Latest Symphonic Metal News on the Metal Music Battlefield

APOCALYPTICA is set to unleash a new single featuring a European female singer as the band prepares for the release of their highly anticipated concept album next year.
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OUTLANDERS, the unique musical project of Finnish soprano legend Tarja Turunen and EDM pioneer Torsten Stenzel, have released an official music video for their new track 'A Peaceful Place (Return To The Oasis)'
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Dutch heavy rock sensation WITHIN TEMPTATION has released 'Wireless', a new single accompanied by an AI-generated visualizer.
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Symphonic metal giants EPICA are geared up to support Metallica at the Paris’ Stade de France and Hamburg’s Volksparkstadion during Metallica’s M72 world tour.
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Norwegian symphonic/gothic metal band SIRENIA have just released the official music video for their latest single, 'Deadlight', taken from their upcoming album, '1977'.
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Floor Jansen, the powerful and captivating voice of symphonic metal band NIGHTWISH, has released her debut solo single, ‘Daydream’, taken from her upcoming solo album, ‘Paragon’.
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Greek symphonic metal act ENEMY OF REALITY shared the lead single, 'Serenade of Death' from their third full-length album "Where Truth May Lie" that will be released on February 24th through Vinyl Store.
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FLESHGOD APOCALYPSE is set to invade stages throughout Europe with their 'Veleno Across Europe Tour 2022,' which begins off in less than two weeks.
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Symphonic metal titans THERION have not been idle and continue their epic Leviathan trilogy with the striking new single 'Marijin Min Nar'.
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The song sees both vocalists trading off their signature styles over a short, sharp attack of classic heavy metal that’s destined to be a hit live.
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Swedish metal heroes AMARANTHE turn up the heat and deliver a spicy variation of 'Adrenaline'. 'Adrenalina' transforms the modern metal anthem into a seductive summer hit.
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AMARANTHE is taking the anthem to a new level with the new single 'Crystalline'. It's a change that is supported by passion and emotions which can now also be transferred visually.
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Dutch/Norwegian project EYE OF MELIAN premieres their first single 'The Bell’' from their debut album ‘Legends of Light', released today 22th of June 2022.
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Symphonic metal titans XANDRIA are back with a bang! The band has just announced their return with their first new release in over 5 years, 'Reborn'.
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VISIONS OF ATLANTIS issue the eighth full-length studio album 'Pirates' today, May 13th, 2022 through Napalm Records. The band has premiered a new video for their new song 'Master the Hurricane'.
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NIGHTWISH singer Floor Jansen, who recently released a new solo single, "Fire", spoke to Metal Rules about her decision to launch a solo career nearly 25 years after she joined her first band.
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In the lead-up to the release of their upcoming new album 'The Pandemic Pandemonium Sessions', Death Metal outfit MORTEMIA unveiled a brand new song entitled 'Veiled in Despair', featuring Finnish soprano Heidi Parviainen (DARK SARAH, ex-AMBERIAN DAWN).
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In advance of the release of their seventh album 'The Return of the Shadow', symphonic metal band BATTLELORE unveils a new lyric video for the song ' Chambers Of Fire'
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SABATON, the Swedish metal band whose mission is to highlight great old events of history and bring them to life through songs, has just released its symphonic album "The Symphony To End All Wars".
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Swedish symphonic metal masters THERION just released a brand new single entitled “Litany of the Fallen” with an accompanying music video, taken from the band's forthcoming album.
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Watch here the "behind the scenes" video shoot for Gloryhammer 's single “Fly Away”, released on April 28th via Napalm Records.
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