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In 2023 longtime friends and songwriters Carl Berglund and Peter Ledin decided to put together the band that they dreamed of, a band that would close the gap between classic AOR and modern rock and bring something new to the melodic rock scene. More»



Ohrenfeindt has set to release their new studio studio album “Wenn Der Teufel Anruft” on October 18th, 2024, via Metalville Records.
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Riot V vocalist Todd Michael Hall will release his highly-anticipated sophomore rock album "Off the Rails" via Rat Pak Records on October 18, 2024. Aligning himself once again with Metal Church founding member and guitarist Kurdt Vanderhoof, Todd offers the listener 10 new studio tracks and two bonus tracks of straight-forward classic-rock-inspired music. More»



The album is Frost* at its most ambitious, offering nearly 90 minutes of music over 14 exquisite tracks. The album is the brainchild of Godfrey who was inspired to create the conceptual world for the album based on the group’s previous release Day and Age (2021).
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Ensiferum will release their long-awaited new studio album, “Winter Storm”, on October 18th, 2024, via Metal Blade Records. The Finnish folk-metal melodeath sensation has maintained a prolific release schedule since their first demo in 1997, More»



Grand Magus Sunraven coverAcclaimed heavy metal battering ram Grand Magus from Stockholm, Sweden are pleased to announce that their brand new studio album “Sunraven” will be released on October 18th, 2024, through Nuclear Blast Records.
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Emerging from the gritty streets of Detroit in the mid-1960s, MC5 revolutionized rock and roll with their blistering fusion of garage rock, blues, soul, free jazz, and proto-punk. Infamous for incendiary live performances and a radical left-wing stance, their status as pioneers of punk and protest rock has
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Ann Arbor’s hard rock powerhouse, Black Note Graffiti, is back with their highly anticipated album ‘Resist the Divide’, set to release on October 25. The record dives deep into the raw emotions and struggles of the human experience, blending heavy vocals, driving guitars, and pounding drums to deliver a message of personal transformation, addiction, and inner conflict.

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FrontThese guys are coming at ya from Arizona, playing an 'in your face' style of heavy guitar oriented rock. Subtlety is not the sort of word to describe CLF, and if the rabid snarling dog intro is anything to go by, then you'll understand where these guys are coming from. More than likely the back alley of retro rock from the seventies and eighties. If I recall, CLF made an appearance at Ultrasound 2001 and
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After a very well-received last studio album Tales From The Imaginary Movies, the band returns after a 2-year hiatus with new music. the band was joined by a new musician Łukasz Plápek, who enriched the sound of Millennium with a transverse flute and tenor saxophone.This time the group prepared More»



Up-and-coming Italian power metal unit Frozen Crown are gearing up to unleash their new studio album and Napalm Records debut, “War Hearts”, out on October 18th, 2024. Founded in 2017, Frozen Crown has garnered significant media exposure with their previous four albums and their massive hit, More»


Beyond Unbroken hails from Los Angeles, CA. The band was founded by Monte Money and Michael Money, co-founders/members of Escape the Fate. releases November 15, 2024

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Legendary Danish band Fate announce their anticipated new studio album, “Reconnect ‘N Ignite”, scheduled for release on October 18th, 2024, via Frontiers Music Srl.

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