SIGNUM REGIS Sign with Fireflash Records, Announce New Album “Beyond Spacetime“ + Kick Off First Single ‘Throne Of Gold’, Feat. Matt Smith & Victor Smolski

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SIGNUM REGIS was founded in 2007 and stands for finest melodic Power Metal with both progressive and symphonic elements. Their upcoming new and eighth studio album „Beyond Spacetime“ will be released on October 9th through their new label partner Fireflash Records, where the band found a new home. “Signing a new contract is a major milestone in the life of a band. We are confident that Fireflash Records will be the perfect partner for us in the years ahead. We trust Markus, and we believe that under the Fireflash Records flag, we will be able to navigate the stormy waters of the current music industry and achieve more than ever before.“

„Beyond Spacetime“ will feature different vocalists. Among them their current singer Mayo Petranin, who just returned to the band, his successor Jota Fortinho as well as top class names, such as Ripper Owens (ex-JUDAS PRIEST), Matt Smith (THEOCRACY), Ralf Scheepers (PRIMAL FEAR), Johnny Gioeli (HARDLINE, AXEL RUDI PELL), Tasos Lazaris (STEEL ARCTUS, WHITE WIZZARD), David Åkesson (SYMPHONITY, QUANTICE), but also Victor Smolski (ALMANAC, ex-RAGE), with a guitar solo on the first single-release „Throne Of Gold“.

„We are so satisfied and proud of it! Even though the last 3 years were not easy for the band, this is definitely not just a “next” Signum Regis” album, we are a band, we are always aiming to create something special – for us, and for fans“, comments guitarist Filip Koluš, who also mixed and produced the album, having a clear vision, „that it will be completely different compared to our common production and we wanted to keep it in the way we saw it as a musicians. We jumped out of our basic style, we were experimenting with new things in the studio a lot, we teleported King Rex from the ground to space – which sounds crazy, but that’s how it was supposed to be!“ The final mastering was given into the hands of Miro Kiiski (BEAST IN BLACK, HYPOCRISY a.o.), which was another perfect match.

Today, SIGNUM REGIS are happy to release their first single, called „Throne Of Gold“, which features their friend Matt Smith (THEOCRACY) on vocals, as well as Victor Smolski as a guest guitar player.

„Our new single “Throne of Gold” was actually written years ago, but we’ve completely remade it for the upcoming Signum Regis album. The result? A truly majestic power metal anthem featuring heaven-reaching lyrics, stunning guest vocals by Matt Smith of Theocracy and an outstanding guitar solo by the legendary Victor Smolski. Our fans are going to absolutely love it“, says bass player and founding member Ronnie Koenig.

Signum Regis are:
Mayo Petranin – Lead and backing vocals
Filip Koluš – Guitars
Ronnie König – Bass
Ján Tupý – Keyboards, backing vocals
Jaro Jančula – Drums

SIGNUM REGIS online:
Homepage: https://www.signum-regis.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SignumRegis
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/signumregis/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@SignumRegis
Bandcamp: https://signumregis.bandcamp.com/album/the-eyes-of-power
X: https://x.com/SignumRegis

TERAMAZE Release New Single And Video ‘Mr. Crazy’

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Progressive metal innovators Teramaze unveil their explosive new single, “Mr. Crazy,” a sharp, high-impact track that blends the band’s signature musical precision with a stripped-back, arena-ready rock energy.

Driven by a commanding chorus, razor-edged guitar work, and an unmistakable sense of attitude, “Mr. Crazy” sees Teramaze tapping into a more direct, hard rock vein without sacrificing the depth and musicianship that have defined their career. The track nods to the swagger of late ‘80s and early ‘90s heavy music while delivering a polished, modern punch built for today’s audience.

Produced by Dean Wells, the single captures a raw, immediate energy — a conscious move toward authenticity in an era increasingly dominated by over-processed production.

“This one hits straight to the point,” says Wells. “Big chorus, no overthinking — just attitude and execution. It’s about bringing that classic energy into a modern space without losing who we are.”

With a global fanbase and a reputation for consistently pushing boundaries, Teramaze continue to evolve while staying rooted in the core of what made them a standout in progressive and melodic metal. “Mr. Crazy” serves as both a bold statement and a reminder — the band’s versatility is one of their greatest strengths.

The single arrives as Teramaze continue building momentum from a prolific run of releases, reinforcing their position as one of Australia’s most enduring and forward-thinking heavy acts.

“Mr. Crazy” is available now on all major streaming platforms.

Pre-order the album here: https://teramaze.com.au/

More info: https://www.facebook.com/teramaze

NEVERLAND TRAIN’s Debut Album “Alive in Hell” Out Now

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NEVERLAND TRAIN delivers a real surprise with their debut album “Alive In Hell,” released now!
This tribute to Jim Steinman (Meat Loaf, Bonnie Tyler, and Fire Inc.) has been a hit not just with the music press.

The album features not only the “full version” of the lead single “Somewhere in this Universe,” but also the previously announced duet by Jeanette Scherff (Dawn Of Destiny) and Aeva Maurelle on the Steinman classic “Tonight Is What It Means To Be Young” from the film “Streets of Fire”  (later adapted for the musical “Dance of the Vampires”).

Album: neverlandtrain.epr.rocks
Digital: save-it.cc/epr/alive-in-hell oder directly via Spotify

Tracklist:
01 – End Of The Night
02 – Not Alone
03 – Still Alive
04 – So Far Away
05 – Somewhere In This Universe
06 – Learn To Live
07 – Pride
08 – Ignorance
09 – Better
10 – In Heaven Now
11 – Tonight Is What It Means To Be Young

NEVERLAND TRAIN is Jens Faber’s tribute to Jim Steinman! The multi-talented artist from Bochum is not only the mastermind behind “Dawn Of Destiny.” With “Legions of the Night,” he paid tribute to Savatage in a similar way as he now honors the great songwriter and producer who once helped Meat Loaf, Bonnie Tyler, and Fire Inc. achieve worldwide fame. To this end, he has enlisted the strong support of Marco Pastorino (Temperance, Fallen Sanctuary) and former Dawn Of Destiny drummer Patrick Klose (Iron Saivor)! If you’re now in the mood for “Dance of the Vampires” or a movie night with “Streets on Fire,” Neverland Train is the right choice for you!

Line-up:
Marco Pastorino – Lead & Backing Vocals 
Jens Faber –  Backing Vocals, Guitars, Bass, Piano, Keyboards 
Patrick Klose –  Drums

More Infos: Facebook

ELDER Unveil Title Track of Upcoming Studio Album “Through Zero”

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Progressive psych rock heavyweights Elder have released a first single, the title track of their forthcoming studio album “Through Zero”. The record is set for release on May 29 in Europe via Stickman Records, in North America through Blues Funeral Recordings and Bird’s Robe in Australia. Album pre-orders start today.

“In a diverse album, the title track of our new album sits on the middle of the spectrum and is a perfect first impression of what’s to come,” says guitarist and singer Nick DiSalvo. “Dreamy, heavy, raw, electronic, there’s a bit of everything that makes this album special to us. Through Zero is about impermanence, coming to terms with mortality and the long struggle to not only make peace but to find a sort of solidarity with the dead. The more time passes, the more this theme returns to me, and always in a new light – much as our music always returns in a slightly changed state reflecting who we are becoming.”

The song is now streaming on all digital services: https://indigo.lnk.to/AoXUo1sF

Two decades into their existence, Elder remain an anomaly in the heavy underground – a rare band with the ability to absorb and shed influences from a myriad of genres without falling into pastiche or losing their own identity. Through Zero stands as a strong reaffirmation of their commitment to pushing boundaries in the world of heavy rock and cements the group’s status as leaders of the pack in heavy psychedelic rock.

Over the past twenty years, Elder have mastered crushing riffs, melodic jaunts, progressive patterns, hypnotic grooves and ethereal atmosphere. On Through Zero, the band channel these years of experience into what may be their most immediate and engaging record to date, while allowing seeds from outside the sphere of rock music to take root and bloom within their progressive framework. Listeners will find familiar elements of new textures, sequences, and sounds alongside Elder’s iconic take on heavy rock. As always, every spin reveals new details. 

Recorded at Big Snuff Studios in Berlin across several months between tours in 2025, Through Zero marks the first album the band not only produced themselves, but also co-mixed together with longtime collaborator Richard Behrens. Mastered by Carl Saff, the result is a record that feels more like a full extension of the band’s creative intentions than ever before.

“Through Zero” is a term borrowed from engineering and the world of music,” DiSalvo reveals. “It describes the property of a frequency being able to pass through the zero point and continue into the negative. While it isn’t a concept rooted in philosophy, it resonates with me on a conceptual level: the zero point is not an end, but a midpoint along a partially unseen path. Interpretation is open: the journey is the destination, beginnings and endings may be arbitrary, or perhaps reality is simply less linear than we tend to assume.

The songs on the album explore related themes that reflect my own observations and personal philosophy. Life and death, frustration and fear, helplessness and hope – all of these exist along the same “signal path.”

[Artwork by Adam Hill]

Pre-order “Through Zero” here: https://mailchi.mp/bluesfuneral/elder-through-zero-preorders

Through Zero Track listing:
1. Sigil To Ruin
2. Capture/Release
3. Through Zero
4. Strata
5. Sight Unseen
6. Blighted Age

Elder Live Dates 2026:
13.06. Derby, UK – Download Festival
14.06. Colchester, UK – Colchester Arts Centre w/ Blood Incantation
15.06. Southampton, UK – The 1865 w/ Blood Incantation
16.06. Brighton, UK – Concorde 2 w/ Blood Incantation
18.06. Clisson, FR – Hellfest
19.06. Dessel, BE – Graspop Metal Meeting
20.06. Dortmund, DE – Junkyard Open Air w/ Kadavar
21.06. Frankfurt, DE – Das Bett
23.06. Winterthur, CH – Gaswerk
24.06. Karlsruhe, DE – P8 w/ REZN
26.06. Oslo, NO – Tons of Rock
27.06. Thyrnau, DE – Blackdoor Festival
30.06. Sofia, BG – Mixtape 5
01.07. Thessaloniki, GR – Eightball Club
02.07. Athens, GR – Arch Club
07.07. Slunj, HR – Bearstone Festival
10.07. Pleszew, PL – Red Smoke Festival
23.07. Reutlingen, DE – Hafensounds Festival w/ Kadavar
24.07. Budapest, HU – Monolit Festival
25.07. Tolmin, SI – Tolminator Festival
26.07. Milan, IT – Circolo Magnolia Summer
28.07. Rockstadt, RO – Rockstadt Extreme Fest
30.07. Breitenbach am Herzberg, DE – Burg Herzberg Festival
31.07. Michelau, DE – Rock Im Wald
04.08. Rostock, DE – MAU Club
05.08. Josefov-Jaromer, CZ – Brutal Assault Festial
08.08. Âncora, PT – Sonic Blast Festival
14.08. Valais, CH – PALP Festival

More tour dates announced soon

Elder is:
Nick DiSalvo – Guitar/Vocals
Jack Donovan – Bass
Mike Risberg – Guitar/Keyboards
Georg Edert – Drums

For More Info Visit:
https://beholdtheelder.com
https://www.facebook.com/elderofficial
https://www.instagram.com/elderband
https://elder.bigcartel.com
https://www.stickman-records.com
https://www.bluesfuneral.com

AVON Unleash Video for New Single ‘Super Furry Antidote’

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Desert rock veterans AVON are back, and they’re bringing a piece of history with them. The band has just dropped the video for their new single, “Super Furry Antidote”, ahead of their eagerly awaited third studio album, “Black On Sunshine”, which hits shelves on April 17 via Go Down Records.

“This song echoes James’ early days in California, when ‘Black On Sunshine’ was indeed a band, and this track was one of its standards. It was first recorded in the UK with Portishead’s Geoff Barrow on drums at his studio in 2003. Until now, the song never saw a release, however the track stands the test of time and has found a new home with Avon,” the band says.

AVON’s lineup reads like a desert rock dream team. On drums, Alfredo Hernández – renowned for his work with Kyuss, Queens of the Stone Age, and Yawning Man – provides his signature groove and desert-born power. Frontman James Childs brings decades of experience from British rock outfit Airbus, collaborations with Geoff Barrow and “Philthy Animal” Taylor, and even an Emmy-nominated theme for Disney’s “Kick Buttowski”. Anchoring the low end, bassist Charles Pasarell channels the deep Palm Springs desert vibe that shapes AVON’s unmistakable sound.

Following the success of “Mad Marco” (2016) and “Dave’s Dungeon” (2018), “Black On Sunshine” continues the band’s tradition of tight, dynamic songwriting that merges melodic depth with unrestrained energy. Rooted in the Californian desert yet fearlessly exploring new sonic terrain, the album blends psychedelic rock textures, driving grooves, and pure desert-born energy.

Tracklist:
01. Black On Sunshine
02. Awkwardness 
03. Spacebar
04. Never In A Million Years
05. Bandits
06. Ninteen Bruises
07. Super Furry Antidote 
08. Doorway
09. Strangest Love
10. Oblivion

To celebrate the release, AVON will tour Europe this spring with a string of live shows across the UK, Belgium, Germany, Switzerland, and Italy: 

April 24 UK – Kicker, Portishead
April 25 UK – Frog & Fiddle, Cheltenham
April 28 BE – tba, Brussels
April 29 DE – Friday, Heidenheim
April 30 CH – Horst Klub, Kreuzlingen
May 01 IT – Velvet Corazon, Cervia (RA)
May 02 IT – HPS Fest, Bologna
May 03 IT – Damage Inc, S.Giovanni Lupatoto (VR)
May 04 IT – Altroquando, Zero Branco (TV)
May 05 IT – Legend Club, Milano
May 06 CH – Burning Sound Lab, La Chaux-de-Fonds
May 07 DE – Rockjungfer, Arnstadt
May 08 DE – Molle, Hildberghausen
May 09 BE – Café De Stam, Paal

“Black On Sunshine” will be available via Go Down Records on April 17. Pre-orders are open at THIS LOCATION

Line-up:
Alfredo Hernández | drums
James Childs | vocals & guitar
June Kato | bass

For more info visit:
https://www.facebook.com/Avonband
http://www.avondesertrock.com/
https://www.godownrecords.com
https://www.facebook.com/GoDownRecords/
https://www.instagram.com/godownrecords/

IRON SAVIOR Celebrate Release of New Album “Awesome Anthems Of The Galaxy” with Official Video for ‘Maniac’

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Hamburg-based power metal veterans IRON SAVIOR return today with their brand-new album “Awesome Anthems Of The Galaxy”, out now via PERCEPTION – A Division Of Reigning Phoenix Music. With this release, the band led by Piet Sielck transforms iconic ’80s hits into powerful, melodic metal anthems, blending nostalgia with the unmistakable IRON SAVIOR sound.

The album is receiving strong praise: Rock Magazine writes it’s “surprisingly packed with strong hit potential!”, while Break Out Magazine confirms: “Damn powerful anthems, brilliantly executed by IRON SAVIOR!”. Stormbringer adds: “‘Awesome Anthems Of The Galaxy’ is an album that proves one thing: nostalgia can sound pretty damn heavy when you run it through the IRON SAVIOR engine!”

To celebrate the release, the band have also premiered a brand-new music video for their thunderous cover version of the Michael Sembello classic “Maniac”. The track perfectly showcases IRON SAVIOR’s ability to turn catchy pop structures into driving heavy metal, combining pulsating synth melodies with razor-sharp guitar riffs and a soaring, instantly memorable chorus. The result is an energetic reimagining that stays true to the spirit of the original while delivering a much heavier punch.

After reigniting their cosmic engines with “Machine World – Reforged” in 2025, IRON SAVIOR embark on their boldest mission yet. With “Awesome Anthems of the Galaxy”, IRON SAVIOR tap into the heart of ’80s pop culture, combining nostalgia, passion and the band’s trademark precision and fire, proving that the past can shine brighter than ever when reforged in metal.

“After the huge success of the 2002 Condition Red bonus track “Crazy” (Seal), which was actually used in a HBO TV show, we have been asked by fans and medias almost constantly to do a complete cover tracks album,” Sielck recently said, and adds: “So… two decades later here we are!” quotes frontman Piet Sielck. “AWESOME ANTHEMS continues the transformation from pop-to-metal in Iron Savior style as started with Seal’’s “Crazy” and Eurythmics “Sweet Dreams. We are absolutely proud of the outcome, which never looses the original vibe of the tracks but yet is 100% Iron Savior. Just listen yourself.. I guarantee a lot of smiles while doing so!” 

From the electrifying rush of A-ha’s “Take On Me” and the thunderous drama of Phil Collins’ “Against All Odds” to the cinematic pulse of Jermaine Jackson & Pia Zadora’s “When The Rain Begins To Fall” and the adrenaline-fueled “Maniac”, IRON SAVIOR turn pop classics into heroic, melodic metal anthems. With “Awesome Anthems of the Galaxy”, IRON SAVIOR prove once more that great songs never age – they just get heavier!

Order the album now at: https://ironsavior.rpm.link/awesomeanthemsPR

Album Track Listing:

  1. Fame
  2. All I Need Is A Miracle
  3. When The Rain Begins To Fall
  4. Maniac
  5. Take On Me
  6. Relax
  7. What A Feeling
  8. Against All Odds
  9. Separate Ways
  10. Suburbia
  11. Here Comes The Rain Again
  12. She’s Like The Wind
  13. (I Just) Died In Your Arms Tonight
  14. Forever Young
  15. Since You Been Gone
  16. Call Me
  17. Catch Me I’m Falling

About IRON SAVIOR:

Forged in Hamburg’s metal heart, Iron Savior have been delivering their signature brand of powerful, melodic heavy metal for nearly three decades. Led by founder, vocalist, guitarist, and producer Piet Sielck, the band has become a cornerstone of the German power metal scene with their blend of high-octane riffs, anthemic choruses, and sci-fi storytelling.

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