John Lodge – The Royal Affair and After 2022


John Lodge’s new live album entitled “The Royal Affair and After” will be released on January 14, 2022. The album features incredible new live recordings of all of his Moody Blues hits, as well as special tributes to his bandmate Graeme Edge, Justin Hayward , Mike Pinder and Ray Thomas.

John is delighted to release this album, an album that includes what he calls “the soundtrack of his life” and which continues his heartfelt quest to “keep the music of the Moody Blues alive&#

Funny Money – Funny Money 2022


Heaven and Hell Records will be dropping the FUNNY MONEY ‘Funny Money” debut album on vinyl, limited to 500 copies worldwide, in two different colors (black & purple), fully remastered and including an insert with full lyrics.

Tracks as follow:
FUNNY MONEY – s/t
SIDE A:
01. Off My Rocker
02. Art of Persuasion
03. Can’t Take the Heat
04. Baby Blues
05. For Keeps
SIDE B:
01. Boogie Man
02. Pick Me Up
03. Suckin’ My Blood
04. Monkey See, Monkey Do
05. Dry Eyes Cry

City Of Lights – Before The Sun Sets 2021


On Friday, February 11, 2022, the new project band City Of Lights will release their debut album “Before The Sun Sets” via the company Frontiers Records. The band revolves around guitarist Neil Austin and singer Manos Fatsis (Odyssey Desperado, Hideaway).

1. Racing On The Redline
2. Heart’s On Fire
3. Emily
4. Heat Of The Night
5. Dying Light
6. Give Me Back My Heart
7. Put Your Heart On The Line
8. Snake Eyes
9. Joanna
10. Midnight Club
11. How To Love
12. Before The Sun Sets

RICK MISTRESS – Anthology 2CD 2021


BRICK MISTRESS – Anthology 2CD – pretty much everything the band have recorded between 1988 and 1993, including a special 2018 bonus track. Thick glossy booklet with exclusive coverart by Yannick Bouchard, band story, info, and archive photos. A must for every 80s classic metal fan!

CD-1
1-1. Nine Lives
1-2. The Slave
1-3. There Is No More
1-4. Electric Chair
1-5. Rise Or Fall
1-6. Fight The System (Bonus Track)
1-7. Wolf In The Fold (Demo ’89)
1-8. P.O.W.
1-9. Wall Of Ice
1-10. No Sign Of Light

Tracks 1- 5: Rise Or Fall EP – 1990
Track 6: Bonus Track – 2018
Track 7 – 4-track Demo recording – 1989
Tracks 8-10: Demo 1989

CD-2
2-1.Art Of

BELIEVER – TRANSHUMAN (2021, Bombworks Records) Remaster


Digitally remastered by Rob Colwell of Bombworks Sound , The album was produced by Trauma Team Productions and was mixed by Kevin Gutierrez (RAVEN, PROJECT: FAILING FLESH, DECEASED, DYSRYTHMIA, GARDEN OF SHADOWS).

1 Lie Awake 5:04
2 G.U.T. 3:39
3 Multiverse 4:44
4 End Of Infinity 4:13
5 Transfection 3:56
6 Clean Room 4:50
7 Currents 2:50
8 Traveler 4:23
9 Ego Machine 4:30
10 Being No One 4:47
11 Entanglement 4:16
12 Mindsteps 6:53

BELIEVER – GABRIEL (2021, Bombworks Records) Remaster


Elite progressive, technical thrash metal Howard Jones (Killswitch Engage) and Deron Miller (CKY) Rocky Gray (Evanescence / Living Sacrifice) appears courtesy of Solid State Digitally remastered by Rob Colwell of Bombworks Sound

Tracklist
1 Medwton Guitar [Solo] – Deron Miller / Vocals [Voices] – William Keller 7:23
2 A Moment In Prime / Guitar [Solo] – Joe Rico / Violin – Scott Laird 6:08
3 Stoned / Guitar [Solo] – Jim Winters 4:33
4 Redshift 5:21
5 History Of Decline / Guitar [Solo] – Jim Winters 3:49
6 The Need For Conflict 5:14
7 Focused Lethality / Guitar [Solo] – Rocky Gray 3:47
8 Shut Out The Sun 5:38
9 The Brave / Vocals – Howard Jones 4:19
10 Nonsense Mediated Decay

PETRA – WASHES WHITER THAN 2021, FIRST TIME COMPLETE ALBUM ON CD


Originally released in 1979, Washes Whiter Than has never been on CD with all 10 songs, until now. I know that is hard to believe but it was only released as a double album alongside of Never Say Die in 1988, leaving off 2 songs (#7 “Couldn’t Find Love Without You” and #9 “Magic Words”). Finally, 42 years later we get to celebrate this complete album on CD for the first time ever. Now, completely remastered from original sources and containing all 10 songs in the order it was originally released on cassette and vinyl. Complete with LTD trading card, with an 8-page booklet containing lyrics, photos, and original credits in a jewel case. Incidentally, the original 1988 double album had all 10 songs listed on the disc face but not on the back of the CD (tra

KING’S X – PLEASE COME HOME…MR. BULBOUS (GOLD DISC CD, 2021, Brutal Planet Records) Brilliant Remaster


I have to say I love PCHMB. In fact for me it wasn’t even a “grower.” I took to it right from the get go. It’s maybe my 2nd favorite KX album after Gretchen.

1 Fish Bowl Man 4:28
2 Julia 3:39
3 She’s Gone Away 4:37
4 Marsh Mellow Field 5:30
5 When You’re Scared 4:26
6 Charlie Sheen 3:51
7 Smudge 3:52
8 Bitter Sweet 2:13
9 Move Me 4:58
10 Move Me (Part Two) 7:17

KING’S X – MANIC MOONLIGHT + 2 Bonus (GOLD DISC CD, 2021, Brutal Planet Records) Elite Remaster –


That record (Tape Head), Mr. Bulbous, Manic Moonlight….we…made those records together, wrote together and that’s how those records came about. And that’s kind of a nice period for me – to think just the three of us can do that. They are three of my favorite records.

1 Believe 4:46
2 Manic Moonlight 4:32
3 Yeah 3:40
4 False Alarm 4:36
5 Static 4:29
6 Skeptical Winds 6:51
7 The Other Side 4:49
8 Vegetable 6:27
9 Jenna 5:06
10 Water Ceremony 0:18
11 Vegetable (Long Version) 7:36 BONUS
12 Believe (Long Version) 6:28 BONUS

KING’S X – TAPE HEAD +1 Bonus (GOLD DISC CD, 2021, Brutal Planet Records)


favorite King’s X release of Martin Popoff (Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles) Elite 2021 Remaster by Rob Colwell of Bombworks Sound Gold Disc CD to discourage disc rot and add beauty and elegance Every CD comes with a deluxe foil-stamped collector’s card of King’s X Featuring Wally Farkas (Galactic Cowboys) guest vocals

1 Groove Machine 3:43
2 Fade 3:24
3 Over And Over 3:23
4 Ono 3:55
5 Cupid 4:14
6 Ocean 3:08
7 Little Bit Of Soul 4:13
8 Hate You 3:01
9 Higher Than God 3:01
10 Happy 5:38
11 Mr. Evil 3:45
12 World 3:36
13 Walter Bela Farkas (Live Peace In New York) (Vocals – Wally Farkas of Galactic Cowboys) 2:42
14 Tw

Angeles – Running Like An Outlaw 2022


Los Angeles, California, USA rockers Angeles have announced their new line-up and will be releasing a new studio album titled Running Like An Outlaw in March 2022. Angeles‘ new line-up consists of founder and lead guitarist Dave Lytle, lead vocalist Mason Oliver, bassist Steven Stiers and drummer Danny Basulto.

Track List for Running Like An Outlaw:
01. All Night
02. Nothing But Love
03. Running Like An Outlaw
04. Creatures of The Night
05. Lords of Thunder
06. Witch Hunter
07. Magic Touch
08. She’s On Fire

Pussies On The Dancefloor – Rumors 2021


German glam rockers Pussies On The Dancefloor consisting of lead vocalist Amon, bassist Ray, drummer Tom, and guitarists Taylor and Phil their upcoming sophomore full-length album Rumors, which will be available on December 10, 2021.

01. Rumors
02. Never Ever
03. Abbie
04. Broke But Rich
05. For the Rest of M Life, Pt. 2
06. 3 Minutes
07. Make Love Not War
08. Blow It Away
09. Razors Edge
10. Love = War
11. Proud & Horny
12. Four Gay Dogs, A Flamingo And A Rubberneck

Highways – Texas Is Coming For You 2021


Highways was started by Joe Coleman as a songwriting project in Lincoln, NE in December, 2020. In collaboration with artists around the world, this debut album consists of members from Osorno, Chile (Carlos Molina), Kyiv, Ukraine (Oleh Andrievsky), Lagos State, Nigeria (Marvin Masok) and Chennai, India (Vinay Ramakrishnan). Metal has no borders.

1.Arrow One 04:56
2.Jeopardy
3.Texas Is Coming For You
4.From Inside
5.The Road 05:02
6.Early Warning
7.Grains Of Sand
8.Phase III

Carr Jam – 21 2021 EP


The new project Carr Jam – 21 , which was been put together to honour KISS drummer Eric Carr who passed away from cancer back on November 24, 1991, has just unveiled its first single ”Can You Feel It” from its upcoming self-titled EP, which will be available on January 7, 2022.

Track List for Carr Jam – 21:
01. Eyes of Love
02. Love Her All I Can
03. Can You Feel It
04. Snowblind