Category: Coming Soon

The American Progressive band RAY ALDER will release a new album entitled ‘II’ on June 7, 2023 via INSIDE OUT Music.Longtime Fates Warning frontman Ray Alder returns with his sophomore solo album on InsideOutMusic.

Encompassing 9 melodic, yet modernly heavy new songs created with assistance from guitarists Mike Abdow (Fates Warning touring member) and Tony Hernando (Lords Of Black) as well as drummer Craig Anderson (Ignite, Crescent Shield), “II” was mixed by Simone Mularoni (Rhapsody, Michael Romeo, DGM).

1. This Hollow Shell
2. My Oblivion
3. Hands Of Tim

The German Thrash Metal band INTÖXICATED will release a new album entitled ‘Sadistic Nightmares’ on May 5, 2023 via MDD Records.The North Germans Intöxicated have been playing the stages since 2009. Their debut “Rock’n Roll Hellpatröl”, released in 2013, immediately caused a sensation and brought the band a lot of attention beyond the country’s borders with several effusive reviews.

In the end, the Corona Pandemic also made a significant contribution to the fact that it should take a full 10 years until the long-awaited successor, “Sadistic

The German Hard Rock band BONFIRE will release a new album entitled ‘Point Blank MMXXIII’ on September 22, 2023 via AFM Records.

1. Bang Down the Door
2. Hard on Me
3. Who’s Foolin’ Who
4. Why is It Never Enough
5. Tony’s Roulette
6. You’re Back
7. Look of Love
8. The Price of Loving You
9. Freedom is My Belief
10. Gimme Some
11. Say Goodbye
12. Never Surrender
13. (20th Century) Youth Patrol
14. Know Right Now
15. Waste No Time

The American Hard Rock band GOV’T MULE will release a new album entitled ‘Peace​.​.​.​ Like A River’ on June 16, 2023 via Concord Records.

1. Same As It Ever Was
2. Shake Our Way Out (ft. Billy Gibbons)
3. Made My Peace
4. Peace I Need
5. Your Only Friend
6. Dreaming Out Loud (ft. Ivan Neville and Ruthie Foster)
7. Head Full Of Thunder
8. The River Only Flows One way (ft. Billy Bob Thornton)
9. After The Storm
10. Just Across The River (ft. Celisse Henderson)
11. Long Time Coming

The British Heavy Metal band BLAZE BAYLEY will release a new album entitled ‘Damaged Strange Different and Live’ on July 7, 2023 via Blaze Bayley Recordings. Metal Hall of Fame inductee, Blaze Bayley, releases a brand new live album, featuring versions of songs from his last studio album ‘War Within Me’

and also songs he wrote and/or performed during his time in Iron Maiden (1994-1999). The 5 songs from ‘War Within Me’ were recorded on tour in the UK, and the remainder were recorded in France.

1. War Within Me
2. Pull Yourself Up
3. Warrior

The Swedish Hard Rock band VYPERA will release a new album entitled ‘Race Of Time’ on June 16, 2023 via FRONTIERS Records.

The German Pagan & Folk band FEUERSCHWANZ will release a new album entitled ‘Fegefeuer’ on July 07, 2023 via NAPALM Records.

1. SGFRD Dragonslayer
2. Bastard von Asgard (feat. Fabienne Erni – Eluveitie)
3. Berzerkermode
4. Knochenkarussell
5. Fegefeuer
6. Die Horde
7. Uruk-Hai
8. Highlander
9. Morrigan
10. Eis & Feuer
11. Valkyren

The American Hard Rock band THE DEFIANTS will release a new album entitled ‘Drive’ on June 09, 2023 via FRONTIERS Records. Formed by Paul Laine, Bruno Ravel, and Rob Marcello, who are all current or former members of popular hard rockers Danger Danger, The Defiants latest opus is yet another impeccable slice of melodic hard rock.

1. Hey Life
2. Go Big Or Go Home
3. 19 Summertime
4. What Are We Waiting For
5. Miracle
6. Against The Grain
7. So Good
8. Love Doesn’t Live Here Anymore
9. Another Time, Another Place

The Italian Symphonic Metal band DEGREES OF TRUTH will release a new album entitled ‘Alchemists’ on June 23, 2023 via SCARLET Records. ‘Alchemists’ is the most eclectic album by Degrees of Truth: it combines innovative arrangements and influences from pop and electronic music, while leaning towards a modern and very elegant progressive metal side.

The album features catchy melodies, symphonic orchestrations but also compelling guitar riffs and versatile vocals that range from rock-style melodies to delicate chants and even o

The American Hard FM & AOR band CHAMPLIN WILLIAMS FRIESTEDT will release a new album entitled ‘Carrie’ on May 05, 2023 via Black Lodge Records. TOTO singer Joseph Williams teams up with former Chicago singer Bill Champlin and Swedish guitarist/Producer Peter Friestedt for an Amazing new milestone in AOR/West Coast genre.

1. Carrie
2. Fly Away Now
3. The Last Unbroken Heart
4. Carry On
5. Time Never Stops (Theme Song for Swiss Timing)
6. Pamela (Live)

The Hungarian Hard FM & AOR band STARDUST will release a new album entitled ‘Kingdom Of Illusion’ on June 16, 2023 via FRONTIERS Records.

The Swedish Death Metal band SCAR SYMMETRY will release a new album entitled ‘The Singularity (Phase II – Xenotaph)’ on June 09, 2023 via NUCLEAR BLAST. In the beginning, there was a vision of the future. Nearly two decades on, SCAR SYMMETRY are still light years ahead of the competition. It’s time for Phase II…

Now that the world has largely woken from its Covid-induced stupor, Per Nilsson is looking forward to fully reactivating SCAR SYMMETRY and taking the dramatic, pulverising events of Phase II to the people. Faithful to their original master

The Swedish Hard Rock band ART NATION will release a new album entitled ‘Inception’ on June 09, 2023 via FRONTIERS Records. This will be the band’s first new album in four years and sees vocalist Alexander Strandell, guitarist Christoffer Borg, bassist Richard Svärd, and drummer Alexander Lundgren delivering a powerful musical statement.

Huge, anthemic melodic hard rock mixed with European metal influences throughout make “Inception” an undeniably enjoyable sonic delight.

1. Brutal & Beautiful
2. Last Of The Burned
3. 1001
4. Fi

The British Hard Rock band WYTCH HAZEL will release a new album entitled ‘IV’ (CD) on June 2, 2023 via METAL BLADE Records.

1. The Fire’s Control
2. Angel of Light
3. Time and Doubt
4. Strong Heart
5. Deliver Us
6. A Thousand Years
7. Gold Light
8. Endless Battle
9. Future Is Gold
10. Digging Deeper

The German Hard Rock band BONFIRE will release a new album entitled ‘Don’t Touch the Light MMXXIII’ on September 22, 2023 via AFM Records.

1. The Rising
2. Starin’ Eyes
3. Hot to Rock
4. You Make Me Feel
5. Longing for You
6. Don’t Touch the Light
7. S.D.I.
8. No More
9. L.A.

The Italian Dark Metal band FALSE MEMORIES will release a new album entitled ‘Hybrid Ego System’ on June 09, 2023 via FRONTIERS Records.”Hybrid Ego System” follows the band’s last release, “The Last Night Of Fall,” which was composed by guitarist/producer Francesco Savino (Demons Down, T3NORS) and vocalist Rossella Moscatello.

The duo also oversaw the creation of the new album, with drummer Emanuele Cossu, guitarist Moreno Palmisano, and new bassist Davide Tavecchia rounding out the line-up. “Hybrid Ego System” sees the ban