melodic power metal

Three years since their latest and highly acclaimed album, Purgatorio, Gothenburg metal force Manimal has announced to return with a brand new studio record this Fall! “Armageddon” is slated for a release on October 8th, 2021, via AFM Records.

Warkings Warriors beware! The mighty kings return to the battlefield, armed with glorious weapons made of pure Heavy Metal - the time for “Revolution” has come! The third part of the Warkings saga will be unleashed on August 20th, 2021, via Napalm Records, so sharpen your weapons and join the Warkings “Revolution”!

Brainstorm will release their new album “Wall of Skulls” on August 20th, 2021. While cover artwork has been revealed and pre-sale already started last week, the newest creation and first release from the album, “Escape the Silence” is out now. Watch the video below.

Swedish adventure metallers Twilight Force are pleased to announce some new dates for their first ever headline tour. The aptly named “Magical Mystical Tour 2021” will now take place this coming October with special guests Cyhra, plus support coming from Silver Bullet. On the road they will recount the fantastical tales from their latest album “Dawn of the Dragonstar”, released in 2019 via Nuclear Blast.

Frontiers Music Srl is proud to announce the upcoming release of the fourth album from Timo Tolkki’s Avalon, “The Enigma Birth” on June 18th, 2021. Again featuring a slew of talented guest vocalists, the album sees the Finnish guitar maestro’s skills on display once again. 

Finnish melodic metallers Sonata Arctica are a band with a unique sound, touched by a hint of melancholy. Today, the band announces the release of their first acoustic album, “Acoustic Adventures - Volume One”, to be released in October 2021, through Nuclear Blast Tonträger Produktions. “Acoustic Adventures - Volume One” will be followed by a second acoustic record, to be released in 2022.

This Christmas, power metal fans can look forward to a unique staging of Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol”; Sweden’s Majestica are planning to bring their exceptional soundtrack album to stages across Europe as part of their debut headline tour, due to kick off on 16th December at London venue The Garage.

Due to the pandemic, the dates for Helloween’s European tour, that was originally scheduled for April & May 2021, have been postponed again. However, this is no reason to hang your head, as the newly rescheduled tour will be even more exciting.
 

This was the ardent wish of thousands of fans calling out to Andi Deris, Michael Kiske, Michael Weikath, Kai Hansen, Markus Grosskopf, Sascha Gerstner and Dani Löble during the Pumpkins United World Tour - and their dream has come true! With the upcoming album, simply titled “Helloween”, the band opens a new chapter after a glorious 35 year long career.

Rockshots Records is proud to announce their latest signing of Greece’s Illusory for their third full length “Crimson Wreath” planned for release in May 2021. Having opened for such legendary acts Blue Oyster Cult, Warrel Dane, Geoff Tate, and Gus G, the heavy metallers new album is the next step in their widely praised evolution to follow 2016’s “Polysllabic” (7hard/7us) and 2013’s “The Ivory Tower” (The Leaders Records).