THE GEMS
"YEAR OF THE SNAKE"
Female Heavy Metal
Release date: 13.03.2026
(NAPALM RECORDS)

Rock sensation THE GEMS return with their second album Year Of The Snake, out on March 13, 2026. The Swedish trio solidifies their position as a strong player in modern hard rock. Their very first single, “Like A Phoenix”, instantly hit #2 on the German Rock Radio Airplay Charts and they impressed both fans and critics with their debut record Phoenix (2024). With one album under their belt, and numerous electrifying live shows, THE GEMS quickly established what Year Of The Snake now effortlessly proves: this is the future of rock!

Shaping the genre with 14 new tracks, THE GEMS are all about the energy. “The time to change is now!,” proclaims opener “Walls”, before the hard hitting and empowering title track offers the album’s f...

THE BLACK CROWES
"A POUND OF FEATHERS"
Hard Rock/ AOR
Release date: 13.03.2026
(ADA - Alternative Distribution Alliance)

Fresh off the GRAMMY-nominated success of Happiness Bastards (2024), Chris and Rich Robinson wasted no time getting back to work - In early 2025, the brothers returned to Nashville to reunite with producer Jay Joyce and recapture the spark that powered their last record - This is the result. Reflective of their mood and expression, The Black Crowes have created a rock record that's loose and funky, dark and heavy, sensuous and jagged, Flesh and bone... A pound of feathers Or a pound of lead Look out below and mind your head.

CD/ LP:

Profane Prophecy
Cruel Streak
Pharmacy Chronicles
Do the Parasite!
High & Lonesome
Queen of the B-Sides
It's Like That
Blood Red Regrets
You Call This a Good Time?
Eros Blues
Doomsday Doggerel

DEATH DEALER
"REIGN OF STEEL"
Old School/ Power Heavy Metal
Release date: 30.01.2026
(MASSACRE RECORDS)

Fourth album by US power metal band Death Dealer. The band, led by Cage singer Sean Peck and world-class bassist Mike LePond, has once again released an absolute smash hit in the world of power metal.

Reign of Steel represents the pinnacle of Death Dealer.. the forces combined from the historic heavy metal power of metal legend Ross the boss, fused with the terrifying ability of Sean Peck on Vocals and master shredder Stu Marshall. This album is elevated by the dazzling talents of Mike LePond on bass who takes everything to a new level. The album is deep and intense. It is the culmination of 5 years of work and thousands of hours of making sure that every song is the very best it can be. 

CD/ LP:

1. Assemble
2. Devil's Triangle
3. Riding...

LOST SOCIETY
"HELL IS A STATE OF MIND"
Melodic Death Metal
Release date: 06.03.2026
(NUCLEAR BLAST)

Finland’s forward-thinking metal trailblazers LOST SOCIETY announce their brand-new album Hell Is A State Of Mind, set for release on March 6th, 2026 via Nuclear Blast Records.

Four years after the critically acclaimed If the Sky Came Down, the band returns with their most fearless and defining statement yet-modern metal without equals and without apologies.

For vocalist-guitarist Samy Elbanna, guitarist Arttu Lesonen, bassist Mirko Lehtinen, and drummer Tapani Fagerström, Hell Is A State Of Mind marks a bold step into the metallic territory they were always meant to claim: unrestrained, unmistakable, and unapologetically their own. Reuniting with trusted collaborator Joonas Parkkonen (producer, co-writer, mixing engineer), the album took a decis...