From the label desks
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POWERWOLF — German heavy metal giants announce the Moral & Madness World Tour for autumn 2027 with Apocalyptica and Majestica, plus a new studio album ahead of the run. General onsale November 13.
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MARK SOLOTROFF — Chicago electronic veteran premieres "The Geometry Of Separation" featuring JR Robinson of Wrekmeister Harmonies. Full length A Diagnosis Of Distance out November 20, 2026.
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ASCENDED DEAD — West Coast death metal cult releases the live album Live Apocalypse, recorded from the soundboard on the May 2024 American Apocalypse Tour. Out now on CD, LP, cassette and digital.
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GATES OF KIEV — Dutch psychedelic progressive rock trio releases its self-titled debut album, out now and streaming everywhere.
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AS I LAY DYING — Metalcore icons release the single "The Cost To Stay" with official video. Self-titled album out February 5, 2027.
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Prong — Alternative metal veterans release the single "New Commission" with a static video. Self-titled album out November 6, 2026.
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NECROPANTHER — Denver blackened thrash band premieres "The Thing From Another World" via No Clean Singing. Fifth album The Book Of Change out November 13, 2026.
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MALHAVOC — Toronto industrial thrash veterans premiere "The Masque Of The Red Death" via Ghost Cult Magazine. New album The Masquerade's Death out November 13, 2026.
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Silvertomb — Doom metal all-stars featuring Kenny Hickey and Johnny Kelly, ex Type O Negative, announce second album The Interpretation Of Nightmares, out November 13, 2026 on Steamhammer.
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VINDICTA — Corpse-painted modern melodic metal band signs with Napalm Records and releases the single "IDOL(L)S" with official video, the first look at their upcoming album.
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MANNTRA — Croatian metal band releases the title track "Wild Hunt" featuring Fabienne Erni of Eluveitie and Illumishade, with official video. New album Wild Hunt out December 25, 2026.
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EVIL INVADERS — Belgian thrash and heavy metal band announces fourth album Weaponized Chaos, out February 19, 2027. New single "D.S.S. (Death Strikes Suddenly)" out now with performance video.
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IGNEA — Ukrainian modern metal band releases the single "Harmony Manufactured" featuring Britta Görtz of Hiraes, with official video. New album Monumental out October 23, 2026.
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DELAIN — Dutch symphonic metal band opens a new chapter with guests including Marko Hietala and Sharon den Adel, and releases the single "We Are Fire" with official video. Tour starts February 2, 2027.
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tAKiDA — Swedish rockers release new single "Tale of four broken men" with video visualizer. New album Numbers out January 8, 2027.
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Heathen — Bay Area thrash icons announce new album Lifetime in Hell, out February 19, 2027. First single "Escapegoat" out now with official video.
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Gloryhammer — Power metal titans release new single "Starfighters of Leuchars" with animated video. New album Space 1993: Wrath of Kor-Virliath out October 16, 2026.
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Walls of Jericho — Detroit metalcore veterans release third single "True Til' Death" with official video. First album in a decade, System Error: Humanity, out November 13, 2026, with a European tour starting November 6.
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Konvent — Danish extreme metal band releases the title track "Firesky" with official video. New album Firesky out November 6, 2026.
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Wizardthrone — Michael Barber leaves Gloryhammer to lead the extreme wizard metal project full-time and releases new track "Death Cycles" with lyric video. London headline debut is November 21, 2026.
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Feuerschwanz — German folk metal band releases new single "Carpe Noctem" featuring In Extremo, with official video. Metfest runs December 19 in Essen and the joint tour starts April 2027.
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Die Apokalyptischen Reiter — German metal veterans sign with Napalm Records, with a 13th studio album due summer 2027. Schrei!Nachten tour runs December 26 to 30, 2026.
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Frozen Crown — Italian power metallers cover the Goo Goo Dolls' "Iris" with official video. New album The Legend of the Six Kings out October 2, 2026.
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Chris Harms — Second solo album Aporia announced, out January 22, 2027. New single "Find What You Love And Let It Kill You" out now.
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The New Roses — New single "Saints & Sinners" out now with official video. Headlining tour starts October 30, 2026.
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HAGANE — Japanese melodic power metal band signs with Napalm Records. Album Through the Night gets a physical release January 15, 2027.
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Brymir — Finnish melodic death metallers cover Scooter's "How Much Is The Fish" with official video. New album What We Leave Behind out October 2, 2026.
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Thundermother — New album Mothers of Thunder announced, out February 5, 2027. First single "Bimbo Boost" out now.
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Knife — German speed metallers announce new album Into Your Nightmare, out December 18, 2026. First single "Shadows" out now.
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Crypta — Brazilian death metal force reveals new single "A Portrait of Decay" with official video.
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Skáld — French folk metal band releases third single "Dǫkksalir" with lyric video. New album Ørlǫg out September 25, 2026.
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DragonForce — Power metal pioneers announce self-titled tenth studio album, out March 19, 2027, with new vocalist Alissa White-Gluz. First single "Hunger of the Beast" out now.
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Prong — Alternative metal legends unleash new single "Fear The Sun" with video. Self-titled album out November 6, 2026.
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tAKiDA — New album Numbers announced, out January 8, 2027. New single "In Your Bed" out now.
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Konvent — Danish extreme-metal witches announce new album Firesky, out November 6, 2026.
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Temperance — Third single "The Tower: Lean Into Fear" + video. Album out October 16, 2026.
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Werewolves — You're Weak And You Know You're Weak, the band's seventh album in seven years, out October 9, 2026.
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Bülent Ceylan — New single "Randale und Radau" featuring In Extremo frontman Michael Rhein.
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Schandmaul — New single "Zwei Raben" with Laura Fella of Faun, plus official video.
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Savage Grace — Power/speed metal legends announce new album Underworld, out October 23, 2026.
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Accept — Heavy-metal icons reveal a 50th-anniversary re-rendition of "Losers and Winners" + video.
On our watch list
The upcoming records we track on Album Releases, mirrored here under their label.
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HAGANE — Third full-length Through the Night, followed by a nationwide album tour into February 2027.
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