CIRITH UNGOL
"LIVE AT THE ROXY"
Heavy Metal
Year:25.04.2025
(METAL BLADE RECORDS)

One of the world's most iconic music venues - the Sunset Strip's Roxy Theatre- hosted a legendary 2024 gig by one of the world's most iconic metal bands, CIRITH UNGOL. The one-night-only performance was an album release show for the band's 2023 Dark Parade LP. It captured the lineup at the height of its considerable powers, performing Dark Parade in its entirety, along with a set of classic songs including "Join The Legion," "Frost And Fire," "Black Machine," and "Atom Smasher." The end result is a stellar live album and DVD.There was no choice other than the Roxy for CIRITH UNGOL to record this momentous live collection. "It's owned by a Hollywood music legend, Lou Adler," notes cofounding drummer Rob Garven, "and is next door to the famous Rainbow Bar a...

MIDNIGHT
"STEEL, RUST AND DISGUST"
Black Metal
Year:23.05.2025
(METAL BLADE RECORDS)

One-man-army, Athenar, has been spewing out an ungodly racket, dropping countless demos, splits, EPs, and LPs and ultimately slaying the metal/punk underground with his own addictive brand of lust, grime, and sleaze for over two decades. The Steel, Rust And Disgust collective follows last year’s chart topping Hellish Expectations full-length and features ten unique cover tracks alongside two new cuts.Athenar comments, “The idea to record an album of all cover jams with a certain theme is nothing quite new. The original title for this album was gonna be Throw Ups as an homage to the David Bowie’s Pin Ups album, also of covers. Although Throw Ups is only two syllables and I need six. I guess I could've called it Throw Downs Throw Outs Throw Ups, but that woul...

CREMATORY
"DESTINATION"
Melodic Death/ Gothic Metal
Year:02.05.2025
(Reigning Phoenix Music)

The CREMATORY hit factory opens its doors for the 17th time with its new studio album “Destination” and reaches a new, even higher level than before! It's an album that literally combines all the strengths and phases of the gothic metal pioneers, going back to their melodic death metal roots in places, then diving deep into the gothic realm again and surprising with some electro dancefloor bangers.CD/ 2LP:01.     Destination 02.     The Future Is a Lonely Place03.     Welt Aus Glas     04.     My Girlfriend's Girlfriend (Type O Negative cover)     05.     After Isolation 06.     My Own Private God  &n...

GHOST BATH
"ROSE THORN NECKLACE"
Black Metal
Year:08.05.2025
(NUCLEAR BLAST)

Depressive black metallers GHOST BATH have emerged from beyond the veil with their new album, Rose Thorn Necklace.Free from the Moonlover-Starmourner-Self Loather conceptual trilogy, sole proprietor Nameless (aka Dennis Mikula) explores the most intense and introspective GHOST BATH’s oeuvre, advancing with blackened blasts and melancholic movements while moving his only child forward into the unknownGHOST BATH comments:"Rose Thorn Necklace is both beautiful and grotesque. It blurs the lines between fantasy and reality, exploring the contrast of something gorgeous and disgusting. I tried my best to not hold myself back - both musically and lyrically - and this is the result; depressive black metal with raw emotion, unique melodies, and textured synths."Rose Thorn Necklace was recorded...

MACHINE HEAD
"UNATONED"
Prog Death Metal
Year:25.04.2025
(NUCLEAR BLAST)

For over three decades, the personification of determination, founder/vocalist/guitarist Robb Flynn, has led Bay Area icons MACHINE HEAD on an uncompromising path – one fueled by defiance, reinvention, and a relentless pursuit of evolution. Now, Machine Head announce their new album, UNATØNED. UNATØNED is a testament to momentum, an album honed to its sharpest edge, forged on creative discipline and the hunger to push forward. To mark the announcement, the band reveals the first single, 'UNBØUND'. Experience the raw energy and watch the electrifying music video directed by Mike Sloat below!CD/ LP:        1. Landscape of Thorns        2. Atomic Revelations   ...

ELUVEITIE
"ANV"
Epic/ Viking/ Folk Metal
Year:25.04.2025
(NUCLEAR BLAST)

 In 2022, Eluveitie released the singles "Aidus" and "Exile of the Gods," marking a new chapter in their musical journey and thematical cycle pursuing the lyrical concept opened by their last studio album "Ategnatos". These tracks were followed by the announcement of their upcoming album, "ÀNV," set for release in April 2025. The first single from this album, "Premonition," has just been unveiled, offering a glimpse into the band's evolving sound. Over the years, Eluveitie has undergone lineup changes, including their latest addition with Lea-Sophie Fischer on violin in May 2024. Despite these changes, the band's essence and soul remains untouched. With nine studio albums, numerous tours all around the globe, and headline shows worldwide, Eluveitie continue...

HATE FOREST
"AGAINST ALL ODDS"
Black Metal
Year:25.04.2025
(OSMOSE PRODUCTIONS)

Today, Osmose Productions announces April 25th as the surprise release date for Hate Forest‘s highly anticipated seventh album, Against All Odds, on CD, vinyl LP, and cassette tape formats.

Offensive, blood-chilling, straightforward black metal. The third and final chapter of the trilogy including Sowing With Salt and Justice. The first Hate Forest album with live drums. Moscovia delenda est.

CD/ LP:

1. Werewolves [3:47]
2. One Way Ticket [4:45]
3. Devil’s On Our Side [3:20]
4. Ukrainian Thermopylae [4:29]
5. Mariupol [4:49]
6. Coprophagus Empire [3:17]
7. The Reaping Hand [4:49]
8. Courage [6:28]

THE DEAD DAISIES
"LOOKIN' FOR TROUBLE"
Hard Rock/ Blues
Year:30.05.2025
(SPV)

"Lookin' For Trouble", THE DEAD DAISIES' first full-length blues album, is both a tribute to the genre's pioneers and a bold new chapter for the band. The album reimagines classic blues songs with the band's signature firepower, and was born in March 2024 during sessions for THE DEAD DAISIES' rock album "Light 'Em Up". After recording at Sienna Studios in Nashville, the band moved to Muscle Shoals, Alabama, to complete the album at the iconic FAME Studios.Stepping into the same space where legends like Aretha Franklin, Wilson Pickett and Etta James recorded their classic hits, the band — John Corabi (MÖTLEY CRÜE, THE SCREAM),David Lowy (RED PHOENIX, MINK),Doug Aldrich (WHITESNAKE, DIO),Michael Devin (WHITESNAKE, LYNCH MOB) and drummer...

ALESTORM
"THE THUNDERFIST CHRONICLES"
Pirate Heavy Metal
Year:20.06.2025
(NAPALM RECORDS)

ALESTORM will release a new album, "The Thunderfist Chronicles", on June 20, 2025 via Napalm Records. The Scottish party pirates return with their eight album, containing eight new anthems packed with blistering riffs, wild shanty-driven riffs, and utterly ridiculous lyrics — taking the high seas of metal to new depths."The Thunderfist Chronicles" arrives as the successor to ALESTORM's epic seventh studio album, "Seventh Rum Of A Seventh Rum", which peaked at No. 5 on both the U.S. Current Hard Music and Top New Artist Albums charts, No. 7 on the German Album chart and many more. After the release of last year's "Voyage of the Dead Marauder" EP and extensive touring, the band returns for more! With "The Thunderfist Chronicles", ALESTORM proves once again why they are the un...

WARFIELD
"WITH THE OLD BREED"
Thrash Metal
Year:04.04.2025
(NAPALM RECORDS)

Germany’s WARFIELD has come to break necks and breathe new life into the thrash genre, echoing the legacy of Kreator, Sodom and Destruction! With their devotion to idols like Tom Angelripper, the three know how to play tight with brutal, shredding riffs and rapid, speeding beats. Witness their new release, the unstoppable inferno With The Old Breed, out April 04, 2025 via Napalm Records! With their latest record, WARFIELD explores the unembellished and emotional depiction of societal, historical, social and internal wars – expressing criticism of the bitter part of reality. “Soul Conqueror" explores the dark aftermath of conflict, where departed souls wander, while songs like "Appetitive Aggression" dive deep into the primal instinct of humanity with light...

EPICA
"ASPIRAL"
Symphonic Female Heavy Metal
Year:11.04.2025
(NUCLEAR BLAST)

Symphonic metal titans EPICA are excited to announce that their 9th studio album Aspiral will be out on April 11th, via Nuclear Blast Records. The album title is derived from the eponymous bronze sculpture made by Polish sculptor and painter Stanisław Szukalski back in 1965 and stands for renewal and inspiration – keywords that define EPICA in 2025. In Szukalski’s work every detail is a piece of art in its own right, and there’s always more to the story than you initially think. The band saw this as the perfect analogy for the creation of this 9th album: each song stands on its own with a distinctive vibe and meaning, while together they enforce each other into a monumental effort. The album, featuring stunning cover artwork by Hedi Xandt (Rammstein, ...

VOLBEAT
"GOD OF ANGELS TRUST"
Hard Rock/ AOR
Year:06.06.2025
(ADA - Alternative Distribution Alliance)

Danish rock and rollers VOLBEAT - Michael Poulsen (vocals, guitar),Jon Larsen (drums) and Kaspar Boye Larsen (bass) - have announced their ninth album, "God Of Angels Trust", due on June 6 via longtime label Vertigo/ Universal.With "God Of Angels Trust" the band throws all songwriting rules overboard. Volbeat, who hold a record of ten number 1 hits on the Billboard mainstream rock charts as a non-American band, have deliberately broken away from convention and broken new creative ground.The band's enthusiasm for breaking convention is palpable in "God Of Angels Trust", a punchy, crisp album that is undeniably Volbeat – with the usual powerful mix of catchy melodies and fresh, metallic energy.The fact that Volbeat wrote and recorded a complete album in just five weeks ...

BATTLE BEAST
"CIRCUS OF DOOM - LIVE IN HELSINKI 2023"
Symphonic Female Heavy Metal
Year:11.04.2025
(NUCLEAR BLAST)

Exciting news from Finnish metal masters BATTLE BEAST, who announce today their majestic new live album Circus Of Doom - Live In Helsinki 2023 filmed & recorded at Helsinki Ice Hall in front of 3.000 ecstatic fans. The live album will be released on April 11th via Nuclear Blast Records. With 'King For A Day - (Live In Helsinki)' the band shares the brand new video of this upcoming record.Bass player Eero Sipilä quotes excited:”Our homecoming show was certainly one for the books. After the endless Covid delays, with our closest friends in the audience and our biggest production brought alive on stage, this night served as a true celebration of live music and life itself. We can’t wait to share this package with you all!”CD/ LP:1 Intro (Live in Helsinki 2...

SODOM
"THE ARSONIST"
Thrash Metal
Year:27.06.2025
(SPV)

German Thrash Metal legends Sodom returns with ‘The Arsonist‘, their first full-length album since 2020.It’s not only the complex production process that testifies to the band’s exceptional creative spirit, but also their diverse song writing, which saw all four Sodom musicians – Tom Angelripper (vocals, bass), Frank Blackfire (guitar), York Segatz (guitar) and Toni Merkel (drums) – involved in the development of the material on ‘The Arsonist’.The mastering was done by the famous sound engineer Eroc and the cover artwork with its martial design was penned by the exceptional Polish artist Zbigniew M. Bielak (Ghost, Mayhem, among others).CD/ 2LP:1. The Arsonist2. Battle Of Harvest Moon3. Trigger Discipline4. The Spirits That I Called5. Witchhun...

IN THE WOODS...
"OTRA"
Black Metal
Year:11.04.2025
(PROPHECY PRODUCTIONS)

With their seventh studio album "Otra", Norwegian avant-garde metal stalwards IN THE WOODS... might surprise their listeners – and particularly those, who have not followed the remarkable evolution that the band from the southern Norwegian city of Kristiansand has undergone since the early nineties. The tracks of "Otra" are surprisingly captivating with melodic tunes dominating the present sound of IN THE WOODS... – although progressive elements and the occasional rough reminder of the Norwegians' harsh past are also regularly shimmering through the fabric of these songs. What sets "Otra" apart from the average heavy work of music is the excellence of composition that shows expert level experience and comes with a seeming ease that makes the achievement even greater. Lyric...