Switzerlands’ Hard Rock warriors, aka SHAKRA, are releasing a new studio album on November 10th, via AFM Records: Snakes & Ladders. P.S… this album is scalding and smokin’ Hard Rock!! – Stone
PRE-ORDER SHAKRAS‘ NEW ALBUM “SNAKES & LADDERS” NOW! FIRST SINGLE OUT NOW! CHECK OUT THE VIDEO!
Two new songs and a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the new Sweet & Lynch album is available for your enjoyment! New album, UNIFIED out November 10th!
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Stone Says:Michael Sweet and George Lynch have done it again! These 2 new songs are super, fantastic and addicting ear candy! Whoa.
Philly hard rockers On Top make a triumphant return to Horror Pain Gore Death with the new EP, Top Dollar! On Top welcome brand new guitar whiz kid Ric Haas (Mach22) to the fold alongside of long-standing members Jaron Gulino on vocals/bass and Danny Piselli on drums. On Top are back to their roots showcasing faster tempos, heavier riffs and bigger hooks than ever before.
Top Dollar features a raw, edgier sound that was recorded by Joe DeLuca at Why Me Recording in Gibbsboro, NJ and was mixed/mastered by Chris “The Wizard” Collier at CM21 Productions.
Top Dollar is a must have for fans of Accept, Dio, Dokken, Grim Reaper, Iron Maiden, LA Guns, Loudness, Megadeth, Mötley Crüe, Obsession, Ozzy Osbourne, Queensrÿche, Ratt, W.A.S.P. and Van Halen.
After BONFIRE‘s latest studio records “Glörious” (2015) and “Byte The Bullet” (2017) both made it to the Top 50 of the German album chart and more than 160 live shows played in the last two years, AFM Records and BONFIRE decided to strike a new path together!
During the more than 30 year-long history of the band, there were of course several different label partners releasing BONFIRE’s 16 studio records and some were not available at times. So in Autumn of 2017, big parts of BONFIRE’s back catalogue will be made available again before the new album will be released in Spring 2018. Besides being in the studio to record their next record, BONFIRE will be on tour for the rest of the year!
Psych/Doom metal band DEMON HEAD have teamed up with PureGrainAudio.com to stream “We Are Burning”. The track is taken from their album Thunder On The Fields which will be released in North America on July 7th 2017.
After a demo tape that quickly sold out, the Winterland 7” came shortly after the bands’ first tour of Scandinavia In the early days of spring 2014, Demon Head travelled to a small house in the country side near the infamous Heather Hills and recorded eight songs for their debut album Ride the Wilderness. The record was released a year later and the first press sold out in a matter of months. The acclaim of the underground was significant and the album was praised for its skilled songwriting, warm production and a certain sinister catchiness.
As 2017 begins, the new album Thunder on the Fieldswill be released on The Sign Records. While staying true to their signature sound, the songwriting is more refined, the songs more gritty and burning with urgency.
With new travels being planned in Europe and overseas, there is indeed lightning on the horizon and thunder on the fields.
Hard rockers KISSIN’ DYNAMITE are set to unleash their first Live release, titled “Generation Goodbye – Dynamite Nights”, on July 14th. It was recorded at the band’s latest show in Stuttgart, Germany and now comes as DVD/2CD and Bluray/2CD packages. http://promo.afm-records.de/en/kissin-dynamite
Track Listing:
DVD/BD:
01. Intro
02. Generation Goodbye
03. Money Sex & Power
04. DNA
05. Highlight Zone
06. Running Free
07. Love Me Hate Me
08. If Clocks Were Running Backwards
09. She´s a Killer
10. Deadly
11. She Came She Saw
12. Somebody To Hate
13. Operation Supernova
14. Only The Good Die Young
15. Out In The Rain
16. Against The World
17. Masterpiece
18. Supersonic Killer
19. Sex Is War
20. Hashtag Your Life
21. Steel Of Swabia
22. Ticket To Paradise
23. Six Feet Under
24. I Will Be King
25. Flying Colours
+ bonus material:
– “The Crew Behind The Show”
– “KD goes Ukraine”
– “Secret Scenes”
CD1
01. Intro
02. Generation Goodbye
03. Money Sex & Power
04. DNA
05. Highlight Zone
06. Running Free
07. Love Me Hate Me
08. If Clocks Were Running Backwards
09. She´s a Killer
10. Deadly
11. She Came She Saw
12. Somebody To Hate
13. Operation Supernova
CD2
14. Only The Good Die Young
15. Out In The Rain
16. Against The World
17. Masterpiece
18. Supersonic Killer
19. Sex Is War
20. Hashtag Your Life
21. Steel Of Swabia
22. Ticket To Paradise
23. Six Feet Under
24. I Will Be King
25. Flying Colours
AFM Records is proud to announce the signing of Canadian Rock act DANKO JONES to a worldwide deal (except Canada). After having reached their highest chart positions to date in a handful of territories with their previous album Fire Music and having been awarded Gold & Platinum singles in Sweden, Danko return with their new masterpiece, Wild Cat, once again produced by Juno Award winning producer Eric Ratz. Wild Cat is due for release on March 3rd worldwide through eOne in Canada and AFM Records/Bad Taste Records in the rest of the world.
With Fire Music (2015), the predecessor to Wild Cat, Danko reached their highest chart positions to date in Germany, the Netherlands, Austria and Finland and also charted in another handful of key territories. The first single ”Do You Wanna Rock” peaked at #5 on the Active Rock radio charts in Canada, making it their highest charting single in Canada in their career. The song also received massive airplay around the globe. Danko Jones have never felt more vibrant or hungry than they are on Wild Cat. The 11-track album is a raw representation of the band’s collective musical history and influences, and without a doubt their most solid album yet.
Celebrating 20 years in the rock n’roll game in 2016, Danko Jones have an impressive resume to show for the past two decades. In addition to sold out headline tours across Canada and the European continent they have also toured the US, Brazil, Japan, Australia and South Africa and done extensive collaborations with a vast number of great artists. The Canadian trio has spent months on the road with Guns N Roses, Motörhead and Volbeat and opened up for The Rolling Stones and Ozzy. Danko was recently featured as a guest vocalist on the Volbeat track “Black Rose”, one of the most streamed songs on their latest album and he also joined Mike McCready (Pearl Jam), Duff McKagan (GNR), and Barrett Martin (Screaming Trees) for a session with The Levee Walkers where he sang on two tracks.
The Wild Cat World Tour starts off with two shows in Finland in February and a series of shows in Europe in March and April. A Canadian tour and more European dates will be announced shortly, with other territories to follow.
“One of the most ridiculously entertaining and exciting live bands on the planet. Danko himself is a priapic whirlwind of charisma, riffs and lascivious charm.” - Metal Hammer UK
Tour Dates:
10/2 Kuopio – Arena (FI)
11/2 Joensuu – Arena (FI)
15/3 London – Garage (UK)
16/3 Luxemburg – Rockhal club (LUX)
17/3 Frankfurt – Batschkapp (GER)
18/3 Tilburg – 013 (NL)
19/3 Amsterdam – Melkweg (NL)
21/3 Köln – Live Music Hall (GER)
22/3 Berlin – Huxleys (GER)
23/3 Warsaw – Proxima (PL)
24/3 Krakow – Kwadrat (PL)
25/3 Dresden – Beatpol (GER)
26/3 Munich – Backstage (GER)
28/3 Winterthur – Salzhaus (CH)
29/3 Solothurn – Kofmehl (CH)
30/3 Paris – La Maroquinerie (FR)
22/4 Sälen – Ski & Rock (SE)
BREAKING NEWS:Frontiers Music Srl is excited to announce the signing of Jack Russell’s Great White to the label.
Jack Russell’s Great White represents the next phase of the iconic singer’s Rock n’ Roll legacy.
Since Jack Russell’s Great White inception in 2011, the frontman welcomed back longtime bassist and friend Tony Montana—this time as a guitar player and keyboardist—lead guitarist Robby Lochner (Rob Halford), drummer Dicki Fliszar (Bruce Dickinson) and Dan McNay (Montrose) on bass. The new album on the horizon, which is Jack’s 14th studio album, boasts the bluesy hard rock stomp that made Russell an icon in the first place.
“I want to say how happy and excited I am about my band,” states Jack Russell regarding the recent signing with Frontiers for the new album. “I have so much respect for Serafino, Mario, Derek and their team and am so thankful to be working with them. The band and I are off the hook about the new material. You are going to love it!”
The Grammys nominated Great White [Band] originally broke out of the Los Angeles scene in 1984 with its self-titled debut. The record was followed by the sophomore release Shot in The Dark and then by seismic platinum-selling outings such as 1987’s Once Bitten… and 1989’s …Twice Shy (which reached #9 on the Billboard Album Chart). Moving over 8 million copies worldwide, they stood out as tried-and-true rock stalwarts into the 21st century until 2011, when Russell went on to form Jack Russell’s Great White.
In 2014 JACK RUSSELL’S GREAT WHITE gave fans a taste of new music with the release of the single “Hard Habit” which received rave reviews from fans clamoring for the “classic” early sound of GREAT WHITE. Listen to “Hard Habit” HERE:
Ultimately, the new music is for the millions of fans who stuck by Russell all these years. It’s everything they’ve been waiting for and more. Russell leaves off, “this is fun, first and foremost. I feel like I’m 27 again. I hope it sounds like Great White—but for 2016.”
Frontiers plans to release the new record in early 2017.
JACK RUSSELL’S GREAT WHITE is currently performing various concerts around the U.S., for all dates and details visit the band’s website. Upcoming dates include:
July 20 – Stafford, TX
July 21 – Frisco, TX
July 22 – Beaumont, TX
July 23 – Leon, TX
Aug. 19 – Reno, NV
Sept. 29 – Hollywood, CA
Oct. 7 – Englewood, FL
Oct 8 – New Port Richey, FL
Oct. 29 – Joliet, IL
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