Ainur – War of the Jewels 2021


New album of progressive rock orchestra AINUR. Inspired by J.R.R. Tolkien’s “The Silmarillion”. The band is formed by metal/rock musicians alongside classical musicians. The album features special guests from Roberto Tiranti, Derek Sherinian, Ted Nasmit.
Mastered by Brett Caldas-Lima (Ayreon, Devin Townsend Project, Pain of Salvation, etc). The incredible artwork was created by Felipe Franco Machado (Blind Guardian, Axel Rudi Pell, Rage, etc). For fans of: Ayreon, Dream Theater, Nightwish.

01 Fate Disclosed (ft. Ted Nasmith)
02 Wars Of Beleriand
03 Hell Of Iron
04 Wars Begin
05 Kinslaying (the First)
06 Grinding Ice
07 Battle Under The Stars (ft. Derek Sherinian)
08 Spirit Of Fire (ft. Roberto Tiranti)
09 The Broidress
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Avaland – Theater of Sorcery 2021


“Theater Of Sorcery” includes talented guests for vocals and guitars with Ralf Scheepers (Primal Fear), Zak Stevens (Savatage/TSO), Zaher Zorgati (Myrath), Emmanuelson (Rising Steel), Stéphan Forté (Adagio), Madie (Nightmare) among many other great musicians.

01 Theater Of Sorcery – Feat. Emmanuelson
02 Gypsum Flower – Feat. Scheepers/emmanuelson/zorgati
03 Let The Wind Blow – Feat. Zorgati/heli/kanji
04 Storyteller – Feat. Zak Stevens
05 Escape To Paradise – Feat. Zorgati/kanji
06 Holy Kingdom Of Fools – Feat. Jeff Kanji
07 Neve Let Me Walk Alone – Feat. Madie
08 Deja-vu – Feat. Emmanuelson
09 I’ll Be Ready For Your Love – Feat. Heli Andrea
10 War Of Minds &#821

Budderside – Spiritual Violence 2021


L.A. modern rockers BUDDERSIDE release a second album four years after signing with Motörhead Music, following the 2016 self-titled album. In the meantime, there is a renewed, fresh line up and full of verve they go with SPIRITUAL VIOLENCE on March 26.

01 Wide Awake
02 Zen
03 Amber Alert (feat. Carla Harvey)
04 Pardon Me (feat. Phil Campbell)
05 I’m A Man
06 Folsome Prison Blues
07 Things We Do (feat. Musyca)
08 Feels So Good
09 Soul Searches
10 Daygobah

Cactus – Tightrope 2021


On the 2nd of April, the classic band Cactus appears with a new album called “Tightrope”. Here is how to read on the company Cleopatra Records’ website about the upcoming album:

70s classic rock legends return with a smashing new album that balances powerful, driving rockers with more complex and heady album tracks!

The band is still led by iconic drummer Carmine Appice alongside founding vocalist Jimmy Kunes with special guest appearances from original guitarist Jim McCarty and bassist Pete Bremy!

Features a killer cover of “Papa Was A Rolling Stone” with co-lead vocals by current Cactus guitarist Paul Warren who made his recording debut on The Temptation’s 1972 smash hit version of the song!

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Stefan Berggren (Snakes in Paradise) – These Are The Times 2021


At the end of March, singer Stefan Berggren (Snakes in Paradise, Berggren Kerslake Band) will release his new solo album “These Are The Times”, which will contain the following songs:

01 Wild Flowers 04:30
02 All Or Nothing 4:21
03 Burning Burning (The Last Band On Earth) 5:02
04 Little Angel 3:36
05 Superman 4:23
06 These Are the Times 5:40
07 Happy (Shine Your Love Light On Me) 5:00
08 Lost At Sea 4:46
09 New York 3:03
10 Blue Skies 5:36

Bride – Kinetic Faith 2021 Girder Records Remastered


Completely remastered for both CD and Vinyl. This Webstore exclusive CD can only be purchased here and will come in a jewel case with a 12-page booklet containing lyrics, photos, and a special limited edition trading card.

1. Troubled Times 04:29
2. Hire Gun 04:29
3. Ever Fallen in Love 04:36
4. Love on the Mountain 04:12
5. Ski Mask 04:31
6. Everybody Knows My Name04:23
7. Young Love 03:31
8. Kiss the Train 03:58
9. Crimes Against Humanity 04:05
10. Sweet Louise 04:42

Bride – Snakes In The Playground 2021 Girder Records Remaster


While Kinetic Faith represented a quantum leap for Bride, from their retro metal roots to the bluesy hard rock that was reigning at the top of the mainstream charts at the dawn of the Alternative era, it turned out to be a mere warm-up for the band’s real breakthrough, Snakes In The Playground. Sounding something like the musical equivalent of a car that had stripped out everything but the gas pedal, the steering wheel, and the driver’s seat, this was blistering, raw, hard rock with a laser focus on memorable songwriting, irresistible riffs, and Thompson’s voice. Sure – it may have been “Christian music’s answer to Guns N’ Roses,” but in this case, that answer was a resounding “Forget you!”

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BARREN CROSS – RATTLE YOUR CAGE (Retroactive Remastered) 2021


The guitar crunch is very much alike Helloween’s ‘Master of The Rings’ and ‘Time of the Oath’, in other words, powerful hard rock from the 90s.

Released in 1994, this album got sandwiched between trendy grunge rock and alternative hipsters that thought “metal” was a dirty word. Metal bands were having the life sucked out of them. “Hairband” was a derogatory term, and stars of the LA Strip scene were treated like an embarrassing drunk uncle. Despite the anti-metal sentiments, Barren Cross defied all odds and put out an epic classic metal/hard rock album on Rugged Records. That label folded and the album went out of print almost as soon as it was released. While their 80s albums were more polished power metal

Seventh Crystal – Delirium 2021


Here you can see the cover of the melodic hard rock band Seventh Crystal’s debut album “Delirium”, which will be released on May 14 via the company Frontiers Records.

This new band was put together by singer Kristian Fyhr (Perpetual Etude) who initially wanted to pursue a solo project; however, when the songs started to take form, he realized he wanted to involve more musicians. So, he moved to vocals only and brought in Johan Älvsång (Pinstripe Conspiracy, Lamashtu) on keyboards and piano and Olof Gadd (Osukaru) on bass to start. The line-up was then rounded out by Anton Roos on drums and Emil Dornerus on guitar.

Revlin Project – Trancesender 2021


REVLIN PROJECT is a Hard Rock/Melodic Rock band, formed by Nilver Perez in 2015. In 2016 the band made its debut in Bogota- Colombia. The following year they published their EP album called “DIMENSION”, in which musicians from several countries participated: Peru, Colombia, Brazil and Spain.

The band was recognized in several countries within the TOP 10 of the best releases of 2017. As well, the band had presence in the media of Italy, Spain, Japan, Germany, USA, Brazil, Argentina and Mexico: – 300 Best Latin American Albums. – Best Rock album in Spanish (Argentina) – Top 10 in magazines and blogs in countries like Greece, Spain and Belgium. The song “Take Me To You” was recognized in Peru as the best song of 2017, and The Best S

Hound – I Know My Enemies 2021


The hellhounds are on the loose again! Dressed in sheepskin, Hound formed up in 2014 to breathe new life into the sound of old school hard rock. But the sheep was quickly revealed as a four-headed monster, which from then on earned a reputation as a wild and extraordinary live act in the European club scene.

The new Hound album “I Know My Enemies” is the band’s catchiest and most versatile work to date. Classic hard rock combined with funky, bluesy, punk and psychedelic elements. The predecessor “Settle Your Scores” (2018) thrilled the fans as well as the international press, who celebrated the album as a “complete masterpiece”. The new songs are both more mature and playful. Hound tell an enigmatic, dark and at the same time hopeful

Gerry Beckley – Keeping The Light On (Best Of) 2021, 2 CD


Greatest Hits 2CD album by Gerry Beckley of the band America. The album offers a 20-track overview of Beckley’s solo output – and beyond. The album also features five previously unreleased tracks, including the single “(I’m Your) Heart Slave,” and showcases Beckley’s immense talent as a songwriter.

01 3am
02 Crying
03 Emma
04 Watching The Time
05 Calling You
06 Self Image
07 Now Sue
08 Goodbye Highway
09 Norman
10 Al ways
01 Hangyour Head High
02 (i’m Your) Heart Slave
03 Life Lessons
04 Once A Distant Heart
05 Tokyo
06 Cup Of Rain
07 How Can I Turn You Away
08 Calling
09 Homeagain
10 Keeping

Christian Liljegren – Melodic Passion 2021


Christian Liljegren is a Swedish singer, composer and label owner of the Christian metal scene. Known as singer and co-founder of bands like Narnia, Divinefire, Audiovision, Wisdom Call, Golden Resurrection, Flagship, Modest Attraction and Borderline, the exceptional musician releases his new solo album “Melodic Passion”.

He gets musical support from Stephen Carlson (Brotthogg, Tales, The Rise, Gil Edwards), Olov Andersson (Audiovison, Grand Stand), Andreas Johansson (Narnia, Royal Hunt, Avatarium, Doomday Kingdom) and Per Schelander (House of Shakira, Astrakhan, Pain of Salvation). “Melodic Passion” delivers hard rock/metal at its best with great songwriting!

01 Melodic Passion
02 Salute For The King
03 The Rock
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Marc Reece – Dreamer 2021


With “Dreamer” you are very close to the man who counts Rory Gallagher, Jimi Hendrix and Stevie Ray Vaughan among his influences, and yet is unmistakable by his very own style, expanding the traditional blues with some country, fusion and 70s rock riffs.

01 Bernie
02 Scorpion Man
03 Dreamer
04 I’m Ready
05 One For Hannes
06 Shake It
07 No Chance Child
08 At The Market
09 Harder Than It Seems
10 Rock’n’roll Hero