The first full-length studio release from Trøndelag Folk act Gåte since they represented their country at the 2024 Eurovision Song Contest, Sigil (Season of Mist) finds the band in familiar territory, drawing on ancient Norwegian myths, stories, and legends.
Nightwish vocalist Floor Jansen announces her second solo album, Hytress, out January 15, 2027, via REVAMP Music and Warner Music, and drops new single “Bring Me Silence”, her heaviest, most direct solo statement yet. A full European and South American tour follows in 2027. Stream it now and pre-order below. Continue reading
Personnel changes are a pretty regular occurrence for German Symphonic Metal act Xandria, so it should come as no surprise that ninth full-length studio album Eclipse (Napalm Records) finds guitarist and sole mainstay, Marco Heubaum, in all too familiar territory. The departure of bassist Tim Schwarz earlier in the year was the latest spanner in the works, but Heubaum worked quickly to secure the talents of Sascha Mordtmann, the remainder of the line-up staying the same as 2023’s The Wonders Still Awaiting.