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Def Leppard, one of the UK's biggest arena rock bands, will be back on tour in the summer of 2026. A total of eleven dates are scheduled for June and July, including performances at the iconic O2 Arena in London, their hometown of Sheffield, Wacken Open Air, and two headline shows in German-speaking countries. Extreme... Continue Reading →
German metal group Nailed To Obscurity premiered with "Abyss" in 2007 and have released a total of four long players, with "Black Frost" being the latest to date. The album was released in 2019, and six years later, the band is returning with their next release. The title of the next studio album from the... Continue Reading →
British rock veterans FM are set to release their 15th studio album. “Brotherhood” showcases the band's enduring talent for crafting melodic rock. The band is currently in a highly productive phase, having released “Old Habits Die Hard” in 2024, and now the new album is already in the starting blocks. “Brotherhood” contains eleven songs, with... Continue Reading →
Wucan is the brainchild of Francis Tobolsky. Back in 2011, she was looking for musicians with whom to create music, and after finding Tim, Pätz and Patrik, everything was in place to work on a debut album. Francis and Tim are the only remaining founding members, and they are the driving force behind a band... Continue Reading →
Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Sammy Hagar announces “Sammy Hagar & The Best of All Worlds Band: The Residency”, a hit-filled live album captured during his acclaimed 2025 Las Vegas residency at Dolby Live at Park MGM, set for release on October 10, 2025. Featuring Hagar and The Best of All Worlds Band—Michael Anthony... Continue Reading →
"The Devil's Asylum" is Vicious Rumors' 14th studio album and a metal masterpiece. Five years after launching "Celebration Decay" Geoff Thorpe and band have returned with their latest effort - an album featuring eleven new songs. Compared with its predecessor, there are some new elements that make "The Devil's Asylum" a great album. Alongside Thorpe,... Continue Reading →
Michael Schenker and MSG launched a next single, taken from the upcoming album „Don‘t Sell Your Soul“ which will come via earMUSIC on October 3rd, 2025 . „I Can‘t Stand Waiting“ is the title of this new track and you can listen to it on relevant streaming platforms. Furthermore, the second leg of the „My... Continue Reading →
It's been a while since I first heard a Swedish band with an unusual name. The band is called Shit The Cow and it was their second EP that was sent to my mailbox. "Salt of the Earth" was released in 2013, and the fusion of different styles fascinated me right away. Today, a few... Continue Reading →
Burning Witches has been casting a spell on metalheads for ten years. The band started in Brugg, Switzerland in 2015, and to date, the five-piece has released five albums. Their new record, titled “Inquisition, ” is now available at record stores and includes a 12-song tracklist, as well as an intro and outro. "Sanguini Hominum"... Continue Reading →
There are plenty of female-fronted bands hailing from the Netherlands. Within Temptation, Epica, and Delain are pillars of the symphonic metal genre, and Blackbriar has been trying to catch up for a few years. Founded in Assen, the Netherlands, in 2012, Blackbriar's 2014 album “The Cause of Shipwreck” marked their debut. I first noticed the... Continue Reading →
After traditional heavy metal made room for grunge, nu metal, and other genres, bands like Hammerfall paved the way for metal again at the end of the '90s. The German band Mob Rules was also founded around this time. They launched their first longplayer in 1999, with singer Klaus Dirks being the driving force. With... Continue Reading →
Chinese Mongolian progressive metal outfit Nine Treasures will unleash their “Seeking The Absolute” full-length on October 24th via Metal Blade Records, today unveiling the record's first single and pre-orders. Formed by vocalist/guitarist Askhan in 2010 in the autonomous region of Inner Mongolia in China, Nine Treasures delivers a unique combination of heavy metal and traditional... Continue Reading →
"Kill All Idols" is the name of the new Desaster album. It is the tenth studio release from the German metal band, and what roars out of the speakers is a furious blend of thrash and black metal. Founded in Koblenz, Germany, in 1988, Desaster premiered with “A Touch of Medieval Darkness” in 1996, which... Continue Reading →
Anglo-French guitarist, singer, and songwriter Laura Cox will release her highly anticipated fourth studio album "Trouble Coming" via earMUSIC on Friday October 31, 2025. The album will be released physically as CD Digipak, 180g gatefold black vinyl, limited edition marbled white and black vinyl, and limited edition marbled transparent red and black vinyl. Laura’s single... Continue Reading →
New but not new — that's the best way to describe the "Reforged" series from Iron Savior. The band launched the first album of this re-release collection, “Reforged – Riding the Fire,” in 2017. The second chapter of this endeavor was “Reforged – Ironbound.” To make the band's earlier material available to fans again, Piet... Continue Reading →
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