Album Announcements

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 …

German Heavy Metallers Wizard To Reissue Four Studio Albums  German True Heavy Metallers Wizard will reissue their four studio albums in 2015, via Limb Music. New editions of: ‘Bound By Metal’ (1999), ‘Head Of The Deceiver’ (2001), ‘Odin’ (2003) and ‘Magic Circle’ (2005), have been remastered by Markus Teske (Vanden …

Gabriel Management presents the new Evil Spell Records release: Erazor “Dust Monuments” “Dust Monuments”, the brand new, second studio album of the German Black/Thrash Metal act Erazor, is out now via Evil Spell Records / Undercover Records, and is available as CD and limited edition LP format (tape version will follow). …

Hailing from Trenton, New Jersey, resident favorites BEYOND DISHONOR have spent the last few years making a worthy name for themselves – not just locally, but nationally. After what seems like an eternity of anxiously awaiting its release, fans will be able to own a copy of the band’s highly-anticipated …

Barnyard Boogiemen Steve ‘N’ Seagulls Go From Viral Sensation to Signed Act What became a genuine international phenomenon actually started out on a farm in central Finland; in a barn, to be precise… There, in said barn, a bunch of like-minded countrymen—with the emphasis on “country”—played a customized version of AC/DC’s …

UDR Music celebrates the 40th anniversary of guitar god TOMMY BOLIN’s classic solo album Teaser with a deluxe triple-vinyl set – the TEASER 40th Anniversary Vinyl Edition Box Set! TOMMY BOLIN – recognized for his work with groups such as Zephyr, The James Gang, and Deep Purple – was a …

Jack Starr’s Burning Starr (featuring ex Virgin Steele and Manowar members) Reveal First Details Of The New Album Legendary American Power Metal act Jack Starr’s Burning Starr (founded in 1984 by the ex Virgin Steele  / Phantom Lord guitar hero Jack Starr), started pre-production process of the new studio album titled “Stand …

True minstrels of the post-rock genre have become few and far between as of late. KLONE, hailing from the picturesque city of Poitiers, France, successfully satisfies that void by combining a myriad of influences from six talented members into one cohesive and satisfying progressive stew with mature, otherworldly rock overtones. …

  Following on from their critically acclaimed album ‘Crown and Treaty’, which was awarded a coveted five stars by Mojo, and its Mercury Music Prize-nominated predecessor ‘Twice Born Men’, Sweet Billy Pilgrim are back with their brand new album ‘Motorcade Amnesiacs’. The band recently signed to Kscope, home of artists …

World-renowned guitarist/composer Steve Hackett returns with his new solo album Wolflight on the 30th March 2015 in Europe. With just over a week to go till the album release, an interview with Steve on the album’s title track, taken from the special edition version of the album, has been released. Listen & find …

Serpentine – the young melodic rock quintet who burst onto the scene in 2010 with the Japanese Rock Top 30 album ‘A Touch Of Heaven’ – are back with their much anticipated new album ‘Circle Of Knives’, released in Europe through AOR Heaven on April 24th. Produced and co-written by …

London’s Bad Guys bring you their 2nd opus: Bad Guynaecology Recorded in a snake pit, in a quarry, on top of a mountain, in the desert, at night, during a thunderstorm, Bad Guynaecology is the second album from London’s own hard rockers Bad Guys. Featuring heavy riffs courtesy of a …