Rendezvous Point – Dream Chaser 2024


Norwegian Progressive Metal masters Rendezvous Point return with their highly anticipated third full-length album “Dream Chaser”. Following the footsteps from their critically acclaimed sophomore album “Universal Chaos”, the 5-piece around Leprous drummer Baard Kolstad, keyboardist Nicolay Tangen Svennæs (Ihsahn, Bernhoft, Emilie Nicolas),

singer Geirmund Hansen, guitarist Petter Hallaråker and bass player Gunn-Hilde Erstad continues to push boundaries with more concise songwriting and a wider focus on groove, riffs, melodies

Airbag – The Century Of The Self 2024

Airbag is hailed as one of the most important bands to emerge from the Norwegian progressive scene over the past decades. Their five critically acclaimed albums reveal a band that masterfully blends diverse musical styles and sounds, with a strong narrative listening experience.

Our new album, “The Century Of The Self”, features 5 songs written, recorded and produced between May 2022 and January 2024. We’ve taken the music into a new era for the band, while respectfully acknowledging our roots and past. We are thrilled to share “The Century Of The Self” with you

Evergrey – Theories of Emptiness 2024

After more than 30 years of shaping progressive metal history, Evergrey rises again, announcing the release of their fourteenth studio album, “Theories of Emptiness”, set for release on June 7th, 2024, via Napalm Records.

1. Falling From the Sun
2. Misfortune
3. To Become Someone Else
4. Say
5. Ghost of My Hero
6. We Are the North
7. One Heart
8. The Night Within
9. Cold Dreams
10. Our Way Through Silence
11. A Theory of Emptiness

Tom S. Englund – Vocals, guitars
Henrik Danhage – Guitars
Rikard Zande

The Eternal – Skinwalker 2024


After 6 years, Finnish-Australian metal quartet The Eternal break the silence by unveiling the first digital single taken from their upcoming seventh studio album, “Skinwalker”, which is due out on June 28th, 2024, via Reigning Phoenix Music (RPM).

“Deathlike Silence” serves as the world’s introduction to The Eternal’s current line-up, featuring the esteemed talents of new members Jan Rechberger (drums; Amorphis) and Niclas Etelävuori (bass; Flay Earth, ex-Amorphis) – not only marking a significant evolution for the band but also standing as a defining moment in thei

Pirate Queen – Ghosts 2024


The new symphonic power metal sensation bears the name Pirate Queen. The songs on Ghosts are created with the masterful blend of noble power metal with pirate, fantasy, symphonic and fantasy elements. The beautiful guitar melodies and enchanting vocals of Her Majesty Maria Aurea

offer explosions of notes and harmonies with a massive production that make this album a pirate metal masterpiece. Release Date|May 10, 2024

01. Pirates From The Sea
02. Siren’s Tears
03. Ghosts
04. In The Search Of Eldorado
05. Santa Lucia
06. Open Fire
07. Ghosts (Radio Edit)

Eynomia – Sea of Tears 2024


Mirror Image Music Group is releasing Eynomia’s second album, Sea of Tears on June 7 on CD, as a digital download and via streaming platforms. The follow-up to 2018’s Break Free, Sea of Tears expands on their debut’s Symphonic Rock sound,

as the band moves deeper into complex Prog Rock structuring while fine-tuning their sonic approach with cleaner, more layered production…

01. To The End
02. Jekyll And Hyde
03. Mask Of Vengeance
04. Sea Of Tears
05. Reborn
06. The Demon Inside
07. The One
08. Time Wil

Knights Of The Realm – Darker Than Leather 2024

Swedish heavy metal powerhouse Knights Of The Realm will release their second album, “Darker Than Leather”, on May 24th via Playground Music.

The music is a fusion of melodic heaviness reminiscent of the NWOBHM era, enriched with contemporary elements, resonated deeply with both traditional metal aficionados and a new generation of listeners.

1. Hell Can Wait
2. Killer Machine
3. Burn
4. The Dark
5. Another Kind of Thunder
6. Love Hunter

Teramaze – Eli: A Wonderful Fall From Grace 2024


Teramaze Eli: A Wonderful Fall From Grace coverOne of Australia’s most creative and prolific progressive metal acts Teramaze continues to push their craft and the entire genre forward into the furthest realms of innovative sound.

Today, Teramaze returns to announce the next chapter in their fabled story, with the unveiling of details surrounding their awaited 11th full-length studio album, “Eli: A Wonderful Fall From Grace”, that’s set for release on May 24th, 2024, via Wells Music. Teramaze, the Progressive Metal Titans, captivate audiences with their intricate melodies, powerful rhythms, and thought-provoking lyrics.

Hailing from Australia, the band has solidified their place in the international metal scene with their unique blend of technical prowess an

Dezperadoz – Moonshiner 2024


Dezperadoz release the cover and tracklist of their upcoming studio album “Moonshiner”, which will be released on June 21st, 2024. The sixth album takes the listener back to the rough times of Prohibition in the USA around 100 years ago.

As you would expect from the band, the stories on this album revolve around the legends and myths of the time, with the Dezperadoz once again succeeding not only in capturing the spirit of the era, but also in perfectly capturing it musically. Incidentally, Tom “Sodom” Angelripper is also back in a guest role.

For over 20 years, Dezperadoz

Xeneris – Eternal Rising 2024


Xeneris, the Italian powerhouse of symphonic power metal, is set to ignite the global metal scene with their highly anticipated debut album, “Eternal Rising” slated for release on June 14th, 2024, via Frontiers Music.

Formed in December 2022, after the disbandment of Kalidia (one of the hottest italian power metal band with over 7 million streams and 5 million YouTube views), Xeneris is the brainchild of Federico Paolini (co-founder, composer, and guitarist) and Roberto Donati (co-founder, Bassist). Coupled with Maryan jaw-dropping

Powerwolf – Wake up the Wicked 2024

Powerwolf – a band that fills the hearts of every heavy metal fan with joy – will release their highly-anticipated new studio album, “Wake up the Wicked”, on July 26th, 2024, via Napalm Records!

1. Bless ‘em with the Blade
2. Sinners of the Seven Seas
3. Kyrie Klitorem
4. Heretic Hunters
5. 1589
6. Viva Vulgata
7. Wake up the Wicked
8. Joan of Arc
9. Thunderpriest
10. We Don’t Wanna Be No Saints
11. Vargamor

Attila Dorn – Vocals
Falk Maria Schlegel – Organ
Charles Greywolf – Guitar

Orden Ogan – The Order of Fear 2024


Listen up and stand in awe as the title track of the new Orden Ogan studio album “The Order of Fear” is finally ready to take over the metal world! In addition, the German power metallers are excited to share further details on their much anticipated new record which will see the light of day on July 5th, 2024, through Reigning Phoenix Music (RPM).

01. Kings of the Underworld
02. The Order of Fear
03. Moon Fire
04. Conquest
05. Blind Man
06. Prince of Sorrow
07. Dread Lord
08. My Worst Enemy
09.

Anvil – One and Only 2024

Heavy Metal pioneers Anvil have announced the release of a brand new studio album, entitled “One and Only”, due out on June 28th, 2024, via AFM Records!

01. One and Only
02. Feed Your Fantasy
03. Fight For Your Rights
04. Heartbroken
05. Gold and Diamonds
06. Dead Man Shoes
07. Truth is Dying
08. Rocking the World
09. Run Away
10. World of Fools
11. Condemned Liberty
12. Blind Rage

Steve ‘Lips’ Kudlow – Vocals/Guitar
Robb Reiner – Drums
Chris Robertson – Bass/Vocals

Crypt Sermon – The Stygian Rose 2024

Dark heavy metallers Crypt Sermon have set to release their bewitching new studio album, “The Stygian Rose”, on June 14th, 2024, via Dark Descent Records.

Featuring guitarist Steve Jansson (Daeva, Unrest), vocalist Brooks Wilson (Unrest), drummer Enrique Sagarnaga (Daeva, The Silver), guitarist Frank Chin (Daeva), bassist Matt Knox (Horrendous, The Silver), and keyboardist Tanner Anderson (Obsequiae, Majesties), the Philadelphia-based sextet parlayed their time away from the spotlight into a grander, more mysterious Crypt Sermon.

Grand Slam – Wheel Of Fortune 2024


Grand Slam’s new album Wheel Of Fortune is set for release on June 7 th via Silver Lining Music. The four-piece band formed in 1984 by Phil Lynott and guitarist Laurence Archer before being forced to break up in 1986,

have finally formed the appropriate return with a top-drawer of hard rocking songs which resonate with clear and present verve and energy. Wheel of Fortune is the fully-realised modern Grand Slam sound, striding confidently back into the conscience of classic-rock fuelled devotees who didn’t know what they were missing.