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Charismatic Infected Rain frontwoman LENA SCISSORHANDS recently teamed up with Vervain St. Project on a brand-new solo single “Believe” - now available to stream in colorful yet cryptic music video form! The track hits with radio-ready hard rock energy, chock full of swaggering guitar riffs, melodic hooks and haunting atmosphere. The "Believe" music video was filmed at ArtStage Studio in Chisinau, Moldova and directed by Vadim Ojog - who also edited and managed cinematography

The German based hard rock legends MAD MAX from Münster are currently in full swing, as they are working on two special releases at the same time. The focus is on the 45th anniversary of the band, which was renamed MAD MAX in 1981 and formed the previous year as a cover band before quickly switching to their own material.

What would you do if you knew the world was ending in five months? Arjen Anthony Lucassen offers the soundtrack to humanity’s final days with the apocalyptic solo album Songs No One Will Hear, due on Sept. 12th, 2025 on InsideOutMusic.

The first edition of Prog Rock Fest Paris 2025 promises to be an unmissable celebration of progressive rock music – and you could be there for free! Held in one of Paris’s most iconic music venues, the festival brings together legendary and emerging acts from across Europe for two days of mesmerising performances inspired by the greats such as Pink Floyd, Genesis, Yes, and Marillion.

Italian action rockers MAD DOGS have unleashed another electrifying taste of the band's upcoming album "The Future Is Now", scheduled to be released on September 5 via Go Down Records. After the band recently unleashed the first single "No More Lies", they are now presenting the second intense piece from their upcoming album, entitled "Black Sheep". The song is accompanied by a lyric video, which you can watch here:

To mark the upcoming Eagles Over Hellfest release, out this week, SAXON unleash the video for “Heavy Metal Thunder (Live at Hellfest)”. Eagles Over Hellfest is in celebration of the band’s fast approaching “Castles & Eagles” headline shows in September 2025 at the Zénith in Paris, Nantes and Toulouse and features the audio recording of the band’s sensational show from Hellfest 2024.

In 1994, having left Iron Maiden for a time (he rejoined in 1999), Bruce Dickinson released his second solo album, entitled Balls To Picasso. Named in honour of the cubist pioneer whose representations of spherical objects were as squares, and reflected on the cover in graffiti style on a tiled bathroom wall, the album belied its irreverent title by solidifying Dickinson’s reputation as a serious solo artist.

The mighty Airbourne are back in the game with ‘GUTSY’, the band’s first new song in six years; bristling with attitude and intent, this is Airbourne on steroids – “fired up & pissed off” and ready to take on the world…

Swedish supergroup Crowne are pleased to announce the release of their third studio album “Wonderland”, set for release on August 22nd, 2025, via Frontiers Music Srl. The band share the first single and official video “Waiting For You”, available now.

Jakko M. Jakszyk, perhaps most recently known as lead singer and second guitarist in King Crimson, is proud to announce his new solo album ‘Son Of Glen’ – set for release on the 27th June 2025. The record is a companion piece of sorts to his acclaimed memoir ‘Who’s The Boy With The Lovely Hair’, that was released in October 2024, and explores many of the themes and the subjects that the book touches upon.

Rush’s four albums with Atlantic Records, released between the years 2002-2012, will be reissued on vinyl in an upcoming boxed set that includes Vapor Trails (2002), Feedback (2004), Snakes & Arrows (2007), and Clockwork Angels (2012).

VOLBEAT are thrilled to release their ninth album God Of Angels Trust, out today via longtime label Vertigo/Universal. Get it here. The album will coincide with plenty of summer touring on the band's "Greatest Of All Tours Worldwide," with further dates and details below.

British blues-rock guitarist and singer-songwriter Joanne Shaw Taylor has officially released her highly anticipated new album Black & Gold today via Journeyman Records. To mark the occasion, she’s also sharing the album’s latest single, “Love Lives Here”—a soulful reinterpretation of the classic Faces track and a fitting final chapter in the album’s rollout.

DeWolff are so in love with touring the UK following their April run of dates, that they're returning in October for the second part of their 'Muscles Shoals' Tour - where they will be playing songs from their latest studio album, Muscle Shoals, which was released in December last year and recorded at the legendary FAME Studios and Muscle Shoals Sound Studios, Alabama.DeWolff The Psychedelic Rock 'n' Soul trio.

#1 Global Power Metal Band and one of Sweden’s most successful bands SABATON—Joakim Brodén (vocals), Pär Sundström (bass), Chris Rörland (guitar), Thobbe Englund (guitar), Hannes, Van Dahl (drums)—have unveiled their second single and cinematic video, ‘Hordes Of Khan’ from their forthcoming 11th studio album which is due out later this year, marking their Better Noise Music debut. Stream/download the track HERE.

Storming metal unit SYLOSIS have released the video for the vitriolic 'Soured Ground', taken from their most recent EP, The Path. The band have also announced a limited vinyl run of the EP which can be purchased now from https://sylosis.bfan.link/the-path

With over 3.3 billion global streams under their collective belt, GRAMMY Award winning hard rock band Halestorm are steadily taking over the world. Today, the riff dynamos reveal “Everest,” the title track from their forthcoming album out August 8th, 2025 via Atlantic Records.

Luke Morley has just released his brand-new single Snakeskin Parachute, along with an accompanying video. The up-tempo track is taken from his upcoming solo album Walking On Water, due out on August 1st.

Scarborough rockers This House We Built release of their new single, “Addiction”. This is the first taste of their second album, ‘Get Out of The Rain’, set for release in Autumn 2025.

Following their truly appreciated and reputable debut album KEEPERS OF THE LIGHT in 2023, which received massive cheering from the fans and high scores among reviewers both in Sweden and around Europe, Swedish lightkeepers and hard rockers EDGELAND now releases the first single of two from their highly anticipated second album set to release this fall.