MYLES KENNEDY
"THE ART OF LETTING GO"
Hard Rock/ AOR
Year:11.10.2024
(NAPALM RECORDS)

With two solo efforts under his belt and sold out headline tours in the rearview, iconic frontman, instrumentalist, and “one of rock’s finest vocalists” (KERRANG!), MYLES KENNEDY (Alter Bridge, Slash ft. Myles Kennedy & The Conspirators), is guided by a sense of keenly honed intuition on his third full-length album, The Art of Letting Go, out October 11, 2024 via Napalm Records. The album follows 2021’s acclaimed The Ides of March, which notched a total of four #1 debuts across three countries, topping the US Top Current Hard Music Chart, the UK Official Rock & Metal Chart and Official Independent Album Chart, and Canada’s Hard Music Albums Chart. Beyond generating 10 million-plus streams, it incited unanimous critical applause. RIFF hailed it as &ldqu...

1349
"THE WOLF & THE KING"
Black Metal
Year:04.10.2024
(SEASON OF MIST)

•    The Wolf and the King is the latest sortie in that crusade.1349’s eighth album sees the Oslo-based band harnessing the primordial energy of black metal’s decade-defining second wave and channeling it through ancient mysteries and the relentless global chaos of the 2020s.•    Recorded at Amper Tone in Oslo, Norway, and New Constellation R.M.P. in Orlando, Florida, The Wolf and the King was produced and mixed by Ravn and Jarrett Pritchard (Eulogy, Pulchra Morte).Carved from the frozen landscapes of Norway, 1349 have etched their mark upon the black metal pantheon, wielding their instruments like war-axes in the vanguard of the genre's relentless assault. With a legacy drenched in the blood of aural extremities, they have become th...

OCEANS OF SLUMBER
"WHERE GODS FEAR TO SPEAK"
Progressive Metal/ Doom
Year:14.09.2024
(SEASON OF MIST)

•    Where Gods Fear to Speak is the soundtrack to a dystopian, cyberpunk, post-apocalyptic western. •    Female-fronted progressive metal with a dark cinematic edge.  •    It’s the first Oceans of Slumber album to feature vocalist Cammie Beverly’s death growls. Oceans of Slumber defy any and all convention. Since 2011, the Houston band have come to redefine the Southern Gothic by casting their tales of hope and despair against an ever-shifting backdrop of melodic death, doom and black metal, with subtle electronic flourishes and classical composition added for good measure.Where Gods Fear to Speak expands their progressive vision to the hi-def scope of a Hollywood blockbuster. Oceans of Slumber have toured...

CHARLOTTE WESSELS
"THE OBSESSION"
Symphonic Female Heavy Metal
Year:20.09.2024
(NAPALM RECORDS)

Charismatic Dutch singer/songwriter CHARLOTTE WESSELS is set to release her new album, The Obsession, under Napalm Records on September 20, 2024! While the former DELAIN vocalist’s earlier solo endeavors, full-length song compilations Tales From Six Feet Under (2021) and Tales From Six Feet Under Vol II (2022), already gained Wessels a remarkable number of devotees, resulting in thousands of monthly listeners on Spotify and a loyal fanbase on Patreon, The Obsession truly takes her solo career to the next level. While still writing and producing songs in her Six Feet Under basement home studio and sharing their first incarnations with her patrons, now she’s taking them to the next level backed by a band of her fellow ex-DELAIN cohorts Timo Somers (guitars, additional arrangement...

GOD IS AN ASTRONAUT
"EMBERS"
Progressive Metal/ Post Metal
Year:06.09.2024
(NAPALM RECORDS)

GOD IS AN ASTRONAUT has mesmerized audiences worldwide with their distinctive sonic tapestry both in dynamic live performances and through their recorded works. Amidst their perpetual whirlwind of touring, the Wicklow-based trio emerges once more with a freshly crafted studio album, set to debut on September 6, 2024, courtesy of Napalm Records!"Embers"" represents the band's most extensive and grandiose production to date. From the very first note to the lingering resonance of its finale, ""Embers"" quietly but confidently affirms their mastery of their craft.  Founded by brothers Torsten and Niels Kinsella, the band has once again created an exceptional collection of songs, inviting listeners to explore and interpret it in their own unique ways.The first official sing...

NIGHTWISH
"YESTERWYNDE"
Symphonic Female Heavy Metal
Year:20.09.2024
(NUCLEAR BLAST)

Still, Finnish Symphonic metal legends NIGHTWISH filled this word with life, when they announced their tenth studio album at the end of last month. Today, NIGHTWISH have officially launched the pre-order for Yesterwynde.Yesterwynde will be available in a number of different vinyl variants, as a jewelcase, digipak, earbook and as part of a deluxe vinyl boxset.To celebrate the news, NIGHTWISH have opened the door to their newly-built universe a tiny bit and allowed their fans a first glimpse of Yesterwynde. The band shares their first single 'Perfume Of The Timeless' today, a beautiful song that provides a taste of the grandeur, drama and heaviness the new album has to offer. Tuomas Holopainen shares his thoughts about 'Perfume Of The Timeless':”You a...

WEATHER SYSTEMS/ ANATHEMA
"OCEAN WITHOUT A SHORE"
Progressive Metal/ Doom
Year:27.09.2024
(MASCOT LABEL GROUP)

Weather Systems is the new band from Anathema mastermind and main songwriter Daniel Cavanagh In 2020 Anathema agree upon an indefinite hiatus, Ocean Without A Shore originated during those last Anathema sessions Weather Systems first track is released for ‘Do Angels Sing Like Rain?’ watch here! Weather Systems have announced a global release date of September 27 for their anticipated debut album titled Ocean Without A Shore, via Music Theories Recordings. The new band from former Anathema mastermind and multi-instrumentalist Daniel Cavanagh and former Anathema drummer and producer Daniel Cardoso. Music allows us to channel emotions, thoughts, and truths too transcendent for mere conversation. In essence, it breaks down barriers and enables discourse on a higher plane....

D-A-D
"SPEED OF DARKNESS"
Hard Rock/ Melodic Metal
Year:04.10.2024
(AFM RECORDS)

Even after 40 years of band history, Denmark's heavy rock super-stars D-A-D are not getting tired. While other bands call it a day after that long time, D-A-D are at their best and release a new long player called "Speed of Darkness". Fans can look forward to the 13th album as, according to the band and first reactions, it is based on one of the strongest song pools in a long time."Speed of Darkness" will be released on October 4 as a jewelcase CD, lim. earbook with a few surprises, black vinyl and 3 different strictly limited vinyl colours. The two singles "The Ghost" & "1st, 2nd & 3rd" have already shown that D-A-D's new studio album is a hot candidate for the category ‘absolutely required rock’.CD/ 2LP:1. God Prays to Man2. 1st, 2nd & 3rd3. Th...

SERIOUS BLACK
"RISE OF AKHENATON"
Melodic Power Heavy Metal
Year:27.09.2024
(AFM RECORDS)

- German melodic Power Metal band founded in 2014!- The 7th studio album!With "Rise of Akhenaton", Melodic Power Metal favorites SERIOUS BLACK are not only celebrating their 10th anniversary. It also marks a triumphant return to the band's roots, while at the same time opening up a new era with modern production and more variety than ever before. From the adrenaline-fueled anthem "Metalized" to the infectious sing-along choruses of "Take Your Life".With a decade of relentless passion and a legacy of metal anthems SERIOUS BLACK are back to revive the spirit of classic Power Metal. With eleven electrifying tracks, "Rise of Akhenaton" marks a triumphant return to the band's roots, while at the same time opening up a new era with modern production and more variety than eve...

ANCIIENTS
"BEYOND THE REACH OF THE SUN"
Progressive Metal/ Doom
Year:30.08.2024
(SEASON OF MIST)

After winning a JUNO in 2016, Anciients were officially anointed as the guiding lights for progressive metal. However, keeping their momentum rocking and rolling proved to be no easy feat. For too long, metalheads feared these mighty Canadians had gone dormant. The road was threatened by many shadowy twists and turns, but after eight years of hermetic silence, Anciients have returned with a new lineup and a new album that now stands as their heaviest, headiest and most heartfelt offering.    Fans who’ve waited on bended knee for more fretboard heroics will not be disappointed by Beyond the Reach of the Sun. Lead single “Melt the Crown” fires off not one, not two, but three guitar solos. Each one comes with its own unique flavor, too, spanning from pla...

SETH
"LA FRANCE DES MAUDITS"
Black Metal
Year:12.07.2024
(SEASON OF MIST)

Hailing from the heart of French black metal, SETH presents a grim and haunting narrative with their relentless musical fury. Glazed with elements from the French Revolution, their opus takes inspiration from the very streets that bled under the guillotine’s kiss.Experience the auditory uprising in their latest album, La France des Maudits. Here, SETH carves out the anthem for those rising from the ruins, the unyielding, the eternal rebels. This black metal revival offers a narrative of relentless fury, invoking the spirit of insurrection, liberation, and defiance against divine oppression. With tracks such as Paris des Maléfices and Et Que Vive le Diable ! they weave a dark tapestry of sound, showcasing their unique niche in atmospheric black metal. Anthems of resistance that...

HEILUNG
"LIFA LOTUNGARD - LIVE AT RED ROCKS"
Folk Metal/ Viking Metal
Year:09.08.2024
(SEASON OF MIST)

Heilung don’t play “shows”. They perform a ritual. Christopher Juul, Maria Franz, Kai Uwe Faust and their Nordic collective sweep audiences into rapture with throat singing, primordial rhythms, subtle electronic textures, a mesmerizing light show, an army of warriors and bursts of fire.What better place on earth to experience their ancient ritual than Red Rocks? The world-famous venue - which is located outside of Denver, Colorado, tucked between two giant sandstones - was once home to indigenous tribes. When Heilung performed on October 5th 2021, they recognized this history by inviting Natives to join the prayer that opens all of their rituals.“Remember that we all are brothers. All people, beasts, trees, and stones, and wind. We all descend from the one ...

MIRACLE OF SOUND
"MATERIA BEST OF 2011 - 2024"
Symphonic Melodic Heavy Metal
Year:08.11.2024
(NAPALM RECORDS)

"With over a billion organic cross-platform streams and the viral hit “Valhalla Calling”, beyond others, MIRACLE OF SOUND is releasing his first-ever physical release and Napalm Records debut, Materia (Best Of 2011 – 2024) on November 8, 2024. This best-of release showcases the immense talent of musician and producer Gavin Dunne, sending the listener through a mystical world of Vikings, pirates, sea shanties, Celtic history, modern fantasy and more. As a multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, and singer, Gavin's solo project, MIRACLE OF SOUND, has achieved multiple #1 chart appearances all over Europe and produced viral hits. His music celebrates great stories inspired by characters and tales from TV, video games, books, and movies, with collaborations with industry gian...

FLOTSAM AND JETSAM
"I AM THE WEAPON"
Thrash Metal
Year:13.09.2024
(AFM RECORDS)

- Flotzilla strikes back!- Album number 15 by the US thrash institution from Arizona- Last album reached number 9 in the German album charts, the most successful album in the band's history- Mix & mastering by Jacob Hansen (Volbeat, Amaranthe, Powerwolf, U.D.O. etc.)Prepare for the newest offering by US-American thrash legends FLOTSAM AND JETSAM. "I Am the Weapon" not only takes up seamlessly where its two outstanding predecessors left off, but also goes one step further in terms of musical skill and composition. While they fully live out their core competencies such as their aggressive style with fast tempos, "I Am the Weapon" features more surprising moments than ever before. From brutal high-octane tracks like "I Am the Weapon" to the athmospheric but not superfast "Bur...

THE SWEET
"FULL CIRCLE"
Hard Rock/ AOR/ Glam
Year:20.09.2024
(SOULFOOD MUSIC)

SWEET are a phenomenon that has captivated the rock world for decades. Over the years, Sweet have sold more than 55 million records and reached 34 number 1 chart positions worldwide.The golden thread that connects the past with the present and the future is SWEET veteran Andy Scott with all his determination to keep the band's musical legacy, recordings and touring at the highest level.The band today continues to bring together outstanding musicians who deliver the full energy and soaring vocals that are associated with the SWEET sound and are the band's trademark.SWEET began writing new songs for "Full Circle" in 2019. However, due to the pandemic, the project was put on hold and the band released "Isolation Boulevard" instead. This included remote recording sessions ...