Bryan Motley – Untapped (2017)


Country: USA
Genre: Alternative / Hard Rock
Year: 2017

01. Hurt
02. Ignorance Is
03. The Prayer
04. December
05. Interlude
06. Undone
07. Break Away
08. Fraud
09. Prapañca
10. Believe

Bryan Motley – Guitars, Bass, Piano, Keys, Percussion on Fraud, Prapañca
John-Marc Stanley – Vocals
Steve Pierce – Drums and Percussion
Jeff Mount – Producer & Engineer Extraordinaire
Ashley Casey – Vocals on Believe
Derek Procter – Gui

Field of Giants – In Arcadia (2017)


Can masked hard rockers, Field of Giants overcome ‘Sophomore Slump’ with second album, In Arcadia?Oxford-based, masked hard rockers, Field of Giants prepare for the release of their second independent album, In Arcadia, set for release in June 2017.

After a string of local shows to test their new material, the band, described as the love child of Tool and Incubus, have put the finishing touches to their new 9 track (56-minute) album. The follow-up from their independently released debut album ‘We Are’, In Arcadia promises to build upon Field

Krokus – Hellraiser (Japanese Edition) 2006


Hellraiser is the 15th studio album by the Swiss hard rock band Krokus. It marks 30 years since the release of their first album, Krokus of 1976. It is also their first album on the German record label AFM Records.

01 Hellraiser 03:37
02 Too Wired to Sleep 02:44
03 Hangman 04:06
04 Angel of My Dreams 03:47
05 Fight On 05:02
06 So Long 04:30
07 Spirit of the Night 04:01
08 Midnite Fantasy 04:10
09 No Risk No Gain 03:52
10 Turnin’ Inside Out 03:51
11 Take My Love 04:57
12 Justice 03:46
13 Love Will Surv

Eddy & The Backfires – Dead Man Stare (2017)


Since 1999 Rhythm Bomb Records artist Eddy and the Backfires have been performing their own brand of wild authentic rockabilly in Germany and beyond to an ever increasingly appreciative audience.
International performance highlights include “Rockabilly Day” (Belgium), “A-Bombers” (Sweden), “Brockxelles ’58” (Belgium) and Bedrock Oldstyle Weekender (Denmark). And earlier in their career they performed at Hemsby Rock n Roll Weekender (UK), Hoorn Rock’n’Roll Sunday (Netherlands), Motocycle Jamboree (Italy) and Riverside Custom Car Weeke

Virtual Symmetry – X-Gate (2017) EP


With exquisite influences from the areas of ambient, fusion, pop and contemporary music, these men of taste enrich their multi-faceted PROGRESSIVE METAL sound since their start in 2009.

Singer Marco Pastorino and his bandmates focus mainly on romantic melodies, surreal atmospheres and chasing rhythms. The futuristically accentuated mixture of the Milan quintet gets rounded off by suggestive backgrounds in the emphasized harmonious soundframe.

01. Eyes of Salvation
02. Alchymera
03. Elevate

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Phear – The Curse Lives On 2017 EP


Power Metallists Phear Return With New EP ‘The Curse Lives On’If you long for the sounds of vintage power and thrash metal with a prog twist, then there is a fast-rising band that perfectly fits this description – Phear. Comprised of Patrick Mulock – Lead Vocals, Graham Stirrett – Guitar / Backing Vocals, Tyson Emanuel – Guitar / Backing Vocals, Chris Boshis – Bass Guitar / Backing Vocals, Chris Lewis – Drums / Percussion / Backing Vocals, the band is gearing up to issue a five-track EP, ‘The Curse Lives On’ (release date Friday, June 30th, 2

Blackbirds – Touch Of Music (1971) [Vinyl rip 24/192] Lossless

Artist: Blackbirds  Title Of Album: Touch Of Music  Year Of Release: 1971  Country: Germany  Genre: Progressive / Art Rock  Quality: FLAC (*image+.cue, scans)  Class Status Vinyl: VG+   Size: 1.45 Gb

Tracklist:

A1 Praludium
A2 All You Need
A3 Return From The War

B1 Give Me Freedom
B2 What Is Free
B3 Come Back

Personnel:

Werner Breinig – guitar, violin, flute, vocals
Peter Bely – piano, organ, vocals
Wolfgang Bode – bass, vocals
Charles Sikora – drums, vocal

Stallion – From The Dead (2017)


They are one of the most promising up and coming traditional heavy metal bands from Germany. With 2016’s »Rise And Ride« longplayer Stallion carried on where they have left off with »Mounting The World«. With their second album »From The Dead« it’s now time to show their fans that Stallion are willing to progress without leaving the path of traditional heavy metal…

01. Underground Society
02. Down And Out
03. Hold The Line
04. Waiting For A Sign
05. From The Dead
06. Kill Fascists
07. Lord Of The Trenches
08. Blackbox
09. Step Aside

Tuesday The Sky – Drift (2017)


Jim Matheos (Fates Warning)/guitars and bass, Lloyd Hanney /drums, Anna-Lynne Williams vocals on Vortex Street and Westerlies, Kevin Moore keyboards on It Comes in Waves and Drift.If you look at Jim Matheos’ career, across his role at the helm of the pioneering progressive metallers Fates Warning, to his collaborations in OSI and Arch/Matheos, and his appearances with Gordian Knot and Memories of Machines as well as his own solo material, people might think they know what to expect from this guitarist. Tuesday The Sky, however, from the opening sounds of the debut album Drift, is set to expand those boundaries even

The Joe Chemay Band – The Riper The Finer – 1981(2002)


Country: USA
Genre: Westcoast
Year of Publication: 1981 (2002)

01. Bad Enough
02. Proud
03. Once In A Life
04. A Fine Lien
05. You Saw Me Coming
06. Love Is A Crazy Feeling
07. Holy Thunder
08. One Needs Another
09. Never Gonna Let You Go

Joe Chemay – Bass, Acoustic Guitar, Lead Vocals, Background Vocals
John Hobbs – Acoustic Piano, Fender Rhodes, Synthesizer
B. Walker – Electric and Acoustic Guitar
M. Meros – Organ, Clavinet
P. Leim &

IRON SAVIOR – MADE OF METAL (2CD`S) (COMPILATION) (JAPANESE EDITION) (2017)


YEAR : 2017
COUNTRY: Germany
GENRE : Power Metal, Heavy Metal

CD 1
01. Battering Ram
02. Forevermore
03. Coming Home
04. Riding on Fire
05. The Omega Men
06. Brave New World
07. Condition Red
08. Tales Of The Bold
09. Living After Midnight
10. Megatropolis
11. Paradise
12. I’ve Been to Hell
13. Solar Wings

CD 2
01. Made of Metal
02. Watcher in the Sky
03. Predators
04. Seek and Destroy
05. Heavy Metal Never Dies
06. Faster Than All
07. Atlantis Falling
08. Last Hero
09.

DEF LEPPARD – Adrenalize [Japan SHM-CD remastered miniLP] Out Of Print 2011


this Japanese SHM-CD sounds million bucks. There’s the 2 original Japan bonus tracks ‘Miss You In A Heartbeat’ and ‘She’s Too Tough’ already included later into Retro Active, but here are slightly longer.

01 – Let’s Get Rocked
02 – Heaven Is
03 – Make Love Like A Man
04 – Tonight
05 – White Lightning
06 – Stand Up [Kick Love Into Motion]
07 – Personal

Elder Skald (ElderSkald) – I: Born of Shadows (2017)


USA, Born of the flame and sworn to the telling of tales, the Elder Skald travels the world with stories of ages old and glories long passed. Elder Skald is Russell Brewer, Randall Brewer, Mark Schumann, Kelso King, and Tony McCune.

01. Convergence
02. The Beginning of the End Part II
03. Sacred Grove – Requiem
04. Vale of Shadow
05. Inherit Death
06. Season of Sin
07. Evil Inside
08. What Would Have Been
09. Duel Nature
10. The Price of Freedom
11. R