Orden Ogan are the most promising band of the new power metal generation. After achieving international breakthrough with ‘To The End’ (2012), the German band now delivers their most impressive piece of work, an album that was in the making for more than a full year: ‘Ravenhead’. The result is more than impressive, as Orden Ogan continue to refine their formula of combining traditional power metal with a meaty up-to-date sound. ‘Ravenhead’ is the band’s most accessible and powerful record to date, displaying maturity, effective and rich songwriting, a huge production and the special something that only few bands possess. All eleven tracks on this exceptional album will convince traditional metal worshippers and fans of newer sounds alike.

Восьмой студийный альбом бразильской группы Angra выпущен 17 декабря 2014 в Японии, затем в в Бразилии и Европе. Альбом был подготовлен и записан Jens Bogren в Швеции. Это первая работа группы с новым барабанщиком Bruno Valverde и вокалистом Fabio Lione. Так же включены композиции с участием Simone Simons (Epica) и Doro Pesch.

"Playlist: The Very Best of Accept" album for sale by Accept was released Jan 29, 2013 on the Epic label. Liner Note Author: Bryan Reesman. Playlist: The Very Best of Accept buy CD music Recording information: Japan (1985). Playlist: The Very Best of Accept songs Photographer: Mark Weiss. Playlist: The Very Best of Accept album for sale This 2013 collection from venerable, German metal outfit Accept, led by the inimitable Udo Dirkschneider begins, appropriately, with their biggest hit, 1984's "Balls to the Wall," a true heavy metal anthem. Despite having an impressive track record of material that extends well into the 21st century, the remaining tracks on Playlist: The Very Best of Accept are all culled from the group's golden age, with highlights coming from live staples like "Fast as a Shark," "London Leatherboys," "Metal Heart," and "Restless and Wild." ~ James Christopher Monger. Playlist: The Very Best of Accept CD music contains a single disc with 14 songs.

The band Vexillum saw the light in 2004 in Pisa (Italy) from an idea of the guitar player Michele Gasparri. After some months, the singer Dario Vallesi joined in, replacing Michele at the Vocals and letting him focusing only on the six-chord shredding. “Unum” is a concept album, where Dario, as principal character, is accompanied through his quest by other singers that are Hansi Kursch (Blind Guardian) as “The Sentenced”, Chris Bay (Freedom Call) playing “The Jester”, Maxi Nil (Jaded Star, ex Visions of Atlantis) returning as the Lady Thief, after being the Flame on The Bivouac’s “The Oak and Lady Flame” and Mark Boals (Malmsteen, Iron Mask, Ring of Fire) acting like “The Hermit”.

Steamhammer are set to start into the new year 2015 with a new promising US Metal band: Hailing from the city of Ventura an hour north of Los Angeles, Night Demon is a classic metal trio consisting of Jarvis Leatherby (bass, vocals), Brent Woodward (guitars) and Dustin Kithcart (drums) . The band has completed work on their debut full-length album Curse Of The Damned, featuring eleven brand new original tracks, and is slated for an early 2015 release on January 14 (Scandinavia), January 16 (Germany) and January 19 (rest of Europe) as CD, LP and download.

"Edge Of The Earth" второй полноформатный студийный альбом британской метал-группы из Рединга SYLOSIS, выпущенный в 2011 году на лейбле Nuclear Blast.

SYLOSIS are a forward thinking UK thrash metal band. Hailing from Reading, SYLOSIS set out to create a modern, epic new take on the old school thrash metal blueprint. The bands sound is comprised of fast, aggressive riffing, thunderous drumming, intricate guitar lines, shredding solos, fierce vocals and haunting ambience.
SYLOSIS’ debut album “Conclusion Of An Age” - set for release October 24th via Nuclear Blast - is a mammoth display of how modern metal should be done. The album twists and turns in every direction, one moment brutally aggressive, then blissfully epic the next. Lyrically, the album deals with many subjects but although this is by no means a concept album, the most prevalent theme is the idea of a struggle between mankind and the planet and how inevitably, nature will reclaim the earth. With climate change being a growing concern for all, the album really strikes a nerve.

A mere four years have passed since Sylosis' inception and they’re already on the cusp of releasing their third record – Monolith; an ambitious concept album from the young English quartet.
The almost 20 minute epic closer may very well be the jewel in the crown of Monolith; imagine the sound of the four horsemen of the apocalypse meets the undead spirit of 80’s thrash. Here’s a composition that weaves energetic and progressive technical chapters with delicate and emotive melodic tangents; complete with a two and a half minute interval, naturally. Beautifully innovative and covertly stylish, this truly is balls-to-the-wall metal in 2012. If you’ve never heard of Sylosis, you’re very, very late to the party; this is one of the greatest British metal bands of our time. For Christ’s sake.

Hailing from the UK, SYLOSIS is back with their fourth Nuclear Blast album “Dormant Heart”. It comes in with 12 tracks and is just under an hour of brutal and aggressive listening time.
“Dormant Heart” is not dormant by any stretch of the imagination. It is hard, it is aggressive, and it is a truth. The melody, the harmony, the impressiveness SYLOSIS has as a band; it is all here in “Dormant Heart”. This is without a doubt one of the best of the year.

James Taylor at Christmas is a Christmas album by singer/songwriter James Taylor, released by Columbia Records in 2006. It was his last release for Columbia since signing with them back in 1977.
The album is essentially a reissue (with a new title and slightly altered track listing) of James Taylor: A Christmas Album, a limited edition title distributed by Hallmark Cards in 2004. "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas", originally issued on Taylor's October Road in 2002, and "River" were not included on the original Hallmark release. Additionally, the original album featured a version of "Deck the Halls" which is not on the standard Columbia CD. (The Barnes & Noble chain has, however, issued a version of the new title with "Deck the Halls" included as a bonus track).

Iconic arena-rockers Night Ranger are set to release their new studio album "High Road" on June 10th in North America via label home Frontiers Records. Produced by the band itself, "High Road" will be available in two formats – a standard CD version and a deluxe version which includes two bonus tracks and a DVD featuring a background look at the making of the album along with video clips. Of the new album, frontman/bassist/songwriter Jack Blades commented, “It’s almost summer and a great time to take a trip down the HIGH ROAD! Our new record features classic Night Ranger feel-good, high-energy kick-ass rock n’ roll. We can’t wait for our fans to hear.” Drummer/singer Kelly Keagy added, “We’re so proud of this new record and excited to get back on the road to bring the new music to our fans.”

Although some highlights from Alice Cooper‘s performance at last year’s Wacken Open Air festival were featured in the “Live at Wacken 2013″ DVD released earlier this year, UDR Records are beginning to release artists whole sets in special CD/DVD packages and Alice Cooper is the first in what will hopefully be a long line of releases to come.
Of course, Alice needs no bigging up at this point in his career, having seen and done everything there is to do in a career in rock music that spans nearly half a century, and that is kind of the point of this set as the idea of the Raise the Dead Tour was to pay homage to The Hollywood Vampires, a group of rock stars – including Cooper, John Lennon, Keith Moon, Micky Dolenz and Ringo Starr – who used to get together and try to out drink each other, and some of the other fellow hellraisers who fell by the wayside along the way, like Jimi Hendrix and Jim Morrison.

Stiletto is one of Lita Ford's better CDs, and one in a trilogy of good albums that she recorded during the 1980s (the others being Lita and Dangerous Curves). Lita has always considered herself primarily a guitarist, and she doesn't disappoint. Her heavy guitar lines reveal some impressive talent. The songwriting is a bit intermittent. Standout tracks include The Ripper, Aces and Eights, and the heartfelt memorial to her late mother, Lisa. There are a couple of poorly conceived songs - Wake Up Call and Dedication sound completely out of place - but on the whole this CD is pleasant and listenable. The remastering on the new BGO edition is nice, resulting in clean, crisp sound.

Второй альбом метал группы, объединившая под своим таинственным названием Soen известных талантливых музыкантов. Альбом открывает очень короткий инструментальный трек "Komenco", в котором звучат в основном этнические ударные инструменты и плавно переходит в "Tabula Rasa", где группа раскрывает себя с более тяжелым риффами и эмоциональным исполнением вокальных партий. Треки "Ennui" и "Void" пожалуй самые тяжелые с ярко выраженными басовыми партиями.