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Ballads play a very special role in the history of rock music. For one, they document the emotional side of the genre and show that behind (almost) every rocker`s hard chest beats a soft heart. Secondly, those quieter songs are being played by radio stations without rock-affinity – and are loved by listeners for their emotional depth. Additionally, in an increasingly hectic world, ballads offer brief moments of pause, of reflection on the essential things in life.
Ronnie Romero has released Raised On Heavy Radio, a companion album of sorts to his first covers album, Raised On Radio.
This time out, Romero pays tribute to legendary artists from the metal world like Ozzy Osbourne, Black Sabbath, Judas Priest, Iron Maiden, Accept, Metallica, and more. Special guests on the album include Gus G. (Firewind, Ozzy Osbourne), Chris Caffery (Savatage, Spirits Of Fire), Roland Grapow (Masterplan, Helloween), and more.
Two undisputed classics of American power/thrash metal from Liege Lord - Burn To My Touch and Master Control - will be reissued tomorrow, January 27, via Metal Blade Records on LP and Digi-CD.
Both albums recently celebrated their 30th Anniversary and were given the Patrick Engel remastering treatment for the best possible sound quality at his Temple Of Disharmony studio.
A-Z, the band formed by Fates Warning icons Ray Alder and Mark Zonder, have released a new lyric video for the bonus track, "The Silence Broken", featured on the band's self-titled, debut album that came out in August 2022.
In early 2020, famed former drummer for Fates Warning and Warlord, Mark Zonder, began working on new material with the vision of beginning a new...
After the amazing reception of their latest album, legendary classic doom icons Candlemass continue the onslaught of epic heaviness with the release of an exciting lyric video for their fourth single, “Angel Battle”, from Sweet Evil Sun.
Following the previous three earth-shattering singles, “Angel Battle” trudges in with a captivating guitar riff...
British hard rock legends and progenitors, Uriah Heep, will release their 25th studio album, Chaos & Colour, on January 27 via Silver Lining Music. Today, the band release the second single, “Hurricane”.
The anthemic and epic “Hurricane” carries an underlying historical and mythological theme.
On January 19th, Iron Maiden frontman Bruce Dickinson brought his spoke word tour to Helsinki, Finland. During the Q&A portion of the show he was asked about the status of his long-awaited new solo album. Check out the clip below.
Dickinson: "Soon. Obviously, there's gonna be a Maiden tour in between me finishing the album and then you hearing it later; I won't tell you when. It'll be a surprise. I'm very proud of it. I think it's gonna be quite special, I think you'll really dig it.
Pitch Black Records has announced the return of Greek heavy metal veterans Marauder. The band’s new album, titled Metal Constructions VII, is out March 10, on CD and Digital.
This 12 track, semi-conceptual opus will be sure to please long-time followers and newcomers alike with the classic Marauder blend of muscular heavy/power metal, melodic finesse and fist-pumping anthems – all channeled into what is arguably the band’s most heartfelt musical statement since 2000’s masterpiece 1821.
Hailing from British Columbia’s Okanagan Valley in Canada, Odinfist is a high-flying, guitar-playing, crowd-chanting traditional heavy metal band that’s been around for 16 years, bringing elements of power metal, thrash metal, and the new wave of British heavy metal together. They’ve already amassed seven albums and now they are adding Remade In Steel to their impressive discography. The second single is “Metalmancer”.