XANDRIA
"UNIVERSAL TALES"
Symphonic Female Heavy Metal
Year:22.11.2024
(NAPALM RECORDS)

XANDRIA surprised absolutely everyone last year! After a long hiatus, German symphonic metal icons came back with not only a new line up featuring the fantastic Ambre Vourvahis, who impresses audiences with her talent ranging from rock grit, operatic highs and even growls, they also came back with their strongest album ever, The Wonders Still Awaiting (#9 on the Official German Album Charts). On the fresh sounding masterpiece, XANDRIA reinvented themselves by taking their trademarks to a whole new level and setting the bar for modern symphonic metal today. With the epic upcoming nine-track EP, Universal Tales, out on November 22, 2024 via Napalm Records, the unit presents four brand new majestic songs, underlining the band’s new defined versatility and impressive intensity...

KONKHRA
"SAD PLIGHT OF LUCIFER"
Death Metal
Year:29.11.2024
(HAMMERHEART RECORDS)

Original Scandinavian Death Metal masters Konkhra reveal “Sad Plight of Lucifer” album artwork and tracklist! The killer artwork is created by Alvaro Valverde (www.instagram.com/av_art_ilustracion), the album is produced and recorded by Konkhra at Starstruck Studio and was mixed by none other than Tue Madsen!

Konkhra’s new album, Sad Plight of Lucifer, delivers their classic Scandinavian Death Metal sound with fresh intensity. Mixed by Tue Madsen, the album marks the band’s return to their roots, offering a powerful continuation of their legacy.

CD/ LP:

1. Sad Plight of Lucifer
2. Revolution
3. Seven Plagues
4. Nothing Can Save You
5. The Lesser Key of Solomon
6. August.6 1945
7. Artificial Sun
8. Magick
9. Resurrection Machine
10. Gates of Paradise
11. Tentacles of Madness

TREMONTI
"THE END WILL SHOW US NOW"
Hard Rock/ AOR
Year:10.01.2025
(NAPALM RECORDS)

After three decades, 18 full-length albums, and thousands of shows, Mark Tremonti continues to relentlessly push himself as a guitarist, a vocalist, and a songwriter, above all. This unstoppable drive has underscored his catalog earmarked by a GRAMMY® Award, cumulative streams in the billions, and total sales of 60 million units worldwide across his inexhaustible output with Creed, Alter Bridge, and solo band TREMONTI. TREMONTI has delivered a string of celebrated releases, including All I Was [2012], Cauterize [2015], Dust [2016], A Dying Machine [2019] (accompanied by an acclaimed novel of the same name co-written by Mark with John Shirley), and Marching In Time [2021]. KERRANG! hailed the latter as “another worthy chapter in its creator’s well-populated book,” and ...

THY CATAFALQUE
"XII - A GYONYORU ALMOK EZUTAN JONNEK"
Epic/ Folk Progressive Metal
Year:15.11.2024
(SEASON OF MIST)

•    XII is the first album that Tamás didn’t produce all by himself; he had help from Gábor Vári/Miracle Sound. This collaboration is what led to the slightly more modern sound of the album.  •    The album features more than 20 guest musicians, including many other prominent players in Hungary’s extreme metal and not-metal scene. •    It also features traditional acoustic instruments like oud, bouzuki, baglama and mpaglamas along with classical instruments like violin, cello, contrabass, clarinets, French horn, cor anglias, flugelhorn, trombone, trumpet and saxophone. Tamás Kátai has a vision that extends far beyond his native Hungary, but Thy Catafalque’s twelfth album i...

AS I LAY DYING
"THROUGH STORMS AHEAD"
Melodic Death Metal
Year:15.11.2024
(NAPALM RECORDS)

With 25 years of reign and seven acclaimed albums under their belt, Grammy-nominated metalcore pioneers AS I LAY DYING are back with an unmissable new album that will define their legacy for years to come. Poised to be one of the most highly-anticipated metal comebacks in years, the band’s eighth full-length studio album, Through Storms Ahead, will drop on November 15, 2024 via Napalm Records. Following their 2019 album, Shaped By Fire, which Loudwire named one of the best albums of that year, the new album is an evolution of newly explored elements that further bolster the proven line-up of vocalist Tim Lambesis and guitarist Phil Sgrosso alongside recent newcomers Ryan Neff (bass, clean vocals), Nick Pierce (drums) and Ken Susi (guitar).A melancholic guitar-driven introduction trac...

DELAIN
"DANCE WITH THE DEVIL"
Symphonic Female Heavy Metal
Year:08.11.2024
(NAPALM RECORDS)

"Melodic synth-metal masters DELAIN are set to break new ground with their upcoming EP, Dance with the Devil, set to be released on November 8, 2024 via Napalm Records! Following the success of their latest full-length opus, Dark Waters (2023) - which debuted at #9 on both the US Hard Music Albums chart and the Official German Album Charts - this EP promises to showcase the best of DELAIN’s discography while striding ahead into a future that promises to explore new, more synth-driven soundscapes than ever before. As their second release with a revitalized lineup anchored by founding member and band mastermind Martijn Westerholt, Dance with the Devil features a thrilling collection of two brand new tracks, two newly-presented favorites, nine electrifying live performances, and two ins...

NACHTBLUT
"TODSCHICK"
Dark Metal
Year:21.02.2025
(NAPALM RECORDS)

"Germany’s dark metal pioneers NACHTBLUT are set to release their seventh studio album, Todschick [eng: dead chic], on February 21, 2025 via Napalm Records. Following their successful album Vanitas (2020), which reached #19 on the official German album charts and is regarded as the band’s most successful work to date, they now unveil ten new tracks to thrill their bloodthirsty fans. With Todschick, the band expands their repertoire, incorporating various stylistic elements and synthesizer sounds, paying tribute to the 1980s. This variability, a staple of the band's style, merges seamlessly with their signature dark metal elements and Askeroth’s distinctive vocals. Produced by the renowned Chris Harms of Lord of the Lost, the wooden box set also includes a bonus CD wi...

ARCTIS
"ARCTIS"
Symphonic Female Heavy Metal
Year:01.11.2024
(NAPALM RECORDS)

Nordic mystique takes a futuristic turn on this pop-infused modern metal debut!Finnish modern metal force ARCTIS will release their eponymous debut album, Arctis, on November 1, 2024 via Napalm Records! With ferocious talent and a groundbreaking sound, ARCTIS draws inspiration from the mythical winters and mystical summers of the North, navigating their futuristic battleship through a treacherous ocean where metal crashes with reefs of rock and pop, resulting in a sonic assault of epic proportions. Produced by multi-platinum, award-winning Jimmy Westerlund (Sturm und Drang), mixed by Stefan Glaumann (Rammstein), and mastered by two-time Grammy-nominated Svante Forsbäck (Rammstein), their self-titled album promises to be a breath of fresh air in the metal scene. Following the release, ...

ATHENA XIX
"EVERFLOW PART 1: FRAMES OF HUMANITY "
Symphonic Melodic Heavy Metal
Year:06.12.2024
(Reigning Phoenix Music)

Fabio Lione has become a household name in the Metal scene over the last 25 years. When ATHENA XIX first appeared, they released three critically accliamed and beloved albums before Lione had to focus his talent completely on Rhapsody and Angra. Now ATHENA XIX are back with "Everflow Part 1: Frames Of Humanity" and beckon you to follow them on a travel through the human subconcious. The album includes high ranking guests like ex-Kamelot and current Conception vocalist Roy Khan. CD/ 2LP:        1. Frames of Humanity        2. Legacy of the World        3. The Day We Obscured the Sun        4. The Seed        5. I...

INNERWISH
"ASH OF ETERNAL FLAME"
Melodic Power Heavy Metal
Year:22.11.2024
(Reigning Phoenix Music)

INNERWISH stands for melodic and melancholic heavy metal, played in a powerful and dynamic way. Their story began in 1995, in Athens, Greece and in their almost 30 years of existence they managed not only to be one of the most important metal bands from Greece, but also establishing themselves as a respectful band in the European metal scene. Now, INNERWISH are ready to release their new, sixth studio album, called "Ash Of Eternal Flame", a versatile album full of power, emotions and… hymns! Mixed and mastered by Henrik Udd (HAMMERFALL, POWERWOLF a.o.) and with a fantastic cover artwork created by Giannis Nakos (KAMELOT, EVERGREY a.o.), the album features eleven beautiful tracks, incl. a guest performance of Hansi Kürsch (BLIND GUARDIAN), plus a great cover-version o...

LEAGUE OF DISTORTION
"GALVANIZE"
Heavy Metal
Year:25.10.2024
(NAPALM RECORDS)

"to galvanize (verb, [ˈɡæl.və.naɪz])to cause someone to suddenly take action, especially by shocking or exciting them in some way.The time has come to galvanize! Modern metal force LEAGUE OF DISTORTION make a ferocious statement with their second album, Galvanize, set for release via Napalm Records on October 25, 2024. Two years ago, the band entered the scene with their bombastic self-titled debut album, delivering a fresh sound and unique style that interprets modern metal in a creative way. Their most successful song, ""Wolf or Lamb”, reached over 1 million streams and beyond this, they demonstrated their raging live performance at major festivals like Metalfest, Rock Harz, Baltic Open Air, Castle Rock and delivered an absolute kick-ass show at S...

MORK GRYNING
"FASORNAS"
Black Metal
Year:13.12.2024
(SEASON OF MIST)

Mörk Gryning stands as a shrine to the raw, untamed essence of the Swedish black metal genre. Formed in the cold embrace of the '90s, these dark lords have carved their own path, eschewing trends for a sound that pays homage to the forebears while relentlessly pushing forward. Ignites the black metal scene with its powerful blend of melodic harmonies and death metal intensity, produced by genre experts Sverker Widgren and the band themselves.Their latest offering, Fasornas Tid, is a visceral journey through the abyss of the human psyche. With tracks like "Tornet" featuring ferocious guest vocals from C of AVSLUT and "Before The Crows Have Their Feast," laden with apocalyptic harmonies, the album blends melodic black metal with death metal ferocity. Recorded, mixed, and...

MARILYN MANSON
"ONE ASSASSINATION UNDER GOD - CHAPTER 1"
Industrial Metal
Year:22.11.2024
(NUCLEAR BLAST)

“One Assassination Under God - Chapter 1” the 12th album by Marilyn Manson featuring the singles “As Sick As The Secrets Within”, “Raise The Red Flag” and “Sacrilegious” will be released worldwide on November 22nd, 2024 via Nuclear Blast Records.

CD/ LP:

1 One Assassination Under God
2 No Funeral Without Applause
3 Nod If You Understand
4 As Sick As The Secrets Within
5 Sacrilegious
6 Death Is Not A Costume
7 Meet Me In Purgatory
8 Raise The Red Flag
9 Sacrifice Of The Mass

OPETH
"THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT"
Progressive Metal
Year:11.10.2024
(Reigning Phoenix Music)

"The Last Will and Testament" is a kind of concept album. A restless musical journey that in a way reflects my own relationship to music as a consumer," says band leader Mikael Åkerfeldt. "I record something here and throw something away there. I love music and hate it at the same time. This ambivalence leads me down my own creative path, and suddenly a collection of songs emerges. At best, these songs are good enough to impress the band. Good enough for the "powers that be" in the industry. Good enough for "you"? I love this record. I have to say it (write it). Maybe I'm even proud of it? I suppose there are some familiar ingredients. Most of our music comes from the same source, so it's no surprise that it sounds like "us". I'm a bit impressed with what we&...

DEWOLFF
"MUSCLE SCHOALS"
Blues/ Classic Rock
Year:06.12.2024
(MASCOT LABEL GROUP)

    The album was recorded at the legendary FAME and Muscle Shoals Sound Studio in Alabama    The album, Muscle Shoals, is released the day before their own (Sold-Out) festival, DeWolff Fest.The free-wheelin’ rock ‘n’ soul trio DeWolff is set to release their highly anticipated 10th studio album, Muscle Shoals, on December 6th. The album was recorded last May at the legendary FAME and Muscle Shoals Sound Studio in Alabama with Grammy Award-winning producer Ben Tanner, known for his work with Alabama Shakes and Dylan LeBlanc. Frontman Pablo van de Poel describes the experience as magical, saying, "Right when we played our first notes there, I got goosebumps: here was that sound I've been hearing on all those classic albums!" Surrounded by...