Editorial

I remember the way promotion used to be made by all the labels about 12 years ago. They had several promo CD copies that they shared with magazines & webzines around the globe. Certainly this...

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This is a brand new work for the German band after 4 years since “The RPWL Experience” in 2008. There have been some line-up changes… the new bassist of the band is Werner Taus… filling the group along with the drummer Marc Turiaux and the keyboardist Markus Jehle that has also appeared in RPWL’s compilation album “The Gentle Art Of Music” in 2010.
 
With their new album less than a week away from being released A SOUND OF THUNDER have unveiled a new video for the song "Murderous Horde". "Out of the Darkness" is available for pre-order on Amazon.
 
In support of their upcoming release, A SOUND OF THUNDER have announced a string of North American tour dates, including a special CD release show and appearances with Sabaton and Virgin Steele. A complete list of dates can be found below.
 
The debut album by German hard rockers HARD RIOT, “Living on a Fast Lane”, is due to be released on April 10th, 2012.
 
HARD RIOT is Michael Gildner on vocals, Andreas Rockrohr on guitars, Mario Kleindienst on bass and Carmine Jaucci on drums. Their influences include AC/DC, Metallica and the Scorpions among others but their influences don’t stop here. These and many more are clearly evident throughout their music.
 
Award-winning blues rock star, guitar hero and singer-songwriter Joe Bonamassa and his ace touring band, have just added Wednesday 4th April 2012 at the prestigious Glasgow Royal Concert Hall to his 2012 UK tour. To mark the news of this special Scottish show, Planet Rock will run a special ticket pre-sale from 9am on Wednesday November 30th via their official website: www.planetrock.com
 
Furyon is a newcomer from the UK that after a sellout tour and the “Underdog” EP… it released its debut album back in 2010. The press reaction was good back then… especially from the UK press. Now, almost 2 years later… Frontiers records is re-serving it with two bonus acoustic tracks (“Voodoo Me” & “Souvenirs”).
 
The auction will showcase over 900 exceptionally  rare  pieces of rock memorabilia direct from the private collections of notable rock and metal icons from Anthrax, M.O.D./ S.O.D., Testament, White Zombie, The Cult, Mudvayne, Helmet, Cirith Ungol, Ministry, Quiet Riot, Dio, Whitesnake, Queensryche, Powerman 5000 and more.
 
The love and passion for their music has never faltered. Re-charged and re-focused, Great White channels their raw, sweet and all-at-once dangerous sound into their soon-to-be released collection. Set to come out May 18, 2012 in Europe and May 22nd in North America from Frontiers Records, “Elation” is the band’s 12th studio album.
 
Coming from Norway… Ribozyme are not playing extreme music… as many may think but rather a mix of had rock, atmospheric and alternative music. They’ve been around since 1998 and they have released 5 full-length albums, including the new one “Presenting the Problem”.
 
Finally the mother of all clip collections 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 seven hours!
 
Get your massive 2DVD+BluRay-package today at the Nuclear Blast web shop to enjoy the following oven-fresh delicacies: