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Founded by bassist Mat Sinner and vocalist Ralf Scheepers, and completed by guitarist Tom Naumann and drummer Klaus Sperling shortly after, German metal commandos, Primal Fear, started to pave their way to the top as one of the most consistent acts of the scene in 1997: 13 strong studio albums, countless shows around the globe and last but not least never ending passion influenced their now 25-year way to success, peaking in the form of hitting #7 of the German album charts
Metallica have released more footage from their concert in Porto Alegre, Brazil on May 5. Watch the band perform "No Remorse" below. The previously posted video for "Blackened"
Ernie Ball has released the official film supporting their latest artist signature string collaboration with guitarist/vocalist James Hetfield of Metallica. Papa Het’s Hardwired Master Core Signature
Helloween's long awaited United Forces European tour with HammerFall began on May 4th at Manchester Academy in Machester, England. On May 5th, the band performed at O2 Academy in London. Helloween will release a special vinyl single titled “Best Time” via Atomic Fire on May 20. The single features a 2022 remix of its title track on side A as well as an exclusive alternative vocal remix of the song on side B.
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2. Konquest - Heavy Heart (4:34)
3. Hounds Of Thyra - Ghost Harbor (3:22)
4. Eternal Champion - Coward's Keep (5:54)
5. Fer De Lance - Arctic Winds (7:02)
6. Claymorean - Battle in the Sky (4:28)
7. Ancient Empire - Beyond The North Wind (4:01)
8. Grey Wolf - Raise The Axe (4:11)
9. Validor - Gladiator (Blood On The Arena) (4:29)
10. Ironsword - In the Coils of Set (3:28)
Royal Hunt have released the new video below, in which bassist Andreas Passmark records one of the songs for the band's upcoming new album,
Dystopia - Part 2.
Royal Hunt recently announced the beginning of the pre-order campaign for their new studio album - the second part of their monumental opus Dystopia.
Evergrey will release their thirteenth studio album and Napalm Records debut, A Heartless Portrait (The Orphean Testament), on May 20.
Sonic Perspectives collaborator Samantha Buckman caught up with frontman Tom S. Englund, and the pair discussed fan involvement with the new album, the band's plans for upcoming shows, and a myriad of other interesting topics.
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3. Gary Moore - The Loner (5:53)
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5. Rodrigo Y Gabriela - Tamacun (3:25)
6. Marc Rizzo - Peaks and Valleys (4:23)
7. Kiko Loureiro - Escaping (5:34)
8. Jeff Loomis - Shouting fire at a funeral (4:54)
9. Toby Knapp - Scythian Sea (3:28)
German hard rock quartet and recent Atomic Fire Records signees, Sinner, have released a lyric video for the new single, "Bulletproof", featured on their forthcoming studio album, Brotherhood, scheduled for release on July 15.
Notes vocalist/bassist Mat Sinner of the record’s title, "This band is held together by a tight friendship. Without this friendship, Sinner simply would not exist. We belong together and this album is meant to express that."