Helloween

A look back at Episode, the transitional fifth album by Stratovarius, 30 years after its release, on April 22nd, 1996.

A reliable and consistent class act since their formation in 2001, MASTERPLAN represent the sophisticated end of the power metal scene. Over the course of the last 25 years, guitarist Roland Grapow has continued to chip away at his refined take on metal songcraft, resulting in a series of albums tha...

WEEN drummer Daniel "Dani" Löble has shared drum-cam video of him performing the song "We Burn" with his bandmates on June 19 at this year's Hellfest festival in Clisson, France. Check it out below. In a note accompanying the YouTube release of the video, Dani wrote: "One of those magical festi...

Fan-filmed video of RUSH's June 18 concert at Palacio De Los Deportes in Mexico City, Mexico as part of the band's recently launched "Fifty Something" tour can be seen below. According to Setlist.fm, the setlist for the sold-out show was as follows: Set 1: Where's Rush? 01. Xanadu 02. Dreamline 03....

German metal legend Kai Hansen's new studio record, Born With A Hammer, is coming September 18th 2026 via earMUSIC. Check out the first streaming single at this location

Kai Hansen is one of the defining figures in heavy metal. As co-founder of HELLOWEEN and founder of GAMMA RAY, he shaped power metal into a global force and created a sound that continues to drive the genre today. Now, Hansen returns with "Born With A Hammer", his first solo album since HANSEN ...

A review of Shadows and Dust by Iron Kingdom, self-released and available worldwide June 6th.

Power metal veterans MASTERPLAN, who are led by former HELLOWEEN guitarist Roland Grapow, will release their new studio album, "Metalmorphosis", on June 26, 2026 via Frontiers Music Srl. The official music video for the LP's fourth single, "The Call", can be seen below. Grapow commented: "'The Call'...