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Genre: Symphonic Metal
Country of performer (group): Portugal
Year of publication: 2017 – 2023

2017 – Dimensions of a Dream (EP):
2018 – Wraith of Oblivion (Single):
2021 – Aurora:
2021 – O Pastor (Single):
2023 – Rope (To Be Free) (Single):

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Country: Australia
Release date: 2024
Genre: Blues-Rock / Folk

Tracklist:
01 – 100 Years [00:05:26]
02 – Lost Children [00:04:53]
03 – Help Me Somebody [00:05:05]
04 – Earths Answer [00:04:58]
05 – War Outside My Window [00:06:30]
06 – Eternal City [00:08:54]
07 – Golden Times [00:02:58]

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Heralding from the North East, Juliet’s Not Dead are an adrenaline fuelled, driven band with the sole intention of thrilling their audiences at every show. Having just finished recording the follow up to the highly acclaimed debut album ready for release in February 2025, and if their latest EP ‘Only The Strong Survive’ is anything to go by;

01 – Secrets.mp3
02 – Own Worst Enemy.mp3
03 – Don’t Play Nice.mp3
04 – Favourite Underdog.mp3

Country: Germany
Genre: Blues Rock
Year: 2024

Tracklist / Tracklist
01. World Full of Women
02. In the Name of No Good
03. I
04. A Quitter Never Wins
05. Nasty Habits
06. True Lies
07. We’re Still Friends

Line-up / Musicians:
Marco Gerhard – vocals
Olli Franke – guitar
Hannes Hirth – keys
Andy Mardorf – bass
Michael Reffke – drums

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Astral Kompakt carefully dissect the psych metal blueprint laid out by Sleep and Electric Wizard, slowing it down, spacing it out and abstracting its essence. Creating a new conversation in which heaviness is not a goal but a means to an end, Goldader, out November 22 via Tonzonen Records, perfects the art of making complexity comprehensible and sonic violence sophisticated.

Stoner rock leans heavily on its psychedelic imagery and lyrics for its allure, leaving a small number of artists capable of writing captivating instrumental music that still fits the bill. Where other acts turn to humorous tropes or excessive layers of fuzz, Germany-based instrumental outfit Astral Kompakt resort to reducing things to a minimum, keeping a tight formation as a trio. W

Genre: Blues Rock
Country : United Kingdom
Year of publication: 2003 – 2022

2003 – Long Time Coming
2005 – If Only
2017 – Leave Your Heart At The Door
Sean Webster Band – I’d Rather Go Blind (Live) 2021
Sean Webster Band – Three Nights Live 2022

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Genre: Melodic Heavy Metal
Country of performer (band): London, UK
Year of publication: 2012 – 2024

2013 – Nothing Left to Steal (EP) (26:04)
2017 – Valhalla Vintage (EP) (15:30)
2024 – Call of the Warmaster, Vol. 1 (38:43)
Singles
2012 – Mercury Rising (04:40)
2012 – Shut Up And Drink (05:24)
2013 – Nothing Left To Steal (Single) (03:56)

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Genre: Progressive Metal / Female Vocal
Country of performer (group): Budapest, Hungary
Publication year: 2019-2024

Albums:
2019 – Our Weakness (00:32:30)
2023 – Emerald (00:33:10)
Singles:
2018 – Prologue (00:10:00)
2019 – Dive (00:04:00)
2020 – The Last Letter (00:04:24)

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As requested, here’s “LEPPARDMANIA : A Tribute To Def Leppard“, which reunited the L.A. hard rock / metal royalty to pay tribute to British icons Def Leppard.

This is a pretty fun cover / tribute album – it’s always cool to hear interpretations from artists who come from the same era and similar genre, who generally do like the songs they are covering, because that produce the best results. Among the musicians involved we find Kelly Hansen of Foreigner, P