The Mad Platter

  • Based out of Los Angeles, California, WITHERFALL is the collective brainchild of guitarist Jake Dreyer (ICED EARTH, KOBRA AND THE LOTUS, WHITE WIZZARD), singer/keyboardist Joseph Michael (ex-WHITE WIZZARD, […]

  • What a great release week MAGNUM had with the new album “Lost On The Road To Eternity”!

    Top 10 chart entries in Germany and Switzerland, highest chart entry in the UK since 1992 and many more.

    From the […]

  • No, Toc will never play those songs again. They can’t do otherwise, can’t help to start over every time without being sure not to grind some new manias escaped from his last tours.

    Not having gave up bel […]

  • Bibeau‘s new album self-titled debut arrives on March 23, 2018 via Fade to Silence Records. To herald the release, the band has shared the new song/music video “Leeway”.

    “Leeway” is now available for downl […]

  • It might have taken PLENTY three decades, including a long period of dormancy, to release a new album, but there is absolutely no doubting that PLENTY’s pedigree promises an album well-worth the wait.

    It […]

  • It will be one of the most interesting jazz releases of 2018! “Parallel Worlds”, a new solo album by one of the greatest Polish instrumentalists – Apostolis Anthimos, features 14 jazz compositions – mainly new s […]

  • UK band Faces, basically a continuation of The Small Faces that was strengthened by the addition of vocalist Rod Stewart and guitarist Ronnie Wood, had their heyday in the late 60’s and early 70’s, before the […]

  • Visionary and highly influential writer Michael Moorcock, who worked with the bands Hawkwind and Blue Oyster Cult, memorably stated that ‘it is the business of the future to be dangerous’.

    Ottawa thr […]

  • Ever since forming 16 years ago, Irish trio God Is An Astronaut has reigned as one of the premier instrumental groups. With their fusion of intense rock instrumentation, ethereal and emotional soundscapes, […]

  • Following their 2016 debut album ‘A Suburb of Earth’, Ireland’s Zombie Picnic are back with their second album Rise of a New Ideology, set to be released on Golden Shred Records on March 9th 2018.

    This time […]

  • Norwegian prog rock crew Ungdomskulen have led a long and storied career, changing their band name more than once and releasing a handful of well-received records since the early 2000s. Now they are back with […]

  • For the first time, a release from Norwegian prog rockers Jordsjø will be released on CD. “Jord” was released on tape in 2017, and has already been on several best of 2017 lists. The CD edition will be released […]

  • Self-styled Futuristic Retro Rockers DOBBELTGJENGER have released a single + video for Tin Foil Hat from their upcoming album Limbohead. Watch the video HERE

    Drawing their inspiration from everything from […]

  • Bad Elephant Music are delighted to announce that internationally renowned progressive rock band Fractal Mirror is joining the family for the release of its new album, Close To Vapour, on 26th February […]

  • US band AEROSMITH are among the household names of the music business, with a career that started 48 years ago at the time of writing. “Rock in a Hard Place” is their seventh studio album, and was released […]

  • Dutch band UNDAWN have been around since 2007, the first few years using the name Symphony of Destruction but sticking with Undawn from 2010 and onward. “Justice Is…” is the band’s second full length album, […]

  • Ryan Parmenter, founder of the defunct but still celebrated progressive rock band Eyestrings, have released his fourth solo album “One of a Different Color”. Made very much in a similar vein to the material […]

  • Norwegian threesome MAGICK TOUCH appeared back in 2014, and released their debut album one year later. Following three more years of development and, presumably, live shows, the band released their second studio […]

  • UK band METAPRISM was formed back in 2012, and have built a name for themselves step by step ever since. They released their debut album “The Human Encryption” back in 2015, and in late January 2018 their second […]

  • Norwegian prog rock crew Ungdomskulen have led a long and storied career, changing their band name more than once and releasing a handful of well-received records since the early 2000s. Now they are back with […]

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