Category: Coming Soon

On May 7, Mark Spiro releases his new album “Traveling Cowboys” and this is what can be read in a press release from the company Frontiers Records:

Mark Spiro’s new solo album “Traveling Cowboys” comes about one year after the career spanning “Best of” album which Frontiers released as a celebration of this great songwriter’s career. Once again, Mark Spiro continues a legacy of excellent songwriting, which he has always done in a very personal and heartfelt way.
On “Traveling Cowboys,” Mark once again writes and sings songs about life, love, sacrifice, heartbreak, and everything in between, while wrapping everything up in a smooth melodic rock blanket.
Mark was helped on the record by Tim Pierce and Gia Sky, but more notably,

On April 16, drummer / singer Peter Hermansson (220 Volt, Talisman) will release his new album “Second Glance” via the company GMR Music. With him on the album, he also has members from Europe, Electric Boys, 220 Volt, Treat, Blindstone and Overdrive.

01． A Revolution
02． Angel Eyes
03． Perfect World
04． Last Goodbye
05． Hero’s End
06． I don’t need no doctor
07． Send me an angel
08． Set me free
09． Movin’ on
10． Ain’t gonna crawl
11． Soldier of fortune

As with previous Cosmograf releases, the album features Robin Armstrong playing most of the instruments with Kyle Fenton on drums, but with a special guest performance from Chrissy Mostyn from The Blackheart Orchestra and additional voiceover from Tommy McNally.

01 In 1985
02 Rattrapante
03 I Stick To You
04 Memories Lie
05 Time Will Flow

Good old Power Metal from Greece based Silent Winter. Initially formed in the mid 90s, the band released only 2 demos and split. ” Empire Of Sins” is the follow up to the highly acclaimed debut album. Influenced by bands like Helloween, Stratovarius, Iron Maiden, Running Wild, Silent Winter is straight 90s Power Metal. One of the highlights is the Metal cover of Belinda Carlisle’s smash hit “Leave A Light On”.

01 Gates Of Fire
02 Wings Of Destiny
03 Shout
04 Mirror
05 Hunter’s Oath
06 Where The River Flows
07 Dragons Dance
08 Empire Of Sins
09 Leave A Light On

Stranger Vision from Italy is one of the most exciting new heavy Metal bands around. Their sound is based on powerful riffs, enriched with melodic and orchestral arrangements. Stranger Vision released sensational covers of Space Oddity ( Bowie ), Mad World (Tears For Fears) and Moonfield ( In Flames ) for free during the lockdown. A stunning attack in the vein of Blind Guardian, Savatage and In Flames.

01 Awakening Prelude
02 Gates Of Tomorrow
03 Human Change
04 Soul Redemption
05 Never Give Up
06 Memories Of You
07 The Dying Light
08 Rage
09 Over And Over
10 Before The Law
11 Wish
12 Defying Gravity
13 Hero Of The New World
14 Invictus
15 Soul Redemption (deep Version)

The new album turned out to be the most epic IMPERIA album ever, and therefore it was chosen to be released as a double CD. The album features lot of different styles; from goth rock to metal songs, but you will also find beautiful ballads and more folkish songs. There even is a Viking-themed song, “The Last Horizon” also features IMPERIA’s new drummer Merijn Mol, who is hailing from the Netherlands.

01 Dream Away
02 Starlight
03 To Valhalla I Ride
04 Flower And The Sea
05 Blindfolded
06 While I Am Still Here
01 Only A Dream
02 Where Are You Now
03 I Still Remember
04 Dancing
05 My Other Half
06 One Day
07 I Send You My Love
08 Let Down (piano Version)

In 2018 Magnus Kerlund (Blender) and Jan Hedlund (Coastline, Eagle Down) met in Magnus’ studio. Both had played in numerous bands and toured all over Sweden. However, their true love was melodic rock and AOR. Soon after, Winding Road was born.
Jan’s old friend Jonas Tyskhagen (Incardine, Soxity, Yo Motherfucker, Bitches Brew) with his soulful/bluesy voice became the singer. Fredrik Folare on guitar completed the line-up. Guitar-heavy melodic rock with lots of synths and a strong focus on the melodies is the sound of the self-titled debut album. For fans of: Perfect Plan, Creye, Art Nation, Wildness.

01 It’s A Matter Of Survival
02 Summertime
03 Call On Me
04 I Lost You
05 Out Of Control
06 Stranger In The Night
07 Take Me As I Am

With a new album called the Swedish Power Metal quintet puts themselves back on the Metal dancefloor and set out to reinvent classic Melodic Metal – by unleashig a storm of power, monumentality and zeitgeist that you cannot escape. Spheric layers mix with flirring sequences and stoic beats fitting like a second skin for the massive, melodic and outrageously catchy wall of sound with which they continue to draw a picture of a modern “A Virtual World”.

01 A Virtual World
02 Cloud Connected
03 Talisman
04 Beyond The Horizon
05 Peacekeepers
06 The Vampire Song
07 We’re Like The Fire
08 Artificial Intelligence
09 Alone
10 Running
11 Synchronized

n modern-day progressive rock, it seems as though there is a new supergroup every few weeks. But long before this was the norm, and before musicians were routinely involved in more than one band, there was Liquid Tension Experiment.

Back in 1997, Mike Portnoy (Transatlantic, Sons of Apollo), John Petrucci (Dream Theater), Jordan Rudess (Dream Theater), and Tony Levin (King Crimson, Peter Gabriel), joined forces to create Liquid Tension Experiment. The foursome would release their iconic, self-titled debut album in 1998 and the dazzling follow-up, LTE2 in 1999, creating a dynamic, frantic, and inventive sound all their own. The incredible creativity between the collective would prompt Petrucci and Portnoy to invite Rudess to join Dream Theater, effectively marking the end

Emerging from the Scottish city of Glasgow, the band by the same name calling their debut from 1987 “Zero One Four”, 041 being the telephone dialing code of the city back in the day. Archie Dickson (g), who started playing locally before ending up with Wildcat in the late seventies and later on Heaven, tried to bring back Glasgow several times but it never happened.

01 We Will Rock
02 Secrets In The Dark
03 Back On The Run
04 My Heart Is Running With The Night
05 Meet Me Halfway
06 Under The Lights
07 No More Lonely Nights
08 Breakout
09 Will You Be Mine (bonus Track, 7″ Single 1988)

Swiss all-female rockers Burning Witches consisting of lead vocalist Laura, guitarists Romana and Larissa, bassist Jay and drummer Lala will be releasing their new album The Witch of The North via Nuclear Blast Records on May 28, 2021.

Track List for The Witch of The North:
01. Winter’s Wrath
02. The Witch of The North
03. Tainted Ritual
04. We Stand As One
05. Flight of The Valkyries
06. The Circle of Five
07. Lady of The Woods
08. Thrall
09. Omen
10. Nine Worlds
11. For Eternity
12. Dragon’s Dream

Don Airey is the keyboard player of Deep Purple. With the iconic British band, he succeeded in doing what would have been impossible for any other keyboard player, substituting the legendary founding member Jon Lord, accidentally one of his idols.

CD 1:
1. Nuclear Attack (Originally by Gary Moore)
2. Pictures of Home (Originally by Deep Purple)
3. Shooting Star
4. I Surrender (Originally by Russ Ballard)
5. Still Got the Blues (Originally by Gary Moore)
6. Desperado (Originally by Colosseum II)
7. The Way I Feel Inside
8. Lost Boys
9. Is This Love (Originally by Whitesnake)

CD 2:

1. Child in Time (Originally by Deep Purple)
2. Difficult to Cure (Originally by Rainbow)
3. All Night Long (O

Sister deliver raw, heavy and energetic punk-metal and have made themselves a name by releasing critically acclaimed albums and by making numerous tours all over Europe, including touring with reputable hard rock and metal bands such as U.D.O, Skid Row, Wednesday 13 and Hardcore Superstar.

1. Bring Out The Dead
2. Vengeance Ignited
3. Spitfire
4. Scream For Pleasure
5. Psycho Thrilling
6. Primal Rage
7. Die With A Smile
8. Walk With Me
9. Whispering Winds
10. One Last Ride

Austrian sleaze rockers Mädhouse consisting of lead vocalist Tommy Lovelace, guitarist Mikky Stixx and bassist Rickey Dee along with new members Thommy Black (guitar) and Casey J. Eiszenman (drums) will be releasing their sophomore album Bad Habits on April 23, 2021

01. Bang Bang
02. Sick of It All
03. First Lick Then Stick
04. I Walk The Ponygirl
05. Itch To Scratch
06. Atomic Love
07. Rodeo
08. Bad Habits
09. Live It Up
10. Pure Oxytocin
11. Fake It Till You Make It
12. Metal Creed
13. Say Nothing At All
14. Tourette Brunette
15. Love To Hate

On May 21, singer Mike Tramp (White Lion) will release the collection “Everything Is Alright” via the company MIGHTY Music. The disc will contain the following materials:

1. Give It All You Got
2. Trust In Yourself
3. If I Live Tomorrow
4. Cobblestone Street
5. Coming Home
6. Everything Is Alright
7. Dead End Ride
8. Take Me Away
9. The Road
10. More To Life Than This

Finnish rockers Plastic Tears consisting of lead vocalist Miqu December, drummer Eco Xtasy, bassist Edu Kettunen, and guitarists Juha Pietiläinen and Andy Whitewine have released their upcoming new studio album Anthems For Misfits, which will be released via Wormholedeath Records on March 26, 2021

01. Doomsday Girls
02. Riot Zone
o3. Clash In The Night
04. Look of Lies
05. Hallucinations
06. Divine
07. Radar Eyes
08. Restless Outsider
09. Nobody Likes A Crybaby
10. Candlelight Hate Affair
11. Communication
12. Imaginary Virgin Mary