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Judas Priest ‘The Serpent And The King’ New Single Out Today


‘The Serpent and the King’ sees Judas Priest at their heavy metal best, with what is without doubt the most fist pumping track on the album.  The single will launch as Apple Music’s New Music Daily along with an exclusive interview with Rob Halford and Zane Lowe.  The band have been teasing snippets of the song on socials for over a month, whipping fans into a frenzy for its release.
 

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Former Nightwish vocalist Anette Olzon announces third solo album “Rapture”


Anette Olzon, the former powerhouse vocalist of Nightwish and one-half of the dynamic duo behind The Dark Element alongside Jani Liimatainen, is back with her highly anticipated third solo album, “Rapture.”

The first single and accompanying music video, “Heed the Call,” from “Rapture” is out today, offering a tantalizing taste of what’s to come from this highly anticipated release.

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PAPA ROACH SCORE 12TH CAREER NO.1 WITH “LEAVE A LIGHT ON (TALK AWAY THE DARK)”


Rock legends Papa Roach have scored their 12th career No 1 single with “Leave A Light On (Talk Away The Dark)”, which has climbed steadily at Active Rock Radio since its release in October 2023.

The band first performed “Leave A Light On” during their “The Revolutions Live Tour” in September 2024 to 250,000 people over 30 shows. In each city, the song was preceded by a PSA delivered by frontman Jacoby Shaddix, who pledged a donation to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) on behalf of each city’s attendees, culminating in a $155,000 donation at the end of the tour. The official live video was released in conjunction with the AFSP’s “Talk Away The Dark” campaign with the band pledging a perpetual royalty from the song’s use, in any manner, to the AFSP, continuing their mission to save lives and bring hope to those affected by suicide.

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POWERWOLF Finish Recording New Studio Album, Set to be Released in 2024


Furthering their current reign as Germany’s most successful metal band, POWERWOLF has finished recording their highly anticipated new studio album! The chart-topping heavy metal force is set to release the successor to their 2021 album, Call Of The Wild, later in 2024 – stay tuned for more information coming soon.

POWERWOLF is currently preparing for their first ever full North American tour, as well as their biggest European tour to date – the Wolfsnächte 2024 – featuring massive arena shows with top-tier production. Tickets are moving fast! Expanding on the experience, POWERWOLF has just added a new French show for October 9 in Nantes, in addition to their nearly sold-out Paris show on October 17. Tickets go on sale tomorrow, Thursday, February 22 at 10:00am CET.

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BLACKBRIAR join Kamelot’s ‘Awaken The World’ tour as special guests


After their successful co-headliner tour together with AD INFINITUMBLACKBRIAR announce more European tourdates for October/November this year. BLACKBRIAR will join KAMELOT´S Awaken The World Tour as a special gusts. Together with AD INFINITUM and FROZEN CROWN they will share the stage with KAMELOT all over Europe and the UK. All tourdates are listed below. 

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KORPIKLAANI release new single & video ‘Aita’


Finnish folk metal superstars KORPIKLAANI are happy to unleash ‘Aita‘, the second single from their upcoming new studio album, Rankarumpu, which is due to be released on April 5th 2024. 

Aita‘ keeps up the full-speed ahead approach from the previous single, ‘Saunaan‘. The dizzying pace, a catchy chorus and a masterful violin/accordion duel make ‘Aita‘ an absolutely irresistible tune that bears all trademarks the Finns are universally known and loved for. Folk metal at its best!

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