The Ferrymen – Iron Will 2025


The Ferrymen, the high powerful trio, formed by masterful Swedish guitarist/songwriter/producer Magnus Karlsson (Primal Fear, Magnus Karlsson’s Free Fall), awesome vocalist Ronnie Romero (Lords of Black, Sunstorm, Rainow), and thunderous drummer Mike Terrana (Rage, Axel Rudi Pell, etc.), have become an established name amongst European melodic metal fans after their first three successful albums, Fans should now prepare themselves for album four!

The Ferryman have wrapped up work on “Iron Will” and once again, the band takes the classic heavy metal sound and

Tobias Sammet’s Avantasia – Here Be Dragons 2025


Leading rock and metal force AVANTASIA is set to unleash their bombastic 10th studio album and Napalm Records debut, Here Be Dragons, on February 28, 2025! Featuring absolute AVANTASIA essentials such as spellbinding choirs and theatrical symphonic metal elements, multitalented mastermind and frontman Tobias Sammet also surprises fans old and new with plenty of intriguing fresh soundscapes.

Here Be Dragons gives the celebrated AVANTASIA sound that has been carefully crafted over a quarter of a century an exciting and powerful spin. The new album is the most consistent and concise piece of art that the b

The Big Deal – Electrified 2025


The Big Deal are back again with the second Album “Electrified” The band caught the attention of media and fans with the highly acclaimed debut album “First Bite”, featuring the two singles
“Sensational” and “Never Say Never”, with over half million views on the Frontiers YouTube channel.

Straight after the release the started an intense live activity including appearances at the Rock Imperium Festival (Spain) and The Kiss Kruis. The band eventually entered the studio to work on the second chapter of their recording career, which also feature song

Dragonknight – Legions 2025


Dragonknight is a new conceptual band baptized by a bunch of seasoned Finnish metal veterans, skillfully forging a smooth and fresh rendering of the classic North European power metal style through soaring melodies, thunderous rhythms, and epic orchestration, fused with crushing riffs – an unforgettable sonic journey of legendary proportions.

The eleven anthemic chapters of the first record “Legions” tell of heart-wrenching battles, strong-willed warriors and the beauty of glorious death, but also the treasure hunts gone awry, conquest, and the inner power

Hartlight – The Triumph of Metal 2025

This female fronted symphonic progressive metal band from Switzerland and France invite you to take an emotional and spiritual journey into alchemical and esoteric wisdom with their powerful and captivating sound.

RELEASE: 28-02-2025

01. The Triumph Of Metal
02. Polymorphia
03. The Scales Of Rebis
04. Midnight
05. The City Of Tears
06. Mind’s Arboretum
07. Will To Power Seen
08. A Song Of Blood And Steel (A Journey To The East)

NOÉMIE MARIE: Vocals
ADRIEN DJOUADOU: Guitar / Bass / Backing Vocals
ADRIEN GUIN

Bonfire – Higher Ground 2025

Legendary German hard rockers Bonfire are thrilled to announce the release of their highly anticipated new studio album, “Higher Ground”, out on January 24th, 2025, via Frontiers Music Srl.

1. Nostradamus
2. I Will Rise
3. Higher Ground
4. I Died Tonight
5. Lost All Control
6. When Love Comes Down
7. Fallin’
8. Come Hell or High Water
9. Jealousy
10. Spinnin’ in the Black
11. Rock‘n’Roll Survivor (2024 Version)

Hans Ziller – Gu

Crazy Lixx – Thrill Of The Bite 2025

Swedish hard rockers Crazy Lixx are thrilled to announce the release of their highly anticipated new studio album, titled “Thrill of the Bite” and set for release on February 14th, 2025, via Frontiers Music Srl.

1. Highway Hurricane
2. Who Said Rock N’ Roll is Dead
3. Little Miss Dangerous
4. Call of the Wild
5. Recipe for Revolution
6. Run Run Wild
7. Midnight Rebels
8. Hunt for Danger
9. Final Warning
10. Stick It Out

Danny Rexon – Vocals

Shrike – The Divine and the Serpentine 2025


Shrike, a three-piece metal band from Preston, the “wettest” city in England, is set to reshape the underground modern metal landscape with their debut album release in 2025.
Titled “The Divine and the Serpentine”, this long player not only showcases their unique sound — a rich blend of ambient, cinematic, and orchestral textures — but also delves into deep thematic content through a “semi” concept album exploring the complexities of abusive relationships.

Produced in collaboration with Lucas Fletcher of Blanket, who contributed to the vocals and mixing, and Connor

Oversize – Vital Signs 2025


Oversize have announced their stunning debut album “Vital Signs”, due out on February 28th, 2025, via SharpTone. To commemorate the news, the group have today unveiled the title track,
Of the single, the band comments: “While ‘Vital Signs’ is technically the title track of the album, it was originally written as an album closer and from start to finish was written comfortably in under an hour.

I think the simplicity of the song and the free-flowing structure combined with extra production elements – drum loops and super saturated and effect heavy guitars – give this so

Wildness – Avenger 2025

 

Swedish rockers Wildness are pleased to announce the release of their new studio album, “Avenger”, out on January 24th, 2025, via Frontiers Music Srl.

 

1. Wings of Fire
2. Crucified
3. Broken Heart
4. Caught Up in a Moment
5. Wasted Time
6. Avenger
7. Poison Ivy
8. I’ll Be Over You
9. Stand Your Ground
10. Eye of the Storm
11. Walk Through the Fire

Erik Modin – Drums
Adam Holmström – Guitar
Pontus Sköld – Guitar
Erik Forsberg – Vocals
Marcus Sjösu

Löanshark – No Sins to Confess 2025


You want it true, heavy and loud? You love the 80s and you would die for pure fuckin’ Heavy Metal? Then Löanshark is your band! You will find everything your metal heart is beating for within their traditional sound, that takes no prisoners! Löanshark was founded as a power-trio in 2017, in the heart of Barcelona and is currently taking the scene by storm as an uprising star on the NWOTHM heaven, just alongside Spanish fellow acts such as Hitten, Savaged, Witchtower or Iron Curtan. Following their 2018 debut EP “The Warning Session” and two singles – including their Underground hit “Fast, He

Landfall – Wide Open Sky 2025

 

Brazilian melodic rockers Landfall announce the release of their new studio album, “Wide Open Sky”, set for release on January 17th, 2025, via Frontiers Music Srl.

1. Tree of Life
2. SOS
3. When the Curtain Falls
4. Running in Circles
5. No Tomorrow
6. A Letter to You
7. Coming Home
8. Intoxicated
9. Hourglass
10. Higher Than the Moon
11. Wide Open

Airforce – Acts of Madness 2025

Five years since their latest studio offering, “Strike Hard”, London/UK-based NWOBHM pioneers Airforce, featuring Doug Sampson (ex-Iron Maiden), will return with their much-awaited new studio album, entitled “Acts of Madness”, that is slated for a release on February 21st, 2025, via ROAR!

01. Among the Shadows
02. Life Turns to Dust
03. The Fury
04. Cursed Moon
05. Sniper
06. Lost Forever
07. Westworld
08. Heroes
09. Obliterated
10. Hacksaw Ridge
11. Strange World (Iron Maiden cover)

Lino – Vocals