Tainted Nation
UK's modern hard rocker TAINTED NATION has posted a new song online titled "Loser" which the band co-wrote with Max Martin & Alexander Kronlund. The band's debut album, F.E.A.R., will be released on January 25th, 2013 via Massacre Records. The song "Loser" can be streamed using the YouTube player below.



The new song is a reworked version of the song "Bimbo", originally written by Max Martin (BACKSTREET BOYS, BRITNEY SPEARS, KELLY CLARKSON, PINK), Alexander Kronlund and Per Aldeheim for the Swedish pop-rock band LAMBRETTA. "Bimbo" reached position No.
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.
Tainted Nation Band 2013
BLACK MOON CREEP and ROCK N GROWL BOOKING have forged their first collaborative tour together. It is for UK's modern hard rockers TAINTED NATION who will play 7 shows in October this year in Spain. Support bands have to be announce to a later point.
Tainted Nation tour dates in Spain:


04. October - Burgos - Sala BNB, Spain
05. October - Ourense - Sala Berlín, Spain
08. October - Castellón - Pub D'Leyend, Spain
09. October - Valencia - Sala Novelty, Spain
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Famous Underground (Metallic Hard Rock Canada)
FAMOUS UNDERGROUND frontman Nick Walsh has issued a brief video update from the band's home base in Toronto, which features a taste of some new material.  The video can be streamed below:



BW&BK was given a preview of some of the new material stamped for the next Famous Underground album and comment: "We can tell you it's considerably heavier than what fans and naysayers are expecting."

Famous Underground recently signed a management deal with Germany’s Rock N Growl Management.
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.
MUSIC IN BELGIUM talks about VOODOO HIGHWAY and their Live Show at R-Mine Metalfest 2013






Sur scène, le groupe Voodoo Highway, venu défendre son nouvel opus intitulé « Showdown » (sorti le 26 avril dernier). Le groupe originaire de Ferrara (Italie) est emmené par l’excellent Federico Di Marco au chant. Comme à son habitude, le groupe donne une prestation hypervitaminée. Ceux que d’aucuns surnomment les nouveaux Deep Purple ont assurément une bonne présence scénique.
Unchained Band
French heavy/death metallers UNCHAINED will release their debut album “Oncoming Chaos“, worldwide on September 10, 2012 via M & O MUSIC.

“Oncoming Chaos” is mixed by Damien Rainaudand mastered by Logan Mader (Gojira, Soulfly, Cavalera Conspiracy, W.A.S.P., Devil Driver...) at The Omen Room Studios in Los Angeles. The song “No Scapegoat to Blame” can be streamed below.

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Now the alliance between violent death metal and catchy melodic heavy metal has a name “UNCHAINED“!

Tracklist:
1. Infernal Death Machine, 2. No Scapegoat To Blame, 3. Freedom Through Fire, 4.
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

Taberah Band
Australian Heavy Metal Band TABERAH have signed a two-album deal with the German label Dust On The Tracks Records. Work on the band's second album, "NECROMANCER" is completed and it's worldwide release is scheduled for July 2013.