StillSKin – Through Time 2023


StillSkin is a Danish Rock band based in the south of Denmark.The band formed in 2017, and released their self-titled debut EP in 2018, followed by a string of concerts around the country (and a lot of interest from radio stations in countries like Australia, UK, Holland).

With an energetic mix of rock styles and influences in the bag Whitesnake, Halestorm, Rush, Evanescence) – StillSkin provides a broad spectrum of great melodic rock music. From anthems like “A place where anything can happen” to the heavy-rocker “Destination unknown

Cold Drop – Cold Drop 2023


Make no mistake about the name. It’s not a cold wash, but rather a hot ride in the proud league ‘old and vibrant rock roots’. A new darling on the Danish rock scene is born. Here we are talking solid hard rock. Hard rock with a roaring fire end driven explosively by 5 experienced rockers from the Danish hard rock scene.

You are left with a nice feeling of having heard some of the closest you will get to the definition of the hard rock genre. The sound, the production and not least the musicality are of a high caliber and offer a lot to look forward to for the audience. If you dig a little

Tragedian – Master Of Illusions 2023

German Speed/Melodic Power band TRAGEDIAN announced their fifth album titled “Master Of Illusions” which is scheduled to be released on March 24 2023 through Pride & Joy Music. This album contains 10 songs plus bonus tracks.

1. Into The Light
2. lluminate
3. Eternal
4. Against The Storm
5. The Chance
6. Escaping Shadows
7. Exodo
8. Emotions
9. Freedom
10. Obscured Dreams
Bonus Tracks:
11. Inner Silence
12. Reach F.T.S.
13. United

Gabriel Palermo – Guitar
Nicolò Bernini – Drums

Category VI – Firecry 2023

 

The album “Firecry” is due out March 24th, 2023 via Moribund Records. Bold and True Female Fronted Anthemic Canadian Power Metal / Classic 80’s Metal Combustion!!!

01. Firecry
02. Valkyrie
03. The Vultures Never Came
04. She Runs With Wolves
05. Heavy Is The Crown
06. Coven
07. The Cradle Will Fall
08. Burning Bridges
09. Barracuda (Heart Cover)

AMANDA MARIE JACKMAN: Vocals
GEOFF WAYE: Guitar
KEITH JACKMAN: Bass
BRIAN DOWNTON: Drums

Smackbound – Hostage 2023


Heavy Metal band SMACKBOUND will release a new album entitled ‘Hostage’ on April 21, 2023 via FRONTIERS Records. The Finnish five-piece, vocalist Netta Laurnne, guitarist Teemu Mäntysaari, drummer Rolf Pilve, keyboardist Vili Itäpelto, and bassist Tuomas Yli-Jaskari, once again deliver a hooky, driving, metal-influenced slab of hard rock power on their second album.

1. Reap
2. Change
3. Razor Sharp
4. Rodrigo
5. Break
6. Imperfect Day
7. Graveyard
8. Traveling Back
9. Hold The Fire
10. Hostage
11. The Edge

Adrian Benegas – Arcanum 2023


The Paraguayan Heavy Metal band ADRIAN BENEGAS will release a new album entitled ‘Arcanum’ on May 5, 2023 via Reaper Entertainment. His second solo album “Arcanum”, features Ronnie Romero, (lead singer of Ritchie Blackmore’s Rainbow), Michael Ehré (drummer of the bands Primal Fear and Gamma Ray),

Sascha Paeth (renowned German producer), Tunisian bassist Anis Jouini (of the band Myrath) and Dutch guitarist Timo Somers (ex-Delain).

1. I am the Revenant (Prologue)
2. Sanctum
3. The Secret Within
4. Pain is the Key
5. Alchemy of Spirits

Arjen Lucassen’s Supersonic Revolution – Golden Age Of Music 2023

 

The Dutch Progressive band ARJEN LUCASSEN’S SUPERSONIC REVOLUTION will release a new album entitled ‘Golden Age Of Music’ on May 19, 2023 via MASCOT Records.

1. SR Prelude
2. The Glamattack
3. Golden Age Of Music
4. The Rise Of The Starman
5. Burn It Down
6. Odyssey
7. They Took Us By Storm
8. Golden Boy
9. Holy Holy Ground
10. Fight Of The Century
11. Came To Mock, Stayed To Rock
Bonus Tracks:
12. Children Of The Revolution (T-Rex cover)
13. Heard It On The X (ZZ Top cover)
14. Fant

Enemy of Reality – Where Truth May Lie 2023

 

Greek symphonic metal act Enemy of Reality will release their highly anticipated third full-length album “Where Truth May Lie” on February 24th via Vinyl Store.

01. Final Prayer
02. Downfall
03. At The Edge Of Madness
04. The Vineyard Song
05. Serenade Of Death
06. Ever-lusting
07. Tears Of Echo
08. Long-forgotten
09. Deliverance
10. Goat-legged Deceiver
11. Baptised In Fire

ILIANA TSAKIRAKI: Vocals
STYLIANOS AMOIRIDIS: Guitar
THANOS: Bass
LEONIDAS DIAMANTOPOULOS: Keyboards
PHILIP

Against Myself – Tides of Insanity 2023

The Symphonic Metal band will release the album in March. The Ciudad Real group AGAINST MYSELF has released a new track from their upcoming album, “Tides Of Insanity”, which will be released simultaneously through On Fire Records on March 3, 2023.

01. The Gathering
02. Providence
03. Beyond The Deep
04. A Fatefull Illusion
05. The Tempest
06. Huntress Of Assyria
07. Sweet Chants Of Death
08. Threnody
09. Tides Of Insanity
I – Cursed Lullaby
II – The Captain’s Waltz
III – Worlds Collide
IV – Bound

Nighthawk – Prowler 2023


The Swedish Hard FM & AOR band NIGHTHAWK will release a new album entitled ‘Prowler’ on May 12, 2023 via MIGHTY Music. The weekend is still a brilliant prospect and the tiredness suddenly transforms into an energetic urge to have fun, to go on the prowl, to just LIVE. That’s when NIGHTHAWK’s perfect blend of classic AOR and world-class hard rock kicks in best.

Unapologetic, in-your-face and brilliant-as-fuck. “Prowler”, their new album, delivers exactly what it promise: first class rock’n’roll.

1. Highest Score
2. Running Wild
3. Action
4.

The Raven Age – Blood Omen 2023


The Raven Age have announced their highly anticipated third album Blood Omen. Out July 7th, it is their first record with Music For Nations/Sony Music. Blood Omen is a record of several firsts for The Raven Age. With the metal end of the operation firmly nailed down, this time around the band were finally able to realise their ambitions of using real strings.

Working with noted British cellist arranger Audrey Riley (Foo Fighters, Muse, Coldplay) at the ICMP [Institute of Contemporary Music Performance] studios in London. “Watching a quartet play along to our songs was a whole n

Temtris – Khaos Divine 2023


“Khaos Divine” is due for release on March 17th, 2023 through Wormholedeath records. Khaos Divine is a stunning, modern metal concept album, which plunges the listener into a tale of a dark and troubled dystopian city where a new world order has taken hold of its population with the offer of a chance to live an almost eternal life but at the cost of freedom.

This album is full of emotion-charged songs, with catchy guitar riffs, memorable melodies, and choruses which are characterized by the trademark twin guitar harmonies that define this band’s distinctive sound. Driven by a powerful and en

Dreamyth – Aletheia 2023


Spanish power melodic metal Dreamyth for the release of their debut album “Aletheia” on April 14, 2023. Combining heavy riffs, epic and majestic orchestrations, modern synths, and stunning vocal and harmonies with finesse like no one else, the band delivers high caliber album with special guests Ralf Scheepers (Primal Fear), Herbie Langhans (Firewind, Avantasia),

Bob Katsionis (ex-Firewind) and Eduardo Guilló (Sun of the Dying, Crusade of Bards). Dreamyth intends to conquer the heart of metal fans all around the world.

1. Creatio Ex Nihilo (Intro)
2. Odyssey
3. A