Switchblade RockNGrowl
Israeli 80s heavy metallers Switchblade signs worldwide management deal with Germany’s ROCK’N'GROWL MANAGEMENT. SWITCHBLADE aims to attain the same sparkles and enthusiasm that made the 80s Metal scene so great in a sense that it will sink in deep in today’s perception of Metal music.

SWITCHBLADE are:
Lior "Steinmetal" Stein - Vocals
Fede "FedeRock" Taich - Lead, Rhythm Guitars
Venedict Pavlovic - Rhythm, Lead Guitars
Boris Siper - Bass
Moshe "Moshpit" Sabah - Drums
ICED EARTH performing for the first time in Israel.
Furyon New Album
British rockers FURYON will return next week to Black Dog Sound Studios in Atlanta, US to record their sophomore yet-untitled studio album. Once again, the album will be engineered and produced by US producer RICK BEATO (SHINEDOWN, FOZZY) and his team.

Singer Matt Mitchell says: "We've worked real hard behind the scenes to make this possible.
Kirk Swiss Metal
Swiss melodic metallers KIRK will release their sophomore studio album, "Masquerade", procduced by Dennis Ward (Pink Cream 69, Unisonic, Eden's Curse), on March 7 via Mausoleum Records. The cover artwork for the effort can be seen below.

Track Listing
01. Devil’s Claw
02. Supersonic Speed
03. Masquerade
04. Eternity
05. Fight Or Die Music
06. Nothing Else But Lies
07. Time
08. Tragedy
09. Face In The Crowd
10. The End Of The Universe
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Lord Volture SOS Festival
Dutch power metallers LORD VOLTURE to be confirmed for UK’s SOS Festival 2014, which takes place July 19th – 20th in Radcliffe. Other bands confirmed include: Blaze Bayley, Absolva, Savage Messiah, Monument, Exit State, Wizz Wizzard to name only a few.



First established since 2008, this will be the 7th SOS Festival.
Kilmara Cold Rain
A teaser for the video for the song "Cold Rain" from Spanish heavy metallers KILMARA can be seen below. The full clip will make its online debut together with the album release of "Love Songs And Other Nightmares" in March. The video was filmed by Henry Menacho from Kronic Productions.



"Love Songs and other Nightmares", tracked at Grapow Studios with Mr. Roland Grapow (Masterplan, ex-Helloween). The cover artwork for “Love Songs and Other Nightmares” was done by Canadian artist Jessica Allain, known for his work in digital photomanipulation.
Blackwelder Power Metal
PRIMAL FEAR, DIO DISCIPLES, Ex-ANGRA Members Join Forces In BLACKWELDER! International power prog metal band BLACKWELDER signs worldwide management deal with Germany’s ROCK’N'GROWL MANAGEMENT. Hailing from the four corners of the world, BLACKWELDER is a brand new metal experience featuring some of the top names in Power Prog Metal today. Arguably the best singer in all of metal, Ralf Scheepers (Primal Fear, ex-Gamma Ray) fronts this extraordinary outfit at the top of his game, alongside guitar virtuoso Andrew Szus (Seven Seraphim).
Kill Ritual CD Sampler
A teaser for "The Eyes Of Medusa", the new album from SF bay area metallers KILL RITUAL, can be streamed below. The CD will be released on April 4 via GoldenCore Records/ZYX Music. The artwork for the effort was designed by Jobert Mello of Sledgehammer Graphix (SABATON, PRIMAL FEAR).


Tracklisting:
01. The Eyes Of Medusa
02. Hair Trigger
03. Never Get Me
04. Ride Into The Night
05. Weight Of The World
06. Writing On The Wall
07. Just Another Sin
08. My Little Sister
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Tattooed Woman
Danish/German hard rockers MIRACLE MASTER will release their debut album "Tattooed Woman", on March 7 via GoldenCore Records/ZYX Music. The new band featuring Oliver Weers (OLIVER WEERS BAND) on vocals, was formed out of the ashes of PUMP. The cover artwork for the CD was created by Matthias Bäuerele of SeasonZero (Downspirit, Symphorce, Zombie Inc.) can be seen below.

Recordings were done at Studio 22, Germany and Medley Studios Copenhagen, Denmark. Produced, mixed and mastered by Miracle Master & Axel Heckert (Brainstorm, Symphorce).
Tracklisting:
01. Come Alive
02. Fly Away
03.
Kill Ritual Medusa
SF Bay Area Metallers KILL RITUAL featuring former members of Imagika and Dark Angel will release their second album, "The Eyes Of Medusa", on April 4 via GoldenCore Records/ZYX Music. The cover artwork for the CD was created by Jobert Mello of Sledgehammer Graphix (SABATON, PRIMAL FEAR) and can be seen below.

Recordings were done at Fossil Sound; San Jose CA and Fang Studio; San Mateo CA. Production/engineering was again handled by KILL RITUAL guitarist Steven Rice. Mix and master completed by Steven Rice & Andy LaRocque (KING DIAMOND).
Tracklisting:
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