BTS 70000TONS OF METAL 2023:
EMPRESS (USA), OSYRON (CAN) and HEI’AN (SVN) talking about boat, bands, and bonding with fans!

Video for Angel of Love out now / Ongoing European tour with new dates!

GRAND DESIGN: Second single God Bless Rawk ‘n’ Roll out now / Following first single Tuff It Out from upcoming album Rawk

Mystic prog metal from Tennessee putting the opera, jazz and metal drill to work!

ALBERTA'S PROG-POWER BAND RED CAIN DROP NEW SINGLE # ANNOUNCE UPCOMING ALBUM NAE'BLISS FOR MAY 19TH!

It’s a rarity that a band has longevity, but GRAND DESIGN always hit home, with multiple albums being crowned Album Of The Year.

Team CMM @ 70000TONS OF METAL 2023

Sinister blues rocker Living Hell out now!

ALBERTA'S PROG-POWER BAND RED CAIN DROP NEW SINGLE & MUSIC VIDEO FOR BLIGHT

Finally: Re-release of Abstrakt Algebra's highly sought after debut Abstrakt Algebra – remastered + including 3 bonus tracks!

League of Legends, Arcane, metalcore!

... dedicated to Aleister Crowley + Including Ozzy Osbourne Cover

General Pre-Sale Going Live on November 30th!

 Album imago Out Tomorrow!

New Video For How Much It Hurts Out Now

 A blues tribut for "Lemmy Month"!

The power of slow progression

Album available on November 11th

Wild Life Strangers Full-Length To Drop November 18th

A haunting rendition of Aleister Crowley‘s life and Sex Magick in his lead single

Grand cinemotion for lovers and those who wanna be

Make room at the fuckin’ table!

Stu Block (Annihilator, Into Eternity) & Percival Schuttenbach (The Witcher 3) unite with Osyron in new music video for The Deafening + Momentous album out November 4th!

“We’re at the tipping point of becoming the authors of our own tragedy versus letting our planet heal!” 

Deluxe Edition of POKERFACE out on September 30th

Album Full Force out September 23rd!

LEATHERWOLF’s new single The Henchman follows announcement of upcoming album Kill The Hunted – all ‘80s greatness, ZERO fluff!

New video single Kinda Glow out now, album coming this fall!

Beyond the Sun Out Now / Upcoming Album Momentous Announced

New video The Fall of Kingdoms out now!

VITTRA: Swedish Melodic Death/Thrash Metal with a stench of Black / Debut Album Blasphemy Blues coming November 11th

Featuring past and present members of Dream Theater, Guns N’ Roses, Fates Warning and others

SAVATAGE continue Vinyl-ReIssues

More emotionally powerful post-progessive metal from Slovenia

Pre-order the new album Full Force now!

Watch out for what you're celebrating!

Authentic and Elegantly Classic Doom Metal

Brand new video single Headline released

Sailing aboard the Freedom of the Seas: 

“Inside Room 6” out now – featuring past and present members of Dream Theater, Fates Warning, Guns N’Roses and others

+ Orchestra set from legendary EastWest Studios coming our way

Album Fateweaver coming August 19th / Pre-Order Now

Australian Metal Powerhouse Announce New Album 'Full Force'

Aiming for the stars, cheering for growth

“Day and Night” out now – featuring past and present members of Dream Theater, Guns N' Roses, Whitesnake and others

Conquering the symphonic metal stronghold with sophistication!

A great foretaste of the exciting concept album 27 (out May 27)

The world's biggest heavy metal cruise is back!

Young Fast Running Man release new single

+ new single I Prevail!

Heavy Metal straight from Norway!

Germany's rock rockets BRUNHILDE open the next chapter of their concept album 27 with new single Eye For An Eye...  / Album coming May 27

Digital Release of Album's Deluxe Edition + Video for "Silent Crying 2.0"

Germany’s rockits BRUNHILDE ignite the next stage in May with concept album 27

Underlining the admonitory nature of the Wreckages of the Past

Just A Number, the first single off the upcoming album The Great Dying out now!

Round 11 of  70.000 TONS OF METAL, The Original, The World's Biggest Heavy Metal Cruise, will set sail in January 2023!

Merry Rockin' Christmas and a Happy and Healthy 2022!

The "Christmas Single" is out on December 17th, supported by the "Initiative Musik"!

New single out on November 19th, supported by "Initiative Musik"!

BETTER DAYS EP TO BE RELEASED ON RECORD STORE DAY - NOVEMBER 26TH. WATCH THE VIDEO HERE

Album Millenium In Darkness and 2nd Single Gator Season out now!

+ release video single Not For The Masses

Limited Anniversary Vinyl of Good Morning, How Did You Live? coming Oct. 8

Crowdfunding Campaign for new Album rolled out

Humankind's death rattle on record

Album Trek Amount: X announced + Single No Remedy out now

... after tremendously successful album crowdfunding campaign!

+ New Music Video in Legendary Setting

The Rockstar Next Door

We Did It Again!

Brutal death for the soon-to-be-extinct!

Free live video My Garden now on YouTube!

... and announce Twitch Stream

Series of Video Singles in Support of Upcoming Album Council of Prediction

Showing Dazzling, Intimate Approach to Songwriting This Time ‘Round!

Brand new double album shows band maintain razor sharp creative edge as Samurai Eddie unleashed after video debut

WITH SPECTACULAR, STATE OF THE ART ANIMATED VIDEOTHE WRITING ON THE WALL

Album pre-order now available 

Single and Video out now!

Preorders open now

... with Video

FOURTH SINGLE FROM EPONYMOUS DEBUT ALBUM OUT NOW

Limited 10" Picture Vinyl in stores beginning of August / Pre-order for Sirens & The Dungeons Are Calling starts now

Head of the Lingen-based company appointed President Global E-Commerce & Retail for WEA / Lingen becomes international competence center for the digital sales activities of the US global corporation

First Single Gravestone and Video Out Now!

Free Tickets Now Available

The Next Single Off Their Kingsbane – Deluxe Edition 

Bracelet Circus Out Now! 

...AND ANNOUNCE CROWDFUNDING CAMPAIGN FOR DELUXE ALBUM VERSION OF STATE OF DECEPTION

Crowdfunding campaign launched for upcoming album

+ Video Premiere!

... and the album Storyteller is out in the US!

Because Every Dark Time Needs its Anthem

Follow-up of Love Is The Answer to be released soon!  

Torch Of Rock And Roll goes Anime!

VIPER QUEEN is here!

Let's celebrate life

The Torch Of Rock And Roll has been lit!

Deluxe Edition (Remixed, Remastered, Bonus Tracks) Coming May 14

First video single out now!

A heart-warming project for a good cause!

WATCH THE LYRIC VIDEO!

Just the right kind of heavy!

Out NOW!

Pre-order has started now!

WATCH VIDEO HERE

EMP wins renomated award for their online activites!

Crime Records Presents Upcoming Album LEGEND OF VALLEY DOOM PART 3

CONTEST: Perform with Tim for your Valentine!

Another striking single by punk rock's latest powerhouse!

... and much more to come in 2021

CMM and CRIME RECORDS join forces, kicking it off with all-star concept Marius Danielsen's Legend Of Valley Doom!

DEBUT ALBUM TO BE RELEASED MARCH 26TH / PRE-ORDER NOW / BRAND NEW VIDEO FOR SINGLE ‘TAKING MY CHANCES’ OUT NOW 

A brandnew hardrock injection!

Heavy Songs for Heavy Minds: "The Killing II"

Debut brand new Single "TAKING MY CHANCES"

BRUNHILDE reveal details about their upcoming debut album! 

Album Coming February 2021

Australian doom metallers Raven Black Night release their new video single!

News from Canadian Hardrockers TheMightyOne!

Street day for upcoming record The Torch Of Rock ‘N’ Roll announced! 

Two guitar heroes, eight great tracks!

Band signs with CMM/SAOL, warming up for several re-releases and new album 'round the corner!

New bonus material included!

The most enjoyable history lesson ever

Christmas is coming!

The Canadians cover "Queen Of The Reich"!

... and announce a self-titled album for November!

A Rock Opera is Coming to Your Home

Pre-sale starts today!

NIGHTS OF THE DEAD – LEGACY OF THE BEAST, LIVE IN MEXICO CITY

Out now!

BRUNHILDE: All Is Lost – third single by German rising stars of crossover to be released digitally on the 18th of September 2020

A Truckload of Traditional Doom From the Australian Wilderness

Opinion and Plea by Veteran CEO Wolfgang Rott (CMM GmbH)

The single is out today!

In Your Face, Crusader!

... with Fan Support!

Plus: Cooperation with Solar Guitars

Canada Day: Celebrate with OSYRON’s metal version of O Canada / STRIKER win prestigious JUNO Awards for “Metal/Hard Music Album of the Year”

Live on Facebook tonight, June 26th.

There’s music in that rabbit hole.

...including three more brand new songs!

The album can be purchased in all formats now.

Pre-sale for upcoming album Foundations starts today!

Collapse can be ordered exclusively via the band’s Bandcamp in digital form!

The Rory Gallagher Online Tribute will be taking place on Sunday, June 14th, from 5-8pm GMT+1

Pre-Order The Baltic Crusade now!

Canadian shred heads cheer fans with more live session videos!

A Minute of Happiness and Fun is All It Takes!

Out May 29 + Pre-Order Start

Storyteller CDs are finally hitting the stores on May 29!

When You Were Born (I Was Already Dead) is relreased on May 22.

The first single Ignite from the upcoming album Foundations will be out this Friday.

From Scorpions to Savatage to sausages! An interview with CMM CEO Wolfgang Rott.

The Isareli multi-talent sends out a powerful message.

The first single Saule (1236) and video is out today!

Nothing New Under The Sun out now!

Mark your calendars for the YouTube live premiere.

Born To Lose is the first video from the session and now online

Album State of Deception is out tomorrow 

The album will now be released digitally on April 10th!

Conception present new song By the Blues as last appetizer before the upcoming album State of Deception is out on April 3rd

Date and destination announced!

A message from the band.

State of Deception will be out on April 3rd.

"State of Deception" to be released on April 3rd!

Storyteller will be available on April 3rd, 2020.

New album Bloodline out on CD, digital bundle only €2.14 today!

Team CMM is back from The World's Biggest Heavy Metal Cruise / Check out new 70K photos in our Press Lounge

Merry Rockin' Christmas, everyone!

A different approach to music videos!

SHOW US YOUR BEST MUSIC VIDEO!

Bloodline is available in digital form around the world now!

Michael Schenker Fest confirmed for Two Unique Headlining Performances

Another world premiere event on board!

Happy Release Day!

The World’s Biggest Heavy Metal Cruise 70000TONS OF METAL announces first 10 bands and pre-sale start for Round 10!

The quest continues - with the epic video for "You"!

"Acid Rain" gives first impression of upcoming album "This Fear" 

Lyric video for album track Pretend out now!

Something great is going on at the East Coast!

Moran Magal release video for Take Your Money together with album Under Your Bed!

Helsinki hellraisers to support Atreyu on North American tour from Oct. 20 – Nov. 20

What to do when there’s so much creative energy that you’re almost bursting with it?

Abum Release on August 30 / Pre-order starts now

This video is not for the faint of heart.

This is the story of a stunning yet hidden gem!

We asked six of the amibitous seven about their expectations for the upcoming second iteration of this extraordinary open air festival.

Finnish hard rock quartet to perform live at Hollywood's infamous Viper Room on August 27

Album (out May 31) almost here!

... you should not miss out for 2019!

First single from upcoming debut album (release: May 31) out now!

Hard rock quartet also set to perform at America's Aftershock and Louder Than Life festivals; new single 'Changing Of Seasons' out now!

Lyric video for "Black Swan" + Album release party in Berlin!

July 4–7, 2019 | Pula, Istria, Croatia

Acclaimed hard rockers announce summer festival appearances; new album due this fall!

FIVE GUITAR STARS – ONE STAGE – THE EXPERIENCE OF A LIFETIME!

N.M.A.: Old school thrash meets rock'n'roll in Switzerland

Moran Magal's Under Your Bed: Of Luggage and Monsters

Fiddler’s Green celebrate the weekend of St. Patrick’s Day by hitting #7 on German Album Charts!

Buckets of sweat, testosterone and adrenaline: The Tip are currently touring through Europe’s rock clubs with their dirty Nashville-Rock’n’Roll. 

No more wallowing in late winter fatigue! As of now, it’ll be all about singing and dancing. 

This is more than just another festival – this is the United Nations Of Heavy Metal At Sea!

The year is 2019 AD. Musicland is entirely occupied by casting shows, idols or faceless plastic pop and suffers from declining music sales. Well, not entirely… One small band of musicians still holds out against the invaders.

Ireland's DEAD LABEL: New single and video out after transformation into quartet!

It’s apocalypse on the high seas! 

The Tip’s music is a manifest to its no-nonsense, adrenaline fueled, hard-rocking attitude.

With just mere days left until CEILD’s magnificent instrumental journey A View will see the light of day, ...

A Merry Rockin' Christmas, everyone!

"This is not an anthem, this is a real rebel song!"

Epic post-apocalyptic video out today!

CEILD release new single Falaise from upcoming album A View

When ten years ago a jung and wild thrash metal band named CRIPPER prepared for their first release, no one had a clue how much this would change the music biz on the long run. At that time, CRIPPER didn’t have a record deal nor a solution for the tricky, tedious promo work that needed to be done.

New album "Holy Hell" out November 9th / Band’s Biggest-Ever European/UK Tour in January and February 2019

Celebrate the release of "Holy Hell" (release: November 9th) together with other fans all over Germany!

Dive HEAD FIRST into the fray!

"Holy Ghost" now on YouTube + "Holy Hell" on November 9th via Epitaph Records

STRIKER: “We hear you vinyl lovers!”

Book your cabin before they are gone!

Kissin' Dynamite are Metal Hammer's "Best German Act" 2018

CEILD signed with CMM/SAOL +++ new album ready; free title track out now!

STRIKER: European tour in November and Play To Win album presale starting very soon

A brilliant piece of instrumental prog!

Why? "Seemed like fun!"

The wait is over: 70000TONS OF METAL announces first bands for round 9 + Pre-sale starts for Gold and Silver Survivors

ART AGAINST AGONY announce "Shiva Appreciation European Tour 2018"

Independent metal prog 2.0

The Canadians reveal details about Play To Win!

News from Canada!

The track “Battle In Winter” tells an epic fantasy story of elves and war. 

CMM/SAOL are very proud to announce one of today’s most promising, unique bands joining our SAOL roster: CHONTARAZ, their first Scandinavian act!

"Holy Smoke Tour Eddie" shows off cutting edge collaboration with Iron Maiden Tour

A new sign of life from Matt Barlow and Jonah Weingarten

Iron Maiden Live Show Elevates Mobile Gaming in a Genre Defining Industry First.

Taken from new album Dreamworld Collapse!

WE ARE SENTINELS are finally ready to provide specific information about their epic project and share the official tracklist for their self titled debut album as well as the day of release!

European Summer Tour Kicks Off On June 1st

I've Got the Fire

Metal from Australia!

Alternative-Rock at its best!

May the 4th be with you!

German heavy rockers Spitefuel release their second studio record, the pure-blooded concept album Dreamworld Collapse today! 

Epic new video and a date for German fans!

Captivating insight into the story of the project

Two CLASSIC NOISE reissues 

"Lay My Hopes Across The Sea"

also: tourstart and two new videos by band and fans

Despite a run of legendary hit singles in the 1970s, Black Sabbath and the seven-inch single format didn’t always sit well together. 

New epic project of Matt Barlow and Jonah Weingarten.

CRYPTEX release "Alois" and "It's Mine" of "Rain Shelter Sessions, Part 4-6"

Striker: Show at BANG YOUR HEAD!!! Open Air, new music video, new album record later this year 

SpiteFuel CoverBefore releasing their second album Dreamworld Collapse on April 27th, heavy rockers SPITEFUEL are giving us a taste of their upcoming powerful, thrilling rock record by presenting us with a brand new video clip. 

After getting the first video (From Birth To Cemetery) from the upcoming album Mountains out to the listener, RADIO HAZE successfully left everyone craving for more of their brilliant, unique retro rock. 

THE BLUE POETS: Today, March 27, marks this year’s 86. day at war. And there are 279 more to come.

After their epic live session trilogy “Rain Shelter Sessions” CRYPTEX are back to continue this one-of-a-kind project on a new level.

The Future Is Now.

Blues Rock uncut: The Blue Poets announce the presale start for their new Live Power  album and give us a peek behind the scenes with a brand new video clip. 

 RADIO from the top of Mt. HAZE!

VIDEO FOR “THE VOID” PREMIERES TODAY

Over 300 unheard live performances to be released on record, beginning in June!

AUSTRALIAN METAL BAND TO TOUR EUROPE AND U.K. IN JUNE

Epic, powerful music for your imagination!

There are your standard heavy metal festivals – and there is 70000TONS OF METAL. 

GSA only

GSA only

Seven Spires to board The World's Heavy Metal Cruise 70000Tons Of Metal 2018!

This Friday, January 12th, marks the release of the new album from White Wizzard. Today the band is pleased to premiere the lyric video to the album’s heavy metal title track, Infernal Overdrive.

Unfortunately, legal problems arose at extremely short notice, so the band has had to change their name.

Our Swiss thrash squad Comaniac begin the new year as is right and proper – namely with the destruction of European clubs.

WHITE WIZZARD, the most NWOBHM sounding band hailing from the US is finally back on track with the return of two original members, a brand new album coming in January 2018 and a killer track that will hunt you down NOW!

Meet our new print promotion team!

While the days are getting shorter and the nights longer, luckily here are the Croatians NORD with a video for their new, adrenaline-laden art rock smasher Remake to wake you and shake you!

"He's the best from the east to the west"

Stray Train are on the rails right into your ears! 

SAOL’s heavy blues express Stray Train are rolling again with the new video “Heading For The Sun” from their upcoming album "Blues From Hell" (Nov 24th).

Jen-of-all-trades is at it again in a playthrough video of her album title track InZENity.

Iron Maiden release tour dates for Legacy Of The Beast European Tour featuring a best-of set!

Grab some beers, hook up your best speakers and enjoy The Book Of Souls tour from the comfort of your own sofa.

Interested in some musical madness to fight off the leady ponderousness of normality? 

Check out the official trailer for Stray Train's second album "Blues From Hell"

KATLA Youtube stream of full "Móðurástin" album on release day today!

WHAT DOES THIS BUTTON DO? – IRON MAIDEN frontman Bruce Dickinson's autobiography is released in German by Heyne Hardcore on January 22nd, 2018!

“All right, come on everybody. Let’s do it one more time!”, singer Simon Moskon belts out into the microphone just before the rocking finale of Ribbon Tied Swing in the brand new live session video by the German progressive rockers of CRYPTEX.

Katla are back once more with the third mighty eruption of their Icelandic metal volcano. Check out the public sneak preview for their epic song Dulsmál from the upcoming album Móðurástin now. Feel free to like and share.

Slovenian media named the band STRAY TRAIN a “blues rock machine”. And how right they were ‘cos this train ain’t slowin’ down!

THE TIP are about to release their latest album "Sailor’s Grave" in Europe (on September 29th through SAOL) and now streaming it in full on this special occasion.

Praised this year by Rolling Stone magazine as 'one of the Top 10 bands you need to know' for their 'debaucherous, flamboyant flair', the Finnish modern hard rock act SANTA CRUZ is back with a video for their brand new fist-pumping single Young Blood Rising.

Doom group‘s new album "When Colors Fade Away" is now available.

Warner Music will release IRON MAIDEN’s ‘The Book Of Souls: Live Chapter’ on November 17th worldwide [through BMG in the USA].

70000TONS OF METAL, The Original, The World’s Biggest Heavy Metal Cruise, has announced the Public Sales date for the February 1-5, 2018 voyage which sails from Miami / Fort Lauderdale to Grand Turk, Turks and Caicos Islands and back.

Two members of the CMM team, Wolfgang (CEO) and Marco (online promotion, marketing, A&R/product management SAOL), will be returning to Hamburg’s famous Reeperbahn Festival this year from the 20th to the 23th of September (from Thursday to Saturday).

The Icelandic rock/metal volcano KATLA is erupting again and as of now lava-streaming a second song off their forthcoming debut album Móðurástin.

After their splendid cover version of Savatage’s Gutter Ballet, it is now time for more: As continuance of their threepart live studio session, the German progressive rockers of Cryptex release their first new song since the great success of the band’s last album Madeleine Effect in 2015: The track is called Closer and it’s the first time singer Simon Moskon and guitarist André Mertens have teamed up for a composition.

Praised this year by Rolling Stone magazine as “One of the Top 10 bands you need to know” for their “debaucherous, flamboyant flair,” SANTA CRUZ is a Finnish modern hard rock band ...

Our favorite shredders of STRIKER just released a brand new video for their song Former Glory on Youtube. Their heavy metal machine is here to take you back to the glorious eighties, so put on your helmet, mouthguard and jump right in! You will not regret the journey.

Welcome back to rock n’ roll heaven, folks!

Jen Majura’s (Evanescence, Jen Majura) new album announcement got the fans very excited a few weeks ago and her crowdfunding campaign has been going killer since then. While waiting for the first single to drop soon, you can now get an eye-candyesque sneak peek of what’s to come!

GSA ONLY

GSA ONLY

Katla is an Icelandic band featuring ex-Sólstafir drummer and visual artist Guðmundur Óli Pálmason and singer/multi-instrumentalist Einar Thorberg Guðmundsson (Fortíð, Potentiam). Named in tribute to one of Iceland's greatest active volcanos, Katla creates powerful, panoramic music where shimmering guitars, crushing melodies and atmospheric density meet dark, entrancing power. 

There are songs that last for and influence whole generations. And there are bands that do not only cover them but rather find an outstanding way to make them their own – so that an interpretation like this sometimes becomes so much more than just a cover version.

Sleazy, bluesy, greasy – The American epicentre of music shows its balls again! Let us introduce you to THE TIP from Nashville. Long nights, hot licks and the unbridled energy of the four pack are what wet rock’n’roll dreams are made of!

Singer ERIC WAGNER, formerly of TROUBLE and currently of THE SKULL, brings his unique and legendary voice to the new BLACKFINGER album "When Colors Fade Away", to be released Sept. 15th on M-Theory Audio.

'Solveig': SEVEN SPIRES’ potent, full-length concept album – the journey of a lost soul through a neo-Victorian underworld ruled by an ancient demon.

Look what our friend Jen Majura just did! 100% Indigogo goal reached less then 24hrs into the campaign for her upcoming album "InZENity"! Of course, in a shitty summer like this, who isn't looking for awesome warm socks? Throw into the mix that these will be hand-knitted just for you by a great artist (and one of the most likeable persons on the planet) and you find yourself wanting a pair of those.

70000TONS OF METAL, The Original, The World’s Biggest Heavy Metal Cruise, has announced ticket sales dates for Survivors and the first 17 of 60 bands to perform on board. 

Once again SEVEN SPIRES break away from any genre limitations and constantly add new layers to their wide musical spectrum - this time with a heavy melodic death punch straight in your face!

The famous cruise ship metal festival just announced the eight first bands from its 2018 line-up!

Singer ERIC WAGNER, formerly of TROUBLE and currently of THE SKULL, brings his unique and legendary voice to the next BLACKFINGER album, When Colors Fade Away.

The Croatian alternative/art rockers Nord are back with a brand new video for “Play Restart”, the title track of their debut album which was released in April by Geenger Records. 

Months of planning, designing and developing are finally over and CMM GMBH has been successfully rebooted in several ways.

The running order for MetalDays’ 2017 edition has been published today on the festival’s official website. Do you want to know when your favorite bands will be playing there and how to best prepare yourself for the party season?

One month after releasing the official video for “The Cabaret of Dreams”, the symphonic metal wonder Seven Spires is back with a brand new video for “The Paradox”, another exciting song off their highly anticipated concept album “Solveig”:

Two weeks after announcing that they will open for Metal Church for a series of shows in June, the Swiss thrash metal killers Comaniac just revealed their busy schedule for their summer "Road Destruction 2017" tour!

Only a few days after the release of the official video for "The Cabaret of Dreams", the first single off of their debut album "Solveig", the American symphonic metal force Seven Spires strikes again with a brand new song called "Stay":

It rattles, it cracks, it’s relentlessly straightforward, just as it should be in the genre – With the brand new single “Generation Y”, the Swiss demolition squad Final Cut deliver a true Thrash Metal hammer.

Very few progressive rock bands manage to not only capture the fans’ imagination, but even break the border between band and audience like Cryptex do.

Swiss thrash metal attack Comaniac will join the mighty Metal Church on their European tour in June!

With its new theatrical piece “Solveig”, the female-fronted American band Seven Spires is about to pull off a major coup in the ever-growing symphonic metal scene.

Sometimes one has to frown like the devil himself to get rid of a life-sucking girlfriend.

On Tuesday, May 2nd, the CMM team went to Hamburg’s Barclaycard Arena in order to meet their long-time partners and friends from Iron Maiden and finally celebrate with them “The Book of Souls” turning gold.

Hailing from Croatia, NORD always go where they are not expected.

Some time ago, Stray Train made a promise to their fans – the promise not to sleep on what the band calls “our little success” after their highly praised debut album “Just ‘cause you got the monkey off your back doesn’t mean the circus has left town” and an epic European tour with Blues Pills and Kadavar.

Right on time for Easter, MetalDays gave us 14 reasons to be excited: the last bands for the 2017 edition of the ultimate metal holiday are here!

"While we remain in shock and mourning for the passing of Paul O'Neill, we ask you, the entire TSO extended family, to consider going out of your way today to do something unusually kind or generous for someone less fortunate or for someone who could just use the help.

Riding high on the success of their latest album “Striker” and their enormous tour with Sonata Arctica, the four Canadians of Striker have now been nominated for four awards at the Edmonton Music Awards for their previous album “Stand In The Fire”.

After “So Alive” and the dark “Shadows”, alternative/art rock outlet Nord show a new side of their musical horizon.

After their first two destructive chapters “Bow Low” and “Coal”, Swiss thrash wrecking ball Comaniac offer their ten-part instruction to complete annihilation two days before its official release: “Instruction for Destruction” is ready for delivery on demand at soundcloud now!

360° – that means 360° of pure evil. Right in the middle instead of just watching from outside – have the perfect panoramic view of NervoChaos doing what they can do best: bludgeon their new song “Ritualistic” rawly and with full precision.

Pure riff brutality – probably the most efficient way to describe the new thrash masterpiece from Comaniac.

A lost soul seeking for light and orientation.

ASSIMILATION will be releasing their debut album, “The Laws Of Power”, worldwide on March 17th, 2017 via SAOL.

A bloody ritual deep in the Brazilian forests, a woman driven by her possession, and the eponymous hypnotizing phrase “Ad Maiorem Satanae Gloriam” over and over again – NervoChaos visually manifested their new single and take no prisoners.

Round 7 of The Original, The World’s Biggest Heavy Metal Cruise set sail February 2-6, 2017, marking the seventh consecutive sellout for 70000TONS OF METAL™.

In times of disorientation and uncertainty, music can at least offer a way out of feeling lost in the sonic wilderness.

Fed-up with the entire trend flooding the scene, Brazilian extreme metal entity NERVOCHAOS was born in spring of ‘96, with the idea of creating an aggressive and chaotic music.

Sun, hot tubs and the full portion of metal instead of little snow and much cold and rain.

Today, your new favorite winter festival, the Winter Days of Metal, announces the last bands for its line-up: the final additions are Tomcat, Minotauro, Youth Man, Trash Talk, Malignant Tumor and Serious Black!

In less then two weeks the world’s biggest heavy metal cruise sets sail for the seventh time – and new bands are continuously added to the already great line up.

The many small steps and improvements towards ecology and sustainability have paid off: the MetalDays Festival was honored with an AFG Award 2016.

Relating to their latest album “Madeleine Effect”, singer and mastermind Simon Moskon talks about beauty, pain and caducity.

2016 was another record-breaking year for Trans-Siberian Orchestra (TSO), the project founded by producer/composer/lyricist Paul O'Neill.

“If you choose to change part of your life you need to go out and live it, not just fantasize about it.“

Post Progressive Metal

Rook Road stay true to themselves with the tunes of Diversity Rock

April Art intend no less than to write the best album of the world. Impossible? True to the motto now more than ever, they’ve freed themselves musically and created a completely new band feeling.

Promising Allstar-Combo reveals first glimpse of upcoming album featuring former members of Dream Theater, Guns’n’Roses, Whitesnake and others

Conquering the symphonic metal stronghold with sophistication

BRAND NEW SMITH/KOTZEN MUSIC – FOUR NEW SONGS ANNOUNCED.

BETTER DAYS EP TO BE RELEASED ON RECORD STORE DAY - NOVEMBER 26TH. WATCH THE VIDEO HERE

Southern metal heavyweight from the Puerto Rican wetlands

Guitar-heavy rock in true Led-Zep-like manner!

Brutal death for the soon-to-be-extinct!

The Rockstar Next Door

The news of one of this year's most anticipated comebacks is ringing loud and clear across the land: Symphonic metallers Dream Ocean are back with a new single and an album announcement.

The sophomore effort to Sirens is being re-released!

The first Savatage re-release is there!

The first appetizer for a series of re-releases is coming your ways!

Franconian rock band

Remixed, Remastered + Bonus Tracks!

Featuring an all-star cast including names such as John Rhys-Davies, Ralf Scheepers, Tommy Johansson, Tim "Ripper" Owens and many more!

The Mighty One light the Torch Of Rock And Roll

BRUNHILDE is coming!

Containing over 100 minutes of classic Maiden music and available in multiple formats, Nights Of The Dead - Legacy Of The Beast, Live in Mexico City was recorded during the band’s three sold out arena shows there in September 2019 and is a celebration of their Legacy Of The Beast World Tour which began in 2018 and will finish next Summer in Europe.

Pow, right in the kisser!

FIVE GUITAR STARS – ONE STAGE – THE EXPERIENCE OF A LIFETIME!

Old school thrash meets rock'n'roll in Switzerland

The year is 2019 AD. Musicland is entirely occupied by casting show idols or faceless plastic pop and suffers from declining music sales. Well, not entirely… One small band of musicians still holds out against the invaders.

Hope From The Ashes

The desire to write music out of the ordinary and the liberation of all the rules, is the basis of CEILD's compositions. 

As the world has long come to expect from Architects – vocalist Sam, drummer Dan, guitarists Josh and Adam Christianson and bassist Ali Dean – it is a record masterfully executed.

ART AGAINST AGONY to release third album "Shiva Appreciation Society"

Hear The Hounds Of Küenring Howl!

The first ever record of We Are Sentinels will be published on July 6th 2018 via SAOL! 

Coroner’s fifth and final album for Noise Records was Grin and was originally released in 1993.

Coroner’s fourth album, Mental Vortex was originally released in 1991 and is considered by many as their magnum opus.

“PANTERA: LIVE AT DYNAMO OPEN AIR 1998” catches Pantera at their ultimate height, touring their seminal ‘Great Southern Trendkill’ and ‘Live 101’ live album of the previous year. 

“SOULFLY: LIVE AT DYNAMO OPEN AIR 1998” encapsulates the eclectic thrash metal band’s live performance debut. 

Epitaph Records is pleased to announce the upcoming release of Reverence, the sixth studio album from Australian metal band Parkway Drive. 

Epic, powerful music for your imagination!

Originally released on 16th April 1984, Saxon’s sixth album was produced by Kevin Beamish at the legendary Sound City Studios, in Los Angeles. 

Saxon’s fifth album, Power And The Glory was originally released on 21st March 1983 and was produced by Jeff Glixman at Axis Sound Studios in Atlanta.

Saxon’s fourth album, Denim And Leather was originally released on 5th October 1981.

Deathrow's letzte Noise-Veröffentlichung wieder erhältlich!

Die Legende wird wiederbelebt!

Deathrow's sophomore album re-released!

Saxon's groundbreaking Debut re-released!

Saxons 2nd album rejuvenated!

Saxon's third strike re-released!

After their epic live session trilogy “Rain Shelter Sessions” CRYPTEX are back to continue this one-of-a-kind project on a new level.

The final album released on Noise by Tankard was 1995’s self-titled, The Tankard.

Tankard’s sixth studio album emerged in 1993 and while their counterparts were experimenting with industrial and nu metal sonics in the 90’s the band stood firm and true to their thrash roots. 

As the thrash metal gave way to grunge in the 90’s Tankard stuck to their guns and released another fine slab of Tuetonic thrash in the ironically titled ‘Stone Cold Sober’ in 1992.  

As the decade turned, 1990 saw Tankard unleash their fourth studio album The Meaning Of Life. 

True American Metal band White Wizzard finally unveil their long anticipated new album!

All-rounder and Evanescence guitarist JEN MAJURA is finally preparing for her second, eagerly awaited solo strike:

The band's third studio album was released in 1988 and was followed by the Alien EP the following year. 

Tankard’s sophomore album, ‘Chemical Invasion’ followed their debut in 1987 and shifted the gears up a notch in terms of technicality and production. 

Tankard’s debut album, released in 1986 was full of parody and full throttle thrash metal.

After the release of their debut album Just 'cos you got a monkey off your back does not mean circus has left town in 2016, that received the full attention of Slovenian and European music experts and fans, Slovenian media named STRAY TRAIN a “blues rock machine”.

"The Book Of Souls: Live Chapter": two years in the making Iron Maiden live album to be released on November 17th

Praised by Rolling Stone for their “debaucherous, flamboyant flair,” Santa Cruz is a Finnish modern hard rock band formed with the mutual aspiration of playing their rear ends off and kicking people’s derrieres.

Skyclad's final effort for Noise Records!

Das Album mit dem Skyclad ihre Legende zementierten!

Skyclads Drittwerk wieder erhältlich - jetzt mit Bonustracks!

Ein weiterer Skyclad-Meilenstein wieder erhältlich!

Der Folk Metal Klassiker The Wayward Sons Of Mother Earth neu aufgelegt!

Katla's debut album, "Móðurástin", shines a spotlight on the band's hook-heavy, horizon-stretching sound.

Limited edition box set containing all six of Bruce Dickinson’s solo albums: Tattooed Millionaire, Balls To Picasso, Skunkworks, Accident Of Birth, The Chemical Wedding & A Tyranny Of Souls. These have all been remastered by Andy Pearce & pressed on 180g vinyl for optimum audio.

His songs are evergreens, his life’s work is as legendary as it can only be created by someone with a brilliant musical vision.

Besides their never before recorded epic cover version of SAVATAGE’s Gutter Ballet and the brand new, mystic, melancholically elating Closer, the EP features Madeleine Effect's Ribbon Tied Swing.

Golden Gods Award-winning artists Black Sabbath announce "The Ten Year War" – a limited edition vinyl boxset released September 29th through BMG.

Sleazy, bluesy, greasy – The American epicentre of music shows its balls again! Let us introduce you to The Tip from Nashville. Long nights, hot licks and the unbridled energy of the four pack are what wet rock’n’roll dreams are made of! 

Singer Eric Wagner​, formerly of Trouble and currently of ​The Skull​, brings his unique and legendary voice to the next Blackfinger album, ​"When Colors Fade Away"​.

Running Wild’s sixth album was released in 1991 and proved to be their most ambitious to date.

On 1992’s ‘Pile Of Skulls’ album, Running Wild returned to their trademark theme of pirate subject matter

German heavy metal quartet Running Wild’s eight studio album,

Running Wild’s ninth album ‘Masquerade’ was released in 1995 and was their most ambitious to date.

Released in 1984, 'Gates To Purgatory' was German heavy metaller’s – Running Wild’s debut album.

Running Wild’s sophomore album ‘Branded And Exiled’ followed hot on the heels of their debut in 1985 with another eight tracks of raucous heavy metal tunes in a similar vein to its predecessor, ‘Gates To Purgatory’.

Originally released in 1987, Running Wild’s ‘Under Jolly Roger’ album is considered a benchmark in heavy metal history and one where a new genre was born – pirate metal.

Released in 1988, Running Wild’s fourth album and second foray pirate themes, ‘Port Royal’ saw the band delve deeper into history and explored themes such as the ‘Conquistadores’ which also became an MTV hit on Headbangers Ball.

Running Wild’s fifth album ‘Death Or Glory’ was released in 1989 and proved to be their most successful to date with heavy MTV rotation of the track ‘Bad To The Bone’ which was recorded live in Dusseldorf in front of 9000 crazy fans.

With its new theatrical piece “Solveig”, the female-fronted American band Seven Spires is about to pull off a major coup in the ever-growing symphonic metal scene. This debut album, which is to be released worldwide on August 4, 2017 via SAOL, indeed succeeds in establishing as of now the four-piece orchestra as an essential figure of tomorrow’s extreme soundscape.

The debut album from the band was released in 1984, and was quickly recognised as the work of agitated and agitating talents. This album was a huge influence on the burgeoning death and thrash scenes at the time. A masterclass of riff tirades and unholy sentiments.

Released in 1985, the band’s second album had an ominous pall of doom and gloom, enmeshed in a sound both primitive yet also Wagnerian in its vast scope. Many claim this was a massive inspiration for black metal bands later in the decade. In truth, though, none matched what was here.

Released in 1987, only now can people understand just how far ahead of its time this album was. Not only did it have maniacal rhythms, but introduced electronica into extreme metal. On every level, it was a remarkable record, full of visionary ideas and ideals.

Released in 1990, not only does this feature a twisted cover of David Bowie’s ‘Heroes’, but it saw the band going in a much more thrash oriented direction. The restless energy percolated throughout, as Celtic Frost continued to leave fans aghast at their soundscapes and adventurous perceptions.

Heroes of the extreme metal scene, there has always been so much more to Celtic Frost’s music. From ‘Morbid Tales’, through ‘To Mega Therion’, onwards to ‘Into The Pandemonium’ and finally ‘Vanity/Nemesis’, this is a band who refused to conform or follow any specific musical direction.

Germany, June 2017. Something is coming. It is spreading, slowly but steadily, fighting its way into the people’s heads – ready to infect everything and everyone: on June 16, 2017 will be released “Virus”, Pantaleon’s debut album.

In times of disorientation and uncertainty, music can at least offer a way out of feeling lost in the sonic wilderness.

“Nyctophilia” is the seventh studio album by Nervochaos and will be unleashed on April 7th, 2017 through Cogumelo (in Brazil) / Greyhaze (in USA/Europe) and distributed by Plastic Head (in Europe).

When a band makes up its name from “Company of Maniacs”, this can be seen as a promise to the listener. Since the formation of their band in 2012, the four Swiss of Comaniac have repeatedly proven what this means in their case: They celebrate metal-mania in the best sense.

Re-release with a full truck load of extras for the ultimate Voivod fan!

Re-release with a full truck load of extras for the ultimate Voivod fan!

Re-release with a full truck load of extras for the ultimate Voivod fan!

An excellent selection of sci-fi progressive thrash metal madness and a basic weapon for all metal deejays!

Everything was better in the old days. For many fans of the original death metal of the 1980s, every new band dragging a legacy the legends of metal eked out in years into the mud with their pseudo curried, glossy sounds is just one more punch in the face. With their new first full length album “The Laws of Power” that is to be released via SAOL on March 17, 2017, Assimilation prepare for a counterstrike.

Riding high on the success of their own independent label,​ Record Breaking Records​, Striker is the fastest growing metal band out of Canada. Their fifth album, eponymously titled "Striker", is a lethal force cut from the former glory of all things heavy metal.

On their second output, to be unleashed on November 25, the Munich soon-to-be quintet lead by mastermind Pike presents itself dark, puristic and uncompromising.

Helloween are a pioneering force in the power metal genre and are considered the founders of German melodic speed metal. Since the band was founded in 1984, Helloween have released fifteen studio albums, three live albums, three EPs, and twenty-seven singles, and have sold more than eight million records worldwide.

"The Blue Poets" is an album with 11 captivating songs made by a perfectly harmonizing band, showing a musical and emotional union. A must-have, not only for every blues rock and guitar fan – The Blue Poets lives off the knobby roots of blues but overall it’s one thing: earthy guitar-driven music demanding to be played fucking loud!

Of the first AXXIS album "Kingdom of the Night", which Walter Pietsch was essentially involved in as one of the two songwriters and as guitarist and co-producer, he has sold over 100.000 copies.

The band was founded by experienced musicians in early 2015, with the main idea of playing famous (or less famous) blues rock covers in small clubs, just to field-test and cultivate their sounds and to stay in shape.

What is Bulgaria known for? Regarding the metal scene, it might soon be NAMELESS DAY RITUAL, who come into the world with their symbolic entitled debut album “Birth”.

Canadian heavy metal maniacs STRIKER are ready to set out on a new adventure with their fourth album “Stand In The Fire“.

In 2011 four young men sat together, reflected their previous work and agreed, that the next album should be something special. It shouldn’t only be the normal process of writing, playing and recording black metal songs – no, they wanted to exhibit a broad concept for the new album.

The clock is ticking – second after second, day after day, year after year. In 2007 the first sound was made by Zanthropya EX like a rushing river of blood and screams, naive but full of zest for action to reflect the world up to the darkest corner of its ugly face.

After having received heaps of enthusiastic reviews for their debut album from 2011, this extraordinary formation around lead singer Simon Moskon has acquired a reputation as a barnstorming entertaining newcomer – mainly but not only due to their extremely powerful live performances.

“The Mask Of Hypocrisy”, which was recorded at Adelaide’s Deep Blue Studios and mixed by Roy Z (Bruce Dickinson, Halford, Judas Priest) at Mountain View Studio, Los Angeles, is an addictive blend of majestic keyboards, bone-crunching rhythms and soaring lead solos, coupled with passionate vocals and compelling lyrics.

OCTANIC, who have carved out an enviable reputation for their captivating, energetic and charismatic live performances Down Under, have truly captured their live vibe on “The Mask Of Hypocrisy”. Often technically complex and intense, yet peppered throughout with exuberant, catchy melodies and soaring choruses, the varied metal crunch of “The Mask Of Hypocrisy” impresses and intrigues with every note.

After three albums and an EP, Greek superstars OUTLOUD will release their first best-of album “Destination: Overdrive” on October 23, 2015. The compilation contains songs from the albums “Outloud” (2009), “Love Catastrophe” (2011), “Let’s Get Serious” (2014) and a brand new track. Having sold more than 10.000 albums, OUTLOUD worked their way up to being one of Greece’s best rock bands, covering the Greek Metal Hammer magazine twice and going on three successful tours in their home country – and now it’s time to conquer the rest of the world!

The best-of sampler will be released via ROAR! and does not only contain hits like “We Run”, ”Tonite” and ”I Was So Blind”, it also features fellow countrymen Babis “Bob“ Katsionis (Firewind) and George Kollias (Nile).

After contributing to numerous renowned TV productions and playing many successful shows worldwide, PUSSY SISSTER report back to the rock’n’roll circus with their second official album “Arrogance”.

The album was recorded in the Artist Studios in Reutlingen together with producer Sven Gallinsky and will be released on October 16 via Borila Rekords. It contains 11 brand new songs that offer everything that will stir a real rock’n’roll fan’s blood – from cracking hard rock like “No Way Out” and “Take Two” to radio-friendly ballads like “Memories” and “Legends Never Die”.

Swedish singer / songwriter MARTINA EDOFF has lined up the release of her incredibly accomplished second album “Unity” on the brand new Into Records label, distributed by Cargo, for October 16th on digipak CD and download.
With this album the founding member of the double platinum selling glam metal band The Poodles proves us that she’s the new queen of nordic rock!
The first single “The World Has Gone Mad”, mixed by multiple Grammy award winning engineer and mixer Justin Niebank, is already released and shows the album’s musical direction: uptempo rock with strong melodies and a heavy sound, as the Swede describes her new songs.
For her second solo album MARTINA EDOFF was supported by Jona Tee, keyboard player in the Swedish hard rock group H.E.A.T and as co-writer of “Unity”. Producer and sound engineer Tobias Lindell, who has previously worked with bands such as Europe, Mustasch and Hardcore Superstar, recorded the album at Bohus Sound Studios.

This goes out to all the vinyl fans: Universal Music and Blackened Records are proud to announce the re-release of all Metallica studio albums on 180g-heavyweight-vinyl. On July 24th, 2015 all LPs will be available permanently for the first time. Besides all the classic studio albums, the cover album“Garage, Inc.” (1998) as well as the live album “S&M” (1999) will be pressed on vinyl, too.

Founded in 1990 by Peter “Piotr” Sommer (vocals/guitar) and Toni Scherrer (guitar/vocals), the band could quickly attract attention with their first demo tape “The Fog” and following concerts with scene stars like Hades, Midas Touch and Poltergeist.

For over 15 years, industrial metal band NOCTIFERIA from Ljubljana have been the lighttower of the slovenian metal scene. During this time the band, founded by Igor Nardin (guitars) and Uros Lipovec (bass), already went through some basic musical changes, that again and again proved the band’s status to be an innovator for stilistically often hardened metal genre.

We give a warm welcome to a fresh offspring from Switzerland! Thrash Metal heads SUBORNED are joining the SAOL family, and we are delighted to say hello to the young band consisting of Lucie (vocals), Raymond (bass), Valentin (guitars), and Stefan (drums).

The fitting soundtrack for destroying your living room furniture!

„Bloody, morbid, perverse and brutal - We are the mirror of our time“ (Zanthropya EX) Since 2007, Zanthropya EX are marching throug the metallandscape under the leadership of the brothers Schinder Papst and JenZo. With the longplayer „Hure meiner Sinne“ they are releasing their fourth studio album in the genre named „Misanthropic Death“.

Following well over a year of sold out shows and festivals across the world in support of their acclaimed album HANDWRITTEN, The Gaslight Anthem are excited to announce the release of their first live performance DVD.  Filmed at The Troxy Theatre in London over the course of two nights - March 29th and 30th 2013 - the show sees the band perform some of their best loved songs to an enraptured crowd and demonstrates what made us all fall in love with them in the first place.

MOONCRY was found in 2006 in Southern Germany at the Lake Constance. The band creates a special and distinctive sound, which may be described as Dark Melodic Metal or as Symphonic Power Metal with elements of Gothic and Thrash. 

AFRICAN CORPSE is a mixture of brute vocals, aggressively forcing drums and the guitars' uncompromisingly interaction.

RISING STORM, that is the name of Germany’s newest Metal formation. After a short disappearance from the Metal scene, they are ready to unleash what they created during the last years to conquer the seas of Metal!

Croatian singer and songwriter GIBONNI lives one of most fascinanting musical careers in south eastern Europe. In the last ten years, five of his albums went straight in the top ten list in this region. Right in time to celebrate the accession of Croatia into the European Union, he releases his first english-speaking album “20th Century Man”.

Roxin’ Palace is a new Sleaze Rock/Metal band, founded in 2011 by Alex Corona, guitar player of Revoltons, and Elvis “El Chino” Ortolan, ex-Elvenking drummer.

SAPIENCY, the up and coming Metal band from Frankfurt, was founded in 2009. Their debut album “Fate’s End” was released throughout Europe in collaboration with SAOL/H’Art in October 2010. It was highly praised by professional magazines.

Subsequently to their highly acclaimed debut-album „Good Morning, How Did You Live?“, <strong>CRYPTEX</strong> grabbed the chance and went to a two month long European support tour for PAIN OF SALVATION at the beginning of this year, which lead them through 14 countries.

The German Power Metal Band STEEL ENGRAVED was founded in 2006 by Andy Straehler, Marco Schober, Chris Wende, Thorsten Zirpner and Anton Weber.
In December 2009 Daniel Kieslinger joined Steel Engraved and replaced Anton Weber on the drums, Thomas Lang replaced Thorsten Zirpner on bass at the end of 2011.

SEX SLAVES are a living Rock’n’Roll machine. They have independently performed over 1,000 live shows in 13 countries, and counting…all without a major label’s tour support dollars, or corporate sponsorship. This is a band to be reckoned with.

"Free falling angels" is an album sounding like 2012, but containing all the roots from the famous 70s and 80s bands in this genre. So you will find great hooks, fantastic musicanship and the combination between powering Rock, fine melodies and a dramatic attitude. So you will do very hard if you try to erase the songs from your brain's "save disc" after you've listened to them once. This means not less than "Free falling angels" is a great shock rocking catchy misterious unforgettable "poisoning" album!

Stefan Glas (Rock Hard, Heavy, Underground Empire)

Their first seven albums on the French Carrere label have now been amassed into ‘The Carrere Years (1979-1984)’, a four disc collection of the remastered albums, now expanded with bonus material and including an exclusive interview with the band within the liner notes.

“The Chrysalis Years (1980-1986)” collects together all six of the “post-Schenker” albums UFO recorded for Chrysalis in the 1980s. This anthology kicks off with 1980’s “No Place To Run”, now featuring the single edit ‘Young Blood’, available on CD for the first time, as well as its live b-side ‘Hot ‘N’ Ready’. Next up is a BBC gig recorded for Radio 1 on their 1980 “No Place To Run” UK tour. This is the first time the original broadcast has been released on CD in its entirety.

SEITA is a Brazilian four-piece band hailing out of Amsterdam that stands for straight up Thrash/Death Metal.

"Memories Of A Time To Come", the ultimate collection of BLIND GUARDIAN music from 1987 to 2011, will be released on January 20, 2012 via Virgin/EMI. It will be available as a double CD, three-CD deluxe limited edition, including the band's demo recordings when they were called LUCIFER'S HERITAGE, and as download.

Zanthropya Ex, founded in the year 2007 by the 2 brothers, Schinder Papst and JenZo, as well as M. Salazar. All from the town Trossingen, in southern Germany´s music high school town.

MOONCRY is settled in Southern Germany at the Lake Constance. The band creates a special and distinctive sound, which may be described as Dark Melodic Metal or as Symphonic Power Metal with elements of Gothic and Thrash.

Originally released in 1981, Nine Tonight was also recorded, in part, at Detroit's Cobo Hall, as well as at Boston's Boston Garden. The five-times platinum album features 16 live hits, including "Old Time Rock And Roll," "Night Moves," and "Hollywood Nights," plus a live bonus track exclusive to this newly remastered edition, "Brave Strangers."

Originally released in 1976, Live Bullet was recorded at Cobo Hall in BOB SEGER's hometown of Detroit, Michigan. The album has sold over five million copies and features 14 classics, including "Turn The Page," "Travelin' Man/Beautiful Loser," "Katmandu," plus a live bonus track exclusive to this newly remastered edition, a rare recording of "I Feel Like Breaking Up Somebody's Home" from Seger's sold out first stadium show at the Pontiac Silverdome.

Recorded at Union Chapel, London, England on June 16, 2008.

The back catalogue of the metal legend SAVATAGE has approached the next round – Savatage is back! with an exclusive, new shaped design including extensive liner notes and anecdotes by Jon Oliva himself. Furthermore, every reissue contains selected unreleased bonus tracks, some of which were previously unreleased.

After Stephanie Smith played in a band called SPECTATOR PUMP in the 90s, she founded her own band with the name KLEVELAND in 2000. The bandname arose while she was working in a bar.

KOTTAK is ready again! One year after the third studio album “Rock & Roll Forever”, SAOL / H’Art / Zebralution will release the bands fourth record called “Attack” on May the 27th.

With "Power Of The Night" and "Gutter Ballet", two more albums out of SAVATAGE's line of re-issues are on the market now. Each of both albums appears as a digipak with a new shaped design and liner notes by Jon Oliva.

CRYPTEX – the smiling madness! A bit of Woodstock, flower power and gospel, some TOOL, a sound that is smiling, swearing and living, lots of surrealism, amazing songs and charisma.

This is the classic EMI TV compilation of DEEP PURPLE from 1980 revamped for it's 30th anniversary to include tracks taking in Marks I and IV, not previously represented on the original album and a bonus DVD featuring TV performances, newly created clips and a new  track by track interview with Jon Lord. The original “Deepest Purple” reached No.1 in the UK album chart in August 1980, displacing Queen’s “The Game”. It took a new release from AC/DC – an album  called “Back In Black” – to cut short Deepest Purple’s tenure at the top. “Deepest  Purple” was also PURPLE’s third No.1 album, after “Fireball” and “Machine Head”. Now, with this 30th anniversary edition, this juggernaut  of a compilation has been supercharged for the 21st century. The “30th anniversary edition” of “Deepest Purple – The Very Best Of” will be released on 29th October.

This is the final original DEEP PURPLE studio album of the EMI period to be remastered and features the Mark IV line-up featuring David Coverdale, Jon Lord, Ian Paice, Glenn Hughes  and Tommy Bolin. The CD features the original album remastered on CD 1 and the whole album remixed by Kevin Shirley (Iron Maiden production supremo) on CD 2 along with 2 previously unreleased tracks. This classic album is also available as a remastered gatefold double vinyl LP. 35th anniversary edition of “Come Taste The Band” will be released on 29th October.

HATRED is going to  release the CD "Destruction Manual" via SAOL. The name of the album can  be taken literally, it will be diversified and banging in mercilessly.

The release of the renewed back catalogue of the metal legend SAVATAGE is going to the next round with the release of the combination of the  debut „Sirens“ (1983) and the mini album „The Dungeons Are Calling“  (1984). This record is complete new mastered and merges to a new entity with the personal quotations of mastermind Jon Oliva. It will be released in a well-crafted digipack and will impress with a bonus track: an acoustic version of “In The Dream” which was recorded in 2010 by Jon Oliva.

Did you know that nowadays it’s normal for a band to forget its singer at a roadhouse? You knew? You like such anecdotes? And you also want to experience such abstrusities? Then you should watch “Gunniversary”, the first DVD of GUN BARREL!

Now summer can definitely come! KOTTAK’s third album ‘Rock & Roll Forever’ is the perfect soundtrack for a cozy cabriolet trip through the streets while sunbathing.

Meet Machines of Grace. They are the latest among the gifted hard rock/heavy metal bands born from Boston’s thriving music scene. As with their Beantown bred forefathers, (Aerosmith, Extreme, Godsmack, Dropkick Murphys) this quad has concocted their own proprietary formula for whiplash on a disc.

The time has come on October 16th, 2009: The new W.A.S.P. album “Babylon” which deals thematically with the biblical visions of the four horsemen of the apocalypse will be released. Blackie Lawless and his crew created a masterpiece which will delight loyal fans as well as new ones. Besides the CD Version, the album will also be released as a Gatefold-Picture-LP.

From the splendor of lightning-fast riffs and hyper-speed drumming, to the heavy and powerful grooves that slash through the moshpit - THE FADING’s live show is an event to remember. Integrating influences from the veterans of the Swedish scene and the modern new-school American metal heroes, THE FADING delivers a violent and furious metal attack, sure to leave the crowd beaten and bruised.

After saying goodbye to their former singer Eric Wagner with the “Unplugged” album, on which Trouble put their all-time classics into an acoustic garb, for one of the most influential US-Doom-Bands of all time it’s gonna be time to look ahead.

After the consistently positive media echo for their first full-lenght album „Freak Inside“ in fall of 2008, the Hannover Thrashers from CRIPPER are now starting to take off.

Ricky is planning to hit the road for a full touring schedule as soon as Belfast Confetti hits the shelves. However, even after sharing the stage with groups such as Alice In Chains, The Ramones, Metallica, Cheap Trick, Lynyrd Skynyrd and Def Leppard over the many years, Ricky has earned his salt engaging large crowds with performances that are captivating and intimate, leaving his fans feeling truly connected to his music.

Anno 1984, Chicago: Five boys stepped into Black Sabbath’s footsteps without having the slightest idea which formative influence they would leave behind.

There are plenty of reasons why Rob Halford is widely referred to as "The  Metal God“, as few others have contributed as much to the sound and image of Heavy Metal as he did. After leading Judas Priest for nineteen years, Rob left the band in 1992. By summer of the same year Rob Halford formed FIGHT - a powerful, dynamic group that introduced a new cutting-edge sound for the Metal genre – before finally, after a detour with TWO, founding his own band HALFORD.

There are plenty of reasons why Rob Halford is widely referred to as "The  Metal God“, as few others have contributed as much to the sound and image of Heavy Metal as he did. After leading Judas Priest for nineteen years, Rob left the band in 1992. By summer of the same year Rob Halford formed FIGHT - a powerful, dynamic group that introduced a new cutting-edge sound for the Metal genre – before finally, after a detour with TWO, founding his own band HALFORD.

“Live At Rock In Rio III” as 5.1 dvd. 13 cameras were directed towards metal's most diverse band of the decade, when the Metal God delivered one of his best live performances in front of two-hundred thousands Brazilians, with songs of his current band HALFORD as well as songs of JUDAS PRIEST and FIGHT. As a bonus it features a documentary about the realisation of his debut album „Resurrection“. This album is included in this digipak-release as a bonus cd in remastered form and will feature the two new songs „God Bringer Of Death“ and „Fetish“.

CRIPPER - this name stands for a thrash-oriented project from Hanover / Germany.

'Into The Pit' a four-disc collection from FIGHT releases May 26, 2008 and includes FIGHT's original recordings re-engineered for release: War Of Words - Remixed and Remastered; Mutations - Remastered; A Small Deadly  Space - Remixed and Remastered as well as a new DVD release 'Live In Phoenix' featuring rare and unreleased FIGHT footage. “Into The Pit”  will debut in a Numbered Digi-Pak Edition, original Rob Halford autograph and 24-page booklet. World-wide release begins May 26th at local and online retailers.

The band gathered momentum in '97, when the "totalitarian guitar hero" Euroboy and Chris Summer, the "Rolex of all drummers", released their masterpiece 'Apocalypse Dudes'.

The album 'Ass Cobra' from '96 includes the songs 'Sailor Men', 'Denim Demon (I Am A Saint For Seamen)' and 'I Got Erection'. These songs will make the hearts of the fans beat faster.

After their debut 'Hot Cars And Spent Contraceptives' from '92, the band  was the opener for The Ramones, and surpassed all expectations.

In November and December, Turbonegro will start the next bugging operation on their German fans. Consistent with this event, an ultimate collector's item will be released for the Turbojugend: The "Boys from Nowhere 6 track EP - 2007 European Tour Collector's Edition". The A-side "Boys from Nowhere" from the latest album "Retox" plus five "all time favourites" of the Norwegian band make this EP a very special "Best Of album" - limited to 2.000 copies (worldwide!!!), packed in a nice digi-pak and numbered from 1 up to 2.000.

„FIGHT K5 – The War Of Words Demos“ are Rob Halford's private tapes  produced a few weeks into his new solo band's (FIGHT) rehearsal schedule  July/August '92. Raw vocal and instrumental performances are featured;  providing the world's Metal audience a rare opportunity to enjoy The Metal God's pursuit of a new, cutting-edge sound for the global Rock and Metal audiences.

Five new tracks are featured along with original demonstratio  recordings of: Now You Die, Forbidden, Down, Beast Denies, Dead Men Talk  (all new), Into The Pit, Nailed To The Gun, Life In Black, Kill It, Contortion, War Of Words, Vicious, Laid To The Rest, Jesus Saves, Psycho Suicide and For All Eternity.

Megadeth’s Dave Mustaine and Capitol/EMI have collaborated to create and deploy the ultimate Megadeth boxed set: Warchest. The 4-CD+DVD collection features more than six hours of digitally remastered content, hand-selected by Mustaine, including 30 audio and video tracks making their global release debuts, and an additional three tracks that have never before been released in the U.S.  Warchest’s October 2 release caps Mustaine and Capitol/EMI’s in-depth Megadeth catalog remastering and restoration campaign, which has encompassed the band’s Capitol studio albums, while also adding new audio and video collections to the band’s arsenal.

Ted Nugent's first studio album in five years is called "Love Grenade", and is a tonal attack on body, esprit and soul. With the future classic "Stand" and the re-recording of the 40-year-old Amboy Duke evergreens "Journey To The Center Of The Mind", this is the ultimate Nuge-record. In the fifth decade of his highly hairdressed Motor City Madness, Ted Nugent shows no sign of weakness. All those who doubt this fact should take a look at the cover-artwork and the songtitles: This piece of art definitely is nothing for softies! The European version includes two live bonus tracks from the Sweden Rock Festival: a live version of the brand new "Still Raising Hell" and one of his classic "Cat Scrath Fever".

This year's Wacken Open Air has just come to an end and was a huge  success - the double-DVD of the 17th W:O:A (2006) can already be bought  as well. Both DVDs are filled with an intensive festival documentation  with pictures of the warm-up-party, after show party, big reviews of  each festival day, interviews, press conferences, backstage scenes and  much more. Not to mention, the music does not come short: More than 40  bands and more than 60 songs can be found on more than 6 hours of DVD.  Part of the show are for example Legion of the Damned, Nevermore, In  Extremo, Soulfly, Rose Tattoo, Children of Bodom, Ministry, Amon Amarth, Emperor, Motörhead, Subway to Sally, Scorpions, Celtic Frost, Holy Moses, Carnivore, Metal Church and  many more.

Anno 1984, Chicago: Five boys step into Black Sabbath’s footsteps without having the slightest idea of which formative influence they would leave behind.
1995, their last album before the split, "Plastic Green Head", had been released. This CD, which had been out of stock for many years, has not only been re-released, but also remastered, and will be put on the market hand-in-hand with a sturdy bonus-DVD, wrapped up in a special package.

As you know, everything comes to an end. But listen: The party ain't  over yet!

"Hellectric" was recorded during the past five months - everytime  the Overkill tour allowed it. On "Hellectric", which is the first  release at their new Label Regain Records, THE BRONX CASKET CO. found  their own individual sound.

On September 30th the Scorpions release their "Platinum Collection" at EMI!
This triple CD allows an excellent overview over the work of the past  35 years of the greatest rock band in continental Europe.
Next year, the Scorpions will celebrate their 40-years-on-stage jubilee .

ALISON MOYET, born in 1961, conquered the international Pop-world in the 80s, with her impressing and unique voice. After her last solo album "Voice" (2004), which reached Top10 and Gold status, the 44 year old vocalist now releases her first Live-DVD, titled "One Blue Voice".  The DVD contains a live recording of a concert at the London Covent  Garden in June of 2005, where the artist was accompanied by a band consisting of 8 musicians, including a string quartet. Additionally, the DVD comes with four bonus tracks, an interview with sequences of four further songs, the promotional video "More" and a picture gallery -  definitely a convincing work of this extraordinary singer.

The fans of the British Heavy Metal band IRON MAIDEN are already waiting anxiously for August 29th, 'cause on that day "Death On The  Road" will be released, another grandiose live CD of Steve Harris and his buddies.

The Scorpions are by far the most successful Rock export of the last  decades. 2004 they celebrated another hit with their album  "Unbreakable". On this occasion the Scorpions now release the DVD "One Night In Vienna", which has been recorded during the "Unbreakable World  Tour" in the summer of 2004 at the Vienna Donauinsel.

Recorded on the occasion of the 25-year jubilee of the band in december 2004 at the Sierra Nevada Brewery, California.

"W.A.R.P.E.D." is the second solo album of the guitarist, which is convincing in content as well as musical.

The album finally got a name: "Peace among the ruins". On June 6th of 2005 the album will be relased worldwide at Inside Out. A tour is planned for the spring of 2006.

Doctor Butcher is a sideline of Jon Oliva and Chris Caffery, both known from Savatage.

VDGG is back, after 27 years. The REUNION!!!
The new album, released only 2 weeks before the London Live-show is named "Present". The first CD contains six compositions(40 minutes of duration, comparable with an old vinyl), which are kept in song structure. One of them is called "On The Beach": a beautiful lyrical song, including a switch into a meditation-like groove. The second CD offers ten instrumental improvisations, which means more than one hour of rousing and fascinating excursions into the exiting world of where Rock, Jazz and Electronic meet.

Exactly 20 years ago the first album of Overkill "Feel The Fire" was released. On the occasion of their jubilee their 14th studio album will be released: "RelixIV".

Actually, the band's name gives it away. All their life, the five guys did nothing but that: Living Loud. Jimmy Barnes, Bob Daisley, Lee Kerslake, Steve Morse and Don Airey, the five Living Loud musicians, have played in some of the greatest Rock bands of all times. Now, the experiences of all five are gathered in the Living Loud project.

The very first time on DVD: The legendary "Bob Marley & The Wailers" concert "Live at the Rainbow" 1977 in London. At this event, the Wailers consisted of: Carlton Barrett (drums), his brother Aston (bass), Junior Marvin (lead guitar) and backing vocals trio Rita Marley, Judy Mowatt und Marcia Griffiths. At this time, 'Exodus' was high in the Charts and very popular.
As Special Features you find more than one hour of interactive bonus footage, recorded in 2004 in Kingston and Nine Mile. Rare pictures of Bob Marley's house, mausoleum and the Tuff Gong Studio in Jamaika.

The fans of the British Heavy Metal band Iron Maiden had been waiting anxiously for the single "Number Of The Beast", which had been released on January 3rd 2005. This album "The Number Of The Beast",  produced by Martin Birch, is definitely a "must" for every Metal fan's archive.

On November 29th of 2004, Def Leppard releases a "Best-Of-Album" and a "Best-Of-DVD" at Universal. Def Leppard is one of the most successful British bands ever and has been decorated with platinum several times during their career.

"Changes" presents GODSMACK on the Road and was recorded by Daniel  E. Catullo III and Andrew Mac Naughtan during the "Faceless" tour  2003-2004. The DVD allows the audience to have a look behind the  curtains, to see what's really going on while touring from town to town  and to get really close to the band when they're playing in front of  thousands of fans.

He is one of the biggest stars of Rock'n'Roll. His album „Bat Out Of  Hell“ which was released in 1977, meanwhile has been sold more than 30  million times. Marvin Lee Aday (that's the name his parents gave him..)  got his nickname „Meat Loaf“ when he was a child.

It will be worth the wait: "The Early Days" comes to the stores as a Triple-DVD-Box!!!

Round 11 of  70.000 TONS OF METAL, The Original, The World's Biggest Heavy Metal Cruise, will set sail in January 2023!

BRUNHILDE – Germanys Rock-Rockets live on stage!

Iron Maiden are back! Bringing the Legacy of The Beast to YOUR country!

Germanys latest Indie export!

The Norwegian band will support Soulfly at four German shows.

Istria and Heavy Metal: Call of the Goat

N.M.A.'s he self-titled debut album N.M.A. is ready to conquer ...

Buckets of sweat, testosterone and adrenaline: The Tip are touring through Europe’s rock clubs with their dirty Nashville-Rock’n’Roll.

Get ready for round 9, sailors!

Their biggest-ever EU/UK Tour!

Celebrate the release of "Holy Hell" (release: November 9th) together with other fans all over Germany!

Striker announce to take off with their buddies SKULL FIST for co-headliner in early November.

On tour with Shiva Appreciation Society (out on October 5th)

Confirmed: Striker play at Bang Your Head 2018!

CRYPTEX: Very much alive with brand new Rain Shelter Session EP and video!

Result of an Intense Journey: Marcus Deml, King of Tone

His songs are evergreens, his life’s work is as legendary as it can only be created by someone with a brilliant musical vision. 

Put on your beach clothes and get the sunscreen ready, for party time is here again!

Very few progressive rock bands manage to not only capture the fans’ imagination, but even break the border between band and audience like Cryptex do.

First of all - year 2017 will be the 5th anniversary of MetalDays festival. Years really fly when you are having a blast! The anniversary is also the main reason, why we have decided to celebrate it in style! And what a style that is; with more that 110 killer bands on 3 festival stages! Curious?

On this tour, the maniacs will be promoting their new kick-ass album "Instruction for Destruction", which was released worldwide via SAOL on April 7, and sharing the stage with thrash metal legends such as Metal Church, Overkill and Death Angel.

Striker on European tour with Sonata Arctica, Triosphere and Thunderstone!

70000Tons of Metal, the world's biggest heavy metal cruise!

Alive and kickin’ – After a longer creative break, the four German progressive rockers of Cryptex are back where they belong: on the stages of the republic.

Stray Train to stomp European grounds with KADAVAR and BLUES PILLS

The MetalDays festival is absolutely unique, be sure to not miss out, you won't ever regret having been there!

70000Tons of Metal, the world's biggest heavy metal cruise!

The MetalDays festival is absolutely unique, be sure to not miss out, you won't ever regret having been there!

70000Tons of Metal, the world's biggest heavy metal cruise!

The MetalDays festival is absolutely unique, be sure to not miss out, you won't ever regret having been there!

70000Tons of Metal, the world's biggest heavy metal cruise!

The MetalDays festival is absolutely unique, be sure to not miss out, you won't ever regret having been there!

70000Tons of Metal, the world's biggest heavy metal cruise!

70000Tons of Metal, the world's biggest heavy metal cruise!

70000Tons of Metal, the world's biggest heavy metal cruise!