2023

För att fira 50 år som verksamt band spelade Blue Öyster Cult 2022 tre utsålda kvällar på raken i New York. Varje konsert var unik eftersom de valde att spela igenom ett album från början till slut; första kvällen framfördes den självbetitlade debuten, andra kvällen albumet "Tyranny and Mutation" och tredje kvällen "Secret Treaties". Självklart inkluderades också väl valda örhängen från resten av bandets karriär. Nu släpps så första kvällen och här gästas de av Albert Bouchard som var med i bandet från allra första början men som numera spelar med The Dictators.

Formed in 1998 and celebrating their 25th anniversary in 2023, WATAIN are one of the most revered and feared black metal bands ever. From their humble beginnings in the Uppsala metal circuit to setting stages ablaze all across the world, seven records into the group's storied career, their live shows are in a league of their own and notorious for their sheer intensity and immersion.<br/><br/>Recorded by Jamie Elton and mastered by Tore Stjerna at Necromorbus Studio, "Die in Fire - Live in Hell" allows you to experience WATAIN's raw power and fiery precision captured perfectly on this recording from a sold-out show at Stockholm's Fållan on October 7th, 2022.<br/>With all artwork created by vocalist and frontman Erik Danielsson, "Die in Fire - Live in Hell" is not only a sonic but also visual reflection of WATAIN's touring cycle for "The Agony & Ecstasy of Watain" (2022), and beyond that a symbol of gratitude for their loyal followers worldwide! <br/>"Die in Fire - Live in Hell" is a very personal release dedicated to all those who have joined WATAIN on their path of lawless black metal darkness during the past 25 years.

Following the release of "Inspirations" in 2021, "More Inspirations" is the second "deep dish" serving of the influences which have fed the mighty SAXON's immensely successful 40-plus-year career.<br/><br/>Whether getting feral with THE ANIMALS' "We've Gotta Get Out Of This Place", letting loose a high-octane take on ALICE COOPER's "From The Inside", or laying down a ferocious tribute to KISS's "Detroit Rock City", "More Inspirations" is a joyous trip into the sounds which galvanized the Barnsley boys and continue to get spun on home stereos and tour buses.<br/><br/>Produced by vocalist/co-founder Biff Byford, with Seb Byford helping record the music alongside mixing engineer Jacky Lehmann, "More Inspirations" also includes enthusiastic takes on RAINBOW, ZZ TOP and CREAM, as well as a thunderous "Razamanaz" by NAZARETH, a tasty take on THE WHO's "Substitute", and a thick groove take on URIAH HEEP's "Gypsy". Whether this is your first dance with such classic songs, or you've come to see where SAXON was born, "More Inspirations" delivers the goods and then some.

Metallica är ett av världens största hårdrocksband - detta är satt utom allt tvivel! Inget band har som Metallica fört fram den tyngre metallen; de har haft megahits som "Nothing Else Matters", "Master Of Puppets" och såklart "Enter Sandman".<br/><br/>Äntligen är det så dags för kvartetten att släppa sitt tolfte studioalbum som fått titeln "72 Seasons". Första singeln "Lux Æterna" var ett rejält styrkebesked - det här var Metallica i sitt esse, låten är snabb, tung och sitter som ett knytnävsslag mitt i magen. <br/> <br/>Om albumtiteln säger James Hetfield: <br/>"72 seasons. The first 18 years of our lives that form our true or false selves. The concept that we were told 'who we are' by our parents. A possible pigeonholing around what kind of personality we are. I think the most interesting part of this is the continued study of those core beliefs and how it affects our perception of the world today. Much of our adult experience is reenactment or reaction to these childhood experiences. Prisoners of childhood or breaking free of those bondages we carry."

Saxon: Hell Fire and Damnation [Vinyl LP]

Sleep Token: Take me back to Eden [Gatefold / 2 Vinyl LP]

Ghost: Meliora (Black) [Gatefold / Vinyl LP]