2022

Canadian Dungeon Synth solo project FrazyL has signed a licensing deal with Epictronic for the debut album “Mon Odyssée”, due for release on January 21st, 2022.

Signing statement:

South Yorkshire’s biggest outdoor rock festival, Rockin the Bowl, welcomes you back for 2022.

With 3 days, 2 stages and no clashes, we are ecstatic to announce that on Friday party favourites The Quireboys will headline with special guests Mason Hill.

On Saturday the incredible Orange Goblin will headline with support from the legendary Diamond Head.

Today, legendary Belfast, Ireland based instrumental outfit And So I Watch You From Afar has shared “I Dive Pt1” & “II Dive Pt2”, and announced their ambitious upcoming multimedia album “Jettison”. The latest offering from the group will be available on February 18th, 2022, via Equal Vision Records in partnership with Velocity Records.

Northern metal giants Amorphis recently released “The Moon”, a beautifully haunting first taste of their forthcoming album “Halo”, set for release on February 11th, 2022, via Atomic Fire Records. To shorten the wait until the arrival of their second single, “On the Dark Waters” (out on January 28th, 2022), the band has announced a limited 7" blue/white vinyl single of the same name, due out on the same day.

Human Impact, the New York-based band featuring Jim Coleman (Cop Shoot Cop), Chris Spencer (Unsane), Chris Pravdica (Swans) and Phil Puleo (Cop Shoot Cops/Swans), announce their first European tour dates in 2022 on the heels of their first ever US tour. 

Australian musician Mitch Castell’s solo project Blinded By Hope has signed a licensing deal with Wormholedeath for the album “We Are” due for release on February 18th, 2022.

Blinded By Hope statement:

Recently, Majestica released an extended version of their latest album titled “A Christmas Carol”, finally completing the story surrounding grumpy old Ebenezer Scrooge with two new songs. It’s a pure symphonic power metal album inspired by the likes of Twilight Force, Rhapsody, Alan Silvestri, Danny Elfman and John Williams. 

Progressive rock trio Time Dwellers, the brainchild of former Graviators guitarist Martin Fairbanks and multi-instrumentalist and singer Kristofer Stjernquist, has inked a worldwide record deal with Argonauta Records, who will release the band’s first full-length album in 2022!

Stuttgart, Germany based melodic death metal act Credic has revealed the first details about the band’s highly anticipated sophomore studio album. “Vermillion Oceans” will be released on April 22nd, 2022, via Sweden’s powerhouse Black Lion Records.

Swiss apocalyptic metal act Abraham will unleash their new full-length, “Debris de Mondes Perdus”, on February 25th, 2022, via Pelagic Records!