Melodic Rock

Perfect Plan’s fourth studio album, “Heart of a Lion” marks the culmination of the band’s musical production to date. Over the course of their first trilogy of albums, “All Rise” and “Time For A Miracle” and “Brace for Impact” the Swedes have quickly established themselves as a new gold standard in not only the Scandinavian melodic rock genre, but the melodic rock genre as a whole.
“Heart of a Lion” is a powerful statement from the band offering the absolute best songwriting and production ever a: strong offering, with roots very well planted in the 80’s AOR soun

The Americans of PATTERN-SEEKING ANIMALS (Progressive Rock) will release their new and fifth album, entitled Friend Of All Creatures, on February 14, 2025 via G.E.P Records. The album was produced by John Boegehold, and mixed and mastered by Frank Rosato at Woodcliff Studio, in Los Angeles.

1. Future Perfect World
2. Another Holy Grail
3. Down The Darkest Road
4. In My Dying Days
5. The Seventh Sleeper
6. Days We’ll Remember
7. Words Of Love Evermore

Ted Leonard – Vocals, Guitar
Jimmy Keegan – Drums, Percussion

The Italian super opera metal band THE 7TH GUILD will release their first album, entitled Triumviro, on February 21, 2025 via Scarlet Records.

The band is composed of the three singers Tomi Fooler (SKELETOON), Giacomo Voli (RHAPSODY OF FIRE) and Ivan Gianni (DIVINE VISION). They will be accompanied by drummer Michael Ehrè (GAMMARAY, THE UNITY), guitarist Simone Mularoni (DGM), bassist Francesco Ferraro (FREEDOM CALL), Daniele Mazza (ANCIENT BARDS) for orchestration and arrangements and keyboardist Alessio Lucatti (DIVINE VISION, DEATHLESS LEGACY).

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Five former members of This Winter Machine joined forces with vocalist Charlie Bramald and became Ghost Of The Machine. Based in Yorkshire, England, the band is renowned on the contemporary progressive rock circuit for its irresistible melodic hooks, huge six-piece sound, and spectacular, high-energy stage shows, In 2022, they released their award winning debut album Scissorgames and were voted the #2 Unsigned Band by Prog Magazine readers. The band will release its second album Empires Must Fall in early 2025.

Release date: March 7, 2025

Reigning Phoenix Music has listed the upcoming release of ARION’s latest album, “The Light That Burns The Sky,” in their official webshop for February 28, 2025.
Showcasing a new level of artistic maturity, the album combines raw energy, precise production, and some of the band’s most memorable melodies to date. ARION’s songwriting continues to evolve, delivering catchy hooks and intricate melodies that captivate from the very first note.

Guitarist Iivo Kaipainen shines as a virtuoso, weaving elite riffs and solos that tell a story as much as they dazzle with

Great news for fans of German prog band Everon, who could have been forgiven for thinking the quartet had consigned themselves to the history books, given it’s been a whopping sixteen years since the band last graced us with an album, 2008’s North.

“Everon didn’t retire or anything, and we never even talked about it,” guitarist and singer Oliver Philipps reasons. So here we are then, with Shells, an album bristling with energy and verve, encapsulating everything that made Everon such a force to be reckoned with in the first place. Defiantly old school, packe