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...

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,...

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)

TRAGEDY
"I AM WOMAN"
Disco Heavy Metal
Year:03.03.2023
(NAPALM RECORDS)

TRAGEDY have announced a new album! Titled I Am Woman, the upcoming album from the New York City-based disco metal band is the follow-up to 2021’s Disco Balls To The Wall, which was released in July of last year.Speaking about the upcoming album, frontman Mo’Royce Peterson says, “on I Am Woman, we find the inner-metal in disco and soft rock classics made famous by women. TRAGEDY’s concept has always been to walk a mile in someone else’s shoes, inverting the yin and the yang. Here, we honor, celebrate and explore various themes of womanhood.”Alongside the announcement of the new album, the band have released a new music video for a new song lifted from the upcoming album; Venus. Speaking about the new song, Peterson says, &ld...

HATE FOREST
"INNERMOST"
Black Metal
Year:20.01.2023
(OSMOSE PRODUCTIONS)

No need to introduce HATE FOREST.6 pieces of DEVASTATION and DESOLATION, an uncompromised other journey into the HATE FOREST!"Innermost" was recorded in December 2021.TRACKLIST CD/ LP:1.     Those Who Howl Inside the Snowstorm     03:38      2.     By Full Moon's Light Alone the Steppe Throne Can Be Seen     06:28      3.     Ice-Cold Bloodless Veins     05:40      4.     Temple of the Great Eternal Night     08:01      5.     Whiteout Silence     03:40      6.     Solitude in Starry December     07:45  &...

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...

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...

LORD OF THE LOST
"BLOOD & GLITTER"
Dark Industrial Metal
Year:06.01.2023
(NAPALM RECORDS)

German genre-fusing visionaries LORD OF THE LOST are ending 2022 with a big bang, releasing their eighth studio album, Blood & Glitter, virtually overnight on December 30. Following extensive touring throughout the year, including as special guest of IRON MAIDEN, and the great success of their last album, JUDAS (#2 Official German Album Charts), the band now turns 180 degrees both visually and thematically. Following their mythologically and theologically influenced previous albums, on Blood & Glitter, the band fully embraces their deeply-rooted love for 70s glam rock visuals and the sound of the 80s and its electronic, goth and new wave musical offshoots, without abandoning relevant metal elements. The album gets straight to the point and goes all the way from start to finish - th...

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 ...

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...

SCREAMER
"KINGMAKER"
Heavy Metal
Year:13.01.2023
(SPV)

- New studio album by one of Sweden’s most ambitious heavy metal acts.- 10 brand new songs – True Metal at it’s best!- Mixed and Mastered by Henrik Udd (Powerwolf, Hammerfall).- Artwork by David Paul Seymour (Mastodon, Helmet, The Sword).It’s their enthusiasm, the physically tangible intensity of their songs and their irrepressible drive that has always set Screamer apart from other acts. The Swedish band surrounding vocalist Andreas Wikström benefits no end from the group’s amazing energy in combination with the musicians’ inspiring and diverse songwriting. This rewarding mix has already produced four studio albums and one live recording since 2011. Screamer’s latest offering ‘Kingmaker’ is scheduled for release on Steamhammer/SPV...

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 ...

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