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Fresh, heavy and melodically rich, 'Paralyzed' cements Black Swan’s place as a formidable force in modern hard rock.

SYLOSIS have released Erased, the devastating new single from their forthcoming seventh studio album The New Flesh, out February 20 via Nuclear Blast Records.

Ukranian metalcore outfit Space Of Variations is back with the latest single from their forthcoming album Poisoned Art, ...

Now Hear This is a monthly A&R column that provides you with exciting new sounds we discovered through the innovative new ...

James Jamerson was the unsung hero of Motown, and his work on "Ain’t No Mountain High Enough" is pure magic. While the ...

Alter Bridge plant their flag with a powerful self-titled album, celebrating 20 years of hard rock excellence, riffs, solos, ...

There’s some historically important and fabulous jazz available again this month on vinyl and CD, and it might be a surprise ...

From 'nu deathcore' pioneers Autumn Lies Buried to Finnish black metallers Svarta Havet, Black Label Society side project ...

Scheduled to take place from Oct. 30 to Nov. 3, sailing from Miami, Florida to Great Stirrup Cay, Bahamas, the crowd will not ...

Here is your 2026 hard rock + metal album release calendar and all of this week’s newest albums! Each week is loaded with new rock and metal releases and keeping track of it all can be pretty ...