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Sandveiss' new album, “Standing in the Fire,” is their most ambitious and diverse album to date. It features eight powerful tracks that showcase the band's evolution and musical prowess.
Did you know… The album features guest appearances from former Exodus guitarist Rick Hunolt and guitarist Lee Altus’ bandmate in Heathen, Kragen Lum
NUMBER 2
HELLOWEEN with “Helloween”
Did you know… It marked the return of original member Kai Hansen on guitars and vocals
NUMBER 3
GOJIRA with “Fortitude”
Did you know… Metal Hammer and Revolver named Fortitudethe best album of 2021.
NUMBER 4
KK’s PRIEST with “Sermons of the Sinner”
Did you know… K.K. Downing got the idea of forming KK’s Priest after doing a one-off show billed as MegaPriestin 2019
NUMBER 5
IRON MAIDEN with “Senjutsu”
Did you know… Senjutsu is the band’s first studio album in nearly six years, following The Book of Souls (2015), marking the longest gap between two Iron Maiden studio albums.
NUMBER 6
CARCASS with “Torn Arteries”
Did you know…. This is the band’s first album in eight years after its predecessor Surgical Steel (2013).
NUMBER 7
FLOTSAM AND JETSAM with “Blood in the Water”
Did you know… It is the band’s first release with new bassist Bill Bodily
NUMBER 8
FEAR FACTORY with “Aggression Continuum”
Did you know…. It is the band’s first studio album since Genexus (2015), marking the longest gap between two albums in their entire career.
NUMBER 9
ACCEPT with “Too Mean to Die”
Did you know…. It is the first Accept album to feature Martin Motnik, who replaced original bassist Peter Baltes in 2019
NUMBER 10
DEE SNIDER with “Leave a Scar”
Did you know… The album peaked at number 19 on the Billboard Charts.
NUMBER 11
MEMORIAM with “To The End”
Did you know… The band was formed as a tribute to late Bolt Thrower drummer Martin Kearns.
NUMBER 12
BLACK LABEL SOCIETY with “Doom Crew Inc.”
Did you know… To date, the band has released eleven studio albums
NUMBER 13
MASTODON with “Hushed and Grim”
Did you know…. The album is the band’s longest to date
NUMBER 14
HYPOCRISY with “Worship”
Did you know…. The band began as a solo project of Peter Tägtgren under the name Seditious
NUMBER 15
RIVERS OF NIHIL with “The Work”
Did you know… The album peaked at number 11 on the Billboard Top Heatseekers chart
NUMBER 16
AT THE GATES with “The Nightmare of Being”
Did you know…. Original member/guitarist Anders Björler left the band in 2017, because he grew tired of the band’s large-scale touring commitments
NUMBER 17
ARCHSPIRE with “Bleed the Future”
Did you know… The band is from Vancouver and and formed in 2007 under the name “Defenestrated”
NUMBER 18
INHUMAN CONDITION with “Rat°God”
Did you know… The band consists of Terry Butler (Obituary, ex-Death, ex-Massacre, ex-Six Feet Under), Jeramie Kling (Venom Inc., The Absence, Goregäng), and Taylor Nordberg (The Absence, Goregäng)
NUMBER 19
TRIVIUM with “In the Court of the Dragon”
Did you know… The album peaked at number 71 on the Billboard Charts
NUMBER 20
CANNIBAL CORSPE with “Violence Unimagined”
Did you know…. It’s the band’s first album studio album to feature producer Erik Rutan on lead guitar, replacing Pat O’Brien
NUMBER 21
RAGE with “Resurrection Day”
Did you know… They are considered one of the Germany’s Big 4 of Power Metal, along with Grave Digger, Helloween and Running Wild
NUMBER 22
WHITECHAPEL with “Kin”
Did you know… The band is named after the Whitechapel district in East London, England, where Jack the Ripper committed a series of murders
NUMBER 23
DREAM THEATER with “A View from the Top of the World”
Did you know…. This is their first album to be recorded at their own studio, DTHQ (Dream Theater Headquarters)
NUMBER 24
CRADLE OF FILTH with “Existence Is Futile”
Did you know… It is the band’s first album to feature new keyboardist and backing vocalist Anabelle Iratni.
NUMBER 25
EVERGREY with “Escape of the Phoenix”
Did you know…. It is their first album to feature guitarist Henrik Danhage and bassist Michael Håkansson
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