ELVELLON
"ASCENDING IN SYNERGY"
Symphonic Female Heavy Metal
Year:17.05.2024
(NAPALM RECORDS)

Rising symphonic metal band ELVELLON is set to release their second album, Ascending in Synergy, on May 17, 2024! The ten track offering marks the outfit’s Napalm Records debut, and is the successor to their highly acclaimed 2018 album Until Dawn and 2015 EP Spellbound. The official music video for the track “Born From Hope” from Until Dawn has reached 1.3M views on YouTube, and the EP version of the song has more than 2.5M Spotify streams. Dubbed as “heroes of tomorrow” by Metal Hammer Germany, ELVELLON has performed at several festival stages both in their home country of Germany and abroad, such as RockHarz Festival, M’era Luna and Rock Fest Barcelona to name a few, and has shared the stage with significant bands in the scene such as VISIONS OF ATLANT...

PALLBEARER
"MIND BURNS ALIVE"
Progressive Metal/ Doom
Year:17.05.2024
(NUCLEAR BLAST)

Mind Burns Alive finds PALLBEARER navigating the space between disquiet and serenity with a singular intensity. At times poetic and blistering, their fifth full length is a heartfelt meditation on isolation, trauma and mental breakdown, framed by the possibility of redemption and the quiet, aching beauty of escape.

Musically and lyrically stripped bare and vulnerable, Mind Burns Alive deals in universal themes of loneliness and the feeling of emotionally drowning in a world turning upside down. Bassist/vocalist Joseph D. Rowland describes the album as “an exploration of fate; when you are deceived by your own instincts and internal voice.”

CD/ 2LP:

01. Where The Light Fades
02. Mind Burns Alive
03. Signals
04. Endless Place
05. Daybreak
06. With Disease

GATECREEPER
"DARK SUPERSTITION"
Death Metal
Year:17.05.2024
(NUCLEAR BLAST)

"The new wave of American death metal needs a breakout album, and Dark Superstition is it. Gatecreeper's third full-length sees the Arizona death metal specialists-vocalist Chase H. Mason, guitarists Eric Wagner and Israel Garza, drummer Metal Matt Arrebollo and bassist Alex Brown-carving out their own path. The band's first album for Nuclear Blast is more concise, melodic, and memorable than anything they've done in the past. "We refined the song structures," Mason says. "We're getting better at what we do."Think of Dark Superstition as Gatecreeper's answer to Entombed's Wolverine Blues or Dismember's Massive Killing Capacity, pivotal albums on which the songs got tighter and more rock influenced. Or even Paradise Lost, who went even further in a rock di...

IVANHOE
"HEALED BY THE SUN"
Melodic Power Heavy Metal
Year:10.05.2024
(MASSACRE RECORDS)

"Reflections" emerges as a powerful exploration of environmental issues and our connection to planet Earth. Each track reflects a specific aspect of this often troubled and problematic relationship.On this album, collaboration and teamwork led to greater complexity in musical structures and arrangements. Clean vocals, interwoven with Gabriele's signature growl, emphasize the album's central theme, creating an intense and engaging atmosphere.This album goes beyond mere musical listening, transforming into a sensory experience. SOULLINE presents a work that combines music and images to stir deep emotions and stimulate concrete actions.The environmental message, expressed through the power of metal music, makes "Reflections" a work not only of music but also of cultural activism.The...

MUNICIPAL WASTE
"TANGO & THRASH REDUX BLACK/ WHITE MARBLED VINYL (LP)"
Thrash Metal
Year:24.05.2024
(NUCLEAR BLAST)

Municipal Waste are an American thrash metal band formed in Richmond, Virginia, in 2001. The band is known for their fast-paced, aggressive sound and humorous lyrics, often focusing on themes like partying, skateboarding, and pop culture references. They draw influences from classic thrash metal bands like Slayer, D.R.I., and Nuclear Assault, infusing their music with a modern and energetic approach.Previously released in 2003 as a split-EP with Californian crossover Thrash trio Bad Acid Trip, the re-release includes the original 5 Municipal Waste tracks. In addition there are 4 bonus tracks including covers of Poison Idea and Corrosion Of Conformity. With all-new artwork, the tracks were remastered by J-F Dagenais (Kataklysm).CD/ LP:01. Escape From New York02. Big Trouble In Little China0...

BAT
"UNDER THE CROOKED CLAW"
Thrash Metal
Year:17.05.2024
(NUCLEAR BLAST)

Metal-punk trio BAT have been delivering their own blood-spattered horror since ascending from the underground a decade ago. The brainchild of MUNICIPAL WASTE guitarist Ryan Waste, BAT is the horror-themed cousin of his aforementioned band, with dashes of Motörhead and Venom. BAT pushes the boundaries between heavy metal, punk and rock ‘n’ roll; dynamically all coagulating together into one cohesive dirty sound. Our attraction to horror is visceral and undeniable. So is our love of BAT.

CD/ LP:

01. Una Torcia Illumina Il Ciel
02. Vampyre Lore
03. Rite For Exorcism
04. Streetbanger
05. Just Buried
06. Warshock
07. Horror Vision
08. Battered
09. Revenge of the Wolf
10. Marauders of Doom
11. Electric Warning
12. Bastardized Force
13. Final Strike

AYREON
"LIVE BENEATH THE WAVES"
Symphonic Progressive Rock/ Metal
Year:17.05.2024
(MASCOT LABEL GROUP)

- Once in lifetime concert with an all-star cast including Simone Simons (Epica), Damian Wilson (Threshold), Anneke van Giersbergen, Jonas Renkse (Katatonia), Tom Englund (Evergrey), Daniel Gildenlow (Pain of Salvation), Marcela Bovio (MaYan), Brittney Slayes (Unleash the Archers), Hansi Kürsch (Blind Guardian), John Jaycee Cuijpers (Praying Mantis). Maggy Luyten (Beautiful Sin), Michael Mills (Toehider) and Wudstik.- Ayreon - 01011001 - Live Beneath The Waves is released on the same date as Lucassen & Soeterboek's Plan Nine album, another project of Ayreon master mind Arjen Lucassen.An Ayreon live event is a spectacular moment in time. An enormous production with musicians of the highest calibre combine to create a bombastic spectacle. The shows’ infrequencies make it ...

MANIC EDEN
"MANIC EDEN 30 ANNIVERS. EDIT."
Hard Rock
Year:12.04.2024
(MASCOT LABEL GROUP)

    Former Whitesnake members Adrian Vandenberg, Rudy Sarzo, and Tommy Aldridge released Manic Eden album in 1994.    30th anniversary release of Manic Eden release.    Manic Eden album is release on vinyl for the first time!      30 years ago Manic Eden released their first and only album.Manic Eden were a short-lived hard rock band consisting of former members of Whitesnake and Little Caesar. Following David Coverdale's decision to place Whitesnake on indefinite hiatus in the early 1990s, Manic Eden was founded in 1993 and had 3 members of Whitesnake from the Slip of the Tongue- era, Adrian Vandenberg (guitar), Rudy Sarzo (bass) and Tommy Aldridge (drums). Little Caesar vocalist Ron Young was the final piece of th...

DARKNESS
"BLOOD ON CANVAS"
Thrash/ Speed Metal
Year:26.04.2024
(MASSACRE RECORDS)

"Blood On Canvas" is the most ferocious album to date from the thrashers DARKNESS from Essen, Germany. The songs are more aggressive and heavier than anything else in the DARKNESS discography to date.Although it is not a concept album, "Blood On Canvas" is not a mere collection of nine songs created in one period, but a multi-faceted sound painting, painted with the colors of wrath.Musically, DARKNESS deliver the uncompromising and fast thrash metal they have been known for since their debut album "Death Squad" (1987). However, the compositions on this album are more complex and detailed than usual, without losing any of the aggression, heaviness and authenticity.The lyrics are no longer just a description of the madness that determines the course of this world, but get to the heart of the...

CEDRIC BURNSIDE
"HILL COUNTRY LOVE"
Blues
Year:05.04.2024
(MASCOT LABEL GROUP)

Cedric Burnside previous album, ‘I Be Trying’ from 2022, won a Grammy for Best Traditional Blues Album!Provogue Records is proud to announce the latest studio album from Grammy-Award Winning Bluesman, Cedric Burnside, entitled ‘Hill Country Love’.To Cedric Burnside, ‘Hill Country Love’ is a culmination of a career that’s already seen astonishing accomplishments and only keeps growing. When Cedric Burnside prepared to record ‘Hill Country Love’, the follow-up to his 2021 Grammy-winning album ‘I Be Trying’, he set up shop in a former legal office located in a row of structures in the seat of Tippah County, a town with 5,000 residents that’s known as the birthplace of the Hill Country Blues style. The fourteen songs on th...

FEUERSCHWANZ
"WARRIORS"
Folk Metal/ Viking Metal
Year:19.04.2024
(NAPALM RECORDS)

"For the first time in English! Celebrating their 20th anniversary, Feuerschwanz releases 2 brand-new English songs and 10 hits rearranged in English".CD/ LP:01    Highlander (English Version)02    The Unholy Grail (feat. Dominum, Orden Ogan)03    The Forgotten Commandment    04    Memento Mori (English Version, feat. Lord of the Lost, Chris Harms) 05    Death on the Dragonship    06    Wardwarf (feat. Francesco Cavalieri)07    Circlepit of Hell    08    Song of Ice and Fire (feat. Patty Gurdy)09    Purgatory    10    Bastard of Asgard    11    SGFRD Dra...

SARCASM
"MOURNINGHOUL"
Thrash/ Death Metal
Year:12.04.2024
(NAPALM RECORDS)

Sarcasm delivers a furious and energetic trip to the early days! Multifaceted entertainment for sophisticated Death Metal freaks!Sarcasm has had a storied career. Originally formed in Sweden in 1987, Sarcasm would release blistering Death Metal throughout the early and mid 90’s. After a shortlived reunion in 1997, they would come back into the fold in 2015 with a new re-designed version of their lineup. Now they return with their new full-length album “Mourninghoul”.“Mourninghoul” is Sarcasm’s fifth album, it was recorded during six months of the last year. Mixed and mastered by Lawrence Mackrory at Rorysound. With the new drummer Jesper Ojala the band has recorded their most dynamic and innovative album to date, while the band keeps evolving and raises ...

DEAD HEAD
"SHADOW SOUL"
Thrash/ Death Metal
Year:29.03.2024
(HAMMERHEART RECORDS)

Über Thrash Metal that might cause serious damage to body, mind & soul. Dead Head celebrates 35th anniversary with “Shadow Soul”!

• 35th anniversary release, proving Dead Head is stronger than ever!
• Recorded by Erwin Hermsen at Toneshed Studio (Trouble, Pestilence, Malevolent Creation) resulting in a crushing Thrash attack.
• Killer artwork by Vladimir Chebakov (Katalepsy, Hidious Divinity).

For fans of: Slayer, Kreator, Sadus, Dark Angel...

CD/ LP:

1. Litany of the Weak
2. Serpents of Fame
3. Caverns of Fate
4. Defiance
5. The Age of Hype
6. The Run
7. Opulent Disruption
8. Dark Emptiness

HAMMER KING
"KONIG UND KAISER"
Power Heavy Metal
Year:22.03.2024
(NAPALM RECORDS)

German heavy metal/power metal unit HAMMER KING are back with a brand-new bombastic full-length full of true headbanger hits! The new offering, entitled König und Kaiser, continues the storyline of the band paying homage to the mighty Hammer King, and is set for release on March 22, 2024 via Napalm Records. HAMMER KING, led by ex-Ross The Boss vocalist Titan Fox, was formed in 2015 and has captured the scene with their five previous offerings and live performances, among others at Summer Breeze Open Air following their last album, the massive (?) 2022 release Kingdemonium. On König und Kaiser the band is joined by noteworthy guest features from the likes of The Tribune (of labelmates WARKINGS), with whom HAMMER KING is heading out on a huge European tour with in spring 2024. Hamm...

ROTTING CHRIST
"PRO XRISTOU"
Black Metal
Year:24.05.2024
(SEASON OF MIST)

For over three decades, Tolis brothers Sakis and Themis have carved a blackened path through the metal world. Architects of the Hellenic black metal, ROTTING CHRIST have been blending histrionic atmospheres, mesmerizing choirs, and neo-classical arrangements for 35 years.Now, the Greek metal legends present their 14th studio album: ‘Pro Xristou’. Translating to “Before Christ” in Greek, this album is a fervent tribute to the last Pagan kings who stood resilient against the Christian tide, safeguarding ancient values and knowledge. Dive deep into the legacies of figures like Flavius Claudius Julianus and Nordic mythological kings through tracks such as "The Apostate" and "Ygdrassil".‘Pro Xristou’ encapsulates the essence of Rotting Christ's signature...