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Red Giant will release their debut single “Monsters” on Friday 9 August 2024. The single is available on all streaming platforms here. Watch the music video for “Monsters” below. “Monsters” is the first single taken from the band’s self-titled debut album “Red Giant” released on October 18th, 2024.
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The arrival of any new VAN STEPHENSON music is met with huge anticipation. This release is just a little different from the norm, but no less exciting or musically brilliant. This is Van Stephenson, but with a little help from his friends.
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Their melting pot of influences come together to create something that is really very special. From heavy guitar riffs, to the most delicate heart-felt ballads; from atmospheric sonic landscapes, to hook-driven melodies; this is a band that deserves to be heard. Armed with their scintillating live show, Austin Gold are selling out venues and in huge demand for festivals all over the country.

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Queen of Dreams is here inspire both your ears and your imagination. Our sound combines heavy riffs and catchy, soaring melodies with dazzling keyboard flourishes and progressive elements to create a truly epic progressive power metal experience.
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Ciconia, the Progressive Instrumental Metal band, finally reveals the details of their new studio album “Synaesthetic Garbage”, which will be out on March 14th, 2025, through Art Gates Records!

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Fight The Fade is a rock group hailing from the Midwest. Consisting of vocalist Zene Smith, guitarist Tyler Simpson & drummer Alyssa Worth. releases October 18, 2024

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The new ASTRAL DOORS studio album ”The End Of It All” will be released on October 18, 2024 on Metalville Records. The already legendary metal band, founded in 2003 in Borlänge, Sweden, is back with a brand new studio album five years after their chart success ‘Worship Or Die’.
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ADD LINK! A true symphonic metal cinematic opus, with majestic orchestrations, roaring riffs and an amazing vocal performance. Aries Descendant, an electrifying collaboration forged by the musical synergy of two virtuoso studio musicians, Jonah from the United States and Nicklas from Denmark. More»



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»


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