2005 saw the band release their debut full length album entitled ’13 Scars’, which led to a nomination in the top 5 Metal Bands at the 2006 Music Oz Awards. 2009 4ARM entered the studios to record their 2nd full length album titled ‘The Empires Of Death’. Harnessing the energy of ’13 Scars’ the band clearly showed a far more mature songwriting style. On the back of the release of ‘The Empires Of Death’, 4ARM’s popularity and achievements continued to rise. Drummer Michael Vafiotis became the first Australian artist to sign national endorsement deals with Ahead Drumsticks as well as Tama Drums. Johnny Glovasa signed with Ibanez guitars and the band signed sponsorship deals with Rockstar Energy Drinks and ED Stone clothing.
In 2010 4ARM would embark on a headline tour of Australia, the ‘Crush the Empire Tour’, as well as playing with international act Testament on the Australian leg of ’The Damnation Tour’.
2011 4ARM have taken their experience, dedication and ability to new levels. Hungry to keep working and refusing to abate momentum, they entered the studio to record their 3rd full length album titled ‘Submission for Liberty’. In order to obtain the production quality the band has always sought after, 4ARM teamed up with Matt Hyde (Machine Head, Slipknot, Trivium) to mix the album.
It includes 10 aggressively energetic, painstakingly thought out songs with soaring chorus lines, provocative versus, pounding drums and monster riffs. It has all the elements of a great “Thrash” album.

ACCEPT’s history dates back to the days when Heavy Metal was just in its formative stages. Their first album came in 1979 but the fire has only burned brighter, as heard in the 2010 album, ‘’Blood of the Nations’’, which catapulted them back into the forefront of Heavy Metal. Inspired by their fans’ awe-inspiring reaction to their explosive live shows as well as the grandiose success of that comeback album, the band bring us another collection of metal classics.

‘’Stalingrad’’ is every bit as voluminous as the band’s legendary releases with new metal anthems that carry on their tradition of excellence. This vibrant and mesmerizing album harnesses everything that earned Accept the status of true heavy metal legends: thunderous riffs, blinding guitar leads, aggressive vocals and infectious, undiluted metal songs with a bite that are destined to keep ACCEPT ahead of the pack. There truly is no rest for the wicked as the Teutonic Terror continue their worldwide domination with their new album, leaving all non-believers in their metallic dust!

For fans of: U.D.O., JUDAS PRIEST, DIO, ICED EARTH & OVERKILL.

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ACCEPT’s history dates back to the days when Heavy Metal was just in its formative stages. Their first album came in 1979 but the fire has only burned brighter, as heard in the 2010 album, ‘’Blood of the Nations’’, which catapulted them back into the forefront of Heavy Metal. Inspired by their fans’ awe-inspiring reaction to their explosive live shows as well as the grandiose success of that comeback album, the band bring us another collection of metal classics.

‘’Stalingrad’’ is every bit as voluminous as the band’s legendary releases with new metal anthems that carry on their tradition of excellence. This vibrant and mesmerizing album harnesses everything that earned Accept the status of true heavy metal legends: thunderous riffs, blinding guitar leads, aggressive vocals and infectious, undiluted metal songs with a bite that are destined to keep ACCEPT ahead of the pack. There truly is no rest for the wicked as the Teutonic Terror continue their worldwide domination with their new album, leaving all non-believers in their metallic dust!

For fans of: U.D.O., JUDAS PRIEST, DIO, ICED EARTH & OVERKILL.

ACCEPT’s history dates back to the days when Heavy Metal was just in its formative stages. Their first album came in 1979 but the fire has only burned brighter, as heard in the 2010 album, ‘’Blood of the Nations’’, which catapulted them back into the forefront of Heavy Metal. Inspired by their fans’ awe-inspiring reaction to their explosive live shows as well as the grandiose success of that comeback album, the band bring us another collection of metal classics.

‘’Stalingrad’’ is every bit as voluminous as the band’s legendary releases with new metal anthems that carry on their tradition of excellence. This vibrant and mesmerizing album harnesses everything that earned Accept the status of true heavy metal legends: thunderous riffs, blinding guitar leads, aggressive vocals and infectious, undiluted metal songs with a bite that are destined to keep ACCEPT ahead of the pack. There truly is no rest for the wicked as the Teutonic Terror continue their worldwide domination with their new album, leaving all non-believers in their metallic dust!

For fans of: U.D.O., JUDAS PRIEST, DIO, ICED EARTH & OVERKILL.

April 2012 sees the release of the fifth AURA NOIR album, “Out to Die”, their first album with INDIE recordings, with Blasphemer permanently back in the fold and several tours in Europe, North- and South America under their belt since 2008’s ‘’Hades Rise’’. It is bound to cement the band’s reputation as a black thrash attack more ugly, brutal and merciless than ever.
"Out to Die" has been in the making for the past few years, being forged at Apollyon´s studio in the mountains of Alvdal whenever the band gathered for beer and frenziness. The album sees a more intense and aggressive approach compared to what the band has done in the past, with an increasingly stark and raw vibe to it all. Recorded on various locations in both Norway and Portugal during December of 2011, the bar is once again raised. Another milestone of putrid Black Thrash Metal is born. Featuring members of: MAYHEM, VIRUS, IMMORTAL, DØDHEIMSGARD, AVA INFERI and CADAVER

For fans of: SLAYER, SODOM, KREATOR,

‘All Tomorrow’s Funerals’, is the latest chapter in the history of on of the death metals legendary bands.

This monstrous release contains new studio tracks recorded late 2011 - including a re-recorded version of classic oldie 'Mauled to Death' - plus all of Autopsy's past EP's & rarities which have been specially remastered by the band themselves, totalling 22 tracks all together, resulting in over 73 minutes of sickness. Everything from 'Retribution For The Dead' & 'Fiend for Blood', to the now sold-out EP 'The Tomb Within' is present, including liner notes from the band and new cover art from renowned artist Matt Cavotta (also responsible for the 'The Tomb Within' cover).

For Fans Of: Napalm Death, Cannibal Corpse, Morbid Angel and Deicide

BATTLE BEAST were born in the year 2008 in Helsinki, Finland in order to represent the traditional Heavy Metal sound - bringing you high screams, old school riffs and strong choruses. In a nutshell: power!

In May 2010, BATTLE BEAST supported ex-Iron Maiden singer Blaze Bayley as they were performing in Finland during the "Promise and Terror" tour and received nothing but positive feedback. Later that year the band attended the W:O:A Metal Battle in Finland and won which led them to perform at the Wacken Open Air in Germany where they also won the international Metal Battle finals. They were also honoured as “Radio Rock Star 2010” in August of 2010 by Finland’s leading rock radio station, “Radio Rock”

In November 2011, Battle Beast jumped at the opportunity to sign with Nuclear Blast and now their previously self-released debut album “Steel” – which has only been purchasable in Finland so far – will be made available worldwide in February 2012. The sextet will soon be supporting their label mates Nightwish on their upcoming European leg of their huge world tour.

For Fans Of: Hammerfall, Judas Priest, Manowar, Nightwish and Primal Fear

The 8th annual Helsinki Metal Meeting, the most important Finnish metal music expo / indoor festival, took place at the Cable Factory in Helsinki from Friday, February 17 to Saturday, February 18 with about 4,000 metal heads taking part in the festivities. Not only that BEFORE THE DAWN made it into the top-10 of every category, but main man Tuomas Saukkonen has also officially been honoured as “Musician Of The Year” for the 2nd time in a row!

Finnish melancholic melodic death metal outfit BEFORE THE DAWN returns after living through a phase of changes and uncertainty – cleansed, renewed and stronger than ever! Leaving pieces of both the musical and personal past behind, mastermind Tuomas Saukkonen, lead guitarist Juho Räihä and their new companions get ready for conquering your ears with the finest blend of northern gloom and harsh melodic death metal. LTD EDT Digipak with 3 Bonus Tracks.

For fans of: AMORPHIS, GHOST BRIGADE, BARREN EARTH, SOILWORK & KATATONIA

Beyond the Bridge are a German Progressive Rock/Metal band who started in 1999 under the name of “Fallout”. Their latest concept album “The Old Man and the Spirit” deals with the polarity of human sensuousness and superhuman awareness. The latter is embodied by the character of the Spirit. She is the personification of all wisdom and awareness that is unachievable to mankind, however, lacks of the ability to feel.

Her opponent, the character of the Old Man, is presented as a bon vivant who has lived through all highs and lows of human sensation. Steadied by his old age, he searches for a sense, for a coherence, for the meaning of his life in the maelstrom of transiency.

As the story unfolds, the Spirit convinces the Old Man that there is no way for Man to overcome the limits of human perception. They can only be transgressed with the help of the Spirit's wisdom.

Aware of human curiosity, the Spirit offers to answer all of the Old Man's questions - in exchange for his experiences and feelings. A high price, as they are inseparably connected to the Old Man's memories.

For Fans Of: Avantasia, Edguy, Epica, Kamelot and Ayreon

BIOHAZARD Are Back! The re-union album recorded with the original line up!

Finally platinum selling NYHC legends Biohazard are back with a new record! Their self-titled comeback album is not only the first in six years but also marks the first to feature the original line-up in 14 years. No doubt, Billy Graziadei and the boys stepped up to their glory days by recording what Biohazard does best: Mixing the sheer aggression of real hardcore with the brutality of metal riffing, injecting a slight hip hop edge and of course having a few surprises up their sleeves. If this album would have been released in the the 90’s it definitely would now be talked as a milestone of the genre.

For Fans Of: Agnostic Front, Madball, Pantera, Hatebreed and The Cro Mags

Returning with the ceaselessly hostile ‘’Torture’’, CANNIBAL CORPSE prove that when it comes to combining unrestrained maliciousness, involving song writing and technical precision they still have no equal, once again fortifying their position at the forefront of death metal. The twelfth full-length of their inspiring twenty-four year career, the Floridian quintet have never sounded so vital, the album building upon the wealth of powerful, dark, and memorable songs comprising 2006's ‘’Kill’’ and 2009's ‘’Evisceration Plague’’ and pointedly upping the ante at every turn. While this marks the latest progression in the band's sound, Torture also witnesses a return to what drummer Paul Mazurkiewicz accurately terms "the frenzied attack of ‘’Butchered At Birth’’ (1991) or ‘’Tomb Of The Mutilated (1992)", infusing the band's advanced musicianship with the raw savagery that haunted their earlier releases, and in the process conceiving the definitive CANNIBAL CORPSE record.

For fans of: SIX FEET UNDER, DEICIDE, SUFFOCATION,OBITUARY & MORBID ANGEL

Us heavy metal voyagers CHRISTIAN MISTRESS deliver unto us their long-awaited Relapse debut Possession. The follow-up to 2010’s critically-acclaimed Agony & Opium, Possession mines deep from the same vein and sees the band standing on the shoulders of metal luminaries of the past. T

he quintet, lead by powerhouse vocalist Christine Davis and the twin-axe attack of Ryan McClain and Oscar Sparbel, distill traditional heavy metal into the sound of now.

For Fans Of: NWOBHM – Saxon, Iron Maiden, Diamond Head, Cathedral

Since the formation of south Sweden's hard rockers CRAZY LIXX back in 2002, the band has
worked hard to make it. No lucky breaks, no discovering by an agent, no right place
at the right time, just plain old willpower and hard work. The band is about to release their third and without a doubt, strongest album with ‘’Riot Avenue’’: an 11 track hard rocking release to appeal both to the old fans, as well as a new crowd with its faster tempo and riff-based approach. ‘’Riot Avenue’’ draws inspiration from Guns N' Roses, early Aerosmith and Kiss they've created a high-energy rock n' roll sound.

For fans of: CRASHDIET, SKID ROW, KISS, GUNS ‘N ROSES & L.A. GUNS.

Dario Mollo is an Italian guitar player/producer who stood behind one of Italian Heavy Metal prime movers – Crossbones. Drawing on his previous years of work, his many valuable hours of studio time and his perfected technique, he teamed up with Don Airey and some friends to record the first The Cage album. Almost completed, the album needed a voice and Dario was introduced to ex Black Sabbath singer Tony Martin. Tony Martin wrote lyrics and melodies for the amazing tracks that Dario had already assembled, and thus The Cage was born.

“The Third Cage” is the anticipated third release from Dario Mollo and Tony Martin duo and has been recorded in Dario’s brand new studio. The songwriting, the sound and the video production of this new project are absolutely stunning and show the great level of songwriting and production skills that Mollo has developed in the past few years. All Hard Rock lovers should simply not miss this record which bravely melts several influences in a cutting edge release.

For Fans Of: Black Sabbath, Deep Purple, AC/DC

‘Vivus!’ captures two stunning full concerts of the final lineup of metal pioneers Death in one deluxe double-cd package.

Disc One features the band at the height of their prowess tearing the roof off of the infamous Whisky A Go-Go in Los Angeles while Disc Two is a brilliant recording of the band on the festival stage at Dynamo Open Air.

Stacked with brand new liner notes from Death drummer Richard Christy and the band’s long-time manager Eric Greif as well as newly unearthed photos of the band, ‘Vivus!’ is more than just an artifact from one of heavy-metal’s true legends, it is pair of discs that sit confidently next to Death’s untouchable catalog of albums.

For Fans Of: Sepultura, Celtic Frost, Morbid Angel, Testament and Metallica

With their third album “Cold Steel... for an Iron Age” DESTRÖYER 666 continue their steep climb in the favour of fans and critics alike. The Australian warmongers were received with praise like “Hail and kill indeed” in a 9/10 review from Terrorizer UK or described like “Deströyer 666 offer the best of their Black/Thrash know-how, refined with the usual Australian vice” in Rock Hard France (8/10).

With time its impact even grew as Encyclopaedia Metallum now awards this album a 100% review twice, while saying: “Cold Steel is pretty much a perfect album. It is fast, intense, and aggressive and most of all, incredibly infectious”! Now this modern classic will be re-released in an irresistible package. The new version not only includes the bonus track “Dragon”, but the Australians also treated their masterpiece to a spectacular brand-new graphic design with liner notes. This is clearly a must have for all DESTRÖYER 666 fans!
Including bonus track “Dragon”
Brand-new graphic design with liner notes
Re-release of the critically acclaimed third album

For Fans Of: Immortal, Dark Throne, Slaughter Lord, Marduk and Venom

Djerv is a new band that appeared on the radar early 2010. Spawn out of Trelldom, Animal Alpha and Stonegard they pull strings from their previous bands, but Djerv is still something new. It sounds different. It`s aggressive rock, borderline metal and dangerously catchy. Yet wrapped in a blackmetal veil? Genres melt together as never before these days, and so seems to be the case with Djerv as well.

Their story is short but eventful. The first demos surfaced early 2010, and two weeks later they were booked for the most important festival in Norway, the Oya festival. They went on to tour Norway in June and played several of the bigger Norwegian festivals during the summer. In August 2010 they released the “Headstone EP” which basically is their first ever recorded demo tracks made available as people kept demanding to get to hear them not only on Myspace.

The release of the “Headstone EP” generated some good press for the band several key magazines featured them as one of the bands to keep an eye out for in 2011.

In addition Dimmu Borgir has helped promote Djerv when they invited Agnete to participate on no less than three songs for their latest album, “Abrahadabra”. Amongst them the lead track of the album, “Gateways” where Agnete does a stunning performance both on the track and in the video. She also did a critically acclaimed performance on the last Solefald Album “Norrøn Livskunst”.

For fans of: Garbage, Faith No More, SOAD, Guano Apes, Stone Sour Or Slipknot!

DODECAHEDRON created a buzz in the Black Metal scene well in advance of the release of their self-titled debut album “Dodecahedron”. Under their previous moniker ORDER OF THE SOURCE BELOW the Dutch band already gave a taste of the brilliant dark things to come.

DODECAHEDRON execute their atonal and dissonant monstrosities, which are ultimate technical challenges, with a seeming ease that is simply jaw-dropping. Pure horror lurks in the Lovecraftian dimensions of inverted angles and escaping perspectives as black chaos is assembled into a sonic assault. Broken and torn structures born out of razor-like guitar riffs coagulate into melodies and patterns that constantly mutate and shape shift.

DODECAHEDRON explore the avant-garde spheres opened by MAYHEM with their groundbreaking release “Ordo Ad Chao” (2007) and further explored by brothers in spirit like DEATHSPELL OMEGA. Any adherent of Post-Black Metal will love “Dodecahedron”!

For fans of: Deathspell Omega, Mayhem And Blut Aus Nord

DRUDKH have written one of the most successful underground Black Metal stories with their previous eight albums. Now “Eternal Turn Of The Wheel” witnesses the Ukrainians returning to their atmospheric black roots, which are most loved by their dedicated following around the globe.

Gone are the progressive elements characterising their previous release “Handful of Stars” (2010). DRUDKH’s newest masterpiece owes more to their cult debut “Forgotten Legends” (2003) and the cinematic soundscapes of “Autumn Aurora” (2004) with some of the traditional influences rising on “The Swan Road” (2005).

Fans of the slightly progressive “Blood in Our Wells” (2006) will also find their moments. Like the partly acoustic “Songs of Grief and Solitude” (2006) “Eternal Turn of the Wheel” offers a more melodic approach as the harsh “Estrangement” (2007) and ties in well with the widely acclaimed “Microcosmos” (2009) album.

DRUDKH offer Slavonic Heathen Metal at its best and the perfect soundtrack of winter!

For Fans Of: Old Silver Key, Alcest, Opeth and Burzum

Norwegian misanthropy hard rock/metal band Dunderbeist is finally upon their International debut “Black Arts & Crooked Tails”. With this album the seven-headed gentleman is ready to make an everlasting impression on the hard rock/metal world.

Featuring members from Stonegard (plus several other renowned Norwegian rock/metal bands), Dunderbeist has been building a solid and good reputation in Norway as one of the strongest live acts and an exciting and innovative band to bring the metal sound to new levels and new generations.

“Black Arts & Crooked Tails” consists of 10 hard and heavy cut-the-crap tracks and it shows the whole spectra in what this band manage to pull off and show off as their own brand of Norwegian Metal with a bucket of rock in it.

For Fans of: Metallica, QOTSA, Rammstein

“The essence of Eluveitie! Raw, wild, anthemic, emotional and thrilling! The Ultimate Folk Metal Album!”

In 2012, Eluveitie are set to lift the bar once again. With “Helvetios” the band created the pure essence of their music by combining elements of all their efforts so far. From the raw and dark power of their early works to the anthemic tracks on “Slania“ to the acoustic mysticism and beauty of “Evocation I“ to the heaviness and Death Metal brutality of “Everything Remains...“. No doubt - “Helvetios” will take Eluveitie not only one step but a whole lot of steps further!

For Fans Of: Opeth, Amon Amarth, Korpiklaani, Turisas and Finntroll

Five years ago the world was introduced to EMMURE on their Victory Records debut,
‘’Goodbye To The Gallows’’, and over the past five years the band have been an absolute machine. In this short amount of time, EMMURE released four highly successful full-length albums that have sold over 225,000 units worldwide, performed nearly 1,000 shows in over 20 countries including prominent spots on some of the world’s largest music festivals, and helped define the genre known as “deathcore”.

Already in 2012, EMMURE solidified their partnership with Victory Records by re-signing with the label and now look to add to their already impressive existence with the release of their fifth full-length album this April, ‘’Slave To The Game’’. EMMURE established themselves as the heavyweight kings of metal-influenced hardcore since day one and will raise the standards again on ‘’Slave To The Game’’ with even more intensely brutal songs combined with menacing lyrics. EMMURE set out to dominate the world in 2012 and will proudly enforce their “YOU CAN’T F**K WITH US” attitude to anyone who stands in their way.

For fans of: ALL SHALL PERISH, JOB FOR A COWBOY, WHITECHAPEL, PARKWAY DRIVE & THE ACACIA STRAIN.

Ships 10th April
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“EPICA's most ambitious, most accomplished album, tremendous fun with loads going on“ Terrorizer (UK)

EPICA’s mythical, orchestral mix of classical music, majestic choirs, gothic metal and traditional heavy metal could easily be the soundtrack to an epic fantasy. As if their engaging music weren’t enough, the dynamic and operatic voice of the ravishingly beautiful Simone Simons leaves everyone breathless and enchanted. Requiem for the Indifferent, their sixth studio album, showcases the versatile songwriting talents of guitarist Mark Jansen. Nine years after their debut onto the global metal stage, EPICA sound intensive and unique once again. Tackling the timely concept of the
importance of human connection at this time of global crisis, EPICA have woven an intricate and beautiful tapestry of hard truths.

For fans of: NIGHTWISH, LACUNA COIL, WITHIN TEMPTATION, AFTER FOREVER & SIRENIA.

“EPICA's most ambitious, most accomplished album, tremendous fun with loads going on“ Terrorizer (UK)

EPICA’s mythical, orchestral mix of classical music, majestic choirs, gothic metal and traditional heavy metal could easily be the soundtrack to an epic fantasy. As if their engaging music weren’t enough, the dynamic and operatic voice of the ravishingly beautiful Simone Simons leaves everyone breathless and enchanted. Requiem for the Indifferent, their sixth studio album, showcases the versatile songwriting talents of guitarist Mark Jansen. Nine years after their debut onto the global metal stage, EPICA sound intensive and unique once again. Tackling the timely concept of the
importance of human connection at this time of global crisis, EPICA have woven an intricate and beautiful tapestry of hard truths.
For fans of: NIGHTWISH, LACUNA COIL, WITHIN TEMPTATION, AFTER FOREVER & SIRENIA.

In France ETHS are superstars. There, the quintet from Marseilles has graced about every music magazine cover. With their third full-length under the tell-tale title "III", ETHS are ready to break through internationally. Produced by Fredrik Nordström (ARCH ENEMY, IN FLAMES) in Studio Fredman this album comes with a massive yet crisp and nuanced sound that perfectly fits their modern Metal style.

ETHS melt Core, post-Korn Metal, orchestral and electronic elements and more into organic, hard and very catchy songs. Focus point of the band is female vocalist Candice, easily mistaken to be responsible for her honey-sweet angelic vocals only, but the dark haired beauty unleashes brutal growls, fierce rasps and venomous hissing no less impressively. "III" reflects the experience and maturity of playing hundreds of headliner shows. ETHS are ready to conquer the world!
For fans of: IN THIS MOMENT, OTEP, EVANESCENCE, THE AGONIST & KITTIE.

Formed in 1985, by singer/bassist Mem V. Stein and guitarist Ray Mensh, EXUMER went on to release two albums in 1986 (Possessed by Fire), and 1987 (Rising from the Sea), that are regarded as some of the most cult thrash metal releases ever to come out of Germany. In 2011, EXUMER completed writing and arranging material for their first new album in 24 years. The band chose Waldemar Sorychta (Grip Inc., Therion, Sodom, Moonspell, etc.), to produce their 10-track strong, hard hitting CD; ‘’Fire & Damnation’’.

Combining a punishing production with aggressive song writing, EXUMER manages to capture the intensity and feel of the 1980s thrash metal gems and yet sound up to date on their latest output. Classic old school Thrash!

For Fans of: SLAYER, EXODUS, OVERKILL, KREATOR & TESTAMENT.

Out 10th April!
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‘’A Collection Of Depravation’’ assembles all of legendary Swedish goregrind outfit GENERAL SURGERY’s out of print singles, vinyl only eps, comp appearances and a few unheard demos into one filthy CD collection. Spanning close to two decade’s worth of material ‘’A Collection Of Depravation’’ is a headbanging gallop sure to satisfy the most bloodthirsty goregrind fanatics. ‘’A Collection Of Depravation’’ features songs from virtually every lineup of GENERAL SURGERY, a band which has featured Gorelords who have also spent time in Dismember, Afflicted, Crematory, Nasum, Repugnant, Regurgitate and many more. Absolutely essential Swedish death metal/goregrind!!!

For Fans of: CARCASS, IMPALED, REGURGITATE, EXHUMED, REPULSION & ABSCESS.

Over the course of nearly 15 years and an incalculable amount of tour miles, New Orleans’ own Goatwhore have inadvertently established themselves as one the most diligent and consistently ferocious bands of the 21st century. Forged in fire by ex Acid Bath/Crowbar guitarist Sammy Duet in ‘97, their storied legacy follows a dramatic —and often traumatic — series of lineup shifts, injuries, hauntings, natural disasters and an assortment of other mishaps large and small. But, driven by a blood oath to heavy metal and perhaps the powers of Satan himself, Goatwhore forever persevere.

In 2012, Goatwhore again raise their cloven hoofs in salutation to Blood For The Master. The record finds Louisiana’s notorious metal horde at their most unified. Recorded and mixed at Mana Recording Studios in St. Petersburg, Florida with longtime friend/producer Erik Rutan, who worked with Goatwhore on both Carving… and A Haunting Curse, the ten-track, 38-minute Blood For The Master is epic in sound, mind and execution.

Exhibiting a labyrinth of moods and meticulous tempo shifts, Blood For The Master is streamlined without ever rendering itself predictable. As memorable as it is menacing, the band’s fifth full-length quite literally writhes under the weight of its own deviant heaviness. Led by the traditionally iconoclastic sermons of the leather-throated Falgoust, and made whole by its mammoth guitar tone, unconditional drum/bass battery and Duet’s intermittent snarls of wrath, the record again challenges god’s legitimacy/authority while further exploring the ritual of death. Conveyed with a poetic, near occultish grace, songs like violent opener “Collapse In Eternal Worth,” "Embodiment Of This Bitter Chaos," and “In Deathless Tradition” finds Falgoust, dubbed “one of the best live and recorded singers in metal history,” by notable Canadian website Hellbound, in full domination mode.

GOD FORBID have constantly challenged themselves to deliver infectious and balanced heavy metal songs. Loved for their stellar guitar work, fist-pumping choruses, intricate and pummelling rhythm section, and venomous vocals, GOD FORBID will reaffirm their distinguished position as a high-quality metal band on their latest effort, Equilibrium. Equilibrium marks the band’s sixth full length release and their first with their newly solidified home at VICTORY RECORDS.

For fans of: LAMB OF GOD, SHADOWS FALL, UNEARTH, DEVILDRIVER & CHIMAIRA.

Ships March 26th!
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Godseed is a side project from Gorgoroth’s Gaahl and King Ov Hell. This release is of their infamous live show from Wacken 2008 where they headlined the main stage in front of 75,000 Screaming fans.
The concert featured sheep heads on stakes, "crucified" nude models, satanic symbols, and eighty gallons of sheep's blood. This spectacular show is now available as a Live CD, including the film of the show on a bonus DVD. The package contains special liner notes from the band about the process of recreating this special show.

GOD SEED came to life as a result of a dispute over the band name Gorgoroth and the name was chosen as the banner under which Gaahl and King wanted to continue their art. Gaahl and King went on to take the band to new heights in 2007 & 2008 when they played to sold out clubs and headlined some of the biggest festivals in Europe.

Line up:
Gaahl – vocals, King – bass, Teloch – Guitar, Ice Dale – Guitar, Nick Barker – Drums

For Fans Of: Gorgoroth, Dark Throne, Satyricon and all true Norwegian Black Metal

HOPES DIE LAST have entered the ring delivering their next critical beat-down, Trust No One. Delivering the knock out punch, the band relentlessly pummels everyone in their path with their balance of beauty and power. This album will be looked at one of the 2012's most critical and strongest Post hardcore - metal albums of the year.

Originally coming together in 2004, all long time friends the band played locally generating a ton of buzz overseas which led to the release of their 2 high octane EP's and their highly praised first full length record "Six Years Home" in 2009. Since then the band has toured throughout the world with Attack Attack, Our Last Night and other renowned International acts. The band will be touring in support of Trust No One throughout 2012 across the globe.

As the band walks a tight rope of pure brutality, with a unique balance of beautiful dynamics (lyrically & musically) and sheer ferociousness that seamlessly creates one of 2012's most memorable albums. Songs like "Unleash Hell", "Never Trust The Hazel Eyed" and "Keep Your Hands Off" are simply brilliant, not too mention their cover of Katy Perry's "Firework" showcases the bands ability to destroy any type of stereotyping in a scene that continually carbon copies itself with very little originality.

For Fans Of: A Day To Remember, Comeback Kid, Attack Attack and Conditions

“First time I heard them, I wanted more.” These are the words of In Flames front man and Insense manager Anders Fridén, when talking about his exposure to Norwegian metal quartet Insense. “They have this amazing ability to sound extreme yet poised, dark yet beautiful, hardcore yet soft, technical yet simplistic, all without falling into the “pathetic”-trap. They are an extreme metal band that’s comfortable to listen to. They’re difficult to categorize that way.”

For fans of: Machine Head, Sepultura, Meshuggah, In Flames.

Melbourne, Australia’s INVERLOCH, featuring 2/4 of the legendary diSEMBOWELMENT pick right up where diSEMBOWELMENT left off close to two decades ago. INVERLOCH’s debut ‘’Dusk | Subside’’ is nothing short of epic, featuring the slow atmospherics mixed with bursts of pounding blast beats that erupt out of tranquil soundscapes that diSEMBOWELMENT first trademarked in the early 1990s. Percussion blasts, riffs buzz and vocals grunt overtop huge reverb drenched guitar melodies that fall like black rain, a metallic pummel that stumbles towards a seasick lumber, that turns the whole record into a crawling, lurching, plodding and downtuned dirge, that is one of the most powerful and beautiful pieces of crust/death/doom to come forth through stereo speakers in years.

For Fans of: DISEMBOWELMENT, SUNN0)), WINTER, COFFINS, ELECTRIC WIZARD, OM & CORRUPTED.

Forged by Wolves….

Two long years have passed since Iskald brought judgment day upon us with their opus, “Revelations of Reckoning Day”. This winter they return with yet another intense masterpiece. "The Sun I Carried Alone" throws you into a dark and epic journey filled with sorrow, anger and despair.

Based on true events, this is a modern war epos sending you straight onto the battlefields. Still fueled by arctic surroundings they continue down the same musical path, introducing new elements, and also bringing back some old. Imagine if you were to melt their first LP “Shades of Misery” and their previous “Revelations of Reckoning Day” together to fulfill the perfect sound. You know what to expect, ice cold and crystal clear extreme metal from the very north of Norway!

For Fans of Immortal and Emperor

“Dynamic Singer”, “Gifted Songwriter”, “Energetic Frontman”, “Discerning Producer” and “Consummate Musician” would all appropriately describe JACK BLADES and his contribution to Rock’n’Roll over the past two decades.

JACK BLADES is the front-man and co-lead vocalist of Night Ranger, co-founding member of multiplatinum super-group Damn Yankees with Ted Nugent and Styx guitarist/vocalist Tommy Shaw. “Rock 'n Roll Ride” is the culmination of Blades’ contribution to Rock Music and offers and irresistible collection of songs. Robin Zander (Cheap Trick), Kelly Keagy and Joel Hoekstra (Night Ranger) and Brian Tichy (Whitesnake) are guesting on the album - among others.

For fans of: NIGHT RANGER, DAMN YANKEES, EXTREME, SAMMY HAGAR & MR. BIG!

"Damage Control" is JEFF SCOTT SOTO's fifth official studio album. His career spans nearly thirty years, beginning as the vocalist for guitar virtuoso Yngwie Malmsteen leading to frontman for many bands such as Talisman, the legendary Journey, Soul SirkUS and more recently Trans-Siberian Orchestra. For "Damage Control", Jeff has adopted many of his past influences and most requested aspects of his career by blending the art of Melodic AOR with Hard Rock influences throughout.
SOTO is an extraordinary performer and amazing vocalist throughout. He blasts through the hard rocking tracks with energy and masters the transition smoothly to a delicate ballad. ‘’Damage Control’’ is released in 2 configurations Deluxe edition in CD+DVD (incl. 3 bonus tracks) and regular CD.
For Fans of: JOURNEY, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, KISS, JORN & TALISMAN.

"Damage Control" is JEFF SCOTT SOTO's fifth official studio album. His career spans nearly thirty years, beginning as the vocalist for guitar virtuoso Yngwie Malmsteen leading to frontman for many bands such as Talisman, the legendary Journey, Soul SirkUS and more recently Trans-Siberian Orchestra. For "Damage Control", Jeff has adopted many of his past influences and most requested aspects of his career by blending the art of Melodic AOR with Hard Rock influences throughout.
SOTO is an extraordinary performer and amazing vocalist throughout. He blasts through the hard rocking tracks with energy and masters the transition smoothly to a delicate ballad. ‘’Damage Control’’ is released in 2 configurations Deluxe edition in CD+DVD (incl. 3 bonus tracks) and regular CD.
For Fans of: JOURNEY, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, KISS, JORN & TALISMAN.

Returning with their strongest line up to date and armed with ‘’Demonocracy’’, nine tracks of seething aggression and potent disgust, JOB FOR A COWBOY have never sounded hungrier. Over the nine years of their existence the quintet have built a loyal fan base through their devotion to touring and a diehard commitment to creating relentlessly hostile, visceral, and involving music, and in 2012 they stand as one of the most exciting and inspiring bands in death metal.
For fans of: WHITECHAPEL, BLACK DAHLIA MURDER, CARNIFEX, ALL SHALL PERISH & SUICIDE SILENCE!

Out 10th April
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“Reclaim” is Keep of Kalessin' first EP, originally released in 2003 as a mini CD. “Reclaim” had an impressive lineup featuring Frost from Sayricon on drums, and to the legendary Attila Csihar on vocals who is well known for his performance on Mayhem´s De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas. The three piece line-up recorded the EP which put the band into the Elite black metal scene of Norway, but due to the distance between Frost, Attila and Obsidian C., this line-up was short-lived.
This EP have been sold out for several years and has also been a much sought after CD for all Keep Of Kalessin fans out there. Now it is finally available again. This time with a brand new cover art and live recordings of “Come Damnation” and “Reclaim” recorded at Blaest in Trondheim in 2004.
Legendary lineup featuring Frost from SATYRICON and Atilla from MAYHEM

KELLS are on the fast track to success. Their coming third full-length “Anachromie” is mastered by Ted Jensen (METALLICA, ALICE IN CHAINS) to assure that their catchy modern Metal sound reaches the highest international standards. The album was recorded after playing 45 shows in 15 European countries by invitation of EPICA and twice TARJA TURUNEN based on the strength of their previous release “Lueurs” (2009). Their single-outtake “La Sphère” featuring Candice of ETHS hit all French video channels.

Charismatic singer Virginie Goncalves offers a stunning range from the sweet and soft to harsh and aggressive growls, which may roughly be described as the perfect cross between Amy Lee (EVANESCENCE), Cristina Scabbia (LACUNA COIL) and Angela Gossow (ARCH ENEMY). Join the ride!

Paranoid apocalyptic premonitions and Nuclear war. Massive environmental destruction and corrupt world leaders. LAKEI from Bergen, Norway dwell in an angst filled and aggressive dimension; a world in collapse where oppressors feast on the gagged carcass of man. Dystopian nightmares materialize through a straggling offensive of towering bass lines, distorted barb wire guitar attacks and twisted, crass vocals. Imagine Amebix and Axegrinder dismembering Neurosis on an altar of early black metal, wrapped in shadowy post-hardcore, and you might get the gist of it.
For fans of: AMEBIX, NEUROSIS, AXEGRINDER, MORBID ANGEL & TODAY IS THE DAY.

MENCEA is back to present their new album entitled "Pyrophoric". The eight track-long soundtrack of unearthly moods, demonstrates an immensely wide sonic landscape, packing punch and diversity that few bands can match. Most of all, it undoubtedly shows that Mencea belongs to a movement of bands exploring boundaries between extreme metal sub-genres, often morphing into a mix of extreme metal with progressive sensibilities and a non conformist approach to melody as well as storming rhythmic outbursts. " Pyrophoric" is a fresh, and fearlessly musical approach to what MENCEA is all about. Energy, sonic richness and sheer heaviness. This is technical and brutal, what a surprise!

For fans of: GOJIRA, MESHUGGAH, NILE, OBSCURA & TEXTURES.

Fresh off destroying Soundwave the mighty MESHUGGAH are back with the best offering yet ‘Koloss’
While everything is pretty much rushed these days, some bands need, or better, take their time to come up with an new album. MESHUGGAH is one of these bands and you always know it was worth the wait once you listen to a new MESHUGGAH record for the first time. Also no wonder, it takes some time and effort to come up with what got known as math metal – right? A genre and a trademark, Tomas Haake & Co. invented!
2012 still showcases MESHUGGAH on top of the game that has been extended, renamed and what not by a whole lot of new bands, that try to reach out to the godfathers of math, jazz, djent or whatever-you-wanna-call-it metal, might come close, but never will deliver as these Swedes do for more than 20 years now.

Fresh off destroying Soundwave the mighty MESHUGGAH are back with the best offering yet ‘Koloss’
While everything is pretty much rushed these days, some bands need, or better, take their time to come up with an new album. MESHUGGAH is one of these bands and you always know it was worth the wait once you listen to a new MESHUGGAH record for the first time. Also no wonder, it takes some time and effort to come up with what got known as math metal – right? A genre and a trademark, Tomas Haake & Co. invented!
2012 still showcases MESHUGGAH on top of the game that has been extended, renamed and what not by a whole lot of new bands, that try to reach out to the godfathers of math, jazz, djent or whatever-you-wanna-call-it metal, might come close, but never will deliver as these Swedes do for more than 20 years now.

Fresh off destroying Soundwave the mighty MESHUGGAH are back with the best offering yet ‘Koloss’
While everything is pretty much rushed these days, some bands need, or better, take their time to come up with an new album. MESHUGGAH is one of these bands and you always know it was worth the wait once you listen to a new MESHUGGAH record for the first time. Also no wonder, it takes some time and effort to come up with what got known as math metal – right? A genre and a trademark, Tomas Haake & Co. invented!
2012 still showcases MESHUGGAH on top of the game that has been extended, renamed and what not by a whole lot of new bands, that try to reach out to the godfathers of math, jazz, djent or whatever-you-wanna-call-it metal, might come close, but never will deliver as these Swedes do for more than 20 years now.

Coming May 2012!
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Formed in Orlando, FL. in the summer of 2006, “MODERN DAY ESCAPE has an infectious sound and draws in the crowd regardless of what market they are playing.” - Shane Jay Hayes (Essential Media Group). After their critically acclaimed debut ‘’House of Rats’’ in 2009 the band tried to solidify their line-up. Early in 2011, change came calling again for MODERN DAY ESCAPE. Drummer Sandra Alva, formerly of Black Veil Brides, found her way into MODERN DAY ESCAPE along with new guitarist Mark Burn; solidifying this always shifting lineup once and for all while providing the strongest sound the band has featured to date. MODERN DAY ESCAPE deliver their Standby Records sophomore release ‘’Under the Gun’’ the band rightfully takes their songwriting and musicianship to an entirely new level. This is melodic Metalcore at its finest!

For Fans of: A DAY TO REMEMBER, CONDITIONS, ASKING ALEXANDRIA, FOUR YEAR STRONG & CLOSE YOUR EYES.

Electro and techno superstars from around the globe celebrate the genius of legendary extreme Metal band MORBID ANGEL by revisiting the tracks of their new groundbreaking release “Illud Divinum Insanus” released in June 2011.

As always in the career of the iconic US group, they equally provoked awe and critical praise with their avant-garde artistic vision as well as sparking a heated controversy by daring to incorporate structures derived from the Electro scene.

With that courageous step outside the box MORBID ANGEL inspired this tribute with DJs and electro stars enthusiastically responding to the call for contributions. No less than 31 fresh, sharp and inventive remixes grace this release. Eight more stunning re-interpretations will be available with the limited first pressing of “Illud Divinum Insanus - The Remixes” on a bonus digital download card.

Among the famed participants in this fascinating project are LAIBACH, SKOLD, THE TOXIC AVENGER, PROJECT PITCHFORK, MICROPOINT and BLACK STROBE among many others.

For Fans Of: Every Death Metal band ever, + Frontline Assembly, Laibach, Combichrist, Dead Can Dance

In early 2009 Mr Big announced the reunion of the original lineup featuring Eric Martin, Paul Gilbert, Billy Sheehan and Pat Torpey, to celebrate the twentieth anniversary of their debut album.

A ten date tour of Japan followed which lead to the release of a Live CD and DVD and the enthusiasm surrounding the reunion convinced the band to go back to the studio to write and record a new album entitled “What If...”. At the end of January 2011, during a week long promotion trip in Japan to promote the album, they were invited to the WOWOW TV Studios in Tokyo to perform a special show in an acoustic setting.

The result from that magic night in Tokyo is now here: 10 Mr Big classics in a completely new and fresh dress and a portrait from the very first ever acoustic show from the band. The return of Unplugged?

For Fans Of: Bon Jovi, Extreme, Van Halen Dokken

Masters of the crossover genre return for their fifth studio album, bringing the fury, humour and party to obscene new levels. Richmond, Virginia’s MUNICIPAL WASTE return for their fifth full-length album in their endless quest to bring the fury, bring the laughs and bring the party to obscene new lows. Their hell-bent quest for infectious riffs and never-ending headbanging sessions has finally led them to Nuclear Blast for a debut party-on-disc that won’t soon be forgotten. Tasked with the noble aim of spreading the shred, ‘’The Fatal Feast’’ is a more complete album than ever before. More bang, more intensity and a rounder sound make this not only the perfect party record, but also a natural fit for their epically ridiculous live shows. You can thank MUNICIPAL WASTE for providing you with the soundtrack to the end of the world in 2012. LTD CD with Bonus Track!!

For fans of: ANTHRAX, D.R.I., S.O.D., SLAYER & SUICICAL TENDENCIES.

Ships 13th April
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Nekromantheon started out in early 2005 with only one goal in mind: To play fast, evil and dirty thrash metal in the way of the old gods. Influenced by the classics of Slayer, Sadus, Kreator, Dark Angel and Sepultura, they unleashed their attack on modern metal.

Now, this powerful trio has regressed even further back to the glorious days of real metal, breaking the chains to all that is plastic. Their second full-length is even faster, filthier, and more evil than ever! With "Rise, Vulcan Spectre", Nekromantheon have truly summoned the ancient Greek gods of havoc, and will let nothing stand in the way of this unholy blood offering. Worship the beast!

Ugly Thrash Metal in the vein of old Slayer, Sacrifice, Sadus, Kreator - faster, filthier and more evil than ever before!

NOTHNEGAL already managed to get widely talked about with only a self produced 4 track EP “Antidote of Realism” (2009) and no international promotion. Their origin from the Maldives alone ensured far spread media interest. Now their debut album will hit the world as an international release.

The band was founded by guitarists Hirlarl and Fufu on the capital island Malé in the year 2006. The cousins aimed for a high level of professionalism from the start and enlisted the support of DÅÅTH, ex-CHIMAIRA, ex-DYING FETUS, ex-MISERY INDEX drummer Kevin Talley and Finnish keyboard player Marco Sneck (KALMAH, POISONBLACK). A wise decision that reflects well in the highly precise sharp rhythmical base and elegant cinematic keyboard lines of “Decadence”. Far from evoking images of white beaches and palm trees the album captures its listeners with a dark melancholic streak flowing through excellent executed modern melodic Death Metal.

‘’Fire Make Thunder’’ marks the fourth undertaking for the collaborative duo known as OSI. Formed in 2002 by Jim Matheos (Fates Warning, Arch/Matheos) and Kevin Moore (Chroma Key, former Dream Theater keyboardist), OSI is a long distance partnership, both musicians typically writing and recording alone and sending song ideas back and forth for further elaboration. Written and recorded throughout most of 2011, this latest release once again reflects the eclectic influences of both Matheos and Moore.

Returning as the band's session drummer is Gavin Harrison of Porcupine Tree! OSI is a Progressive Rock tour de force. OSI's ‘’Fire Make Thunder’’ is what progress should mean to progressive metal. If terrestrial radio still played great music, ‘’Fire Make Thunder’’ would drift through the ether on the frequency of psychedelic radiance.

For Fans of: FATES WARNING, DREAM THEATER, PORCUPINE TREE, OPETH & SPOCK’S BEARD.

Founded back in 1980, never having left the path of metal, always sticking to themselves, doing their thing, and being blessed with THE best frontman in thrash metal history, OVERKILL can truly be called icons, legends and most of all: pioneers!
Enter 2012, the 32nd year of the bands existence marks another milestone for OVERKILL: the 16th album, “The Electric Age” - Blitz himself describing the “Ironbound” (the 2010 album title)era had kind of a “rebirth feeling to it”, the new offering can perfectly be depicted as the raw and wild youth that naturally follows.

Thinking of “Ironbound” as kind of a “revival” of what OVERKILL is about, “The Electric Age” with all the trademarks you love about this band, refreshing them and adding a modern age feeling, without denying their roots and sticking to the original sound, is the essence of OVERKILL.
For Fans of: METALLICA, SLAYER, ANTHRAX, TESTAMENT & EXODUS!

Founded back in 1980, never having left the path of metal, always sticking to themselves, doing their thing, and being blessed with THE best frontman in thrash metal history, OVERKILL can truly be called icons, legends and most of all: pioneers!
Enter 2012, the 32nd year of the bands existence marks another milestone for OVERKILL: the 16th album, “The Electric Age” - Blitz himself describing the “Ironbound” (the 2010 album title)era had kind of a “rebirth feeling to it”, the new offering can perfectly be depicted as the raw and wild youth that naturally follows.

Thinking of “Ironbound” as kind of a “revival” of what OVERKILL is about, “The Electric Age” with all the trademarks you love about this band, refreshing them and adding a modern age feeling, without denying their roots and sticking to the original sound, is the essence of OVERKILL.
For Fans of: METALLICA, SLAYER, ANTHRAX, TESTAMENT & EXODUS!

Tracklisting CD:
01. Come And Get It
02. Electric Rattlesnake
03. Wish You Were Dead
04. Drop The Hammer
05. Save Yourself
06. Black Daze
07. 21st Century Man
08. Old Wounds, New Scars
09. All Over But The Shouting
10. Good Night

DVD on Ltd Version:
In the Studio with Overkill

Former Gamma Ray vocalist Ralf Scheepers and bassist/vocalist Mat Sinner, two of the most respected German metal musicians founded Primal Fear in late 1997.

Late last year the band entered the recording studio to start tracking their ninth album “UNBREAKABLE” which combines the skills of the strongest Primal Fear line-up ever. A well-balanced “back to the roots” vibe and an ambitious learning process during their longest tour so far. Classic and ultra-fresh Primal Fear riff-rockers like “Strike”, “Give Em Hell” or the high speed track “And There Was Silence” will hit the bulls-eye, like the rhythm paced metal anthem, first single and new video clip “Bad Guys Wear Black”.

Less experiments, more rock! But there will be a nine-minute epic journey with a lot prog approach named “Where Angels Die”, a classic wonderful ballad “Born Again” and the melodic power bomb “Metal Nation”. Singer Ralf Scheepers adds: “the plan was to record an album for the fans with rough metal riffs, screaming vocals and good melodies ...... and finally it became a monster – a tough 'bang-your-head' metal album called “Unbreakable“.

For Fans Of: Judas Priest, Hammerfall, Accept, Edguy and Gamma Ray

RAGE have been active for 28 long years now. With a mix of Heavy Metal, progressive and classical elements and powerful Thrash passages, Rage are always moving forward, adding new elements to their sound – still keeping their roots and trademarks.

Their latest and 21st album “21”is the fastest and heaviest of their long career. It was recorded at the "Twilight Hall studios" in Krefeld/Grefrath (owned by the Blind Guardian guys), and produced by Charlie Bauerfeind (HammerFall, Helloween, etc.) and guitarist Victor Smolski himself.

For Fans Of: Hammerfall, Judas Priest, Accept, Metallica, Helloween

RAM was created back in '99 by Harry Granroth, who wanted to form a real heavy metal band; he was sick of the misinterpretation of metal that ruled the scene back then and had a pile of material that he wanted to bring to life. He soon found Daniel Johansson, a young but experienced and very talented guitar player who welded a traditional metal guitar style. The two started working on some of Harry's earlier material and began to write new songs. After a long and tiresome search, Harry then found Oscar Carlquist; a powerful heavy metal vocalist with a mutual hatred for the current metal scene. Oscar quickly became involved in the song writing process and quickly crafted interesting lyrics to accompany the music. The backbone of RAM was formed. Oscar brought in drummer Morgan Pettersson, one of the few drummers left who still played the 70/80's hard and heavy drumming style. They then recruited the legendary Leif Larsson, an icon in Gothenburg metal as he had previously been a member of "Frozen Eyes".
In 2011, the band has signed a Worldwide deal with the iconic metal label Metal Blade and the world trembles in fear before the release of the metal behemoth that is Death. RAM are back! Necks will be broken! HEAVY METAL TYRANNY!

For over a decade Ribozyme has been a connoisseur’s choice and a frontrunner for the diversity and integrity of Norwegian rock and metal - a taste of the Michelin Guide. Ribozyme’s solid approach to their work has been evident from day one: refined soundscapes where every nuance is carefully painted out in wallwide tapestries of sophisticated rock.

A continuous effort to evolve and congeal true identity has led Ribozyme to be compared to numerous giants of their genre. From Tool to Filter, from Nine Inch Nails to Sigur Rôs, although the distance to the above has never been greater. Ribozyme is truly a nation of its own, as evident by their fifth album: Presenting the Problem

”Presenting the Problem” is a modern rock/metal crossover featuring top of the line songwriting, a massive sonic experience in a 40 minute long standard-defining example of explosive intensity and musical macro vision with surgical precision, featuring guest appearances by world-renowned artists like Jørgen Munkeby of Shining and Fredrik Saroea of Datarock.

For Fans Of: Nine Inch Nails, Tool, Sigur Rôs And Filter

SAINT VITUS are the godfathers of American Doom Metal. Seventeen years after the release of their previous full-length “Die Healing”, these legends return with yet another masterpiece. “Lillie: F-65” includes the trademark song writing style so beloved by SAINT VITUS fans. There is the cataclysmic and unmistakable guitar sound of co-founder Dave Chandler leading to amazing and magical solos. “Lillie: F-65” is furthermore graced with the deeply resonant vocals of Scott “Wino” Weinrich who returns to record an album with the band for the first time since the glorious “V” (1989) and whom many consider to be the classic SAINT VITUS vocalist. Despite hiatus and changes over the past years SAINT VITUS remain true icons of Doom. Now the US legends are back and stronger than ever with “Lillie: F-65”!

For Fans of: BLACK SABBATH, CATHEDRAL, TROUBLE, PENTAGRAM & WITCHFINDER GENERAL.

SAINT VITUS are the godfathers of American Doom Metal. Seventeen years after the release of their previous full-length “Die Healing”, these legends return with yet another masterpiece. “Lillie: F-65” includes the trademark song writing style so beloved by SAINT VITUS fans. There is the cataclysmic and unmistakable guitar sound of co-founder Dave Chandler leading to amazing and magical solos. “Lillie: F-65” is furthermore graced with the deeply resonant vocals of Scott “Wino” Weinrich who returns to record an album with the band for the first time since the glorious “V” (1989) and whom many consider to be the classic SAINT VITUS vocalist. Despite hiatus and changes over the past years SAINT VITUS remain true icons of Doom. Now the US legends are back and stronger than ever with “Lillie: F-65”!

For Fans of: BLACK SABBATH, CATHEDRAL, TROUBLE, PENTAGRAM & WITCHFINDER GENERAL.

Since Norway’s jazz-metal outfit, Shining, shocked the music world with their genre-defining and now classic “Blackjazz” in January 2010, people have been asking themselves if it’s humanly possible at all to reproduce the sheer ferocity and aggressiveness on a stage, while still retaining the machinelike precision displayed in their punishing studio tracks.
It’s time to put all doubts aside: With their newest release, a live album and a concert DVD recorded during one single concert in Norway, Shining set a new standard in the kingdom where they are already dictating the agenda.
For the first time ever, the raw energy of their legendary live performances has been captured on tape in a setting organized solely by the band itself. Produced by the multi-talented front-man Munkeby, and backed by the same mixing and mastering team as on their previous Blackjazz studio album, we could not get a truer version of what Blackjazz is meant to be. Straight from the horse’s mouth, this is the new standard that bands will strive to match for the next 10 or 20 years to come.

This is what Alive was for Kiss. This is what HAARP was for Muse. This is Live Blackjazz from Shining

Coming May 18th!

Sonic Station is a new Westcoast AOR Project put together by Swedish guitarist, composer and producer Alexander Kronbrink. While studying music at the Royal College of Music in Stockholm, he teamed up with singer and pianist Marika Willstedt and together they started writing. This collaboration turned out to be the beginning of the Sonic Station record.
From the very beginning the Sonic Station project has been based in the 80’s AOR music (influenced by Toto, Mr Mister and Journey) and the West Coast-sound of Airplay and Chicago. To get the most quality out of each song Alexander, who composed ten tracks and also produced and arranged the whole record, engaged four singers with different singing styles and voices: Marika Willstedt, Magnus Bäcklund, Kristoffer Fogelmark and Tove Lo.
Backed up by a long line of session musicians and Alexander’s brilliant guitar playing Sonic Station is an expressive and warm record, where each song has an obvious and immediate hit feeling. With Sonic Station, Alexander Kronbrink has taken the 80’s into the future!
For Fans Of: Toto, Air Supply, Chicago and Journey

The wait is over. ‘Incurso’, SPAWN OF POSSESSION’s Relapse debut and first new record in over five years is a headspinning masterpiece of technically brutal death metal. Featuring current and former members of tech-titans Necrophagist and Obscura, SPAWN OF POSSESSION absolutely annihilate with ‘Incurso’. Devastating riffs, jaw-dropping time-signatures and improbably complex and sophisticated songwriting all combine to create an opus of next level death metal. SPAWN OF POSSESSION’s ‘Incurso’ is simultaneously fresh and instantly classic, an immediate landmark in the death metal canon.

For Fans of: NECROPHAGIST, THE FACELESS, ORIGIN, THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER, NILE, HATE ETERNAL, OBSCURA & DEATH!

Joe Lynn Turner’s career has had a number of highlights. From his early days with Fandango to the Rainbow success and later on with Deep Purple and Yngwie Malmsteen, and his solo career, the New Jersey-born singer has covered a wide number of musical styles with his inimitable vocals.

In 2006 Joe had the idea of digging some old gems and to create an ultimate Joe Lynn Turner Melodic Rock/AOR album. This brought about the release of the first SUNSTORM album in 2006 and of the follow up “House of Dreams” 3 years later.

While the first two albums basic inspiration came from the AOR catalogue of songs that Turner penned for himself or other artists of the genre, for the third album it was decided to look at Turner’s numerous vocal sessions he did in the 80’s as background vocalist for other artists. This brought to the resurrection of some Michael Bolton’s AOR gems such as “Gina” (originally included on “The Hunger” album, where Turner contributed with background vocals), and “Emotional Fire” which Bolton penned for the “Heart of Stone” album from Cher (in which Turner again appeared as background vocalist).

With production and mix once again under the expert hands of Dennis Ward (Pink Cream 69, Place Vendome, Angra etc.) and a tracklisting rounded out by some amazing songs written by the likes of Soren Kronkvist (Crash the System, Issa), Tom and James Martin (Vega, Sunstorm, Khymera) and Daniel Palmqvist (Xorigin, The Murder of My Sweet), the third Sunstorm album “Emotional Fire” is destined to reignite the Melodic Rock passion in every fan!

For Fans Of: Joe Lynn Turner, Deep Purple, Bon Jovi, Foreigner, Night Ranger, Michael Bolton (early)

Coming off their Victory Records debut ‘’Plead the Fifth’’, a highly successful US Active rock campaign and multiple headlining tours TAPROOT look to continue their reign atop the modern hard rock empire with their upcoming 6TH full length release, ‘’The Episodes’’. Over 6 years in the making ‘’The Episodes’’ is a poignant and complexly developed concept album with interlacing characters on their search for understanding. The tone and feeling throughout the storyline is dramatically reflected in the music TAPROOT has crafted on ‘’The Episodes’’. The new album expands upon all of the intense and melodic elements the fans have come to expect from the band with an updated take on their style of Heavy Rock. Now in their 15th year as a band, TAPROOT will only further cement themselves as one of hard rock’s greatest with ‘’The Episodes’’.

For fans of: DISTURBED, NONPOINT, SEVENDUST, SEETHER & SHINEDOWN.

Ships 10th April!
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This is the album all fans of US Grindcore legend TERRORIZER have been waiting for!

Since their famed debut “World Downfall” (1989) and the second full-length “Darker Days Ahead” (2006), TERRORIZER are regarded as the defining band of their genre. With “Hordes of Zombies” the Americans are unleashing a massive riff avalanche that amalgamates the most forceful elements of Death and Thrash into a true juggernaut of Metal true to this style.

The legions of their adherents will be even more delighted about the return of MORBID ANGEL frontman David Vincent on bass. They will also be glad to hear that excellent singer Wolf aka Anthony Rezhawk (RESISTANT CULTURE) is again adding his resonant and fierce growls and Pete Sandoval (MORBID ANGEL) delivers yet another jaw-dropping drum barrage. TERRORIZER's excellent songwriting has sonically been refined by Dan Swanö at Unisound Studios.
Get ready: the godfathers of Grindcore are back from the undead!

For Fans Of: Morbid Angel, Napalm Death, Cannibal Corpse and Obituary

The myriad of influences, both artistically and spiritually, that creates the overall aesthetic of The Devil’s Blood takes the listener into a labyrinth of wondrous amazement and dark realization. Using the tradition of rock ‘n’ roll music as being a mouthpiece for the influence of The Devil to evoke a powerful, sensual and energetic mixture of Musical Theatre and Ritual Practice.

Using the power of their written material, which traditionally holds common ground with, for example, 70s hard rock and 60s psychedelia among many others, as a steppingstone from which the band moves into complex improvisational drifts that drive, clash, shake and force their way into the subconscious of the listeners while at the same time opening up their senses with the use of fire, blood, incense and other ritualistic ingredients.

TRIXTER announced the reunion of the original lineup in 2007. Since then the band played several shows in the past 4 years, including a successful appearance at the Rocklahoma festival in 2008. Making a new record was the next logical step. The task was to create a classic style Melodic Hard Rock album with all the sounds people have loved about TRIXTER: great songs, big guitar riffs, catchy vocals and a huge bottom end.

Some special guests collaborated with the band members in the songwriting department: Jack Blades (NIGHT RANGER, DAMN YANKEES), Phil Collen (DEF LEPPARD), Snake Sabo and Rachel Bolan (SKID ROW). TRIXTER arrived at the tail end of the glory years of melodic Hard Rock with a great debut album which went on to sell in excess of 500,000 copies. The follow up "Hear" was also successful but the change of musical climate condemned the band to the inevitable split.

For Fans of: SKID ROW, DANGER DANGER, FIREHOUSE, TYKETTO & HARDLINE.

TYKETTO were at the forefront of the 90’s hard rock scene signing to Geffen Records. Getting together to write your first album in over eighteen years is no easy feat, especially when the band members are spread out all over the globe. But after many successful years of touring on the heels of their classic and highly successful albums ‘’Don’t Come Easy’’ and ‘’Strength in Numbers’’, TYKETTO felt it was time to introduce the fans to new music.

The making of the album was fraught with scheduling issues, weather delays, internal differences of opinion and a myriad of other problems associated with making a record. In the end, the band’s vision was met, so now ‘’Dig In Deep’’ is the perfect third chapter in the Danny Vaughn era of TYKETTO.

For Fans of: HARDLINE, HAREM SCAREM, WINGER, STEELHEART & FIREHOUSE.

The battle call has been raised! With their unstoppable new album, Sweden’s mighty UNLEASHED have forged the blood and spirit of their Viking ancestry into a modern weapon of death metal mastery. A true rallying cry for the dedicated metalhead legions around the globe, UNLEASHED have done what previously seemed impossible: they raised the intensity level without losing their trademark skill of melding uncompromising brutality with extreme listenability. For nearly 20 years, the warriors of UNLEASHED have been the ultimate embodiment of death metal - employing a driving fortitude that has helped them to become one of the top extreme bands on the planet.
Always unyielding and without a hint of compromise, they have remarkably brought the spirit of the Viking tradition and the glory of pure death metal together in this new century. ‘’Odalheim’’ is the story about the future of Yggdrasil and those who survive Ragnarök. It is the story of the Midgard Warriors who carry on the Viking tradition into the new world, the latest chapter of an epic story steeped in history and mythology. LTD CD in slipcase.

For fans of: AMON AMARTH, BATHORY, HYPOCRISY, ENTOMBED & ARCH ENEMY.

The battle call has been raised! With their unstoppable new album, Sweden’s mighty UNLEASHED have forged the blood and spirit of their Viking ancestry into a modern weapon of death metal mastery. A true rallying cry for the dedicated metalhead legions around the globe, UNLEASHED have done what previously seemed impossible: they raised the intensity level without losing their trademark skill of melding uncompromising brutality with extreme listenability. For nearly 20 years, the warriors of UNLEASHED have been the ultimate embodiment of death metal - employing a driving fortitude that has helped them to become one of the top extreme bands on the planet.
Always unyielding and without a hint of compromise, they have remarkably brought the spirit of the Viking tradition and the glory of pure death metal together in this new century. ‘’Odalheim’’ is the story about the future of Yggdrasil and those who survive Ragnarök. It is the story of the Midgard Warriors who carry on the Viking tradition into the new world, the latest chapter of an epic story steeped in history and mythology. LTD CD in slipcase.

For fans of: AMON AMARTH, BATHORY, HYPOCRISY, ENTOMBED & ARCH ENEMY.

Finally the mother of all clip collections from NUCLEAR BLAST is back and continues its infiltration of your sensory system with only the finest heavy metal music videos to please both your eyes and your ears. As awesome as always, but bigger than ever – 90 clips of bands from every imaginable subgenre of heavy metal are being delivered on two bulging DVDs + BluRay with a total playing time of almost 7 hours! Get your massive 2DVD + BluRay-package today! Features clips from: Dimmu Borgir, Nightwish, Opeth, Machine Head, Fear Factory, Dream Theater, Blind Guardian, Black Dahlia Murder, All Shall Perish, Asking Alexandira, Accept, Soilwork, Devildriver, Trivium and many many more!

Following the tragic death of Valfar in January 2004, Vreid arose from the ashes of Windir. At the time Vreid, which means wrath in Norwegian, consisted Windir members Hváll (bass), Steingrim (drums), Sture (vocals/guitar) and new guitarist and longtime friend, Ese. This lineup went on to release four albums and one DVD, 2010`s Vreid Goddamnit,

Some described their sound as a mixture of the ambiance of Windir, the rawness of Norwegian black metal and the rocking groove of Sepultura, Metallica and Motörhead. The lyrics were in both English & Norwegian, and heavily influenced by historical themes.

For fans of Metallica, Motorhead and Opeth!!

WRETCHED have once again entered the studio to record with Jamie King (BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME) to push the limits of creativity and progressiveness on their third full-length release, ‘’Son Of Perdition’’. Their inventive style of punishing thrash and modern death metal is executed flawlessly. WRETCHED add elements of depth and darkening mood by accompanying a full choir piece and scored orchestral arrangements throughout ‘’Son Of Perdition’’. Bursting with tight riffs and energetic melodies, WRETCHED are further make their mark in the metal world with their new take on old school thrash metal. They offer up their own metallic attack that is dense, intricate, and stylishly structured.

For fans of: DEVILDRIVER, JOB FOR A COWBOY, WITHIN THE RUINS, WHITECHAPEL & CARNIFEX.