GRAMMY® Award-winning singer, songwriter, producer, guitarist, and multi-instrumentalist ALDO NOVA has set April 1 as the release date for the first chapter of his larger-than-life rock opera, a 10-song EP titled THE LIFE AND TIMES OF EDDIE GAGE. The iconic Montreal maverick will subsequently release the triple disc ALDO NOVA 2.0 RELOADED on April 19. It will feature 2.0 versions of nine classic songs from ALDO’s catalog, plus another disc with no lead vocal track and a third disc with no lead guitar track so fans can either sing along or play along with him.  

Finland´s Violent-Pop revolution BLIND CHANNEL officially announce their highly anticipated new album Lifestyles of the Sick & Dangerous. The band’s fourth studio album, which includes their previously released tracks “Dark Side”, “Balboa” and “We Are No Saints”, will be released on July 8th via Century Media Records.  

Acclaimed King’s X guitarist, songwriter, and co-vocalist Ty Tabor has today announced his latest solo album, Shades, out on March 4th via Rat Pak Records. The upcoming 11th solo album features 10 brand new songs with 3 bonus tracks and follows the successful release of 2018’s Alien Beans.   

Coheed and Cambria has announced details of their widely anticipated new album, Vaxis II: A Window of the Waking Mind [album art & track list below]. The ambitious thirteen track epic was produced by the band’s own Claudio Sanchez and Zakk Cervini, and will be released worldwide on May 27th.  

Warping the intense industrial percussion and powerful guitar chords of the original, Animattronic gives Circle Of Dust’s “Parasite” a high voltage, rhythmically distorted remix.  

Canadian progressive sci-fi metal innovators VOIVOD continue the promotional campaign for their upcoming studio album Synchro Anarchy, out worldwide on February 11th via Century Media Records. Today, the band have released their second single and opening track “Paranormalium”. Watch the lyric video created by Cloud Music Typography below…  

Danish Black/Heavy Metal outfit Slaegt (a.k.a. Slægt, meaning “lineage” / “heritage” in Danish language and pronounced /slɛɡt/), one of the most vital and exciting bands to come out of the Scandinavian Metal scene, are thrilled to announce that they’ve signed a new deal with Century Media Records. The first studio offering with their new label, and fourth full-length overall, is entitled Goddess and is set for a worldwide release on March 18th, 2022.  

NONPOINT released their new EP titled RUTHLESS along with the premiere of the official music video for single “Back in the Game”  

Fans who missed Metallica’s pair of 40th anniversary concerts this past weekend can enjoy rebroadcasts of both shows on-demand exclusively on The Coda Collection this Christmas Weekend in the U.S. and on Amazon Prime internationally. 

Tony Martin, former Black Sabbath singer, announces his upcoming solo album “THORNS”, to be released worldwide on January 14, 2022, is now available for pre-order. The album is licensed in all of North and South America by Dark Star Records.  

Swedish doom lords Sorcerer releases their new cover single and music video “Waiting for Darkness” to all major digital platforms via Metal Blade Records. Check out the video for the song below.  

Powerhouse rockers Fozzy have announced their new album BOOMBOX is out on April 15th. The album, which includes the top 10 singles, “Nowhere to Run” and “Sane”, was once again produced by Johnny Andrews. Stay tuned for more info on the band’s forthcoming release and 3rd radio single (due out early next year) by following Fozzy on socials.