Epitaph – Epitaph History Box 2 – The Polydor Years 1971 – 1972 – Box-Set 2 CD , MP3+FLAC, 2023


The story of Epitaph begins in the winter of 1969/70 in the most popular music club in Dortmund at the time, “Fantasio”, in whose basement the Brit Cliff Jackson (vocals, guitar), his compatriot James McGillivray (drums) and bassist Bernd Kolbe practiced and worked on their program while they performed weekly in the Fantasio alongside greats such as Black Sabbath, Rory Gallagher, Yes and Argent.

Even at this time Epitaph showed its full professionalism. Their big chance came when champion Jack Dupree canceled his appearance at the Fantasio and the well-known bl

TAK MATSUMOTO GROUP (feat. JACK BLADES, ERIC MARTIN) – TMG I (2004), MP3+FLAC


TAK MATSUMOTO GROUP is back with their second album after 2 decades of their first opus, and it’s the right opportunity to revisit that very recommended debut CD: “TMG I“.

Tak Matsumoto is one of the most famous Rock guitar virtuosos in Japan. He was leader of a popular band called B’z that sold nearly 60 million albums in Japan. He became so popular Gibson guitars made him their first Asian signature guitar player.
During several years Matsumoto planned to create a band in a U.S. hard rock style, melodic, with a classic ’80s sound & feel but also adding a special ‘Asian touch’. For that matter, he was looking an American singer – enter Mr. Big’s Eric Martin, a vocalist / musician hugely popular in Japan.

Sunstorm – Restless Fight 2024

The AOR/Melodic rock quintet Sunstorm are excited to announce their return with their third studio album, “Restless Fight”, set for release on November 22nd, 2024, via Frontiers Music Srl.

1. I’ll Stand For You
2. Love’s Not Gone
3. Hope’s Last Stand
4. Shot In The Dark
5. Without You
6. Restless Fight
7. Running to You
8. Against the Storm
9. In & Out
10. Dreams Aren’t Over
11. Take It All

Ronnie Romero – Vocals
Aldo Lonobile – Guitars
Andrea Arcangeli – Bass
Antonio Agate – Ke

Seventh Crystal – Entity 2024

Swedish hard rockers Seventh Crystal are thrilled to announce the release of their highly anticipated third studio album “Entity”, set for release on November 8th, 2024, via Frontiers Music Srl.

1. Oathbreaker
2. Thirteen to One
3. 404
4. Path of the Absurd
5. Architects of Light
6. Interlude
7. Blinded by the Light
8. Siren Song
9. Versus
10. Mayflower
11. Push Comes to Shove
12. A Place Called Home
13. Song of the Brave

Kristian Fyhr – Lead Vocals
Anton Roos – Drums/Percu

Nanowar Of Steel – XX Years of Steel 2024

 

Italy’s parody metal masters Nanowar Of Steel are set to release their new live album, “XX Years of Steel”, on December 6th, 2024, via Napalm Records!

CD 1 (Live versions):
1. Intro
2. Sober
3. Nanowar
4. Gabonzo Robot
5. Tricycles of Steel
6. Il Cacciatore della Notte
7. La Maledizione di Capitan Findus (feat. Maurizio Merluzzo)
8. Odino & Valhalla
9. Disco Metal
10. V per Viennetta (feat. Alessandro del Vecchio)
11. The Power of Imodium (feat. Alessandro del Vecchio)

Subway To Sally – Post Mortem 2024


Rumored to be finished, Subway To Sally, the German grandmasters of folk metal, prove they are very much alive with their 15th studio album! “Post Mortem”, set for release on December 20th, 2024, via Napalm Records, arrives not even two years after their 2023 predecessor, “Himmelfahrt”, was secretly intended to be the final album of their over 30-year career.

1. Introitus
2. Phönix
3. Post mortem
4. Wunder
5. Nero
6. Unter dem Banner
7. Herz in der Rinde
8. Lumpensammler
9. Stahl auf Stahl
10. Atlas
11. Kummerkind
12. Ei

Conny Ochs – Troubadour 2024

 

Exile On Mainstream Records presents “Troubadour”, the intimate new studio album from nomadic German singer/songwriter Conny Ochs, confirming the album for release on October 25th, 2024

1. Holy Motors
2. Cool Black Stars
3. Trouble Me
4. Edge of Love
5. Crazy Horse
6. The Boxer
7. Wasp Trap
8. Inside the Man
9. Crow Honey
10. Run With the Devil
11. Way of the Future