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The most innovative and prestigious band in modern progressive symphonic metal, unstoppable icons KAMELOT, have announced a massive year of international touring for 2026 – unveiling details on two headline tours (collectively dubbed the “Dark Asylum World Tour” and hitting both North America and Europe) and the two-night special event, KamFest!

POWERWOLF’s brand-new live album, Wildlive (Live At Olympiahalle), tops the Official German Album Charts, adding yet another #1-charting record to the most successful current heavy metal band’s outstanding discography! It’s the fifth #1 entry after Preachers Of The Night (2013), The Sacrament Of Sin (2018), The Monumental Mass – A Cinematic Metal Event (2022) and Wake Up The Wicked (2024). POWERWOLF cement their status as one of the most successful bands around right now!

EVERGREY, Gothenburg’s masterminds of melancholia, offer up another outburst of beautiful darkness and turn their inner fire into something unstoppable: their intense fifteenth album, Architects Of A New Weave, will be released on June 5, 2026 via Napalm Records, just days before the band takes the stage as special guest to the undisputed kings of heavy metal, Iron Maiden, for two shows on their Run For Your Lives World Tour.

LORD OF THE LOST extend their latest journey with yet another innovative collaboration, coming in the shining form of “I’m A Diamond”. For the latest single leading up to OPVS NOIR Vol. 3, which releases on April 10, 2026 via Napalm Records, the genre-defying band teams up with German medieval metal torchbearers SALTATIO MORTIS.

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.

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.

Today, symphonic metal legends THERION release an absolute highlight from their upcoming live album Con Orquesta, arriving as a physical release on January 30, 2026 via Napalm Records! With a stunning live rendition of the epic “Draconian Trilogy”, the Swedish outfit led by mastermind Christofer Johnsson dives deep into the band’s rich discography, reaching back to the release of their landmark 1998 album Vovin.

Closing in on the release of their debut album, Mongolian breakthrough rockers UUHAI offer another glimpse into the release with a new single. Named after the oldest surviving literary work in the Mongolic language, dating back to the late 1220s and recounting the life and conquest of legendary Genghis Khan, “Secret History of the Mongols” seduces with an enticing atmosphere.

Just a few days ago, German folk metal institution SUBWAY TO SALLY bid farewell to the old year in thunderous style – with their Eisheilige Nacht tour. Continuing on in a more intimate and emotional vein, the Potsdam band will kick off the third part of the NACKT concert series on March 27, 2026 in Berlin under the banner NACKT III – Lügen & Legenden (Naked III – Lies & Legends). SUBWAY TO SALLY set the mood today with a reinterpretation of their cult song “Feuerkind” — strip

ANGUS McSIX reveals the epic new single, “I Am Adam McSix”, cut from the band's upcoming sophomore album, Angus McSix and the All-Seeing Astral Eye, out March 13, 2026 via Napalm Records! The track gives the band's new main character, Angus McSix's brother Adam McSix, space to introduce himself, with his heroism further praised by a feature from Italian symphonic power metal pioneers Rhapsody Of Fire.

BATTLE BEAST have announced that long-time vocalist Noora Louhimo will be departing the band. The news was shared on the band’s official social media channels yesterday.

Prepare for a fight! VISIONS OF ATLANTIS and WARKINGS unite for a mighty shared single, “Pirates & Kings”, forging their weapons for the upcoming co-headline tour of the same name. With a sweeping double vocal force and uplifting lyrics, the track showcases both the symphonic pirates’ and the power metal warriors’ strengths. Instantly opening with the impelling chorus, VISIONS OF ATLANTIS and WARKINGS craft an unmatched battle hymn. “Pirates & Kings” heats up the fight – be b

With less than six weeks until the arrival of their eighth studio album on January 9, 2026, ALTER BRIDGE return with their brand-new single, “Playing Aces.” The track bursts open with the band’s trademark dual-guitar firepower as Myles Kennedy (vocals/guitars), Mark Tremonti (guitars/vocals), Brian Marshall (bass), and Scott Phillips (drums) lock into the muscular groove that has defined their sound for more than two decades.

Napalm Records is proud to announce the signing of EYE OF MELIAN – the Tolkien-inspired symphonic project founded by Martijn Westerholt (Delain) and Finnish vocalist Johanna Kurkela (Auri). Alongside this exciting partnership, the band unveils their new album, Forest of Forgetting, set for release on February 20, 2026.

Modern progressive metal force of nature JINJER are mere hours away from kicking off their massive North American tour with Trivium. To prepare fans for what’s to come, the Ukrainian four-piece has released a live video for “Duél”, the title track from their latest release, out earlier this year.

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.

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

Raise your swords up high: BLOODBOUND march into a powerful future with Field Of Swords, out November 21, 2025 via Napalm Records. Twenty years after the release of their debut album, the Swedish warriors, who were just featured in the Paramount success series “Knuckles”, stand taller than ever on the front line of epic power metal, delivering their most modern work yet.

Having earned the rare endorsement of K.K. Downing as the next big thing in metal, and touring the UK supporting KK's Priest, British newcomers TAILGUNNER have just signed with Napalm Records. Further endorsing his praise for the band, the Judas Priest guitar legend has now taken on a new role of producer for their dynamic sophomore album. TAILGUNNER have quickly made a name for themselves amongst heavy metal fans—this young band from the home country of metal is one to watch

Following the massive news of JINJER’s upcoming European Duél Tour in early 2026, Ukraine’s modern metal juggernauts have revealed two very special guests joining them on this highly anticipated run. Progressive powerhouses Unprocessed and legendary Dutch innovators Textures will round out one of the most exciting lineups the genre has seen in years.