Category: Coming Soon

Perfect Plan’s fourth studio album, “Heart of a Lion” marks the culmination of the band’s musical production to date. Over the course of their first trilogy of albums, “All Rise” and “Time For A Miracle” and “Brace for Impact” the Swedes have quickly established themselves as a new gold standard in not only the Scandinavian melodic rock genre, but the melodic rock genre as a whole.
“Heart of a Lion” is a powerful statement from the band offering the absolute best songwriting and production ever a: strong offering, with roots very well planted in the 80’s AOR soun

The Americans of PATTERN-SEEKING ANIMALS (Progressive Rock) will release their new and fifth album, entitled Friend Of All Creatures, on February 14, 2025 via G.E.P Records. The album was produced by John Boegehold, and mixed and mastered by Frank Rosato at Woodcliff Studio, in Los Angeles.

1. Future Perfect World
2. Another Holy Grail
3. Down The Darkest Road
4. In My Dying Days
5. The Seventh Sleeper
6. Days We’ll Remember
7. Words Of Love Evermore

Ted Leonard – Vocals, Guitar
Jimmy Keegan – Drums, Percussion

The Italian super opera metal band THE 7TH GUILD will release their first album, entitled Triumviro, on February 21, 2025 via Scarlet Records.

The band is composed of the three singers Tomi Fooler (SKELETOON), Giacomo Voli (RHAPSODY OF FIRE) and Ivan Gianni (DIVINE VISION). They will be accompanied by drummer Michael Ehrè (GAMMARAY, THE UNITY), guitarist Simone Mularoni (DGM), bassist Francesco Ferraro (FREEDOM CALL), Daniele Mazza (ANCIENT BARDS) for orchestration and arrangements and keyboardist Alessio Lucatti (DIVINE VISION, DEATHLESS LEGACY).

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Five former members of This Winter Machine joined forces with vocalist Charlie Bramald and became Ghost Of The Machine. Based in Yorkshire, England, the band is renowned on the contemporary progressive rock circuit for its irresistible melodic hooks, huge six-piece sound, and spectacular, high-energy stage shows, In 2022, they released their award winning debut album Scissorgames and were voted the #2 Unsigned Band by Prog Magazine readers. The band will release its second album Empires Must Fall in early 2025.

Release date: March 7, 2025

Reigning Phoenix Music has listed the upcoming release of ARION’s latest album, “The Light That Burns The Sky,” in their official webshop for February 28, 2025.
Showcasing a new level of artistic maturity, the album combines raw energy, precise production, and some of the band’s most memorable melodies to date. ARION’s songwriting continues to evolve, delivering catchy hooks and intricate melodies that captivate from the very first note.

Guitarist Iivo Kaipainen shines as a virtuoso, weaving elite riffs and solos that tell a story as much as they dazzle with

Great news for fans of German prog band Everon, who could have been forgiven for thinking the quartet had consigned themselves to the history books, given it’s been a whopping sixteen years since the band last graced us with an album, 2008’s North.

“Everon didn’t retire or anything, and we never even talked about it,” guitarist and singer Oliver Philipps reasons. So here we are then, with Shells, an album bristling with energy and verve, encapsulating everything that made Everon such a force to be reckoned with in the first place. Defiantly old school, packe

Prepare for the rise of darkness – Black & Damned are ready to set the metal community ablaze! With their unique blend of epic power metal and dark, atmospheric sounds, the South German formation is now releasing their third studio album, which is set to be released on March 14th, 2025, under the auspicious title “Resurrection”.

01. Silence Breaker
02. Ruthless Wrath
03. Red Heavens
04. Bound by the Moon
05. Circle of Amnesia
06. Injustice
07. Searing Flames
08. Shadows
09. Reborn in Solitude
10. Navigate Me to the Sun

Chris Harms not only stands out as a musical chameleon with his band Lord Of The Lost, but also with his very first solo album, “1980”. The album, which is strongly reminiscent of synth-pop, will be released on January 31st, 2025, via Napalm Records and is the realization of a long-cherished dream that is finally coming to life.

“1980” delivers a very unique sound yet-untapped in Harms’ main band Instead, it dives into the uniquely atmospheric synthesizer sounds of the 80s, interweaving them with electronic, wave and goth elements and completely diverting

Marking the 40th anniversary of Accept’s iconic album, “Balls to the Wall”, founding member and former frontman Udo Dirkschneider is reinterpreting this classic with a fresh and star-studded twist. Far from a simple remake, this project was born out of countless conversations with prominent artists across the global rock and metal scene, who frequently asked: “Are you planning anything special for the 40th anniversary of ‘Balls to the Wall’”?

These discussions sparked the idea to re-re

Finnish hard rock and metal legends Lordi are set to release their highly anticipated 19th studio album, “Limited Deadition”, on March 21st, 2025, via Reigning Phoenix Music (RPM).

01. SCG XIX The Hexecutioners
02. Legends Are Made of Clichés
03. Syntax Terror
04. Skelephant in the Room
05. SCGTV Saturday Night Main Event
06. Killharmonic Orchestra
07. Collectable
08. SCGTV Monstersquad Action Figures
09. Fangoria
10. Hellizabeth
11. SCGTV The Hexecutioners Seasion
12. Retropolis
13. Frighteousness
14. SCGT

Swedish alternative metallers Days Of Jupiter are proud to announce the release of their long-awaited fifth studio album, “The World Was Never Enough”. After teasing fans with three singles over the course of this year, the full record will finally see the light of day on February 7th, 2025 via RPM.

01. Original Sin
02. The World Was Never Enough
03. Machine
04. Desolation
05. The Fix
06. Parazite
07. My Heaven My Hell
08. Denial
09. Ignite
10. Invincible

Janne Hilli – Vocals
Marcus Lindman – Guitars
Johnny Gren

March 7th, 2025, will see Béthune/France-based heavy rockers Overdrivers release

Melodic metallers Mantric Momentum are excited to announce the release of their new studio album, “Alienized”, set for release on February 14th, 2025, via Frontiers Music Srl.

1. Prelude to Take-Off
2. Resilience
3. Alienized
4. The Highest Mountain
5. The Light
6. Come Undone
7. Time is My Ally
8. Remember
9. Sirens’ Call
10. A Stronger Stance
11. Barricades

Line-up:
Terje Harøy – Vocals
Christer Harøy – Guitars, bass and drums

Guest appearances

There’s a new star in the hard rock galaxy! Ray Of Light is a fresh line-up that should make some long-standing heavy rockers and AOR fans prick up their ears, as the promising name includes members of a gang that has already released several official records under the Frontline banner – eight to be precise – and has been on the verge of an international breakthrough several times.

Today the time has come and Ray Of Light show the world what’s possible under the new name with their video single “City of Angels”! This genuine rock gourmet treat follows the straight stomper “Falling to Pieces” and the radio gem “Stand Up”, which were released earlier this year. At the same time, the band announced their debut album – in their new form – “Salute

With four full length albums and an ep under their belt, Chemicide have become one of the biggest neck breaking thrash metal acts in Latin America. New studio album of merciless Thrash Savagery, “Violence Prevails”, out on February 28th 2025, via Listenable Records, is a future undisputed classic for all Thrash Metal maniacs out there!

01. Do as I say, Not as I Do (4:21)
02. Red Giant (4:07)
03. Systemic Decay (4:50)
04. Parasite (4:04)
05. Violence Prevails (3:22)
06. Prey of Failure (3:59)
07. Chokehold (2:18)
08. Supremacy (4:5

Progressive metal titans Sacrosanct have inked a worldwide record deal with powerhouse label ROAR, who are proud to release the band’s forthcoming studio offering, entitled “Kidron”! Slated for a release on March 7th, 2025.

01. Marching Days
02. Avenging Angel
03. Prince of Clowns
04. Coming of the Scorpion
05. Gethsemane
06. Doorway of Dreams
07. Still Open Sore
08. Before It Ends
09. The Pain Still Lasts

Max Morton – Vocals, Bass
Randy Meinhard – Guitar
Gerrit Knol – Guitar