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Heavy Metal Giants POWERWOLF Release Live Version Of “1589” + Video!
POWERWOLF light a literal pyre with the fourth single off their monumental upcoming live album, Wildlive (Live at Olympiahalle), out February 13, 2026 via Napalm Records. “1589”, originally released on their #1 album Wake Up The Wicked (2024), is one of many highlights of the live album’s captured performance, brought to life by a blazing stage production and spectacular pyrotechnics.
Rock Metal Machine
Jan 274 min read
Some Conversations Never End, Brother Venus Capture the Urgency of Connection on “Stories”.
Brother Venus tap directly into the fragile space between people on “Stories,” a grunge-leaning alt-rock cut that wrestles with intimacy, time, and the impossibility of ever fully knowing another human being. It’s a song about the things we almost say, the histories we carry quietly, and the conversations that feel urgent precisely because they can never be finished.
Rock Metal Machine
Jan 272 min read
Francis Rossi: ‘Songbook: Quo – Past, Present, Future’ Tour 2026
A brand new show, entitled Francis Rossi ‘Songbook: Quo – Past, Present, Future’, will see one of Britain’s most loved and influential musicians take to the road for 30 UK dates from September to November 2026.
Rock Metal Machine
Jan 272 min read
XTASY ignite a new era with “Too Late”, the new single and video from the upcoming album PHOENIX.
Spanish melodic Hard Rock band XTASY open an exciting new chapter of their career with “Too Late”, their brand-new single out now on all digital platforms, together with the official lyric video.
Rock Metal Machine
Jan 262 min read
Boys From Heaven return with new album “The Wanderer” set for release on May 22, 2026, via Frontiers Music Srl.
Denmark’s finest AOR export, Boys From Heaven, return with their long-awaited third studio album, “The Wanderer”, set for release on May 22, 2026, via Frontiers Music Srl.
Rock Metal Machine
Jan 243 min read
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.
Rock Metal Machine
Jan 222 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.
Rock Metal Machine
Jan 222 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.
Rock Metal Machine
Jan 224 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.
Rock Metal Machine
Jan 2210 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
Rock Metal Machine
Jan 223 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”.
Rock Metal Machine
Jan 213 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.
Rock Metal Machine
Jan 212 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.
Rock Metal Machine
Jan 213 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.
Rock Metal Machine
Jan 174 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.
Rock Metal Machine
Jan 173 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.
Rock Metal Machine
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.
Rock Metal Machine
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.
Rock Metal Machine
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.
Rock Metal Machine
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.
Rock Metal Machine
Jan 122 min read
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