CANDLEMASS
"SWEET EVIL SUN"
Doom Heavy Metal
Year:18.11.2022
(ADA - Alternative Distribution Alliance)

US Grammy-nominated epic doom legends CANDLEMASS return to their roots with the supreme Sweet Evil Sun!Clocking in almost four decades, it’s no stretch to say that Grammy-nominated Swedish epic doom legends CANDLEMASS are still one of the heaviest metal bands on earth. As the godfathers of epic doom metal, the band defined the genre with releases such as Epicus Doomicus Metallicus (1986) and Nightfall (1987). Through their evil riffs, crushing rhythmic attack and dramatic vocals, they changed the landscape of metal worldwide. Reunited with outstanding original vocalist Johan Langquist, the band around founding member Leif Edling finds its way back to its roots and finally delivers the long awaited, earth-shaking new full-length album, Sweet Evil Sun, out November 18, 2022 via Napalm ...

WARKINGS
"MORGANA"
Power/ True Heavy Metal
Year:11.11.2022
(NAPALM RECORDS)

"WARKINGS Warriors beware, the mighty warriors are back with an unexpected ally – none other than the legendary Sorceress Morgana le Fay! The sister of Arthur and mistress of the lost souls has joined the four kings on the fourth chapter of the WARKINGS saga, Morgana, to be unleashed on November 11, 2022 via Napalm Records! Forging their musical steel in the tradition of Powerwolf, Sabaton, HammerFall and Running Wild, the WARKINGS burst onto the battlefields in 2018. They gathered their Warriors around the world and entered the Official German Album Charts 2021 at #13 with Revolution. Gathered in the golden halls of Valhalla, the four ancient kings – a roman Tribune, a wild Viking, a noble Crusader and a martial Spartan – are now back with Morgana, having already escaped...

U.D.O.
"THE LEGACY"
Heavy Metal
Year:18.11.2022
(AFM RECORDS)

- first Best Of compilation since 15 years- 33 tracks! A complete roundup of the entire international U.D.O. career- the compilation contains 4!! global unreleased bonus tracks- two previously unreleased tracks will be pre-released as digital singles to support the pre-sale- the Best Of will include tracks from the albums Game Over, We Are One, Steelfactory, Decadent, Steelhammer, Rev-Raptor, Dominator, Mastercutor, Mission No X, Thunderball, Man And Machine, Holy, No Limits, Solid, Timebomb, Faceless World, Mean Machine & Animal HouseThe Legacy - there's no better way to sum up U.D.O.'s 30th anniversary in the international metal world. 33 tracks from over three decades of music history bundled on two CDs. A tribute to the incomparable career of an incomparable band.CD1:1. F...

AVANTASIA
"A PARANORMAL EVENING WITH THE MOONFLOWER SOCIETY"
Melodic Power Heavy Metal
Year:21.10.2022
(NUCLEAR BLAST)

Darkness descends over the hall, the curtain rises. Dear audience, welcome to the wondrous otherworld of AVANTASIA!Tobias Sammet is back , with passion, magnificient energy and a musical monument of epic proportions. “A Paranormal Evening with the Moonflower Society” marks AVANTASIA’s ninth album and will be released on October 21st, 2022. Expect eleven magical and powerful songs featuring numerous prestigious guest stars on one consistent adventurous opus that offers fast-paced heavy metal, powerful ballads, bombastic rock, and sophisticated arrangements. “I have been personally involved so deeply in every little aspect and detail of this album, that you can’t get an album any more personal or closer to my vision than this one.” Tobias Sammet comments. ...

QNTAL
"IX - TIME STANDS STILL"
Symphonic Female Heavy Metal
Year:25.11.2022
(SOULFOOD MUSIC)

Qntal are back again! With their new album "Time stands still" Syrah and Michael Popp open a new chapter in their long band history. For the first time also available on vinyl, the musical elements merge in perfection on "Time stands still". This epic work inspires from the first to the last second.On the new album "Time stands still" Qntal turn again more to our time with their modern arrangements. The virtuosity of their music, combined with the organic sounds of the electronic music parts, shows once again that Qntal are masters of their craft. "Time stands still" is the perfect fusion of modernity and medievalism, bridging the gap between danceability and avant-garde.CD:1. Winterly Waves2. Fontanas3. Don't Fear The Reaper4. Quis Est Deus5. Dancing With The Daffodils6. L'on Di...

DESTROYER 666
"NEVER SURRENDER"
Blackened/ Thrash Metal
Year:02.12.2022
(SEASON OF MIST)

The outlaws from down under deliver another pummeling and relentless lesson in aggression with full length number 6(66). ‘Never Surrender’ is a furious assault of black thrash, chainsaw riffs, and warlike drums, offering no moment of reprisal as it rages on for 40 unyielding minutes. With this offering, Deströyer 666 takes no prisoners!

RIYLs: Archgoat, Nocturnal Graves, Motörhead, Venom, Midnight

TRACKLIST CD/ LP:

1. Never Surrender (3:47)
2. Andraste (3:51)
3.Guillotine (3:24)
4. Pitch Black Night (4:43)
5. Mirror's Edge (4:48)
6. Grave Raiders (5:01)
7. Savage Rights (3:59)
8. Rather Death (4:52)
9. Batavia's Graveyard (5:46)

Total: 40:11

LEATHER
"WE ARE THE CHOSEN"
Heavy Metal
Year:25.11.2022
(ADA - Alternative Distribution Alliance)

 - New studio album and 10 brand new songs by one the best female voices in Heavy Metal.- Leather Leone sang on the first 5 albums of CHASTAIN. - Recorded at Hertz Studios Poland (Behemoth, Vader). Cover by Marcelo Vasco (Slayer, Kreator, Testament).Leather Leone undeniably counts among the most charismatic metal vocalists of the past four decades. She already caused a sensation in the 1980s as frontwoman of Chastain, the band of guitar icon David T. Chastain. Together with him, Leone has produced a series of successful albums up to the present day, some of them for legendary US talent scout Mike Varney’s imprint, Shrapnel Records. She has also released successful recordings with Malibu Barbi, Sledge/Leather, among others, and as a solo artist.  WE ARE THE CHOSEN featu...

IN THE WOODS...
"DIVERSUM"
Black Metal
Year:25.11.2022
(SEASON OF MIST)

-    First new studio album in over 4 years!-    First album with new vocalist Bernt Fjellestad (ao. Susperia, Guardians of Time).In The Woods... return with a brand new studio album of avant-garde, progressive black rock & metal managing to deliver an epic masterpiece following untrodden paths and pagan tongue. With the band's new label Soulseller Records and new vocalist Bernt Fjellestad the sails are set out to reach new heights. In The Woods… set out on this journey a long time ago, and is with “Diversum” once again true to the spirit that is In The Woods… with changes, with difference, with diversity. The result is all that In The Woods… has been, and what the band will be, captured in the absolute unique album th...

THY CATAFALQUE
"MEZOLIT - LIVE AT FEKATE ZAI"
Progressive Metal/ Dark Metal
Year:25.11.2022
(ADA - Alternative Distribution Alliance)

The very first live show of THY CATAFALQUE was recorded in August 2021, during the Fekete Zaj festival in Hungary. 26 Musicians performed 15 songs from Thy Catafalque’s discography which is now captured on this unique Blu-ray ‘Mezolit - Live at Fekete Zaj’!For fans of Solefald, Arcturus, Ulver ...TRACKLIST 2LP:1. Esőlámpás (4:18)2. Kel keleti szél (4:07)3. Köd utánam (4:54)4. Szamojéd freskó (4:29)5. Jura (3:00)6. Mezolit (6:13)7. Embersólyom (3:45)8. A bolyongás ideje (5:02)9. Sirály (6:26)10. Kék ingem lobogó (4:00)11. Trilobita (3:42)12. Fekete mezők (9:43)13. Piros-sárga (5:13)14. Szarvas (5:46)15. Fehérvasárnap (2:17)Total : 1:12:55LINE-UP:Tamás ...

DRUDKH
"ALL BELONG TO THE NIGHT"
Black Metal
Year:11.11.2022
(SEASON OF MIST)

Legendary Ukrainian black metal project Drudkh is ushering in the cold darkness and alluring decay of autumn with its brand-new offering, ‘All Belong to the Night.’ While the album is only four songs, it rages on for over 45 minutes, delivering an epic maelstrom of grandiose melodies, devastating aggression, and the cold atmospheric passages that have come to define Drudkh’s unmistakable sound.

RIYLs: SAOR, MGLA, FUATH, WOLVES IN THE THRONE ROOM, PANOPTICON ...

TRACKLIST CD/ LP:

Нічний - The Nocturnal One (10:24)
Млини - Windmills (10:31)
Листопад - November (08:32)
Поки Зникнем У Млi -Till We Become the Haze (15:33)

Total: 45:00

INGESTED
"ASHES LIE STILL"
Death Metal
Year:04.11.2022
(METAL BLADE RECORDS)

 - Featuring guest vocals by Matt Heafy (TRIVIUM), Sven De Caluwé (ABORTED), Julia Frau.The flagbearers of modern UK death metal, Ingested, have been churning out bilious anti-anthems for more than a decade and a half, dropping a string of releases that have helped shape the genre. In 2022, they return with Ashes Lie Still, their most dynamic, inventive, and daring release to date, holding nothing back, the band describing it as “A modern essential. It still has the core Ingested elements of groovy slamming riffs, quick drumming, and guttural vocals but there's also atmosphere, ethereal moments and some raw old school aggression.” Over the course of ten tracks they hack, slash and steamroll through everything in their path, and it easily stands as the highpoint...

UGLY KID JOE
"RED WINGS OF DESTINY"
Hard 'N" Heavy
Year:21.10.2022
(SOULFOOD MUSIC)

"Rad Wings of Destiny" is the first new album from Californian band Ugly Kid Joe since 2015's 'Uglier Than They Used Ta Be'. For this album teamed up with producer Mark Dodson - who was behind the desk for Ugly Kid Joe's multiplatinum debut album release 'America's Least Wanted' in 1992."Rad Wings of Destiny" is the long awaited, brand new album from Californian band Ugly Kid Joe. It will be their first new album since 2015's 'Uglier Than They Used Ta Be'.'Rad Wings of Destiny' will see the band teaming up with Producer Mark Dodson - who was behind the desk for Ugly Kid Joe's multiplatinum debut album release 'America's Least Wanted' in 1992. An album which celebrates it's 30th Anniversary this year.The 10...

ELLEFSON/ SOTO
"VACATION IN THE UNDERWORLD (CD)"
Heavy Metal
Year:11.11.2022
(SOULFOOD MUSIC)

- Debut full length album by the living metal legends David Ellefson and Jeff Scott Soto as ELLESON-SOTO!- Released as Jewel Case CD, Transparent Green 180g (LTD. 300).GrammY® Award-winning bassist David Ellefson and acclaimed metal singer Jeff Scott Soto have teamed up for a new project: Ellefson/ Soto-Vacation In The Underworld. In the tradition of great duos like: David Coverdale & Jimmy Page, Tony Iommi & Glenn Hughes, Tommy Shaw & Jack Blades, Michael Sweet & George Lynch, to name just a few examples. They are accompanied by Andy Martongelli on guitar and keys and Paulo Caridi on drums. The album contains eleven tracks and three bonus recordings that show why Ellefson/Soto is considered a legend by many in the Metal world. From the fiery guitar guidance of the albu...

THERION
"LEVIATHAN II"
Symphonic Heavy Metal
Year:28.10.2022
(NUCLEAR BLAST)

With defiant determination rarely found in a metal band, THERION have always and exclusively done what they deemed right. Never did they stick to a successful formula, never did they give in to fickle friends like expectation, commercial aspects or trends. Now, more than three decades into their storied career, they actually do something every fan had hoped for but never actually thought possible. “We wanted to give fans what they want this time,” is how musical mastermind Christofer Johnsson describes the second part in a trilogy of THERION “hit records”. “Leviathan II” is a mystic, melancholic, epic, heavy, orchestral, catchy and atmospheric sonic feast distilling the essence of THERION in magnificent songs!CD:1. Aeon Of Maat2. Litany Of The Fallen3. A...

FEAR FACTORY
"RECODED"
Death Metal/ Industrial
Year:28.10.2022
(NUCLEAR BLAST)

Fear Factory records are cinematic in scope; sonic landscapes, echoing the dystopian post-apocalyptic futures found in classic sci-fi literature and films, from Ray Bradbury to Blade Runner. “Recoded” provides reimagined versions of songs from their tenth studio offering, “Aggression Continuum”. Much like their previously successful crossover release “Remanufacture” in 1997 following the groundbreaking “Demanufacture” album two years earlier, “Recoded” takes a moment to focus on the band’s industrial and dark wave side, along with their metal roots, and brilliantly deconstructs and rebuild the much-acclaimed 2021 album into a new sonic journey. Whatever may come, Fear Factory will be there to deliver a soundtrack to humankin...