Album Announcements

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Magnum – new album ‘Here Comes the Rain’

There are few great bands on our planet that you can infallibly identify within the first few bars of one of their songs. Their unique melodic skill, their tasteful instrumentation, the right balance of depth and catchiness, and then of course that charismatic voice: Magnum are Magnum! The same can …

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South Of Salem – announce ‘In Store’ run on launch week to support the release of ‘Death Of The Party’

Bournemouth rock quintet South Of Salem return with their smash second album Death Of The Party, expected on 19th January via their label (Spider Party Records). The group are already an underground sensations, they have already supported WASP and Wednesday 13, along with breakout performances at Bloodstock and Stonedead Festivals.  The new …

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MAVIS to release their debut album ‘Grief is no Ally’ on 15th December via Arising Empire

Featuring vocalist Phil Donay, guitarist Manu Weller, bass player Mo Amrein, and drummer Jakob Schulz-Klein, MAVIS stunned the music world with their first singles, ‘Tortured Land’, and ‘Furry Tongue’. Harmonious chaos, elegantly flitting between time signatures while maintaining a fluid, danceable rhythm – modern metalcore at its finest. Forming in Stuttgart …

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BEDLESS BONES: ‘Solar Animus’ | video for song from ‘Mire Of Mercury’

Bedless Bones is Kadri Sammel, a singer-songwriter, producer, multi-instrumentalist and interdisciplinary artist from Tallinn, Estonia. As Bedless Bones, Sammel presents what she describes as ‘incantations of nocturnal rapture’, building bridges and bending borders in her experiments with electro-noir sub-genres such as darkwave and EBM and marrying them with techno beats, industrial …

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GOTUS:’Gotus’ – debut album by Swiss quintet featuring members of Krokus and Gotthard

Gotus will release a self-titled debut album on 19th January 2024 via Frontiers, with a first single from it entitled ‘Take Me To The Mountain’ available from today. Describing the song, guitarist Mandy Meyer (Krokus, Unisonic, ex-Gotthard, Katmandü and Asia) alludes to philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche in stating “I climb upon the highest …

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COGNIZANCE Releasing Concept Album ‘Phantazein’ in January on Willowtip!

Leeds (UK) – Death Metal quintet COGNIZANCE will release concept album, Phantazein, on January 26 via Willowtip Records. The album will be available on CD, vinyl, and digital formats.A music video for the album’s first single, “The Towering Monument,” has been premiered by Invisible Oranges! Check it out below!invisibleoranges.com/cognizance-the-towering-monument “The Towering Monument” will be available …

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Hillbilly Vegas Premiere New Video ‘Hell To Pay’ and Announce UK 2024 Tour Dates

Hillbilly Vegas release the latest single from their much heralded The Great Southern Hustle album in the form of heads-down barnstormer, Hell To Pay.A no-nonsense boogie groove backs the cautionary tale foretelling the consequences of a life of the road.When the flames are licking at your heels, you just gotta keep moving forward. Hell To …

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Frank Black and the Catholics 25th anniversary deluxe edition, plus ‘True Blue’ released on vinyl for the first time

To celebrate the 25th anniversary of Frank Black and the Catholics debut album Demon Records proudly release a 180g heavyweight vinyl, half speed master, on 19th January 2024. This is the first-ever re-issue of their self-titled album as a stand-alone vinyl release. The record has been mastered from the original tapes by Phil …

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