UDO DIRKSCHNEIDER
"MY WAY"
Heavy Metal
Year:22.04.2022
(ATOMIC FIRE)

UDO DIRKSCHNEIDER is the voice of Heavy Metal! "My way" is the most personal and extraordinary album to date and It contains 17 cover versions of the very songs that have influenced the musician and singer from Germany the most.He is THE constant of the German metal scene: On April 6, 2022, icon Udo Dirkschneider will be 70 years old. Born in post-war Wuppertal, when heavy metal was far from being invented, he has for many years been one of the decisive characters who have helped shape this musical genre so decisively. For about five decades, it is impossible to imagine it without him. On April 22nd his most personal and extraordinary album will be released: it contains 17 cover versions of exactly those songs that have influenced the musician and singer the most. Among them...

SATAN
"EARTH INFERNAL"
Heavy Metal
Year:01.04.2022
(METAL BLADE RECORDS)

Earth Infernal is a product of the times that birthed it and could only be the work of SATAN. Having churned out cutting edge heavy metal throughout the 80s - and reunited in 2011 - their sixth full-length maintains the high standard they long ago set, and it is perhaps their timeliest release. Guitarist Russ Tippins. “Our Earth is now infernally hot. Almost irreversibly so. We are on a one-way trip to Hell and dragging our children and their children along with us.As is always the case the band tracked the record at First Avenue in Newcastle, with Dave Curle engineering and mixing. In a time of over-polished, digitally perfected metal records, Satan take a different path, embracing the mistakes made during tracking. “The fluffed note, the missed beat on a drum r...

WATAIN
"THE AGONY & ECSTASY OF WATAIN"
Blackened/ Death Metal
Year:29.04.2022
(NUCLEAR BLAST)

WATAIN crawled out of Satan's cunt in 1998, and has since then ascended and grown into one of the world's most well-known and notorious Black Metal bands. Their legacy is often referred to with fear, love, confusion or awe, but seldom with indifference."The Agony & Ecstasy of Watain" is the group’s seventh album who continue to electrify their audience with an unmistakable brand of Black Metal Magic. Recorded inside an old church on the Swedish countryside, WATAIN take the listener closer to the innermost heart of a band that despite always being surrounded by rumors and controversy strives for the most sincere ways of expression.With 10 songs written by the founding trinity of WATAIN (E. Danielsson, H. Jonsson and P. Forsberg), it is also the...

THE GATHERING
"BEAUTIFUL DISTORTION"
Doom Metal/ Progressive Metal
Year:29.04.2022
(SOULFOOD MUSIC)

- Produced and mixed by Attie Bauw (Judas Priest, Scorpions)- M;astered by Maor Appelbaum (Faith No More)- This digisleeve CD release features 8 songs and is accompanied by a 12 page booklet with lyrics and credits- The album was mixed in Stereo (LP & CD) and Dolby Atmos (streaming)- First full length album of the band after 10 years- Original yet typical The Gathering sound; eclectic & atmospheric triprock- Featuring original member Hugo Prinsen Geerligs (bass) who returned to the band in 2018- Over 30 years of rock music with 'Mandylion' (1995) as a very influential album in the (gothic) metal scene.After 10 years, atmospheric triprock band The Gathering will release a new album! 'Beautiful Distortion' i...

MORS PRINCIPIUM EST
"LIBERATE THE UNBORN INHUMANITY"
Melodic Death Metal
Year:08.04.2022
(AFM RECORDS)

- Mors Principium Est from Finland revive songs from their early band history as re-recordings- Mix and mastering by Thomas "Plec" Johansson / Panic Room StudiosThomas (Soilwork, Mayhem, Onslaught).- The artwork was created by Jan "ÖrkkiI" Yrlund (Manowar, Battle Beast, Korpiklaani)- For fans of: Children Of Bodom, Dark Tranquillity, Wintersun, In Flames.Complex instrumental passages meet goosebump melodies. On "Liberate the Unborn Inhumanity" Mors Principium Est revive an exquisite selection of songs from their first three albums in a new guise!Back to the future is the motto for the Finnish melodic death band Mors Principium Est with their new album "Liberate the Unborn Inhumanity", which will be released on April 8th, 2022 by AFM Records...

CULT OF LUNA
"THE LONG ROAD NORTH"
Doom Metal/ Progressive/ Post Metal
Year:11.02.2022
(METAL BLADE RECORDS)

For over two decades Sweden's CULT OF LUNA have forged a sound incomparable to others - ambitious, epic, visceral, and drenched in emotion. Their forthcoming album The Long Road North is one of their most beautiful and dynamic works to date and features guest appearances from composer Colin Stetson, Phoenix's Christian Mazzalai and Laurent Brancowitz plus more. On The Long Road North's opening track, "Cold Burn", listeners are immediately immersed in familiar, yet refreshingly new Cult of Luna territory. Its pulsating rhythms pummel, and Persson's roar sears through layers of guitar.Recognized for their apocalyptic live performances that unrestrainedly explore the audience's imagination, Cult of Luna will bring their stunning live show to fans just i...

ROBIN TROWER
"NO MORE WORLDS TO CONQUER"
Classic Rock/ Blues
Year:29.04.2022
(MASCOT LABEL GROUP)

    26th full length release with the Robin Trower band, 3 previous releases are certified gold records    2019’s ‘Coming Closer To The Day’ debuted #1 in the blues charts. The vinyl re-issue of that album is also released on April 29, 2022    Known for his previous bands Procol Harum and The Paramounts and the hit ‘A Whiter Shade of Pale’The iconic Robin Trower returns with his new studio album, ‘No More Worlds To Conquer’, on April 29th, 2022 via Provogue Records. For more than six decades, Robin Trower’s career has known no bounds. At the age of 76, the British guitarist can reflect on a journey in which he has planted flags across the musical sphere and played every r...

SKULL FIST
"PAID IN FULL"
Heavy Metal/ Speed Metal
Year:22.04.2022
(ATOMIC FIRE)

The FIST is the law! Canada’s most furious trio return with acht groove bombsThe fist is the law! Toronto heavy metal overachievers SKULL FIST have more guts and balls than the police allow. Since their leggy beginnings in 2006, dungeon keeper Zach Schottler and hisruthlessly shredding gang of reckless accomplices have released three archetypal heavy metal almanacs, eaten more dust than is good for their health, endured hardships (henceforth called shitty business partners) and propped up countless beers in countless bars in countless cities. Now, after 15 years on behalf of steel, Zach Schottler is really turning up the heat with the uniquely titled "Paid in full", a heavy metal wonder of the defiant middle-finger variety. With head held high, po...

BLUT AUS NORD
"DISCHARMONIUM - UNDREAMABLE ABYSSES"
Black Metal
Year:20.05.2022
(SEASON OF MIST)

Press quotes:BLUT AUS NORD as leaders of their field. Essential! (Angry Metal Guy)BLUT AUS NORD remain unrivaled in this realm! (Pitchfork) BLUT AUS NORD brightens black metal from the inside out while never once forsaking its savage origins. (Rolling Stones)BLUT AUS NORD returns with seven mesmerising tracks of bleakly-maximalist harmonic unease. Insane artwork by Polish Artist Maciej Kamuda.The tide turns once again. From tumultuous oceanic depths French legend BLUT AUS NORD erupts onland in all its singular dissonant glory: be-tentacled, malformed, accursed, fearsome.Following up the purported 'new era' of melodicism ushered in by 2019's lauded "Hal...

CHRISTIAN DEATH
"EVIL BECOMES RULE"
Dark Gothic Rock
Year:06.05.2022
(SEASON OF MIST)

With the release of their 17th studio album, CHRISTIAN DEATH shows no signs of faltering or slowing down. The godfathers of death rock have simultaneously perfected and redefined their signature sound, which has served as a core inspiration for many bands of both the past and present, such as DANZIG, CELTIC FROST, and TYPE O NEGATIVE, to name just a few. ‘Evil Becomes Rule’ isn’t merely a musical endeavor, but an artistic expression that blends elements of gothic rock, post-punk, and dark pop, cultivating a poetic aesthetic that is certain to continue to influence the next wave of gothic rock.For fans of: DAVID BOWIE, SISTERS OF MERCY, DEATH VALLEY HIGH, THE CURE, BAUHAUS, SAMHAIN, ROXY MUSIC ...TRACKLIST CD/ 2LP:1. The Alpha and the...

ENTRAILS
"AN ETERNAL TIME OF DECAY"
Death Metal
Year:24.06.2022
(HAMMERHEART RECORDS)

• Seventh album by Entrails and a peek in their career• Fantastic artwork by Henrik Ågren (www.instagram.com/agren.art)• Mixed and mastered by Dan Swanö at Unisound• Entrails is as Swedish Death Metal as it gets, no way in denying that• Mandatory listening of you like old Entombed, Dismember and Bloodbath• Past labels that worked with Entrails include Metal Blade and Dark Descent.Swedish Death Metal since 1990, may the HM-2 be with you!Although Entrails was formed in the early 90s, thus belonging to the “First Wave of Old School Swedish Death Metal”, they resurrected in the year 2008 only to become an emblematic member of what can be rightly designated as the “New Wave of Old...

VICTORIUS
"DINOSAUR WARFARE PT. 2 – THE GREAT NINJA WAR"
Space Heavy Metal
Year:24.06.2022
(NAPALM RECORDS)

Prepare yourself for another battle of fantastical might with power metal space warriors VICTORIUS! Leading the listener into a far-out world of myths, tales and battles with new allies to save mankind, their new album, Dinosaur Warfare Pt. 2 – The Great Ninja War, merges the worlds of the band’s Dinosaur Warfare - Legend of the Power Saurus EP and previous album, Space Ninjas from Hell. This otherworldly amalgamation blends the thrilling plot of their new opus with grand storytelling, forcing you to wonder if you’re listening to an album… or experiencing the next huge blockbuster action hit, on record! Out June 24, 2022 via Napalm Records, this adventurous ride sees the mighty dinosaurs rise again to fight against the evil space ninja clan Sunbladers. Led to th...

BATTLELORE
"THE RETURN OF THE SHADOW"
Epic Fantasy Metal
Year:03.06.2022
(NAPALM RECORDS)

BATTLELORE is back with Middle-earth inspired hymns of heavy fantasy metal!The time has come to wield your sword and charge back to the battlefield! Following their last studio album, Doombound (2011), and extensive touring, the collective took a creative break. But now, the long, lingering 10-year sleep of Finnish heavy metal force BATTLELORE will finally end with the release of their much awaited, seventh record, entitled The Return Of The Shadow! The album title perfectly represents the band’s sensational comeback. Named after Tolkien’s original, shelved title for his legendary epic fantasy novel Fellowship of the Ring, BATTLELORE’s brand new album features nine Middle-earth themed songs, shining with the blistering aura the band has become known and lov...

AXEL RUDI PELL
"LOST XXIII "
Heavy Metal/ Hard Rock
Year:15.04.2022
(SPV)

Only genuine thoroughbred musicians with substantial creative talent succeed in staying at the top of their game as long as Axel Rudi Pell has. For more than thirty years, the guitarist and songwriter from Bochum, Germany, has released new albums at regular intervals with his ARP band. Reactions from fans and media alike have been consistently positive while impressive record sales, high chart positions and ever-increasing audience numbers at his concerts and tours say it all. From 15 April 2022, Pell’s latest studio offering LOST XXIII – his 21st to date – will be available as a digipak, CD, double vinyl album, strictly limited box set and for digital download, as usual on Steamhammer/SPV. To make the wait more bearable for his fans, the first lead single ‘Survi...

KREATOR
"ENDORAMA ULTIMATE EDIT. "
Thrash Metal
Year:17.12.2021
(AFM RECORDS)

- The 9th studio album by Thrash Metal legends KREATOR- remastered by Jens Bogren (Arch Enemy, Sepultura, Amon Amarth, Paradise Lost a.m.m.)- For the first time as official label Vinyl release as a Ltd. Gtf. 2LPThe legendary "Endorama" Album by KREATOR - finally in it's Ultimate and remastered Edition with lots of bonus material!Kreator surely need no introduction to anyone at this point. The Germans were among the distinctive bands who helped to shape and fashion the emerging thrash style in the 1980s. And through such landmark albums as 'Pleasure To Kill' (1986), 'Terrible Certainty' ('87) and 'Coma Of Souls ('90), they had stamped their own hallmark of quality, passion and aggression, in the process pro...