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Gods of ThunderSAXONAmazonAmazon LPSaxon's twenty-fifth studio album, Gods of Thunder, is due from Silver Lining Music on 22 January 2027, three years after Hell, Fire and Damnation.…
Lost HorizonMOLLY HATCHETAmazon CDAmazon LPMolly Hatchet made this record in Studio 2 at Abbey Road in London, the room the Beatles used — with, Bobby Ingram says,…
Crock Of HitsTHE DARKNESSAmazonAmazon LPThe Darkness assemble the first best-of of their career, choosing and sequencing it themselves, and Warner Music release it on 27 November 2026.…
In MetalMYSTIC PROPHECYAmazonAmazon ImportIn Metal, Mystic Prophecy's thirteenth studio album, is out on 27 November 2026 via Perception, part of Reigning Phoenix Music, and Ward Records in Japan.…
DisintegrateGIRISH AND THE CHRONICLESAmazonAmazon ImportGirish and The Chronicles formed in 2009 in Sikkim, in the north-east of India, and have been based in Bengaluru since 2013.…
System Error: HumanityWALLS OF JERICHOAmazonSystem Error: Humanity is the first studio album in roughly a decade from Detroit metalcore band Walls of Jericho,…
DeathbringerIRON SAVIORAmazonAmazon ImportDeathbringer is Iron Savior's first album for Frontiers Music Srl, which announced the signing and the record together on 7 August 2026,…
The CD Collection: Volume 4DEF LEPPARDAmazonThe CD Collection: Volume 4, the fourth instalment of Def Leppard's six-part series gathering everything the band has recorded,…
Suffer DivineDARKEST HOURJP edition: AmazonAmazon LPSuffer Divine is Darkest Hour's eleventh studio album, due from MNRK Heavy on 30 October 2026.…
Fatal ParadoxHATEBREEDAmazonAmazon ImportFatal Paradox is Hatebreed’s ninth studio album and their first in six years, following 2020’s Weight of the False Self.…
ProngPRONGAmazonThe self-titled album by Prong, the New York band formed in 1986 and led by guitarist/vocalist Tommy Victor.…
Shogun MojoSHOGUN MOJOAmazonAmazon ImportShogun Mojo is the band KISS guitarist Tommy Thayer has formed with Dan Reed, the singer of Dan Reed Network, and this is their self-titled debut.…
The Sea Of EmotionJOE SATRIANI & STEVE VAIAmazonAmazon LPThe Sea Of Emotion is the first full-length studio album Joe Satriani and Steve Vai have recorded together,…
Ghost SequenceEast Of EdenAmazonAmazon Bonus"Ghost Sequence" is the opening theme of the television series 『とある暗部の少女共棲』, which starts broadcasting on 9 October 2026.…
GARDEN OF EDENMETALVERSEAmazonMETALVERSE is a three-member multiverse project from Japan - MIKO, SAKIA and COCONA - signed to Amuse and produced by KOBAMETAL.…
PainstreamBLIND CHANNELAmazon LimitedAmazon StandardThe sixth studio album by Blind Channel, the Finnish band formed in Oulu in 2013, released by Century Media Records on 30 October 2026.…
The Ones We FollowSARCATORAmazonReigning Phoenix Music release the fourth Sarcator album worldwide on 30 October 2026, and Ward Records' Japanese edition lands the same day,…
The SchoolgirlsTHE SCHOOLGIRLSJP edition: AmazonAn album recorded in Florida in the mid-1990s and then shelved has finally been sold.…
In Lust We ThrustTHE DEVIL WEARS NADAJP edition: AmazonIn Lust We Thrust is the second album by THE DEVIL WEARS NADA, from Falköping in Sweden.…
DEMOlish ThisSERAIAHJP edition: AmazonSERAIAH formed in Indiana in 1985. By the label's account, a set at the Metal Fest in Decatur, Illinois in the summer of 1988, shared with Bride,…
Ozzy / Sabbath - The Ultimate TributeV.A.JP edition: AmazonEonian Records, a US label founded in 2008, put this ten-song tribute out on CD worldwide on 10 July 2026; Bit Organization / Eonian Records issue it in Ja…
Rise Above It AllJORGE CANANJP edition: AmazonRise Above It All is a fourteen-song melodic hard rock album by Jorge Canan, a singer from New Jersey,…
Hard To StopGASTEMJP edition: AmazonThe second GASTEM album since the band reunited. GASTEM formed in Damascus, Maryland in 1985 and were active until 1989 on the Baltimore-Washington D.C.…
PerfecthQUEENS OF THE STONE AGEAmazonPerfecth is the ninth studio album by Queens of the Stone Age,…
ArmagelionARMAGELIONAmazonWard Records brings ARMAGELION to Japan on CD on 30 October 2026 as GQCS-91797, and diskunion bills the record as a Japan-first debut.…
Thomas Miller's Lazarus EffectTHOMAS MILLER'S LAZARUS EFFECTAmazonAmazon LPThomas Miller founded Symphony X with Michael Romeo in 1994, having met him in the mid-1980s, and played bass on the early records — Symphony X,…
ZornhauZORNHAUJP edition: AmazonZornhau is a Swedish atmospheric black metal project, and Hvitramn plays and sings all of it alone.…
SzilánkokSENKIJP edition: AmazonSenki are a Hungarian trio and Szilánkok is their third EP — four songs that move between metalcore, groove metal and progressive writing,…
Ecce MundusLIVAJP edition: AmazonLiva formed in Sherbrooke, Quebec in 1997 and call what they do symphonic power metal opera. The band is Nadine Guertin on soprano voice,…
Force Against The EndFIREFLAMEJP edition: AmazonFireFlame are a five-piece from Osaka and this is their worldwide debut album.…
ErneuerungAKANTOPHISJP edition: AmazonAkantophis are a German four-piece playing atmospheric black metal, formed in 1998, and Erneuerung is their fifth album.…
LAST WAY FORWARDVALKYRIE ZEROAmazonVALKYRIE ZERO are a four-piece thrash metal band from Osaka: Aya Ozeki on guitar and vocals, MIHO on guitar, COR on bass and backing vocals,…
PropheciesDRAGONLANDAmazonDragonland's seventh studio album arrives on Scarlet Records, the Milan label that announced a multi-album deal with the Swedish band in December 2025.…
Chaos ControlCHAOS CONTROLAmazonThe third full-length album by CHAOS CONTROL, and a self-titled one, released by Repentless on 21 October 2026 as a CD (RETS-0048, ¥3,500 incl. tax).…
Live From New Haven 1988JUDAS PRIESTAmazonA two-disc Japanese edition of a Judas Priest concert given at New Haven, Connecticut on 7 August 1988,…
Artificial IconsDEFECTSFormed in 2019, British melodic metalcore five-piece Defects follow their 2024 debut Modern Error with this second full-length,…
Mer Ström Åt FolketSTRÖMJP edition: AmazonThe third album by Ström, a five-piece from Växjö in the Småland region of southern Sweden. Black Lodge Records, through Sound Pollution,…
AshesTUNGSTENAmazonAshes is the fifth studio album by the Swedish melodic power metal band Tungsten, released on 9 October 2026.…
The Gathering of DreamsFALLEN SANCTUARYJP edition: AmazonThe second album by Fallen Sanctuary, the project of Serenity vocalist Georg Neuhauser and Temperance / Serenity guitarist-vocalist Marco Pastorino,…
Steel Burning LiveGUS G.AmazonSteel Burning Live is a Japan-only EP by the Greek guitarist Gus G., known as the guitarist of Firewind,…
DecayGODFLESHJP edition: AmazonDecay is the tenth Godflesh album, made by Justin K. Broadrick and Ben Green.…
Gargoyle of the Garden StateSKID ROWJP edition: AmazonAmazon ImportThe first solo album under his own name from Rachel Bolan, Skid Row's co-founder and bassist, after some forty years. Nick Raskulinecz produced it, and ear…
RedApril ArtAmazonThe fourth album by April Art, the alternative metal band formed in Germany in 2014. Built around frontwoman Lisa-Marie Watz,…
The Allfather AwakensAMON AMARTHAmazonThe thirteenth studio album by Amon Amarth, the melodic death / Viking metal band formed in Tumba, Sweden in 1992,…
AnnihilistHIPPOTRAKTORPelagic Records issues Annihilist on 2 October 2026, on CD in a digisleeve under the label's own SKU PEL338CD,…
Endless ThoughtsRICKERT GJP edition: AmazonRickert G is a one-man melodic death metal project from Morelia, Michoacan, Mexico. Metal Archives dates it to 2021, with Rickert G alone on vocals,…
Hanged's FateNEW SUNJP edition: AmazonThe debut album by New Sun, a four-piece from Padua and the province of Venice. It began when guitarist Lorenzo "Mr.…
InvasionDRAKKARJP edition: AmazonDrakkar formed in Belgium in 1983. Their debut X-Rated appeared in 1988 on the Paris label New Musidisc and led to European support slots with Queensryche,…
Stand And Be RecognizedTHE NUDEJP edition: AmazonStand and Be Recognized is the first album by The Nude, a four-piece from Brooklyn. The band say the four of them, a South African, a New Yorker,…
Tempvs Edax RervmSTALWARTJP edition: AmazonStalwart formed in Saint Petersburg in 1999 and play death and thrash metal shaped by groove and progressive writing.…
Becoming Led ZeppelinLED ZEPPELINAmazonPony Canyon's Japanese two-disc Blu-ray and DVD edition of Becoming Led Zeppelin, the 2025 documentary directed by Bernard MacMahon.…
The Legend Of The Six KingsFROZEN CROWNJP edition: AmazonThe Legend Of The Six Kings is a useful way to hear FROZEN CROWN from a different angle within the 2026 catalogue.
The Long Road BackPAUL LAINEAmazonCanadian singer Paul Laine — Danger Danger's frontman from 1993 to 2004 and, from 2016,…
DiscoveryMETALITEAmazonThe fifth studio album from Metalite, the Swedish band formed in 2015 around guitarist and songwriter Edwin Premberg.…
BloodstainBLOODSTAINAmazonBLOODSTAIN formed in Stockholm at the end of 2023, and this self-titled record is the four-piece's debut album.…
Crystal EyesSPIDERSAmazonThe fifth studio album by SPIDERS, a rock band from Gothenburg, Sweden.…
Throne of ThornsSTRYPERAmazonThe band counts this as its eighteenth studio album; it is due from Frontiers Music Srl on 25 September 2026.
NineRUSSIAN CIRCLESJP edition: AmazonRussian Circles are an instrumental band formed in Chicago, Illinois in late 2004. "Nine" is their ninth studio album, following "Gnosis" (2022),…
Live In Frankfurt 1980LED ZEPPELINAmazonA two-disc Japanese edition of Led Zeppelin at the Festhalle in Frankfurt, West Germany on 30 June 1980,…
Born With A HammerKAI HANSENAmazonAmazon ImportWard Records put out the Japanese edition of Born With A Hammer on 18 September 2026 as GQCS-91779, the same day earMUSIC release it everywhere else.…
Kissin' DynamiteKISSIN' DYNAMITEAmazonGerman melodic metal band Kissin' Dynamite release this self-titled album on 18 September 2026 through Kissin' Dynamite Records,…
Obscured HorizonsTHE ETERNALAmazonThe eighth studio album from THE ETERNAL, the Australian/Finnish gothic and doom metal collective,…
Whispers & TalesBob CatleyAmazonAn acoustic album by Bob Catley, the voice of Magnum. Recorded as a duo with Vince O'Regan (Escape, Legion, Pulse),…
Way BeyondMYSTERY MOONAmazonWay Beyond is the second Mystery Moon album, following the duo's 2024 debut Shine,…
LegacyFIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCHJP edition: AmazonAmazon ImportLegacy is a useful way to hear FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH from a different angle within the 2026 catalogue.
HunTHE HUJP edition: AmazonThe HU's third studio album, their first since 2022's Rumble of Thunder. The four of them — Galaa, Jaya,…
TMOTHER OF MILLIONSAmazonViciSolum Productions issue T on 11 September 2026, and the copy on sale in Japan is that same release, arriving on the same day: one disc in a digipak,…
ElectrifyedTYGERS OF PAN TANGJP edition: AmazonAmazon DigipakFormed in 1978 in Whitley Bay, north-east England, and part of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal,…
Kindred NorthKindred NorthJP edition: AmazonAmazon ImportThe debut album by Kindred North, the Nordic melodic hard rock project of Swedish singer-guitarist Andi Kravljaca and Norwegian multi-instrumentalist Andre…
Stories of DestinyMAD MAXAmazonAmazon ImportA new album from Mad Max, formed in Münster, Germany in 1982 and a presence in the melodic hard rock and metal scene ever since.…
Fire & VengeanceRICKY WARWICKFire & Vengeance is the ninth solo album by Ricky Warwick, issued on 4 September 2026 by Earache Records. Warwick toured with New Model Army in 1987,…
AirbourneAIRBOURNEJP edition: Amazon CD+Blu-rayAmazon Jewel CaseAustralian rock and roll band Airbourne return with their self-titled album, their first in seven years since 2019's Boneshaker.…
Long Hard Road: 1980-1985NIGHTWINGAmazonA five-disc box set surveying the early years of Nightwing, the British band formed in 1978 who came up alongside the rising N.W.O.B.H.M. scene.…
Rats in the TempleFLOTSAM AND JETSAMAmazonThe sixteenth album from Arizona's dramatic thrash metal band Flotsam and Jetsam, their first in two years after 2024's I Am the Weapon,…
Fire and IceISSAAmazonA studio album from Norwegian singer Issa (Issa Oversveen), released by Frontiers Music Srl on 28 August 2026. Eleven songs built around her open,…
Legacy of EmpiresIAN PARRY'S CONSORTIUM PROJECTAmazonIan Parry — a Liverpool-born singer who moved to the Netherlands in the early 1980s and made his name across the Dutch metal scene with Hammerhead,…
A Cold ParadiseA COLD PARADISEAmazonThe debut album from A COLD PARADISE, the modern alternative metal band founded in 2025 by vocalist Antonio Calanna (ex-ALL FOR METAL) and signed to Percep…
The Never Ending SearchASCHENAmazonAschen are a melodic black metal duo based in Pamplona, Navarre, in the Spanish Basque region, active since 2022. The line-up is Mikel Telletxea (vocals,…
Bastard SkullBASTARD SKULLAmazonBastard Skull is a four-piece thrash metal band that came together on 13 November 2022 in the lobby of the Kings Theatre in Brooklyn, New York,…
Perceptions of RealityBRINICLEAmazonThe debut album by BRINICLE, a five-piece formed in Bogotá, Colombia in 2018. The line-up is Camilo Ernesto Reina García (vocals),…
Gods of TomorrowGODS OF TOMORROWAmazonThe debut album by GODS OF TOMORROW, a five-piece melodic hard rock band from Germany and Greece.…
In MadnessSAUERKRAUTAmazonSAUERKRAUT are a six-piece from Krosno/Jedlicze, Poland, active since 2019. They followed their 2022 EP "Bloody Stew" with this record,…
Everything's FallingTHE WARNINGAmazonThe fifth studio album by The Warning, the Mexican rock band from Monterrey formed in 2013 by the Villarreal Velez sisters — Daniela (lead vocals,…
Another Nail in the CoffinSHA-BOOMAmazonSha-Boom came up in Stockholm in 1987 and were on festival bills beside Europe and Treat inside a year; the debut single "R.O.C.K." went to No.…
Best OfNIGHT RANGERAmazonA best-of collecting the band's signature songs as 2026 versions — re-recorded, remixed and remastered.
Marrow DeepMASTODONAmazonThe ninth studio album, and the first made after Brent Hinds left the band in March 2025 and died that August. It is also the first with Nick Johnston (gui…
Mi'rajEDU FALASCHIAmazonA new album from Brazilian singer Edu Falaschi, who came up through ANGRA and ALMAH and now leads a band under his own name.…
箱庭LOVEBITESAmazonThe first solo EP in five years from Fami., bassist of LOVEBITES — six tracks including one written for her by NayutalieN, in the standard edition.
Guilty PleasureGRANDAmazonThe third album by Grand, the melodic rock / AOR band from the southern outskirts of Stockholm, Sweden.…
Gravity 2.0FIRST LIGHTAmazon"Gravity 2.0" is the album that British melodic rock / AOR project First Light release through Pride & Joy Music on 21 August 2026 (cat. no. PJM15006).…
Consecrated GroundANN WILSON & TRIPSITTERAmazonThe second studio album by Ann Wilson, co-founder of Heart, with her band Tripsitter, following 2023's Another Door.…
EquinoxEQUILIBRIUMJP edition: AmazonThe seventh album from Germany's Equilibrium, a band that has built a world of its own by fusing melodic death metal with traditional folk.…
CathedralJOHN CARPENTERAmazonJohn Carpenter — the director and composer behind Halloween and Escape from New York — releases Cathedral through Sacred Bones Records on 7 August 2026.…
EclipseXANDRIAJP edition: AmazonThe new album from German symphonic metal band Xandria, released by Napalm Records on 7 August 2026.…
On the Shortness of LifeHIBRIAAmazonThe eighth album and the first with new singer Ângelo Parisotto — Seneca's On the Shortness of Life as its subject, released in the band's thirtieth year.
ILSYILSYAmazonSheela's Burned Down appeared in 1995, most of it written by singer Wolfgang "Ilsy" Terne, who parted with the band not long afterwards.…
IIICONICAmazonAmazon ImportII is a useful way to hear ICONIC from a different angle within the 2026 catalogue.
黎明LUMiRiSEAmazonThe first new song from the lineup that formed in July 2026, a streaming single written and sound-produced by Kayoko Kusano with Shota Horie on guitar and …
Beautiful 'N DamnedZAN/CODYAmazonThe debut full-length from Zan/Cody, the project that brings Shotgun Messiah's core pair — singer Zinny Zan and guitarist Harry Cody — back together.…
Lights Out Chicago 1980UFOAmazonA live document of UFO in Chicago in 1980, released through Cleopatra Records. The band had just put out No Place to Run,…
The Final FlightMARCO GARAU'S MAGIC OPERAAmazonMarco Garau — the Italian composer and keyboard player once in Derdian — runs Magic Opera as a project of his own,…
In the Eye of the Storm (Live)FOREIGNERAmazonThe soundtrack to Foreigner's fiftieth-anniversary documentary film: an electric set on Ellis Island and an acoustic rooftop set at DUMBO House, captured l…
UnbridledPRIDE OF LIONSJP edition: AmazonThe eighth album by Pride of Lions, the melodic rock unit formed by former Survivor man Jim Peterik (keyboards, guitar,…
AetherboundDREAMTALEAmazonThe ninth album by Dreamtale, the Finnish melodic power metal band formed in 1999. The Japanese edition arrives on 22 July 2026 through Marquee Avalon,…
Wrath of the HammerSTORMHAMMERAmazonThe eighth album by Stormhammer, the power metal band from Munich, Germany, released through ROAR, a division of Reigning Phoenix Music,…
Initium MortisLEFT TO DIEAmazonThe debut full-length from Left to Die, a project of seasoned US extreme metal players paying homage to Death, released by Relapse Records.…
HomageTESLAAmazonAmazon ImportHomage is best heard not simply as a covers-related entry, but as a record that shows how TESLA translates outside material into its own sense…
Starting OverKOIAIAmazonKOIAI's fourth EP and the first release by the settled five-piece line-up with vocalist Mirei Sakurada; the title track became the August 2026 ending theme…
Live from the Guild TheatreL.A. GUNSJP edition: AmazonTaped at the Guild Theatre in Menlo Park, California on 10 July 2025, this concert album documents the night L.A. Guns launched Leopard Skin,…
The Cloud of UnknowingSEPULTURAJP edition: AmazonA four-track EP that Sepultura released through Nuclear Blast on 24 April 2026, and the Brazilian band's final studio recording,…
From Nation to ChaosSIGYNAmazonNoble Demon put this album out on 10 July 2026. It is the second SIGYN have made, and it runs to nine songs.…
METAL QUESTHAGANEAmazonA melodic-metal EP that links fantasy-adventure imagery with bright speed, heroic guitar work and the renewed identity of HAGANE.
Strike and KillDEVILDRIVERJP edition: AmazonDevilDriver were formed in 2002 by singer Dez Fafara, who had previously fronted the nu-metal band Coal Chamber.…
Heaven's FallingSHADOWBORNEJP edition: AmazonThe debut album by Shadowborne, the melodic power metal band from Sweden.…
Rebellen & HeldenRAUHBEINAmazonThe fourth album from Rauhbein, who sing in German, following Adrenalin. Perception, a division of Reigning Phoenix Music,…
Splat!DEEP PURPLEAmazonAmazon ImportSPLAT! finds DEEP PURPLE shaping classic hard-rock improvisation, blues warmth and the conversation between keyboard and guitar into a 2026 album with a cl…
Night is CallingDOMINUMJP edition: AmazonThe third album by German band DOMINUM, out on Napalm Records on 3 July 2026 and in Japan two days earlier, on 1 July 2026,…
First SpellLEATHERWITCHJP edition: AmazonThe debut album by Leatherwitch, the new band from Poland's Marta Gabriel.…
FlamecoreFLAMECOREJP edition: AmazonWormholedeath Japan issue the debut album by the Greek melodic death metal quintet Flamecore on 30 June 2026, a direct import with Japanese packaging,…
Dark DimensionCRIMSON DAYJP edition: AmazonDark Dimension is the fourth album by the Tampere heavy metal band Crimson Day. Wormholedeath released it worldwide on 22 May 2026,…
Until One of Us DiesDOUBLE CRUSH SYNDROMEJP edition: AmazonThe third album by Double Crush Syndrome, a trio from Mülheim an der Ruhr in Germany. Guitarist Andy Brings started the band in 2013,…
Bridge to ResolutionSHANE EMBURYAmazonThe first solo album Shane Embury — bassist and songwriter of Napalm Death — has released under his own name.…
Souls of the FallenPRIME CREATIONAmazonThe fourth album by Prime Creation, the Swedish melodic power metal band, released through ROAR, a division of Reigning Phoenix Music,…
PhoenixXTASYJP edition: AmazonPhoenix is the fourth studio album by XTASY, a melodic hard rock band formed in Navarra, Spain,…
Wired For SoundROCKETT LOVEAmazonThe fourth album by Rockett Love, the melodic hard rock / AOR band from Sala in Sweden.…
HAIL THE MINDENDALLAmazonThe third album by Endall, the Japanese thrash metal / rock'n'roll band who started in 2009, and the first full-length made by the current line-up.…
Lex LegionLEX LEGIONJP edition: AmazonThe debut album by Lex Legion, a band that came together in 2026.…
MetalmorphosisMASTERPLANAmazonAmazon ImportMetalmorphosis finds MASTERPLAN shaping European melodic power-metal uplift and thick hard-rock-leaning groove into a 2026 album with a clear sense of iden…
PLUVIASAKIAmazonThe first solo major-label album by Saki, the Japanese guitarist who picked up an electric guitar out of respect for Seikima-II.…
Get What You DeserveSODOMAmazonA reissue on SHM-CD of Get What You Deserve, the sixth album that Sodom — among the defining names of German thrash metal — released in January 1994,…
Live '83ALCATRAZZAmazonAn archive live album from Alcatrazz, the Graham Bonnet-led band, recorded in 1983 while Yngwie Malmsteen was in the ranks.…
LossGAEREAJP edition: AmazonLoss is the fifth album by Gaerea, a five-piece who began in 2016 in Porto, in northern Portugal, and their first for Century Media Records.…
Apocalypse – MokushiCROWN LANDSJP edition: AmazonCrown Lands are a Canadian progressive hard rock duo formed in 2015 by Cody Bowles and Kevin Comeau.…
Live in New Haven 1986VAN HALENAmazonAmazon ImportAn archival live album of the 5150 tour's New Haven show of 27 August 1986, the Sammy Hagar line-up issued as a standalone CD for the first time.
ENERGETICBAND-MAIDAmazon StandardAmazon CD+Blu-rayBAND-MAID's first single in four years and seven months: the title track plus 'Days' and 'CAGE', with footage from the 2024 Zepp tour on the limited editio…
IIIMATTADORAmazonMattador are a melodic hard rock band from Puerto Rico, and III is the album their reunion produced.…
Haus of the Rising FunJ.B.O.JP edition: AmazonThe fifteenth album by J.B.O., the Erlangen-based band who have been Germany's foremost humour metal act since 1989,…
Before We All DieCLAWFINGERJP edition: AmazonCLAWFINGER are a Swedish-Norwegian rap-metal band formed in Stockholm in the early 1990s; Before We All Die is their eighth studio album.…
The Best of Judas PriestJUDAS PRIESTAmazonA career-spanning compilation running from the 1974 debut Rocka Rolla to 2024's Invincible Shield, released through Sony Music.
Werewolves of LondonUFOJP edition: AmazonAn archive live album capturing UFO at Wolverhampton Civic Hall in England on 10 February 1998,…
XNARNIAJP edition: AmazonNarnia began in 1996, started by singer Christian Liljegren and guitarist CJ Grimmark, who met in Jönköping in southern Sweden in 1993,…
Frisson NoirTARJAAmazonTarja Turunen released Frisson Noir through earMUSIC on 12 June 2026, and Ward Records issued the Japanese edition the same day as GQCS-91749,…
Accult IIVANDEN PLASAmazonAn acoustic album from Vanden Plas, long a leading name in German progressive metal,…
Sons of the AbandonedBLOODHUNTERAmazonThe fourth album by Bloodhunter, the extreme metal band from Galicia in Spain, released by ROAR (Rock of Angels Records) on 12 June 2026.…
SymphoniqueVOIVODAmazonA live album by Voivod, the Canadian band formed in 1983 in Québec's Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean region,…
Requiem for a Pipe DreamCYHRAAmazonThe fourth studio album by Cyhra, the Swedish melodic and modern metal band, and their first album for Reigning Phoenix Music.…
SanctuaryEVANESCENCEAmazon CD+Blu-rayAmazon CDSanctuary finds EVANESCENCE shaping gothic/alternative-metal shade and dramatic melodies that include piano color into a 2026 album with a clear sense of i…
RebirthFRONTLINEJP edition: AmazonFrontline formed in Nuremberg in 1989 around founding vocalist Stephan Kämmerer, who still fronts the band. The debut The State Of Rock arrived in 1994,…
Gate of HellUnlucky MorpheusAmazonThe sixth album, released on 3 June 2026 as the companion piece to Gate of Heaven: the band's own announcement calls it the darkest and most chaotic world …
Through ZeroELDERAmazonThe seventh album by Elder, the heavy psychedelic / stoner rock band formed around 2006 in a small coastal town in Massachusetts.…
Grand Serpent RisingDIMMU BORGIRJP edition: AmazonEight years after Eonian, Dimmu Borgir return with Grand Serpent Rising,…
The MothDEVIN TOWNSENDAmazon 3CD+Blu-rayAmazon 2CDThe Moth finds DEVIN TOWNSEND shaping huge progressive-metal sound design, ambient space and introspective melody into a 2026 album with a clear sense of i…
Ei8htSHINEDOWNAmazonAmazon ImportEI8HT finds SHINEDOWN shaping modern American hard-rock strength and large melodies that can reach pop listeners into a 2026 album with a clear sense of id…
Society's Pact With SatanCATHEDRALJP edition: AmazonSociety's Pact With Satan is the last thing Lee Dorrian's British doom band Cathedral ever recorded: a single piece of almost half an hour,…
ExuviaCAGE FIGHTJP edition: AmazonExuvia, the second studio album from UK metal band Cage Fight, takes its title from the word for a shed skin or husk, and its cover, a radiation mask,…
Night SpectreNIGHT SPECTREAmazonNight Spectre's self-titled debut came out on 22 May 2026 through Dying Victims Productions, on CD and vinyl LP,…
Steel BurnerGUS G.JP edition: AmazonSteel Burner is Gus G.'s fifth solo album and his first in about five years, released internationally on 24 April 2026.…
No Sins To ConfessLÖANSHARKJP edition: AmazonNo Sins To Confess is the first full-length album from Löanshark, a traditional heavy metal trio from Barcelona, released by ROAR,…
Acts of MadnessAIRFORCEJP edition: AmazonActs of Madness, the third album from British heavy metal band Airforce, came out of a hard stretch: according to the label,…
Fallen DimensionREXORIAJP edition: AmazonSwedish melodic metal band Rexoria call their sound Royal Metal, a blend of power, elegance and emotion, and Fallen Dimension,…
Emotion Factory ResetARMORED SAINTAmazonEmotion Factory Reset, the follow-up to Punching The Sky, is by Metal Blade's count Armored Saint's ninth studio full-length,…
The Final RideLYNCH MOBJP edition: AmazonThe Final Ride documents Lynch Mob on the tour they had announced as their farewell. Alongside songs from across the band's history,…
Bad BonesErik GrönwallAmazonAmazon ImportA ten-song independent hard-rock statement that turns recovery, major-band experience and renewed creative freedom into Erik Grönwall’s first original solo…
Heaven WeptINFERIJP edition: AmazonHeaven Wept is the seventh full-length album from Inferi and their first in about five years. Official music videos for "The Rapture of Dead Light",…
MetalmorphosisCONFESSAmazonFrontiers Music Srl released Metalmorphosis on 15 May 2026, and the album's announcement bills it as the Swedish band's long-awaited fourth record and thei…
Born To RockVON GROOVEAmazonBorn To Rock is Von Groove's first studio album since 2001, and it brings back the Canadian melodic hard rock band's original trio of Mladen (guitars),…
VINDICATEBLACK VEIL BRIDESJP edition: AmazonVINDICATE is the seventh album from Black Veil Brides and their first since The Phantom Tomorrow (2021).…
UNISØNPaleNeØAmazon CDAmazon CD+DVDA second maxi single built on the theme of setting out, led by “Starlight Voyage” — three songs, with a DVD on the limited edition.
Pre-Historic MetalDARKTHRONEAmazonThe twenty-first studio album by Norway's Darkthrone, released by Peaceville Records on 8 May 2026,…
Lost in FlamesSABERJP edition: AmazonLost in Flames, the second album from Los Angeles heavy metal band Saber,…
Gone with the DevilYOTH IRIAAmazonGone with the Devil is the third album from Yoth Iria, and the band say they set out to keep the immediacy of 2024's Blazing Inferno and the psychedelia of…
KidronSACROSANCTJP edition: AmazonKidron, named after the valley on the eastern side of Jerusalem's Old City,…
Art Of ChaosCRASHDIETAmazonArt Of Chaos finds CRASHDIET shaping sleazy glam-metal attitude and catchy hard-rock hooks into a 2026 album with a clear sense of identity.
GIZAMETALVERSEAmazonMETALVERSE's first official recording of any kind. The one-track digital single appeared at midnight JST on 8 May 2026 alongside the group's first studio-s…
A Rock'n'Roll SensationTHE FIREBALL MONKEYSJP edition: AmazonMarkus Grosskopf, Helloween's bassist since the band's beginnings, steps out with The Fireball Monkeys, a rock'n'roll and rockabilly band,…
OceansTERRA ATLANTICAJP edition: AmazonOceans sets Terra Atlantica's power metal on a voyage across the seven seas,…
Into OblivionVENOMAmazonVenom's first new recordings since Storm The Gates (2018) arrive as their sixteenth studio album, thirteen songs released by Noise Records on 1 May 2026.…
HeroicaOPERA MAGNAJP edition: AmazonRed Rivet Records' Japanese edition of Heroica (RRR-044) arrived on 29 April 2026,…
Embers Of A Dying WorldMYSTFALLJP edition: AmazonSoprano Marialena Trikoglou leads Greek symphonic metal band Mystfall, with Aris Baris on guitar,…
New DayJOHN CORABIAmazonNew Day is John Corabi's first solo studio album of original songs; the Philadelphia-born singer, known for his time in Mötley Crüe and The Dead Daisies,…
EvolutionELEGANT WEAPONSAmazonJudas Priest guitarist Richie Faulkner's band Elegant Weapons, with Ronnie Romero (Rainbow, MSG) singing,…
Curtain CallsDEGREEDJP edition: AmazonMarquee/Avalon's Japanese CD of Curtain Calls (MICP-12017) came out on 22 April 2026, two days ahead of the international release,…
Buried BlueFOR MY PAIN...JP edition: AmazonBuried Blue is only the second album from Finnish gothic metal band For My Pain...,…
World War DinosaurVICTORIUSAmazonAn all-out war between an army of cybernetic dinosaurs and a space-faring ninja force is the story of World War Dinosaur,…
On Parole SessionsMOTÖRHEADAmazonOn Parole was meant to be Motörhead's first album: Lemmy, guitarist Larry Wallis and drummers Lucas Fox and Phil Taylor recorded it in 1975 and 1976,…
ShoutHARDLINEAmazonAmazon ImportShout finds HARDLINE shaping classic melodic hard rock and AOR-polished vocal drama into a 2026 album with a clear sense of identity.
Deja VuFIGHTER VAmazonSwiss melodic hard rockers Fighter V wear their 1980s arena-rock influences, Whitesnake, Journey, Survivor and Bon Jovi among them, openly.…
MournbraidEVERMOREJP edition: AmazonScarlet Records released Mournbraid on 20 March 2026, and Ward Records' ten-track Japanese CD (GQCS-91741) followed on 10 April.…
In Death ThroesVOMITORYAmazonIn Death Throes is Vomitory's first album since Christian Fredriksson, who had already played most of the solos on 2023's All Heads Are Gonna Roll,…
5150 (Expanded Edition)VAN HALENJP edition: AmazonThis expanded 5150 turns Van Halen's 1986 album, their first with Sammy Hagar and their first to top the US chart (it reached No. 4 in Japan),…
The Master PlanMICHAEL SWEETAmazonStryper guitarist and singer Michael Sweet's latest solo record came out through Frontiers Music on 3 April 2026,…
Live & Ready: 1980-1984MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUPAmazonA six-disc live box: four complete concerts from 1980 to 1984 across five CDs, plus a DVD of two of those nights on film.
Slave MachineNERVOSAJP edition: AmazonSlave Machine is the sixth album from Brazilian thrash band Nervosa and their second with founding guitarist Prika Amaral also singing lead,…
CoronachHELLRIPPERAmazonThe fourth album by Hellripper, the blackened speed metal project James McBain started in Scotland in 2014 and on which he plays everything,…
Wilderness of MirrorsMYRATHAmazonWilderness of Mirrors is the seventh studio album from Myrath, the Tunisian-French progressive metal band who started out as X-Tazy in 2001,…
RecklessCHEZ KANEAmazonReckless is British rocker Chez Kane's third album and the first in four years. Crazy Lixx frontman Danny Rexon again wrote and produced it,…
Red AsphaltEXHUMEDJP edition: AmazonThe Japanese edition of the new album by Exhumed, the gore / death-grind band formed in San Jose, California in 1990.…
L.I.F.T.THE NEAL MORSE BANDJP edition: AmazonL.I.F.T. is the Neal Morse Band's fifth studio album, a concept record about a spiritual hero's journey through belonging, disconnection and renewal,…
Closer To The SunTYKETTOAmazonCloser To The Sun is Tyketto's first studio album in about ten years and the first made by the current line-up,…
Reborn To LightAEON GODSJP edition: AmazonReborn To Light takes German symphonic power metal band Aeon Gods deeper into Egyptian myth.…
The AccidentalFRANCIS ROSSIJP edition: AmazonThe Accidental is a new solo album from Status Quo singer and guitarist Francis Rossi. Ward Records presents it as an electric, stage-minded record,…
GoliathEXODUSAmazonAmazon ImportGoliath finds EXODUS shaping rough Bay Area thrash riffs, confrontational energy and heavyweight sound pressure into a 2026 album with a clear sense of ide…
Liturgy of DeathMAYHEMJP edition: AmazonMayhem's first album in seven years comes from the Norwegian black metal band that Øystein "Euronymous" Aarseth and Jørn "Necrobutcher" Stubberud founded i…
EndgegnerSCHATTENMANNAmazonA new album from Schattenmann, formed in Nuremberg, Germany in 2016, released on 13 March 2026 through Perception, a division of Reigning Phoenix Music,…
Into OblivionLAMB OF GODAmazonAmazon ImportInto Oblivion finds LAMB OF GOD shaping physical groove-metal weight, thrash-sharp riffing and modern aggression into a 2026 album with a clear sense of id…
Angus McSix and the All-Seeing Astral EyeANGUS McSIXJP edition: AmazonAngus McSix and the All-Seeing Astral Eye is the second album from the power metal band that former Gloryhammer frontman Thomas Winkler started in 2021,…
The Great SatanROB ZOMBIEAmazonThe Great Satan is a 15-track Rob Zombie album released by Nuclear Blast Records on 27 February 2026,…
SoulboundGLADENFOLDAmazonFinnish power metal and melodic death metal band Gladenfold released Soulbound, their fourth album, through Reaper Entertainment on 27 February 2026,…
From The FadeJOEL HOEKSTRA'S 13AmazonMarquee's Japanese CD of From The Fade by Joel Hoekstra's 13 (MICP-12005) closes with an acoustic version of "Will You Remember Me",…
ParalyzedBLACK SWANAmazonOnly the Japanese CD of Black Swan's Paralyzed, Marquee's MICP-11991, adds an acoustic version of "When The Cold Wind Blows",…
WROCPAUL GILBERTAmazonAmazon ImportWROC finds PAUL GILBERT shaping virtuoso rock guitar, pop-minded playfulness and bluesy humanity into a 2026 album with a clear sense of identity.
Midnight TransmissionTRANSATLANTIC RADIOAmazonFrontiers and Marquee released Midnight Transmission, Transatlantic Radio's debut album, on the same day, 20 February 2026,…
Temple BallsTEMPLE BALLSJP edition: AmazonThe last Temple Balls record to feature guitarist Niko Vuorela, who died on 31 October 2025 after a three-year illness,…
The End (4 February 2017 - Birmingham)BLACK SABBATHJP edition: AmazonThe two-CD document of Black Sabbath's final concert, played in their home city of Birmingham on 4 February 2017, reissued in Japan on SHM-CD on 20 Februar…
OuterstellarMICHAEL MONROEAmazonMichael Monroe's eleventh solo album and his first in four years: twelve songs released by Silver Lining Music on 20 February 2026, with the Japanese editi…
Behind The EclipseCOURSE OF FATEJP edition: AmazonWard Records' Japanese CD of Course Of Fate's Behind The Eclipse (GQCS-91727), with translated lyrics and Japanese liner notes,…
Midnight BlitzTAILGUNNERAmazonNapalm Records and Ward Records both released Tailgunner's Midnight Blitz on 6 February 2026,…
Glasgow GrinFULL HOUSE BREW CREWAmazonGlasgow Grin comes from Full House Brew Crew, an Athens-based groove metal band formed in 2009 and fronted by singer and guitarist Vagelis Karzis,…
Love Kills!INDUCTIONAmazonReigning Phoenix Music and Ward Records (GQCS-91726, with translated lyrics and Japanese liner notes) released Induction's Love Kills! on 6 February 2026.…
Setting Fire To The SkyURNEJP edition: AmazonUrne's third album, Setting Fire To The Sky, reached Japan on 4 February 2026 as a limited-pressing import CD for domestic distribution,…
Augustus OmnipotensDEOSJP edition: AmazonWormholedeath Japan's direct-import CD of DEOS's Augustus Omnipotens (BITX-1419), with Japanese specifications, arrived on 30 January 2026,…
Glory Or NothingOVERDRIVERSJP edition: AmazonOverdrivers' Glory Or Nothing came out on Roar on 7 March 2025, after the northern French hard rock band, formed in 2015,…
Plague Of RatsBRAINSTORMJP edition: AmazonBrainstorm's Plague Of Rats reached Japan through Ward Records on 30 January 2026 (GQCS-91723, with translated lyrics and Japanese liner notes),…
2WOMINDFEELSJP edition: AmazonTwo days before Mindfeels' 2WO came out on Art Of Melody Music / Burning Minds Music Group on 30 January 2026,…
MegadethMEGADETHAmazon LimitedAmazon StandardReleased on January 23, 2026, Megadeth is MEGADETH’s seventeenth and final studio album. Bearing the band’s own name, it is not a retrospective that merely…
Fight to Survive (SHM-CD)WHITE LIONAmazonMarquee's SHM-CD reissue of Fight to Survive (MICP-30226), White Lion's debut album, came out on 21 January 2026 with demos of "After A Broken Heart",…
VengeanceGLAMOUR OF THE KILLJP edition: AmazonGlamour Of The Kill's first album since Savages, Vengeance, was released first in Japan by Victor Entertainment on 21 January 2026 (VICP-65644),…
Theatre of Pain (40th Anniversary)MOTLEY CRUEJP edition: AmazonTheatre of Pain, Mötley Crüe's third album, turned 40: BMG issued a newly remastered 40th Anniversary Edition CD on 14 November 2025,…
Break The SilenceBEYOND THE BLACKAmazonBreak The Silence, the sixth album from Jennifer Haben's German symphonic metal band Beyond The Black (formed in Mannheim in 2014),…
Alter BridgeALTER BRIDGEAmazonNapalm Records released Alter Bridge's self-titled eighth album on 9 January 2026, the same day as Marquee's Japanese CD (MICP-11997).…
Horizon LineTHUNDER RISINGAmazonThunder Rising's Horizon Line arrived on CD in Japan on 29 December 2025,…
HessianHESSIANJP edition: AmazonHessian's self-titled EP was released through Wormholedeath on 20 June 2025,…
In Memory of Your HopesNEFARIOUS MASHJP edition: AmazonNefarious Mash's In Memory of Your Hopes, first released on 18 November 2022 and reissued by Wormholedeath on 16 February 2024,…
Dreamlike TalesDIVNI SANAmazonDivni San's Dreamlike Tales, the Belgian band's first full-length album, went out on streaming services through Wormholedeath on 30 May 2025,…
Inevitable DeathEVOCATUSJP edition: AmazonEvocatus released Inevitable Death through Wormholedeath on 29 August 2025,…
The CruxREDIKINJP edition: AmazonRedikin's The Crux, the debut album of the female-fronted groove rock band from the Netherlands,…
Circus LifeTARJAJP edition: Amazon 4-discAmazon Blu-rayTarja's Circus Life captures a unique concert in Bucharest, Romania, in January 2020, staged in the round: two hours drawn from across her career,…
Ice And DeathREINFORCERJP edition: AmazonReinforcer's Ice And Death came out on Scarlet Records on 22 August 2025, and Ward Records issued it in Japan on 24 December 2025 (GQCS-91714,…
Field Of SwordsBLOODBOUNDJP edition: AmazonBloodbound, formed in Bollnäs, Sweden, in 2004, released Field Of Swords on Napalm Records on 21 November 2025,…
Teenage Rebel (Special Tour Edition)NESTORAmazonNestor's Teenage Rebel (Special Tour Edition), released by Marquee in Japan on 24 December 2025 (MIZP-30217) ahead of the Swedish band's first visit to the…
善悪の彼岸Unlucky MorpheusAmazonA single released by FABTONE on 24 December 2025: two songs, "Zen'aku no Higan" and "∞", each also given as an instrumental, for four tracks in all. Both s…
Live at Hallenstadion ZurichCORELEONIAmazonA recording of the band's 3 July 2025 support slot for Judas Priest at the Hallenstadion in Zurich — nine songs, around forty minutes, in front of what the…
Melody LaneAUTUMN'S CHILDJP edition: AmazonAutumn's Child's Melody Lane was set for a worldwide release through Pride & Joy Music on 23 January 2026,…
Unholy Empire TrilogyHEXCASTLEAmazonHexcastle's Unholy Empire Trilogy came out on CD through Hidden Marly Production on 17 December 2025 (HMP-112),…
Symphony Of The UniverseCRISTIANO FILIPPINI'S FLAMES OF HEAVENJP edition: AmazonCristiano Filippini's Flames Of Heaven released Symphony Of The Universe on Limb Music on 14 November 2025,…
Next In LineHOLLERJP edition: AmazonHoller's Next In Line, released by Scarlet Records on 23 May 2025, is the second album from the project of Terence Holler,…
BeyondMOONLIGHT HAZEJP edition: AmazonMoonlight Haze's fourth album Beyond came out on Scarlet Records on 23 May 2025.…
Lost In Hollywood AgainGRAHAM BONNET BANDJP edition: AmazonGraham Bonnet Band's Lost In Hollywood Again, released by Frontiers Music on 12 December 2025,…
SovereignROB MORATTIAmazonRob Moratti's Sovereign was released worldwide by Frontiers Music on 12 December 2025, the same day Marquee put out the Japanese CD (MICP-11993),…
A SonicationOBSCURAJP edition: AmazonObscura, the German technical death metal band Steffen Kummerer founded in 2002, released A Sonication through Nuclear Blast on 7 February 2025,…
Coming Home LiveSCORPIONSAmazonNineteen items across two discs from the sixtieth-anniversary concert in the band’s home city of Hanover on 5 July 2025.
EvangelCore 1PEYTON PARRISHEvangelCore 1 finds PEYTON PARRISH shaping Viking/folk heroism, heavy modern-metal beats and cinematic choruses into a 2025 album with a clear sense of ide…
Eriksplanations, Vol. 3Erik GrönwallAmazonThe third Eriksplanations collection turns Erik Grönwall’s YouTube interpretations into a twelve-song tour through metal, classic rock, pop balladry and Sw…
Hin helga kvölSÓLSTAFIRJP edition: AmazonSólstafir's Hin helga kvöl ("The Holy Suffering") came out on Century Media Records on 8 November 2024 and reached Japan through Ward Records on 3 December…
Dancing With The DevilLYNCH MOBAmazonLynch Mob's Dancing With The Devil, the last studio album from the band George Lynch formed in 1989 after leaving Dokken,…
Starmenized IISTARMENAmazonStarmen's Starmenized II, the fifth studio album from the Swedish hard rock band known for its star-shaped make-up and colour-coded stage characters,…
Bleed The World: LiveHEATHENJP edition: AmazonHeathen's Bleed The World: Live came out through Nuclear Blast Records on 14 March 2025,…
TrinityTIERRAMYSTICAAmazonTierramystica's Trinity came out in Japan through Red Rivet Records on 26 November 2025 (RRR043), after its digital release on 12 September 2025,…
Gate of HeavenUnlucky MorpheusAmazonThe fifth album, released by FABTONE on 26 November 2025 and the first half of a concept pair completed by Gate of Hell in June 2026. Its ten songs include…
Leo RisingDANKO JONESAmazonDanko Jones's Leo Rising, the twelfth studio album from the Toronto power trio formed in 1996, came out on 21 November 2025 through Perception,…
74-75: Night Life / FightingTHIN LIZZYAmazonThin Lizzy's 74-75: Night Life / Fighting is a seven-CD box built around the band's fourth and fifth albums, Night Life from 1974 and Fighting from 1975,…
One More TimeAEROSMITH & YUNGBLUDAmazonAerosmith & Yungblud's One More Time came out through Capitol Records on 21 November 2025,…
High On FireSAINTED SINNERSAmazonSainted Sinners' High On Fire, the fifth album from the German hard rock band that Bonfire guitarist Frank Pané formed in 2016,…
Never Stop BelievingMEMORIES OF OLDJP edition: AmazonMemories Of Old's Never Stop Believing, the second album from the British symphonic power metal band after The Zeramin Game,…
Bite The BulletMIDNITE CITYJP edition: AmazonMidnite City's Bite The Bullet, the fifth studio album from the band led by former Tigertailz member Rob Wylde,…
Embrace The AwakeningMEZZROWAmazonMezzrow's Embrace The Awakening came out on 14 November 2025 through ROAR, part of Reigning Phoenix Music,…
The Deccan TrapsTHE DECCAN TRAPSAmazonThe Deccan Traps' self-titled debut came out in Japan through Rubicon Music on 12 November 2025 (RBNCD-1455), with live versions of "Beautiful",…
Prior ConvictionsALCATRAZZAmazonAlcatrazz's Prior Convictions came out through BraveWords Records on 7 November 2025 (BWRLCD016): new recordings of nine songs from the band's 1980s catalo…
Vacant ThroneZilqyAmazonZilqy’s first EP, presenting the Japanese all-female metal band’s post-melodic nu-metal identity with global ambition.
BLUE DAWNTRiDENTAmazon StandardAmazon CD+DVDA five-track EP that opens TRiDENT’s major-label chapter with a sense of daybreak, renewed purpose and an increasingly open, singable rock sound.
Hexenbrand 1486MYSTIC CIRCLEAmazonMystic Circle's Hexenbrand 1486 came out on 31 October 2025 through ROAR, a division of Reigning Phoenix Music,…
Walking On WaterLUKE MORLEYJP edition: AmazonLuke Morley's Walking On Water came out through Left Hook Records on 1 August 2025,…
Signs & WondersHEARTS ON FIREJP edition: AmazonHearts On Fire's Signs & Wonders came out on 25 July 2025 through Germany's Pride & Joy Music,…
Shadows Of The Dying LightSARAYASIGNAmazonSarayasign's Shadows Of The Dying Light came out on 31 October 2025 through Black Lodge Records, the Swedish label the band had signed with,…
Into The VoidNAMELESS THEORYJP edition: AmazonNameless Theory's Into The Void reached Japan on 31 October 2025,…
We Are Not…FRAU FLEISCHERJP edition: AmazonFrau Fleischer's We Are Not… came out through Wormholedeath Records on 21 February 2025,…
Carrion LordOPHIDIAN MEMORYJP edition: AmazonOphidian Memory's Carrion Lord first appeared on 27 September 2024 and reached CD through Wormholedeath on 21 March 2025; Wormholedeath Japan's imported ed…
HexahedronANCIENT RUINSAmazonAncient Ruins' Hexahedron, by singer and guitarist Paul Delgado's project,…
DeafeningBLOODRIDEJP edition: AmazonBloodride's Deafening, the fifth studio album by the Helsinki thrash metal band formed in 2000, came out through Wormholedeath Records on 25 July 2025,…
UtopieAEPHANEMERJP edition: AmazonAephanemer's Utopie came out through Napalm Records on 31 October 2025, two days after Marquee's Avalon label released it in Japan (MICP-11986),…
BackboneRONNIE ROMEROAmazonRonnie Romero's Backbone came out on 24 October 2025 through Frontiers Music,…
ChamaSOULFLYAmazonSoulfly's Chama came out through Nuclear Blast Records on 24 October 2025,…
From The BeginningMOTLEY CRUEJP edition: AmazonMötley Crüe's From The Beginning, a hits collection BMG released on 12 September 2025 on CD, LP and digital,…
In VertigoSHIRAZ LANEAmazonShiraz Lane's In Vertigo came out on 24 October 2025 through Frontiers Music Srl,…
Behind the CurtainROYAL HUNTJP edition: AmazonAn EP holding a single version, two live recordings from 2023 and two acoustic performances; the Japanese pressing is a limited edition.
Best Of (Volume 2)FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCHAmazonNineteen tracks: sixteen marked "2025 VERSION" and three live recordings, including the collaboration with BABYMETAL.
The EndMAMMOTH WVHAmazonThe End finds MAMMOTH WVH shaping a thick modern hard-rock sound and intimate melodies touched by alternative rock into a 2025 album with a clear sense of …
Dissonance TheoryCORONERJP edition: AmazonCoroner's Dissonance Theory came out through Century Media Records on 17 October 2025, the Swiss technical metal band's first album since 1993's Grin,…
SCOOOOOPBAND-MAIDAmazonAmazon CD+Blu-rayA 2025 EP that compresses BAND-MAID’s sharp riffs, modern impact and hook-driven songwriting into a focused statement.
LegendsSABATONAmazonSabaton's Legends, the Swedish power metal band's eleventh studio album and its first on Better Noise Music, was released on 17 October 2025,…
SteelboundBATTLE BEASTAmazonBattle Beast's Steelbound came out through Nuclear Blast on 17 October 2025 as the Finnish band's seventh studio album,…
The ResidencySAMMY HAGAR & THE BEST OF ALL WORLDS BANDAmazonSammy Hagar & The Best of All Worlds Band's The Residency came out through Big Machine Rock on 10 October 2025,…
Death Above LifeORBIT CULTUREAmazonOrbit Culture's Death Above Life came out on 3 October 2025 through Century Media Records, the band's first album for the label,…
BabylonDIRKSCHNEIDER & THE OLD GANGAmazonDirkschneider & The Old Gang's Babylon came out on 3 October 2025 through Reigning Phoenix Music,…
Achtung!CURSE OF CAINAmazonCurse of Cain's second album, Achtung!, came out on ROAR on 26 September 2025, with Ward Records issuing the Japanese CD the same day as GQCS-91643,…
Power To The PastRISEN ATLANTIS FEAT. FRANK BECKAmazonPower To The Past is the album Risen Atlantis made with the German-based singer Frank Beck,…
From the First StingSCORPIONSAmazonA two-CD, thirty-one-track anthology for the band’s sixtieth year, laid out in order from 1972 to 2022.
BorderlandAMORPHISAmazonAmazon DigipakBorderland finds AMORPHIS shaping Finnish melancholy, progressive-metal construction and folk-like melodic color into a 2025 album with a clear sense of id…
AmenIGORRRJP edition: AmazonAmen is the fifth Igorrr studio album, out on Metal Blade Records on 19 September 2025, and Marquee Inc. followed on 24 September with MICP-11984,…
DestinoTIERRA SANTAJP edition: AmazonTierra Santa's eleventh album, Destino, appeared in Spain on Maldito Records on 10 June 2022; Ward Records brought it to Japan on 24 September 2025 as GQCS…
Darkness InvisibleMORS PRINCIPIUM ESTJP edition: AmazonReigning Phoenix Music released Darkness Invisible on 26 September 2025, two days after Marquee Inc. had already issued the Japanese CD, MICP-11983,…
After RainBLINDMANAmazonReleased on September 24, 2025, After Rain is BLINDMAN’s twelfth full-length album, issued in the band’s thirtieth-anniversary year. It follows the OUTBURS…
Convergent RaysUnlucky MorpheusAmazonA digital single FABTONE issued on 24 September 2025: the title track and its instrumental. The song became the third track of Gate of Heaven two months la…
AscensionPARADISE LOSTAmazonFive years on from their last record, Paradise Lost released Ascension through Nuclear Blast on 19 September 2025,…
No Way OutTHE SWITCHAmazonNo Way Out is the first album by The Switch, a new group the Nitrate brothers Tom and James Martin built around the Canadian singer Bobby John,…
Reflections: Best OfMYRATHAmazonReflections: Best Of gathers fifteen Myrath songs, from Desert Call in 2010 to Karma in 2024, on earMUSIC,…
Trivia GoddessYEAR OF THE GOATJP edition: AmazonNapalm Records put out Trivia Goddess on 12 September 2025, the fourth studio album by the Swedish occult rock band and, by the label's count,…
Slipknot (25th Anniversary Edition)SLIPKNOTJP edition: AmazonSlipknot (25th Anniversary Edition) brings the band's 1999 debut back on 5 September 2025 as a remastered two-disc set with new artwork and a bonus disc of…
The Best of the BestW.A.S.P.JP edition: AmazonMadfish put out a fifteen-track W.A.S.P. anthology, The Best of the Best, as a digipak CD on 29 August 2025,…
Cold Flare EternalBEFORE THE DAWNAmazonReaper Entertainment released Cold Flare Eternal on 5 September 2025, and Ward Records issued the Japanese CD the same day as GQCS-91653,…
ChosenGLENN HUGHESAmazonNine years after his previous solo album, Glenn Hughes released Chosen through Frontiers Records on 5 September 2025,…
Evil In All DimensionsAMBUSHJP edition: AmazonAmbush formed in Sweden in 2013, and Evil In All Dimensions is their fourth album, arriving five years after the previous one.…
Live 1979CHEAP TRICKAmazonLive 1979 is the New Year's Eve show Cheap Trick played at the Forum in Los Angeles on 31 December 1979,…
Formae MentisJUST REBORNJP edition: AmazonFormae Mentis is the first full-length album by Just Reborn, an Italian symphonic power metal quartet with a female lead singer.…
SymbiosisTYRMFARJP edition: AmazonSymbiosis runs five tracks and about 25 minutes, and the Japanese label counts it as the fifth release by Tyrmfar,…
The Devil's AsylumVICIOUS RUMORSJP edition: AmazonThe Devil's Asylum is, by the Japanese label's count, the fourteenth album from Vicious Rumors,…
Balance (Expanded Edition)VAN HALENJP edition: AmazonBalance was the tenth Van Halen studio album, and Rhino marked its thirtieth anniversary on 15 August 2025 with a five-disc expanded edition of two CDs,…
Made in Japan (Super Deluxe Edition)DEEP PURPLEJP edition: AmazonDeep Purple's Made in Japan was recorded over three nights in August 1972 — 15 and 16 August at Festival Hall in Osaka and 17 August at the Nippon Budokan…
Rise of the RulerMOB RULESAmazonSeven years after Beast Reborn, the German melodic power metal band Mob Rules returned with Rise of the Ruler,…
An Insatiable ViolenceCRYPTOPSYJP edition: AmazonAn Insatiable Violence is the ninth album by the Montreal death metal band Cryptopsy.…
InquisitionBURNING WITCHESJP edition: AmazonInquisition is the sixth Burning Witches album. Marquee Avalon put the Japanese edition out first, on 20 August 2025 as MICP-11954, with notes,…
Band of BrothersWARMENAmazonJanne Wirman started Warmen in 2000 as a side project while he was the keyboard player in Children of Bodom, and Band of Brothers is the band's latest.…
Dark BelieverMARTYRAmazonMartyr have been going in the Netherlands since 1982, and Dark Believer is their first album in three years, the Japanese label notes.…
Make Metal Royal AgainHAMMER KINGAmazonMake Metal Royal Again is the first Hammer King album for Reaper Entertainment, and it came out worldwide and in Japan on the same day, 15 August 2025.…
EverestHALESTORMAmazonEverest is the first Halestorm studio album since Back From the Dead in 2022.…
Chapter IVTWINS CREWJP edition: AmazonNine years separate Chapter IV from the last Twins Crew album.…
Damnatio AeternaDEATHLESS LEGACYJP edition: AmazonDeathless Legacy's Damnatio Aeterna reached shops through Scarlet Records on 7 March 2025,…
ElectrifiedTHE BIG DEALJP edition: AmazonThe Big Deal, a melodic hard rock band from Serbia with two female singers, reached Japan for the first time with Electrified.…
Go!ROULETTEAmazonGo! is a Swedish melodic rock album: Roulette released it through Black Lodge Records on 25 July 2025,…
More Balls to PicassoBRUCE DICKINSONAmazonMore Balls to Picasso is Bruce Dickinson's 2025 rebuild of Balls to Picasso, the second solo album he made in 1994.…
ElementalFIRST LIGHTAmazonThe first full-length album by First Light, the melodic rock / AOR band built around guitarist Dave Hardman and bassist Carl Sharples.…
Whispers of WarCRIMSON SHADOWSJP edition: AmazonWhispers of War is the first Crimson Shadows album in eleven years. Marquee released the Japanese edition, MICP-11972, on 23 July 2025,…
HeimatHEAVEN SHALL BURNJP edition: AmazonHeimat is the tenth Heaven Shall Burn album and the German metalcore band's first in about five years.…
Streets of FireMOTORJESUSAmazonStreets of Fire is the first Motorjesus album in four years, released by Reaper Entertainment on 18 July 2025,…
Running Out of TimeFRONT ROW WARRIORSAmazonRunning Out of Time is the second album by Front Row Warriors, a melodic hard rock band from Stuttgart fronted by the singer Elkie Gee.…
ArmageddonWARKINGSAmazonArmageddon is the fifth album by Warkings, a power metal band that draws its members from Germany, Austria and Switzerland.…
Mind TrapINHUMAN CONDITIONJP edition: AmazonMind Trap is a Florida death metal record: Inhuman Condition put it out through Listenable Insanity Records on 27 June 2025,…
Silent ScriptVERITASJP edition: AmazonSilent Script is the second album by Veritas, a progressive heavy metal band from the United States. It came out on 20 September 2024,…
Proving Grounds DevastationMASS PUNISHMENTJP edition: AmazonProving Grounds Devastation is the first album by Mass Punishment, four musicians from the United States playing heavy metal at its most extreme.…
UnderneathYLISIAJP edition: AmazonUnderneath is the debut album by Ylisia, a five-piece symphonic heavy metal band from the Netherlands formed in 2021 with a woman on lead vocals and a woma…
The Manticore TapesMOTÖRHEADAmazonThe Manticore Tapes puts a 1976 Motörhead recording into the world for the first time, fifty years after the band began.…
Electric DreamsNICKLAS SONNEAmazonElectric Dreams is a solo album by Nicklas Sonne, the Danish multi-instrumentalist,…
Odes to the GodsDEFENDERS OF THE FAITHAmazonOdes to the Gods is the debut album by Defenders of the Faith, an eighties heavy metal project put together by Christofer Johnsson,…
The ArsonistSODOMJP edition: Amazon LimitedAmazon StandardThe Arsonist is the new album by Sodom, who stand with Destruction and Kreator as one of the three great German thrash bands.…
Wheels of SteelSAXONAmazonA Japanese reissue of Wheels of Steel, the 1980 album that put Saxon at the centre of the new wave of British heavy metal. Marquee Inc.…
Reader of the Runes - LunaELVENKINGJP edition: AmazonReader of the Runes - Luna closes the concept trilogy Elvenking have been building since well after their 2001 album debut.…
Piano of Angel GenesisDARKNESS WHITE - MORGAN VALENTAmazonPiano of Angel Genesis is an album by Darkness White, the symphonic gothic metal project of Morgan Valent, an Italian artist based in Japan.…
Even in ArcadiaSLEEP TOKENJP edition: AmazonEven in Arcadia is the fourth album by Sleep Token, the anonymous British collective, and their first for RCA Records. It came out on 9 May 2025,…
King of GodsAEON GODSJP edition: AmazonAeon Gods, a German band playing symphonic power metal, made King of Gods their first album; the Italian label Scarlet Records released it on 22 November 2…
Anthems of the Venomous HeartsCOBRA SPELLJP edition: AmazonAnthems of the Venomous Hearts is Cobra Spell re-recording their own back catalogue: six songs drawn from Love Venom (2020) and Anthems Of The Night (2022)…
The Great ApocalypseINSANIAJP edition: AmazonInsania, the power metal band from Stockholm, took four years over The Great Apocalypse. Frontiers Records put it out on 13 June 2025 and Marquee Inc.…
The Thunderfist ChroniclesALESTORMJP edition: AmazonThe Thunderfist Chronicles is the eighth album by Alestorm, who describe themselves as true Scottish pirate metal.…
The Story RemainsFAIRYLANDAmazonThe Story Remains is Fairyland's return, released worldwide on 13 June 2025 through Frontiers Records, with Marquee Inc.…
God of Angels TrustVOLBEATAmazonVolbeat's God of Angels Trust arrived on 6 June 2025 — their ninth studio album and the first in roughly four years.…
Lookin' for TroubleTHE DEAD DAISIESAmazonLookin' for Trouble is a set of blues covers by The Dead Daisies, the band the Australian guitarist David Lowy started in 2013.…
Amulets and CharmsANGELIC FOEJP edition: AmazonAmulets and Charms is the fifth album by Angelic Foe, a Swedish neoclassical metal duo: Annmari Thim Hermansson, the soprano who sang in Arcana,…
Blacken the SkyTROUBLE COUNTYAmazonBlacken the Sky is the first full-length album by Trouble County, a trio from Portsmouth on the south coast of England who formed in 2015.…
Re-RevolutionART NATIONJP edition: AmazonRe-Revolution reissues Revolution, the 2015 debut by Art Nation, a melodic hard rock band from Sweden, under a new title and with five bonus tracks.…
Songs of Last ResortTHE HAUNTEDAmazonSongs of Last Resort is the tenth studio album by The Haunted and their first in roughly eight years.…
In Memory OfPAUL DI'ANNOJP edition: AmazonIn Memory Of is Metalville's tribute to Paul Di'Anno, the singer on Iron Maiden's first two albums,…
Welcome to HellVENOMAmazonWelcome to Hell, the first Venom album, released in 1981, returns in a Japanese edition Marquee Incorporated issued on 28 May 2025 as MICP-30205 — the firs…
Origins of AggressionONSLAUGHTAmazonOrigins of Aggression is a double album by Onslaught: the first disc re-records songs from the band's early years,…
Viva Rock N' RollDERAPSAmazonViva Rock N' Roll is the second album by Deraps, the Canadian duo led by guitarist and singer Jacob Deraps,…
Flickering ResonancePELICANJP edition: AmazonFlickering Resonance is Pelican's first full-length album in six years,…
H.E.A.T (2025 Tour Edition)H.E.A.TAmazonH.E.A.T (2025 Tour Edition) rebuilds the Swedish band's debut album as a two-disc set, issued by Marquee Incorporated on 21 May 2025 as MICP-30201.…
The Shit ov GodBEHEMOTHAmazonThe Shit ov God is the thirteenth Behemoth album, out worldwide on Nuclear Blast and in Japan on Victor Entertainment (VICP-65633) on the same day,…
Tragédie d'AmourCARMERIAJP edition: AmazonTragédie d'Amour is the second album by Carmeria, a power metal band formed in Sydney in 2012, and their first release in Japan.…
The Ugly Side of MeTETRARCHJP edition: AmazonThe Ugly Side of Me is the third Tetrarch album and the first of theirs to get a Japanese edition: Marquee Incorporated put out MICP-11948 on 7 May 2025,…
Black StarCANDLEMASSJP edition: AmazonBlack Star is a four-track EP marking Candlemass's fortieth year.…
DestinationCREMATORYAmazonDestination is the album Crematory made for ROAR, the Reigning Phoenix Music imprint they signed to for it,…
GhostedTRICK OR TREATJP edition: AmazonTrick or Treat's Ghosted came out on Scarlet Records on 25 April 2025, with Ward Records' Japanese CD (GQCS-91609) following on 2 May.…
By HorizonAZIMUT19JP edition: AmazonBy Horizon is the first album by Azimut19, a Russian melodic death metal trio whose members spent twenty-five years in a viking metal band before this one,…
HellsolationNEST OF PLAGUESJP edition: AmazonHellsolation comes from Nest of Plagues, a four-piece from Budapest who fold metalcore and groove metal into one alternative metal sound — heavy,…
ExtinctionPLAGUE OF STARSJP edition: AmazonExtinction is the third full-length by Plague of Stars, a five-piece from Minneapolis formed in 2012.…
DivergenceGHOSTSEEKERAmazonDivergence is the first Ghostseeker album. The Australian metalcore band had drawn close to a million streams on each of the major platforms with their 202…
Ritual SupremacySACRED STEELAmazonNine years after Heavy Metal Sacrifice, Sacred Steel returned with Ritual Supremacy on ROAR, the Reigning Phoenix Music imprint.…
ÀnvELUVEITIEAmazonÀnv is the first Eluveitie album in six years, after Ategnatos in 2019. The Swiss band formed in 2002 and made their debut with Spirit in 2006,…
SkeletáGHOSTAmazonSkeletá opens a new chapter for Ghost, three years after IMPERA. Tobias Forge's Swedish band,…
Recordings: 2020-2025SIMON McBRIDEJP edition: AmazonRecordings: 2020-2025 gathers five years of Simon McBride's solo work in one place. The guitarist from Northern Ireland, now Deep Purple's lead guitarist,…
ArtifexANCIENT BARDSJP edition: AmazonArtifex is the fifth Ancient Bards album and their first in six years.…
Leopard SkinL.A. GUNSJP edition: AmazonLeopard Skin puts L.A. Guns back on hard, early-sounding rock and roll. The Los Angeles band still has guitarist Tracii Guns,…
ZenithBLEED FROM WITHINJP edition: AmazonZenith is the first Bleed From Within album to get a Japanese pressing. The Glasgow band play metalcore with a heavy groove,…
Dirty & DivineTHUNDERMOTHERJP edition: AmazonDirty & Divine is the first Thundermother record to be pressed in Japan, and the first the Swedish four-piece made with their current line-up.…
Live in Manchester 1980MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUPAmazonLive in Manchester 1980 documents a single night at the Manchester Apollo on 30 September 1980,…
Nu DelhiBLOODYWOODJP edition: AmazonNu Delhi is the second Bloodywood album, following Rakshak in 2022,…
Heavy ChainsVALENTINO FRANCAVILLAAmazon 2CDAmazon 2CD + Blu-rayHeavy Chains was Valentino Francavilla's first solo album, self-released in 2018 and long hard to find; Ward Records rebuilt it for Japan on 11 April 2025…
Beyond the StarsVALHALOREAmazonEight years separate Beyond the Stars from Valhalore's first album. The Australians formed in 2013, made Voyage into Eternity in 2017,…
A Crash Course in CatastropheSEVENDIALSAmazonA Crash Course in Catastrophe is the first album by Sevendials, a trio of Big Paul Ferguson, the Killing Joke drummer,…
Death Becomes HerFRANTIC AMBERAmazonDeath Becomes Her is the Frantic Amber album that ended a six-year gap, released by ROAR, the Reigning Phoenix Music imprint,…
Black Light / White NoiseSMITH/KOTZENAmazonAdrian Smith of Iron Maiden and Richie Kotzen of The Winery Dogs made Black Light / White Noise at THE HOUSE in Los Angeles,…
NoisesFLUSHJP edition: AmazonNoises is the second album by Flush, an alternative metal band from Helsinki whose sound mixes punk, grunge and metal into something heavy and loud.…
NemesisTHE WRINGJP edition: AmazonNemesis is the fourth full-length from The Wring, a Canadian one-man progressive metal project,…
We Are LegionREFLECTION OF FLESHJP edition: AmazonWe Are Legion is the second full-length by Reflection of Flesh, an American brutal metal trio, and it runs to eight tracks of destructive rhythm work,…
Magam bajnokaTERRA NULLIUSJP edition: AmazonMagam bajnoka is the first album by Terra Nullius, a Hungarian five-piece whose line-up includes a cellist and whose folk metal dissolves classical and tra…
To Cross or To BurnVENAMORISJP edition: AmazonTo Cross or To Burn is the second album by Venamoris, the duo of drummer Dave Lombardo — of Slayer and Suicidal Tendencies — and singer-songwriter Paula Lo…
I Am DeathBLOODSTAINJP edition: AmazonBloodstain made I Am Death within six months of forming — three classmates at a music school in Sweden started the band in the autumn of 2023 — and it was…
Pow! Right in the KisserPHIL X & THE DRILLSAmazonPow! Right in the Kisser is a record with a different drummer on almost every track: Ray Luzier of Korn, Tommy Lee of Mötley Crüe, Brent Fitz,…
AlienizedMANTRIC MOMENTUMJP edition: AmazonAlienized is the first Mantric Momentum record to be pressed in Japan,…
TriumviroTHE 7TH GUILDJP edition: AmazonTriumviro is the first album by The 7th Guild, a side project of Tommy Fuller, the main songwriter in the Italian band Skeletoon.…
Reunion LiveG3JP edition: AmazonReunion Live catches the original G3 line-up back together on one night at the Orpheum Theatre in Los Angeles: Joe Satriani, Steve Vai and Eric Johnson,…
Limited DeaditionLORDIAmazonLimited Deadition — the title is Lordi's pun on "limited edition" and "dead" — arranges sixteen tracks as if they were a television broadcast,…
NebulaAS THE WORLD DIESAmazonNebula is the second album by As The World Dies, the British progressive death metal band formed in 2018 whose 2022 debut Agonist drew enough attention to…
The Screaming of the ValkyriesCRADLE OF FILTHAmazonThe Screaming of the Valkyries keeps Cradle of Filth where they have been for more than thirty years: extreme metal with gothic and symphonic weight behind…
Velvet IncandescenceDAWN OF OUROBOROSJP edition: AmazonVelvet Incandescence is the second Dawn of Ouroboros album, out on Prosthetic Records on 21 April 2023 and given its first Japanese pressing by SPIRITUAL B…
The Dormant StrangerDISARMONIA MUNDIJP edition: AmazonCoroner Records released The Dormant Stranger in Italy on 21 March 2025; King Records had put the Japanese CD (KICP-4078) out two days earlier,…
Wrath and RuinWARBRINGERAmazonWrath and Ruin opens on the six-minute "The Sword And The Cross" and closes on another long piece, "The Last of My Kind",…
ResurrectionBLACK & DAMNEDAmazonResurrection is the third Black & Damned album, produced by former Primal Fear guitarist Stefan Leibing.…
BioluminescenceDAWN OF OUROBOROSAmazonBioluminescence is the third Dawn of Ouroboros album and the first of theirs to be pressed in Japan. The four-piece from Oakland,…
Birth of MaliceDESTRUCTIONJP edition: AmazonBirth of Malice is the Napalm Records album Destruction released in 2025, and Marquee Incorporated put the Japanese CD (MICP-11941) in shops on 5 March,…
SoulboundROBIN McAULEYAmazonRobin McAuley has sung for a long list of bands — the McAuley Schenker Group with Michael Schenker, Black Swan with Reb Beach,…
Violence PrevailsCHEMICIDEAmazonChemicide come from Costa Rica and Violence Prevails is their fifth album, the first since they signed to the French label Listenable Records.…
Balls to the Wall ReloadedDIRKSCHNEIDERAmazonUdo Dirkschneider sang Accept's Balls to the Wall in 1983, and for its fortieth anniversary he recorded the whole album again with a different guest singer…
Mechanical EraLETHAL TECHNOLOGYJP edition: AmazonMechanical Era took a long road out of Switzerland. Cédric Ferret started Lethal Technology in Colombier in July 2017 as a two-man project with bassist Jul…
Envy the DeadMISANTHROPIAJP edition: AmazonEnvy the Dead is the fifth Misanthropia album and the point at which the Dutch four-piece stopped being a symphonic melodic black metal band.…
EveilANTIPODJP edition: AmazonEveil is the debut album by Antipod, a French progressive heavy metal seven-piece with two lead vocalists, one male and one female,…
SaluteRAY OF LIGHTJP edition: AmazonSalute is the debut album by Ray of Light, a band assembled in Germany in 2023 around Stephan Bayerlein,…
VenomENEMY INSIDEAmazonVenom is the third Enemy Inside album and their first for Reigning Phoenix Music. The German band formed in 2017 around the singer Nastassja Julia,…
The Next LevelTIMSON AORJP edition: AmazonThe Next Level is the second Timson AOR album and the first of them to be pressed in Japan. The duo is Mark Timson, from Nottingham in England,…
Battle BalladsTÝRJP edition: AmazonMetal Blade released Battle Ballads on 12 April 2024; the Japanese CD followed ten months later, on 21 February 2025,…
GoldSCOURAmazonScour is Philip H. Anselmo's black metal and grindcore project, and after a decade of EPs Gold is its first full-length.…
TidesHORIZON IGNITEDAmazonTides is the third Horizon Ignited album, following After the Storm in 2019 and Towards the Dying Lands,…
ManimalFENYX RISINGAmazonManimal is the first full-length Fenyx Rising album and it was pressed to CD in Japan before anywhere else.…
Sleepless EmpireLACUNA COILJP edition: AmazonLacuna Coil's Sleepless Empire reached Japanese shops two days before it reached anyone else's: Marquee Incorporated issued the CD (MICP-11932) on 12 Febru…
Power TrainMAJESTICAAmazonPower Train, the Majestica album, came out on 7 February 2025 in Japan and abroad on the same day,…
The World Was Never EnoughDAYS OF JUPITERAmazonSix years separate The World Was Never Enough from Panoptical, and it is the first Days of Jupiter album since they signed to Reigning Phoenix Music.…
Too Daze Gone... + Live In Sweden 2024SWEDISH EROTICAAmazonToo Daze Gone... + Live In Sweden 2024 is a Swedish Erotica set that exists only in Japan: King Records assembled the two discs for the 5 February 2025 rel…
Permission to FlyJORDAN RUDESSJP edition: AmazonPermission to Fly is a solo record by Jordan Rudess, the keyboard player of Dream Theater,…
DuélJINJERJP edition: AmazonJapan got Jinjer's Duél first: Marquee Avalon put the CD (MICP-11920) in shops on 5 February 2025 as a pressing timed to the band's tour here,…
Journey to the SunKILMARAAmazonJourney to the Sun is the first Kilmara album in seven years. The Spanish band have been going for a quarter of a century if you count Jadde,…
Wide Open SkyLANDFALLJP edition: AmazonWide Open Sky is the third Landfall album, and the Brazilian band have not moved far from what they set out to do: catchy,…
Lingua Ignota: Part IPERSEFONEJP edition: AmazonLingua Ignota: Part I is a Persefone EP, five tracks and twenty-six minutes of the progressive extreme metal the band have been making since they formed in…
MetanoiaPERSEFONEJP edition: AmazonMetanoia was the first Persefone album for Napalm Records, released on 4 February 2022,…
OverdriverTHE HELLACOPTERSAmazonOverdriver is the second album The Hellacopters have made since coming back, and it landed on 31 January 2025 through Nuclear Blast,…
ChampionTURBOKILLJP edition: AmazonChampion is the second Turbokill album and the first in five years. The German band formed in 2016 and pressed a self-titled EP themselves in 2018,…
Give Us the MoonTHE NIGHT FLIGHT ORCHESTRAJP edition: AmazonGive Us the Moon is a Night Flight Orchestra record, which means the Swedish band are once again some distance from the melodic death metal and heavy metal…
Limited EditionBLUE MAXAmazonLimited Edition collects the only recordings Blue Max ever made, and P-Vine returned them to CD in Japan on 22 January 2025 as PCD-27087.…
Bone CollectorGRAVE DIGGERAmazonBone Collector is the first Grave Digger album in three years, out worldwide on 17 January 2025 through ROAR.…
90 Tons of ThunderLETHAL XJP edition: Amazon90 Tons of Thunder is the first Lethal X album, built around two men from Racer X: singer Jeff Martin and Harry Gschoesser, who drummed on Street Lethal.…
Consequence of the CityVELVETEEN QUEENJP edition: AmazonConsequence of the City is the debut album by Velveteen Queen, a four-piece from Gothenburg, and their first record to be released in Japan.…
Anatomy of DarknessHALIPHRONJP edition: AmazonAnatomy of Darkness is the second Haliphron album, and the Dutch band put a female voice at the front of a symphonic death metal sound that leans hard on t…
Altering Fates and DestiniesLOUDBLASTJP edition: AmazonAltering Fates and Destinies is the ninth Loudblast album and the first in four years, following Manifesto from 2020.…
March of the UnheardTHE HALO EFFECTAmazonMarch of the Unheard, the second album by The Halo Effect, arrived on 10 January 2025 through Nuclear Blast,…
[B.o.S] 2.0BOWELS OF SUFFERINGJP edition: AmazonA first full-length album by Bowels of Suffering, a French four-piece whose industrial metal dissolves electronics and classical writing into itself across…
ExtrasensoryEMBRACE BY DARKJP edition: AmazonExtrasensory is the third album by Embrace By Dark, an avant-garde melodic death metal band from Bulgaria,…
Sun GodPARACRONAJP edition: AmazonSun God is the first Paracrona album: nine songs of death and black metal with melody run through them, made by a five-piece based in Oslo.…
Songs Of SteelSOULS OF STEELJP edition: AmazonSongs Of Steel is the first album by Souls of Steel, a four-piece from El Salvador,…
The Last of a Dying BreedUNDER THE OAKJP edition: AmazonThe Last of a Dying Breed is the third Under The Oak album, eleven tracks in which a Norwegian four-piece runs traditional heavy metal melody at thrash spe…
AdrenalinRAUHBEINAmazonAdrenalin is the third Rauhbein album, eleven songs from a German folk rock band formed in 2019,…
Hey Living PeopleDOMINUMJP edition: AmazonHey Living People is the first Dominum album, and the Japanese edition came out on the same day as their second.…
The Second 1MIKAEL ERLANDSSONJP edition: AmazonThe Second 1 is the fifth solo album by Mikael Erlandsson, the Swedish singer and songwriter best known as the frontman of Autumn's Child,…
ResetRADIOACTIVEJP edition: AmazonReset is the sixth Radioactive album. Radioactive is the melodic hard rock project the Swedish guitarist and producer Tommy Denander started in 1991: he pl…
Un Viaje ÉpicoTIERRA SANTAJP edition: AmazonUn Viaje Épico is a Tierra Santa album, and the band's first proper release in Japan. They started in 1991 as Privacy,…
Speed of DarknessD-A-DJP edition: AmazonSpeed of Darkness is the thirteenth album by D-A-D, the Danish hard rock band formed in Copenhagen in 1982 as Disneyland After Dark and renamed later,…
The Book of the BeastPAUL DI'ANNOJP edition: AmazonThe Book of the Beast is the first definitive collection of Paul Di'Anno's work after Iron Maiden,…
Blaze of RageMAGIC KINGDOMJP edition: AmazonBlaze of Rage is the sixth Magic Kingdom album and the first in about five years, following Metal Mighty from 2019.…
The OfferingLORDS OF THE TRIDENTJP edition: AmazonThe Offering is the seventh album by Lords of the Trident, a band from Madison, Wisconsin who have been going since 2008.…
Invincible Shield (Deluxe Edition)JUDAS PRIESTAmazonInvincible Shield, the nineteenth Judas Priest album, came out on 8 March 2024; this is the cassette Sony Music Labels pressed for the band's December 2024…
Sanatorium4BANNEDJP edition: AmazonSanatorium is the debut full-length by 4BanneD, a four-piece death-thrash band formed in Brazil in 2015 whose sound welds death metal to thrash out of what…
Return of the HeraldsKRILLOANJP edition: AmazonReturn of the Heralds is the second album by Krilloan, the Swedish power metal band formed in 2020.…
EmberglowORPHEUS OMEGAJP edition: AmazonEmberglow is the sixth album by Orpheus Omega, the five-piece Australian melodic death metal band built around Chris Themelco on vocals and lead guitar.…
A Quest for LifeSIRIUSJP edition: AmazonA Quest for Life is the debut full-length by Sirius, the four-piece power metal band formed in Athens in 2007 by guitarist and singer Dimitris Napas,…
The Final ElementVEONITYJP edition: AmazonThe Final Element is the sixth album by Veonity, the Swedish power metal band formed in 2013. They debuted with Gladiator's Tale in 2015,…
FimbulvinterBROTHERS OF METALJP edition: AmazonFimbulvinter is the fourth album by Brothers of Metal, the seven-piece Swedish pagan and Viking metal band with three singers and twin guitars,…
MercilessBODY COUNTAmazonMerciless is the eighth Body Count album, the American rap metal band fronted by Ice-T, released through Century Media.…
Knives in the DarkJASON CHARLES MILLERJP edition: AmazonKnives in the Dark is a solo album by Jason Charles Miller, the American singer, songwriter and voice actor,…
Always Look UpVAN ZANTAmazonAlways Look Up is the first Van Zant album in seventeen years, made by the brothers Johnny Van Zant, now the singer in Lynyrd Skynyrd,…
Through Storms AheadAS I LAY DYINGJP edition: AmazonThrough Storms Ahead is the eighth album by the American metalcore band As I Lay Dying and their first studio record in five years.…
The Skies Above EternityFELLOWSHIPJP edition: AmazonThe Skies Above Eternity is the second album by Fellowship, the English power metal band who debuted with The Saberlight Chronicles in 2022 and have drawn…
Theory of MindKIKO LOUREIROJP edition: AmazonTheory of Mind is an album by Kiko Loureiro, the Brazilian guitarist who has played in Angra and Megadeth.…
One and OnlyANVILJP edition: AmazonOne and Only is the twentieth album by the Canadian heavy metal band Anvil, and their first in two years.…
SupernaturalLIONVILLEAmazonSupernatural is the sixth album by Lionville, the Italian melodic rock band led by Stefano Lionetti. Lars Safsund sang lead on the first five records,…
Mister MiseryMISTER MISERYJP edition: AmazonMister Misery is the self-titled third album by the Swedish horror and gothic metal band of the same name, formed in 2018, and their first in three years.…
Into the Light: The Solo AlbumsWHITESNAKEJP edition: AmazonInto the Light: The Solo Albums gathers the three albums David Coverdale made under his own name — 1977's White Snake and 1978's Northwinds,…
Non Omnis MoriarEREGIONJP edition: AmazonNon Omnis Moriar is the third album by the Italian power metal band Eregion, and their first in five years.…
KaosmogoniaHYPERSONICJP edition: AmazonKaosmogonia is the third album by Hypersonic, an Italian power metal band formed in 2006, and their first in eight years.…
Ash of Eternal FlameINNERWISHAmazonAsh of Eternal Flame is the sixth album by Innerwish, the Greek power metal band formed in 1995, and their first in eight years.…
EntitySEVENTH CRYSTALAmazonEntity is the third album by Seventh Crystal, the Swedish melodic rock band led by Kristian Fyhr.…
The Grand InfernoTUNGSTENAmazonThe Grand Inferno is the fourth album by Tungsten, the Swedish band built around drummer Anders Johansson — known for his work with Yngwie Malmsteen and Ha…
Absolute ElsewhereBLOOD INCANTATIONJP edition: AmazonAbsolute Elsewhere is the third album by Blood Incantation, formed in Denver, Colorado in 2011,…
Dance with the DevilDELAINJP edition: AmazonDance with the Devil is a 2024 release by the Dutch symphonic metal band Delain,…
Satanic Inversion Of....AVMAKTJP edition: AmazonSatanic Inversion Of.... is the debut album by Avmakt, a Norwegian black metal band that is a duo: Kristian Valbo and Christoffer Bråthen,…
ResetTURMION KÄTILÖTAmazonReset is the eleventh album by Turmion Kätilöt, the Finnish band who call what they play disco metal: 1990s dance beats welded to metal.…
The Wolf and the King1349JP edition: AmazonThe Wolf and the King is the eighth album by 1349, the Norwegian black metal band who took their name from the year the plague reached Norway and who forme…
Winter StormENSIFERUMJP edition: AmazonWinter Storm is the ninth album by Ensiferum, the Finnish folk metal band, and their first in four years since Thalassic (2020),…
Reconnect 'N' IgniteFATEJP edition: AmazonReconnect 'N' Ignite is an album by Fate, the Danish melodic rock band, and their first in eleven years.…
Heart of the YoungFIGHTER VJP edition: AmazonHeart of the Young is the second album by Fighter V, a melodic rock band from Hergiswil in Switzerland.…
I Am the WeaponFLOTSAM AND JETSAMJP edition: AmazonI Am the Weapon is an album by Flotsam and Jetsam, the thrash metal band from Arizona who debuted in 1986 with Doomsday for the Deceiver,…
Full Tilt OverdriveHOUSE OF LORDSJP edition: AmazonFull Tilt Overdrive is the twelfth album by House of Lords, the American melodic rock band led by James Christian,…
Rise of AkhenatonSERIOUS BLACKJP edition: AmazonRise of Akhenaton is the seventh album by Serious Black, the European melodic power metal band,…
Crown of ThornsTHE CROWNJP edition: AmazonCrown of Thorns is an album by The Crown, the Swedish death/thrash metal band formed in 1990,…
The End of It AllASTRAL DOORSAmazonThe End of It All is the tenth album by Astral Doors, the Swedish heavy metal band formed in 2002,…
EndlessDGMAmazonEndless is an album by DGM, the Italian progressive metal band, and it arrived less than a year after Life, which they had released at the end of 2023.…
SunravenGRAND MAGUSAmazonSunraven is the tenth album by Grand Magus, the Swedish heavy metal trio who began as Smack in 1996 and took their present name in 1999,…
Faust Act I: Prelude to DarknessSTRANGER VISIONJP edition: AmazonFaust Act I: Prelude to Darkness is the fourth album by Stranger Vision, an Italian progressive metal quartet,…
Nordic GothicCEMETERY SKYLINEAmazonNordic Gothic is the debut album by Cemetery Skyline, a band five long-serving Nordic metal musicians put together in 2020 with the idea of making dark mus…
We Are the FireCLEANBREAKAmazonWe Are the Fire is the second album by Cleanbreak, the American power metal band that began with James Durbin, formerly of Quiet Riot,…
Hic Svnt DraconesDRAGONYAmazonHic Svnt Dracones is an album by Dragony, the Austrian symphonic power metal band; the title is the Latin phrase old maps used for uncharted water — here b…
VideoFANS OF THE DARKAmazonVideo is the third album by Fans of the Dark, the Swedish melodic rock band Alex Falk formed in 2020, and the first of theirs to get a Japanese release.…
MuuntautujaORANSSI PAZUZUAmazonMuuntautuja is the sixth album by Oranssi Pazuzu, the Finnish psychedelic black metal band formed in 2007, and their first in four years.…
AbyssAD INFINITUMJP edition: AmazonAbyss is the fourth album by Ad Infinitum, the Switzerland-based symphonic metal band led by singer Melissa Bonny. Formed in 2018,…
SyvMORKJP edition: AmazonSyv is the seventh album by Mork, the black metal project Thomas Eriksen started in Halden, Norway in 2004; the title is Norwegian for seven.…
The Art of Letting GoMYLES KENNEDYJP edition: AmazonThe Art of Letting Go is the third solo album by Myles Kennedy, the singer of Alter Bridge and the voice of Slash feat.…
The Complete EMI Recordings 1989-1995THUNDERJP edition: AmazonThe Complete EMI Recordings 1989-1995 gathers on seven CDs everything Thunder, one of the defining British hard rock bands of the 1990s,…
RodeoAPRIL ARTAmazonRodeo is the third album by April Art, the German alternative metal band formed in 2014, and the first they made for Reaper Entertainment.…
Sendas de LeyendaCELTIANJP edition: AmazonCeltian's Sendas de Leyenda is the third album by the Spanish symphonic folk metal band,…
TrollslayerWIND ROSEAmazonTrollslayer is the sixth album by Wind Rose, the Italian power metal band who sing about dwarves, and their first in two years.…
ObsidianCROBOTJP edition: AmazonCrobot's Obsidian is a hard rock album from the Pennsylvania band, self-produced and finished at The Machine Shop in Austin, Texas,…
Coure RoentBRAINDRAGAmazonCoure Roent is the first full-length album by Braindrag, a four-piece from Barcelona started in 2013 by the guitarist Enric GS and hardened on the city's s…
ChaosophiliaEXODIKONAmazonChaosophilia is the second album by Exodikon, a four-piece from Hungary formed in 2004. They began as a melodic death metal band,…
Galois ParadoxFRAGMENT SOULAmazonGalois Paradox is the second record by Fragment Soul, a six-piece from Greece with both a male and a female lead singer.…
Dark HorizonsSINNER'S BLOODAmazonDark Horizons is the second album by Sinner's Blood, the Chilean melodic metal band who debuted on Italy's Frontiers Records in 2020.…
1976THIN LIZZYAmazonThin Lizzy's 1976 is a box set built around the two studio albums the band released that year, Jailbreak in March and Johnny The Fox in October,…
The ObsessionCHARLOTTE WESSELSJP edition: AmazonThe Obsession is Charlotte Wessels' solo album, and the first of her solo records to get a Japanese edition. The Dutch singer, formerly of Delain,…
Devoured by the Mouth of HellHERIOTJP edition: AmazonDevoured by the Mouth of Hell is the first full-length album by Heriot, the English band fronted by Debbie Gough,…
Contraband (20th Anniversary)VELVET REVOLVERJP edition: AmazonThis is the 20th anniversary edition of Contraband, the first Velvet Revolver album. The band formed in 2002 around Slash, Duff McKagan and Matt Sorum,…
Live in Munich 1977RAINBOWAmazonRainbow's Live in Munich 1977 is the complete concert filmed at the Olympiahalle in Munich on 20 October 1977, during the band's European tour.…
NightboundFIND MEAmazonNightbound is the fifth album by Find Me, the project of the melodic rock singer Robbie LaBlanc — known from Blanc Faces,…
From Now Until TodayROULETTEJP edition: AmazonFrom Now Until Today is a five-track EP by Roulette, the Swedish AOR band formed in 1985.…
Songs in CrimsonSATANAmazonSongs in Crimson is the seventh studio album by Satan, the band formed in Newcastle in north-east England in 1980 and one of the names that carried the new…
The NailTHE NAILAmazonThe Nail is the debut album by the Frontiers Records project of the same name, sung by Girish Pradhan of Girish and The Chronicles,…
Mogg's MotelPHIL MOGGAmazonMogg's Motel is the first album by the band Phil Mogg put together after UFO, the British hard rock group he fronted for more than fifty years,…
Light 'Em UpTHE DEAD DAISIESAmazonLight 'Em Up is the seventh studio album by The Dead Daisies, the hard rock band the Australian guitarist David Lowy started in 2013.…
Live at WembleyHALESTORMAmazonHalestorm's Live at Wembley captures the Lzzy Hale-led American hard rock band at Wembley's OVO Arena in London in December 2023,…
From Gravel to GraveDEATH RACERJP edition: AmazonFrom Gravel to Grave is the debut album by Death Racer, an Austrian band whose name comes from Razor's "Deathrace". A demo, Qualifying, appeared in 2020,…
Evil NightsDEMON SPELLJP edition: AmazonEvil Nights is the debut mini-album by Demon Spell, an Italian four-piece who play horror and evil in the heavy metal form of the 1980s across four tracks.…
Melodies of AtonementLEPROUSAmazonMelodies of Atonement is an album by Leprous, the Norwegian progressive metal band, released by InsideOutMusic on 30 August 2024.…
Holy Mountain (Helgafjell)REN MARABOU AND THE BERSERKERSJP edition: AmazonHoly Mountain (Helgafjell) is the second album by Ren Marabou and the Berserkers, a viking metal trio from Donegal in the north-west of Ireland.…
Time IIWINTERSUNAmazonTime II is the third Wintersun album and the first in seven years. The Finnish band began in 2003 as a solo project of Jari Mäenpää,…
ReHydrationHYDRAJP edition: AmazonReHydration is the second album by Hydra, the Swedish band that began as an idea of Henrik Hedström, a songwriter long at work in Stockholm.…
MyceliumMANTICORAJP edition: AmazonMycelium is an album by Manticora, the Danish progressive metal band, and their first in about four years.…
Midnight AssassinSADISTIC FORCEJP edition: AmazonMidnight Assassin is the second album by Sadistic Force, a trio from Austin, Texas playing blackened speed and thrash metal,…
Exit PlanWITHERING SURFACEJP edition: AmazonExit Plan is a new album from Withering Surface, the Danish melodic death metal band who have been going since 1994,…
OperaFLESHGOD APOCALYPSEAmazonOpera is the sixth album by Fleshgod Apocalypse and their first in five years.…
Songs of White Lion, Vol. IIMIKE TRAMPAmazonSongs of White Lion, Vol. II is the second volume in which Mike Tramp re-records the songs of White Lion in the voice he has now. The band,…
The Underworld Awaits Us AllNILEAmazonThe Underworld Awaits Us All is the tenth album by Nile, the death metal band from South Carolina, and their first in five years.…
VermillionSIMONE SIMONSAmazonVermillion is the first solo album by Simone Simons, for many years the voice of the Dutch symphonic metal band Epica,…
Dreadful CompanyVERNIJP edition: AmazonDreadful Company is the second album by Verni, the solo project of D.D. Verni, the bassist and chief writer of the thrash metal band Overkill,…
Heaven TonightALICATEJP edition: AmazonHeaven Tonight is the album with which the Swedish melodic rock band Alicate made their Japanese debut. Jonas Erixon, who sings and plays guitar,…
Nothing But Death RemainsEDGE OF SANITYJP edition: AmazonThis is the reissue of Nothing But Death Remains, the 1991 debut album by the Swedish death metal band Edge of Sanity,…
A Story to TellTIMELESS FAIRYTALEJP edition: AmazonA Story to Tell is the debut album by Timeless Fairytale, a neoclassical symphonic metal band whose members come from Denmark, Italy and Sweden.…
Harlekin & KriegerROBSEAmazonHarlekin & Krieger is the first album by Robse, the band Robert "Robse" Dahn formed under his own name after leaving Equilibrium in 2022,…
Feel the CurseVOODOO KISSAmazonFeel the Curse is the second album by Voodoo Kiss, the German heavy metal band formed in 1995. Their drummer, Achim Ostertag,…
A Pagan StormWOLFCHANTAmazonA Pagan Storm is the album that made Wolfchant's name, and this two-disc set pairs the German pagan metal band's 2024 re-recording of it with the original…
Avenge the FallenHAMMERFALLAmazonAvenge the Fallen is the thirteenth album by HammerFall and their first in two years.…
Femmes FatalesEXIT EDENJP edition: AmazonFemmes Fatales is the second album by Exit Eden, the symphonic metal project begun by Clémentine Delauney of Visions of Atlantis,…
PortraitsNIGHT PLEASURE HOTELJP edition: AmazonPortraits is the debut album by Night Pleasure Hotel, an Italian melodic hard rock project led by Alex Mari on vocals,…
MetamorphosisTHE DARK SIDE OF THE MOONJP edition: AmazonMetamorphosis is the debut album by The Dark Side of the Moon, the symphonic metal project built around Melissa Bonny of Ad Infinitum, Hans,…
Secretos de Amor y MuerteCELTIANJP edition: AmazonSecretos de Amor y Muerte is the fourth album by Celtian, the Spanish symphonic folk metal band formed in 2017,…
ColumbusBARQUE OF DANTEJP edition: AmazonColumbus is an album by Barque of Dante, the Chinese band formed in 2004 in Mianyang, Sichuan around the guitarist and singer Xie.…
None for AllCOMANIACJP edition: AmazonNone for All is the fourth album by the Swiss thrash metal band Comaniac,…
Far from GloryDESCENTJP edition: AmazonFar from Glory is a four-track EP by Descent, a four-piece from Dallas, Texas. The band grew out of a friendship between "Metal" Mike Ames,…
Hell's SatansHELL'S SATANSJP edition: AmazonThis self-titled album is the debut by Hell's Satans, a five-piece from Chile playing traditional heavy metal in the line of Iron Maiden,…
SplashedMAD PAINTERJP edition: AmazonSplashed is an album by Mad Painter, a five-piece from Boston formed in 2015 whose melodic rock is drawn from the traditional rock of the 1970s,…
On the Verge of Dreaming AgainSOL NEGATEJP edition: AmazonOn the Verge of Dreaming Again is the debut full-length by Sol Negate, the symphonic progressive death metal project of Edoardo Curatolo,…
Category 7CATEGORY 7AmazonCategory 7 is the self-titled debut by a band named after the designation for the most violent windstorms,…
InvincibleDEMONJP edition: AmazonInvincible is the first album in eight years by Demon, one of the bands that defined the new wave of British heavy metal.…
Purgatory AfterglowEDGE OF SANITYJP edition: AmazonThis is the thirtieth-anniversary reissue of Purgatory Afterglow, the 1994 fourth album by the Swedish death metal band Edge of Sanity,…
Science, Not FictionORANGE GOBLINJP edition: AmazonScience, Not Fiction is the tenth album by Orange Goblin, who have been one of the defining British doom metal and stoner rock bands since forming in 1995…
InfernoSPEEDKILLERJP edition: AmazonInferno is the first full-length album by Speedkiller, a Brazilian trio, and their first release in Japan; it follows the 2021 EP Midnight Vampire.…
TeaserTOMMY BOLINAmazonTeaser was Tommy Bolin's first solo album, released in 1975, and this Japanese reissue presents it on two discs. A professional guitarist from his teens,…
Reflecting the ShadowsVANSIDIANAmazonReflecting the Shadows is the first album by Vansidian, the Finnish melodic death metal band led by Matti Meri-Huhti — better known as Loitsumestari Taikak…
ExogalacticXOTHJP edition: AmazonExogalactic is the third album by Xoth, a four-piece from Seattle, Washington, and their first release in Japan.…
Paul Di'Anno's WarhorsePAUL DI'ANNO'S WARHORSEAmazonThis was the only studio album by Paul Di'Anno's Warhorse, the band Iron Maiden's first singer put together with Croatian musicians,…
New HorizonsSKYEYEAmazonNew Horizons is the third album by the Slovenian heavy metal band SkyEye and their first release in Japan. Formed in 2014,…
HypnotizedSPEKTRAAmazonHypnotized is the second album by Spektra, the Brazilian melodic rock band whose members had played together since the late 1990s in Tempestt and spent yea…
Schizophrenia (Re-Recorded)CAVALERAJP edition: AmazonCavalera — the band Max and Iggor Cavalera now run under their own surname — re-recorded Sepultura's 1987 second album Schizophrenia in full,…
The Order of FearORDEN OGANAmazonThe Order of Fear is the seventh album by the German power metal band Orden Ogan,…
Pirates II - ArmadaVISIONS OF ATLANTISJP edition: AmazonPirates II - Armada is the sequel to Visions of Atlantis's 2022 album Pirates,…
The Silver KeyCRYSTAL VIPERAmazonThe Silver Key is an album by Crystal Viper, the Polish heavy metal band, with every lyric drawn from the writing of H. P.…
Hunchback HatredETERNAL RETURNSJP edition: AmazonHunchback Hatred is the first full-length album by Eternal Returns, a death/thrash metal trio from Thane in India.…
How We EndHOW WE ENDAmazonHow We End is the debut album by the band of the same name, started by Jake E — formerly of Amaranthe, now of Cyhra — on vocals,…
Light Up The SkySUNBOMBAmazonLight Up The Sky is the second album by Sunbomb, the pairing of Tracii Guns of L.A. Guns on guitar with Michael Sweet of Stryper on vocals,…
Project 11 : The LandingSYMAKYAJP edition: AmazonProject 11 : The Landing is the second album by Symakya, a French four-piece playing melodic symphonic progressive metal. Matthieu Morand,…
Les Chants de l'AuroreALCESTAmazonLes Chants de l'Aurore is an album by Alcest, the French band that began in 1999 and now works as a duo: Neige on vocals, guitar, bass, synthesiser,…
A Fortress Called HomeSEVEN SPIRESAmazonA Fortress Called Home is the fourth album by Seven Spires, the band four students started at Berklee College of Music,…
ManifestoSUNBURSTJP edition: AmazonManifesto is the second album by Sunburst, the progressive metal band formed in Greece in 2010,…
Welcome To The ShowCLASSLESS ACTJP edition: AmazonWelcome To The Show is the debut album by Classless Act, the Los Angeles band that got going in 2016.…
The HealerSUMACJP edition: AmazonThe Healer is an album by Sumac, the trio of Aaron Turner on guitar and vocals — of Isis and Old Man Gloom — with Brian Cook of Russian Circles on bass and…
TemptTEMPTJP edition: AmazonTempt is the second album by the New York four-piece of the same name, formed in 2016: Zach Allen on vocals, Harrison Marcello on guitar,…
ConquerorsNEW HORIZONAmazonConquerors is the second album by New Horizon, the melodic power metal band Jona Tee of H.E.A.T. started. Erik Grönwall, who sang the debut,…
Nell' Ora BluUNCLE ACID & THE DEADBEATSJP edition: AmazonNell' Ora Blu is the first record Uncle Acid & the Deadbeats have built as a single piece of work from end to end.…
RetasVOICE OF BACEPROTAmazonRetas is the first album by Voice of Baceprot, the Indonesian trio formed in 2014 in Singajaya,…
Wheel Of FortuneGRAND SLAMAmazonWheel Of Fortune is an album by Grand Slam — the band Phil Lynott put together with the guitarist Laurence Archer in 1984,…
Another WorldISSAAmazonAnother World is a studio album by Issa, the Norwegian singer, arriving about a year and a half after Lights Of Japan — the record she built around Japan.…
Remains Of A Dead WorldNIGHTRAGEJP edition: AmazonRemains Of A Dead World is the tenth album by Nightrage, the melodic death metal band led by the Greek guitarist Marios Iliopoulos,…
Anno Domini 1989-1995BLACK SABBATHAmazonAnno Domini 1989-1995 is a four-CD box covering the years Tony Martin sang for Black Sabbath. Headless Cross (1989),…
Banished By SinDEICIDEJP edition: AmazonBanished By Sin is the thirteenth album by Deicide, the Florida death metal band who have held the same satanic line since their 1990 debut,…
HellbutcherHELLBUTCHERAmazonHellbutcher is the debut album by the band Hellbutcher, formed by the singer of the same name who fronted the Swedish black metal band Nifelheim.…
HardtonesEUGE VALOVIRTAJP edition: AmazonHardtones is the first album in some years under the name of Euge Valovirta,…
Let The Fury RiseBLOODORNAmazonLet The Fury Rise is the debut album by Bloodorn, the power metal band the French guitarist Nils Courbaron put together alongside his work in the symphonic…
Toxic GraceEVILDEADAmazonToxic Grace is the fourth album by Evildead, the Los Angeles thrash metal band that formed in 1987 around Juan Garcia,…
Pleasure Beats The PainREMEDYAmazonPleasure Beats The Pain is the second album by Remedy, the Swedish melodic hard rock band built around the guitarist Roland Forsman — a writer for One Desi…
FymAZUREJP edition: AmazonFym is the third album by Azure, the progressive rock band formed in Brighton, England, and the first of theirs to be pressed in Japan,…
Half Black HeartNEW YEARS DAYJP edition: AmazonHalf Black Heart is the fifth album by New Years Day, the Anaheim, California rock band fronted by Ash Costello, and their first in about five years.…
Pro XristouROTTING CHRISTJP edition: AmazonPro Xristou is the fourteenth album by Rotting Christ, and their first in five years since The Heretics.…
Universe IIIUNIVERSE IIIJP edition: AmazonUniverse III is the third album in a line that began in 1982 in Upplands Väsby, Sweden,…
From Hell I RiseKERRY KINGAmazonFrom Hell I Rise is the first album Kerry King has released under his own name, after forty years of driving thrash metal as the guitarist in Slayer.…
Mind Burns AlivePALLBEARERAmazonMind Burns Alive is the fifth album by Pallbearer, the doom metal band from Little Rock, Arkansas, and their first in four years.…
Ascending In SynergyELVELLONJP edition: AmazonAscending In Synergy is the second album by the German symphonic metal band Elvellon, and the first of theirs to be released in Japan.…
RaptureANETTE OLZONAmazonRapture is the third solo album by Anette Olzon, the Swedish singer most people know from her years in Nightwish, and her first in about three years.…
CrownshiftCROWNSHIFTAmazonCrownshift is the debut album by the Finnish band of the same name, and it exists because of a promise. Daniel Freyberg,…
Child Within The ManSEBASTIAN BACHAmazonChild Within The Man is Sebastian Bach's first solo album in ten years — and, as he tells it, one that genuinely took more than ten years to make.…
Midnight DreamsVALENTINO FRANCAVILLAJP edition: AmazonMidnight Dreams is a straight-ahead power metal album by Valentino Francavilla, the Italian guitarist best known from White Skull.…
Down The MountainsideQUANTUMJP edition: AmazonDown The Mountainside is the record that introduced the Swedish four-piece Quantum to Japan. Anton Ericsson leads on bass and vocals,…
Killing For RevengeSIX FEET UNDERJP edition: AmazonKilling For Revenge is the first studio album in four years from Six Feet Under, the Florida death metal band fronted by Chris Barnes,…
PhantomaUNLEASH THE ARCHERSJP edition: AmazonPhantoma is the sixth album by Unleash The Archers, the Vancouver power metal band fronted by Brittney Slayes.…
The DeceiversDAATHAmazonThe Deceivers is the album that brought Dååth back. The Atlanta band had not released one since The Concealers in 2009,…
The HarpAURO CONTROLAmazonThe Harp is the debut album by Auro Control, a power metal band out of São Paulo, Brazil. The name works twice over: auro is Latin for gold,…
WarriorsFEUERSCHWANZJP edition: AmazonWarriors is the album Feuerschwanz built for listeners outside Germany. The medieval-themed folk metal band turned twenty in 2024,…
Coagulated BlissFULL OF HELLJP edition: AmazonCoagulated Bliss is the sixth studio album by Full of Hell, and their first in about two and a half years — they started on it the moment When No Birds San…
It Beckons Us All.......DARKTHRONEAmazonIt Beckons Us All....... is the album Darkthrone made after Astral Fortress, and the work of the same two people as ever — Fenriz and Nocturno Culto,…
Tattoo MeLEE AARONAmazonTattoo Me is the first covers album Lee Aaron has made, some forty years into a career in which she and Doro Pesch between them established what a woman fr…
En Orkan På Vår SidaSTRÖMJP edition: AmazonEn Orkan På Vår Sida is the second album by Ström, a Swedish rock and roll band, arriving about eighteen months after their 2022 debut.…
Take a PieceABOUT USJP edition: AmazonTake a Piece is the second album by About Us, a melodic rock band from the Wokha district of Nagaland, in the north-east of India.…
Of War and FlamesALTERIUMJP edition: AmazonOf War and Flames is the debut album by Alterium, an Italian power metal band.…
FegefeuerFEUERSCHWANZJP edition: AmazonFegefeuer is a two-disc record by Feuerschwanz, the German medieval-themed folk metal band: a studio album on the first disc and a concert recorded at Wack…
Zero Four OneGLASGOWJP edition: AmazonZero Four One is the only album Glasgow ever made. The four-piece formed in 1982, in the middle of the new wave of British heavy metal,…
InsaniumWHOM GODS DESTROYJP edition: AmazonInsanium is the debut album by Whom Gods Destroy, the band Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal and Derek Sherinian put together after Mike Portnoy's return to Dream Thea…
Cometh the StormHIGH ON FIREAmazonCometh the Storm is the ninth album by High On Fire, the Oakland sludge and heavy metal band led by Matt Pike of Sleep,…
A Mortal BindingMY DYING BRIDEAmazonA Mortal Binding is the first album in four years from My Dying Bride,…
DefiancePRAYING MANTISAmazonDefiance is the latest studio album by Praying Mantis, the English veterans of the new wave of British heavy metal whose standing in Japan goes back to the…
Satanic NorthSATANIC NORTHAmazonSatanic North is the debut album by the band of that name, which Petri Lindroos and Janne Parviainen — the singer and the drummer of the Finnish folk metal…
TuomioVERIKALPAAmazonTuomio is the fourth album by Verikalpa, the Finnish folk metal band.…
Of Sorcery and DarknessNOCTURNAJP edition: AmazonOf Sorcery and Darkness is the second album by Nocturna, the Italian gothic and symphonic metal band fronted by two singers,…
Ghost StoriesBLUE ÖYSTER CULTAmazonGhost Stories is the first album Blue Öyster Cult have released in four years,…
In the Twilight GreyNECROPHOBICJP edition: AmazonIn the Twilight Grey is the tenth album by Necrophobic, the Swedish death and black metal band formed in Stockholm in 1989,…
RankarumpuKORPIKLAANIAmazonRankarumpu is the twelfth album by Korpiklaani. Jonne Järvelä, still the face of the band, started the unit Shamaani Duo back in 1993,…
DemoniconBESATTAmazonDemonicon is the seventh album by Besatt, the Polish satanic black metal band,…
At the Mercy of the WindIMPERATUSAmazonAt the Mercy of the Wind is the debut album by Imperatus, a black metal band from northern Vietnam.…
2023 A.D.JEFF KOLLMANJP edition: Amazon2023 A.D. is an all-instrumental guitar album by Jeff Kollman, the American guitarist, and his first solo record in about three years.…
Back to YesterdayEMIL SIGFRIDSSONJP edition: AmazonBack to Yesterday is an album of twelve songs — eleven originals and one Lady Gaga cover — by Emil Sigfridsson,…
VertigoPSYANIDEJP edition: AmazonVertigo is the second full-length album by Psyanide, the five-piece Greek melodic death metal band. Kostas Alvanos,…
Redneck GasolineSUCKERPUNCHJP edition: AmazonRedneck Gasoline is the second full-length album by Suckerpunch, the five-piece from Denmark with two guitars at the front of it.…
Self HellWHILE SHE SLEEPSAmazonSelf Hell is the sixth album by While She Sleeps, the metalcore band formed in Sheffield in 2006 who debuted with This Is The Six in 2012 and took You Are…
Chasing EuphoriaLUTHAROJP edition: AmazonChasing Euphoria is the new album by Lutharo, three years on from the last.…
The Jungle RevolutionCRUZHJP edition: AmazonThe Jungle Revolution is the third album by Cruzh, the Swedish melodic rock band. It began in 2013 with a debut single, "In a Blink of an Eye",…
PowerlordsELETTRA STORMJP edition: AmazonPowerlords is the debut album by Elettra Storm, the Italian melodic power metal band fronted by the singer Crystal Emiliani.…
Myths of FateLEAVES' EYESJP edition: AmazonMyths of Fate is the ninth album by Leaves' Eyes, three and a half years after the last, from a band with twenty years behind it and Germany as its base.…
NightblazeNIGHTBLAZEJP edition: AmazonNightblaze is the debut album by Nightblaze, the new band started by the Grillo brothers, Dario and Alex,…
Changing the MelodyLIPZAmazonChanging the Melody is the second album by Lipz, the Swedish glam metal band the Klintberg brothers started in 2011,…
Mechanics of PredacityLORDS OF BLACKAmazonMechanics of Predacity is the sixth album by Lords of Black, the power metal band led by the Spanish guitarist Tony Hernando.…
EpicVLTIMASAmazonEpic is the second album by Vltimas, five years after the first. The band is Rune Eriksen, formerly of Mayhem, David Vincent, formerly of Morbid Angel,…
Defectum OmniumEXHORDERAmazonDefectum Omnium is the fourth album by Exhorder, the thrash metal band formed in New Orleans in 1985 that left Slaughter in the Vatican in 1990 and The Law…
Death MelodiesKILL THE LIGHTSAmazonDeath Melodies is the second album by Kill The Lights, the Welsh-American heavy metal and metalcore band formed in 2019, following The Sinner in 2020.…
MyrskyMOKOMAAmazonMyrsky is the new album by Mokoma, four years on from the last. The Finnish band began in 1996 as a solo undertaking by Marko Annala (guitar and vocals),…
KarmaMYRATHJP edition: AmazonKarma is the sixth album by Myrath, the Tunisian progressive metal band, and their first in five years. They started as X-Tazy in 2001,…
The Quantum PhaseTHE END MACHINEAmazonThe Quantum Phase is the third album by The End Machine, the band built around the former Dokken players George Lynch (guitar),…
Embrace the Unknown (Special Edition)ROBBY VALENTINEJP edition: AmazonEmbrace the Unknown (Special Edition) is the Japanese two-disc limited pressing of the album Robby Valentine — the former Zinatra keyboard player,…
The Mandrake ProjectBRUCE DICKINSONAmazonThe Mandrake Project is the seventh solo album by Bruce Dickinson, the Iron Maiden singer,…
HimmelkraftHIMMELKRAFTAmazonHimmelkraft is the debut album by Himmelkraft, the band newly started by Tony Kakko, the frontman of Sonata Arctica.…
HopiumforthemassesMINISTRYAmazonHopiumforthemasses is the new album by Ministry, the industrial metal pioneers whose work shaped Nine Inch Nails and Rammstein among others.…
Profane PrayerSUICIDAL ANGELSAmazonProfane Prayer is the eighth album by Suicidal Angels, the Greek thrash metal band formed in 2001,…
The Other Side of MarsMICK MARSJP edition: AmazonThe Other Side of Mars is the first solo album by Mick Mars, the guitarist who co-founded Mötley Crüe more than forty years ago.…
10,000 VoltsACE FREHLEYAmazon10,000 Volts is a new studio album by Ace Frehley, whom the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame took in during 2014,…
Moon HealerJOB FOR A COWBOYAmazonMoon Healer is the new album by Job for a Cowboy, the American progressive death metal band, and their first in ten years since Sun Eater in 2014.…
The Grace of a DragonflyLIONHEARTAmazonThe Grace of a Dragonfly is the fifth album by Lionheart, the British hard rock band, and the third since they reformed. It began in 1980,…
Quad BrutalAUSTRIAN DEATH MACHINEJP edition: AmazonQuad Brutal is the fourth album by Austrian Death Machine, the band Tim Lambesis of As I Lay Dying set up to work out his devotion to the films of Arnold S…
Power from HellONSLAUGHTAmazonPower from Hell is the 1985 debut by Onslaught, brought back on SHM-CD in 2024.…
The ForceONSLAUGHTAmazonThe Force is the second album Onslaught, the originators of British thrash, put out in 1986, brought back on SHM-CD in 2024.…
Grande Rock RevisitedTHE HELLACOPTERSAmazonGrande Rock Revisited is a two-disc rebuild of Grande Rock, the third album the Hellacopters released in 1999. The Swedish band broke up in 2008,…
Another Side of YouILLUMISHADEJP edition: AmazonAnother Side of You is the second album by Illumishade, the symphonic metal band out of Switzerland, and their second to reach Japan.…
The Horror and the MetalF.K.Ü.AmazonThe Horror and the Metal is the sixth album by F.K.Ü., and their first in about six years, from a band raised on 1980s horror films and on S.O.D.…
An End, Once and for AllHUMANKINDJP edition: AmazonAn End, Once and for All is the debut album by HumanKind, the five-piece German metalcore band. They formed in 2022 and had a record out the next year,…
The Cosmic RaceSCANNERJP edition: AmazonThe Cosmic Race is the seventh album by Scanner, the German power metal band, and their first in nine years.…
Charcoal GraceCALIGULA'S HORSEJP edition: AmazonCharcoal Grace is the sixth album by Caligula's Horse, the progressive metal band from Brisbane, Australia,…
Working ManBERNIE MARSDENJP edition: AmazonWorking Man is the last album by Bernie Marsden, the guitarist who died in August 2023. He had played with Cozy Powell,…
Something That Your Eyes Won't SeeREMEDYJP edition: AmazonSomething That Your Eyes Won't See is the debut album by Remedy, the Swedish melodic hard rock band. It started around 2020,…
Bruise A ShadowDANIELE BRUSASCHETTOJP edition: AmazonBruise A Shadow is the thirteenth album by Daniele Brusaschetto, the Italian sludge metal trio.…
The RectoryDARK MATTERJP edition: AmazonThe Rectory is a record by Dark Matter, a progressive hard rock band from England.…
SpectrumsDUSKAmazonSpectrums is the first full album by Dusk, the progressive metalcore project of Meshari Sangora from Saudi Arabia.…
KüntsquädKÜNTSQUÄDAmazonKüntsquäd is the self-titled album by the crust metal band of that name from Melbourne, Australia.…
Waking Our Ancient MemoriesUNBORN PROPHECYAmazonWaking Our Ancient Memories is the debut album by Unborn Prophecy, a progressive death metal band from Costa Rica.…
SunholySHADE EMPIREJP edition: AmazonSunholy is the album Shade Empire, the Finnish symphonic black metal band, made six years after Poetry of the Ill-Minded,…
Peace Till DeathV.A.JP edition: AmazonPeace Till Death is a two-disc compilation in which Peaceville gathers its own death metal roster. Disc one is eight tracks by four bands -- Autopsy,…
Lucifer VLUCIFERAmazonLucifer V is the fifth album by Lucifer, the band Johanna Sadonis started after The Oath broke up,…
Project Regeneration, Vol. 2STATIC-XAmazonProject Regeneration, Vol. 2 is the second half of the Static-X pair built around the vocals and compositions left behind by their founder Wayne Static,…
Omen XTURMION KÄTILÖTJP edition: AmazonThis is the Japan tour pressing of Omen X, the tenth album by Turmion Kätilöt, the Finnish disco metal band.…
Slaughter on First AvenueUNCLE ACID & THE DEADBEATSJP edition: AmazonSlaughter on First Avenue is the first live album by Uncle Acid & the Deadbeats: two discs from the First Avenue concert its title names,…
GotusGOTUSJP edition: AmazonGotus is the self-titled debut by Gotus, a Swiss hard rock band that began when Mandy Meyer -- guitarist of Gotthard and Unisonic -- and Patrick Aeby,…
The Fifth DimensionRISE TO FALLJP edition: AmazonThe Fifth Dimension is the fifth album by Rise to Fall, a melodic death metal band from the Basque Country in northern Spain.…
Second to NoneGRANDAmazonSecond to None is the second album by Grand, the Swedish band that began when Mattias Olofsson, a singer with a long career behind him,…
Hell, Fire and DamnationSAXONAmazonHell, Fire and Damnation is the twenty-fourth Saxon studio album. The actor Brian Blessed reads the proclamation that opens "The Prophecy",…
Expedition OneMETALITEJP edition: AmazonExpedition One is the fourth album by Metalite, the melodic metal band from Sweden, and their first in three years.…
Roots & Shoots, Vol. 1JIM PETERIK & WORLD STAGEAmazonRoots & Shoots, Vol. 1 is the fourth World Stage record made by Jim Peterik -- the founder of Survivor,…
MedusaRUSSELL - GUNSAmazonMedusa is the first album by Russell - Guns, the project pairing Jack Russell of Great White with Tracii Guns of L.A. Guns. Johnny Martin plays bass,…
The FallenRUTHLESSAmazonThe Fallen is a record by Ruthless, the cult heavy metal band from California. They formed in 1982,…
Here We AreFIFTH NOTEJP edition: AmazonHere We Are is the debut album by Fifth Note, a melodic rock band out of Nagaland in north-east India.…
On The Line Of Nothing And SomethingATROX TRAUMAJP edition: AmazonOn The Line Of Nothing And Something is the first full album by Atrox Trauma, a four-piece death and thrash metal band from Hungary.…
Svarte sekunderBOLVERKJP edition: AmazonSvarte sekunder is the second album by Bolverk, a four-piece melodic extreme metal band from Norway whose name comes from one of Odin's own. Melodic,…
The Dragonheart's TaleDRAGONHEARTJP edition: AmazonThe Dragonheart's Tale is the fifth album by Dragonheart, a Brazilian power metal band, and their first in eight years.…
Towers of GoldSACRED OUTCRYJP edition: AmazonTowers of Gold is the new album by Sacred Outcry, a power metal band from Piraeus in Greece, arriving in their twenty-fifth year.…
In FieriSLAVE STEELJP edition: AmazonIn Fieri is an album by Slave Steel, a four-piece death and thrash metal band formed in Rome in 2008 and now based in London,…
Inspiratio ProfanusDIMMU BORGIRJP edition: AmazonInspiratio Profanus collects Dimmu Borgir's covers. The Norwegians are among the most commercially successful bands black metal has produced,…
Our Blessed HopeFLAMES OF FIREJP edition: AmazonOur Blessed Hope is the second album by Flames of Fire, the Swedish Christian metal band built around Christian Liljegren of Narnia.…
Impii HoraASINHELLJP edition: AmazonImpii Hora is the first album by Asinhell, the band Michael Poulsen of Volbeat started in order to go back to the death metal he came from.…
Tellus TimelineAUTUMN'S CHILDJP edition: AmazonTellus Timeline is the fifth album by Autumn's Child, the Nordic melodic rock group led by Mikael Erlandsson,…
PerhapsGUNS N' ROSESAmazonA Japan-only CD single for "Perhaps", the song Guns N' Roses put out without warning in August 2023 -- their first new one since "Hard Skool" in 2021.…
Horned Lord of the Thorned CastleMOONLIGHT SORCERYJP edition: AmazonHorned Lord of the Thorned Castle is the first album by Moonlight Sorcery, a trio from Tampere in Finland,…
Leviathan IIITHERIONAmazonLeviathan III closes the trilogy Therion began in 2021. The Swedish band formed in 1987 around guitarist and singer Christofer Johnsson and were playing de…
InnervoidELDRITCHJP edition: AmazonInnervoid is the thirteenth album by Eldritch, the Italian progressive power metal band formed in 1991.…
VeneraEVERDAWNAmazonVenera is the second album by Everdawn, a symphonic metal band from New Jersey, and the record that introduces them in Japan.…
Eminence or DisgraceRAGE BEHINDAmazonEminence or Disgrace is the debut album by Rage Behind, a French thrash and metalcore band signed to Atomic Fire Records.…
A Creepy Night (Live)TRICK OR TREATAmazonA Creepy Night (Live) is a live album by Trick or Treat, the Italian power metal band who began as a Helloween tribute act -- their 2003 debut was a live r…
Mood Swings 30th Anniversary EditionHAREM SCAREMAmazonA thirtieth-anniversary edition of Mood Swings by Harem Scarem. The Canadian band's second album, from 1993, was the record Japan met them through,…
Himlabacken Vol. 2MOON SAFARIJP edition: AmazonHimlabacken Vol. 2 is the fifth album by Moon Safari, the Swedish progressive rock band, and it arrives about ten years after Himlabacken Vol.1 of 2013.…
We RemainCARBON BLACKJP edition: AmazonWe Remain is the third album by Carbon Black, a four-piece groove metal band from New South Wales in Australia.…
Land of DecayGRAVE OF SACRIFICEJP edition: AmazonLand of Decay is a release by Grave of Sacrifice, a five-piece death and thrash metal band formed in Mexico in 2021. Their first video, for "Macron",…
Ivory TowerHÄMÄRÄJP edition: AmazonIvory Tower is an album by Hämärä, a melodic metal band formed in Castle Rock, Colorado in 2006 -- the name is Finnish, the band is American,…
All In!SMOKEHEADSJP edition: AmazonAll In! is an album by Smokeheads, a four-piece alternative metal band from France. Philippe plays drums, Alain bass, David C. guitar and David Z.…
666COBRA SPELLAmazon666 is the first album by Cobra Spell, the sleaze metal band led by guitarist Sonia Anubis,…
AlchemistsDEGREES OF TRUTHJP edition: AmazonAlchemists is the third album by Degrees of Truth, an Italian symphonic and progressive metal band. They debuted with The Reins of Life in 2016,…
Follow the Blind ManJELUSICKJP edition: AmazonFollow the Blind Man is the first album by Jelusick, the band led by the Croatian singer Dino Jelusick. Born in 1992,…
Coverdale PageCOVERDALE PAGEAmazonA thirtieth-anniversary pressing of Coverdale Page, the only album David Coverdale of Whitesnake and Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin made together,…
Finding PiecesFINAL STRIKEJP edition: AmazonFinding Pieces is the first album by Final Strike, the band led by Christian Eriksson, who fronted Twilight Force and NorthTale.…
Guitars at the End of the WorldGEORGE LYNCHJP edition: AmazonGuitars at the End of the World is a solo album by George Lynch, the guitarist known for his work in Dokken and still busy with Lynch Mob,…
ReconnectedCARE OF NIGHTAmazonReconnected is the third album by Care of Night, a Swedish melodic rock band. They formed in 2009,…
LifeDGMAmazonLife is the eleventh album by DGM, the Italian progressive power metal band, and follows Tragic Separation of 2020.…
The Shadow InsideSADUSAmazonThe Shadow Inside is the first Sadus album in seventeen years. The legendary American death and thrash band formed in 1985,…
Return Me To LightSOLEDRIVERAmazonReturn Me To Light is the first album by Soledriver, a project pairing Michael Sweet of Stryper with Alessandro Del Vecchio,…
BatsGAMA BOMBJP edition: AmazonBats is the seventh album by Gama Bomb, the Irish crossover thrash band, and their first in about three years.…
XIELEGY OF MADNESSJP edition: AmazonXI is the fifth album by Elegy of Madness, an Italian symphonic metal band. They formed in 2006 and debuted with The Bridge of Sighs in 2009,…
6GRAVEYARDJP edition: Amazon6 is the sixth album by Graveyard, the vintage hard rock band from Gothenburg, and the title says as much.…
Blackened HeartbeatSECRET SPHEREAmazonBlackened Heartbeat is the eleventh album by Secret Sphere, pioneers of Italian power metal.…
AvalancheTEMPLE BALLSAmazonAvalanche is the fourth album by Temple Balls, a Finnish hard rock band. They opened for Sonata Arctica,…
Destination DestructionSATAN'S FALLAmazonDestination Destruction is the third album by Satan's Fall, a traditional heavy and speed metal band from Helsinki.…
The Weight of the MaskSVALBARDJP edition: AmazonThe Weight of the Mask is the fourth album by Svalbard, the British post-metal band.…
Die in Fire - Live in HellWATAINAmazonDie in Fire - Live in Hell is a live album by Watain, the Swedish black metal band, recorded at a 2022 show at home in Sweden.…
Fight the DemonsBAD ASJP edition: AmazonFight the Demons is the fourth album by Bad As, an Italian hard rock four-piece who started out under the name Badass. They are veterans by now,…
Dark ScienceBALTAVARJP edition: AmazonDark Science is the second album by Baltavar, a groove thrash metal band formed in Bulgaria in 2018 whose name is meant to evoke the pride and power of Bul…
Songs for the Non-ExistentDISILLUSIVE PLAYJP edition: AmazonSongs for the Non-Existent is the second album by Disillusive Play, a melodic,…
Mon OdysséeFRAZYLJP edition: AmazonMon Odyssée is the first full-length album by FrazyL, a Canadian one-man progressive instrumental rock project. Jérôme R.…
The Complete Beast 1987-2009IMPELLITTERIAmazonThe Complete Beast 1987-2009 collects every album and EP Impellitteri released between Stand in Line, the 1987 record Graham Bonnet sang on,…
GodmodeIN THIS MOMENTAmazonGodmode is the eighth In This Moment album and their first for BMG.…
BabylonLYNCH MOBJP edition: AmazonBabylon is the latest Lynch Mob studio album — the band George Lynch put together after leaving Dokken, and one Japan has always taken seriously.…
ArisingDIRKSCHNEIDER & THE OLD GANGJP edition: AmazonArising is the first EP by Dirkschneider & The Old Gang, the six-piece built around three former Accept men — Udo Dirkschneider,…
Nemesis A.D.SERENITYJP edition: AmazonNemesis A.D. is the eighth Serenity album and the first with Marco Pastorino of Temperance and Fallen Sanctuary in the band. The advance single "Ritter,…
Dark ParadeCIRITH UNGOLAmazonDark Parade is the first Cirith Ungol album in three years. The Californian band formed in 1971 and are counted among the founders of doom metal; their 198…
Eternal ReignMARTIN SIMSON'S DESTROYER OF DEATHJP edition: AmazonEternal Reign is the debut album by Martin Simson's Destroyer of Death.…
Wheels Within WheelsVITALINESAmazonWheels Within Wheels is the first album by Vitalines, a melodic rock project built by the singer Robbie LaBlanc — of Blanc Faces,…
Hermitage - Daruma's Eyes Pt. 2TEMPERANCEJP edition: AmazonHermitage - Daruma's Eyes Pt. 2 is the seventh Temperance album, made about two years after the last one and mixed and mastered by DGM's Simone Mularoni.…
RitualEDGE OF FOREVERAmazonRitual is the latest studio album from Edge of Forever, the Italian band built around Alessandro Del Vecchio — a name melodic rock listeners know as a song…
H.E.A.T (2023 New Mix)H.E.A.TAmazonH.E.A.T (2023 New Mix) is a fresh mix of the 2008 debut by H.E.A.T, the Swedish melodic hard rock band.…
How It EndsPRIMORDIALJP edition: AmazonHow It Ends is the tenth Primordial album and their first in five years.…
TrinityRONNIE ATKINSAmazonTrinity is Ronnie Atkins's third solo album. The Pretty Maids singer told the public in 2020 that he had been diagnosed with stage four cancer; he decided,…
XSTAM1NAJP edition: AmazonX is the tenth album by Stam1na, one of Finland's best-known thrash metal bands. They formed in 1996, released a long run of demos and EPs,…
MosaicTHEOCRACYAmazonMosaic is the first Theocracy album in seven years and the first they made for Atomic Fire Records.…
New Era Part.4 ResurgenceDERDIANJP edition: AmazonNew Era Part.4 Resurgence is the first Derdian album in about five years, after DNA in 2018,…
NecrophonyEXMORTUSJP edition: AmazonNecrophony is the first Exmortus album in five years and their first for Nuclear Blast.…
When Angels KillFIFTH ANGELJP edition: AmazonWhen Angels Kill is the first Fifth Angel album in five years and the first concept record of their career.…
Daemonic RitesMAYHEMJP edition: AmazonDaemonic Rites is a live album by Mayhem, the Norwegian black metal band whose history runs back to the mid-1980s,…
Kings of the AsylumPHIL CAMPBELL AND THE BASTARD SONSJP edition: AmazonKings of the Asylum is the third album by Phil Campbell and the Bastard Sons — the band the long-serving Motörhead guitarist formed with three of his sons…
The Dark Side of the Moon ReduxROGER WATERSAmazonThe Dark Side of the Moon Redux is Roger Waters rereading the album he largely wrote fifty years after Pink Floyd recorded it.…
The Collection IIVAN HALENAmazonThe Collection II is a five-CD box covering the decade Van Halen spent with Sammy Hagar singing, 1986 to 1996.…
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