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Stargazer release 'Trouble', ahead of their upcoming European tour supporting Michael Schenker.
Norwegian hard rockers STARGAZER are ready to release their new single, “Trouble”, ahead of their upcoming European tour supporting Michael Schenker. With “Trouble”, the band unleash an explosive, larger-than-life arena rocker that hits with immediate impact. Driven by a thunderous, blues-soaked riff and a hypnotic groove, the track showcases the band at full force: bold, electrifying and built to shake walls.
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2 days ago2 min read
Escape Music has the pleasure to announce the release date for Lord Francis Soto titled of the album "Battle Royale".
Francis Soto is a German rock and metal vocalist and songwriter whose musical career began in the early 1990s and has continued for more than three decades. His artistic path is defined by multiple band projects, extensive stage and studio experience and a steady evolution as a powerful and authentic frontman.
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2 days ago2 min read
SEVENDUST announce new album 'One', due out May 1st
Currently blazing their way across Europe opening for ALTER BRIDGE, GRAMMY® Award–nominated metal icons SEVENDUST have announced their 15th studio album, One. The highly anticipated release from the quintet - Lajon Witherspoon (vocals), Clint Lowery (guitar), John Connolly (guitar), Vince Hornsby (bass), and Morgan Rose (drums) - arrives May 1st via Napalm Records.
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2 days ago4 min read
RUSH - Announce Expanded Reissues Of Classic Album "Grace Under Pressure" Out On 13th March.
UMe/Mercury and Anthem Records label groups continue the comprehensive Rush albums expanded reissue series with the arrival of new Super Deluxe Editions of the band’s 1984 release, Grace Under Pressure, an album that saw the trio shifting gears to construct eight technology-driven tracks that were forward driving compositions from their previous works.
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2 days ago10 min read
Def Leppard - Release New Single "Rejoice"
Today, global icons Def Leppard have released their new single “Rejoice”. The dynamic track comes ahead of Def Leppard’s triumphant return to Las Vegas for their Def Leppard: Live at Caesars Palace The Las Vegas Residency that kicks off on the 3rd February 2026. “Rejoice” is available via EMI Records now on all streaming platforms
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2 days ago3 min read
Hollie Rogers Announces New Album & Releases Single & Video
Acclaimed singer-songwriter Hollie Rogers returns with the announcement of her new album “Everything’s Fine”, alongside the release of its first single, “Some Kinda Lover”.
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3 days ago3 min read
LEAVES’ EYES Release Epic Music Video For Title Track Of New EP “Song Of Darkness”; Out March 6, 2026 Via Reigning Phoenix Music!
LEAVES’ EYES open a new chapter in 2026 with the release of their upcoming EP Song Of Darkness! The band now unveils the title track and EP opener together with an epic new video, offering the first full glimpse into this next creative cycle.
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3 days ago2 min read
Orianthi sells out Leeds concert and confirms James Bruner as special guest on her January UK Tour.
Following the release of her new album Some Kind of Feeling, critically acclaimed guitarist and singer Orianthi will embark on her UK tour in January 2026. Orianthi’s special guest at all concerts (except Planet Rock’s Winter’s End) is James Bruner.
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3 days ago3 min read
LAMB OF GOD's tenth album 'Into Oblivion' arrives March 13; watch title track video now.
Lamb of God have set a March 13 release date for their new album, Into Oblivion (Century Media & Epic Records), marking the band’s first full-length release in four years.
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7 days ago4 min read
The Damned release new single “Summer in The City” before brand-new covers album “Not Like Everybody Else” is out next week.
With the final single from their upcoming covers-album, “Not Like Everybody Else," Punk legends The Damned deliver a vibrant reinterpretation of The Lovin’ Spoonful’s classic “Summer in the City”. With driving guitars and raw, energetic delivery, the cover heightens the song’s gritty urban edge and captures the heat and restless pulse of the city life through a distinctly Damned lens.
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7 days ago3 min read
Soen drop haunting new single 'Indifferent'.
SOEN unveil their fourth single, the enchantingly dark ‘Indifferent,’ taken from the upcoming studio album Reliance, due for release this Friday, January 16th, via Silver Lining Music. For pre-orders go to this location.
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Jan 133 min read
Swedish metallers Confess announce new album “Metalmorphosis” out May 15, 2026, via Frontiers Music Srl.
Sweden’s sleaze/metal stalwarts Confess are back with their fourth studio album, “Metalmorphosis”, set for release on May 15, 2026, via Frontiers Music Srl.
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Jan 132 min read
Hard rock supergroup Black Swan unveil new music video “Paralyzed” from upcoming album out February 27th.
All-star hard rock collective Black Swan - featuring Robin McAuley (McAuley Schenker Group), Reb Beach (Winger, Whitesnake), Jeff Pilson (Foreigner, The End Machine, ex-Dokken), and Matt Starr (Ace Frehley, Mr. Big) – unveil their new single and official video, “Paralyzed”, title track of the upcoming studio album set for release on February 27, 2026, via Frontiers Music Srl.
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Jan 134 min read
Escape Music Ltd Announce SARACEN Crusader (Live) Release.
When Saracen released their debut album ‘Heroes, Saints & Fools’ back in 1981, the UK Rock scene certainly took notice. Their combination of Magnum-like melodies and Uriah Heep intensity and vocal stylings immediately endeared them to fans of the NWOBHM scene, and fans of classic British Rock in general.
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Jan 132 min read
ARTILLERY signs with Mighty Music
Danish thrash metal pioneers Artillery and Mighty Music have entered a new agreement for the release of the mini-album “Made in Hell”, marking the next chapter in the long-standing collaboration between the band and the label.
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Jan 122 min read
LORD OF THE LOST – New Album “OPVS NOIR Vol. 3” Out April 10, 2026!
LORD OF THE LOST’s latest journey comes to a brilliant close: with OPVS NOIR Vol. 3, the band announces the finale of their ambitious album trilogy. A direct continuation of OPVS NOIR Vol. 1 and Vol. 2, which were both unveiled in 2025, it releases on April 10, 2026 and gloriously expands on the genre-defying band’s opus.
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Jan 125 min read
BEYOND THE BLACK - share video for 'Let There Be Rain' + new album 'Break The Silence' is out now.
Today, symphonic metal sensation BEYOND THE BLACK are celebrating the release of their eagerly awaited sixth studio album Break The Silence!
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Jan 123 min read
Loud George Drop “Nikol” A Grunge-Soaked Warning Shot from Manchester.
Loud George return with Nikol, a ferocious alt-rock/grunge hybrid that cuts straight through social expectations, silence, and submission. Hailing from Manchester, the band blends gritty distortion, emotionally loaded vocals, and confrontational lyricism into a track that feels both raw and cinematic.
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Jan 122 min read
IRON SAVIOR - unleash powerful metal cover of “Relax” from upcoming album “Awesome Anthems of the Galaxy”!
Hamburg’s power metal pioneers IRON SAVIOR return with their brand-new single "Relax", a crushing metal reinterpretation of the legendary 80s hit by Frankie Goes to Hollywood.
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Jan 93 min read
"True Black", “a gospel drenched American gothic” new single by Jay Buchanan out today - listen now
Acclaimed singer, songwriter and musician Jay Buchanan, frontman of the Grammy-nominated rock group Rival Sons, debuts his new gospel-infused song, “True Black,” today. Listen HERE
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Jan 93 min read
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