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In only just over a month, NEREIS, one of the most exciting young bands, which for the rare occasion finds itself at the intersection of bombastic hard rock à la Europe, modern metal, and a touch of prog, will release its new album, “AZURE.”

Beaux Gris Gris & The Apocalypse are proud to announce the monumental Hot Nostalgia Radio Live album and concert film which is due for release November 7, 2025.

Toronto’s hardest-hitting rock ’n’ roll trio DANKO JONES are back with their explosive new single “Diamond In The Rough”, the latest cut from their upcoming album Leo Rising — out November 21, 2025, via Perception – A Division of Reigning Phoenix Music and Sonic Unyon (Canada)!

The one and only Cheap Trick have shared ‘The Riff That Won’t Quit’, the pulse-pounding new single from their eagerly awaited new album, All Washed Up. The Rock & Roll Hall of Famers’ eagerly anticipated 21st studio album, All Washed Up arrives via BMG on Friday, November 14 digitally as well as on standard black vinyl and CD.

SOHO DUKES & CARGO RECORDS are proud to announce the imminent release of their brand new album, ‘Nighthawks, Acrobats and Everything Under The Moon’.

tAKiDA, one of Sweden’s most successful rock bands, are adding their most recent live album, Boxroom Tour – Live At Tonhallen In Sundsvall, to their physical repertoire.

Thames & Hudson have today released the hardback book IRON MAIDEN: Infinite Dreams - The Official Visual History. A magnificent visual celebration of the first 50 years of Iron Maiden, this new book chronicles the evolution of heavy metal’s most prestigious band, with unparalleled input from band members and management.

I’ve been a fan of Magnum for forty-five years. The first album I bought from the English Melodic Hard Rock band was ‘Magnum II’ and I’ve been following them ever since.

It’s a strange thing to write that a band formed forty years ago have just released, in essence, their third album, but in Roulette’s case, it’s true! Why the wait, you may ask?

‘Weirdo’ is the eleventh release from Finnish Rock band The Rasmus, coming some three years after previous release ‘Rise’. The line-up has remained steady for the last few albums with ever-presents Lauri Ylönen on vocals and Eero Heinonen on bass, with Emilia “Emppu” Suhonen on guitar and Aki Hakala on drums.

The theme of the album is all about an eighties movie called ‘The Switch’, which concerns a band touring the US that get mixed up with mobsters, and in the end they have to “swap guitars for deadly weapons and end up in the ultimate fight for survival.” It’s a crackerjack premise and a really novel idea, but in the end it has to be about the quality of the music.

It’s been over three years since Bryan Adams last studio record – 2022’s ‘So Happy It Hurts’ – but he’s remained busy with two years of touring plus the two three-disc Royal Albert Hall live albums in 2023 and 2024.

Since exploding out onto the scene like a tornado back in 2017, Midnite City have taken on the world, grabbed the tired music scene by the scruff of its neck, injected passion, fun, melody, and colour back into it, and climbed to the top of the tree to be crowned the true kings of Hair Metal.

Blacklist Union deliver Slay the Dragon, their explosive sixth studio album and the highly anticipated follow-up to Letters from the Psych Ward, which earned critical acclaim and over two million streams. Produced by Christopher Johnson (Evanescence, Scott Weiland, Josh Todd), the album perfectly encapsulates the band's signature blend of Stone Temple Pilots’ grit, Guns N’ Roses’ swagger, Malfunkshun’s otherworldly vibe, and The Cult’s anthemic power.

Swedish rock’n’roll powerhouse THUNDERMOTHER has inked a worldwide record deal with Napalm Records! Founded in 2009 by guitarist Filippa Nässil, the band is well-known for their electrifying rock anthems and relentless touring – some live highlights include supporting the legendary Scorpions both in North America and Europe, playing the KISS Kruise and performing regularly at major festivals such as Wacken Open Air. In 2021, THUNDERMOTHER was even awarded the GAFFA prize for

British rocker Chez Kane is thrilled to announce the release of her new studio album, titled “Reckless”, out on March 27, 2026, via Frontiers Music Srl.

'1998 Live Hits' is a powerful time capsule capturing the energy, emotion, and artistry of legendary vocalist JIMI JAMISON at a pivotal point in his post-Survivor career. Recorded across three vibrant shows in Little Rock, AR, Nashville, TN, and Bettendorf, IA, and now to be released by Frontiers Music Srl,

Metal doesn’t get more uncompromising than this. Suppressed Intentions have unleashed “Blood and Rust”, the hard-hitting single from their brutal full-length album To Hell With The Rest.

The heavy metal visionaries collectively known as AVATAR — vocalist Johannes Eckerström, guitarists Jonas Jarlsby and Tim Öhrström, bassist Henrik Sandelin, and drummer John Alfredsson — previously announced the thoroughly fitting October 31st release of their latest masterwork Don't Go In The Forest.

Germany’s intergalactic Power Metal force VICTORIUS have officially signed with PERCEPTION and celebrate this new alliance with the release of their brand-new single and video “Dino Race From Outer Space.”

Last year, I volunteered to review Joanne Shaw Taylor’s show at the Royal College of Music in Manchester. I went along as a casual follower but since that night I’ve become a huge fan, with her ‘Black & Gold’ release becoming my most played, and favourite album of 2024.

Scarborough rockers This House We Built release their powerful new single “Broken Dreams”, accompanied by a music video. The track is the third single to be lifted from their second album, Get Out Of The Rain, set for release on 21st November.

It’s amazing when you think how FM’s career has unfolded; surfacing in the mid-eighties and spending ten years as the undoubted darlings of the UK Melodic Rock scene before splitting up in 1995, then re-surfacing twelve years later to perform what was originally intended as a one-off reunion show at 2007’s Firefest festival. The overwhelming reaction ensured that the decision to reunite would be made permanent, but who would have thought that they would have subsequently cont

We all have our ultimate heroes; Alice Cooper is mine, has been since the seventies, in all his incarnations, all eras… even the so-called blackout period. I was more than excited to be offered this review, but my excitement was tinged with anxiety and apprehension. With The Alice Cooper Band back together for the first time in fifty years it was a dream, but could it become a nightmare?