Category: Coming Soon

Rockshots Records is proud to announce their signing of Walk With Titans for the release of their debut album “Olympian Dystopia” on May 26th, 2023. Based in Montreal, Canada, the band’s goal is to bring all the epic elements you’d expect from a power metal band with a twist of Greek Mythology. On “Olympian Dystopia” the quintet showcases their writing and technical skills.

Efficient, epic, well executed, heavy, and mythical, this is what power metal fans will discover during 50 minutes of “Olympian Dystopia” brought forth by Nikko Cyr (drums), Nick Maug

Nazareth singer Carl Sentance and guitarist Dario Mollo return with their new band Twilight Road.
“Trapped” is a no-compromise album including eleven original tracks plus their version of Deep Purple’s “Perfect Strangers”.

Dario Mollo is an Italian guitarist/producer with a career which started in 1981, with the heavy metal band Crossbones, followed by albums with musical giants Tony Martin (Black Sabbath), Graham Bonnet (Rainbow, MSG), Don Airey (Rainbow, Ozzy, Deep Purple) and Glenn Hughes (Deep Purple).

Not all that long ago in a galaxy not all that far away… A band the likes of which the universe had never seen was formed for one purpose – to create an unstoppable musical “force” known as Galactic Empire.

By reinterpreting classic selections from legendary composer John Williams’ iconic scores from the Star Wars saga into guitar driven heavy metal, Galactic Empire has created a musical juggernaut feared in many systems. Comprised of some of the most infamous and feared villains in the galaxy – lead guitarist Dark Vader, drummer Boba Set

The British Hard Rock band GIRLSCHOOL will release a new album entitled ‘Wtfortyfive?’ on July 28, 2023 via Silver Lining.Forty-five years young, British hard rock royalty GIRLSCHOOL comes out swinging with its fourteenth studio album, “WTFortyfive?”, a deliciously dirty declaration that age is a number that shows how much real raw attitude you have when it really counts.

Kim McAuliffe (guitar/vocals),Denise Dufort (drums),Jackie Chambers (guitar/backing vocals) and Tracey Lamb (bass) leave the grit under their finger nails and the scuzz on their crusty leather boo

The American Hard FM & AOR band HIT THE GROUND RUNNIN’ will release a new album entitled ‘Control Yourself (Re-Issue)’ on May 19, 2023 via PRIDE & JOY Music.

1. Control Yourself
2. Back Again
3. Shanghaid
4. Lost, Still Life Lover
5. Born To Be With You
6. Pain
7. Holding You
8. I.C.U.
9. Dirty Girl
10. Surrounded By Fire
Bonus Tracks:
11. Melva Devine (Previously unreleased)
12. Pain (Alternate Version)
13. Back Again (Lead Guitar

The International Various band VARIOUS ARTISTS will release a new album entitled ‘Steel Bars – A Rock Tribute To Michael Bolton’ on July 7, 2023 via FRONTIERS Records.Specifically, this tribute album focuses on Bolton’s earlier career, when he was known as a rock singer and features appearances by members of The Big Deal, About Us, Stormwarning, Girish And The Chronicles, Find Me, FM, and more.

The idea for “Steel Bars – A Tribute To Michael Bolton” came about when Serafino Perugino,

The British Hard Rock band MOTORHEAD will release a new album entitled ‘Live at Montreux Jazz Festival’ on June 16, 2023 via Bmg.Motörhead loved playing live and never ever judged their audiences. Everyone was encouraged, all were welcome. And that included people who like jazz! So when the Montreux Festival called requesting them, it made perfect sense in its own, unique way.

‘Tis worth noting, too, that the Festival has always been about stepping beyond the boundaries of that ‘J’ word, and embracing unique artists of all genres, styles and sensibilities, the only true co

New metal sensation, ALL FOR METAL, has revealed the details about their first full-length studio album! Legends will be coming out on July 7, 2023 through AFM Records, the pre-sale has just started at THIS LOCATION!

Under the banner of ALL FOR METAL, metal enthusiasts Tim “Tetzel” Schmidt (known as the singer of Asenblut as well as a strength athlete and fitness influencer) and Antonio Calanna (singer of the hard rock band DeVicious) joined forces. Both are united by their love for classic heavy metal sounds and the common vision to bring them to a new generation of music fans…

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The American Symphonic Metal band MASQUED will release a new album entitled ‘When Demons Call’ on June 06, 2023 via Sleaszy Rider. Second album of American symphonic/prog metal gods Masqued (featuring members and ex-members of Z-Lot-Z, Helstar, Leatherwolf)

1. Around the Mountain
2. No Slave
3. Out of Time
4. Crucified
5. Point of View (Fates Warning cover)
6. Killing It All
7. Fight to Live
8. When Demons Call
9. Fortress
10. Forsaken
11. Faceless One

The Indian Dark Metal band AROGYA will release a new album entitled ‘Super Natural’ on June 2, 2023 via Out of Line Music. India’s Synth-Rock pioneers AROGYA are back with their new album “SuperNatural”, a perfect heavy potpourri of Rock and Metal with those special, oriental scales giving it a melodious tinge of Eastern flavour.

As they have proven repeatedly, AROGYA cannot be put into one simple genre box and they do not shy away from the new and different. “SuperNatural” offers something for every music-loving soul out there, dealing with topics of deep longing, power, tempta

The American Power Metal band PRYDAIN will release a new album entitled ‘The Gates of Aramore’ on June 2, 2023 via LIMB Music. You can expect ten Epic Power Metal songs with vibrating guitar duels, virtuoso keyboard parts, awesome vocals, driving grooves, catchy melodies

– and a storyline consisting of an ancient kingdom beyond space and time.

1. Sword & Sorcery
2. The Gates of Aramore
3. Lands Beyond
4. Sail the Seas
5. Quest of the Fallen
6. Way of the Forest
7. Ancient Whispers
8. Blessed & Divine
9. Kingdom Fury

The Italian Power Metal band WONDERS will release a new album entitled ‘Beyond The Mirage’ on June 16, 2023 via LIMB Music.Working duties on the band’s second record were strictly shared: Pietro Paolo Lunesu (Even Flow) delivered songwriting and guitar play, Marco Pastorino (Temperance) laid down excellent mid-range lead vocals, and Bob Katsionis (ex-Firewind)

orchestrated a multi-tasking job, playing the keyboards, arranging songs, and managing the studio production.

MARCO PASTORINO – vocals (Temperance, Cristiano Filippini’s FLAMES OF HEAVEN, Virtual Symmetry, ex-Secret

The German Melodic Rock/Metal band RISING WINGS will release a new album entitled ‘Reach’ on September 22, 2023 via PRIDE & JOY Music.

1. Ride On
2. Lonely Is The Night
3. Whatever It Takes
4. Remember
5. Hey You
6. Reach The Sky
7. Keep Going On
8. Wild And Free
9. Crying Time
10. Times Of Rain

Masaki is a brand-new AOR band from Oslo, founded by Tom Sennerud (Stoneflower, Days Of Wine), Eirik-André Rydningen (Nik Kershaw, Joseph Williams, Bill Champlin) and John Masaki (Stoneflower). The purpose of the trio is to bring back the classic AOR sound and push it further with influences from modern pop music,

fusion and prog rock (and of course to get rich and to get laid).Release date: July 31, 2023

1. Angel Wings
2. Feed The Flame
3. Stone Cold
4. She’s Not You
5. Shades In The Rain
6. Almost Paradise
7. Missing Me
8. Chizuko
9. All

The Danish Progressive band ANUBIS GATE will release a new album entitled ‘Interference’ on June 2, 2023 via No Dust Records.“Interference” A varied collection of material written and produced during the last six years.”

Anubis Gate, progressive metal band from Denmark, are ready to present their new album of 10 original songs entitled “Interference”. Musically this ninth Anubis Gate album is even more melodic while also harder edged. More direct while also containing the most experimental songs in their catalog. It has the hardest song, but also the most h

The German Hard Rock band PILEDRIVER will release a new album entitled ‘Live In Europe – The ROCKWALL – Tour’ (DVD + Blu-ray Disc + CD) on April 28, 2023 via Rockwall Records.

CD 1:
Live in Herne 2019
1. Top Of The Bill
2. Draw The Line
3. Good Times
4. Rockwall
5. Stomp!
6. Agitators
7. One For The Rock
8. Rock In A Crossfire Hurricane
9. Fat Rat Boogie
10. Down Down
11. Whatever You Want
12. Caroline

CD 2:
Live in Minehead 2019
1. Whatever You Want
2. Rockin’ All Over The World
3. Hold You Back
4. Hi
5. Joint Forces
6. Blue Eyed Lady
7. Roll Over Lay Down
8. What You’re Proposing<