Album Announcements

The legendary UK metal label Music For Nations that started in the 1980s and ran until 2004, releasing albums from the likes of Metallica, Slayer, Megadeath, Opeth, Cradle of Filth, Paradise Lost returned earlier this year. MFN have now announced that they will reissue 4 albums from Spiritual Beggars on 29th June. The band …

Hardcore Superstar – ‘HCSS’ – New album out today Gold and platinum selling Hardcore Superstar have already had several number one hits and undertaken eight world tours. Now they release a new studio album ‘HCSS’. It all started when a fan gave Martin a copy of a demo they recorded back …

World-renowned power trio HIGH ON FIRE will release its highly-anticipated new album, Luminiferous, on June 22 via Century Media in Europe. Recorded at Salem, Massachusetts’ GodCity Studios with producer Kurt Ballou, the record is the follow-up to the group’s 2012 release, De Vermis Mysteriis. Universally recognized as one of the …

First Ever Riot Tribute Album To Be Released 24 April 2015 ‘Thunder And Steel Down Under’ – first ever Riot tribute album, will be released on 24 April 2015, via Skol Records. Compilation has been produced by Bart Gabriel (Sacred Steel, Crystal Viper, Jack Starr’s Burning Starr), and will include Riot …

Manchester-based melodic hard rockers Ten are to release their 12th studio album, ‘Isla de Muerta’, via Rocktopia Records on May 20. The album – the follow up to last year’s ‘Albion’ – is the second to feature the current line-up of vocalist Gary Hughes, lead guitarists Dann Rosingana and Steve Grocott, John …

IN THIS MOMENT have had an almost fairytale ascent to fame – on the surface. The years of hard work, setbacks, heartache and blood aren’t immediately obvious to the casual observer, but then the ‘Blood Legion’ are not your typical fans. They understand and relate to this ethos of a …

Be it one of their live shows, be it one of their albums: Germans MY SLEEPING KARMA never fail to create a unique and hypnotic score of epic proportions that is bound to send the listener on deep mental journeys. On their fifth album Moksha, the instrumental groove rockers show …

When SIRENIA mastermind Morten Veland starts composing, one thing is for sure: the Norwegian pours his heart and soul into a brand new escapist masterpiece! SIRENIA invite the listener on a cinematic journey with their new album The Seventh Life Path.  This amazing new album is comfortably nestled between gothic …

POWERWOLF – Have Finished Mix Of Upcoming Album Blessed & Possessed! POWERWOLF have just finished the mix of their upcoming album Blessed & Possessed at Studio Fredman, with Fredrik Nordström and Henrik Udd at the helm of the desk. These days Jens Bogren laid final touches to the song, mastering …

BABYMETAL are one of the most powerful musical phenomena in the world today and they are taking the world by storm. Formed in Japan, the three girls known as SU-METAL, YUIMETAL and MOAMETAL began their mission to unify the world through Heavy Metal in 2010. Backed and supported by some …

Gothic Fate feat. ex-Gamma Ray bassist to release ‘Illuminati’ via Skol Records It’s not a  secret that Hamburg is the capital city of German Power and Heavy Metal, and gave birth to such legendary acts like Helloween, Gamma Ray, Running Wild or Iron Savior. On 29 May 2015, Skol Records will …

Fast rising Metal outfit ‘Immension’ nationally unleash their highly anticipated debut album ‘In Vain’, through all stores on Monday 15th June.   Taking from a glut of areas, from the layered webbing of ‘In Flames’ to the power and accessibility of ‘Trivium’ and ‘Arch Enemy’, Immension have carefully crafted a sound …

Hailing from the deepest, darkest most northerly point of the UK, Caithness’ Neon Waltz have announced their first official release through Atlantic Records, ‘First Light’ will be released in vinyl and digital formats on 13 April. The release features six demos and live recordings from the last year, including Sombre …

Death Cab for Cutie have unveiled The Ghosts Of Beverly Drive, taken from their 8th studio album Kintsugi (released 30th March). The band have also sold out 3 nights at O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire – 8th, 9th and 10th June.   Track-listing: No Room In Frame Black Sun The Ghosts …

Peacemaker, DIE! are no strangers to the big stage. Having toured the world in previous projects, each member has cut their teeth on every circuit imaginable from the toilet circuit right up to the arena stage. Forged in early 2014, Peacemaker, DIE! is a result of members of Funeral For …

The Poodles are back with “Devil in the Details”, their sixth studio album and follow-up to the critically acclaimed “Tour de Force”. The evolution of the band’s sound is evident as a result of their continued collaboration with produced Mats Valentin. This is rock n’ roll straight up, no chaser! …

Los Angeles-based trio FAILURE will release The Heart Is A Monster, the band’s follow-up to 1996’s Fantastic Planet, on June 30 via INgrooves Music Group’s artist services division, INresidence. “Trying to follow up Fantastic Planet was a bit daunting,” said Ken Andrews, who mixed the 18-song collection with the band …

Anti-Flag reveal evocative ‘American Spring’ album artwork plus full tracklist Spinefarm Records Debut Releases May 25th Historically, Pittsburgh-based punk stalwarts Anti-Flag have always had important, socially conscious messages to convey and musical statements they’ve been driven to make, and that ethos remains intact with new album, American Spring – their Spinefarm Records debut, due out May 25th. …

Seminal British heavy metal trio Raven, who last year celebrated their 40th anniversary, have confirmed the release their first new studio album for five years ‘ExtermiNation’ will be issued on Steamhammer / SPV on April 27.  It will be available as a 14-track CD, a digipak (with bonus track), a …

Latvian blackened pagans Skyforger release their new album, ‘Senprūsija’, on April 6 via Thunderforge Records. Frontman Peter said of the new album, the title of which translates into English as ‘Old Prussia’: “[It] is dedicated to the Prussians, the now extinct third Baltic nation. For us Latvians and Lithuanians, the …