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Swedish prog outfit Karmakanic have announced that they will release their brand new album, through Jonas Reingold's own label, Reingold Records Transmutation, on March 7. "Transmutation, that means something transforms into a new state of being, the universe is in a constant flux so that goes for my music too. Bringing a seed that turns into a bright flower, hopefully not dying too quickly!”
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Steampunk metal band FATE GEAR will release a new album on December 18th. Kill the Shadow King comes six months after The Vanguard Of Hades. Like its predecessor, the new album is a hybrid release, containing a mix of studio and live recordings.
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Outlasted is a professional rock band hailing from Norway, known for their captivating blend of AOR (Album-Oriented Rock) sound. Formed in 2010 by guitarist Terje Fløyli and keyboard player Odd-Børge Hansen, the band's unique journey began with the exchange of song ideas through traditional mail, rather than the ubiquitous digital communication we now know as email. More»



Eclipse Records is thrilled to announce the signing of Shadow of the Talisman to an exclusive worldwide deal. Based in Flint, Michigan (USA), the Alternative Metal band strive to unite all facets of the metal scene through complex musical passages, heart-wrenching lyrics, and a community where every metalhead can find something perfect for themselves.
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There is great power in secrecy. Detached from the world, brewed under a strict code of confidentiality, a new clan, a secret society came into existence. Led by none other than Sonata Arctica frontman Tony Kakko, this new beast of his gained momentum in the massive shadow of his wildly successful power metal superheroes, slowly, steadily, biding its time, waiting for the right moment.
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Three-time Grammy-nominated hard rock heavyweights and platinum-selling band Killswitch Engage are pleased to announce their new studio album “This Consequence”. It arrives on February 21st, 2025, via Metal Blade. It’s been a long wait for fans, the record follows 2019’s acclaimed album “Atonement”.
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Coheed and Cambria have set to release their new studio album, “The Father of Make Believe”, on March 14th, 2025, via Virgin Music Group. The new full-length marks the 11th studio album from the New York band and continues the narrative of “The Amory Wars” / “Vaxis” universe, following their 2022 album “Vaxis Act II: A Window of the Waking Mind”, which garnered critical success and the band’s first Top 10 radio single of their career with “Shoulders”.
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Supergroup duo Adrian Smith and Richie Kotzen will release Black Light/White Noise on March 5, 2025. It follows up the duo’s debut album, Smith/Kotzen, released in 2021. The album was produced by Smith and Kotzen. Jay Ruston mixed Black Light/White Noise.
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Leading rock and metal force AVANTASIA is set to unleash their bombastic 10th studio album and Napalm Records debut, Here Be Dragons, on February 28, 2025! Featuring absolute AVANTASIA essentials such as spellbinding choirs and theatrical symphonic metal elements, multitalented mastermind and frontman Tobias Sammet also surprises fans old and new with plenty of intriguing fresh soundscapes. More»


Symphonic metal band Magistina Saga will release "BloodMossAgate", their first album in four years, on January 22nd.

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This female fronted symphonic progressive metal band from Switzerland and France invite you to take an emotional and spiritual journey into alchemical and esoteric wisdom with their powerful and captivating sound.

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Genre: Power Metal
Year: 20-12-2024
Country: Japan
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Shrike, a three-piece metal band from Preston, the “wettest” city in England, is set to reshape the underground modern metal landscape with their debut album release in 2025.
Titled “The Divine and the Serpentine”, this long player not only showcases their unique sound — a rich blend of ambient, cinematic, and orchestral textures — but also delves into deep thematic content through a “semi” concept album exploring the complexities of abusive relationships.
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