Being at the top of the Japanese heavy metal scene for 35 years is a great achievement with so many bands present. But SHOW-YA is still sitting on the throne and they celebrate it with a new album “Showdown”.

German symphonic metal band HEL’S THRONE and Wormholedeath’s Carlo Bellotti are now bonded in blood with the signing of the band and the reissue of “Ravens Flight”.

Portuguese symphonic metal band GLASYA, who released their debut album in 2019, have now inked a deal with Italian label Scarlet Records. A new album can be expected in 2022.

EVANESCENCE will almost be constantly on the road from November 2021 until April 2022 to promote “The Bitter Truth”. And now they have extended their touring through Europe with new dates in June 2022.

Dutch mega-act EPICA’s online digital streaming event “Ωmega Alive”, that took place on June 12th 2021, was a huge success. Reason enough for the band to release it on various audiovisual formats.

What happens when one of the pillars of a band’s foundation falls away? For Japanese power metal band LOVEBITES it remains to be clarified now that bassist and co-founder Miho has left the band and LOVEBITES is on a ‘break’.

Coming from the Pacific Northwest (Washington State) in the US and practicing dark folk metal, SIREN’S RAIN are proud to announce the release of their debut album “Rise Forth”.

Danish melodic death metal 5-piece DEFACING GOD are the next band that has been added to Napalm Records’ already interminable roster. Their debut for the label will be “The Resurrection Of Lilith” and can be expected somewhere in 2022.

Based in Tokyo, Japan and with a vocalist from Georgia (USA), post-grunge/gothic metal band GODS OF DECAY recently signed to Sliptrick Recordsand just released a single and a music video titled “Suffocate You”.