Nervosa – Jailbreak 2023


The Brazilian Thrash Metal band NERVOSA will release a new album entitled ‘Jailbreak’ on September 29, 2023 via NAPALM Records.Setting the world ablaze with their blistering new full-length, Jailbreak also marks a new chapter in the band’s history, as it’s their first record featuring founding member Prika Amaral as permanent vocalist.

Plus, NERVOSA enact more exciting changes on the album, with the addition of the immensely talented and well experienced Helena Kotina as second guitarist, Hel Pyre on bass and Michaela Naydenova on drums.

1. Endless Ambition
2. Suffocar

Nitrate – Feel The Heat 2023


The British Hard FM & AOR band NITRATE will release a new album entitled ‘Feel The Heat’ on October 13, 2023 via FRONTIERS Records.“We can’t wait for everyone to hear the new album,” explains bassist/founder Nick Hogg. “There is a real buzz of excitement within the Nitrate camp like never before!

We can’t wait for the album to finally hit the stores. This is ‘hand on heart’ the best album we have written and recorded, and Tom and James have devoted every waking moment over the past year to make the production the very best it can be.”

Nitrate’s new album, F

Warwolf – Apocalyptic Waltz 2023

 

The German Heavy Metal band WARWOLF will release a new album entitled ‘Apocalyptic Waltz’ on September 29, 2023 via Metalapolis Records.


1. The Apocalyptic Waltz
2. Silver Bullets
3. Spawn Of Hell
4. Flying Dutchman
5. Die With Dignity
6. Jealous Clown
7. Rivers Of Blood
8. Kingdom Of Fools
9. Legacy Of Salem
10. Bloodlines
11. The Resistance
12. Van Helsing’s Dream

ART OF SHOCK – Shine Black Light 2023


The American Thrash Metal band ART OF SHOCK will release a new album entitled ‘Shine Black Light’ on September 8, 2023 via Another Century.Art of Shock’s “Shine Black Light” takes a massive step beyond the thrashing intensities already synonymous with the speed-limit-shattering quartet from Dark Angeles.

“Shine Black Light” is an album borne out of chaos and frustration that’s become the start of a new chapter for Art of Shock. Produced by Taylor Young of God’s Hate and Twitching Tongues and featuring art from Travis Smith (Opeth, Nevermore, Katatonia).

Galahad – The Long Goodbye 2023

 

The British Progressive Rock/Metal band GALAHAD will release a new album entitled ‘The Long Goodbye’ on October 20, 2023 via Self Production.

1. Behind The Veil Of A Smile 6:19
2. Everything’s Changed 7:39
3. Shadow In The Corner 5:28
4. The Righteous And The Damned 8:37
5. The Long Goodbye 12:58
6. Darker Days (CD bonus track) 7:45
7. Open Water (CD bonus track) 4:08

Stu Nicholson (v)
Lee Abraham (g)
Dean Baker (k)
Mark Spencer (b)
Spencer Luckman (d, p)

Mistyfica – Century Tales 2023

 

Mistyfica debut album ‘Century Tales’ that comes out in September 2023!

 

01. Scarlet Reign (Blood Of The Royals, Pt. I)
02. Winter Elegy
03. When The Beauty Forms The Beast
04. From The Ancient Legends
05. Dance Of Time
06. Crossing The Rubicon (Blood Of The Royals. Pt. II)
07. The Promised Land
08. My Sinfinity
09. Lunar Prayer
10. My Revenge (Blood Of The Royals, Pt. III)

VALERIE CHUDENTSOVA: Vocals
MAX MOLODTSOV: Vocals / All Instruments

High Spirits – Safe on the Other Side 2023


The American Heavy Metal band HIGH SPIRITS will release a new album entitled ‘Safe on the Other Side’ on November 17, 2023 via High Roller Records.Like its predecessor, 2020’s Hard to Stop, the latest from HIGH SPIRITS was recorded by bandleader Chris at his home studio in Chicago, and then mixed and mastered by Dan Swanö at Unisound.

“Things always sound different from the inside” says Chris, “and it’s foolish to generalize. But I think whereas Hard to Stop put my German and British influences in front, Safe on the Other Side seems to favor my Am

Winter – Heroes 2023

 

The German Gothic band WINTER will release a new album entitled ‘Heroes’ on October 20, 2023 via Wintergothic Records.

1. Pop/Metal/Winter
2. Sign Of The Devil
3. Born To Lose
4. A Dying Man’s Prayer
5. Last Thing On My Mind
6. Hot Love
7. Ich Wolte Wie Orpheus Singen
8. Dream Chaser
9. Sugar And Love
10. Where The River Meets The Sea
11. In The Dark
12. Heroes

Tegmentum – Evolvement 2023


Tegmentum is a cosmic progressive metal project with Michael Ball producing the music and playing guitar, Chelsea Murphy (Dawn Of Ouroboros, Cailleach Calling) on vocals, Kenji Tsunami (Ontogeny, Narcotic Wasteland) on bass, and Andrew Baird (Fallujah) on drums.

This project is formed with the intent of crossing over progressive metal styles with more extreme elements typically found in technical death metal bands.Tegmentum to release debut album “Evolvement” on August 25th 2023

1. Innocuous
2. Moments Ago
3. Accolades
4. Amygdala
5. Emergent Propert

Flowerleaf – Dreamerie – The Prelude 2023


The Brazilian-German melodic metal band, FlowerLeaf, is thrilled to announce the upcoming release of their new EP, “Dreamerie: The Prelude,” set to be unveiled on August 23rd, 2024. This release showcases their distinctive blend of Melodic, Symphonic, and Power Metal genres.

01. A Dream Lullaby
02. Stargazers
03. Fireflies
04. Look Out The Window (Interlude)
05. The Sound Of Time
06. The Storm
07. Pouring Rain (Postlude)

VIVS TAKAHASHI: Vocals
DAVID SCHNÖDEWIND: Guitar
MARCELO KACZOROWSKY: Bass
FLORIAN MATHES

Sky Empire – The Shifting Tectonic Plates Of Power – Part One 2023


British Sky Empire is back with their second album “The Shifting Tectonic Plates of Power – Part One”. This time has Jeff Scott Soto (Yngwie J. Malmsteen, Talisman, Journey) taken over the position as vocalist, and he is doing a fantastic job.

The album will surely appeal to fans of both 70´s, 80´s and 90´s eras of progressive heavy rock/metal, but also to the fans of the new age spotless equilibrism of prog-artists, like Tesseract, Haken or Vola. releases September 29, 2023

1. Prolegomenon: The Encomium Of Creation
2. On The Shores Of Hallowed Haven
3. The Em

George Lynch & Jeff Pilson – Heavy Hitters II 2023


The American Hard Rock band GEORGE LYNCH & JEFF PILSON will release a new album entitled ‘Heavy Hitters II’ on August 11, 2023 via Cleopatra Records.Hard rock’s very own dynamic duo return with another barage of musical uppercuts that’ll knock you off your feet!

These former Dokken bandmates bring a new and even better set of supercharged cover songs transforming classic soul, pop and rock songs like Peter Gabriel’s “Sledgehammer,” Imagine Dragons’ “Radioactive,” Sam & Dave’s “Hold On (I’m Comin’)

Triskelyon – Artificial Insanity 2023


Triskelyon is a Canadian melodic thrash metal project created by Geoff Waye, guitarist for Artach and Category VI. Conceived in late 2021 as a studio-only project the first self-titled EP was released in January 2022. In the summer of 2022 Triskelyon was signed to Moribund Records and on October 28th, the full length debut album DOWNFALL was released.

1. Tektyranny
2. At War With Demons
3. Bringers of Chaos
4. Is Hope Still Alive?
5. Obsolescence
6. One Blood
7. Visionaries
8. Beyond The Pa

Bruce Soord – Luminescence 2023


Multi-instrumentalist, producer and The Pineapple Thief mastermind Bruce Soord announces his new solo album “Luminescence” out on September 22nd, 2023. The album will be his third solo offering and is supported by a very rare European solo tour in Europe and UK in September…

1. Dear Life
2. Lie Flat
3. Olomouc
4. So Simple
5. Never Ending Light
6. Day Of All Days
7. Nestle In
8. Instant Flash Of Light
9. Rushing
10. Stranded Here
11. Read To Me
12. Find Peace

Skagarack – Heart And Soul 2023


Back in the second half of the 80s, Skagarack released 3 albums and did well worldwide, not only on the radio with hits like “I’m Alone”, “Hungry For A Game” and “Anytime Anywhere”, but also on tour with a big following. So, the name Skagarack does ring a bell with a lot of people.

Fast forward to 2023 and to much surprise here is a new album, called “Heart And Soul”, with help from Dennis Pedersen, Lars Daugaard and Mattias IA Eklundh.Release date: August 25, 2023

1. Give It
2. Peace Of Mind (To Have A Good Time)
3. A

Dyecrest – Once I Had A Heart 2023


The Finnish Heavy Metal band DYECREST will release a new album entitled ‘Once I Had A Heart’ on September 29, 2023 via Rockshots Records.Dyecrest’s new album “Once I Had A Heart” features nine melodic melancholic tracks to follow their 2019 EP “The Stage Is Set” and 2018 album “Are You Not Entertained?”.

Seven of the nine songs are brand new songs and two are a bit older but weren’t properly recorded at any point. This new record has some new “twists” in the songs, but still, the trademarks that Dyecrest is known for with their poundi