“Dark-Prog” act STONE LEADERS came to life in early 2016 when renowned drummer John Macaluso (of ARK, Yngwie Malmsteen, TNT, Symphony X, James LaBrie, Labyrinth and Michael Romeo) was contracted to do a drum clinic in Zagreb, Croatia. Asking the clinic organizer to find a band to accompany him in the clinic, Macaluso then met […]
The Recording Academy has nominated Joan Baez’s Whistle Down The Wind, her first new studio record in ten years, for Best Folk Album. The 61st GRAMMY Awards will air February 10th. Fan’s can purchase the album here. Due to popular demand, Baez has extended her final formal tour, the extensive “Fare Thee Well Tour,” into 2019 including stops at New York’s Beacon Theatre, […]
On January 25, 2019, UMe releases KISSWORLD – The Best Of KISS on CD and digitally, with the standard black vinyl and limited edition color vinyl being released on March 29. Pre-order, here. KISS, America’s #1 Gold Record Award winning group of all time in every category, has a stunning catalog of rock ‘n’ roll classics. The release of KISSWORLD – The Best Of […]
On their new album “Donuts And Coffee” GINGER RED stand for fresh and cheeky rock with fat riffs, grooving rhythms and catchy hooklines. The high demand on their own music has often made the band’s motto “Good things take time”: after its founding in 2006, the debut album “Hard As A Rock” was released in […]
Primus has teamed with Interscope/UMe for the upcoming worldwide release of seven essential albums and EPs from their storied catalog on 180-gram black vinyl and limited-edition color vinyl. Available now for preorder, each title’s color vinyl edition is limited to 1,000 copies worldwide. 1993’s Pork Soda (2LP) and 1997’s Brown Album (2LP) will be released November 16; 1995’s Tales From The […]
Released in 1989, Lynyrd Skynyrd’s five-times platinum-certified collection, Skynyrd’s Innyrds: Their Greatest Hits, is reissued today by Geffen/UMe in new black vinyl LP and limited brown vinyl LP editions. For the new LP releases, the album’s original 10-song vinyl tracklist is presented with faithfully replicated sleeve and label artwork. Skynyrd’s Innyrds is stacked with many of the legendary […]
On December 14, Island/UMe will celebrate the 10th anniversary of alt-rock kingpins The Killers’ third studio album Day & Age in style with a remastered double-LP deluxe edition that features three bonus tracks, preceded a month earlier on November 16by three separate eSingle releases, all with content making its digital debut. Although Day & Age was previously issued as a single 180-gram […]
The Carpenters are getting the royal treatment. Carpenters With The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra is set for release worldwide December 7 by A&M/UMe. Featuring timeless hits and favorites, the album pairs Carpenters’ original vocal and instrumental tracks with new orchestral arrangements from Carpenter, conducting the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (RPO) at Abbey Road Studios. It is available now for preorder in digital, CD […]
NORDIC UNION is the successful collaboration, built by Frontiers President Serafino Perugino, between singer Ronnie Atkins of the legendary Danish hard rock institution PRETTY MAIDS and the up-and-coming Swedish songwriter and producer Erik Martensson of ECLIPSE and W.E.T. fame. The partnership between the two Scandinavians came about sometime in 2015, when Atkins was sent a bunch […]
Born as a one-off musical extravaganza by two Norwegian metal and hard rock giants, Trond Holter (ex-Wig Wam, JORN) and singer Jorn Lande, the Dracula Rock Opera has now morphed into a regular musical project with guitarist, producer, and songwriter Trond Holter on the helm. While the original plan was to leave “Swing Of Death” as a […]