Luna Park Ride is the third live album released by the Finnish soprano Tarja Turunen as a solo artist. The concert was filmed at Stadium Luna Park in Buenos Aires, Argentina by the fans and mixed by Tim Palmer. Apart from this show the release also contains 70 minutes of bonus material filmed during 2010-2014.

The Shadow Self is the fourth studio album released by Finnish vocalist Tarja Turunen. The record was released on 5 August 2016.

Delain have transformed into an ambitious supergroup project into a symphonic powerhouse, easily now ranking alongside the Dutch greats of Within Temptation, Epica and After Forever. The band are on a perpetual mission to gain an identity as a great in their own manner, and with each album, they have succeeded a little more. Moonbathers‘ has proven that there is still a lot to be excited about in Delain, and they don’t intend to simply fall off the radar after releasing a series of successful albums. The band are striving to be bigger, better, and possibly the ambassadors to symphonic metal worldwide.

"Interlude" is an fantastic blend of brand-new songs, special versions and mixes of popular DELAIN tracks, covers, and the beautiful single "Are You Done With Me". Thanks to the new mix, the well-known anthem shines with a new-found splendor. The album includes a special DVD featuring exclusive live footage and clips from the band's career. "Interlude"is not only a must for loyal DELAIN fans, but also for those who have not experienced the music by Delain so far. It is the perfect introduction to the world of DELAIN and the starting point to an emotional and bombastic journey!

Germany has yet again contributed to power metal in the form of Winterstorm. Winterstorm released their third studio album ‘Cathyron’ on 7th February 2014 via Noise Art Records. They have created such a thin line between these two sub-genres that it is difficult to comprehend when the power metal elements are playing and when the folk metal elements are doing so. They have mixed both sounds in such a way that it gets hard to differentiate between the two.

The Last Stand is a concept album and takes inspiration from famous defensive “last stand” battles. On June 10th 2016 the first single The Lost Battalion was released, followed by Blood of Bannockburn on July the 15th and Shiroyama on August the 12th.