Heylel – Metamorphosis (2018)


Born in the fall of 2012, Heylel are a progressive rock band from Porto, Portugal.The band combines influences ranging from classic to hard and even symphonic rock, with a very personal touch. The outcome is a dark, atmospheric and involving sound, gracefully combined with the beautiful voice of Ana Batista.

01. Revelations: Fields of Battle
02. Revelations: Gone to Hell
03. Revelations: Cursed
04. Revelations: Rising Empire
05. Revelations: Metamorphosis
06. Ascension: Insomnia
07. Ascension: Witness
08. A

Earl & The Agitators – Shaken & Stirred (2018)


Get ready for a Classic Rock, Blues & Country high energy, good time “Sonic Gumbo”!That’s what the “EARL & THE AGITATORS ALL STAR BAND featuring Scott Holt” is all about. A collective of veteran musicians (all named Earl by the way) from assorted Rock & Blues bands who joined together in 2015 to create some great music and have waaay too much fun!

01. Upside of Lonely
02. Where’s the Rock n’ Roll
03. I’m Coming Home
04. Guess Things Happen That Way
05. Love Isn’t Kind
06

Shelton Chastain – The Edge of Sanity (88 Demo Session) (2018)


The Metal world was shocked with the recent demise of the legendary Mark ‘The Shark’ Shelton best known for his work with Manilla Road. In February 2018 Mark and David T. Chastain began discussions about releasing some music they had recorded together in the late 80s.

01. The Edge of Sanity
02. Orpheus Descending
03. Fields of Sorrow
04. Orpheus Descending Extended

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Madog – Raven (2018)


Madog was founded in 1991 by the brothers Hans and Otto Zedrosser.After several appearances in the area Carinthia, the band established itself relatively quickly as a mood guarantor in the live sector.

01. Call of the Raven
02. Raven
03. Monstergate
04. Sinner
05. Hell Defender
06. Place of War
07. Riding for the Priest
08. Childrens Cry
09. Loud
10. Rise and Fall
11. Glorious
12. Out in the Fields

Nordic Union – Second Coming [Japan Edition] 2018


9 November as part of the Frontiers Music Srl released the second Studio album by the NORDIC UNION, which will include PRETTY MAIDS vocalist Ronnie Atkins and guitarist / songwriter / producer Erik mårtensson (ECLIPSE, W. E. T., AMMUNITION).

01. My Fear & My Faith
02. Because Of Us
03. It Burns
04. Walk Me Through The Fire
05. New Life Begins
06. The Final War
07. Breathtaking
08. Rock’s Still Rolling
09. Die Together
10. The Best Thing I

Threering – Dark Tranquility (2018)


Threering is an American progressive metal band from Las Vegas, Nevada. They play a style of music drawing elements of thrash metal, alternative metal, classic rock, and NWOBHM.

01. Dark Tranquility
02. No Way Back
03. The Darkness We Pray For
04. Everything and None
05. Crush
06. Love Me, Hate Me
07. Peeling and Blistering
08. The Edge
09. Here I Lie
10. Pale Horse

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The Quill – Voodoo Caravan (Remastered Re Issue) (2018)


The Quill is a Swedish hard rock/metal act that combines the best of classic hard rock with alternative and metal. The group’s influences come from across the spectrum, but some show up more obviously than others. First, it is easy to spot Black Sabbath and Deep Purple.

01. Voodoo Caravan
02. Sell No Soul
03. Shapes of Afterlife
04. Until Earth Is Bitter Gone
05. (Wade Across) The Mighty River
06. Save Me
07. Hole In My Head
08. Overlord
09. Travel Without Moving
10. Drifting
11. Vir

Tom Killner – Get Back Up (2018)


“‘Get Back Up’ is the kind of album that bigger names than Tom Killner spend most of their career working towards. Its fresh, vital, intense, soulful and rocks hard. Go out and buy it.

01. When Love Comes For You
02. Groove Shaker
03. Working Man
04. Get Back Up
05. Get Out Of Here
06. So Long
07. Colibri
08. Devil Woman
09. Don’t Waste My Time
10. Be Home Soon
11. Memories Of You

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Holy Shire – The Legendary Shepherds of the Forest (2018)


Symphonic metal stylistically can lean one way or the other – the prism running the spectrum from artists who venture towards atmosphere, bombast, and orchestration, or using those tools to expand the natural tension and heaviness that the genre natural produces.

CD 01:
01. The Source
02. Tarots
03. Danse Macabre
04. The Legendary Shepherds of the Forest
05. Princess Aries
06. Ludwig
07. At the Mountains of Madness
08. The Gathering
09. Inferno
10. Ophelia
11. The Lake

Viva Death – Illuminate (2018)


Viva Death is a recording project led by Scott Shiflett and Chad Blinman.Shiflett is well known as the bassist of Southern California pop-punk titans Face to Face and frequent touring guitarist for Me First and the Gimme Gimmes, among others. Blinman is a 30-year veteran engineer, producer, electronic musician with hundreds of recording credits.

01. Ready to Go
02. Trip
03. Sound the Alarm
04. Windows
05. Don’t Box Me In
06. Two Hands
07. Seasons
08. Petitioning the Black Wall
09. New Terrors

The Bad Somethings – The Bad Somethings (2018)


The Bad Somethings are a classic era sounding rock band with influences from some of the 70’s and early 80’s greats! Growing up listening to such albums as KISS Alive!, Highway To Hell, Pyromania and Dream Police you can gather what styles they like.

01. Yeah, Yeah, Yeah
02. Let It Roll
03. Along for the Ride
04. Oh Honey
05. Body Language Psychology
06. My Bike
07. High Speed King
08. End of the Night
09. New Generation

Nachtgreif – Spukhaus (2018)


Germany After the debut “Unter Strom” and the second album “Dark Matter”, published in 2014, the two actors Thorsten Fries (vocals, guitar, keyboards) and Arndt Hebel (drums, percussion) present their third album “Haunted House” after only one and a half years .

01. Reanimiert
02. Mann im Mond
03. Durch die Wand
04. Spukhaus
05. Im Verborgenen
06. Herbstblut
07. Deja Vu
08. Verwunschen
09. Im finstren Wald
10. Eisige Schönheit
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Thumpermonkey – Make Me Young, Etc (2018)


A person in space, walking, or adrift, but safe, exploring, freedom, discovery.A clockwork piano contraption, like a giant ballerina box, but turning a big totem pole, around which smart office dressed people slowly dance with dead glazed eyes as a slightly out of tune slow Satie-like Lydian melody loops round.

01. Veldt
02. Cranefly
03. Figstorm
04. Buttersun
05. Deckchair for Your Ghost
06. Make Me Young Etc
07. Tempeterra

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Johnny Lennartsson Group – Bring the Light (2018)


A Sweden Blues Rock Band from Donsö who plays own material.We are recording our second album that will be released later this spring influences Gary Moore, Mike Landau, David Gilmour, Jeff Beck, Robben Ford, Steve Lukather & more.

01. Rock ‘n’ Roll Train
02. Bring the Light
03. I Will Come Back
04. Mug
05. Don’t Do It
06. What Is Best for You
07. Can’t You See
08. Talk to Me
09. The King

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Metal Mirror – Vodka Hell and Angels (2018)


“NWOBHM pioneers Metal Mirror’s new album Vodka, Hell & Angels is a fresh and updated look at the classic sounds of the band from back in the day.
From the offset, it sets out as a booze-infused anthemic party to the ears.” /RAMzine (UK)

01. Vodka Hell and Angels
02. I Love Halloween
03. One Way Ticket to Hell
04. Devil in the Glass
05. Outlaw Rider
06. Long Black Train
07. Million Dollar Itch
08. Slow Game
09. Dusk Till Dawn
10. Liar Killer
11. Little Dam Punk (With a Big