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MelodicRock Classics is thrilled to finally announce long awaited exclusive limited CD reissues of VAN STEPHENSON's all-time classic AOR masterpieces 'Righteous Anger' and 'Suspicious Heart'.In conjunction with Universal Music, these two masterpiece AOR albums will be available again June 27 – limited to 1000 units each.
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MelodicRock Classics, the specialist re-issue label, is thrilled to announce a partnership with another iconic Australian singer.
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October 31st, 2025 For fans of Paradise Lost, My Dying Bride, Anathema EMPIRE DROWNS challenge the boundaries of melodic doom and death metal on their haunting new album “Endless Nights”. More»



Jack The Joker, a Brazilian progressive metal band, is releasing their debut album, "The Devil To Pay In The Backlands," on August 22, 2025. The album is inspired by the novel of the same name and explores themes of human will and the harshness of nature. The band incorporates regional Brazilian rhythms like maracatu, forró, baião, and frevo into their progressive metal sound
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ADD FAKE ! Pride & Joy Music Classixx Vol. 23 “Edge” by US based multi-instrumentalist MICHAEL SCIUTO originally was released in 1999 on his 7th Floor Records. Drawing from classic AOR influences, the album combines infectious melodies, soaring vocals, and anthemic guitar lines, while embracing a fresh and contemporary sound that pushes the genre forward – always on a focus on keyboard-drive hi-tech AOR!
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Label:Dissonance Productions – QDISS30250CD
Country:Europe
Released: 2025
Style:Heavy Metal, Power Metal, Progressive Metal
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Label:Arkeyn Steel Records – ASR CD-089
Country:Greece
Released: 2025
Style:Power Metal, Progressive Metal
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Release Date: 24/10/2025 Formed in Rome in 2014 by Angela Di Vincenzo and Andy Menario, Secret Rule have grown into a cornerstone of the European melodic metal scene. Fusing symphonic arrangements, driving guitar riffs, and cinematic soundscapes with anthemic hooks and poignant lyrics, the band has earned acclaim for both its studio output and electrifying live shows.
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Sadly Dirty White Boy only ever did this one album (1990) but boy is it a corker! Formed around ex-Guffria vocalist David Glenn Eisley and former David Bowie guitarist Earl Slick they rocked big time with plenty of slide guitar courtesy of Earl Slick. Eisley’s vocals are suitably gruff for this lean and dirty rock ‘n’ roll – ‘Lazy Crazy’ being a prime example. More»



NIRVANA – THE SHOW MUST GO ON: THE COMPLETE COLLECTION To Be Released 12th September on Madfish 12-CD BOX SET FROM THE PIONEERS OF BRITISH PSYCHEDELIA - INCLUDES ALL OF THE BAND’S STUDIO ALBUMS NEWLY REMASTERED, 3 BONUS DISCS OF OUTTAKES, DEMOS AND RARITIES + 90-PAGE HARDBACK BOOK
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Australian alternative metal project Hence Confetti have announced their second record Duress through Bird’s Robe Records on September 5, 2025.
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Crispin Glover Records will release Manners, the long-awaited sophomore album from the Norwegian act Bingo Crowd, formerly known as BC, this September on physical formats.
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Label:Rock Candy – CANDY466
Country:UK
Released:2024
Style:Heavy Metal
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