Bonfire – Higher Ground 2025

Legendary German hard rockers Bonfire are thrilled to announce the release of their highly anticipated new studio album, “Higher Ground”, out on January 24th, 2025, via Frontiers Music Srl.
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Swedish hard rockers Crazy Lixx are thrilled to announce the release of their highly anticipated new studio album, titled “Thrill of the Bite” and set for release on February 14th, 2025, via Frontiers Music Srl.
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Shrike, a three-piece metal band from Preston, the “wettest” city in England, is set to reshape the underground modern metal landscape with their debut album release in 2025.
Titled “The Divine and the Serpentine”, this long player not only showcases their unique sound — a rich blend of ambient, cinematic, and orchestral textures — but also delves into deep thematic content through a “semi” concept album exploring the complexities of abusive relationships.
Oversize – Vital Signs 2025

Oversize have announced their stunning debut album “Vital Signs”, due out on February 28th, 2025, via SharpTone. To commemorate the news, the group have today unveiled the title track,
Of the single, the band comments: “While ‘Vital Signs’ is technically the title track of the album, it was originally written as an album closer and from start to finish was written comfortably in under an hour.
Wildness – Avenger 2025

Swedish rockers Wildness are pleased to announce the release of their new studio album, “Avenger”, out on January 24th, 2025, via Frontiers Music Srl.
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Löanshark – No Sins to Confess 2025

You want it true, heavy and loud? You love the 80s and you would die for pure fuckin’ Heavy Metal? Then Löanshark is your band! You will find everything your metal heart is beating for within their traditional sound, that takes no prisoners! Löanshark was founded as a power-trio in 2017, in the heart of Barcelona and is currently taking the scene by storm as an uprising star on the NWOTHM heaven, just alongside Spanish fellow acts such as Hitten, Savaged, Witchtower or Iron Curtan. Following their 2018 debut EP “The Warning Session” and two singles – including their Underground hit “Fast, Heavy, Loud‘N Proud” – which were all featured on the “The Gangland Tapes” CD in 2021, now, Löanshark are gearing up for the release of their much-awaited, new studio album, entitled “No Sins to Confess”.
Landfall – Wide Open Sky 2025

Brazilian melodic rockers Landfall announce the release of their new studio album, “Wide Open Sky”, set for release on January 17th, 2025, via Frontiers Music Srl.
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High flying Welsh rockers Those Damn Crows are thrilled to confirm their fourth studio album, “God Shaped Hole”, will be released on April, 11th, 2025, via long-time label home Earache Records.
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Five years since their latest studio offering, “Strike Hard”, London/UK-based NWOBHM pioneers Airforce, featuring Doug Sampson (ex-Iron Maiden), will return with their much-awaited new studio album, entitled “Acts of Madness”, that is slated for a release on February 21st, 2025, via ROAR!
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Infiltrating fans with infectious tunes since their foundation in 2017, Enemy Inside are set to add a fresh can load of fuel to their heavily rocking fire with their new studio album “Venom”, which is due out on February 28th, 2025, through Reigning Phoenix Music (RPM).
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Power metal fans, get ready! Southern Germany’s powerhouse, Brainstorm, are gearing up to unleash their new studio album “Plague of Rats”, and it’s set to blow your minds and rock your ears!
Brainstorm to release new studio album “Plague of Rats” on February 28th 2025
Spiritbox – Tsunami Sea 2025

Two-time GRAMMY-nominated progressive heavy metal band Spiritbox are gearing up for their next chapter with the announcement of their second studio album, “Tsunami Sea”, set for release on March 7th, 2025, via Pale Chord in partnership with Rise Records. The album was produced by Dan Braunstein and Mike Stringer, mixed by Zakk Cervini and mastered by Ted Jensen.
The Hellacopters – Overdriver 2025

The high-energy rock‘n’roll royalty, The Hellacopters, have graced us with the first single from their upcoming brand new studio album “Overdriver”, which will see the light of day on January 31st, 2025, via Nuclear Blast Records.The aptly titled track “Leave a Mark” unites two styles that The Hellacopters have become known for over the course of their 30-year career – the full-blown guitar assault reminiscent of The Stooges and MC5 as well as the anthemic, hook-laden approach to rock‘n’roll, which is topped with a hint of melancholy…