PARADISE LOST
"ASCENSION"
Melodic Death/ Gothic Metal
Release date: 19.09.2025
(NUCLEAR BLAST)

For over three decades, Paradise Lost have ruled the dark side of metal – with over two million records sold and a legacy that continues to echo throughout the genre. Now they return with Ascension – a powerful new chapter that explores the full depth of their unmistakable sound.

Ten brand-new tracks, produced by guitarist Gregor Mackintosh, take you through crushing doom riffs, mournful melodies, and thunderous gothic metal – all steeped in the existential unrest of the human experience.

CD:

1 Serpent On The Cross
2 Tyrants Serenade
3 Salvation
4 Silence Like The Grave
5 Lay A Wreath Upon The World
6 Diluvium
7 Savage Days
8 Sirens
9 Deceivers
10 The Precipice

DIGI-BONUS:
11 Thi...

THE VINTAGE CARAVAN
"PORTALS"
Prog/ Stoner Rock
Release date: 26.09.2025
(NAPALM RECORDS)

Icelandic retro-fueled prog rock trio THE VINTAGE CARAVAN return with their sixth studio album, Portals, set for release on September 26, 2025 via Napalm Records! The band’s previous studio album, Monuments, hit #21 on the German charts, marking a milestone in their evolution, and the new offering continues to solidify THE VINTAGE CARAVAN’s reputation as torchbearers of contemporary classic rock. Aside from their critically acclaimed releases, the band’s electrifying live performances have mesmerized audiences at major festivals such as Wacken Open Air and Hellfest, as well as on international tours both as headliners and as support for the likes of progressive metal giants Opeth. THE VINTAGE CARAVAN will be celebrating the release of Portals with extensive headline tours...

VINTERSORG
"VATTENKRAFTERNAS SPELL"
Epic/ Viking/ Folk Metal
Release date: 26.09.2025
(NAPALM RECORDS)

Vintersorg returns with their long-awaited new album “Vattenkrafternas Spel”! Merging old and new with a captivating mix of athmospheric Metal and Folk!

Sweden’s elemental force Vintersorg returns with their new album “Vattenkrafternas Spel”! “Vattenkrafternas Spel” merging old and new with a captivating mix of atmospheric Black Metal and Folk! It doesn’t just retrace old steps... it digs deeper! This is not the “let’s drink ale in the woods” version of Folk Metal,Vintersorg deals in frostbitten grandeur and soaring melancholy.

As always, Andreas Hedlund (aka mr. Vintersorg himself) leads the charge, balancing razor-edged riffing with layered clean vocals, icy shrieks, and a knack for songwrit...

PRIMAL FEAR
"DOMINATION"
Power Heavy Metal
Release date: 05.09.2025
(Reigning Phoenix Music)

The partially renewed German metal commando PRIMAL FEAR returns with a powerful album: The 13 tracks mixed by Jacob Hansen - including jubilant high-speed numbers like the single “Far Away”, pounding midtempo anthems and an instrumental number - leave nothing to be desired by fans and present the band around the two founding members Mat Sinner (bass, vocals) and Ralf Scheepers (vocals) stronger, if not stronger and more versatile than ever. With extensive touring plans behind them, PRIMAL FEAR leave no doubt with “Domination” that they are the undisputed spearheads of the heavy/power metal scene!

CD/ 2LP:

01 - The Hunter (00:04:20)
02 - Destroyer (00:04:31)
03 - Far Away (00:04:17)
04 - I Am The Primal Fear (00:05:41)
05 - T...