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Hailing from Bergen, Norway, Terje Eide (vocalist, guitarist, composer, recording artist & producer) first captured the public ear at age 16, as singer, guitarist and songwriter. His musical career began in earnest a year later, after winning a local talent contest. He later enjoyed a stint with the band Heaven & Hell, a rock institution in Bergen in the 80's. More»


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Finland is really starting to become more and more a hotbed for solid hard rock and heavy metal these last few years. It is not at the level of its neighbour Sweden by any means but definitely starting to catch up. Just a few of the many Finland based bands that come to mind include one of my favorites, the now defunct Wolfchild, as well as a slew of up and comers such as Shiraz Lane, Block Buster and now Sixgun Renegades.

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After the Tommy Denander band Rainmaker album reissued and featured here, many asked for his next own project, DEACON STREET. The first DEACON STREET PROJECT album originally released by AOR Heaven Records in 2004 was a much more AOR focused release than Rainmaker, inspired by Tommy’s early 80s influences such as TOTO, Talk Of The Town, etc.

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Ulysses return stronger than ever with third full album 'Law And Order'. Produced by Steve Evans (Robert Plant / Siouxsie / Goldfrapp) at Monnow Valley Studios and featuring Rosalie Cunningham from Purson. Includes the hits 'Law And Order', 'How Long?' and 'Smiling'.
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Luxembourg band Arduinna's Dawn has been preparing for the release of the album “Reflections”, scheduled for the month of October. Within this process, they presented at the beginning of this month of July their newest single, entitled “Ghost Inside”, where they mix in a well-balanced way elements of Symphonic Metal and Gothic Metal, More»



The American Thrash Metal band PRONG will release a new album entitled 'State Of Emergency' on October 6, 2023 via STEAMHAMMER.Their fans had to wait six long years for the arrival of a new album by American metal act Prong. More»



Advent Horizon's third full-length studio album "A Cell To Call Home" is due for release. The 11-track modern progressive rock opus, carefully crafted over three years of work, explores the interplay between love, dependency and loss, told in first person through the eyes of a protagonist who is battling through the struggles of overcoming addiction. More»



The German Hard Rock band STONEMILLER INC will release a new album entitled 'Welcome to The Show' on October 06, 2023 via MASSACRE Records.All band members are experienced and ambitious musicians, who have now joined forces to embark on a new journey together. More»



The South African Hard Rock band TREVOR RABIN will release a new album entitled 'Rio' on October 6, 2023 via INSIDE OUT Music.Trevor Rabin’s Rio (2023) is his first vocal-led solo album since 1989’s Can’t Look Away.
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If you like power metal, then IRON SAVIOR is in your playlists, and while they won’t win any awards for breaking the mold and try something adventurous, they are such a consistent band on what they do. They do power metal, with melody, and that’s what you’ll get on their upcoming new album ”Firestar” out next October 6th.

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Apotheus is a Portuguese Melodic Metal band from Paços de Ferreira. Founded in 2008. Millions of years after "The Far Star" mission took place, an artificial intelligence comes up with an ingenious plan that puts life in the Universe at risk. More»



The British Heavy Metal band OLIVER DAWSON SAXON will release a new album entitled 'Screaming Eagles - The Complete Works' on August 25, 2023 via Global Rock Records. In the early 2000’s Graham Oliver and Steve Dawson, both having been founding and long serving members and songwriters of the legendary Saxon and performing on the bands most classic early albums, launched Oliver/Dawson Saxon.
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NIKKI STRINGFIELD, guitarist for The Iron Maidens and Heaven Below, is poised to issue her debut solo album “Apocrypha“. This female rocker from Dallas, Texas, has recorded a collection of fresh songs with a hard rock groove and touches of metal brimmed with catchy hooks, sweet riffs, varied harmonies & vocals that introduce something entirely new for Stringfield.

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