Saxon was one of the early leaders of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal, alongside Iron Maiden and Def Leppard, even outdistancing them at the onset. Emerging in 1977, the band found commercial success with the release of their seminal sophomore effort, 1980's Wheels of Steel, which went platinum in the U.K. Subsequent efforts Strong Arm of the Law (1980), Denim and Leather (1981), and Power & the Glory also did well at home, with the latter outing cracking the Billboard 200, but a series of bad decisions and bad breaks, as well as internal strife, severely stunted the band's momentum toward the end of the '80s. Still, Saxon persevered, recording and performing consistently into the 21st century, and ultimately attaining respectability from the heavy metal community, particularly in mainland Europe. The veteran rockers released their 23rd studio album, Thunderbolt, in 2018. They also paid homage to their influences on a pair of covers albums before cracking the Top 20 of the U.K. charts with 2022's Carpe Diem. Their 24th album, Hell, Fire and Damnation, arrived two years later.

The Smurfs Movie Soundtrack (Music From & Inspired By) was released on June 13, 2025, by Paramount Pictures. The soundtrack features music from and inspired by the live-action animated musical comedy film, "The Smurfs". The film stars Rihanna as the voice of Smurfette, alongside a large ensemble cast.

Buckcherry's follow-up to their tenth album 'Vol. 10' (which made its mark across ten Official Charts listings, including a #4 spot in the UK Rock and Metal Album chart and #6 in the UK Independent Album chart), 'Roar Like Thunder', saw the band return to Sienna Recording Studios in Nashville with long-time writing collaborator and renowned producer Marti Frederiksen [Aerosmith, Mötley Crüe, Ozzy Osbourne] to record the album along with Marti's son Evan Frederiksen. The two-time GRAMMY-nominated band have created an album that's bursting at the seams with lightning-hot rock'n'roll. From the the horn-swelling swagger of “I Go Boom” and the honey-dripping riffs of “Blackout”, to the AC/DC stomp of “Come On” and the frantic runaway train rhythm of the title track, 'Roar Like Thunder' sees a band that bring live rock'n'roll to the stage more days a year than the sun is seen in Britain and set that energy off like a bottle rocket in the studio.

Metallica is continuing to release remasters of their catalog, with the latest being the 5x-platinum Load, available everywhere on June 13th. Produced by Bob Rock, Load is the follow-up to Metallica, the best-selling album of the Soundscan era. Load contains fan favorites including “Until It Sleeps,” “Hero of the Day,” “King Nothing,” and, for the first time ever, the original extended version of “The Outlaw Torn,” which was originally edited due to manufacturing limits.

We are proud to present the third release on SCS Collection/Evidence Classics: the beautiful new album by Danish ensemble Tvíburi, featuring the Complete Piano Trios by acclaimed American composer Lowell Liebermann — one of the most performed and recorded living composers in the United States.

Vier Jahre nach Exit Strategy ist Max Gruber alias Drangsal zurück mit seinem vierten Album, dessen Titel Aus keiner meiner Brücken die in Asche liegen ist je ein Phönix emporgestiegen so sperrig wie poetisch ist. Produziert wurde es natürlich von niemand geringerem als dem unverzichtbaren zweiten Max im Bunde: Max Rieger (Die Nerven, All diese Gewalt).

Peu d’amours durent toute une vie, et encore moins de carrières artistiques gardent intacte la flamme créatrice. Areski Belkacem fait partie de ces rares artistes pour qui l’élan de création reste inaltéré. Avec Long courrier, son troisième album solo en près de 60 ans, il livre douze chansons comme autant de lettres d’amour, portées par une sincérité désarmante. Loin des diktats commerciaux, Areski suit son propre chemin, fidèle à une vision intime de la musique. Il y célèbre l’amour, le plaisir, la beauté cachée en chacun, et les âmes marginales, avec tendresse et profondeur. Sa voix douce et ses compositions mêlant percussions, guitare chaabi, piano, accordéon et guitares électriques prolongent cette poésie du cœur – toujours en écho avec sa complice de toujours, Brigitte Fontaine. Livret 8 pages.

New York Times music reviewer Stephen Holden described Aimée as a blend of Michael Jackson and Sarah Vaughan and wrote that the "saucy, curly-haired jazz singer [stood] with one foot in tradition and the other in electronics," and that her voice had a "tart, girlish chirp" and that her Surreal Band fused traditional and futuristic electronics with textures mixing jazz and funk. New York Times reviewer Nate Chinen wrote that she had a "sweet, girlish voice that she controls with a sniper's precision"

Brittany was sitting there in the studio, and "I don't know, I just felt this charge. I had a 48-hour session-a burst of creativity and improvisation. It was intense, mystical, and magical. I was there, and it was amazing. I thought, "Just do whatever," so I just started playing. It was with D'Vonne, and we just had some amazing chemistry sonically. I was in the piano room, and it didn't even faze me what he was doing-it was changing my direction. I was just having fun, but he was doing something that made it real. That's when Josh said, "We need to bring Evan in on the second day."

Two of the most highly respected figures in the world of jazz - vocalist Dee Dee Bridgewater and pianist Bill Charlap - document their critically acclaimed, sold-out live concerts on their first collaborative album, 'Elemental'. Bridgewater and Charlap curate a repertoire that only they can present: exploring the deep understanding of jazz tradition alongside impeccable phrasing and a once-in-a-generation dynamic range, bringing a level of sophistication that is sure to be considered a masterpiece for generations to come.

American blues guitarist Larry McCray, a singer/songwriter known for his powerful voice and soulful, rock-infused blues style, presents his latest studio album, Heartbreak City. Produced by two-time Grammy nominees, Joe Bonamassa and Josh Smith, all 10 tracks are originals written by Larry McCray himself. This album finds him performing some of the best music of his career, finally feeling comfortable in his own skin.

Wasting no time in the wake of the Gallagher brothers sudden 2009 implosion, Sony released the deluxe Time Flies 1994-2009 retrospective in the summer of 2010, just in time for the 15th anniversary of (What’s the Story) Morning Glory? The driving idea behind Time Flies is to collect all 27 of Oasis’ British A-sides, a simple idea that would seem to fit one of the great singles band, but sticking to the singles winds up leaving many great songs behind, including their manifesto “Rock & Roll Star,” “Champagne Supernova,” the lovely “Talk Tonight,” and Noel and Liam’s duet “Acquiesce,” among many tremendous B-sides, “(What’s the Story) Morning Glory” and “Champagne Supernova,” to name a few. The latter is added to the U.S. version, since it was an actual hit in America (the U.S. version does not contain “Sunday Morning Call”), but it doesn’t change the fact that Time Flies winds up missing more staples than it should…enough to make it miss the definitive designation it should carry.

In jazz, few instruments possess as much character, imagination, and untamed spirit as the harp. And it's impossible to talk about jazz harp without honoring the trailblazing Dorothy Ashby (1932–1986), who brought along her 47 strings into the realms of bop and soul, forever changing the instrument's role in the genre. Long inspired to pay tribute to Ashby (and to the other towering figure of the jazz harp, Alice Coltrane), Brandee Younger has been expanding the instrument's rhythmic range and expressive fluidity since the early 2010s. With Gadabout Season, her third album on the Impulse! label, the New York native reaffirms her brilliance as both a colourist and, above all, a visionary composer.

Van Morrison will release his new album ‘Remembering Now’ on June 13th. It represents his first collection of original music since 2022 and also follows the acclaimed covers albums ‘Moving On Skiffle’ and ‘Accentuate The Positive’. The album’s launch is accompanied by the long-awaited single ‘Down To Joy’, which receives its first official release after memorably featuring in Kenneth Branagh’s Oscar and BAFTA winning film ‘Belfast’. With ‘Remembering Now’, Van Morrison returns to the transcendent, uncategorisable rhapsodies that make him unique.

On his album "Händel - Mendelssohn", to be released in 2025, violinist Niklas Liepe combines Mendelssohn's famous violin concerto with fascinating, contemporary arrangements of popular works by George Frideric Handel. The new album "Händel - Mendelssohn" by violinist and OPUS Klassik winner Niklas Liepe will be released by Sony Classical on June 13. On it, the musician known for his creative repertoire concepts, supported by the NDR Radiophilharmonie, combines Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy's Violin Concerto in E minor with new variations on well-known melodies by George Frideric Handel. Pianist, composer and arranger Tim Allhoff has reworked the well-known aria "Lascia ch'io panga" from the opera "Rinaldo" and the coronation hymn "Zadok, the Priest" for solo violin, piano and orchestra, while violinist and composer Aleksey Igudesman contributes his "Peace-acaglia", a four-movement variation on Handel's "Passacaglia".