Elonkorjuu

 

Artist:  Elonkorjuu

Origin:  Pori, Finland

Genre:  Hard Rock, Blues Rock, Jazz Rock, Progressive Rock, Psychedelic Rock

Original line-up:

Jukka Syrenius:  Guitar, Vocals

Veli-Pekka Pessi:  Bass

Zoltan Karpati:  Drums

Jussi Reunamaki:  Keyboards

Jari Perklomaki:  Saxophone

Elonkorjuu is a Finnish Progressive Rock Band from Pori, Finland, formed in 1969.  A year later the band was awarded with the second place in the 1970 Finnish Rock Championship Contest and was signed by EMI.  Their debut album Harvest Time in 1972.  It was first active until 1978 and re-established in 2003.

Title:  Harvest Time (2026)

Genre:  Hard Rock, Blues Rock, Jazz Rock, Progressive Rock, Psychedelic Rock

Label:  Svart Records

Rating:   *****

Format:  CD 

Tracks:

 1.  Unfeeling (3:23)O

 2.  Swords (4:03)

 3.  Captain (3:42)

 4.  Praise To Our Basement (4:44)

 5.  Future (3:56)

 6.  Hey Hunter (3:41)

 7.  The Ocean Song (3:17)

 8.  Old Man's Dream (4:44)

 9.  Me And My Friend (4:02)

10. A Little Rocket Song (4:04)

Personnel:

Jukka Syrenius:  Guitar, Vocals

Veli-Pekka Pessi:  Bass

Heikki Lajunen:  Vocals, Guitars, Bass, Piano

Likka Poijavii:  Organ, Flute, Additional Guitar

Eero Rantaslla:  Drums

Harvest Time is the debut album by Elonkorjuu, originally released in 1972 by EMI, remastered and reissued on September 11, 2026 by Svart Records.  Heavily inspired by Cream, Free, Black Sabbath, and Colosseum.  For Music Lovers and Music Collectors.

Jon Lord

 

Artist:  Jon Lord
Birth Name:  Jonathan Douglas Lord
Born:   June 9, 1941.  Leicester, England
Died:   July 16, 2012 (Aged 71).  London, England
Genre:  Rock, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Blues Rock, Progressive Rock, Classical Rock, Jazz, Jazz Rock
Occupations:  Musician, Songwriter
Instruments:  Keyboards, Organ, Piano, Synthesizer, Vocals

Joh Lord was an English Composer, Pianist and Hammond Organ Player, best-known as Keyboards of one of the best Hard Rock Group Deep Purple, besides his works with Whitesnake, Paice, Ashton & Lord, The Artwoods and Flower Pot Men.

In 1968,  Joh Lord founded Deep Purple, he wrote the organ riff on "Child In Time", he retired from Deep Purple in 2002.  In 2011, he was granted an Honorary Doctor Of Music Degree by his home town's University of Leicester.  He died on 16th July, 2012 after suffering from pancreatic cancer at the London Clinic.

Title:  Blues Project (2026)

Genre:  Rock, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Blues Rock, Progressive Rock, Classical Rock, Jazz, Jazz Rock

Label:  earMusic

Rating:   *****

Format:  CD 

Tracks:

 1.  Back At The Chicken Shack (6:15)

 2.  Hoochie Coochie Man (6:29)

 3.  Wishing Well (5:39)

 4.  It Never Rains But It Pours (4:14)

 5.  Fog On The Highway (7:35)

 6.  Lazy (4:51)

 7.  Walkin' Blues (5:48)

 8.  Way Down In The Hole (3:23)

 9.  Houston (Scotland) (4:31)

10. Respect Yourself (6:34)

11. When A Blind Man Cries (5:17)

12. I'm A Man (5:10)

Personnel:

Jon Lord:  Hammond Organ (Deep Purple)

Miller Anderson:  Guitar, Vocals

Maggie Bell:  Vocals

Colin Hodgkinson:  Bass, Vocals

Zoot Money:   Keyboards,Vocals

Pete York:  Drums (Spencer Davis Group, Hardin & York)

Blues Project is a live album by Jon Lord, released on October 2026 by earMusic, recorded live at the Rottwell Jazz Festival in 2011.  Fantastic Blues Album.

Del McCoury Band

 

Artist:  Del McCoury Band

Origin:  North Carolina and Pennsylvania, USA

Genre:  Bluegrass, Traditional Bluegrass, Bluegrass Jam Band, Country, Contemporary Bluegrass, Progressive Bluegrass, Newgrass, Americana

Original line-up:

Del McCoury:  Lead Vocals, Guitar

Ronnie McCoury:  Mandolin

Rob McCoury:  Banjo

Tad Marks:  Fiddle

Mike Brantley:  Bass

Del McCoury Band is an American Bluegrass Band, originally the band was called Del McCoury and The Dixie Pals with Del on Guitar and his brother Jerry McCoury on Bass.  The band went through a number of changes in personnel until the 1980s when the band solidified line-up. adding McCoury's sons, Ronnie and Rob McCourt on Mandolin and Banjo and changed name to Del McCoury Band.

Title:  Del & The Boys (25th Anniversary Deluxe Edition) (2026)

Genre:  Bluegrass, Traditional Bluegrass, Bluegrass Jam Band, Country, Contemporary Bluegrass, Progressive Bluegrass, Newgrass, Americana

Label:  McCoury Music

Rating:   *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

LP 1:

Side A:

 1.  1952 Vincent Black Lightning (4:01)

 2.  Learnin' The Blues (2:23)

 3.  Count Me Out (2:44)

 4.  All Aboard (3:56)

 5.  The Bluegrass Country (2:03)

 6.  Recovering Pharisee (2:53)

Side B:

 7.  Goldbrickin' (4:27)

 8.  Gone But Not Forgotten (3:10)

 9.  The King's Shilling (3:41)

10. Unequal Love (3:21)

11. Good Man Like Me (2:35)

12. Travillin' Teardrop Blues (4:01)

LP 2:

Side C:  Bonus Tracks

13. The Stark Naked Blues (Bonus) (2:30)

14. Long Enough (feat. Lee Ann Womack) (Bonus) (3:00)

15. They Just Don't Make The Blues Like They Used To (Bonus) (3:29)

Personnel:

Del McCoury:  Lead Vocals, Guitar

Ronnie McCoury:  Mandolin, Vocals

Rob McCoury:  Banjo, Vocals

Jason Carter:  Fiiddle

Mike Bub:  Bass

Special Guests:

Lee Ann Womack:  Vocals on Track 14

Ricky Skaggs:  Guest Contributions

Stuart Duncan:  Guest Contributions

Del & The Boys is an album by Del McCoury Band, originally released in 2001, remastered and reissued on October 23, 2026 by McCoury Music.  25th Anniversary Deluxe Edition in 2 LP, includes 3 Bonus Tracks previously unreleased from the original sessions, including a feature with Lee Ann Womack.

Nickelback

 

Artist:  Nickelback
Origin:  Hanna, Alberta, Canada
Genre:  Grunge, Alternative Metal, Hard Rock, Post-Grunge, Heavy Metal

Original line-up:

Chad Kroeger:   Lead Vocals, Lead Guitar
Ryan Peake: Rhythm Guitar, Keyboards, Backing Vocals
Mike Kroeger:  Bass, Backing Vocals
Brandon Kroeger:  Drums

Nickelback is a Canadian Grunge Band from Hanna, Alberta formed in 1995 by Chad Kroeger (Lead Vocal, Guitar), Ryan Peake (Rhythm Guitar), Mike Kroeger (Bass) and Brandon Kroeger (Drums).  Nickelback is one of the most commercially successful Canadian Groups, having sold more than 50 million albums worldwide.

Title:  Everything Under The Sun (2026)

Genre:  Grunge, Alternative Metal, Hard Rock, Post-Grunge, Heavy Metal

Label:  Virgin

Rating:  *****

Format:  CD

Tracks:

 1.  Rattle The Cage (feat. John 5) (3:56)

 2.  Bones For The Crows (4:05)

 3.  I Already Know (4:27)

 4.  Leave Me Behind (3:47)

 5.  If I Don't Go (3:33)

 6.  Make Me Love You (3:35)

 7.  Chasin' Famous (3:12)

 8.  Simple Song (4:15)

 9.  Technicolor Steamboat (3:15)

10. Lift Somebody Up (feat. Sammy Hagar, Joe Bonamassa, Brent Smith, Zach Myers, Charlie Benante, Yommy Lee) (3:33)

11. Bottled Dreams (3:43)

12. Last Night Was Fun (3:20)

Personnel:

Chad Kroeger:   Lead Vocals, Lead Guitar
Ryan Peake: Rhythm Guitar On Tracks:  1-4, 8, 9, Vocals on Tracks:  1-6, 8
Mike Kroeger:  Bass
Daniel Adair:  Drums on All Tracks, Vocals on Track 9

Additional Musicians:

John 5:  Guitar on Track 1

Chris Baseford:  Guitar on Tracks:  2, 3, 5, 10, Keyboards on Tracks:  2, 5, 9, Background Vocals, String Ensemble on Track 2

Time Galloway:  Acoustic Guitar on Tracki 2, Guitar on Track 9

Ian Thornley:  Guitar on Track 2

Mark Siegel:  Keyboardw on Tracks:  3, 8, 12, Background Vocals on Track 3

Ido Zmishlany:  Background Vocals, Keyboards on Track 3

Nicholas Durocher:  Background Vocals on Track 4

Jordan Harvey:  Background Vocals, Guitar on Track 5

Randy Slaugh:  Keyboard, String Ensemble on Track 6

Rock Choir:  Choir Vocals on Track 8

Chris Mutch-Jones:  Choir Diretion on Track  8

Sam Smith:  Choir Direction on Track 8

Ryan Reynolds:  Vocals on Track 9

Charlie Benante:  Drums on Track 10

Tommy Lee:  Drums on Track 10

Joe Bonamassa:  Guitar on Track 10

Zach Myers:  Guitar on Track 10

Brent Smith:  Vocals on Track 10

Sammy Hagar:  Vocals on Track 10

Avalon Kroegr:  Vocals on Track 11

Everything Under The Sun is the eleventh studio album by Nickback, released on October 30, 2026 by Virgin, featuring Joe Bonamassa, Sammy Hagar, John 5, Tommy Lee (Motley Crue), Charlie Benante (Anthrax), Brent Smith (Shinedown), Zach Myers (Shinedown), and many more!.

Iron Maiden

 

Artist:  Iron Maiden 
Origin:  Leyton, London, England
Genre:  Heavy Metal, British Metal, New Wave Of British Heavy Metal

Original line-up:  (1975)

Steve Harris, Bass, Backing Vocals
Paul Day:  Lead Vocals
Ron "Rebel" Matthews:  Drums
Terry Rance:  Guitar
Dave Sullivan:  Guitar

Classic line-up:  (1980)

Steve Harris:  Bass, Backing Vocals
Dave Murray:  Guitar
Paul Di'Anno:  Lead Vocals
Dennis Stratton:  Guitar, Backing Vocals
Clive Burr:  Drums

Iron Maiden an an English Heavy Metal Band from Leyton, formed in 1975 by Steve Harris (Bass) who is the leader of the band and songwriter.  Iron Maiden achieved success during in the early 1980s and one of the pioneers of the New Wave Of British Heavy Metal, with thirty-seven albums, fifteen studio albums, eleven live albums, four EPs and seven compilations.

Title:  Somewhere Back In Time:  The Best Of 1980-1989 (2026)

Genre:  Heavy Metal, British Metal, New Wave Of British Heavy Metal

Label:  BMG

Rating:   *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side 1:

 1.  Churchill's Speech (0:49)

 2.  Aces High (4:36)

 3.  2 Minutes To Midnight (6:00)

 4.  The Trooper (4:11)

Side 2:

 5.  Wasted Years (5:06)

 6.  Children Of The Damned (4:36)

 7.  The Number Of The Beast (4:53)

 8.  Run To The Hills (3:53)

LP 2:

Side 3:

 9.  Phantom Of The Opera (7:21)

10. The Evil That Men Do (4:34)

11. Wrathchild (3:07)

12. Can I Play With Madness (3:31)

Side 4:

13. Powerslave (6:47)

14. Hallowed Be Thy Name (7:12)

15. Iron Maiden (4:50)

Personnel:

Bruce Dickinson:  Lead Vocals

Steve Harris:  Bass, Keyboards on Tracks: 10, 12

Dave Murray:  Guitars

Adrian Smith:  Guitars, Keyboards on Tracks:  10, 12

Nicko McBrain:  Drums on Tracks:  2-5, 9-13, 15

Clive Burr:  Drums on Tracks:  6-8, 14

Somewhere Back In Time:  The Best Of 1980-1989 is a best of Iron Maiden, originally released on May 12, 2008 by EMI, remastered and reissued on October 30, 2026 by BMG.  For Fans of Iron Maiden and Music Collectors.

Tony Iommi

 

Artist:  Tony Iommi

Birth Name:  Anthony Frank Iommi Jr.

Born:  February 19, 1948.  Birmingham, England

Genre:  Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Doom Metal, Blues Rock, British Metal

Occupation:  Musician

Instruments:  Guitar

Tony Iommi is an English Musician.  He co-founded the pioneering, Heavy Metal band Black Sabbath, and was the band's guitarist, leader, primary ccomposer, and sole continuous member for over five decades.  He is considered one of the pioneers of Heavy Metal Music and is responsible for inspiring numbers subgenres of Metal, most notably Doom Metal.  He was ranked No. 13 on Rolling Stone's 2023 list of the "250 Greatest Guitarists of All Time.

Title:  From The Dark (Amazon Exclusive Die-Cut Cover) (2026)

Genre:  Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Doom Metal, Blues Rock, British Metal

Label:  BMG

Rating:  *****

Format:  CD

Tracks:

 1.  Over The Violent Sun (5:29)

 2.  Black Times (5:56)

 3.  World Alone (3:49)

 4.  Beyond The Dead (5:32)

 5.  Stormwatcher (5:11)

 6.  Death Wake (4:55)

 7.  Return Of The Arbalist (4:06)

 8.  Legacy (7:07)

Personnel:

Tony Iommi:  Guitars

Jorn Lande:  Lead Vocals

Becky Baldwin:  Bass

Karl Brazil:  Drums

Mike Exeter:  Keyboards, Orchestrations

Sir Brian May:  Additional Guitars on Track 6

Ben Andrew:  Orchestrations on Track 4

From The Dark is the fourth studio album by Tony Iommi, released on October 23, 2026 by BMG.  Limited Edition Amazon Exclusive with 12-Page Booklet and Die-Cut Cover.