So you think you know Arjen Lucassen, huh? Towering Dutch prog rock polymath? The man behind the super successful prog rock conceptualists Ayreon? Not to mention his prog metal offshoots Star One and Guilt Machine?

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ARION release the new album ‘Vultures Die Alone‘ on 9th April, out on AFM Records.

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IMPERIUM is the solo project of Finnish drummer and songwriter Mika Brushane. Mika has been playing drums and percussion in various bands since 1981, has played all genres from Jazz to Metal and that can be found in the Imperium songs in a positive sense.
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The album produced and mixed by guitarist Michel St-Pere.The album also contains some additional keyboard tracks by Johnny Maz ( Huis, Code18) who momentarily joined Mystery on tour in 2022 filling in for Antoine Michaud. The Mastering is done once again by Richard Addison and Kevin Carden provides the Artwork. Release date: May 15, 2023.
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The American Alternative band THE MYSTICAL HOT CHOCOLATE ENDEAVORS will release a new album entitled 'A Clock Without A Craftsman' on July 07, 2023 via MASSACRE Records. The Mystical Hot Chocolate Endeavors, an Alternative Rock Band, release a 98-minute double concept album, More»

SACRED OUTCRY’s second chapter "Towers of Gold" is the perfect realization of the band's trademark dark, epic power metal. Written and arranged by mastermind George Apalodimas, "Towers of Gold" is the first album featuring the band’s brand-new line-up with axeman Steve Lado, drummer Defkalion Dimos and the legendary Daniel Heiman (ex-LOST HORIZON) behind the mic.
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Frontiers Music will release tomorrow the second album from Finland’s CIRCUS OF ROCK “Lost Behind The Mask“. Circus Of Rock is a massive musical project masterminded by drummer Mirka Rantanen (King Company) and “Lost Behind The Mask” is the monstrous follow-up to the band’s epic debut album.

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The Swedish Dark Metal band CURSE OF CAIN will release a new album entitled 'Curse of Cain' on May 12, 2023 via Atomic Fire Records.This unique project creates a full cinematic universe with many special characters that tell us omnious cyberpunk tales in music, film and pictures. More»

The German Power Metal band MISSION IN BLACK will release a new album entitled 'Profit Reigns Supreme' on May 12, 2023 via El Puerto Records.

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Riff-tastic Italian metallers SCREAMACHINE have announced the upcoming release of their second full-length studio album, “Church Of The Scream” on May 5, 2023. This molten metal album serves as a follow-up to their self-titled debut released via Frontiers Music in 2021. This will be the first album to feature the band’s new guitarist Edoardo Taddei.

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Metamorphosis is set for release on May 12th via Napalm Records. Melissa Bonny (AD INFINITUM) joins forces with AMARANTHE’s drummer Morten Løwe Sørensen as well as Hans Platz (guitars) and Jenny Diehl (harp) of FEUERSCHWANZ in THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON. Together they are going to create powerful metal with a cinematic approach.
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The Swedish Hard FM & AOR band NIGHTHAWK will release a new album entitled 'Prowler' on May 12, 2023 via MIGHTY Music. The weekend is still a brilliant prospect and the tiredness suddenly transforms into an energetic urge to have fun, to go on the prowl, to just LIVE. That’s when NIGHTHAWK’s perfect blend of classic AOR and world-class hard rock kicks in best. More»

The awesome MICHAEL THOMPSON BAND is back with a brand new album, ”The Love Goes On” via Frontiers Music. A new MTB album is, of course, always cause for celebration among AOR fans, but this new one is a particularly exciting entry as it sees the return of original vocalist Moon Calhoun (The Strand, Moon Over Paris, Western Front ft. More»