**The Latest in Brutality & Cold Steel**

[Magic]

I posted about this album coming out earlier in this thread…..it was released yesterday. Decent album!
Full of energy, kick ass brute force, double thumps, shredding, and high pitch soaring vocals. No Ballads..



Full album

 

[Magic]

An EP that has caught my attention….it’s a one man band, superb, with a mind blowing Deep Purple cover!

Stone Fang.
Epic heavy metal from Mississippi, USA. Released January 31, 2024.




Definitely for Mercyful Fate, Candlemass, Diamond Head fans.

Tracklist
1. A Demonstration of Soul Power
2. The Ruined Path
3. Clashing Blades of the Northern Lands
4. Bloodsucker (Deep Purple Cover)

Lineup:
Metas - Vocals, all instruments

Bloodsucker

full EP

 

[Magic]

A new & unique hard rock band I have been keeping an eye on since the release of their first single last year…..

Bastion Rose.
from Bloomington, Indiana USA



Their 4 song debut EP, Fade to Blue, will be released February 23, 2024.

two releases so far…

Coming For You

Halo Devil

 

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The Quill.
Hard rock / Stoner rock band from Sweden. They’ve been around since the 90’s.

They will be releasing a new album, Wheel of Illusion, on March 29, 2024. The album is featuring ex members from Ayreon, Arch Enemy, Spiritual Beggars, and Firebird.



Tracklist:
1. Wheel of Illusion
2. We Burn
3. Rainmaker
4. Elephant Head
5. Hawks ; Hounds
6. L.I.B.E.R.
7. Sweet Mass Confusion (All Rise Now)
8. The Last Thing You Remember
9. Wild Mustang

Wheel of Illusion

 

[Magic]

Valhalla Awaits.
Hard Rock from the UK. Very reminiscent of Alterbridge.



Is There Anybody Out There

Staring At The Gub

 

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Midnight.
Black Metal / Speed Metal from Cleveland Ohio. This is the 6th album. Think Motörhead meets Venom……
Released March 8, 2024. (Same day as Judas Priest’s Invincible Shield)



Full album

 

[Magic]

I haven’t posted in here for a while.

Lords of Black.
A Ronnie Romero (Rainbow) project. They are power prog. New album, Mechanics of Predacity, came out March 15, 2024.


Let the Nightmare Come

I Want the Darkness to Stop