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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,…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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,…

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. …

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…

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…

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,…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Gentle Giant, the British prog rock icons, are reissuing their fifth album, 1973's "In A Glass House," this July. The reissue will be available on vinyl and CD. So Gentle Giant are reissuing their fifth studio album from 1973, "In A…

Dominum, rising stars of the new era of power metal, are announcing their third single and video from their upcoming studio album “Night Is Calling”, due out on July 3, 2026 via Austrian label Napalm Records. Below you can check out the…

Europe, the legendary Swedish hard rockers, are back on September 25 with a brand-new studio album titled “Come This Madness”. The band's twelfth studio record will drop via Silver Lining Music / Hell & Back Recordings. Below you…

Deep Purple, the biblical forefathers of rock and metal, will release a new studio album called “SPLAT!” on July 3 via earMUSIC. The album will be available in all formats and variants! You can already pre-order it. Below you'll…

Evergrey, the Swedish dark progressive metallers from Gothenburg, released their 15th studio album “Architects Of A New Weave” on June 5, 2026 via Austria's Napalm Records. To mark the release of the new record, the band dropped a…

Voivod, the legendary progressive/thrash metal outfit from Jonquière, Quebec, dropped their live album “Symphonique” on June 5, 2026, via the US label Century Media Records. To celebrate the release of the new live document, they've put…

Muse, the famed art and alternative rockers from Devon, England, have dropped a new video for the single Nightshift Superstar, taken from their upcoming new studio album “The Wow! Signal”, due out June 26 on Warner/Helium 3. Muse first…

Midnight Rider, German revivalists of the seventies school of rock from Koblenz, have unveiled a video and single for the track The Battle Of Brighton, kicking off the release of their new studio album "Limited Infinity". The album…

Ayreon, the long-running progressive rock outfit from the Netherlands led by Arjen Anthony Lucassen, have released the live album “30th Anniversary – An Amazing Flight Through Time”. To mark the arrival of the new live document, the…

Ruin And Reverie, the American progressive metallers, will release their ambitious concept album "The Seed Of Chaos" on July 3, 2026, featuring the unmistakable vocals of Ray Alder, known for his work with the legendary Fates Warning. …

Evanescence, the American dark rockers, have dropped a new single and video for the title track of their album "Sanctuary", and you can check it out below. The band's new studio album, “Sanctuary”, will be released on June 5, 2026. …

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Black Sabbath will be getting a reissue of "Seventh Star" on July 10, 2026, and this time the album has been given a complete sonic overhaul (a remaster). It's the follow-up to the monstrous "Born Again" (1983), and it's the Black Sabbath…

Malefic Throne present a new single and video for When Our Shadows Align, taken from their latest studio album “The Conquering Darkness”, released on 11/28/2025 via Agonia Records. Malefic Throne are guitarist Gene Palubicki…

Billy Idol, the unforgettable rock icon with a whole stack of evergreen hits, is unveiling the video and single John Wayne, with singer Alison Mosshart joining him for a duet. You can check out the video below. The single comes from…

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

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

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

Frank Zappa's 2016 compilation "ZAPPAtite – Frank Zappa’s Tastiest Tracks" is getting a reissue on July 17 via Zappa Records/UMe, and for the first time it's coming out on vinyl too. The career-spanning collection first came out on CD…

Pride Of Lions, the west-coast/AOR outfit led by Jim Peterik and Toby Hitchcock, have announced their new album “Unbridled”, landing on July 10 via Frontiers Music Srl. “Unbridled”, produced by Jim Peterik and mixed by Larry Millas, is…

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

Punk legend Peter Lovšin (a.k.a. Pero Lovšin) celebrated his 70th birthday last year and put out the album Za sto let naprej through NIKA. Today he's sending the Radio Edit version of a track from that record out to the airwaves – Vedno…

Newman, the UK AOR outfit led by visionary, producer and songwriter Steve Newman, have revealed the cover art for their upcoming new studio album, "Your Next Move". Check out the cover below! The British melodic rock band was…

Tokyo Blade, the cult N.W.O.B.H.M. outfit, will release their new studio album "Hoist The Colours High" on August 21, 2026 via Dissonance Productions. With long-standing members Andy Boulton and Alan Marsh on board, "Hoist The Colours…

Paul McCartney, the famed British singer-songwriter and former Beatle, dropped a brand-new studio album on May 29, 2026, titled “The Boys Of Dungeon Lane”. The record is out via MPL / Capitol. To mark the release, the legendary Beatle…

Lynch Mob, the iconic American hard rock outfit led by guitar hero George Lynch, dropped their live album “The Final Ride” on May 29, 2026 via Frontiers Music Srl. On release day, the band also put out a live version of the single It's…

Jayler, the British rock band, have dropped a new single and video for Hate To See It End, taken from their debut "Voices Unheard". You can check it out below. The band's debut album "Voices Unheard" came out on May 29, 2026 via Silver…

Peter Gabriel, the celebrated singer-songwriter and British prog rock icon, has dropped the dark-side mix of his fifth new single, Won’t Stand Down (mixed by Tchad Blake). The new single will appear on Gabriel's upcoming album “o\i”. …

Beseech, Swedish pioneers of gothic/doom metal, will release a new studio album called “Future. Present. Past” on August 28, 2026, via Despotz Records. Below you can check out the album's third single, Hesitation, complete with an…

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

Magnum vocalist Bob Catley's acoustic album "Tales & Whispers" is coming out on September 18, 2026 via Escape Music. It'll be available on CD and LP! The vinyl will be a limited run of 500 copies in a double gatefold, in "Slightly…

Sinner, the cult German heavy rock outfit led by one man only, Primal Fear co-founder Mat Sinner, will release what they say is their final studio album, "Boom Bang Goodbye", on July 31 via Reigning Phoenix Music. With it, Mat Sinner…

Sixty years after Slade first came together – and a month before his 80th birthday – longtime Slade guitarist Dave Hill is getting ready to drop his first solo studio album. "Dirty Foot Lane" is due out in October, and people close to…

Metalite, the Swedish power metal crew from Stockholm, will drop a new studio album, “Discovery” (twelve tracks), on 9/25/2026. The record is coming out on German label Reigning Phoenix Music (RPM). You can already pre-order…

Shinedown, the beloved American rockers, dropped their new studio album “EI8HT” on May 29 via Atlantic Records. To celebrate the release, they've also put out another single from the record, Young Again, complete with an official music…

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…

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…