REVOCATION
"NETHERHEAVEN"
Death/ Thrash Metal
Year:09.09.2022
(METAL BLADE RECORDS)

 - Mixed and Mastered by Jens Bogren (Sepultura, At The Gates, Kreator, Dimmu Borgir, Amorphis). - Featuring guest vocals on “Re-Crucified” by Trevor Strnad (THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER) & George “Corpsegrinder” Fisher (CANNIBAL CORPSE, CORPSEGRINGER).Four years in the making, the Billboard-charting trio that is Revocation - Dave Davidson (vocals/guitars), Ash Pearson (drums), and Brett Bamberger (bass) - meticulously explore the allegorical and literal aspects of Hell as they dig deeper into the darker, more diabolical side of death metal. In short, where the previous album, The Outer Ones (2018), jettison Revocation into the horrific maw of the cosmos, Netherheaven bores deftly through the nine rings of Hell to directly confront Lucifer and his multitudi...

XENTRIX
"SEVEN WORDS"
Thrash Metal
Year:04.11.2022
(LISTENABLE RECORDS)

Hailing from the North West of England, XENTRIX was formed in 1985 by guitar player Chris Astley. After numerous changes to the line up XENTRIX signed to Roadrunner records and entered the studio to record their first album 'Shattered Existence' with producer John Cuniberti (Vio-lence, Forbidden, Joe Satriani).XENTRIX were one of the leading lights of the British thrash metal movement. They had music videos which all had regular air time on MTV’s Headbangers Ball. Gaining global notoriety, XENTRIX  had many high energy performances with audiences of thousands.XENTRIX released their comeback album 'Bury the Pain’ in 2019 with production from Andy Sneap and Mastering by Russ Russell, this new recording showed the band sounding heavier than ever, while still re...

KINGS OF MERCIA
"KINGS OF MERCIA"
Progressive/ Melodic Heavy Metal
Year:23.09.2022
(METAL BLADE RECORDS)

 - Jim Matheos (FATES WARNING, OSI, ARCH/MATHEOS) & Steve Overland (FM, OVERLAND) team up for theirdebut album of high-energy rock anthems! - Featuring Simon Phillips (TOTO, JEFF BECK, MICHAEL SCHENKER, THE WHO) on drums - Featuring Joey Vera (ARMORED SAINT, FATES WARNING) on bass - Mixed and Mastered by grammy nominated producer Jacob Hansen (VOLBEAT, U.D.O. PRIMAL FEAR, EPICA, AMARANTHE).Kings of Mercia, the new group formed by acclaimed rock/metal guitarist Jim Matheos (Fates Warning, Arch / Matheos) and powerhouse rock vocalist Steve Overland (FM) have announced the release of their self-titled debut album on September 23rd, 2022 via Metal Blade Records. Accompanying the duo on the upcoming album are Matheos' Fates Warning bandmate Joey Vera on bass, and le...

CANDY DULFER
"WE NEVER STOP"
Dance Funnk Jazz
Year:28.10.2022
(MASCOT LABEL GROUP)

    Candy Dulfer’s 13th studio album    Chic guitarist, producer, songwriter, and three-time Grammy Award-winner, Nile Rogers is featured on the album’s lead single “Jamming Tonight”, and on the radio friendly track “Convergency”    Earned a Grammy Nomination for Best Contemporary Jazz Album in 1990 for her debut release, ‘Saxuality’    Combined sales of her solo albums top 2.5 million copies and had several number 1 hits in the world.Mascot Label Group & The Funk Garage are excited to announce the new album from Dutch singer-songwriter and saxophonist, Candy Dulfer, aptly titled, ‘We Never Stop’. Candy is a solo artist, a songwriter, an in-demand instrumentalist, and...

THRESHOLD
"DIVIDING LINES"
Progressive Metal
Year:18.11.2022
(NUCLEAR BLAST)

While "Legends Of The Shires" presented a self-contained narrative that enabled THRESHOLD to let their imaginations run wild, "Dividing Lines" eschews the conceptual approach in favour of a more traditional group of songs, linked by a hazy but unmistakable common theme.“Legends carried more of a message of redemption, whereas 'Dividing Lines' has got a tougher narrative –it’s more a collection of cautionary tales,” West explains. “It’s got a political commentary woven through it. It reminds me a little bit of our 2004 album 'Subsurface' in that way, which had songs like 'Mission Profile', 'Art Of Reason' and 'Opium', which looked at topics like propaganda, censorship and corruption. So it’s in that ...

TALAS
"1985"
Hard Rock
Year:23.09.2022
(METAL BLADE RECORDS)

Talas is back with first new music in 37 years! Helmed by world renowned bassist Billy Sheehan, Talas is a unique blend of 80’s hard rock infused with the headbanging of modern metal. Cutting through this cacophony of sound is the unmistakable voice of the late Phil Naro who delivered a performance for the ages!Extraordinary cover art and layout by world renowned artist Hugh Syme (Rush, Megadeth, and many more).Formed in the early 70s and dissolved in 1985, TALAS may have never reached arena-headlining status but they were an integral part of the early 80s hard rock scene, and their long awaited return does not disappoint. "The time was right and we were all into it, no one needed any convincing, we were all instantly excited to do it," explains bassist Billy Sheehan, who is rejoined...

SERENITY
"MEMORIA"
Symphonic Heavy Metal
Year:06.01.2023
(NAPALM RECORDS)

"Follow SERENITY on a journey through time and experience the passage of past and present. Stories of ancient kings and queens and the mythical legends of the Scottish Highlands shall fill your ears with joy and your heart with suspense. Intertwining the tensions between death and legacy, SERENITY present their newest offering of live recordings with Memoria, out December 9, 2022 in DVD format via Napalm Records. Looking back at 20 years of acclaimed success, and with their last album, The Last Knight (2020), entering the German and Austrian album charts, the symphonic metal bards lure with their catchy sound and heavy melodies. Prepare thyself and join a musical metal journey through the centuries!Symphonic metal unit SERENITY offers a new approach to beguiling the senses with their live ...

TYPE O NEGATIVE
"DEAD AGAIN DELUXE REISSUE"
Doom Heavy Metal
Year:25.11.2022
(NUCLEAR BLAST)

The reissue of TYPE O NEGATIVE "Dead Again" will be released as a 2CD in a Jewelcase, incl. live album on CD2.The 2022 reissue of the seventh & final studio album from New York metal legends TYPE O NEGATIVE. When “Dead Again” was released in 2007 it became the band's highest charting album of their career.CD1:1. Dead Again2. Tripping A Blind Man3. The Profit Of Doom4. September Sun5. Halloween In Heaven6. These Three Things7. She Burned Me Down8. Some Stupid Tomorrow9. An Ode To Locksmiths10. Hail And Farewell To BritainCD2:1. Everything Dies (Live)2. My Girlfriend's Girlfriend (Live)3. Are You Afraid / Gravitational Constant (Live)4. Black Sabbath (Intro) / Christian Woman (Live)5. Love You To Death (Live)6. Black No. 1 (Little Miss Scare All) (Live)7. Anesthesia...

JOE LYNN TURNER
"BELLY OF THE BEAST"
Hard Rock/ AOR
Year:28.10.2022
(MASCOT LABEL GROUP)

    The new solo album by Joe Lynn Turner (Rainbow/Deep Purple/Yngwie Malmsteen) is the heaviest music he has ever recorded    Recorded, produced and mixed by Peter Tägtgren (Hypocrisy/Pain/Lindemann).Mascot Label Group and Music Theories Recordings is excited to announce the release of Joe Lynn Turner’s 11th solo album, ‘The Belly Of The Beast’, available on LP, CD, and digital everywhere October 28th , 2022.After selling millions of records, playing to countless fans, and fronting some of the most influential rock bands in history, award-winning songwriter and vocal dynamo Joe Lynn Turner speaks his mind as loudly as possible on his eleventh full-length offering and Mascot Label Group debut, ‘Belly of the Beast’. Joining fo...

GOMORRA
"DEALER OF SOULS"
Thrash Metal
Year:09.12.2022
(SOULFOOD MUSIC)

-for the fans of Destruction, Burning Witches, Sodom, Overkill, Primal Fear, Grave Digger-band (ex-)members of DESTRUCTION, GONOREAS among others-next single will feature Laura Guldemond (BURNING WITCHES) as guest vocalist!Following the critically acclaimed debut album "Divine Judgement" (2020), today Swiss thrash metal legion Gomorra announced the release of the band's sophomore full-length record "Dealer of Souls", out on December 9 via Noble Demon.With their blend of insanely fast and groovy riffs full of thrash metal perfection, dynamics and energy, with their latest record Gomorra have undoubtedly made a lasting impression on critics and fans alike. "Dealer of Souls" takes it even a step further and with eleven brand new tracks by the band around Damir Eskic, who is also part of ...

SATYRICON
"SATYRICON & MUNCH"
Black Metal
Year:02.12.2022
(NAPALM RECORDS)

A fusion of art of the highest standard – Satyricon & Munch!Satyricon & Munch showcases two of the most known Norwegian artists, Edvard Munch and SATYRICON, combined in one groundbreaking piece of art, breaking the boundaries between high culture and black metal music. The new music, created by SATYRICON mastermind Satyr, is written in the shape of a so-called musical work, it is 56 minutes long and transcends any genre barriers. Although the music was written for the art exhibition, it clearly has the emotional depth to take on any environment outside the exhibition room. The new, astonishing and critically acclaimed art exhibition of the same title is on display at the MUNCH museum in Oslo until August 28, 2022. The musical work is available in album format on Ju...

EPICA
"THE ALCHEMY PROJECT"
Symphonic Female Heavy Metal
Year:11.11.2022
(ATOMIC FIRE)

Symphonic metal legends EPICA release a unique project written and performed with 16 guest musicians.Always pushing forward, always aiming higher: In the 20 years of their existence, EPICA have never shied away from challenges, twists and turns, weathering every storm and pushing the symphonic metal genre to heights no one even dared to believe in. Since 2002, the band surrounding global metal icon Simone Simons and her long-time musical partner Mark Jansen have released eight highly innovative and cinematic albums, have toured the world over and have left their mark as one of metal’s most prolific, most cherished and most admired success stories forever.With "The Alchemy Project", EPICA set another highlight in the band's 20th anniversary year! Graced by a vivid and witty artwo...

AMBERIAN DAWN
"TAKE A CHANCE - A METAL TRIBUTE TO ABBA"
Symphonic Female Heavy Metal
Year:02.12.2022
(NAPALM RECORDS)

Dawn of a new sound - AMBERIAN DAWN shine with a metal tribute to ABBA! Continuing their legacy from the previous album, Looking For You (2020), AMBERIAN DAWN have assembled to follow their passion and take a chance at being the dawn of a new era for the metal genre with Take A Chance – A Metal Tribute to ABBA, to be released December 2, 2022 via Napalm Records. Introducing ABBA-Metal, the band does not shy away from experimenting with genres while still staying true to their metal origins. Earworms combined with characteristic AMBERIAN DAWN elements truly metallicize the ABBA legacy and transform it into a metal experience like never heard before. With skillfully implemented synthesizers to create vintage sounding keys, guitar riffs and vocalist Capri’s angelic voice, the orig...

POWERWOLF
"MISSA CANTOREM II"
Power/ True Heavy Metal
Year:11.11.2022
(NAPALM RECORDS)

"POWERWOLF, one of the most successful current metal bands, have returned with the tour edition of their successful latest album, Call Of The Wild and Missa Cantorem II, out November 11, 2022 via Napalm Records. Just in time for the start of their European headline tour, which will take the Wolves - with their greatest production ever – through the big halls in Europe, the two releases will be released in a bundle format and individually. Following the very successful and critically acclaimed streaming event The Monumental Mass: A Cinemtaic Metal Event (#1 on the Official German Album Charts), POWERWOLF once again makes a strong impact on the international music scene. Right on time for the Wolfsnächte 2022 headline tour, the band is releasing their successful album, Call Of The...

AURORA BOREALIS
"PROPHECY IS THE MOLD IN WHICH HISTORY IS POURED"
Blackened/ Death Metal
Year:04.11.2022
(HAMMERHEART RECORDS)

• Recorded at Nightsky Recording for a blasting experience.• Artwork by Mike Hrubovcak, known for creating art for Lord Belial, Grave, Mortician, Sinister and more.• Videos made for the tracks “The House Of Nimrod” and “Founding Fathers of Deception”.• Aurora Borealis is know for its excellent drummers, now and in the past, currently Mark Green (ex-Pyrexia).• Interesting artwork and lyrics about ancient civilizations and the Ancient Gods.Aggressive Blackened Death Metal with hooks and technical finesse that invokes the Ancient Gods!Aurora Borealis plays Black/Death Metal, remaining gritty not unlike Angelcorpse, but being more dynamic comparatively. It has got unique themes and the album artworks represent that. As the band name suggests, th...