German heavy metal/power metal unit Hammer King are back with a brand-new bombastic full-length! ‘König und Kaiser’ is set for release in March via Napalm Records and to celebrate the announcement, they unleashed the new single ‘Hailed By The Hammer’!
Xavier apparently spent more time catching up with what he missed in 2022, than discovering new releases in a year that he seemed somewhat disappointed about what was coming out. He still picked out a handful of releases that stuck out for him with Nytt Land, Avatar, Gloryhammer, Kludde and Dymna Lotva!
A selection of Vaim’s best captures of 2023, after a long and grueling process of elimination, with pictures from bands like Battle Beast, Gaerea, Trollheim’s Grott, Avslut, Der Weg einer Freiheit, Amenra, Igorrr, Aesthetic Perfection, HIDE, SKYND, Ice Nine Kills, Utuk Xul, Rancid, Sick Of It All, Stratovarius, Testament, Michael Monroe, Volbeat, Hellacopters, Pensées Nocturnes, Amorphis, Biohazard, Killswitch Engage, Converge, Agnostic Front, Taake, Public Image Ltd, A.A. Williams, Butcher Babies, Clutch, Finntroll, Electric Callboy, Ghost, Gojira, Imperial Triumphant, Lorna shore, The Hu and Urne!
Power metal titans Firewind dropped the music video for the new single ‘Fallen Angel’, another track from their upcoming album ‘Stand United’, set for release via AFM Records in March!
Make sure you catch them live on one of their many tours this year!
Finnish power metal band Metal De Facto is ready to once again revive the grandeur of power metal with their second full-length ‘Land Of The Rising Sun Part 1’, to be released via Rockshots Records next month and share the single ‘Rise Amaterasu’!
US cult metal band Ruthless revealed the new single and lyric video ‘The Fallen’, the title track of their new album that is out since yesterday via Fireflash Records!
Powerhouse metal band Lutharo unleashed the new single ‘Reaper’s Call’, another look into what to expect from their upcoming album ‘Chasing Euphoria’, set for release in March via Atomic Fire Records!
While we are still regularly looking back at what 2023 brought us, we of course also need to look forward. So here is the first edition of our 2024 series of articles where we bring the editorial team’s most anticipated releases with Escuela Grind, Green Day, The Empire Strikes, Saxon, Frank Carter & the Rattlesnakes, Static-X, The Gems, Lucifer, Manticora and Hiraes in January!
Italian power metal unit Alterium revealed new detail about their anticipated first full-length ‘Of War And Flames’, out on March 8 via AFM Records, and share a captivating video for the title track!
Annet’s favorite albums of the year 2023 involve a mix of punk rock and modern metal, bringing in loads of emotions going from deep and intense, to fun and light with albums from Green Day, Enter Shikari, Hexa Mera, Chris Maragoth, Powerwolf, Nanowar of Steel, Angus McSix, Blink-182, Gloryhammer and Bury Tomorrow!
