HEATHEN
"BLEED THE WORLD: LIVE"
Thrash Metal
Year:14.03.2025
(NUCLEAR BLAST)

For the past 40 years, the venerated Thrash Metal outfit Heathen have abided by their never-say-die attitude. Formed in 1984 in San Francisco’s Bay Area - home to Exodus, Metallica, Testament, and Death Angel - Heathen quickly separated themselves from the pack by expertly fusing David White’s distinctive vocals with a melody-driven and forward-thinking musical style. The band’s first two albums, Breaking the Silence and Victims of Deception, are widely regarded as Bay Area Thrash classics. The Heathen brand of intelligent yet aggressive Thrash appealed not only to the genre’s core demographic, but also Metal fans looking for brains behind the brawn. The most recent full-length album, Empire of the Blind, continued to push the boundaries of the genre, expanding thei...

KATLA
"SCANDINAVIAN PAIN"
Doom/ Black Metal
Year:21.03.2025
(NAPALM RECORDS)

The doom hellhounds unleashed by Napalm Records.Danish doom magicians KATLA bring a new dimension of Doom with their new album Scandinavian Pain - the end of the world will be heralded on March 21, 2025 via Napalm Records! Their powerful brew of post-rock, sludge and progressive doom is characterized by intense, atmospheric sounds in long, expansive tracks.Scandinavian Pain deals with dark themes such as depression, shame, greed and guilt. The trio tells stories of the end of the world and religious manipulation, even reaching back to the colonial era. On the cover, which is stylistically reminiscent of early black metal, the black dog is an atmospheric symbol of melancholy. This motif comes from the English writer and poet Dr. Samuel Johnson. In the folklore of his homeland, the dog is re...

WARBINGER
"WRATH AND RUIN"
Thrash Metal
Year:14.03.2025
(NAPALM RECORDS)

SoCal thrash metal force WARBRINGER are back to end fans' eager wait with the highly anticipated new album Wrath And Ruin. Dubbed as “one of the best modern thrash outfits” by Exclaim!, WARBRINGER’s previous record, 2020’s Weapons of Tomorrow, was lauded by fans and critics alike. The album and its tracks received Best of 2020 nods from the likes of Consequence and Loudwire, with PopMatters going as far as to say, “With Weapons of Tomorrow, WARBRINGER’s inspired take on thrash metal seems to have reached its zenith.” On Wrath And Ruin, WARBRINGER continues their furious assault against the powers that be with eight new explosive rippers lyrically focused on inspiring listeners to recognize strength in numbers and actualize their clas...

THE HELLACOPTERS
"OVERDRIVER"
Hard Rock/ AOR/ Glam
Year:31.01.2025
(NUCLEAR BLAST)

The Hellacopters, one of the finest rock bands from Sweden, strike back with their ninth studio album Overdriver.
Celebrating 30 years of rock and roll.

CD/ LP:

1. Token Apologies
2. Don't Let Me Bring You Down
3. (I Don't Wanna Be) Just A Memory
4. Wrong Face On
5. Soldier On
6. Doomsday Dreamday
7. Faraway Looks
8. Coming Down
9. Do You Feel Normal
10. The Stench
11. Leave A Mark
12. Wild Night (Bonus Track) - DIGI only
13. What's Going On (Bonus Track) - DIGI only

THE NIGHT FLIGHT ORCHESTRA
"GIVE US THE MOON"
Hard Rock/ AOR
Year:31.01.2025
(NAPALM RECORDS)

Acclaimed Swedish rockers THE NIGHT FLIGHT ORCHESTRA are set to release their cinematic seventh studio album and Napalm Records debut, Give Us The Moon, on January 31, 2025! Founded in 2007 by members of high-profile bands such as Soilwork, Arch Enemy and Mean Streak, over the years THE NIGHT FLIGHT ORCHESTRA have been nominated three times for the Swedish Grammis, gathering millions of streams via their hits. The band has also won over live audiences internationally with their incredibly entertaining performances, including enormous festivals like Wacken Open Air and even opening for Kiss on their very last two shows in Sweden at legendary Dalhalla, as well as several successful European tours and a Latin American tour in summer 2024. The multifaceted new offering continues THE...

KAMELOT
"THE BLACK HALO 20TH ANNIVERSARY EDIT."
Symphonic Melodic Heavy Metal
Year:14.03.2025
(NAPALM RECORDS)

Following the release of their latest full-length, the introspective, uplifting, vital The Awakening (#2 US Current Hard Music Albums, #27 Current Album Sales), exciting reissues of seminal albums Ghost Opera, Poetry For The Poisoned and One Cold Winter's Night, and several international tours – including their recent Awaken The World tour, which has become the band’s most successful and massive headline run in their 30+ year history – KAMELOT is ringing in the new year by celebrating the 20th anniversary of one of the most renowned albums of their career, The Black Halo. Upon its release, Blabbermouth dubbed The Black Halo “stunning”, naming it “one of 2005's most impressive releases”. Widely considered by fans and critics alike as a shi...

THE HALO EFFECT
"MARCH OF THE UNHEARD"
Melodic Death Metal
Year:10.01.2025
(NUCLEAR BLAST)

Gothenburg's rising stars, THE HALO EFFECT, are back with a powerful new announcement - their highly anticipated second album, March of the Unheard, will be unleashed on January 10th, 2025, via Nuclear Blast Records.Following the massive success of their critically acclaimed debut Days of the Lost, March of the Unheard delivers a triumphant continuation of the band’s signature sound. Packed with soaring melodies and electrifying energy, the new album promises to exceed fan expectations.Guitar wizard and main songwriter Niclas Engelin comments: "Damn, time flies fast when you have so much fun touring, playing festivals, and creating new magic. Are we hitting album no. 2 already? Still running high from the energy from Days Of The Lost, and it's been a blast!&rdquo...

SACRIFICE
"VOLUME SIX"
Thrash Metal
Year:24.01.2025
(High Roller Records)

Influenced by Canadian speed metal pioneers such as Anvil or Exciter and local thrash greats Razor from Toronto, Sacrifice from the suburb of Scarborough soon set about making history themselves - the sixth studio album, aptly named “Volume Six”, is extremely fast and incredibly aggressive and will blow the patches off old and new fans alike with its intensity!

CD/ LP:

1. Comatose
2. Antidote Of Poison
3. Missile
4. Underneath Millennia
5. Your Hunger For War
6. Incoming Mass Extinction
7. Lunar Eclipse
8. Explode
9. Black Hashish
10. We Will Not Survive
11. Trapped In A World (Feat. Brian Taylor)

Rob Urbinati - Guitars, Vocals
Joe Rico - Guitars
Scott Watts - Bass
Gus Pynn - Drums

GRAVE DIGGER
"BONE COLLECTOR"
Power Heavy Metal
Year:17.01.2024
(Reigning Phoenix Music)

With their new studio-manifesto "Bone Collector", GRAVE DIGGER release another milestone in their successful history, that kicked of in the golden 80s. Pure Heavy Metal: raw, brutal, honest and yet catchy. An old school GRAVE DIGGER album, going back to their roots, but still sounding energetic, fresh and multifaceted.   

CD/ LP:

1. Bone Collector
2. The Rich The Poor The Dying
3. Kingdom Of Skulls
4. The Devils Serenade
5. Killing Is My Pleasure
6. Mirror Of Hate
7. Riders Of Doom
8. Made Of Madness
9. Graveyard Kings
10. Forever Evil & Buried Alive
11. Whispers Of The Damned

AVATARIUM
"BETWEEN YOU, GOD, THE DEVIL AND THE DEAD"
Progressive Metal/ Doom
Year:24.01.2025
(AFM RECORDS)

Female fronted doom rock band AVATARIUM returns with their new album "Between You, God, The Devil and The Dead". Get ready for a great combination of gloomy hard rock with gentle doom metal accents. This special mixture gives the Swedish band their very unique sound and is one of the reason why they became a big name in the sceneMasters of melancholic heavy metal since 2013, Avatarium are a unique and formidable musical force. Originally formed as an extracurricular project by Candlemass legend Leif Edling, the Stockholm-based doom mavericks have since evolved far beyond their roots and become one of the most creative and unpredictable hard rock bands on the planet. Now led by real life partners, vocalist Jennie-Ann Smith and guitarist Marcus Jidell, Avatarium have continued on their singu...

PATRIARKH
"ПРОРОК ИЛИЯ (PROPHET ILJA)"
Black Metal
Year:03.01.2025
(NAPALM RECORDS)

Reborn PATRIARKH (former Batushka) returns with a masterpiece of arcane black metal!Five years after the release of their critically acclaimed album, Hospodi, Polish black metal icons PATRIARKH (former Batushka) return with new concept album ПРОРОК ИЛИЯ (Engl. Prophet Elijah). Their label debut will be released on January 03, 2025 via Napalm Records. Without a shadow of a doubt, PATRIARKH stand as one of the most exciting acts in today’s black metal scene and are now more than ready to bring their bone-shaking essence of arcane black metal to the next level!On eight completely new compositions, ПРОРОК ИЛИЯ details a true story that happened in the band’s home area of Podlasie, in the village of Grzybowszczyzna, in the 1930s and 40s. The album takes the listener into the world o...

KILLSWITCH ENGAGE
"THIS CONSEQUENCE"
Death Metal/ Metalcore
Year:21.02.2025
(METAL BLADE RECORDS)

Three-time Grammy-nominated hard rock heavyweights and platinum-selling band Killswitch Engage - Jesse Leach, vocals; Adam Dutkiewicz, guitar; Joel Stroetzel, guitar; Mike D'Antonio, bass; and Justin Foley, drums - are pleased to announce their new album THIS CONSEQUENCE. It arrives February 21 via Metal Blade."'Forever Aligned' is one of those songs that is not just about us as humans, our love, and connection, but that connection to the unknown, the greater power, the universe, or God," explains Leach. "It feels like a really good first song to release not just sonically, but lyrically, as it is all about connection. The device of the world we live in could use a lot more connectivity."CD/ LP:1. Abandon Us2. Discordant Nation3. Aftermath4. Forever Aligned5. I Believe6. Whe...

HELLOWEEN
"LIVE AT BUDOKAN "
Power Heavy Metal
Year:13.12.2024
(Reigning Phoenix Music)

    Embossed cover, spot varnish (digipak and vinyl)    Incl. the hits "Future World", "I Want Out", "Dr. Stein", "Eagly Fly Free", "Best Times" and many more    Filmed with 29 cameras, high end DVD production.Get ready to dive headfirst into the electrifying world of HELLOWEEN with their new live album, a colossal release that immortalizes their iconic performance at Tokyo’s legendary Nippon Budokan. With 29 cameras capturing every nuance, each moment of the concert is preserved in stunning detail. This attention to detail means the DVD and Blu-ray versions offer an immersive viewing experience, making fans feel like they are right there in the front row. The setlist of this live album is a treasure trove of surprises, contains the entire...

MASSACRE
"NECROLUTION"
Death Metal
Year:08.11.2024
(Agonia Records)

Fresh off a summer festival run, American death metal legends MASSACRE, spearheaded by growl forefather Kam Lee, announce details of their long-awaited fifth studio album, "Necrolution", set for release on November 8th via Agonia Records. "Necrolution" is a retrospective, nostalgic album, that turns back time to the late 80s and early 90s era of death metal. Recapturing the essence and style of death metal that was the original formula. Recreating the aesthetic feeling of something from the original style and sound to represent to these modern times. It’s purposefully meant to sound dated as it represents an era of early death metal music. It purposefully does not mimic the band's own original style but rather reflects the styles of many early era bands that influence...

CRIPPLED BLACK PHOENIX
"THE WOLF CHANGES ITS FUR BUT NOT ITS NATURE"
Progressive Metal/ Post Metal
Year:29.11.2024
(SEASON OF MIST)

•    Commemorates two decades of Crippled Black Phoenix's distinctive fusion of post-rock, doom metal, and atmospheric storytelling. With reimagined classics on “The Wolf Changes Its Fur But Not Its Nature” and heartfelt tributes on “Horrific Honorifics Number Two(2)”.•    This double album release bridges the gap between the group's rich history and its current incarnation. Expect powerful renditions of tracks like "Whissendine" and innovative covers such as New Model Army's "Vengeance" and Laura Branigan's "Self Control", all enhanced by the unique CBP touch.•    This release highlights the band's fluid lineup and its ability to continually redefine its sound through the ...