SODOM
"40 YEARS AT WAR - THE GREATEST HELL OF SODOM"
Thrash Metal
Year:28.20.2022
(SPV)

- The 40th Anniversary album – the fans are waiting for that!- 17 classic and rare Sodom songs new recorded - Thrash Metal at it`s best!- Artwork by Eliran Kantor (Kreator, Testament, Gwar).40 years of Sodom, 40 years of ruthless thrash metal ‘Made in Germany’. What came into being in 1982 in Gelsenkirchen-Buer has lost nothing of its authenticity and rawness, not even four decades later. Tom Angelripper and his men still belong to the spearhead of a music style that draws its energy from pure determination, intransigence and relentlessness. What’s more, Sodom never fail to surprise their fans all over the world. They managed especially well with ‘40 Years At War – The Greatest Hell Of Sodom’, a more than worthy anniversa...

BEHEMOTH
"OPVS CONTRA NATVRAL"
Blackened/ Death Metal
Year:16.09.2022
(NUCLEAR BLAST)

Now world-renowned and yet exuberantly underground in their convictions, BEHEMOTH are perhaps the unlikeliest of success stories, but if their stratospheric ascent and hard-won commercial achievement can be attributed to anything, it’s a cast-iron unwillingness to compromise. As „Opvs Contra Natvram“, their 12th studio release heralds from the rooftops –their longevity is down to a resolute commitment to find new ways to enthrall and inspire their ever-growing legion of latter-day heretics, a determination which shows no signs of erosion. It’s changing times and new battles to fight to which Nergal attributes BEHEMOTH’s unique ability to sound fresh despite their incredible tenure.TRACKLIST CD:1. Post-God Nirvana2. Malari...

VENOM INC.
"THERE’S ONLY BLACK"
Black Metal
Year:30.09.2022
(NUCLEAR BLAST)

Extreme Metal pioneers VENOM INC. are proud to announce their sophomore album "There’s Only Black," which will be released on September 23rd, 2022 via NUCLEAR BLAST RECORDS. Almost 40 years after their inception, the revitalized 1989 - 1992 Venom line-up of guitarist Jeff “Mantas” Dunn and vocalist/bassist Tony “Demolition Man” Dolan and the new addition of drummer Jeramie 'Warmachine' Kling have returned with one hell of a follow-up to their acclaimed debut, "Avé," and show no signs of slowing down.

TRACKLIST CD:

1. How Many Can Die
2. Infinitum
3. Come To Me
4. There's Only Black
5. Tyrant
6. Don't Feed Me Your Lies
7. Man As God
8. Burn Liar Burn
9. Nine
10. Rampant
11. The Dance
12. Inferno

EPICA
"LIVE AT PARADISO"
Symphonic Female Heavy Metal
Year:02.09.2022
(NUCLEAR BLAST)

Perfect for the 20th anniversary of the band: The EPICA live classic "Live At Paradiso" will be released as a 2CD+BluRay in a Digipak.“Live At Paradiso” - Initially recorded in 2006 at the beautiful “Paradiso” venue in Amsterdam, the performance has become shrouded in legend; often scheduled for release, this will be the first time it’s seen the light of day. The recording allows fans to relive the memories of a young band who had just freshly released their two first albums, and features a number of their evergreen hits like ‘Cry For The Moon’ or ‘Solitary Ground’. Now, after being hidden away in a dark drawer for more than 16 years, “Live At Paradiso” is finally available on 2CD and BluRay/DVD - specifically...

EPICA
"WE STILL TAKE YOU WITH US - THE EARLY YEARS"
Symphonic Female Heavy Metal
Year:02.09.2022
(NUCLEAR BLAST)

Perfect for the 20th anniversary of the band: The EPICA highlight "We Still Take You With Us - The Early Years" will be released as a CD Boxset, incl. "The Phantom Agony", "We Will Take You With Us", "Consign To Oblivion" and "The Score 2.0" on a total of 4CDs and on a total of 11 black LPs.2022 marks the 20th anniversary of Symphonic Metal titans EPICA. After nearly 1 million albums sold worldwide and over 300 million combined streams on all digital platforms, the Dutch band has manifested their talent to combine metal with unique operatic vocals and has gained a huge international fanbase in the process. Through their career EPICA have played over 1,000 shows in more than 60 countries across all continents.With their latest musical output “Omega”, t...

DAVID PAICH
"FORGOTTEN TOYS"
AOR/ Classic Rock
Year:19.08.2022
(MASCOT LABEL GROUP)

    Forgotten Toys is the debut solo album of TOTO co-founder David Paich    TOTO is touring big in 2022 https: https://TOTOofficial.com/events/    The album features fellow TOTO members Steve Lukather and Joseph Williams and a cast of all-star musicians like Brian Eno, Michael McDonald, Ray Parker Jr., Don Felder, and Steve Jordan of The Rolling Stones    Winner of 6 Grammy® Awards, an Emmy Award and is inducted into the Musicians Hall Of Fame in 2009.The Player’s Club, a division of Mascot Label Group, is proud to announce the debut solo album from TOTO co-founder, David Paich, entitled, ‘Forgotten Toys’- available everywhere August 19th, 2022.If you’ve lis...

THE DEAD DAISIES
"RADIANCE"
Hard Rock
Year:30.09.2022
(SPV)

‘RADIANCE’ is ten tracks of pure unadulterated brilliant rock.  The power of Doug Aldrich and David Lowy’s dual guitars provide a wall of sonic nectar.  Front man Glenn Hughes rock solid bass grooves and unmatched vocal intensity, still among the greatest rock singers of all time and the matrix of Brian Tichy’s drums set the engine room on fire!“The new album ‘RADIANCE’ is our 2nd album with Ben Grosse producing from top to bottom. We had a great time composing and recording the record and I’m very excited for you all to hear what we put together. Definitely a heavy album but with some cool twists and turns! Hope you all like it.” – Doug Aldrich‘RADIANCE’ is the second instalment Th...

BLIND GUARDIAN
"THE GOD MACHINE"
Melodic Power Heavy Metal
Year:02.09.2022
(NUCLEAR BLAST)

Seven years after "Beyond The Red Mirror", Krefeld metal kings BLIND GUARDIAN make a brilliant return and compensate for the waiting time with their new studio album "The God Machine". Offering anthems like "Blood Of The Elves", "Secrets Of The American Gods" and "Violent Shadows", the album proves to be a modern masterpiece that transports the trademarks of the classic "Imaginations From The Other Side" into the here and now. Hansi Kürsch explains: "We didn't want to rehash our style from 1995, but on the other hand we didn't want to have to continue on our current path forever. "The God Machine" is a new beginning for us. We're putting everything back to square one and return to certain patterns that we neglected a bit on previous releases." Look forward to an albu...

SOULFLY
"TOTEM"
Death/ Thrash Metal
Year:05.08.2022
(NUCLEAR BLAST)

At the dawn of the new millennium, Rolling Stone declared, “Soulfly seem built to last.” More than two decades, countless worldwide tours, and a dozen albums later, that prophecy rings true.Underground icon, extreme metal trailblazer, third world warrior, and leader of a diverse and dedicated tribe, Max Cavalera not only survives but thrives, blasting out riff after killer riff. The same voice, body, and spirit which launched Soulfly in 1997 summons impossibly heavy noise to this day, throwing down ten slabs of monstrous music on Soulfly’s twelfth album, 2022’s „Totem“.CD:1. Superstition2. Scouring The Vile3. Filth Upon Filth4. Rot In Pain5. The Damage Done6. Totem7. Ancestors...

IRON SAVIOR
"REFORGED - IRONBOUND VOL. 2"
Power/ True Heavy Metal
Year:26.08.2022
(AFM RECORDS)

- After the successful first part from 2017, now here's the second part of the "Reforged" series, where power metal heroes IRON SAVIOR present elaborate re-recordings of highlight tracks and fan favorites from their first five albums.- "Reforged - Ironbound (Vol. 2)" continues seamlessly from the first part and also represents a further increase in production quality- Includes "Living On A Fault Line", a song previously only available in Japan, as well as the brand new cover version of the Eurythmics classic "Sweet Dreams"- Produced, mixed and mastered by bandleader Piet Sielck at Powerhouse Studios (e.g. Saxon, Blind Guardian, Savage Circus)- cover artwork by Felipe Machado Franco (Blind Guardian, Rhapsody of Fire, Brainstorm)- available as 2-CD digip...

CONAN
"EVIDENCE OF IMMORTALITY"
Doom Heavy Metal
Year:19.08.2022
(ADA - Alternative Distribution Alliance)

Hear the roar of battle. Smell the stench of spilled blood. A thousand heads piled high like a grim mound of suffering. England’s doom metal masters CONAN strike back again! Following their much acclaimed 2018 full-length, Existential Void Guardian, and their Live at Freak Valley record released just last year, the trio is gearing up for the release of their fifth studio album, entitled Evidence of Immortality, due out on August 19, 2022 via Napalm Records.From colossal opening track 'A Cleaved Head No Longer Plots', CONAN’s upcoming magnum opus will overrun you like a steamroller. The British kings of brutally heavy slowness put their down-tuned pedals to the limit, crushing ears and minds when huge, rumbling chords and riff beasts muscle their way in ...

HAMMER KING
"INGDEMONIUM "
Power/ True Heavy Metal
Year:19.08.2022
(NAPALM RECORDS)

"HAMMER KING continue to prove themselves as an unstoppable force in the German Heavy and Power Metal world, since bursting onto the scene in 2015 and most recently, the success of their 2021 full length album, Hammer King. Under the banner of the mighty Hammer King himself – the band around former Ross The Boss singer Titan Fox delivers their new studio album, Kingdemonium, out August 19, 2022 via Napalm Records!HAMMER KING continues to keep it heavy with speedy riffs, energetic grooves and fist-pumping choruses, devoting their existence once again to the myth of the godly Hammer King - a holy feast for fans of genre giants like Powerwolf, Manowar or HammerFall. Armed with new twin lead guitars and a new bass player, the album picks up where the self-titled album Hamm...

WOLFHEART
"KING OF THE NORTH"
Melodic Death Metal
Year:16.09.2022
(NAPALM RECORDS)

Finnish frontrunners WOLFHEART have proven themselves to be one of metal’s most captivating acts of northern heritage and one of the fastest rising bands in the international melodic death metal scene. Over the course of the last two years alone, the band has remained relentless with the release of their highly acclaimed full-length, Wolves of Karelia (2020) and Skull Soldiers EP (2021), gaining massive praise from fans and press alike with their icy tales of battle and triumph. The new album, King Of The North (out September 16, 2022 via Napalm Records), picks up right where WOLFHEART left off - taking every aspect of their trademark sound of colossal melodies, growling vocals and driving drum rhythms to searing new levels. Each song on King Of The North is dedicated to a differe...

SEVENTH STORM
"MALEDICTUS"
Epic Folk Melodic Metal
Year:12.08.2022
(ATOMIC FIRE)

Ex-MOONSPELL drummer Mike Gaspar returns with a stormy new band that will drag you right into their raging sea of gothic metal, melancholic hard rock and thunderous riffsBeing the timekeeper of Portugal’s most important metal band MOONSPELL for almost 30 years, Mike Gaspar has finally settled on a new outlet with which to celebrate his love for heavy metal, his cultural heritage and his passion for untamed, feral music with roots reaching deep into the fabric of our world. His debut with his new camaraderie SEVENTH STORM, soaring, wistful, anthemic masterpiece "Maledictus" proves it runs through his veins like blackened blood. "The melancholy comes from our historical past", Mike says. "We are known for discovering the world, travelling far from home, exploring the sea...

HEILUNG
"DRIFT"
Epic Pagan Folk Metal
Year:19.08.2022
(SEASON OF MIST)

Drif means “gathering”. A throng of people, a horde, a crowd, a pack. In symbiosis with the album title, Drif consists of a flock, a collection, a gathering, a collage of songs, that much like little flames were seeking towards each other, to join, to bond, to create, and be greater together. This album has very clearly dictated its own path. Our attempts to tame it was repeatedly fruitless and once we came to this realization, the creative flow surged forward with immense force. So much so that sometimes it felt like the songs wrote themselves. All the songs on Drif have their own stories. They have each their place and sense of belonging, with inspiration not only from Northern Europe, but from the ancient great civilisations.For fans of Wardruna, Danheim, Sk&a...