Stream and listen to new and full Hard Rock/Heavy Metal/Melodoc AOR music albums before their official release.
On April 4, 2025, Metal Department will release the sophomore album from AMERIKAN KAOS, “All That Jive”. AMERIKAN KAOS is the “secret love child” of guitar virtuoso Jeff Waters, best known from ANNIHILATOR, which he has been working on since 2019.
Swedish power metal masters Insania are pleased to announce the release of their new studio album “The Great Apocalypse”, out on June 13th, 2025, via Frontiers Music Srl.
Multi-platinum rock icons HINDER have shared their inspired single “Bring Me Back To Life”, along with announcing their highly anticipated seventh studio album, “Back To Life”, out May 23. The track, which follows the success of the band’s heaviest track to date, “Everything Is A Cult”, leans more into the melodic pop-rock space than perhaps the band ever has. It’s the track that infused the celebrated quartet with new-found life and inspiration for a full album, forthcoming in 2025.
Country: USA
Released: 20-04-2025
Style: 70’s hard rock
Good things come in threes – and the third album from heavy stoner rock trio Crystal Spiders is no exception. For METANOIA, bassist Brenna Leath (Lightning Born) is joined by Aaron Willis on drums (The Hell No, Few Good Things) and Reid Rogers on guitar (Cerebus, Knightmare).
“Live at the Roxy” will be released on April 25th, 2025, via Metal Blade Records.
North German power metallers Mob Rules have unveiled the first details about their eagerly awaited, new studio album “Rise of the Ruler”, slated for a release on August 22nd, 2025 via ROAR!
For the second time, Stuttgart, Germany-based Front Row Warriors are taking up the cudgels for their very own melodic metal on their new studio album “Running Out of Time”, that has just been announced for a release on July 11th, 2025, via ROAR!
M-Theory Audio is pleased to announce the latest signing to the label – hard rock and heavy metal powerhouse Firstborne. Firstborne features legendary drummer Chris Adler (Lamb of God, Megadeth), virtuoso guitarist Myrone (known by some as the originator of soft shred), and electrifying vocalist Girish Pradhan (Girish and the Chronicles, The End Machine).
Canada’s latest Rock sensation Linx signs with Metalville Records. The long-awaited debut album “Annihilation” will be released worldwide on August 15th 2025. The band from Montreal is a female-fronted Industrial-Rock duo formed by versatile singer, guitarist, bassist & keyboardist Zenab Jaber (nicknamed “Zee”), and by drummer, keyboardist & programmer Frederic Gauthier.