Edenbridge Announce New Album

Symphonic metal veterans Edenbridge have announced that their tenth full-length album, Dynamind, will be released on 25 October via Steamhammer Records.

The band promises that Dynamind will be their toughest album to date. This is a bold statement when you take a look at their massively impressive career since their debut in 2000.

01. The Memory Hunter
02. Live and Let Go
03. Where Oceans Collide
04. On the Other Side
05. All Our Yesterdays
06. The Edge of Your World
07. Tauerngold
08. What Dreams May Come
09. The Last of His Kind
10. Dynamind

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Unprocessed Release Second Single From Upcoming Album

The fresh, young, and talanted prog outfit Unprocessed have released the second single to their upcoming Artificial Void, which is set to release on 9 August. These guys are by far my favourite new prog group right now, and if you’ve heard any of their material, you’ll instantly see why.

As usual, ‘Abandoned’ contains all of Unprocessed’s contagious, groovy energy, and, if I’m not mistaken, there’s a Chinese Erhu in background.

Unprocessed – Abandoned (Long Branch)

01. Prototype 
02. Artificial Void 
03. Ruins 
04. Fear 
05. Abandoned 
06. House Of Waters 
07. Avatar 
08. Antler’s Decay 
09. Down The Spine 
10. Another Sky 
11. The Movements, Their Echoes 
12. Closure

Every prog (and jazz) fan should have these guys on their radar, so make sure to follow the band on Facebook!

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Memories Of Old Sign Onto Limb Music

With their debut album still in the works, symphonic powerforce Memories of Old have signed onto the record label Limb Music. The label has represented such bands as Ancient Bards, Rhapsody, Symphonity, and Adagio, so it’s safe to say that the band are in better hands than when they were crowdfunding their album!

Memories of Old are a new epic power metal band featuring the very busy Tommy Johansson (Sabaton guitarist who also literally just released Above the Sky with his band Majestica) on vocals. You can check out their first single, ‘The Land of Xia’, which was released along with the record signing announcement.

Memories of Old – The Land of Xia (Limb Music)

The band are currently still recording The Zeramin Game, which is expected to come out later this year.

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Magic Kingdom Announce New Vocalist

After splitting with their former vocalist, Christian Palin, earlier this year, Belgian power metal warriors Magic Kingdom have acquired a new addition.

Veteran metal singer Michael Vescera will be the band’s new voice. In more than 35 years in the metal scene, Vescera has been a major contributor to bands such as Obsession, Loudness, and Yngwie J. Malmsteen, and he’s also lent his talents to more than a dozen other bands.

Magic Kingdom’s fifth album is currently in the works, but no release date has yet been confirmed. Go follow the band on Facebook to keep your eye on new developments!

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Lagerstein Announce New Album For August

Metal pirates Lagerstein, hailing from the land down under, have made an exciting announcement today! Their third album, entitled 25/7, has been confirmed for 23 August. The album will feature twelve party-packed tracks of all the booze-filled antics you expect to hear from pirate metal.

Along with the album announcement, the band have also announced a massive sixty-show tour in Europe, with dates as follows:

31/05 DE – Dark Troll Festival
14/06 AU – Vienna 
15/06 DE – Skaldenfest
21/06 DE – Mise Open Air 
22/06 DE – Aaargh Festival 
23/06 IT – Alpen Flair Festival 
05/07 HU – Nordic Metal Night VI 
19/07 RO – Iasi
21/07 RO – Celtic Transilvania Festival
26/07 FR – Paris
27/07 FR – Lille
02/08 DE – Wacken Open Air
10/08 CH – Metal Scar Rock Party 
16/08 SE – Sabaton Open Air
21/08 SE – Stockholm
22/08 SE – Stockholm 
23/08 NO – Oslo 
28/08 DE – Munich 
29/08 PL – Bielsko Biala
30/08 PL – Warsaw
31/08 CZ – Prague
01/09 CZ – Prague (Acoustic) 
02/09 CZ – Ostrava 
03/09 SK – Banska Bystrica
04/09 AT – Vienna
05/09 DE – Bamberg
06/09 DE – Erfurt
07/09 CZ – Brno
08/09 CZ – Usti Nad Labem
08/09 CZ Teplice
09/09 HU – Budapest
10/09 PL – Krakow
11/09 SK – Bratislava
12/09 DE – Oberhausen
13/09 DE – Berlin
14/09 DE – Hamburg
15/09 BE – Ghent
17/09 UK – London 
18/09 UK – Bristol
19/09 UK – Cardiff
20/09 UK – Manchester 
21/09 UK – Glasgow
22/09 UK – Newcastle
23/09 UK – Sheffield
24/09 UK – Swansea
25/09 UK – Reading
26/09 UK – Plymouth
27/09 UK – Bridgewater
28/09 UK – Nottingham
29/09 UK – Birmingham

Lagerstein first set sail in 2010 and have since pillaged the metal scene with two full-length albums. Having released their first two albums independently, they’ve founded their own record label, Kegstand Records, for the release of 25/7.

Make sure to go and follow their Facebook page to see when more album details arrive!

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NorthTale Sign Onto Nuclear Blast

International power metal supergroup was formed in 2018 when guitarist Bill Hudson (ex-U.D.O., ex-Power Quest) and vocalist Christian Eriksson (ex-Twilight Force) got together and decided to start a band with the goal of bringing the glory of late-90s power metal back to the scene.

They recently signed a record deal with Nuclear Blast, and have also announced their debut album, Welcome to Paradise, which is set to release on 2 August.

01. Welcome To Paradise
02. Higher
03. Follow Me
04. The Rhythm of Life
05. Time To Rise
06. Way Of The Light (Bonus Track)
07. Shape Your Reality
08. Everyone’s A Star
09. Siren’s Fall
10. Bring Down The Mountain
11. Playing With Fire
12. If Angels Are Real
13. Even When

The band also consists of Mikael Planefeldt on bass, Jimmy Pitts (Eternity’s End) on keys, and ex-Yngwie Malmsteen drummer Patrick Johansson. To get a feel for the upcoming album, check out NorthTale’s demo below!

NorthTale – Shape Your Reality

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Twilight Force Announce New Album

Majestic power metallers Twilight Force have made the announcement of their third album, called Dawn of the Dragonstar. The album is set to release on 16 August.

This will be Twilight Force’s first album to feature their new vocalist, Alessandro Conti (as Allyon), who joined the band in 2018 after Christian Eriksson‘s departure.

No other details regarding the albums have been released yet, but the band have revealed some of their upcoming festival dates, which include performances at the Masters of Rock, Summer Breeze, and Full Metal Holiday festivals.

Go follow Twilight Force on Facebook so you can see the first super-cheesy single that’s sure to surface soon!

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The Dark Element Complete New Album

Former Nightwish frontwoman Anette Olzon announced today that the second album of the electronic/symphonic metal band The Dark Element has been completed.

The Dark Element – The Ghost and the Reaper (Frontiers)

The Dark Element was almost five years after Anette Olzon parted ways with Nightwish. She and former Sonata Arctica guitarist Jani Liimatainen partnered up for a collaboration and, in November 2017, their self-titled debut was released.

No further details have been confirmed yet, but as the mastering nears completion we should expect some information within a couple of weeks.

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Firewind Sign Onto AFM Records

Greek power metallers Firewind announced today that they’ve signed a worldwide deal with AFM Records. The band’s guitarist and founder, Gus G., released his last solo album Fearless through the album, and the North American release of 2017’s Immortals was under the label.

Along with the signing, Firewind have stated that they plan to begin recording their next album after their summer tour with Queensryche finishes this August.

No further details have been announced for the upcoming album, but follow Firewind on Facebook to be the first to know the news!

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Majestica Release New Single

Swedish power outfit Majestica (formerly ReinXeed) announced that they had a new album on the way about a month ago. Upon the announcement, they revealed the first single, ‘Rising Tide’, which is about as true as power metal gets.

Today, the band dropped their second single, which does things a bit differently.

Majestica – Night Call Girl (Nuclear Blast)

‘Night Call Girl’ is an 80s tribute song from some of the bandmates’ favourite artists of the era, such as Gary Moore, Rick Springfield, Europe, and Journey. And, as is the way of these influences, this track is super fucking cheesy.

Make sure to catch Majestica’s Above the Sky when it comes out 7 June!
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