Album Announcements

THE BATTERY ELECTRIC is a rock and roll band based in Asbury Park, NJ.  Formed in the summer of 2012 by three friends wanting to re-create back to basics rock and roll with strong influences of punk, soul, garage, and American classic rock, they have a crafted a sound that’s both …

Concept albums are not new territory in metal by any means. But Northern Virginia’s YESTERDAY’S SAINTS elevate the notion of conceptual metal to a whole other level, thanks to the rich, extensive storytelling and the pummeling metal in Generation of Vipers. The music is as smart and thought provoking as …

Dubai-based death metallers Voice Of The Soul, have had their self-released debut full-length album, ‘Catacombs’, picked up by Hells Hammer for European distribution. Released in the UAE last Septmeber, it will now be available in Europe from March 27. Formed by teenage friends Kareem Chehayeb and Monish Shringi in Kuwait in …

Wolfheart, the new project from composer and multi-instrumentalist Tuomas Saukkonen – the mastermind behind the likes of Before The Dawn, Dawn Of Solace, Black Sun Aeon, Routasielu and a slew of others –are to re-release their debut album, ‘Winterborn’, via Spinefarm Records on February 2. “After all the blood, sweat and …

Veteran Los Angeles metallians Ruthless are to return with their first album in almost 30 years – ‘They Rise’, being released via Pure Steel Records on January 30. Featuring nine new songs, the album also includes 1984’s ‘Metal Without Mercy’ EP. Following the release of ‘Metal Without Mercy’ and the …

San Diego and Pittsburgh based melodic metal band, THE NEOLOGIST, released their latest full length album entitled Coming Full Circle, which features a guest vocal appearance by THREAT SIGNAL’s JON HOWARD on the opening track, “Same Psychotic Wavelength”. The album is the band’s third original full length album as it …

Enforcer are to release their fourth album, the self-produced ‘From Beyond’, via Nuclear Blast on March 2 in the UK. Vocalist and guitar player Olof Wikstrand said of the new album: “From Beyond is faster, heavier, louder, darker and more vicious all at the same time without losing a tiny bit …

QUARTZ: “Too Hot To Handle” Album Teaser Posted Online  Originating from Birmingham, England, QUARTZ date back to 1974, and were considered to be at the forefront of the New Wave Of British Heavy Metal. On January 31, 2015, Skol Records will release “Too Hot To Handle” CD, which can be …

Peruvian blackened death metallers Goat Semen release their debut album, ‘Ego Svm Satana’, via Kvlt in the UK and Europe and Hells Headbangers in North and South America, on February 24. The album comes a full 12 years after the band released their self-titled demo Vocalist Neyra relates the story …

French thrash-hardcore crossover crew In Other Climes have signed with the German-based Bastardized Recordings team for the release of their new album, ‘Leftover’, due early in the year. The band said:  “This album is really different from the others with more hardcore and punk influences. “All the songs are really …

Thunder will release ‘WONDER DAYS’the brand new studio album released on 16th February 2015 via earMUSIC, plus Headline Arena Shows in March. One of the most popular and enduring British rock bands of the last 25 years, with 18 Top 40 singles in the UK and a string of gold …

After the fantastic support that the band have had since revealing their first new music in over 2 years, We Are The Ocean today reveal the details for their forthcoming album ‘ARK’, as announced in the Live Lounge this morning on BBC Radio 1. Set for release on March 16th …

Veteran hard rockers UFO have confirmed the release of their 21st studio album, ‘A Conspiracy Of Stars’, on Steamhammer / SPV Records, on February 23. The album was recorded, produced and mixed by Chris Tsangarides, and will be available as a digipak (including poster and bonus track), jewel case CD, …

Israeli progressive metallers Melechesh are to release their new album, ‘Enki’, via Nuclear Blast pn February 9. The album – the follow up to 2010’s ‘The Epigenesis’ – was once again written and produced by band founder and guitarist Ashmedi. The band have revealed the album’s tracklisting: Tempest Temper Enlil …

MARDUK’s new album ‘Frontschwein‘ has been scheduled for European release on January 19th, 2015. A brand-new track, ‘Rope Of Regret’, can be checked out here: On ‘Frontschwein’ (MARDUK’s first completely war-themed album since 1999’s legendary ‘Panzer Division Marduk’), 25 years of black metal history collide with eons of devastation and …

Northern Ireland’s hardest working hard rockers, The Answer (pictured right), have confirmed that they are to release their new album, Raise A Little Hell’, via Napalm Records on March 9 in UK and Europe. Writing on their Facebook page at the weekend, the band said: “If you folks thought we …

REVOLUTION SAINTS is the new hard rock / melodic rock eponymous debut album from Doug Aldrich (ex-Whitesnake), Jack Blades (Night Ranger) and Deen Castronovo (Journey). The new album will be released on CD, Deluxe Edition, Digital Download and 180 gram vinyl by Frontiers Records in Europe on February 20, in …

Swedish rock band H.E.A.T are set to release their first-ever live album “Live In London” – released by earMusic in Europe on February 20, 2015 (UK release is February 23). H.E.A.T is one of those bands which you need to see live. Armed with a reputation of a brilliant live …

London, UK – Prog Metal is alive and well in the UK with HeKz’s exciting new second release titled CAERUS! Drawing influences in equal parts from heavy metal legends and prog rock luminaries, HeKz seek to take the original progressive metal blueprint and rewrite it for themselves. As ever, the …

ANGRA to release new studio album “SECRET GARDEN” on February 1st, 2015 via earMUSIC, featuring guest appearance by DORO PESCH and SIMONE SIMONS (Epica) After four years without releasing any new music, the moment fans have eagerly been waiting for is very close. Angra’s new album “Secret Garden” shows the …