The return of Swingin' Thing is almost upon us! On Saturday June 2nd, Swingin' Thing along with Blackboard Jungle & The Glamour Punks will take the stage @ the world famous Roxy Theatre on the Sunset Strip! Be sure to get your tickets as they are going fast.
 
Grab your tickets here before the show is sold-out!!

 

In honor of this historic event, all CDs & DVDs from Swingin' Thing, Blackboard Jungle, The Glamour Punks and every other Sunset Strip band on our roster are now $10.99 or less in our store.

Lightyear Entertainment, in association with Trumpet Swan Records, is proud to announce the release of the brilliant new studio album from Sophie B. Hawkins, entitled "The Crossing".

 

The album will be released through EMI in the U.S. and Canada on June 19, 2012. European distribution will be through in-akustik, who will release the album simultaneously.

 

MOONSPELL will be on tour in November 2012! They will co-headline the INTO DARKNESS Festival Tour along with Pain, Swallow The Sun, Lake of Tears and Scar of the Sun - check out the trailer for the tour below!

 

INTO DARKNESS FESTIVAL TOUR 2012:

09.11.12 DE - Geiselwind / Musichall

10.11.12 DE - Munchen / Backstage

11.11.12 BE - Antwerp / Trix

12.11.12 CH - Pratteln / Z7

13.11.12 FR - Paris / Trabendo

14.11.12 DE - Frankfurt / Batschkapp

Nuclear Blast feels honoured to welcome Swedish doom metal kings WITCHCRAFT to the family!

 

After a 5 year hiatus, the band is currently recording the follow up to 2007's "The Alchemist" together with renowned producer Jens Bogren at Fascination Street Studios (KREATOR, OPETH, AMON AMARTH, PARADISE LOST, KATATONIA...).

 

The albums working title is set to "Legend" and will feature the bands new guitarists and drummer for the first time:

Simon Solomon – guitars

Tom Jondelius – guitars

The Swedish rockers from CONFIDENCE have just announced that they will celebrate their first release on Facebook with a full streaming of the entire debut-album "Prelude".

 

This Online Release Party on Facebook for "Prelude" has been scheduled for May 22 from 11:00am CET till 23:00pm CET through www.facebook.com/confidenceofficial.

  

CONFIDENCE will release their first digital release “PRELUDE” on May 23, 2012 through all popular download platforms.

 

Tantara will release a 7” vinyl called “Based on Evil” June 29th. The 7” will include the unreleased track “Court Justice”! It will be strictly limited to 300 copies and only available in certain online stores. More details to follow! Tantara will release a full-length album later this year so stay tuned!

 

Tantara heads out on the Norwegian tour “Thrash ‘Till Death Tour 2012” with Forgery and Harm in October. The kick off party takes place the 19th of May at Gamla in Oslo where more tour dates will be revealed!

 

Crossfire Publications will release a 5-CD set of recordings from the pre-Mothers era, with many tracks making their CD debuts. The set is entitled "Paul Buff Presents Highlights From The Pal And Original Sound Studio Archives." Paul Buff, owner of Pal Recording Studio in Cucamonga, California from 1957-1964, first opened up his archives in 2010 for a large series of download-only releases. This 156-track collection features 58 early masters by the late Frank Zappa, recorded at Pal and Original Sound Recording Studios. These recordings feature Zappa as performer, writer and/or producer.

 

The Countdown has started. It is less than four weeks until “Firebirth”, the new GOTTHARD album, is released on June 1st. From this Friday 11th May, you can sample the music on iTunes (Switzerland and Germany only). This is the start of a countdown lasting three weeks on the Download portal, on which one new song per week will be presented.

 

Download the first single of RHAPSODY, entitled "DARK FATE OF ATLANTIS" (extracted from the album "ASCENDING TO INFINITY" to be released on JUNE 22 by NUCLEAR BLAST), in its original album version of 6:29 minutes and as high quality MP3, for FREE.

 

This complete version of the song features a longer intro, a longer guitar solo and an additional keyboard solo performed by Luca Turilli. The cover artwork of the single was realized once again by Felipe Machado Franco.

 

Finnish traditional folk metal pioneers KORPIKLAANI reveal first details on their upcoming 8th studio record that at the same time will be their 4th release via Nuclear Blast Records! The record will be entitled “Manala” and is scheduled for a release on the 3rd of August 2012.