BEYOND CREATION
"ALGORYTHM"
Progressive Death Metal
Year:2018
(SEASON OF MIST)

- Third studio album by the Canadian tech-death masters. Guest vocals by Youri Raymond (UNHUMAN) on “The Inversion” song. Mastered at The Grid Studio by Christian Donaldson (UNHUMAN, CRYPTOPSY, NEURAXIS) [!]In 2018, BEYOND CREATION recorded their highly-anticipated third album 'Algorythm'. With the new album, BEYOND CREATION delivers a ferocious blend of technicality, melody, and brutality aided by fang-filled growls, interwoven with beautiful progressive interludes. Feel the onrush of sweeping arpeggios, crushing waves of fretless bass, complex rhythmical patterns and erupting scales peppered with jazzy feeling and masterful execution. With 'Algorythm', prepare for the lightning evolution of progressive tech death...

HATE ETERNAL
"UPON DESOLATE SANDS"
Blackened Death Metal
Year:2018
(SEASON OF MIST)

HATE ETERNAL's new full-length doubles down on their patented, high-velocity assault of dizzying ferocity combined with wide-range dynamics, outstanding songwriting and skull-crushing brutality. HATE ETERNAL delivers extreme music at the highest level. There can be no doubt that 'Upon Desolate Sands' will be regarded by many as the best death metal record of 2018!

TRACKLIST CD/ LP:

1. The Violent Fury 03:54
2. What Lies Beyond 03:08
3. Vengeance Striketh 04:39
4. Nothingness of Being 05:02
5. All Hope Destroyed 05:44
6. Portal of Myriad 04:13
7. Dark Age of Ruin 03:58
8. Upon Desolate Sands 05:01
9. For Whom We Have Lost 03:17

SABATON
"CAROLUS REX PLATINIUM EDIT."
Power Heavy Metal
Year:2012/ 2018
(NUCLEAR BLAST)

SABATON are excited to reveal that 2012's »Carolus Rex« has reached quadruple platinum status in their home country Sweden. The concept album - which is the band's biggest success to date - charts the rise and fall of the Swedish Empire, in particular the life of Charles XII ("Carolus Rex") who ruled it for 21 years. In an amazing coincidence, the album's quadruple platinum certification comes exactly 300 years after the king's death in 1718! The band will be presented with their quadruple platinum disc later this year, when »Carolus Rex« will take its place as one of Sweden's most successful home-grown rock albums.To celebrate the album's success, and to commemorate the Swedish king who inspired it, SABATON will release ...

MAGNUM
"LIVE AT THE SYMPHONY HALL"
Hard Rock/ AOR/ Prog
Year:2019
(SPV)

- 15 live songs – Majestic Hard Rock at it`s best recorded at the Symphony Hall Birmingham, their home town! Tobias Sammet (Avantasia, Edguy) is special guest on two songs. Produced by Tony Clarkin + artwork by Magnums bass player Alan Barrrow. High class 2 CD digipak and triple LP version [!]Every music lover knows that the closing concert of a long tour is always a very special event. For weeks in advance the audience has been able to read up on how much the band has been celebrated in their previous concerts evening after evening and they are all the more excited to see their heroes with their own eyes. After having played those numerous concerts, the band is in excellent shape, perfectly attuned to one another and of course they want to outdo...

VANDENBERGs MOONKINGS
"RUGGED AND UNPLUGGED"
Hard Rock/ AOR
Year:2018
(MASCOT LABEL GROUP)

Rugged and Unplugged’ is a beautifully stripped back acoustic album which features songs from across Adrian Vandenberg’s career.  It strips down the big orchestral arrangements on songs such as ‘What Doesn’t Kill You’ and ‘Breathing’ to just Vandenberg on acoustic guitar and the voice of Jan Hoving. It features a Whitesnake song ‘Sailing Ships, which Vandenberg co-wrote along with his hit ‘Burning Heart’ and other MoonKings favourites. It’s warm, intimate and anthemic all at the same time. ‘Rugged and Unplugged’ is Vandenberg and Hoving doing what they do best, playing music straight from the heart.TRACKLIST CD/ LP:1 What Doesn’t Kill You2 Sailing Ships3 Out of Re...

JASON BECKER
"TRIUMPHANT HEARTS"
Heavy Metal/ Shred
Year:2018
(MASCOT LABEL GROUP)

•             Featuring: Steve Vai, Joe Bonamassa, Paul Gilbert, Neal Schon, Marty Friedman, Greg Howe, Richie Kotzen, Matt Bissonette, Gregg Bissonette, Joe Satriani, Trevor Rabin and many more…•             Jason has had a lot of publicity by raising more than $100.000 through a crowdfund campaign to produce this album•             Jason is famous for being a member of Cacophony and David Lee Roth’s band.•             Cacophony, his band wit...

OPETH
"GARDEN OF THE TITANS - LIVE AT RED ROCKS AMPHITHEATER"
Progressive Metal
Year:2018
(NUCLEAR BLAST)

Swedish progressive metal legends OPETH will release “Garden of the Titans: Live at Red Rocks Amphitheater” on November 2nd via Moderbolaget Records / Nuclear Blast Entertainment. This historic event was captured for the DVD, Blu-Ray and Vinyl formats during their performance May 11th, 2017 at the Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Denver, CO. Both the DVD and Blu-ray formats include CDs containing the audio as well.Video footage for “Garden of the Titans” was overseen by The Deka Brothers (CARPENTER BRUT, THE PRODIGY) and audio was mixed by David Castillo (KATATONIA, BLOODBATH). All versions feature the masterful artwork of revered artist Travis Smith (NEVERMORE, KATATONIA, TESTAMENT).Blu-ray/DVD:01. Sorceress02. Ghost Of Perditi...

BURNING WITCHES
"HEXENHAMMER"
Female Heavy Metal
Year:2018
(NUCLEAR BLAST)

"Powerful riffs, shredding solos, relentless drums and the fiercest frontwoman out there. It would be misguiding to label Burning Witches' second album according to the gender of the musicians. Hexenhammer is simply one of the best old school heavy metal albums of 2018 in the round."ROCK HARD (IT), Emanuele BianiLaziness or downtime are words nobody involved in BURNING WITCHES knows, not even considering all the conscious tradition invoked through their music. And so, the next witching masterpiece is already brewing in the steel cauldron. The book MALLEUS MALEFICARUM (a.k.a. THE HAMMER OF THE WITCHES, in German: “Hexenhammer”) that legitimated the witch hunting in 1486 is the lyrics' center. It is about oppr...

PIG DESTROYER
"HEAD CAGE"
Death Metal/ Grind
Year:2018
(RELAPSE RECORDS)

- First new Pig Destroyer full-length in over 6 years and their first album with a bass player! Album was self-recorded by guitarist Scott Hull and mixed and mastered by Will Putney (Thy Art Is Murder, Body Count, Every Time I Die)  [!]After six long, harsh years of absence, the mighty PIG DESTROYER have reassembled to eradicate eardrums and split skulls with their highly anticipated sixth full-length opus, entitled Head Cage (named after a grisly medieval torture device). A visceral vortex of animalistic rage and extreme sonic brilliance, Head Cage is a true work of extreme metal art, that with the addition of a bass player, is hands down their most dynamic and heaviest recording to date. Across twelve tracks, PIG DESTROYER weave together harrowi...

WINDHAND
"ETERNAL RETURN"
Hard Rock/ Doom/ Psychedelic
Year:2018
(RELAPSE RECORDS)

- Fourth full-length from Richmond, VA heavy rock / psychedelic quartet. Produced by Jack Endino (Nirvana, Soundgarden, High on Fire) [!]Eternal Return, the fourth full length from Richmond, Virginia's heavy psychedelic quartet WINDHAND represents a new era for the group, a chrysalis moment that takes them to new and unforeseen heights. Across nine songs and 63 minutes, Eternal Return is an infectious display of songcraft cloaked in alluring atmosphere, molten fuzz, eerie psychedelia and ethereal vocals. The album was once again produced by Jack Endino (Nirvana, Soundgarden) with vivid artwork by Arik Roper (Sleep, High on Fire). Equally informed by heavy, fuzzed-out psych along with the iconic grunge / alternative groups of the 90s, WINDHAN...

FIFTH ANGEL
"THE THIRD SECRET"
Heavy Metal
Year:2018
(NUCLEAR BLAST)

The Seattle music scene in the mid 1980’s was a breeding ground of exceptional talent. “Heavy Metal” was a new wave of music that was beginning to sweep the globe, and FIFTH ANGEL was one of the forefathers of the legendary Seattle music scene that also produced iconic bands such as QUEENSRYCHE and METAL CHURCH. In 1984, high school friends Ted Pilot (vocalist) and Ed Archer (guitarist) teamed up with lead guitarist James Byrd. They filled out the lineup with drummer Ken Mary (ALICE COOPER, HOUSE OF LORDS) and bassist John Macko. Inspired by the success of QUEENSRYCHE, who shunned playing clubs for the sake of writing, recording and releasing their own music independently, FIFTH ANGEL followed a similar path.FIFTH ANGEL recently put the finishing...

ELUVEITIE
"SLANIA 10 YEARS ANNIVERSARY EDIT."
Epic/ Pagan/ Folk Metal
Year:2008/ 2018
(NUCLEAR BLAST)

- One of the most important reasons for ELUVEITIE’s break-through - plus bonus goodies [!]In February 2008 the, when they were still rather unknown, the Swiss folk-metal newcomers ELUVEITIE published an album which would later be heralded as one of the most important reasons for the band’s break-through: »SLANIA«.What ELUVEITIE achieved with that album is not something you could call a coincidence or phenomena. It’s much more the product of hard, passionate work; the kind of work you put into something you love with all your heart. Even though the band went quickly from being an underground act to being internationally successful, they had to fight their way to the top, shedding blood, sweat and tears! Euphoric react...

CHROME DIVISION
"ONE LAST RIDE"
Hard Rock/ Groove Rock
Year:2018
(NUCLEAR BLAST)

For one last time, infernal hard rockers CHROME DIVISION will let their engines roar. After 5 full length albums and the band celebrating their 15th anniversary in 2018, the Norwegians led by DIMMU BORGIR’s Shagrath have decided to lay the band to rest after »One Last Ride« - but not without a massive bang that will once again make the earth shake! Four years after »Infernal Rock Eternal«, CHROME DIVISION brewed a new masterpiece crackling with metallic energy and spinning wheels, ready to be unleashed on November 16th.Their spontaneity was also challenged when the band once again had to swap their lead singers, but after the departure of their latest singer Shady Blue, the band decided complete their ‚circle of life‘, and invited Ed...

SOULFLY
"RITUAL"
Metal
Year:2018
(NUCLEAR BLAST)

- “RITUAL” WILL KICK YOUR ASS OFF!Two decades into their storied career, SOULFLY continue to engender near cultish zeal with each subsequent album and tour. In that sense, the group’s eleventh full-length, “Ritual” [Nuclear Blast], lives up to the promise of its name with a metallic ceremony of the highest order. The iconic gold-certified quartet—Max Cavalera [vocals, guitar], Marc Rizzo [lead guitar], Zyon Cavalera [drums], and Mike Leon [bass]—cast their word in bludgeoning riffs, thunderous percussion, and menacing growls.The title proves apropos to say the least.“I’ve always felt that metal is very ritualistic,” affirms Max. “I alsolike one word titles,” he smiles....

BRAINSTORM
"MIDNIGHT GHOST"
Melodic Power Heavy Metal
Year:2018
(AFM RECORDS)

- BRAINSTORM's 12th studio album exceeds all expectations: A killer album - undoubtedly their best since 15 years! BRAINSTORM's brig their charateristic blend of U.S.- and Euro metal to perfection on "Midnight Ghost". Produced by Seeb Levermann (Orden Ogan, Rhapsody Of Fire). Artwork by Gyula Havanczak (Annihilator, Stratovarius, Destruction) [!]German power metal band BRAINSTORM proudly announces the release of their new album, „Midnight Ghost“, scheduled for release on September 28th. The band‘s already 12th studio album is seemingly forging into something very special.Vocalist Andy B. Franck comments: "„Midnight Ghost“ is the album we always wanted to create for our fans – and ourselves. Every song, the sound,...