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 ...

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...