2016

If you have any doubts, please update your books now: our favourite Swedish war machine SABATON are on their way to the absolute top of the heavy metal world.<br/><br/>Need some evidence? As we speak, these platinum selling, Falun-based heavy metal heroes are headlining some of the biggest European festivals through fires and flames and playing massive stadium concerts in front of tens of thousands of enthusiastic fans with legendary comrades, such as IRON MAIDEN and SCORPIONS. In August, SABATON will once again command the troops on the holy grounds of Rockstad Falun Festival - aka Sabaton Open Air - when the band hosts their own three day festival - closing the last day with an explosive performance. Then, later this year, SABATON's sight will be directed at the USA, where the band is a doing huge tour and also performing at Ozzfest Meets Knotfest Festival in California, alongside BLACK SABBATH, SLIPKNOT and others.<br/><br/>However, this is just the beginning: when the winter arrives, SABATON will unleash their prestigious live power upon the whole of Europe. No mercy will be given and all guns will be blazing, when this tireless killing machine will blow out sold-out arenas to another dimension. During this tour, named »The Last Tour«, SABATON's support comes from German metal legend ACCEPT.<br/><br/>What? The last tour of SABATON? No, not really, as the band's worldwide war plans are already marching years ahead.<br/><br/>The title of this massive, to say the least, world tour comes from SABATON's latest masterpiece »The Last Stand«. The new record, which will be unleashed to the masses in August by the world's most powerful heavy metal label Nuclear Blast Records, is simply a perfect addition to SABATON's discography, which already contains some of the most heroic heavy metal known to man.<br/><br/>"We have done a majestic record and we couldn't be happier with it. Is »The Last Stand« SABATON's strongest album to date? Well, time will tell us that, but one thing is 100 % guaranteed: on the record, there are lots of songs that will go down in SABATON's own hall of fame,? says the band founder and bassist Pär Sundström.<br/><br/>"The Last Stand" contains all the elements that our fans could ask for,? adds the band's main composer and singer Joakim Brodén. "The new record tells a victorious tale of SABATON in 2016, and even further. Lots of fresh ideas and unprecedented magic can be heard on these new tunes - for example, check out bagpipe and Hammond driven major key song 'Blood Of Bannockburn'. We have never done anything like that before.?<br/><br/>"At the same time, our legions of diehard fans will be pleased to observe some echoes from our older works: such as relentless heavy metal of »Primo Victoria« (2005), catchy flavours of »The Art Of War« (2008) and deep epicness of »Carolux Rex« (2012). »The Last Stand« contains all of these elements - and lots more!?<br/><br/>If the previous record, straightforward heavy metal assault »Heroes«, showed the unstoppable power of SABATON's eloquent line-up, huge-sounding »The Last Stand« conquers whole new kingdoms. The band's apparent sixth member, HYPOCRISY / PAIN mastermind and renowned producer Peter Tägtgren (LINDEMANN, DIMMU BORGIR, CHILDREN OF BODOM among others), grasped everything out of Brodén, Sundström, drummer Hannes Van Dahl and guitarists Thobbe Englund and Chris Rörland. The result? Innovative guitar solos and razorsharp riffs, pounding drum patters, catchier than catchy choruses and haunting melodies - and the list goes on... Well, let's put it this way: if SABATON used to sound intense, bombastic and invincible, this time they sound absurdly intense, bombastic and invincible.

Babymetal är ett globalt internetfenomen. Deras video "Gimme Chocolate" från det självbetitlade debutalbumet har nästan 42 miljoner views på YouTube och här är deras andra platta, som fått titeln "Metal Resistance". Trots att tjejerna i bandet fortfarande är tonåringar har de redan hunnit turnera med Lady Gaga i USA, spela inför utsålda hus på Budokan i Tokyo och the Forum i London och spela ett bejublat set inför en megapublik på Sonispherefestivalen i England. Babymetals unika kombination av hård metall och gullig sång är unik och deras påkostade scenshower är inget annat än spektakulära, de är nu redo att återigen trollbinda och fascinera sin publik.

Spanska Lords of Black sin andra platta "II". Detta är intrikat, mångbottnad progressiv metal med Ronnie Romero på sång. Albumet har producerats av veteranen Roland Grapow (ex Helloween, Masterplan). "II" är späckad med låtar som både hyllar den klassiska melodiösa hårdrocken och banar ny mark genom den moderna produktionen. Sångaren Romero har handplockats av ingen mindre än Ritchie Blackmore, för att vara sångare i den nya, turnerande upplagan av Rainbow.

7:e fullängdsstudioalbumet! Inquisitions berömmelse har skjutit i höjden under de senaste åren. Den columbianska black metal duon har skapat ett mästerverk. Rekommenderas om du gillar: Immortal, Watain, Marduk.

Från starten som gitarrist hos power metal pionjärerna Helloween, till rollen som gitarrist och sångare i egna banden Gamma Ray och Unisonic - Kai Hansen är en av de mest respekterade<br/>och aktade Europeiska metalmusikerna. Hansens första soloplatta "XXX - Three Decades In<br/>Metal" gästas av många prominenta musiker, bland dem Ralf Scheepers (Primal Fear), Dee Snider (Twisted Sister), Michael Kiske (Unisonic, ex Helloween) och Roland Grapow (Masterplan, ex Helloween). <br/><br/>För att ge tillbaka så donerar Kai Hansen hela sitt förskott på detta album till Wacken Foundation, som hjälper unga hårdrocksband som kämpar sig fram.<br/><br/>2CD-versionen innehåller albumet i sin helhet och sedan alla låtarna i sina ursprungliga demoversioner på disk två.<br/><br/>DIGIPACK

Pretty Reckless: Who you selling for 2016 [Digipack / CD]

180 gram vinyl.