Month:January 2013

After more than 100 gigs all over Europe since the debut album release it was time for the new album "Hail the Black Sky". Recorded during the early months in 2009 in Malmoe, Sweden by Markus Nilsson and produced by Deville. The band has taken a step to a more straight forward songwriting and… Read More

Melodic Metallers FIREWIND have announced Kelly Sundown Carpenter (Darkology, Outworld, Adagio, Beyond Twilight etc.) as new vocalist for their upcoming North American touring activities, after longterm vocalist Apollo Papathanasio parted ways with the band. Even though Papathanasio has been… Read More

A while ago, restless Finnish folk metal pioneers KORPIKLAANI announced the first dates of their upcoming “Manala European Tour 2013”, starting end of January, with support coming from Estonian fellow folk metallers METSATÖLL.   Now it’s time to unveil more cities that will get the chance to… Read More

Despite having planned his career meticulously over the past 25 years or so, even in the camp of German hard rock master Axel Rudi Pell surprises cannot be ruled out: Before playing in front of a sold out Cologne crowd on the second leg of his wildly successful “Circle Of The Oath“ - tour the… Read More

The Cult is Alive… and Chilean Mega-cult PENTAGRAM CHILE have at least almost completed work on their FIRST EVER album with the title "The Malefice" to be released sometime later this spring via CYCLONE EMPIRE!!!   PENTAGRAM CHILE are nearing completion of their first-ever studio album, which… Read More

Much to the anticipation of music aficionados around the world, French avant garde music troupe Sidony Box have released their third album "Sidony Box Rules". Award-winner of the “Rezzo Jazz a Vienne 2010” showcase and selected for the AFIJMA's “Jazz Migration 2011” tour, Sidony Box has earned… Read More

After their successful and highly acclaimed 2010 album “Pandemonium”, Danish melodic Hard Rockers, Pretty Maids celebrated their 30th anniversary with their debut visual release “It Comes Alive (Maid in Switzerland)”.   Founded in early 1982 by guitarist Ken Hammer and singer Ronnie Atkins,… Read More

The beginning: in mid 2007 Gold Coast, Australia based guitarist Casey Jones, who had been uploading solo guitar performance videos successfully for several years on Myspace and Youtube, crossed paths with reputable Auckland, New Zealand based hard-rock vocalist Roxxi Catalano.    At the time… Read More

Poland's Progressive Rock shooting stars RIVERSIDE are now launching the first video-clip for the first single "Celebrity Touch", off their much their much anticipated fifth studio album "Shrine Of New Generation Slaves".   The video clip was directed by Mateusz Winkiel of Mania Studio and it… Read More

Frontiers Records is proud to announce the signing of iconic Christian rockers Stryper to a multi-album deal. The first release due out will be a new re-recorded collection; "Second Coming" will hit streets on March 22nd in Europe and March 26th in North America.     The album features… Read More