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WOLFPAKK are back with their 5th masterpiece entitled ‘Nature Strikes Back‘, which will be released on January 24, 2020 via Massacre Records!

The band released its new single ‘Lone Ranger‘ today, which is accompanied by an official video.

Mark Sweeney and Michael Voss once again recruited the creme de la creme of the international hard rock & metal scene to join them on their new album.

‘Nature Strikes Back‘ was mixed by Mark Sweeney & Michael Voss and mastered by Michael Voss at Kidwood Studio. Rainer Kalwitz is responsible for the album’s cover artwork.

WOLFPAKK‘s new melodic hard rock/metal album ‘Nature Strikes Back‘ will be available as a CD Digipak as well as digitally, and is available for pre-order on https://lnk.to/naturestrikesback

Track listing:

  1. Nature Strikes Back
  2. The Legend
  3. Beyond This Side
  4. Land Of Wolves
  5. Under Surveillance
  6. Restore Your Soul
  7. Lone Ranger
  8. One Day
  9. Revolution
  10. A Mystery
  11. Lovers Roulette

Guest Musicians:

1. Nature Strikes Back
Vocals – Michael Sweet (Stryper), Mark Sweeney & Michael Voss
Backing Vocals – Jean-Marc Viller (Callaway), Mark Sweeney & Michael Voss
Guitar Solo – Michael Voss
Bass – Michael Voss
Drums – Mikkey Dee (Motörhead, Scorpions)

2. The Legend
Vocals – Yannis Papadopoulos (Beast In Black), Mark Sweeney & Michael Voss
Backing Vocals – Jean-Marc Viller (Callaway), Mark Sweeney & Michael Voss
Guitar – Joey Tafolla (Jag Panzer)
Bass – Karl Johannson
Drums – Anders Johannson (Manowar, ex-Hammerfall)

3. Beyond This Side
Vocals – Carl Sentance (Nazareth), Mark Sweeney & Michael Voss
Backing Vocals – Jean-Marc Viller (Callaway), Mark Sweeney & Michael Voss
Guitar Solo – Nino Laurenne (Thunderstone)
Bass – Michael Voss
Drums – Gereon Homann (Eat The Gun)

4. Land Of Wolves
Vocals – Mats Levén (ex-Candlemass, ex-Malmsteen), Mark Sweeney & Michael Voss
Backing Vocals – Jean-Marc Viller (Callaway), Mark Sweeney & Michael Voss
Guitar Solos – Bruce Kulick (ex-KISS), Michael Voss
Bass – Peter “Fargo-Pedder” Knorn (Victory)
Drums – André Hilgers (ex-Rage)

5. Under Surveillance
Vocals – Perry McCarty (ex-Warrior), Mark Sweeney & Michael Voss
Backing Vocals – Jean-Marc Viller (Callaway), Mark Sweeney & Michael Voss
Keyboard Solo – Corvin Bahn (Uli John Roth, Peter Panka Jane)
Bass – Michael Voss
Drums – Gereon Homann (Eat The Gun)

6. Restore Your Soul
Vocals – Oliver Fehr (ex-Transit), Mark Sweeney & Michael Voss
Backing Vocals – Jean-Marc Viller (Callaway), Mark Sweeney & Michael Voss
Guitar Solo – Vinnie Moore (UFO)
Bass – Michael Voss
Drums – Gereon Homann (Eat The Gun)

7. Lone Ranger
Vocals – Michael Bormann (Michael Bormann’s Jaded Hard), Mark Sweeney & Michael Voss
Backing Vocals – Jean-Marc Viller (Callaway), Mark Sweeney & Michael Voss
Guitar Solo – Thom Blunier (Shakra)
Bass – Anders LA Rönnblom (Killer Bee)
Drums – Mark Cross (ex-Helloween)

8. One Day
Vocals – Fernando Garcia (ex-Victory), Mark Sweeney & Michael Voss
Backing Vocals – Jean-Marc Viller (Callaway), Mark Sweeney & Michael Voss
Guitar Solo – Craig Goldy (ex-DIO)
Bass – Uwe Köhler (ex-Bonfire)
Drums – Mark Kullmann (Voodoo Circle, Glenn Hughes)

9. Revolution
Vocals – Frank Beck (Gamma Ray), Mark Sweeney & Michael Voss
Backing Vocals – Jean-Marc Viller (Callaway), Mark Sweeney & Michael Voss
Guitar Solo – Jeff Waters (Annihilator)
Bass – Michael Voss
Drums – Gereon Homann (Eat The Gun)

10. A Mystery
Vocals – Jasmin Schmid (Jazzmin), Ronnie Romero (Rainbow, CoreLeoni), Mark Sweeney & Michael Voss
Backing Vocals – Jean-Marc Viller (Callaway), Mark Sweeney & Michael Voss
Guitar Solo – Michael Voss
Piano – Tom Graber (ex-Crystal Ball, Felskinn)
Basss – Michael Voss
Drums – Gereon Homann (Eat The Gun)

11. Lovers Roulette
Vocals – Nick Holleman (ex-Vicious Rumors), Mark Sweeney & Michael Voss
Backing Vocals – Jean-Marc Viller (Callaway), Mark Sweeney & Michael Voss
Guitar Solo – Michael Voss
Bass – Michael Voss
Drums – Gereon Homann (Eat The Gun)

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BROCELIAN have released a lyric video for their second digital single ‘A Life For You‘, taken from the upcoming album ‘Guardians Of Brocéliande‘.

The band’s new album ‘Guardians Of Brocéliande‘ will be released on July 19, 2019 via Massacre Records, and is available for pre-order Here

It features a varied mix of catchy metal hymns, straight hard rock songs as well as melancholic ballads. Well-placed violin tunes as well as epic orchestral and choral parts serve as a common thread tying together BROCELIAN‘s sound.

Track listing:

1. Wrath Of Nature
2. A Life For You
3. Speed Of Light
4. Guardians Of Brocéliande
5. My Last Melody
6. Now It´s Time
7. The Signs
8. Escape From Alcatraz
9. Fire Of My Heart
10. Summer Days

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A new Crystal Ball video is here, and it’s not for the faint of heart!
In ‘HELLvetia‘, you’ll also get to meet Heidi and others, that are featured in the upcoming movie ‘Mad Heidi‘ from the producer of the movie ‘Iron Sky‘, Tero Kaukomaa.

Due to a few violent and gory scenes in Crystal Ball‘s video, an age restriction has been enabled.

‘HELLvetia‘ is taken from ‘2020‘, the upcoming best-of album by Crystal Ball, which includes 20 tracks on 2 CDs: 10 re-recorded and newly interpreted songs from the band’s first decade, and 10 melodic metal tracks from the band’s second decade, which were either re-recorded, newly arranged and/or enhanced with additional recordings.

You can pre-order the album here » https://lnk.to/crystalball2020

‘2020‘ is an album for die-hard fans that are around since the band’s early days but also for those who have barely heard of the band before. Needless to say that this album should be part of every record collection! It will be released on August 2, 2019 via Massacre Records.

Tracklisting:

CD 1

1. HELLvetia
2. Moondance
3. Soul Mate
4. Lay Down The Law
5. He Came To Change The World
6. Dance With The Devil
7. Mozart Symphony
8. My Life
9. Am I Free
10. Forever And Eternally

CD 2

1. Paradise
2. Mayday!
3. Alive For Evermore
4. Hold Your Flag
5. Eye To Eye
6. Suspended
7. Déjà-Voodoo
8. Anyone Can Be A Hero
9. Curtain Call
10. Director’s Cut

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The Swiss melodic hard rock/metal outfit Crystal Ball is celebrating the band’s 20th anniversary with the release of ‘2020‘ – their first ever best-of album – due out on August 2nd via Massacre Records!
Crystal Ball have just released a lyric video for ‘Forever And Eternally‘, the first single from the album.

The album includes 20 tracks on 2 CDs: 10 re-recorded and newly interpreted songs from the band’s first decade, and 10 melodic metal tracks from the band’s second decade, which were either re-recorded, newly arranged and/or enhanced with additional recordings.

You can pre-order the album HERE

‘2020‘ is an album for die-hard fans that are around since the band’s early days but also for those who have barely heard of the band before. Needless to say that this album should be part of every record collection.

Track listing:

CD 1

1. HELLvetia
2. Moondance
3. Soul Mate
4. Lay Down The Law
5. He Came To Change The World
6. Dance With The Devil
7. Mozart Symphony
8. My Life
9. Am I Free
10. Forever And Eternally

CD 2

1. Paradise
2. Mayday!
3. Alive For Evermore
4. Hold Your Flag
5. Eye To Eye
6. Suspended
7. Déjà-Voodoo
8. Anyone Can Be A Hero
9. Curtain Call
10. Director’s Cut

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Buckle up, y’all – the official video for NITROGODS‘ new single ‘Breaking Loose‘ is out now.

The song is taken from the upcoming album ‘Rebel Dayz‘ due out on June 21st via Massacre Records.

The album, mixed and mastered by Achim Köhler, is available as CD Digipak, limited edition Vinyl LP in various colors, limited edition box-set including CD Digipak, flag, patch & handsigned autograph card as well as download and stream (starting on June 21st). 10 of the 500 box-sets include a special something: an autograph card featuring Oimel’s signature in white, which is basically a winning ticket for a t-shirt featuring the album’s design.
Get the album here: https://lnk.to/rebeldayz

NITROGODS are as close to their live sound as never before on their new album ‘Rebel Dayz‘! Songs from the album will of course be presented live during the “Rebel Dayz Tour 2019” that kicks off this fall, along with Psychopunch and Maxxwell. Tickets are available for purchase here:  www.tiny.cc/nitrogodstickets

Track listing:

1. Breaking Loose
2. Zoom The Broom
3. We’ll Bring The House Down
5. Get Lost
6. It’s Not Your Rock ‘N’ Roll
7. Rebel Dayz
8. Blind As A Stone
9. Roadwork Ahead
10. Murder’s A Ritual
11. Walk The Track
12. The Haze (An Endless Drift Through The Void)
13. Go Fast
14. Don’t Call My Name

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The Swiss melodic hard rock/metal outfit Crystal Ball is celebrating the band’s 20th anniversary with the release of ‘2020‘ – their first ever best-of album – due out on August 2nd via Massacre Records!

The album will include a total of 20 tracks on 2 CDs – there will be 10 re-recorded and newly interpreted songs from the band’s first decade, and 10 melodic metal tracks from the band’s second decade, which were either re-recorded, newly arranged and/or enhanced with additional recordings.
All songs were chosen based on results of fan polls and streaming analyses. The complete track list is available below.

Stefan Kaufmann is once again responsible for the production, recordings and mastering – and along with Mattes for the mixing at ROXX Studio. Thomas Ewerhard is responsible for the cover artwork.

‘2020‘ is an album for die-hard fans that are around since the band’s early days but also for those who have barely heard of the band before. Needless to say that this album should be part of every record collection! It will be available for pre-order soon.

Track listing:

CD 1

1. HELLvetia
2. Moondance
3. Soul Mate
4. Lay Down The Law
5. He Came To Change The World
6. Dance With The Devil
7. Mozart Symphony
8. My Life
9. Am I Free
10. Forever And Eternally

CD 2

1. Paradise
2. Mayday!
3. Alive For Evermore
4. Hold Your Flag
5. Eye To Eye
6. Suspended
7. Déjà-Voodoo
8. Anyone Can Be A Hero
9. Curtain Call
10. Director’s Cut

CRYSTAL BALL Live

08.06.2019 CH Locarno (TI) – Open Air Al Lagh
06.08.2019 CD Schaffhausen – Stars In Town
23.08.2019 CH Landecy (Genève) – Festiverbant

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The modern power metal quintet STORMHAMMER has issued a lyric video for the new single ‘Seven Seals‘, taken from the upcoming album ‘Seven Seals‘.

‘Seven Seals‘ will hit the stores on May 24th, and features the new vocalist Matthias Kupka as well as a revamped sound. Matthias Kupka is also responsible for the album’s mix and mastering. Jan Yrlund has created for the album’s artwork. You can pre-order ‘Seven Seals‘ Here

Heavy and modern sounds are colliding on ‘Seven Seals‘. You can look forward to thrashy power metal as well as melodic songs with catchy refrains. Harsh riffs will meet well-engineered melodies and solos.

Tracklisting:

01. Sleepwalker
02. Prevail
03. Under The Spell
04. Taken By The Devil
05. Seven Seals
06. Your Nemesis
07. Keep Me Safe
08. One more Way
09. Downfall
10. Deal With The Dead
11. Old Coals

STORMHAMMER are going to support Herman Frank on selected dates – available below – in Germany.

25.04.2019 DE Augsburg – Spectrum Club*
26.04.2019 DE Reichenbach – Die Halle*
30.04.2019 DE Hagen – Kultopia*

* w/ Herman Frank

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The heavy speed metal outfit PARAGON has released its first single from the upcoming brand new album ‘Controlled Demolition‘!

You can enjoy the lyric video for the single ‘Black Widow‘ below and stream the song on a streaming platform of your choice.

‘Controlled Demolition‘ was mixed and mastered by Piet Sielck at the powerhouse studio. Jörg Uken recorded the drums at soundlodge. The album artwork was created by Aldo V. Requena.
The album will be available as CD Digipak, limited edition vinyl LP, download and stream. You can pre-order it here » https://lnk.to/controlleddemolition
It will be released on April 26th via Massacre Records.

You can look forward to an album that kicks ass from the first to the last second, and PARAGON prove that their time is far from over yet!

CD Digipak

01. Controlled Demolition
02. Reborn
03. Abattoir
04. Mean Machine
05. Deathlines
06. Musangwe (B.K.F.)
07. Timeless Souls
08. Blackbell
09. The Enemy Within
10. Black Widow
11. …Of Blood And Gore

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Side Controlled (Side A)

01. Controlled Demolition
02. Reborn
03. Abattoir
04. Mean Machine
05. Deathlines

Side Demolition (Side B)

06. Musangwe (B.K.F.)
07. Timeless Souls
08. Blackbell
09. The Enemy Within
10. Black Widow

PARAGON Live

09.03.2019 DE Ahrensburg – Juki 42 (Fuck Cancer Festival)
16.03.2019 DE Konken – Sporthalle (Headbangers Night XVI)

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METAL INQUISITOR are set to re-release ‘Unconditional Absolution‘ via Massacre Records.

The band’s 3rd album will finally be available again remastered as a limited edition CD Digipak as well as download and stream. It will hit the stores on March 22, 2019.

The album includes all-time classics like ‘Persuader‘ and ‘Quest For Vengeance‘, among others.

Track listing:

  1. Extinction
  2. Casualty Evacuation
  3. Quest For Vengeance
  4. Drowning Death
  5. Betrayed Battalion
  6. Satan’s Host
  7. The Arch Villain
  8. Neropolis
  9. Persuader
  10. Suffer The Heretic To Burn
  11. The Path Of The Righteous Man

Live Dates:

31.08.2019 ES Las Escuelas – Skulls Of Metal Fest
14.09.2019 DE Koblenz – JUZ Live Club (Ironhammer Festival)
04.-05.10.2019 DE Lichtenfels – Stadthalle (Way Of Darkness Festival)
09.11.2019 DE Koblenz – Metal Ship

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Listen up, IMPERIA‘s new single is here! You can watch the official lyric video for ‘Fear Is An Illusion‘ or stream it on Spotify, Deezer, Apple Music, and the like.

The song is taken from IMPERIA‘s upcoming album ‘Fear Is An Illusion‘ – to be released on February 22nd via Massacre Records – which is available as CD Digipak with bonus track, limited vinyl LP, stream and download. You can already pre-order it here » https://lnk.to/flamesofeternity

Guest musicians on the album include Oliver Philipps (Everon), original band member John Stam as well as the Finnish violin virtuoso Henrik Perelló.

‘Flames Of Eternity‘ is a strong album, whose songs will take you on an intense ride through all different kinds of human emotions.

Track listing:

  1. The Scarred Soul
  2. Fear Is An Illusion
  3. Unspoken Words
  4. Book Of Love
  5. Blinded
  6. Invisible Tears
  7. Otherside
  8. Beauty Within
  9. My Guardian Angel
  10. The Ocean
  11. A Crying Heart
  12. Mother (Piano Version)

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    Side A

    1. The Scarred Soul
    2. Fear Is An Illusion
    3. Unspoken Words
    4. Otherside
    5. Invisible Tears (Edit Version)

    Side B

    1. Book Of Love
    2. Blinded
    3. Beauty Within
    4. My Guardian Angel
    5. The Ocean
    6. A Crying Heart (Edit Version)

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