U.D.O. news: the band around Udo "Mr. German Metal" Dirkschneider will complete the recordings for their next album these days. The new piece of work will be titled "REV-RAPTOR". The release is scheduled for January 14th. ...

Power Metal kings MASTERPLAN have just released their new video clip. It was filmed for the title track of their new album "Time To Be King" that was released in May.The video clip is available exclusively on the website of German METAL HAMMER magazine right now. ...

EKTOMORF are back in their homeland Hungary and have got their brand new album with them. They just finished the works on their new record in the Antfarm Studio Denmark with no less than Tue Madsen. More album details as well as song titles, photos and videos of the studio sessions will come soon.Also EKTOMORF are proud to announce a fantastic endorsement deal with Gibson Guitars, which they got after ...

Polish female fronted Traditional Heavy Metal act CRYSTAL VIPER, revealed front cover artwork of their forthcoming studio album "Legends", which will hit the streets on October 22, 2010, which was painted by the legendary French artist Chris Moyen, who is known from cooperation with such legendary acts as SLAYER, TRIVIUM, BEHERIT or BLASPHEMY.The album was recorded and mixed at the MP Studio ...

Modern power metallers SYMPHORCE have just unveiled further details about their upcoming new studio album.It will be titled "Unrestricted", the release is scheduled for October 15th.Take a look at the cover artwork here: ...

Second round: Hamburg-based rockers KICKHUNTER have just released the 2nd part of their "Making Of" that is dedicated to their new album "All In"."All In" has been released on July 23rd. ...

Poland´s metal hopefuls MADE OF HATE will release their second album “Pathogen” on August 27th.Guitarist Michal gives some insight on the recordings and his gear in 2 videos that you can find here.Also snippets of 2 new tracks are available at the MADE OF HATE myspace page. ...

Polish female fronted traditional heavy metal act CRYSTAL VIPER will release their brand new studio album titled "Legends" on October 22, 2010. As the title suggest, all the lyrics will be based on the original Polish legends from the middle-ages. The album was recorded and mixed at the MP Studio in Poland, with engineer Mariusz Pietka and producer Bart Gabriel. Several specials guests are ...

Since early July AFM Records and Amazon.de have made a FREE DOWNLOAD MP3 SAMPLER available for customers in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. This campaign will expire on July 31st! So get your free download now!Tracklist:01. JON OLIVA`S PAIN – Living On The Edge02. ELVENKING – The Cabal (exklusiver track from upcoming album)03. ORDEN OGAN – All These Dark Years04. ...

After 8 successful studio albums it´s about time to release a "Best Of" album of AT VANCE. Titled "Decade", it not only includes the highlights from all AT VANCE records but also rare songs, Japanese bonus tracks, cover versions and the popular adaptions of classical masterpieces (Vivaldi, Beethoven...)"Decade" will be made available as 2-CD ...

Busy times for the ELVENKING camp: the Italian folk/power metallers have just completed their next album which is scheduled for a late Summer release. It will be titled “Red Silent Tides”.The brand new track “The Cabal” is available for streaming here. This song was also chosen to be the first video clip. Also ELVENKING are pleased to announce that they will support Primal Fear ...

On September 17th, German symbionic metallers ATHORN will release their debut album “Phobia”.A video teaser is available now, as well as the official clip for the song “Humanize The Demon”. ...

Today (July 16th, 2010), Debauchery release an exclusive Coverversion of Alice Coopers classic "School's Out".This digital single is only available online and can be purchased in all familiar download shops (Amazon etc.).It is up to you, whether this song is a statement of the band regarding the incident about Thomas Gurrath asGory 'Death Metal' Teacher (read about it on Blabbermouth) or ...

Attention all fans of the Italian Power/Folk-Metal force! The band recently posted the final chapter of their studio report. Check out their Myspace-Blog. ...

After just one week the cult band featuring vocalist Glenn Danzig, entered the charts with their 9th studio album "Deth Red Sabaoth" in the following countries: Sweden: #45Germany: #48Congratulations! ...

Romanian female-fronted melodic metallers MAGICA have just made their new video clip "Wait For Me" available. "Wait For Me" is taken from MAGICA´s new album "Dark Diary" which was released on May 28. ...

German classic rockers KICKHUNTER have just released their brand new video clip for the song "Revolution". The track comes comes off KICKHUNTER´s new studio album "All In" which will be released on July 23.  ...

Starting today AFM Records is featured on Amazon Germany as Label of the month July. Every metalhead should check outour "A Fistful Of Metal - Label Sampler" which can bedownloaded for free! It features some of the finest tunes fromthis years releases, as well as some more classic tracks and (!!!) alsounreleased and upcoming songs from our brand new signing ATHORNand from the highly anticipated ...

KICKHUNTER will release their new album on July 23rd. A video trailer (Making Of) is available here now.  ...

ORDEN OGAN have just released their new video clip that was filmed for the title track of the new album, "Easton Hope". Watch the clip here. ...

On July 23 the new heavy/power metal compilation "Metallic Dawning" will be released. There you find a.o. exclusive advance tracks from the upcoming new albums of ELVENKING, ROSS THE BOSS & CIRCLE II CIRCLE, who are all scheduled for September/October. You can listen to all 3 tracks already now on this stream! Enjoy!  ...

SYMPHORCE are right now working on their new album. So far everything is going as planned.See some videos from the studio here:GuitarDrums“Press conference” (in German) ...

2 new EKTOMORF products are out now in Europe:"The Gipsy Way" (3-track single)"What Doesn´t Kill Me" (Festival Edition)Please click here for further info.Also a trailer video for "The Gipsy Way" can be viewed on Youtube. ...

A dream came true for our heavy rockers THE NEW BLACK: on June 20th the band around singer Fludid played as support of Australian rock giants AC/DC in Dresden.Here are some pictures: ...

AFM Records is proud to announce the signing of the UK thrash legend ONSLAUGHT! They surely belong to the most influential and also experimental bands of their genre. Let us be honest - Who does not remember a gem like 1986s "The Force"! After a long break of 13 years, ONSLAUGHT returned in 2004 with yet another stunning release titled "Killing Peace". Now the time has come to give ...

On July 23, the new Heavy/Power Metal compilation "Metallic Dawning" will be released. With 32 songs on 2 CDs and a playing time of more than 150 minutes this compilations offers "value for money". It will be available for special price and even include 3 unreleased tracks (Ross The Boss, Circle II Circle and Elvenking). The cover artwork has been created by Bulgarian artist Dimitar ...

Melodic metal masters MASTERPLAN will film a video clip for the title track of their new album, „Time To Be King“, next week in Hamburg!The “Time To Be King” album marked the return of the band´s original vocalist Jorn Lande and became a chart success in several European countries.  ...

KORZUS are one of the most legendary bands of the Brazilian thrash metal scene, along with Sepultura and Sarcofago. They prove that you can stay true to your roots without denying that time moves on. So their new album “Discipline Of Hate” is exactly that: A timeless thrash metal attack that will amaze every fan of Slayer, Testament, Exodus and more. But it´s not just a copy other ...

Hamburg-based rockers KICKHUNTER will release their new album “All In” on July 23rd via AFM Records. Soon the band will present their new video clip “Revolution”, so watch out! A song snippet of “Revolution” is already available here. ...

TRIOSPHERE´s "Human Condition" is "track of the day" on the website of U.K.´s CLASSIC ROCK magazine. The song is available for free download here.  ...

MASTERPLAN´s new album "Time To Be King" is out now! The first chart entries have been revealed:Germany: #31Sweden: #15Switzerland: #45Congratulations! ...

TRIOSPHERE´s new album "The Road Less Travelled" is out now in Norway and Germany and will be made available in whole Europe next week. Here´s a trailer video to introduce you to the new masterpiece of Norway´s metal masters. ...

SOLUTION. 45 recently released their debut album "For Aeons Past". The band around former Scar Symmetry singer Christian Älvestam now has to announce a change in their line-up. See the band´s statement:"Hi all!At the release of our debut album, "For Aeons Past", which we all have worked so very hard on, we have to deliver some sad news to you all. For personal ...

Heavy rockers THE NEW BLACK were confirmed as support for none other than AC/DC for two dates in Germany:June 13th: GER-Stuttgart, Cannstatter Wasen (supporting AC/DC)June 20th: GER-Dresden, Ostrahege (supporting AC/DC)After regaining consciousness, the band commented: „AC/DC is officially the best band in the world, especially after three beers. Our agent is the man. This rules. We will kick ...

Seven songs from MASTERPLAN´s brand new fourth studio album “Time To Be King” are available for streaming here. The album will see its European release next Monday (May 24th) as standard CD, ltd. digi pak and ltd. vinyl. The limited formats include 1 bonus track. ...

While their new album "Eiszeit" still remains in the upper regions of the official GFerman album charts, Munich-based electronic rockers EISBRECHER now present the official "Eiszeit" video clip. Enjoy! ...

Melodic power metal grandmasters MASTERPLAN will release their new album on May 21st. But "Time To Be King" not only marks the fourth studio effort of the band, but also the return of Norwegian powerhouse vocalist Jorn Lande to the group´s ranks!"Time To Be King" tracklist:01. Fiddle Of Time02. Blow Your Winds03. Far From The End Of The World04. Time To Be King05. Lonely ...

The Scandinavian melodic death/modern metallers SOLUTION. 45 have just released their stunning debut album "For Aeons Past".The band around multi-vocal talent Christian Älvestam now made their track "Gravitational Lensing" available for free download.ENJOY! ...

Munich-based electronic rockers EISBRECHER have just entered the official German charts at a sensational #5 with their new album „Eiszeit“! This marks the biggest success in EISBRECHER´s history! Congratulations! ...

The most talented new Norwegian Metal band has signed a contract with AFM Records: TRIOSPHERE!After their highly-acclaimed debut album “Onwards” (2006/2007) and European tours with W.A.S.P., Jorn, Kotipelto and Arch Enemy, May 28 will see the release of TRIOSPHERE´s second studio album “The Road Less Travelled” via AFM Records.2 brand new songs are already available here: ...

Melodic death/modern metallers SOLUTION. 45 will release their amazing debut album "For Aeons Past" on April 12th (Europe; Germany: April 9th).To give you some insight, guitar player Tom Gardiner comments on the new songs in the "track-by-track" breakdown below.Also a "For Aeons Past" trailer is available now here. SOLUTION. 45“For Aeons Past” Track-by-TrackTHE ...

French melodic power metallers HEAVENLY have just released their new video clip "Fullmoon". Watch the result here."Fullmoon" comes off HEAVENLY´s latest album "Carpe Diem", released in December 2009. ...

Munich-based electronic rockers EISBRECHER have just entered the German charts with their "Eiszeit“ single at #84! Congratulations!Watch out for the new EISBRECHER studio album (also titled "Eiszeit") that will hit the stores on April 16th.  ...

"Ophidia", The 2nd studio album of Dreamtone & Iris Mavraki´s NEVERLAND will be released on March 29th. It includes guest apperances of Jon Oliva (Jon Oliva´s Pain/Savatage), Edu Falaschi (Angra/Almah) & Urban Breed (Bloodbound/Pyramaze).The band comments their album "track by track" for you here:THIS VOICE INSIDEA fast power progressive piece with its epic ...

What a newcomer, what a band! Southern German heavy rockers KISSIN´ DYNAMITE have just released their second album „Addicted To Metal“ (in Germany/Austria/Switzerland, Finland & Japan through EMI). Apart from these territories AFM Records will make the album available worldwide, starting with the release of “Addicted To Metal” in whole Europe on April 26th.Heavy metal ...

Polish female fronted traditional heavy metal act CRYSTAL VIPER signed a new contract with AFM Records."Yes, we can say CRYSTAL VIPER found new home at AFM Records! We are truly happy, as except being extremely serious, these guys have the same passion as we do: Heavy Metal. And that\'s what really matters!" points Marta Gabriel, CRYSTAL VIPER vocalist & guitarist.The first CRYSTAL VIPER ...

The cover artworks of MASTERPLAN´s upcoming new releases "Far From The End Of The World" (3 track single) - release: April 16th, and"Time To Be King" (album) - release: May 21st have been unveiled now:  ...

One of the most innovative and best Power Metal bands has signed a new contract with AFM Records:SYMPHORCE! The band around singer Andy B. Franck and guitarist Cede Dupont is working on their new album right now, a late August release is expected. ...

Now the title of MASTERPLAN´s new single has been unveiled: "Far From The End Of The World" will be released on Apri 16th to give a first impression of MASTERPLAN´s new album "Time To Be King", to be unleashed on May 21st. ...

Modern/Melodic Deathers SOLUTION .45 will release their debut album "For Aeons Past" on April 9th. Just a few weeks ago the band made the song "Gravitational Lensing" available for streaming, now the second new track has been presented. Click here to enter "The Close Beyond". ...

On mRach 26th, Dreamtone & Iris Mavraki´s NEVERLAND will release their second album. Click here to watch the new video clip "This Voice Inside". ...

News from the VOODOO CIRCLE camp: the band around guitar wizard Alex Beyrodt has just started with the recordings of their second album, which is expected to be released in September 2010. Also the Circle is pleased to announce their newest meber in drummer Markus Kullmann (Dezperadoz). Markus has already recorded all of the drum tracks for the new album. Watch out! ...

Now it's official, the DVD “A Savage Symphony”, is the farewell gift from drummer MARC REIGN for the DESTRUCTION fans. Tour-stress caused personal & musical differences, so both parties decided to go separate ways in the future. Marc will concentrate on his rock-project “Volcano” and wants to keep himself open for other musical styles. He wants to thank all the DESTRUCTION ...