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Compiled by Jason Ritchie

2012

OCTOBER

1st
JON LORD 'Concerto For Group And Orchestra' (Re-recording) Ear Music/Edel
DARE 'Calm Before The Storm 2' (original album re-recorded with bonus tracks)

2nd
HEART 'Frantic'
STEVE WINWOOD 'Arc Of A Diver' (2CD re-issue) Universal
STARSHIP (best of with one new & one unreleased song) Playlist/Sony

5th
DEEP PURPLE 'Machine Head - 40th Anniversary Edition' (5CD) EMI

8th
WALLNER/VAIN 'Rising' Metal Mind Productions
COHEED AND CAMRIA 'The Afterman: Ascension' V2 Recordings/Everything Evil
BETH HART 'Bang Bang Boom Boom' Mascot Records

9th
JEFF LYNNE 'LONG WAVE' Frontiers
JEFF LYNNE 'MR. BLUE SKY-THE VERY BEST OF ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA' Frontiers
STARSHIP 'Best Of' (includes one new song) Sony

12th
WINTERSUN 'Time I' Nuclear Blast
THRESHOLD 'Extinct Instinct', 'Clone' (re-issues) Nuclear Blast
EVERMORE 'Follow The Sun'

15th
KISS 'Monster' Loud & Proud/Roadrunner
BELLOWHEAD 'Broadside' Navigator Records/Proper Records
16th
US KISS 'Monster' Loud & Proud/Roadrunner

19th
IMPERIA 'Legacy Of Life' Escape Music
TEN 'Heresy And Creed' Frontiers
NEAL SCHON 'The Calling' (instrumental album) Frontiers
NIGHT RANGER '24 Strings And A Drummer - Live & Acoustic' (CD/DVD) Frontiers
DANTE FOX 'Lost Man's Ground' Indie

22nd
Prophet 'Live' Z Records
STEVE HACKETT 'Genesis Revisited II' Inside Out
KILLER BEE 'Hell And Back Again' Z Records
23rd
Sister Sin 'Now & Forever'

29th
KAMELOT 'Silverthorn' SPV
Angra 'Reaching Horizons' (2CD Best of) SPV
Assassin 'Chaos & Live Shots' (DVD) SPV
Fullforce TBA SPV
The Intersphere 'Atmospheres' (re-release) SPV
HIM 'XX - Two Decades of Love Metal' (best of)

30th
BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION TBA Mascot Records
ANGRA 'Best Reached Horizons' (best of) SPV/Steamhammer
BLUE OYSTER CULT 'Blue Öyster Cult - The Columbia Albums Collection' (17 disc includes their 14 albums (Studio & Live), two rarities CD's and the 'Some OTHER Enchanted Evening' DVD) Legacy Recordings/Sony Music Entertainment
ORDEN OGDAN 'To The End' AFM Records

31st

TOOTH & NAIL (includes former DOKKEN members) TBA
TBA
JOHN LEE'S BARCLAY JAMES HARVEST TBA Esoteric Antenna
DORO 'Raise Your Fist' Nuclear Blast
Sabu 'Heartbreak' (re-issue) Z Records
STATUS QUO (story of the band & new live footage - DVD/BluRay) TBA
BLACK VEIL BRIDES TBA
Gypsy Lee Pistolero 'The Good, The Mad and The Beautiful' Heavy Metal Records
ROB COTTINGHAM (TOUCHSTONE) 'Captain Blue' Indie
MUSE 'The 2nd Law'
CHICKENFOOT (Debut album re-issued with bonus live CD)

NOVEMBER

2nd
SOLEIL MOON 'On The Way to Everything' Frontiers
RICK SPRINGFIELD 'Songs For The End Of The World' Frontiers
ISSA 'AOR Classics Vol. 1' Frontiers
JIMI JAMISON (SURVIVOR) 'Never Too Late' Frontiers
6th
US AEROSMITH 'Music From Another Dimension' Colombia
13th
GREEN DAY 'ˇDos!'
16th
THRESHOLD 'Hypothetical', 'Critical Mass', 'Subsurface' (re-issues) Nuclear Blast
19th
LED ZEPPELIN 'Celebration Day' (live DVD)
THE LAST VEGAS 'Bad Decisions' AFM Records
20th
US AC/DC 'AC/DC Live At River Plate' (2CD)
US PORCUPINE TREE 'Octane Twisted' (2CD) KScope
23rd
ASIA 'Resonance Live' (2CD/DVD) Frontiers
A PERFECT DAY S/T Frontiers
GENE THE WEREWOLF 'Rock N Roll Animal' Frontiers
Y&T 'Live At The Mystic' Frontiers
A.O.R. 'L.A. Temptation' AOR Heaven
26th
THE VERY END 'Turn Off The World' SPV
Raven 'Best Of' (double DVD) SPV
VICIOUS RUMORS 'Live You to Death' SPV
US ADLER 'Back From The Dead' New Ocean Media
GAMMA RAY 'Skeletons & Majesties Live' (Blu-Ray/DVD/CD)
FM 'Only Foolin' (EP) Riff City Records
ERIC CLAPTON 'Slowhand' (multi CD & DVD re-issue) Universal
LOVE UNDER COVER TBA Escape Music
Sabu 'Heartbreak' (re-issue) Z Records
THE ENID 'Invitica' Indie
THE BEACH BOYS 'Live In Concert: 50th Anniversary Tour' (DVD/BluRay) Universal
30th
LIONVILLE 'II' Avenue Of Allies
WHEELS OPF FIRE 'Up For Anything' Avenue Of Allies

DECEMBER

3rd
SLASH (2CD/2DVD set) Eagle Rock
HINDER 'Welcome To The Freakshow'
AXE 'Axe Live 2012' (DVD)
MICHAEL SCHENKER 'Temple of Rock - Live in Europe' (CD/DVD/BluRay)
5th
YNGWIE MALMSTEEN 'Spellbound'
8th
RYAN ROXIE 'The Roxie Box' (4CD)
10th
BLACKMORE'S NIGHT 'The Beginning' (2CD/2DVD)
METALLICA 'Quebec Magnetic' (live DVD)
GREEN DAY 'ˇTré!'
14th
MORS PRINCIUM EST '...And Death Said Live' AFM Records
18th
RUSH '2112' (special re-issue on CD/DVD) Atlantic

2013
JANUARY

11th
SHAKRA 'Powerplay' AFM Records
18th
HELLOWEEN 'Straight Out Of Hell'
21st
STEVE LUKATHER 'Transition'
RIVERSIDE 'Shrine Of New Generation Slaves' Inside Out
NIGHTFALL 'Cassiopeia' Metal Blade
22nd
AEON ZEN 'Enigma' Nightmare Records
VOIVOD 'Target Earth'
25th
KROKUS 'Dirty Dynamite'
TAINTED NATION (features EDEN'S CURSE & LIONSHEART members) 'F.E.A.R.' Massacre Records
RAVEN LORD 'Descent to the Underworld' Mausoleum Records
EDGE 'Heaven Knows' Escape Music
CHICKENFOOT (box set two studio albums + live CD/DVD)
28th
BIFFY CLYRO 'Opposites' 14th Floor
PAUL RAYMOND PROJECT 'Terms & Conditions Apply' Hear No Evil Records/Cherry Red
30th
VEGA 'What The Hell! Ninetone/Universal Records
TBA
BLACK VEIL BRIDES 'Wretched And Divine: The Story Of The Wild Ones'
CRASHDIET 'The Savage Playground' Frontiers
SNAKECHARMER S/T (features CHRIS OUSSEY, MICKY MOODY, NEIL MURRAY) Frontiers
JORN 'Symphonic' Frontiers
PINK CREAM 69 'Ceremonial' Frontiers
ROB COTTINGHAM (TOUCHSTONE) 'Captain Blue' Indie
SHYLOCK TBA AOR Heaven
TASTE TBA AOR Heaven

FEBRUARY

4th
HEAVEN'S BASEMENT 'Filthy Empire' Red Bull Records
5th
Coheed and Cambria 'The Afterman: Descension'
11th
THE UNION 'The World Is Yours'
BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE 'Temper Temper' RCA
13th
RICHARD THOMPSON 'Electric'
TBA
OVERLAND TBA Escape Music
STEVEN WILSON TBA
HEARTBREAK RADIO TBA AOR Heaven
BREED 77 'The Evil Inside'
CIRCLE II CIRCLE TBA
DAN REED 'Signal Fire'
W.E.T. 'Rise Up' Frontiers
DIAMOND DAWN S/T Frontiers
GREAT WHITE '30 Years – Live From The Sunset Strip' Frontiers
PLAYER 'Too Many Reasons' Frontiers
BRETT MICHAELS 'Great Songs & Good Friends' Poor Boy Records

MARCH

13th
FM 'Rockville' Indie
TBA
MASTERPLAN TBA AFM Records
RAGE OF ANGELS (Includes Harry Hess, Matt Alfonzetti, Danny Vaughn, Vinny Burns) Escape Music
WILD ROSE TBA AOR Heaven
Mad Margritt 'Show No Mercy'

APRIL

TBA
OZONE TBA (features Heartland's Chris Ousey/FM's Steve Overland/Mike Slammer) Escape Music
BLACK SABBATH TBA Vertigo/Universal

MAY
TBA
SARACEN TBA Escape Music

TBA

AC/DC TBA Columbia
AIRLESS 'Changes' Lion Music
ALICE IN CHAINS TBA Virgin/EMI
THE ANSWER TBA
ANTHRIEL TBA Lion Music
ANTHRAX TBA Megaforce/Nuclear Blast
ARC ANGEL TBA Frontiers
AVANTASIA TBA
AYREON TBA Inside Out
BATON ROGUE TBA Frontiers
BENEDICTUM TBA Frontiers
BLACKFIELD TBA (first without Steve Wilson)
BLINK 182 TBA
BON JOVI 'What About Now'
DEBORAH BONHAM 'Spirit'
DEL BROHAM (STRAY) TBA
BUCKCHERRY 'Confessions'
CHICAGO TBA
JAMES CHRISTIAN (HOUSE OF LORDS) 'Lay It All On Me' Frontiers
CONEY HATCH TBA Frontiers
CORNERSTONE TBA
FRAN COSMO (BOSTON) TBA Frontiers
DAVID COVERDALE 'Into The Light' & 'Restless Heart' (re-issues)
CREDO TBA
DE LA CRUZ 'Street Level' Frontiers
DEEP PURPLE TBA (recording scheduled to start in 2013)
DEPECHE MODE TBA
DIAMOND DAWN TBA Frontiers
DOMAIN TBA
DREAM THEATER TBA Roadrunner
E3DN TBA Metal Heaven
EDEN'S CURSE TBA AFM Records
EDGE TBA Escape Music
ENCHANT TBA Inside Out
ELO 'Zoom' (re-issue with bonus songs)
ELO 'ELO Live!'
EXODUS TBA Driven Music Group
EXTREME TBA
FAIR WARNING TBA SPV
FINAL FRONTIER TBA
FIND ME (Robbie LaBlanc) TBA Frontiers
FISH 'A Feast Of Consequences'
FLOTSAM & JETSAM TBA
JOHN FOGERTY 'Wrote A Song For Everyone'
Veronica Freeman (BENEDICTUM) 'The V' Frontiers
THE GOO GOO DOLLS TBA
LOU GRAMM 'Ready Or Not' (25th anniversary re-issue) Rhino
Tony Harnell (ex-TNT) and Bumblefoot (Guns 'N' Roses) TBA (EP)
DON HENLEY TBA (country covers album)
JAMES GANG (re-recordings of classic songs) TBA
JUDAS PRIEST TBA
MAGNUS KARLSSON (PRIMAL FEAR) 'Free Fall' Frontiers
TOM KEIFER (CINDERELLA) TBA Merovee Records
KHYMERA TBA Frontiers
KING KOBRA TBA Frontiers
KINGCROW 'In Crescendo'
KINGDOM COME TBA
KIX TBA
JAMES LA BRIE (DREAM THEATER) TBA
HUEY LEWIS & THE NEWS TBA
LITTLE RIVER BAND TBA Frontiers
LOST WEEKEND TBA
JEFF LYNNE 'Armchair Theatre' (re-issue with bonus songs)
MASCHINE TBA Inside Out
MASTERCASTLE 'Metals' Lion Music
MECCA 'III'
MEGADETH TBA Roadrunner
MEMORY GARDEN TBA Metal Blade
METALLICA TBA
MICHAEL MONROE TBA
MOTORHEAD TBA
NEKTAR 'Time Machine'
PARAMORE TBA
STEPHEN PEARCY 'Sucker Punch'
PEARL JAM TBA
PLACE VENDOME TBA Frontiers
ROBERT PLANT TBA
MILAN POLAK TBA
THE POODLES TBA
PRETTY MAIDS 'Motherland' Frontiers
QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE TBA
QUEENSRYCHE TBA Roadrunner
RADIOACTIVE TBA
RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE TBA
RATT TBA Loud & Proud/Roadrunner
THE ROLLING STONES (50th anniversary greatest hits with new songs)
Angelica Rylin (The Murder of My Sweet) TBA Frontiers
SAXON 'Sacrifice' SPV
MICHAEL SCHENKER & DON DOKKEN (acoustic album)
Neal Schon/Jack Blades (Night Ranger)/Marco Mendoza (Thin Lizzy/Soul SikUS) TBA
BOB SEGER TBA
SERPENTINE TBA (first studio release to feature Matt Black on vocals & Ten's Gary Hughes helping out on writing/production duties)
SEVENTH KEY TBA Frontiers
SHINEDOWN TBA
THE SIGN TBA
SKID ROW TBA
SLAYER TBA
SODOM TBA SPV
SOILWORK TBA Nuclear Blast
SOUL ASYLUM TBA
SOUL DOCTOR TBA Metal Heaven
SPOCK'S BEARD TBA
STARSHIP TBA Frontiers
STEELHEART TBA
ROD STEWART TBA
STRYPER TBA
MICHAEL SWEET (STRYPER) TBA (recorded awaiting a release date)
THIN LIZZY TBA (being recorded with Kevin Shirley & will not be released under Thin Lizzy name)
MIKE TRAMP TBA
TRANSATLANTIC TBA
TROUBLE TBA
U2 'Songs Of Ascent' Intersope
VICIOUS RUMOURS TBA SPV
VIRGIN STEELE TBA SPV
VOODOO VEGAS TBA
WORK OF ART 'Piece Of Work' Frontiers
X-UFO 'Vol. 2 - The Studio Files'

No set date as yet

ACID FOR BLOOD TBA (features FRANKIE BANALI & PAUL SABU)
A.C.T. TBA
ALCATRAZZ featuring GRAHAM BONNET
ALLIANCE TBA Escape Music
STEVE AUGERI (ex-JOURNEY/TYKETTO) 'In The Moment' TBA
BIG COUNTRY TBA (first to feature the Alarm's Mike Peters on vocals)
BLACKFOOT TBA (new line-up selected by Ricky Medlocke who is producing the album; not the line-up touring with original members Charlie Hagrett & Greg T Walker)
BOSTON TBA
BRIGHTON ROCK TBA
BRITNY FOX TBA
BURNING RAIN TBA Frontiers
DEEN CASTRANOVA (JOURNEY) TBA
CINDERELLA TBA (on hold; Tom Keifer has a solo album out in 2013)
DALTON TBA
DAMN YANKEES TBA (third album recorded but never released to date)
DAVID GLENN EISLEY (ex-DIRTY WHITE BOY/GUIFFRIA) TBA
FIFTH ANGEL TBA
FIREHOUSE TBA
FROST* TBA
GPS 'Dreamscape' TBA
GYPSY ROSE TBA Escape Music (features Shy's Lee Small on vocals)
MICK JAGGER TBA
BOBBY KIMBALL (ex-TOTO) TBA
KING'S X TBA Inside Out (delayed due to illness)
LAND OF TALES S/T Frontiers
LED ZEPPELIN (remasters)
LEMMY (partially recorded solo album been in the works for a few years now)
LIAR 'Straight From The Hip' & 'Set The World On Fire' (Re-issues) Escape Music
LYNCH MOB TBA (on hold due to uncertainty over the band's future plans)
MADISON PAIGE TBA Indie
MAGELLAN TBA
MOTLEY CRUE TBA (possible but band state they are more likely to release single songs as & when rather than a full album)
ALDO NOVA TBA
PARADISE LOST TBA
STEVE PERRY TBA
POISON TBA (may happen if all the band are 'up for it')
MIKE PORTNOY/RICHIE KOTZEN/TONY FRANKLIN TBA
Powerworld TBA SPV
QUEEN (rare tracks) Island/Universal
QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE TBA
KEITH RICHARDS TBA
DAVE LEE ROTH TBA (acoustic album already recorded featuring John 5)
ROXY MUSIC TBA
MICHAEL SCHENKER/ HERMAN RAREBELL/ PETE WAY/ MICHAEL VOSS TBA (some jamming by the musicians available on YouTube)
SHAW/BLADES 'Influence II' (Covers album) TBA
SURVIVOR TBA
TOTO 'Live In Copenhagen' (CD&DVD) Mascot Records (delayed by legal case)
ADRIAN VADENBURG TBA
VELVET REVOLVER TBA (on hold until a new vocalist is found)
ROGER WATERS TBA
ROB ZOMBIE TBA


 

New release info (January-March 2003)