IN FLAMES
"FOREGONE"
Melodic Death Metal
Year:10.02.2023
(NUCLEAR BLAST)

IN FLAMES represent the best of metal’s past, present, and future. IN FLAMES are as vital and even more energized today than when they unleashed classics like Come Clarity and Clayman in decades past.  The band built a stunning reputation with devastating, crowd-moving, inspired performances around the world at every major rock and metal festival imaginable, headlining multiple treks, and touring with the likes of Slipknot, Megadeth, Judas Priest, Killswitch Engage, Within Temptation, and Lamb Of God. They regularly headline some of the biggest stages and festivals in the world.  "Foregone", the furious fourteenth studio album, combines the greatest aggressive, metallic, and melodic strengths of their landmark records with the seasoned songwriting of their postmodern era. "...

GODSMACK
"LIGHTING UP THE SKY"
AOR/ Classic Rock
Year:24.02.2023
(ADA - Alternative Distribution Alliance)

Multi-platinum Grammy-nominated hard rock band Godsmack is set to release their eighth studio album, Lighting Up The Sky, on February 24th 2023 via BMG. With over 20 years of chart-topping success, the Boston rock band has cemented themselves as 21-century hard rock titans. To date, they’ve accomplished a staggering 11 #1 singles at rock radio, enjoyed 20 top 10 hits, have received four Grammy nominations and countless accolades throughout their tenure. Lighting Up The Sky (produced by Godsmack’s own Sully Erna and co-produced by Mudrock) features the driving hard rock single, “Surrender”.TRACKLIST CD/ LP:1     You And I2     Red White & Blue3     Surrender4     What About Me5     Truth6 ...

POWERWOLF
"INTERLUDIUM"
Power/ True Heavy Metal
Year:07.04.2023
(NAPALM RECORDS)

POWERWOLF are undoubtedly one of the most celebrated and successful current heavy metal bands. Multiple #1 album chart entries, already 9 gold and platinum records, huge sold out arena shows, as well as headline slots at the biggest festivals have paved their way. In less than 20 years of band history, POWERWOLF has made it to the very highest league of heavy metal. The constant superior quality of their numerous releases, ecstatic fans at all live shows and enthusiastic critics are representative of POWERWOLF.Just in time for the highest Christian holiday, Easter 2023, another highlight of the band's discography, Interludium, will be released on April 07, 2023. The new release features six new studio tracks, including the single "Sainted By The Storm", which was already celebrated on...

TWILIGHT FORCE
"AT THE HEART OF WINTERVALE"
Symphonic Power Heavy Metal
Year:20.01.2023
(NUCLEAR BLAST)

With their new album "At the Heart of Wintervale", the adventure metallers TWILIGHT FORCE begin the fourth chapter of their epic tale! Scheduled for release on January 20th, 2023, the six heroes embark on a glorious journey through their own fantastic realm – the Twilight Kingdoms – filled to the brim with gallant melodies, fierce riffs, heroic orchestrations, pounding drums and magical sagas resulting in a unique, immersive experience. Combined with stunning artwork by Kerem Beyit and presented live on 2023’s Winter Wonder European headlining tour, “At the Heart of Wintervale” is a mandatory quest to join if you are looking for symphonic power metal at its most proficient and captivating.CD/ LP:1. Twilight Force2. At the Heart of Wintervale3. Dragon...

BEYOND THE BLACK
"BEYOND THE BLACK"
Symphonic Female Heavy Metal
Year:13.01.2023
(NUCLEAR BLAST)

Beyond the Black are back with a bang to start a new chapter. Following the release of highly acclaimed tracks “Reincarnation” and “Is There Anybody Out There” the band announces their new, fifth Studio album, which will be self-titled “Beyond the Black”and drop on January 13th 2023 via Nuclear Blast Records!

CD:

1. Is there Anybody Out There?
2. Reincarnation
3. Free Me
4. Winter Is Coming
5. Into The Light
6. Wide Awake
7. Dancing In The Dark
8. Raise Your Head
9. Not In Our Name
10. I Remember Dying
11. I Remember Dying (Stranger Reprise)
12. Wide Awake (Piano Version)
13. Raise Your Head (String Version)

KENNY WAYNE SHEPHERD
"TROUBLE IS ... 25 ANNIVERSARY EDIT."
Blues/ Rock
Year:09.12.2022
(MASCOT LABEL GROUP)

    25th anniversary edition re-record of the classic Kenny Wayne Shepherd album Trouble Is…    Kenny Wayne Shepherd’s highest selling album ever, never before released on vinyl. 1 Million copies sold – certified platinum    Album had 4 Top 10 hits including, “Slow Ride”, “Somehow, Somewhere, Someway”, “Everything is Broken”, and the No. 1 hit “Blue On Black”    686K+ Monthly Listeners on Spotify and over 1,5 Million followers on social media    Kenny Wayne Shepherd will continue the Trouble Is… anniversary tour in 2023Great songs are not set in stone. Since he burst from the blues clubs of Louisiana onto the global music scene with 1995...

DELAIN
"DARK WATERS"
Symphonic Female Heavy Metal
Year:10.02.2023
(NAPALM RECORDS)

"Dutch symphonic metal pioneers DELAIN break into new realms with their eagerly awaited, brand new full-length, Dark Waters, out February 10, 2023 via Napalm Records. The pristine record marks a game-changing chapter in the band's history and presents the brainchild of keyboardist, founder and main songwriter Martijn Westerholt with a new lineup. Rejoining the fold and bolstering DELAIN’s continuity are original guitarist Ronald Landa and original drummer Sander Zoer, while new members - terrific vocalist Diana Leah and bassist Ludovico Cioffi - continue to evolve their sound. Dark Waters follows the chart-breaking Apocalypse & Chill (2020), integrating the most refined sounds in the genre. DELAIN’s renowned orchestral arrangements, highlighted by modern shadings, set ...

AYREON
"UNIVERSAL MIGRATOR PART I + II REMIXED/ REMASTERED"
Power Progressive Metal
Year:18.11.2022
(MASCOT LABEL GROUP)

- Remixed and remastered classic Ayreon album, originally released in 2000. First time 5.1 audio, video, comic art in Earbook and first time on Orange Transparent vinyl. - Ayreon is the highly acclaimed project from singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist / record producer Arjen Lucassen. - Featuring guest performances from; Bruce Dickinson (Iron Maiden), Floor Jansen (Nightwish), Edward Reekers (Kayak), Damian Wilson (Headspace/Threshold), Neal Morse (Spock's Beard/Transatlantic/Flying Colors), Russell Allen (Symphony X), Andi Deris (Helloween), Michael Romeo (Symphony X) and many more.Universal Migrator Pt 1: The Dream Sequencer and Universal Migrator Pt 2: Flight of the Migrator were initially released simultaneously in 2000, following the majestically sprawling hit album...

XANDRIA
"THE WONDERS STILL AWAITING"
Symphonic Female Heavy Metal
Year:03.02.2023
(NAPALM RECORDS)

The time has finally come to dive into new adventures! Chart-topping German symphonic metal iconsXANDRIA open the promising next chapter of the band's history with their long-awaited brand new full-length, The Wonders Still Awaiting, out February 3, 2023 via Napalm Records. With a potent new line-up, steadfastly centered around band mastermind Marco Heubaum to maintain the band’s trademark essence, XANDRIA invite their devotees into a new world of wonders, genres and elements without ever forgetting their sonic roots.After breaking the silence with their latest standalone single, the aptly entitled “Reborn”, followed by the multifaceted, hard-hitting “You Will Never Be Our God” (featuring Primal Fear frontman Ralf Scheepers), The Wonders Still Awaiting ma...

URIAH HEEP
"CHAOS & COLOUR"
Hard Rock
Year:27.01.2023
(ADA - Alternative Distribution Alliance)

Chaos & Colour, the energetic and triumphant 25th studio album from British hard rock legends and progenators Uriah Heep, bristles with explosive classic rock guitars, supreme harmonies, and Heep’s famously generous keyboard foundation. Led by founding member Mick Box, it is no surprise that themes of light, love and, ultimately, positivity are constant through the eleven tracks. Opener “Save Me Tonight” shows the band’s weighty yet blistering chops, whilst “One Nation, One Sun” is a journey of soaring balladic contemplation. “Fly Like An Eagle” takes the listener on a journey of meditation, and “Closer To Your Dreams” is a battle cry for all rockers to get out there and do it, with Shaw imploring that “So many have trie...

POWERWOLF
"LUPUS DEI 25 ANNIVERSARY EDIT."
Power/ True Heavy Metal
Year:11.11.2022
(METAL BLADE RECORDS)

POWERWOLF have truly established themselves as a global phenomenon: They are on top of the European heavy metal scene and have managed to ensure that their success continues to grow, which can be seen with the release of the band's current album Call of the Wild (2021). Now, following a highly successful 10th Anniversary re-issue of POWERWOLF's "Blood Of The Saints" album last year and in order to celebrate the 15th Anniversary of POWERWOLF's 2nd studio album Lupus Dei (from 2007). The special reissue includes (demo) bonus material as well as stunning new front cover artwork by Zsofia Dankova."Wrapped in between the Latin Ave Maria in the intro, and the Pater Noster in the outro, this album probably was our most important one as for me it defined POWERWOLF. If "Return In Blo...

TURMION KATILOT
"OMEN X"
Dark Industrial Metal
Year:13.01.2023
(NUCLEAR BLAST)

After 9 full length studio albums and playing their asses off at over 800 shows, the Finnish disco metal machine TURMION KÄTILÖT is ready for the next level in their world dominance. Their 10th full length studio album “Omen X” will be released in 36 countries on 13th January 2023 via Nuclear Blast. The touring cycle starts in Finland immediately after the release of „Omen X“.”In the Omen X production, we encountered only positive problems. Due to the closures caused by Covid 19, there were so many songs available this time that it was even painful to choose only one album of songs from them. The amount of material and the difficulty of selection seemed to take up an unnecessary amount of valuable studio time at times. Otherwise, making the album wen...

KATATONIA
"SKY VOID OF STARS"
Doom Metal/ Progressive Metal
Year:20.01.2023
(NAPALM RECORDS)

Meritorious masters of melancholic metal KATATONIA carry on their legacy of rearranging the order of the heavy music universe, proudly presenting their hauntingly beautiful next studio album, Sky Void of Stars, out January 20, 2022 via Napalm Records. Founded in 1991, KATATONIA have continually embraced the dark and the light alike and - living through genre evolutions beyond compare - ripened their own particular form of expression. From doom and death metal to soul-gripping post rock, they’ve explored endless spheres of the genre, accumulating only the very best aspects. With their previous album, City Burials (2020), ranking #6 on the German album charts, the outfit proved their gravitational force on the scene as an everlasting cycle. After signing with Napalm Records,...

AHAB
"THE CORAL TOMBS"
Funeral Doom Metal
Year:13.01.2023
(NAPALM RECORDS)

Nautik funeral doom masters AHAB finally set their sails once again!Following their much acclaimed, chart-impacting 2015 release, The Boats Of The Glenn Carrig, and their epic Live Prey release (2020), 2023 will see nautik funeral doom metal masters AHAB celebrate their 19th band anniversary in glorious style. Inspired this time by Jules Verne’s masterpiece 20000 Leagues Under The Sea, on January 13, 2023, the German four-piece and trailblazers of an entire genre will return with their fifth studio album, entitled The Coral Tombs, on Napalm Records! The album will mark their first full-length offering in eight long years.The kings of nautik doom – a genre they invented – once again interpret a maritime novel. But the opening of their new album, ‘Prof. Arronax’...

IMPERIUM DEKADENZ
"INTO SORROW EVERMORE"
Black Metal
Year:20.01.2023
(NAPALM RECORDS)

IMPERIUM DEKADENZ delivers profound darkness from the heart of the Black Forest!Lords of black metal IMPERIUM DEKADENZ raise darkness from the depths of southwestern Germany’s Black Forest once more with their new album, Into Sorrow Evermore, to be unleashed in 2023 via Napalm Records. Inspired by Norwegian black metal traditions, the band incorporates the raw, visceral style of these masters and surpasses with their own dark, atmospheric compositions. Immersed in the void, they approach themes of depression, death and desperation, luring the listener into their sorrowful reality of existence. True to the beginnings of the genre, IMPERIUM DEKADENZ stick to their roots and leave their own haunting mark on the genre, claiming their rightful place in the upper echelons of black metal.On...