Theofilos Xenidis, better known as Phil X, prolific studio guitarist, songwriter and renowned guitarist for Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame inductees BON JOVI, and his band THE DRILLS are back and ready to blow minds with their electrifying new album “POW! Right In The Kisser”, set for release on March 28 via Frontiers Music Srl.

British blues-rock sensation Joanne Shaw Taylor has announced the upcoming release of her highly anticipated 10th studio album, “Black & Gold”, arriving on June 6th, 2025, via Joe Bonamassa’s Journeyman Records.

About one month ago Eluveitie released “Premonition”, the first new music after two long years. Today the band announce their new studio album “Ànv”, which will be released on April 25th, 2025, via Nuclear Blast Records.

L.A. GUNS’ new album, “Leopard Skin”, will be released on April 4, 2025. It will mark the first fruit of L.A. GUNS’ reunion with Cleopatra Records, a label known for its diverse roster and innovative approach to music production.

It’s been 10 years since we reviewed their last album “To Your Death”. They were heading in a more 80s metal direction then, and away from the retro-proto vibes, that found them lumped in with the other female-fronted stoner rock bands at the time. The opening track finds the guitar attacking with a more Judas Priest-minded aggression. In fact, the guitars do a better job of capturing this than Priest did on their last album. The mix is very raw, with the clunk of the bass sometimes rising over the drums. The second song is not as compelling as the opener. Christine Davis’ voice sounds fine, just not as empassioned as we have heard from her. I can also hear a fair amount of Thin Lizzy in the guitar harmonies on this album.

Genre: Power Metal
Release Date: 19-03-2025
Country: Japan

Four Seconds Ago, the electronic duo featuring Periphery’s Jake Bowen and Misha Mansoor, return with “1000 Needles”, out on February 21st, 2025, via 3DOT Recordings, a continued exploration of analog synths, spacey dynamics and otherworldly ambient melodies.

Long-running and critically acclaimed melodic/progressive death metal project, Dessiderium, enters a new chapter with their forthcoming release for Willowtip Records, its first for the label. New studio album “Keys to the Palace” will be released on CD, double-vinyl gatefold LP, and digital formats on March 17th, 2025.

Don Airey, the master behind the keys for some of rock’s most iconic albums, has announced his latest studio album, “Pushed To The Edge”, set to be released on March 28 via earMUSIC. The new song “Tell Me” is now available for streaming and as an instant gratification track with all download pre-orders of the album.

Imaginaerium is an Epic, Progressive Rock project started in 2018 by the late talented French musician Eric Bouillette (Imaginaerium, Nine Skies, Solace Supplice), the British composer Clive Nolan (Imaginaerium, Arena, Pendragon, Shadowland, Caamora) and the Italian singer Laura Piazzai (Imaginaerium, Caamora, Chamber of Creation).

Marty And The Bad Punch is an award winning international studio & recording project led by German songwriter & guitarist Marty Punch. Two albums have been released. Moon Over Baskerville (2014) and Walk A Straight Line (2020). The self-titled third album will be released in 14 March 2025

Ancient Bards is an Italian symphonic power metal band, formed in January 2006 by keyboard player Daniele Mazza. Release date: April 25, 2025

Genre: Symphonic Power Metal
Release Date: 12-03-2025
Country: Japan