WOLVERINE
"ANOMALIES"
Progressive Metal
Release date: 06.02.2026
(MASCOT LABEL GROUP)

Swedish prog-metallers Wolverine are celebrating a glorious return with their first studio album in a decade. Anomalies will be released on 6 February via Music Theories Recordings. It’s been a decade since the Söderhamn quintet last released a full album, 2016’s Machina Viva, and four years since their last EP, 2021’s A Darkened Sun, raised hopes that they were back with a vengeance. Today, singer Stefan Zell is brimming with enthusiasm, fired up by the knowledge that his band - the Machina Viva line-up of Jonas Jonsson (guitar), Thomas Jansson (bass), Marcus Losbjer (drums), and Per Henriksson (keyboards) are to release new music and a bold new album. Wolverine’s trials and tribulations to get to Anomalies have given Zell plenty of subject matter. S...

ROBIN TROWER
"ONE MOMENT IN TIME - LIVE IN THE USA"
Rock/ Blues
Release date: 30.01.2026
(MASCOT LABEL GROUP)

The award-winning British blues icon Robin Trower will release his breathtaking new album One Moment In Time: Live In The USA on 30 January via Artone/Provogue.

For Robin Trower, stage and studio are two sides of the same coin. If you’ve followed his six-decade career, you’ll know every song on One Moment In Time: Live In The USA - starting with Day of the Eagle, the opening song to his 1974 masterpiece Bridge of Sighs.

In the summer of 2025 and riding high on the acclaim for his latest solo album, Come And Find Me (“Trower is to be treasured,” wrote Classic Rock), the guitarist crossed the Atlantic for a 25-date run in the nation that has welcomed him since the start.

The 14-song setlist represents a whistlestop guide to T...

BEYOND THE BLACK
"BREAK THE SILENCE"
Symphonic Female Heavy Metal
Release date: 09.01.2026
(NUCLEAR BLAST)

Symphonic metal force BEYOND THE BLACK return with their sixth studio album Break The Silence, out January 9, 2026.

A concept album blending melodic metal with ethnic influences, Break The Silence dives deep into themes of inner strength, reconnection, and the struggle to be heard in a fractured world. It’s a bold, emotionally charged journey – both intimate and cinematic.

Guest appearances include Chris Harms (LORD OF THE LOST) and Asami (LOVEBITES), adding even more depth to the band’s evolving sound.

CD/ LP:

01. Rising High
02. Break The Silence
03. The Art Of Being Alone
     (feat. Lord Of The Lost)
04. Let There Be Rain
     (feat. The Mystery Of The Bulgarian Vo...

VISIONS OF ATLANTIS
"ARMADA - AN ORCHESTRAL VOYAGE"
Symphonic Female Heavy Metal
Release date: 06.02.2026
(NAPALM RECORDS)

CD/ LP:

01    To Those Who Choose to Fight
02    The Land of the Free
03    Monsters
04    Tonight I’m Alive
05    Armada
06    The Dead of the Sea

07    Ashes to the Sea
08    Hellfire
09    Collide
10    Magic of the Night
11    Underwater
12    Where the Sky and Ocean Blend

ALTER BRIDGE
"ALTER BRIDGE"
Hard Rock/ AOR
Release date: 09.01.2026
(NAPALM RECORDS)

Known for their memorable riffs, infectious vocal melodies and dueling guitar attack, internationally acclaimed rock quartet Alter Bridge - comprised of Myles Kennedy on vocals/guitars, Mark Tremonti on guitars/vocals, Brian Marshall on bass and Scott Phillips on drums - have garnered themselves massive critical and fan praise around the globe. The band looks to continue that trend as they release their self-titled, eighth studio album, Alter Bridge, on January 9, 2026 via Napalm Records. The album follows 2022’s massively lauded Pawns & Kings (#1 US Hard Music Albums, #2 US Billboard 200 With Hard Rock Genre, #3 US Current Rock Albums).

Alter Bridge is comprised of 12 all new tracks from the band and features some of their most iconic moments on record. The...

VENGER
"TIMES OF LEGEND"
Progressive/ Cinematic Heavy Metal
Release date: 09.01.2026
(ADA - Alternative Distribution Alliance)

British heavy metal band Venger, founded by SAXON‘s guitarist Doug Scarratt and by James Fogarty (of Old Forest, formerly In The Woods) to release debut studio album, Times of Legend, on January 9th 2026 via Silver Lining Music.     

Written and produced by Scarratt and Fogarty, 'Times of Legend' offers a refreshing reminder that engaging entertainment can be found in history, folklore and fantasy.

In terms of their respective roles, Scarratt is a guitarist’s guitarist, while Fogarty enjoys creating melodies. Drummer Sven Rothe is involved in another of Fogarty’s projects, and vocalist Franz Bauer, who is also associated with Fogarty’s musical alliance, guests on the album.

CD/ LP:

1. From...