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Lancaster rock ruffians Massive Wagons are back with their seventh studio album 'Earth To Grace'. Hotly anticipated after their previous album 'Triggered!' – which reached their record high of #6 in the UK Top 40 Album chart – 'Earth To Grace' brings the anthemic muscle and punked-up gusto that Massive Wagons have made their name with, while adding a pinch of stardust that shoots the band into the stratosphere as master songcrafters.
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Kilmara sounds more current, more powerful and heavier than ever, thanks to an excellent and careful production. With the aim set on finding the best and most fresh sound possible, Kilmara put the recording of their new studio album in the hands of Carles Salse in his Sureau Studio, and the also teamed up with world-renowned and award-winning producer Seeb Levermann (Orden Ogan, Angus MCSIX, Rhapsody Of Fire, Riot V).
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Symphonic power metal quartet Majestica have announced their brand new studio album “Power Train”, which will see the light of day on February 7th, 2025, via Nuclear Blast Records.

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Hailing from the rugged West Coast of Scotland, The Breathing Method is a seasoned ensemble of musicians who fuse hard rock, grunge and a dash of punk rebellion to express the raw knocks of adulthood. With roots stretching back over 25 years this Scottish group hails from the historic county of Ayrshire, where a shared passion for gritty, authentic soundscapes has resulted in the band’s debut album, “After Everything Else”, which is set to be released on January 24th, 2025.
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Italian metallers Labyrinth are thrilled to announce the release of their highly anticipated new album, “In the Vanishing Echoes of Goodbye”, set for release on January 24th, 2025, via Frontiers Music Srl.

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Timo Tolkki to release new solo album “Classical Variations and Themes 2: Ultima Thule” on October 1st 2024. “Classical Variations and Themes 2: Ultima Thule” is the fifth solo album by Timo Tolkki, the renowned guitarist and mastermind behind the legendary power metal band Stratovarius.
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The Swiss Heavy Metal band Distant Past have set to release their new studio album “Solaris” on November 8th, 2024, through Art Gates Records!

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Florida’s own power metal force, Seven Kingdoms, are thrilled to announce their signing with Reigning Phoenix Music (RPM). This exciting partnership marks a new chapter for the band, kicking off with the highly anticipated release of their upcoming EP, “The Square”, on November 8th, 2024.
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Returning with their 10th full-length album, ‘The Unseen’, French art-rock band Klone are pushing their already sumptuous sound to dizzying, magisterial heights. A bold new journey through a singular yet contrasting soundscape, ‘The Unseen’ is an immersive, dreamlike experience that speaks to the significance of things that at first glance seem to lack it. More»


One of the most iconic voices in rock & roll history, former Journey frontman STEVE PERRY, is releasing “The Season 3“, via Dark Horse Records. The album expands on Perry’s exquisitely curated 2021 holiday album ‘The Season’, which revealed him as a flawless interpreter of the classic Christmas songbook.

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The new album by?Neal Morse & The Resonance?– entitled?”No Hill For A Climber” ?from a resonant line in Barbara Kingsolver’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel?Demon Copperhead?– has its roots at the end of 2023, as Morse explains: “I started thinking about what I was going to do in 2024, More»



Hamburg, Germany-based heavy metal veterans Paragon have announced the release of a brand new studio album, entitled “Metalation”, out on November 8th, 2024, via Massacre Records.
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Symphonic metallers TUNGSTEN, the quartet consisting of ex-HAMMERFALL drummer Anders Johannson, his sons Karl (bass, keyboards) and Niklas (guitars), and singer Mike Andersson, caused quite a stir with their latest single ‘Walborg’: countless streams but also more than half a million YouTube view for its music video cement the piece’s grandeur. More»


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