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TARJA – A guaranteed frisson noir down your spine

June 8, 2026

With Frisson Noir, her tenth studio album and sixth metal release, Tarja Turunen again proves why she remains a defining force in symphonic metal. Surrounded by high-profile guests yet never overshadowed, she glides between orchestral pomp, cinematic ballads, and harder-edged tracks with undimmed confidence and charisma.

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Indie Zone

ANNIE TAYLOR – Tantalizing Out of Scale

May 14, 2026

Swiss quartet Annie Taylor deliver a bold and melodic third album with Out of Scale. Led by Gini Jungi, the band blends raw guitars, catchy hooks, and indie-rock energy into eleven tracks that move effortlessly between garage punk, country-tinged atmospheres, and grunge-inspired intensity. Read HadrianuS’s review here.

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TORI AMOS – In Time of Unbelievably Dragons

April 27, 2026

An author with a fertile vein that shows no signs of drying up, Grammy nominated singer-songwriter Tori Amos releases her eighteenth album. Discover with HadrianuS the compelling story behind this great album, In Times of Dragons.

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HOAXED – Ruthless the death knocks out

March 23, 2026

Portland trio Hoaxed is back with their second full-length, Death Knocks. An album in which “the collective that provides that archaic energy which it constitutes the true and authentic force that Hoaxed release with great resourcefulness”. Learn more about it on our review.

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Eerie Sounds

KAERY ANN – An unparelled and beautiful moonstone

February 23, 2026

Discover with us the new album of Kæry Ann, Moonstone, “a voice that rises from the liquid sound substance that coagulates sacred doom and rarefied psychedelia”

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Eerie Sounds

AURELIA ANNE COHEN – The Truth about the Magnolia Session

February 11, 2026

The Magnolia Sessions are the brainchild of Anti-Corp/Black Matter Mastering owner Dan Emery. In this new instalment, it showcases the americana/folk/country artist Aurelia Anne Cohen

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PONTE DEL DIAVOLO – The authentic and horrific de Venom Natura

February 6, 2026

We must take into account, in good faith, the impact of Il Veleno della Natura. Sooner or later, the time will come to take stock. And then this work will…

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BLACKWATER HOLYLIGHT – Introducing Not Here Not Gone

January 30, 2026

Today marks the release of Not Here Not Gone, the fourth album of the shoegaze, heavy rock band Blackwater Holylight via Suicide Squeeze. Read HadrianuS’s review in our site.

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THERION – An authentic and massive con orquestra

January 22, 2026

Symphonic masters THERION announce their live album Con Orquesta, physically out January 30, 2026 via Napalm Records. Read our review here below!

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