EDENBRIDGE
"DYNAMIND"
Symphonic Melodic Female Metal
Year:25.10.2019
(SPV)

As we all know, music is at its best when it addresses its listeners at a number of levels. And that’s precisely what Edenbridge do: the Austrian melodic metal act’s material always features – along with its symphonic qualities – an important emotional-spiritual side. This applies not only to the band’s thirteen recordings to date, but also to their latest album Dynamind, scheduled for release on Steamhammer/SPV on 25 October 2019. The atmospherically dense compositions, directed once again mainly by creative mastermind/multi-instrumentalist Lanvall and vocalist Sabine Edelsbacher, combine melodies and grooves, toughness and sensitivity, emotions and intellect, spirit and the subconscious mind. Which better way to document this talent than with a programmat...

JOE BONAMASSA
"LIVE AT THE SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE"
Blues/ Classic Rock
Year:25.10.2019
(MASCOT LABEL GROUP)

- Joe Bonamassa has sold well over 3 million records worldwide and has fifteen #1 Billboard Blues Albums!!! - His most recent studio album, Blues of Desperation, released in March of 2016, marks his 16th #1 Blues album on the Billboard charts, more than any other artist, and landed at #5 on the Billboard Top Album Sales, his highest charting yet in the US. In Europe it charted in 15 countries. - His latest collaborative album with vocal ”powerhouse” Beth Hart called ‘Black Coffee’ debuted at #1 in the Dutch album charts. Other chart positions include a #4 in Germany and #7 in the UK. - Joe Bonamassa has been featured on the cover of virtually every guitar magazine multiple...

NILE
"VILE NILOTIC RITES"
Death Metal
Year:01.11.2019
(NUCLEAR BLAST)

There’s death metal and then there’s NILE. For »Vile Nilotic Rites,« the mantra was: if it’s not right for the song, it gets cut. Nothing superfluous or idiosyncratic were allowed to persist on and live through NILE’s new team-based songwriting process. If a part was savage but didn’t fit, out the door it went. But if it was merciless and fit into the overall design of the song, it was kept and curated. The end result of NILE’s extreme musical vetting was 11 songs, sharp as obsidian blades, heavy as nine Nubian pyramids. Songs like 'Oxford Handbook Of Savage Genocidal Warfare,' 'That Which Is Forbidden,' 'Revel In Their Suffering,' and the title track exhibit the self-made qualities of editorial perfection wit...

ALCEST
"SPIRITUAL INSTINCT"
Progressive Post Black Metal
Year:25.10.2019
(NUCLEAR BLAST)

For principal songwriter and frontman Neige, ALCEST has always been a gateway to the otherworldly, a means of exploring his spirituality. An elemental two-piece, completed by long-serving drummer and creative confidante Winterhalter, their forthcoming sixth album »Spiritual Instinct« finds Neige at his most personal. “This time I had something urgent to put on the table,” he explains. “It is a very cathartic record - something needed to get out of me. It’s darker than usual, and heavier.”Written in bursts both during and after a prolonged period of touring in support of 2016’s hugely successful »Kodama«, the sense of urgency Neige speaks of manifests in a record full of spontaneity, of immediate impact – be th...

CROBOT
"MOTHERBRAIN"
Hard Rock
Year:23.08.2019
(MASCOT LABEL GROUP)

Like food of the gods, rock ‘n’ roll nourishes the soul. Offering holy communion, Crobot proudly personify a trinity of “meat, strings, and emotion” within their music and during the raucous gigs they’re known for. Striking a delicate balance between hard-charging riffs, ass-shaking funk, and out-of-this-world reflective stage attire, the Pennsylvania quartet - Brandon Yeagley (lead vocals, harmonica), Chris Bishop (guitar, vocals), and Dan Ryan (drums), satisfies starvation for sonic sustenance on their fourth full-length and 2019 debut for Mascot Records, Motherbrain.Since emerging in 2011, the group has quietly cemented themselves among the rising rock vanguard. Following their 2012 debut Legend of the Spaceborne Killer and 2014’s Somet...

BLACK STONE CHERRY
"BLACK TO BLUES VOL. 2"
Rock/ Blues
Year:18.10.2019
(MASCOT LABEL GROUP)

- The first ‘Black To Blues’ EP debuted #1 on the Billboard Blues Chart and reached the Top 30 UK album chart. BSC’s last five full-length albums hit No. 1 on the UK rock & metal charts, with their most recent album, ‘Family Tree’ debuting at #11 (highest ever) in Germany!Following the reaction to the release Black Stone Cherry guitarist/vocalist, Chris Robertson, said; “We could have never dreamed of the reaction we got from “Black to Blues”. It was amazing to have such a positive reaction to our take on some of our biggest influences in music. We can’t wait for everyone to hear and feel how much fun we had recording this project.” Produced by the band themselves at Monocle Studios in Sulphur Well, ...

JAN AKKERMAN
"CLOSE BEAUTY"
Jazz/ Progressive Rock
Year:25.10.2019
(MASCOT LABEL GROUP)

- Jan Akkerman’s work has been featured on 59 albums throughout his career. Founding member of Focus, Brainbox, and Finch. Best Guitarist in the World by UK magazine, Melody Maker!! As a session musician, Akkerman has worked with an eclectic list of artists including B.B. King, Alan Price, Peter Banks, Jack Bruce, Charlie Byrd, Ice –T and Phil Collins [!]On 25th October 2019, Jan Akkerman will release his first studio album since 2011 and it marks his debut on the Mascot Label Group.  ‘Close Beauty’ is the return of the distinctive ‘Akkerman-sound’, which runs like a thread through twelve compositions; acoustic, electric, solo performing and accompanied by his own band, Marijn van den Berg (drums), David de Mare...

AMBERIAN DAWN
"LOOKING FOR YOU"
Symphonic Melodic Female Metal
Year:31.01.2020
(NAPALM RECORDS)

Amberian Dawn are reaching an ultimate career high with their eighth studio album, Looking for You. Refined and immaculate songwriting full of catchy melodies and epic keyboard passages sends shivers down your spine on their first single, “United”. Singer Capri Virkkunen enchants in a duet with Fabio Lione (ex-Rhapsody of Fire) in the breathtaking symphonic metal summit “Symphony No.1 Part 3 – Awakening”! The diverse and emotional lyrics provide a suitable background for soaring guitars and elegant classical interludes. Looking for You is a highly addictive cocktail topped off by a cover version of ABBA’s “Lay All Your Love on Me”!TRACKLIST CD/ LP:01 - United (A)02 - Eternal Fire Burning (A)03 - Looking ...

PHIL CAMPBELL
"OLD LIONS STILL ROAR"
Hard Rock
Year:25.10.2019
(NUCLEAR BLAST)

Some people just don‘t need no introduction. And this fine gentleman is high on top of that list: Phil Campbell, Welsh rock titan, MOTÖRHEAD guitarist for more than 30 years until the bitter end, father of that hard rocking spawn called BASTARD SONS, rock and roll luminary. In short: the stuff six string legends are made of. Slowly but steadily nearing his sixties, Phil Campbell still hasn‘t lost his hunger for the noise. After a highly successful record as PHIL CAMPBELL AND THE BASTARD SONS (the family rock act he pulled off with his own three sons) and a feverish run of live dates with the likes of GUNS’N’ROSES, he‘s about to shed his skin once again – only to reveal his own true self this time around.The title of his first solo rec...

DESPISED ICON
"PURGATORY"
Death Metal/ Deathcore
Year:15.11.2019
(NUCLEAR BLAST)

Canadian deathcore pioneers DESPISED ICON are back to reveal their 6th full length album: »Purgatory.« Not a theological band by any means, »Purgatory« is meant to represent the mortal experience of being trapped in a suffering state and left to brood; stuck in notions of great loss and permanent scars that will ultimately define you. It is from these incidents that humans grow. Not only do the themes of »Purgatory« reflect the personal and internal struggles of the band, but the struggles of modern day society as a whole, and the current lack of compassion amongst mankind.Perhaps their most dynamic venture to date, DESPISED ICON have a fresh and energy filled arrangement just waiting to see the light of day in the form of »Purgatory...

ELUVEITIE
"LIVE AT MASTERS OF ROCK"
Epic/ Pagan/ Viking/ Folk Metal
Year:01.11.2019
(NUCLEAR BLAST)

ELUVEITIE are a phenomenon that has been flourishing across the world for more than 15 years. Starting out with their legendary debut album "Spirit" (2006) and the outstanding "Slania" (2008), up to their latest masterpiece "Ategnatos" (2019), the Swiss unit have developed a ground-breaking recipe. As far removed as possible from clichés of drunkenness and silly stories about battles, they have developed a style that turns the best of Folk Metal and Melodic Death into a unique sum. Their great respect for history (which they live out sincerely) mixed with fantastic song writing - results in a sound that hardly anyone can deny the genius of."Live At Masters Of Rock" shows once again that ELUVEITIE understand how to seamlessly meld unique elements together that may not ...

FLYING COLORS
"THIRD DEGREE"
Progressive Rock
Year:04.10.2019
(MASCOT LABEL GROUP)

- Flying Colors is a prog supergroup composed of Mike Portnoy (ex-Dream Theater, The Winery Dogs, Adrenaline Mob), Dave LaRue (Dixie Dregs, Steve Morse Band), Casey McPherson (Alpha Rev), Neal Morse (Transatlantic, Spock’s Beard), and Steve Morse (Deep Purple). Album art designed by Thomas Ewerhard (Spock’s Beard, Transatlantic, Symphony X, Amon Amarth, Kataklysm, Dimmu Borgir) [!]In chemistry, when certain galvanizing elements come together, they become quite explosive. In music, when certain galvanizing artists come together, they become Flying Colors. In fact, whenever the five gentlemen who encompass Flying Colors - guitarist Steve Morse, drummer Mike Portnoy, keyboardist/vocalist Neal Morse, bassist Dave LaRue, and powerhouse vocalist ...

EVIL INVADERS
"SURGE OF INSANITY - LIVE IN ANTWERP 2018"
Thrash/ Death Metal
Year:04.10.2019
(NAPALM RECORDS)

Evil Invaders may sound notoriously tech-loving yet astoundingly raw on record – but if you unleash these Belgians onstage, their trademark sound nestled in between death, thrash, progressive touches and trad heavy metal gains another heady and exciting dimension that is second to none. After two studio albums and two EPs the time has finally come to immortalize the incredible high-octane live phenomenon in sound and vision: Live in Antwerp is the expected balls-out hometown insanity, taped at the Trix Zaal in 2018. The tech awesomeness of ‘Among the depths of sanity‘, the sick Venom cover ‘Witching hour‘ or ultimate anthem ‘Fast, loud`n`rude‘: Live in Antwerp gets you right to the front row!‘Fast, loud`n`rude‘: Live in A...

HELLOWEEN
"UNITED ALIVE"
Power Heavy Metal
Year:04.10.2019
(NUCLEAR BLAST)

What belonged together needed to be joined: PUMPKINS UNITED. However, this birth was never just an original line-up reunion, but the real deal. The ultimate cast consisting of all 7 metal heroes: Andi Deris, Michael Kiske, Michael Weikath, Kai Hansen, Markus Grosskopf, Sascha Gerstner, and Daniel Löble. Or in other words: A dream come true for fans from all over the world, who never stopped wishing for exactly this union. What followed, was a whoop of joy from North German river Elbe to Rio’s Sugar Loaf Mountain, and in fall 2017 the kick-off of the unbelievable Pumpkins United World Tour in Mexico.The shows celebrated the greatest hits from three decades and offered a breakneck trip through time and the entire HELLOWEEN repertoire – including songs, the ban...

OPETH
"IN CAUDA VENENUM"
Progressive Metal
Year:27.09.2019
(NUCLEAR BLAST)

Sweden’s OPETH are preparing to release their most important record to date with »In Cauda Venenum«. Certainly, fans and critics will have their opinion, but few records in the Swedes’ oeuvre are as engaging, delicate, panoramic, intense, and musical as OPETH’s lucky thirteenth. Sporting a clever Travis Smith cover – replete with inside jokes and a nod to KING DIAMOND – a masterful Park Studios (The Hellacopters, Graveyard) production, OPETH’s usual five-star musicianship, and lyrics entirely in Swedish, »In Cauda Venenum« raises the bar markedly. While a record in Swedish is a first—there’s also an English version—for frontman and founding member Mikael Åkerfeldt, the 10 songs on offer feel and sound co...