came out a…

Parallel Minds, the French modern power/progressive metal crew, are dropping a video and single for Sekigahara, taken from their freshly released fourth studio album "Cairn". "Cairn" came out digitally on March 10, 2026, and is now also…

To celebrate the 20th anniversary of the album »Carnival of Rust«, Finnish rockers Poets of the Fall are putting out a vinyl reissue. The anniversary edition includes the previously unreleased single Black Waters, which serves as the…

Lethalcore, a French melodic death metal/metalcore outfit from Rennes that started out as Emmanuel Devorst's project, are dropping a new video and single for the track Mental Jail. The new single will appear on the band's upcoming EP…

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

Nuclear Messiah, the all-star heavy metal project united around the musical vision of driving force and former Megadeth guitarist Chris Poland, are unveiling their cover of the Uriah Heep classic Look At Your Self, with former Skid Row…

Dan Byrne, the British rocker who signed with Italy's Frontiers Music Srl. last fall, will release his studio debut "This Is Where the Show Begins" on May 22, 2026. The fourth single, Home, is up below, complete with an official music…

Phantom, Mexican speed and thrash metal revivalists, will release their third studio album, "Not Midnight Yet", on June 26, 2026 via High Roller Records. Below you can check out the second single (and video) from the album, Summoned To…

Voivod, the legendary Quebec progressive/thrash metallers from Jonquière, are announcing the live album "Symphonique," due out June 5, 2026 via US label Century Media Records. As the title of the band's new live document suggests,…

Lynch Mob, the iconic American hard rock outfit led by guitar-hero legend George Lynch, will release the live album "The Final Ride" on May 29, 2026 via Frontiers Music Srl. The band has also dropped a live version of the single Wicked…

Iconic, the American rock supergroup featuring 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 Nathan…

Von Groove, the American melodic hard rockers, will release their new studio album “Born To Rock” on 5/15/2026. The album is coming out on the Italian label Frontiers Music Srl. Below you'll find the third single, Undefeated, which…

Crematory, the long-running German gothic and industrial metal crew, have announced the release of their album »Greatest Hits: English Hymns & Deutsche Hymnen«, due May 15 via ROAR – a division of Reigning Phoenix Music. It marks 35…

BattleroaR, the epic heavy and power metal crew from Greece, will release their new and sixth studio album overall, "Petrichor", via No Remorse Records on April 24. Below you'll find the new single, for the track What is Best in Life?!…

Ironwill, the Italian heavy metallers, will release a new studio album titled “Reforged Within” on May 29, 2026, via Art Gates Records. “Reforged Within” was recorded, mixed and mastered at Snooky Records studio in Italy. Production…

Victorius, Germany's power metal heroes, released their new studio album "World War Dinosaur" on April 17, 2026. The album came out via Reigning Phoenix Music. To mark the release, the hard-as-nails power metallers have dropped yet another…

Sweet, the iconic British glam metal outfit, will drop a brand-new live album titled "Live At The Capitol" on June 12, 2026. Metalville will be handling the release! The recording comes from the band's show in Hanover, Germany, in early…

Anthea, the symphonic power metal crew from Los Angeles, California, have backed up the release of their latest studio album "Beyond The Dawn" with one more single and video, this time for the track Wanderer's Quell, which you can check…

Lord Francis Soto, the German-Swedish musician whose real name is Francis Soto from Stuttgart, is presenting his cover of the hit Sunglasses At Night, originally by Corey Hart. Check it out below. Video included! Lord Francis Soto…

Peter Gabriel, the celebrated singer-songwriter and British prog rock icon, has dropped the 'bright-side' mix of his fourth new single, Till Your Mind Is Shining (mixed by Mark 'Spike' Sten). The new single will land on Gabriel's upcoming…

Ayreon, the long-running progressive rock outfit from the Netherlands led by Arjen Anthony Lucassen, are about to release the live album “30th Anniversary – An Amazing Flight Through Time”. The recording that will grace the new live…

Shadowborne, the fresh young hopefuls of Swedish power metal, are unveiling their first original single and video for the track High And Low, which you can check out below. The single comes from the band's studio debut "Heaven's…

Jungle Rot, American old school death metal legends from Kenosha (Wisconsin), will release their twelfth studio album, "Cruel Face Of War", on 5/15/2026 via Unique Leader Records. Check out the first single from the album, "Maniacal,"…

Heavenfall, the Italian heavy metal crew formed in 2003, will release their new studio album "Thorn" on 5/15/2026 via Rockshots Records. Check out the new single and video for the track No Candlelight below. The band produced the…

Thundermother, the all-female Swedish hard rock quartet, released their new live album “Live N Alive” today, April 17, 2026. The album is out via Napalm Records. The live album pulls together recordings from the band's shows on last…

Fires In The Distance, melodic death metallers from Connecticut in the US, are unveiling a brand-new original single and video for the track Of Radiance And Levitation! Check out the video below. The new single will appear on the band's…

The organizer of tomorrow's Hypocrisy, Abbath, Vomitory and Vreid show in Ljubljana has announced the running order for the evening. You can check it out below. They also let us know that tickets for tomorrow's concert spectacle at…

Vision Divine, the long-running Italian power metallers, are back with a fresh original single and video for the track 18 (It Feels Like Heaven). Check it out below. 18 (It Feels Like Heaven) is the first single from the band's upcoming…

Finnish metal veterans Amorphis have dropped their fifth single (and an official lyric video) from the new studio album “Borderland”, this time for the track The Lantern. “Borderland” is the band's 15th studio album, out September 26,…

W.A.S.P., the legendary American shock glam metallers who stopped by Slovenia's capital Ljubljana again last fall, have confirmed a few more European shows for this year. The band has named the new tour "1984 to Headless", which makes…

Boys From Heaven, the excellent Danish AOR revivalists, will release their long-awaited new studio album "The Wanderer" on 5/22/2026 via Frontiers Music Srl. Below you'll find the new album single, Hold Your Heart. It's already the…

Smoking Snakes, the high-octane, electrified sleaze metallers from Gothenburg, are announcing the release of their second studio album "All Lights On", out on 10. 7. 2026 via the Italian label Frontiers Music Srl. "All Lights On" is…

Bloodhunter, the Spanish melodic death metallers who recently joined the ROAR roster – considered part of Germany's Reigning Phoenix Records (RPM) – have unveiled a fresh original single (and video) for the track Threshold Of Hell,…

Magenta, the superb Welsh prog rockers who now operate as a trio, released a new studio album called “Tarot” on April 10, 2026. The album came out on Tigermoth Records. Below you'll find the new single (and video) for the track The…

Spread Eagle, the New York hard rock veterans, are announcing their new studio album “The Brutal Divine”, due June 12, 2026 via Frontiers Music Srl. Check out the second single and its accompanying music video for Flat Earth Vultures…

Sleeping Pulse, the British-Portuguese prog rock duo, are unveiling a new single and video for the track The Butterfly Collector, which you can check out below. The single comes from the band's upcoming new studio album "Dreams &…

The Quill, Swedish hard rock veterans (with a healthy dose of stoner rock), will release a new studio album, “Master of the Skies”, on May 8, 2026. The album is coming out on Metalville Records (a sister label of Edel). Below you'll…

Teramaze, the Australian progressive metal heavyweights from Melbourne, will release a new studio album, “The Silent Architect”, on their own label Wells Music on May 8, 2026. Below you can check out the third single from the album,…

Hecate Enthroned, the cult British symphonic black metal outfit, are back after seven years since their last album with a new, merciless single, Deathless in the Dryad Glade! The single is already available on all digital platforms. It…

Soulfly, the Arizona groove/thrash metallers led by the indestructible Max Cavalera, have unveiled an animated video for the single Favela/Dystopia, taken from their latest studio album "Chama". "Chama" came out at the end of October 2025.…

Witching Hour, blackened thrash metallers founded in 2006 in southern Germany, will release their new, fourth studio album, “Descending… Where Time Has Ceased to Exist”, on May 22, 2026 via Dying Victims Productions. Below you'll find…

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

Venom, the cult British metal outfit led by the indestructible chieftain Cronos, will release a new studio album, “Into Oblivion”, on May 1, 2026 via Noise/BMG. The album's second single and a video for the track Kicked Outta Hell are…

Tesla, the legendary American rockers, will release a new studio album called "Homage" on 7/17/2026 via Frontiers Music Srl. Let's be clear right away: this isn't quite a proper studio album full of new original music, but a collection of…

Iron Kobra, Germany's speed/heavy metal revivalists, are teaming up with Dying Victims Productions to reissue their first two studio albums, "Might & Magic" and "Dungeon Masters." Both have been sold out for a good while, and the…

Jared James Nichols, the American singer-songwriter armed with a huge talent for bluesy rock guitar, will release his new studio album “Louder Than Fate” on June 5, 2026 via the Italian label Frontiers Music Srl. After announcing the…

On Tuesday, May 19, 2026, Tim "Ripper" Owens, one of the most celebrated vocalists in the metal universe, is coming to the Orto bar club venue in Ljubljana. He currently sings with KK's Priest (the band of former Judas Priest guitarist K.…

Uriah Heep, the British rock legends, have announced the dates for the next leg of their "The Magician's Farewell" tour, which will bring them back to European stages this fall. The tour runs through October and November. It kicks off in…

Konquest, the Italian heavy metal crew, will drop their third studio album, “Dark Waters”, on April 24, 2026. The record is coming out via No Remorse Records. “Dark Waters” is a concept album and you can already pre-order it. …

Nightkill, the Greek heavy metallers, are dropping a lyric video and single for the track The Only One, taken from the band's debut »Survive The Night«, which came out on Alone Records in March 2025. The lyric video was put together by…

Axe & Ashes, the new heavy metal outfit founded by Russian guitar virtuoso Andrey Smirnov after he left U.D.O./Dirkschneider, have dropped a video for their second original single, Stand And Fight. The band revealed the single a few…

Rage, the long-running Hamburg heavy metal veterans, have announced that they were forced to cancel the dates of their upcoming South American tour. The band put out a short statement about it that doesn't give any solid reasons for the…

Pyramid Theorem, the Canadian progressive metal quartet from Toronto, are back with a fresh original single, the track Open Hearts, featuring Dream Theater vocalist James LaBrie as a special guest. The single comes with a video, and you…

Soen, Sweden's progressive metal champions, have announced the dates for the winter leg of their "Reliance" tour, which will sweep across Europe in support of their acclaimed new album of the same name, "Reliance". Joining them on this…

Babylon A.D., the cult American glam metal and hard rock outfit formed in 1987 in San Francisco (Bay Area), have dropped a new video for their single The Damage Is Done, which you can check out below. The single comes from the band's…

Hammerheart Records is reissuing the classic Running Wild album "Pile Of Skulls". It's coming back as a deluxe picture disc vinyl (limited to 500 copies). The reissue is expected on June 19, 2026! "Pile Of Skulls", released in the…

Voidchaser, an international progressive death metal outfit - a link-up between Montreal in Canada and Stockholm in Sweden - have just released their second studio album, "Interstellar, I". The album came out independently on April 10,…

Sanctuary, the cult American heavy metal outfit, have signed a deal with BLKIIBLK. To mark the occasion, the band has dropped a fresh original single called Not Of The Living. The single also comes with an official lyric video, which…

Fatal Vision, the Canadian melodic rock outfit who recently signed with Escape Music, are announcing their new studio album, “Four Sides To Every Story”. It drops on May 22, 2026! The band has already put out the first single and video…

Axe & Ashes, the new heavy metal outfit founded by Russian guitar maestro Andrey Smirnov after he left U.D.O./Dirkschneider, have dropped their second original single, the track Stand And Fight. You can check out the single below.…

Warsenal, the Canadian speed/thrash metal trio, have released a new studio album called "Endless Beginnings…". It's out now via Massacre Records. You can already order. "Endless Beginnings…" The band's third album, a concept record,…

German metal veterans MP-Reborn have officially signed with Massacre Records, kicking off a new chapter in their long career. Hailing from southwestern Germany, MP-Reborn built their reputation in the '80s with extensive touring,…

Torian, the German power metallers from Paderborn, are back with a fresh original single and a video for the track Flame of Resistance, which you can check out below. With the new single, Torian are teasing their upcoming studio album…

Immolation, the cult New York death metal crew who dropped their new studio album “Descent” on April 10, 2026 via Nuclear Blast Records, have followed up the release with a third single and video, this time for the track Bend Towards The…

The album "Walk This Road Alone" took shape slowly, over several years, with no rush. In between we played, lived, sometimes went our separate ways, but always stayed together as a band. We recorded at home, in our "barn studio," where…

Death Angel, the legendary Bay Area thrash metal band from the US, have announced the dates for a new European tour this summer! Among other things, the guys will also play an exclusive club show in Zagreb on Friday, July 31, 2026, at…

Yes, the indestructible progressive rock pioneers from the UK, have dropped the video for their fresh new single Aurora. Check it out below. Aurora is the title single from the new studio album, which lands on June 12 via InsideOut Music. …

German metalcore crew Tenside and alternative metallers Aurorawave are bringing their joint co-headlining tour "Devour The Dark" to Ljubljana on Wednesday, 9/19/2026, with Sugar Spine along as special guests. The show goes down at Orto…

Swiss melodic rockers Fighter V are celebrating today's release of their new album “Déja Vu” (out April 10, 2026 on Frontiers Music Srl.) with the title track and a video! The singles Foolish Heart, Raging Heartbeat and Victory came out…

Long Distance Calling, the German instrumental post-rock quartet, are celebrating today's release of their new album "The Phantom Void" with yet another new single and video. This time they picked the album's title track, which you can…