Now Or Never
International metal act NOW OR NEVER, featuring ex-Pretty Maids members Ricky Marx (guitars) and Kenn Jackson (bass), Nightmare vocalist Jo Amore and drummer Fabian Ranzoni (Sultan) will release their self-titled debut album, mid-November 2013 in Europe and Asia, and mid-January 2014 in North America via Mausoleum Records.

NOW OR NEVER recorded their eponymous debut at the Peek Studio in the South of France, co-produced by the band and Pat Liotard.
Tracklisting:
1. Reach Out (For The Sky)
2. Now Or Never
3. Wind Of Freedom
4. Brothers
5. Hardened Steel
6.
PRAYING MANTIS EVOLVE FURTHER WITH NEW 2013 LINEUP

NWOBHM (New Wave Of British Heavy Metal) legends Praying Mantis announce that they have joined forces with Dutch duo, Vocalist Jaycee (John Cuijpers) and Drummer Hans in 't Zandt.







Thx to Andrew/Melodicrock.com

Reverse Grip Lordi Tour
Canadian hard rocker's REVERSE GRIP have been confirmed as the tour support for Finnish overlords of Metal "LORDI". When they grace the stage's over Europe in April 2013. The REVERSE GRIP Spring Tour announcement video teaser can be viewed below:



REVERSE GRIP is a Super High Energy Hard Rock Band formed by Dru, Sean and Dylan Broda, three real Brothers from Toronto, Canada. Brothers, Dru Sean and Dylan Broda, along side Kramer White, pack a super hard hitting, High Energy brand of 80s influenced Hard Rock.
ROBIN BECK will release her new album "Underneath" on HMMR Records through Cargo Records on August 12th in the UK and August 15th in the rest of Europe. The album contains of 11 tracks including songs co-written by Germany’s Crush Boys (Daniel Volpe and Thomas Lipp, known for their work with Dutch teen idol Jeronimo and German girl group Monrose), and it features Swedish Eurovision 2013 winners Linnea Deb and Joy Deb (Robin Stjernberg), Charlie Mason (Miley Cyrus), Mark Smith (Cinema Bizarre), Christian Rabb and Frida Molander (Nina Zilli) and more.
Thx ROCK HARD DE! Praying Mantis geben Neuzugänge bekannt.






Verstärkung bekommen PRAYING MANTIS ab sofort von Sänger John "Jaycee" Cuijpers (AYREON, COOPER INC.) und Trommler Hans In 'T Zandt (CHINAWHITE, VENGEANCE). Ihr Live-Debüt mit der neuen Besetzung geben PRAYING MANTIS am 27.
TMS Mix Mastering
TMS "Total Master Sound" Mixing & Mastering is a privately owned recording faciluty who accepts exceptional clients for audio post production. The equipment surrounds the most current digital audio workstation software like APPLE's LOGIC STUDIO and PRO TOOLS HD. The outboard is top notch high end effects processors like the LEXICON 480L, 224XL and 960L, TC Electronics 2290 and EVENTIDE ORVILLE. This should allow for a lots of creativity during the mix down phase.

The list goes on with an arsenal of vintage synths completely refurbished from the 70'ies and 80'ies.
Secret Sphere new interview & review 8/10 by Sector Noir Magazine (IT)


Musicisti di razza, i piemontesi Secret Sphere rappresentano quel Made In Italy di cui andare piu fieri. Gli amanti delle sonorita Power Metal troveranno pane per i loro denti...







Read the full mag here: https://issuu.com/sectornoir/docs/issue1



Sector Noir is a deluxe bi-annual avantgarde magazine in Italian and English, representing Rock & Metal music.
Secret Sphere - Healing Song
"Healing", a brand new song from "Portrait of a Dying Heart", the next album from Italian metal band SECRET SPHERE, can be streamed exclusive at SpazioRock.it using the link below.
SECRET SPHERE "HEALING"


[caption id="attachment_2340" align="aligncenter" width="420"] Secret Sphere "Healing"[/caption]

SECRET SPHERE recently announced Michelle Luppi(Ex-Vision Divine/Ex-Thaurorod) as new vocalist to their ranks.

“Portrait of a Dying Heart“, the band’s seventh LP, is scheduled for a 2012 release date through Warner Music (Japan), October 24., 2012 and Scarlet Records (Rest of World), November 25., 2012.