Weapon – New Clear Power 2023


The British Heavy Metal band WEAPON (UK) will release a new album entitled ‘New Clear Power’ on May 19, 2023 via PRIDE & JOY Music. The album, titled ‘New Clear Power‘, also features guest appearance’s by Steve Mann (MSG/Lionheart) and Tino Troy (Praying Mantis)

Other musicians on the album include Oscar Bromvall (Palace), Magnus Ulfstedt (Ginevra), Marcus Johansson (Deathstars) and Mano Lewys.

1. Drumbeats Of War
2. Take It or Leave It
3. Electric Power
4. In For The Kill
5. Live For Today
6. Remote Control
7. Hard Road
8. Diamon

The Dust Coda – Loco Paradise 2023


The British Hard Rock band THE DUST CODA will release a new album entitled ‘Loco Paradise’ on July 7, 2023 via EARACHE. London trailblazers The Dust Coda have cooked up a brand new album that underlines their beloved signature sound.

‘Loco Paradise’ brings to the fore timeless songwriting and offers a kaleidoscope of rock across hard-hitting shockwaves of punk voltage, blues-drenched power anthems and atmospheric acoustic sunbursts.

Guitarist Adam Mackie sums up the album: “It’s full of emotion, chaos, joy, mistakes, beauty, love, death and ever

Elvenpath – Faith Through The Fire 2023


The German Power Metal band ELVENPATH will release a new album entitled ‘Faith Through The Fire’ on June 09, 2023 via El Puerto Records. Faith Through The Fire can inspire with fast-paced power metal attacks as well as with flawless heavy metal anthems.

On the one hand, the musicians don’t take themselves too seriously and transport their very own humor on this album in the usual manner. On the other hand, there are also thoughtful songs on Faith Through The Fire such as the epic “Silesian Winter”.

1. Overture Of Steel
2. Shajan &

Stormburst – III 2023


The Swedish Melodic Rock/Metal band STORMBURST will release a new album entitled ‘III’ (CD) on May 19, 2023 via PRIDE & JOY Music. All songs were written by Nilsson, Hanson, Jansson, Hinden, and Östling and recorded At Studio Plåtis Vansbro and Studio Bakery Äppelbo between December 2022 and February 2023.

1. Get Up On Your Feet
2. Peace Of Mind
3. When The Worlds Collide
4. Wild And Crazy
5. Higher Power
6. Lost In Paradise
7. Rockin’ On The Radio
8. Make It Through The Night
9. Hold On
10. Love That Rock N’ Ro

Rebellion – -X- Live in Iberia 2023


The German Power Metal band REBELLION will release a new album entitled ‘-X- Live in Iberia’ on May 19, 2023 via MASSACRE Records. In the meanwhile more than 20 years lasting career of the power metallers of REBELLION it was time to record a live album.

The album contains a recording of the concert in the famous Paberse Club in Valencia, Spain, on 15.05.2022.

1. Voices Of War
2. Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité
3. Sweet Dreams
4. Sweden
5. God Of Thunder
6. Vaterland
7. Odin
8. Verdun
9. A Fool’s Tale

Stormage – Ashes Of Doom 2023

 

The German Heavy Metal band STORMAGE will release a new album entitled ‘Ashes Of Doom’  on May 26, 2023 via El Puerto Records.

1. Overture Of The Abyss (Instrumental)
2. Beyond The Horizon
3. Deniers Of Reality
4. Fierce As A Dragon
5. Slide On Your Knees
6. Our Latest Endeavour
7. Ashes Of My Doom
8. The Spirit Never Dies
9. Blood Shot Eyes
10. Put The Hammer Down
11. Son Of Hatred
12. The Wind Will Take Us Home

Arched Fire – Trust Betrayal 2023


The Finnish Heavy Metal band ARCHED FIRE will release a new album entitled ‘Trust Betrayal’ on April 7, 2023 via WormHoleDeath Records. The prologue of the band took place in 1989-1990 when a bunch of school kids formed Arched Fire in Finnish Lapland.

Thirty years later they got back together and recorded their acclaimed first album Remote Control, out on Wormholedeath Records in 2021. The band’s second full-length effort Trust Betrayal takes their old-school metal game to a whole new level.

1. Fear
2. Pestilence
3. Narcissist
4. Blind Faith

Metal Church – Congregation of Annihilation 2023


The American Power Metal band METAL CHURCH will release a new album entitled ‘Congregation of Annihilation’ on May 26, 2023 via Reaper Entertainment. The new album marks the first release since the tragic death of legendary front man Mike Howe who passed in July of 2021.

It also marks the first album with new vocalist Marc Lopes (Ross the Boss / Let Us Prey) who came on board in the summer of 2022 and features the current lineup of founding guitarist Kurdt Vanderhoof, guitarist Rick Van Zandt, bassist Steve Unger and drummer Stet Howland. The new songs are a return to th