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Sweden’s Stygian Fair will be releasing its new studio album entitled “Aradia” on August 25th, 2023, via Rockshots Records. It is the band’s fourth full-length and follows “Equilibrium” (2021), “Nadir” (2020), and the debut “Panta Rei” (2018).
Featuring 10 tracks of assorted AOR melodic metal, this album will touch and transport listeners to a place where melodies, words, and musicianship become emotion and images.
John Vihervä is the new bass player of Timo Tolkki’s Strato. John is one of the three original members of Stratovarius, and is one of the three founding members of the band back in 1985 in Helsinki.
John Vihervä is already recording his bass parts for the upcoming album from Timo Tolkki’s Strato, Return To Dreamspace, to be released by Warner Music Japan on October 27 (with the rest of the world to follow).
The Swedes Prime Creation have recently put out a lyric video for their new song, "State Dominion", as part of their upcoming studio record Tell Freedom I Said Hello.
The latter drops August 25, 2023 on Rock Of Angels Records.
Greek melodic rock/metal band, Hand Of Fate, have released their new single, "Evergrey". A music video for the song can be viewed below.
Hand Of Fate was formed in December 2014. The formation of the group was almost fatal, since to the initial existence of three of the total five members, the other two were added almost automatically.... as if they were driven by the circumstances of the moment.
Northeastern US melodic metal band, Severed Angel, has released their new music video, for the song "Wide Awake In Screamland", from their self-titled debut album, self-released by the band on CD and digital format back in May.
The video was generated with Artificial Intelligence (AI) and was produced by Severed Angel drummer Wayne Noon.
Brazilian rockers, Icon Of Sin, have announced the upcoming release of their sophomore album, Legends, on August 4. The first single and video from the album, “Cimmerian”, are out today.
The band’s debut album showed a true emerging star in the work of traditional heavy metal. Sergio Mazul and Marcelo Gelbcke crafted a no-nonsense...
In the Loudwire clip below, Judas Priest / Elegant Weapons guitarist Richie Faulkner takes us through his history of playing guitar, from what first inspired him as a child through today.
He also plays his favorite Judas Priest riffs, including classic ones and ones he wrote, as well as some riffs off Elegant Weapons' new album, Horns For Halos, which is out now.
Today marks the official release of The Hallowed, the brand new studio album by US legends, Jag Panzer (Atomic Fire Records).
In celebration of the record’s release, guitarist Mark Briody has created yet another lyric video, this time for a track “Dark Descent”.
Hurricane is an American heavy metal band formed in 1983, originally featuring current Foreigner lead vocalist Kelly Hansen (vocals / rhythm guitar), Robert Sarzo (guitar), Tony Cavazo (bass), and Jay Schellen (drums) currently with Yes.
Cavazo and Sarzo are the brothers of Quiet Riot's Carlos Cavazo and Rudy Sarzo.
Heavy metal quintet U.D.O. - fronted by legendary singer Udo Dirkschneider and officially completed by former Accept bassist Peter Baltes in April - recently announced their new studio album, Touchdown, due out on August 25 via Atomic Fire Records.
It features 13 tracks which cement the fact that the group surely belongs to the all-star team of the scene.