HELION PRIME signs with AFM!

Sacramento (California) based « science based power metal » band HELION PRIME is the newest addition to the AFM roster. The group, founded by guitarist Jason Ashcraft, is active since 2014 and issued a self-released debut CD in 2016. AFM Records will officially release the album, titled « Helion Prime« , on February 24th worldwide. >From Science Fact to Science Fiction … that’s the lyrical range of topics for HELION PRIME. The band is a refreshing, high class addition to the scene – highly recommended to check out for fans of Iron Savior, Star…

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Rhapsody Of Fire – Helion Prime – new line-up

RHAPSODY OF FIRE return with new line-up and a very special release!   After announcing their new line-up recently (the addition of new vocalist Giacomo Voli and drummer Manu Lotter), Italian symphonic power metal kings RHAPSODY OF FIRE are now working on their upcoming release, which will be a 75 minutes long album revisiting a selection of songs written and produced during the 5 first years of the Rhapsody Era (1997-2002). Yes, indeed: 14 epic tracks completely re-recorded! All drums, bass, guitars, keyboards, vocals, epic choirs, opera choirs, and numerous…

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DANKO JONES News

DANKO JONES signs with AFM / announces new album  » Wild  » Cat and Spring 2017 Tour dates 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…

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NIGHTMARE News/ Nouvelle vidéo  » Serpentine »

NIGHTMARE : Retour magistral ! Le premier clip, Ikarus a été vu plus de 40000 fois sur Youtube en moins d’un mois ! Le groupe enfonce le clou aujourd’hui avec son second single et une nouvelle vidéo, Serpentine, tirés du nouvel album, Ikarus, à paraître le 25 Novembre chez AFM Records ! Sur ce titre, vous retrouverez en « Special Guest« , Kelly Sundown Carpenter (Ex-Beyond Twilight, Ex-Firewind, Adagio) au chant ! La vidéo ici :   Vous pouvez pré-commander l’album et télécharger les titres « Serpentine » et « Ikarus » immediatement sur ITUNES :…

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NIGHTMARE News Clip Vidéo  » Ikarus  » AFM Records

Le groupe NIGHTMARE, nos frenchies sont de retour avec leur tout nouveau line-up, et leur nouveau clip « Ikarus« . Du bon vieux Heavy Metal, avec Maggie Luyten, la nouvelle voix du groupe, qui ravit autant les fans que le nouveau public, une nouvelle bouffée d’oxygène pour NIGHTMARE et de bonnes choses à venir prochainement !

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KRYPTOS: First song of the new album + tourdates!

« Burn Up The Night« , out on September 23rd (EU) / September 30th (US), is the fourth album by KRYPTOS, featuring amazing 80’s throwback cover art by Mattias Frisk, renowned for his stunning work with occult rockers Ghost. The album is packed with steely riffs and twin guitar melodies straight out of the glory days of 80’s metal and the NWOBHM movement. With a rasping vocal attack and a gritty, street-ready production, « Burn Up The Night » is the ultimate sound of battle jackets, spikes and leather. It’s old school or no…

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NIGHTMARE : working on new album! / AFM Records

NIGHTMARE: working on new album! / AFM Records After several months of hard work of songwritings and rehearsing at studio At Rock in Grenoble (France) with our friend Pierre Caci behind the desk, the band have entered the studio to start the recordings of the new album… The album is produced and arranged by Patrick Liotard and Joost Van Den Broek (Epica…) and recorded at Noise Factory Studio in Belgium with Gerald Jans (Epysode, Channel Zero…)… Mixing will be done in May at Sandlane studio in The Netherlands by Joost…

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Serious Black – Official announce first headlining tour! / AFM Records

Serious Black – Official announce first headlining tour! / AFM Records After tours with HammerFall and Gamma Ray in 2015 and the release of their highly-successful debut album (« As Daylight Breaks »), melodic metallers SERIOUS BLACK are busy working on songs for their upcoming sophomore album. The band now also has unveiled the dates for their upcoming first headlining tour (support acts will be Sinbreed and Messerschmitt).    

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SERIOUS BLACK (avec des membres de MASTERPLAN, EDENBRIDGE) propose un nouveau morceau

SERIOUS BLACK va sortir son premier album, As Daylight Breaks, le 20 janvier chez AFM Records. Le groupe comprend Roland Grapow (MASTERPLAN, ex-HELLOWEEN), Thomen Stauch (ex-BLIND GUARDIAN), Mario Lochert (ex-VISIONS OF ATLANTIS), Dominik Sebastian (EDENBRIDGE), Jan Vacik (ex-DREAMSCAPE) et le chanteur Urban Breed (ex-TAD MOROSE). La lyric vidéo pour le titre « I Seek No Other Life » se découvre ci-dessous. L’artowrk :

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