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Fantasy symphonic power metal band France's Avaland will be releasing their sophomore full-length The Legend Of The Storyteller due out on March 31, 2023 via Rockshots Records following their 2021 debut Theater Of Sorcery. In addition to the album's upcoming unveiling, the band will be supporting Rhapsody Of Fire from April 1 to 23 on their Glory For Salvation Tour.
Avaland has shared their second single "Betrayers" featuring guest vocals from Madie (ex-Nightmare/Faith In Agony).
Swedish metal band Narnia release the single "Rebel", which is the opening track on the upcoming record Ghost Town, the band's ninth studio album.
"Rebel" showcases a seasoned and still hungry five-some that musically gives a nod to the band's earliest influences, and should appeal to longtime fans. A follow-up tour is planned, and Narnia is ready for huge steps into a new, exciting chapter.
With only a few weeks left until the long-awaited reissue edition of Blackmore's Night's debut album, Shadow Of The Moon (1997), the band's delivers another exciting foretaste with the launch of the 25th Anniversary Mix of "Play Minstrel Play", available as digital single.
On "Play Minstrel Play", Ritchie Blackmore and Candice Night teamed up with longtime family friend Ian Anderson (Jethro Tull) and created a magical and timeless fan-favorite.
After twelve years of band history, it's time to take the power metal hope Winterstorm to a new level. The band‘s fifth studio album, entitled Everfrost, will be their first offering since 2016 and their debut on AFM Records.
"Winter" stands for nordic viking and folk metal, "Storm" for fast-paced power metal, combined with epic and orchestral metal facets, Winterstorm shines in a new splendour as the brand new single, "To The End Of All Known“, proves.
Ronnie Romero has released a video for his cover of Masterplan's "Kind Hearted Light", featuring Roland Grapow. The track is featured on Romero's new album, Raised On Heavy Radio, a companion album of sorts to his first covers album, Raised On Radio.
With Raised On Heavy Radio, Romero pays tribute to legendary artists from the metal world like Ozzy Osbourne, Black Sabbath, Judas Priest, Iron Maiden, Accept, Metallica, and more.
Swedish/Norwegian melodic power metal band, Saint Deamon, has announced their return with a brand new studio album, League Of The Serpent, about three and a half years after their quasi-"comeback" album, Ghost.
Known for their high-quality sound and an individual touch (which is often hard to find in the power metal genre), League Of The Serpent clearly shows the great quality of vocal wonder Jan-Thore Grefstad, guitarist Toya Johansson...
A lyric video for "Where Is The Joke", the second single from Frenzy's new album, Of Hoods And Masks, has just been issued by the band, and can be seen below.
Frenzy will release Of Hoods And Masks on April 20, 2023 via Fighter Records in CD, LP, and Digital formats.
German metal commandos, Primal Fear, celebrated their 25th band anniversary with select events last year, including live shows and re-issuing their iconic self-titled debut album. The time was also spent preparing a huge sonic assault named Code Red that will be unleashed on September 1 through Atomic Fire.
Produced by bass player Mat Sinner and co-produced by vocalist Ralf Scheepers as well as guitarist Tom Naumann...
Swedish heavy metallers, Enforcer, have announced that their sixth studio album, Nostalgia, will be released on May 5 via Nuclear Blast Records. To celebrate, they've released a video for the album's first single, "Coming Alive". Watch the video below, and stream the song here.
Olof Wikstrand comments: "We’re super happy to announce the first new music in four years! Heavy metal is ‘Coming Alive’.