Album Announcements

Montreal’s THE AGONIST will release their new album “Eye of Providence” on November 10th in Europe and November 11th. “Eye of Providence” is the follow up to THE AGONIST’s 2012 album “Prisoners” and will be the debut of new vocalist Vicky Psarakis. The lead vocalist change happened in the early part of this year when previous singer …

Australian five piece Electric Mary are back to spread Rock ‘n’ Roll’s genuine flavour to Europe, releasing a brand new mini album “The Last Great Hope” on 3rd November 2014. The band support the release with European dates including a full UK tour and festival performance through November 2014.   It’d …

No Bragging Rights has premiered a new song titled “Outdated” from their upcoming album The Concrete Flower here. Pre-orders for The Concrete Flower are also now available where fans can hear the new song. The Concrete Flower was engineered and produced by Will Putney (The Amity Affliction, For Today, Stray …

FINCH are back!  Nine years since they released their last album, the band have announced that they’ll be releasing their third studio album “Back to Oblivion” on 29th September via Spinefarm records in the UK.   Finch will be headlining HEVY festival on Friday 15 August and prior to that …

Legendary thrash metal band EXODUS have revealed the never-before-seen album art for their upcoming album, Blood In, Blood Out, hitting retail and digital stores on October 14, 2014 via Nuclear Blast. The album art was illustrated by Swedish artist Par Olofsson, known worldwide for his incredible renderings that have graced …

The NIGHTWISH crew recently assembled to make a start on the band’s forthcoming album. The yet-untitled record will be the first NIGHTWISH studio album to feature Dutch vocalist Floor Jansen and is set for release in Spring 2015 via Nuclear Blast. The band recently revealed a trailer showing the crew preparing for the recording and today sees the release of the second trailer. In …

Zoo Harmonics are a four-piece punk-rock powerhouse exploding out of Tel Aviv, Israel. ‘Business in the Front… Party in the Back’ is the band’s first UK release, in which the band brandish their own flavour of melodic punk that combines fast paced punk rhythms and emotive lyrics to create an …

Californian three piece Nico Vega are set to release a new album, “Lead To Light”, in September 2014. The band support the release by playing Reading and Leeds festival and supporting Imagine Dragons in Germany in August 2014.   The band released their debut album independently in 2009. Linda Perry …

After a period of 6 years in the wilderness, Norway’s exponents of groove-laden black metal are back with a new album, ‘Til Endes‘ set for release on Peaceville Records on the following dates:   29th September – UK & RoW 30th September – USA & Canada 3rd October – Germany, …

Rising progressive superstars and instrumental wunderkinds Polyphia are excited to announce their debut album, Muse, scheduled for worldwide release on September 2.   Get teased by the album trailer here:   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QTcIiQtLyVs   All aged between 20-21, the devastatingly talented band’s new album marks a new stage in progressive fusion. …

SATURN will release their debut album Ascending (Live in Space) on this Tuesday August 5th in North America via Rise Above Records.  The album can be pre-ordered from Amazon on Vinyl and CD.   Today The A.V. Club is hosting an exclusive full album stream of Ascending (Live in Space). …

15 years-career (or almost), several singles, albums, a huge amount of gigs all around the world, The Lords of Altamont have taken… Altamont with a brand new album unleashed a few weeks ago through Gearhead Records (Electric Eel Shock, The Hellacopters, The Riverboat Gamblers, The Wildhearts…). Fifth full length record from the L.A Based …

PHILM – featuring former Slayer drummer Dave Lombardo – are to release their second album, ‘Fire From The Evening Sun’, on new label UDR Music, in September. It will be released on September 12 in Europe, September 15 in the UK and September 16 in the US. “UDR is honored …

The release date of the new CREATION’S END album “Metaphysical” on CD is the 29th August 2014. The preorder phase will start on August 15th, 2014. CREATION’S END is our newest band on Pure Prog Records whom released the studio album “A New Beginning” in 2010. CREATION’S END consists of …

Glam Metal Rock Band Scarlett Gypsy has garnered the attention of fans and critics alike with the unveiling of their eagerly awaited debut album – All Access – available now on Amazon, iTunes, CDbaby and Bandcamp. The bevy of sub-genres associated with glam metal and hard rock have often given …

UK based AEON ZEN, a shining light in the British progressive metal scene, return in 2014 with the release of their fourth album, EPHEMERA, on the 1st September. The band have released new song ‘Unite‘ via Prog mag. check it out here:   Arguably their most ambitious effort to date, …

Punk rock legends Stiff Little Fingers are set to tour England in August 2014. The tour is to coincide with the brand new studio album “No Going Back” – due out on August 11th 2014. “No Going Back” shows a band at the height of their powers. From the album …

VAMPILLIA will be releasing their album Alchemic Heart courtesy of Temple of Torturous Records. Hailing from Osaka, Japan, the twelve strong band weave together dreamlike concoctions of noise, strings, pianos, vocals and a hefty dash of sorcery on this two track album. Alchemic Heart is divided in half – Land …

With “The Obscurants“, –Alternative 4 – the current main sphere of Duncan Patterson (ex Anathema, ex Antimatter) – release their second full-length album and continue the line of enquiry that began with their debut “The Brink” in 2011. Like its predecessor, “The Obscurants” stands out due to Patterson’s particular songwriting …

Greek rockers Planet of Zeus have been around since 2000, playing extensively throughout their home country, just about anywhere they could, ranging from house parties to stadiums. As a result Planet Of Zeus are one of the most successful bands in Greece, consistently selling out every venue they play. As …