Known for their memorable riffs, infectious vocal melodies and dueling guitar attack, internationally acclaimed rock quartet Alter Bridge - comprised of Myles Kennedy on vocals/guitars, Mark Tremonti on guitars/vocals, Brian Marshall on bass and Scott Phillips on drums - have garnered themselves massive critical and fan praise around the globe. The band looks to continue that trend as they release their self-titled, eighth studio album, Alter Bridge via Napalm Records. The album follows 2022’s massively lauded Pawns & Kings (#1 US Hard Music Albums, #2 US Billboard 200 With Hard Rock Genre, #3 US Current Rock Albums).
Alter Bridge is comprised of 12 all new tracks from the band and features some of their most iconic moments on record. The band kicks down the door with the opener and single “Silent Divide”…

Probably the first album to successfully merge the seemingly disparate sounds of rap and heavy metal, Rage Against the Machine's self-titled debut was groundbreaking enough when released in 1992, but many would argue that it has yet to be surpassed in terms of influence and sheer brilliance - though countless bands have certainly tried. This is probably because the uniquely combustible creative relationship between guitar wizard Tom Morello and literate rebel vocalist Zack de la Rocha could only burn this bright, this once. While the former's roots in '80s heavy metal shredding gave rise to an inimitable array of six-string acrobatics and rhythmic special effects (few of which anyone else has managed to replicate), the latter delivered meaningful rhymes with an emotionally charged conviction that suburban white boys of the ensuing nu-metal generation could never hope to touch…

Australian modern progressive titan's Karnivool finally return with 'In Verses', the follow up to their globally respected, and Australian #1 charting album 'Asymmetry'. Album four for the band has been so long coming it's almost a myth, but after a false start or three and a long hot summer in the studio in Perth it is finally here. Teaming up with their kindred spirit producer Forrester Savell (Sound Awake, Themata) the band have crafted a musical masterpiece that somehow manages to feel fresh while referencing their much-loved back catalogue. Expanding the scope of their sprawling soundscapes whilst still managing to create moments that soar like only Karnivool songs can, 'In Verses' proves in spades that even in todays world, some things are worth the wait.

Three Days Grace returns with Alienation - their 8th studio album and a landmark moment in rock.
For the first time in over a decade, original frontman Adam Gontier is back joining Matt Walst on vocals along with Neil Sanderson (drums), Brad Walst (bass) and Barry Stock (guitars) the twelve tracks on Alienation all play a pivotal role in defining this significantly new, but nostalgic, chapter of the band. The album is a journey through inner collapse and outward defiance. The songs reflect isolation as a condition of existence, not just circumstance. Some of what we write about - anxiety, addiction, heartbreak, disconnect, are often a different wave of the same storm. And yet, buried in all the wreckage is something human - still reaching out.

"Shame," "Snowblind," and "Metro" are covers of a Wu-Tang Clan, Black Sabbath, and Berlin song respectively. "Shame" actually features some members of the Wu-Tang Clan and contains typical System insanity with Serj rapping and a few extremely catchy riffs. In "Snowblind," SOAD makes a decent Black Sabbath song into a fantastic song by speeding up the tempo of the verses and slowing down the bridge, bringing a beauty to it that was never previously there. Then changing speeds again back to the heavy chorus. "Metro" is another classic System-twanged cover with another catchy slow verse that gives way to a hectic chorus then right back to the melodic verse. All three covers display all the things System of a Down fans have come to love about the band…

Chart-topping but challenging alt-metal band that incorporates programmed beats and subtle Eastern European influences.
Like many late-'90s metal bands, System of a Down struck a balance between '80s underground thrash metal and metallic early-'90s alternative rockers like Jane's Addiction. Their dark, neo-gothic alternative metal earned a cult following in the wake of the popularity of such like-minded bands as Korn and the Deftones. Vocalist Serj Tankian, guitarist Daron Malakian, bassist Shavo Odadjian, and drummer John Dolmayan formed System of a Down in Southern California in the mid-'90s. They quickly earned a strong following in Los Angeles, largely based on strong word of mouth. A three-song demo began circulating through metal collectors, and their fan base soon spread throughout not only America, but Europe and New Zealand…

In 1992, Warner Bros. figured that lightning could strike twice at a time when oodles of (mostly horribly bad) funk-metal acts were following in Faith No More and the Red Hot Chili Peppers' footsteps. They sent the former into the studio, where they went in, recorded, and released a bizarro masterpiece. Mike Patton's work in Mr. Bungle proved just how strange and inspired he could get given the opportunity, and with that try-anything-once spirit now brought to his similarly minded colleagues in his more famous act, nothing was ignored. "Land of Sunshine" starts things off in a similar enough vein to The Real Thing, but Patton's vocal role-playing comes out as smarter and more accomplished, with the lyrics trashing a totally smug bastard with pure inspired mockery…

Incorporating elements of shoegaze, prog, post-hardcore and trip-hop into their alternative metal template, Deftones’ 2000 album ‘White Pony’ is rightly regarded as one of the most influential albums of the Noughties. Here, it gets a deluxe reissue for its twentieth anniversary, accompanied with a remix album titled ‘Black Stallion’ featuring reworks from Clams Casino, DJ Shadow, Robert Smith and more.

Babymetal return with their powerful new album Metal Forth, a bold evolution of their genre-defying fusion of J-pop and heavy metal, including features from Poppy, Slaughter To Prevail, Tom Morello and Bloodywood. Following the conceptual depths of The Other One, Metal Forth signals a new chapter, blending thunderous riffs, soaring vocals, and high-energy choreography. Building on their global legacy this release reaffirms Babymetal’s status as pioneers pushing metal into the future.

Though the band emerged on the fringes of nü-metal, one of metal's more unfortunate pushes into the mainstream, Deftones' steady shift toward a more artful, experimental sound has made them one of the more enduring and influential groups to come out of the '90s. In their continued exploration of the intersection of heaviness and harmony, Koi No Yokan finds the band returning with a warm, dreamy sound that feels more like heavy dream pop or shoegaze than light metal. Always finding new ways to use old tools, the driving sounds on the album feel more like they're meant to envelop the listener than enrage them, with a sonic gulf - created by Chino Moreno's soaring vocals and Stephen Carpenter's shuddering, extended scale riffs - so large and inviting, it feels like the only option is to dive in and explore its depths…

Till Lindemann's (Rammstein) Zunge 2025 contains all the songs from the original Zunge album released in 2023, plus nine additional bonus tracks.
"Zunge" is presented as a debut album of Till Lindemann from Rammstein, but in fact it's a continuation of the band called Lindemann, which was initially planned as a supergroup of Till and Peter Tägtgren from Hypocrisy and Pain. Tägtgren has left that project, because he recorded the most of material, while was always in the shadow of his bandmate's popularity. Eventually Peter concentrated on own bands and Till recruited less famous performers for his project, led solely now.
The music of the albums with Tägtgren was more of an attempt just to have fun. "Zunge" also has some humor, but still it's more serious and personal for Till Lindemann…