Steve Vai will release his latest album Inviolate, on 28 January. A unique NFT auction of the Hydra reveal video is planned. @stevevaihimself @officialibanezguitars

Five Finger Death Punch have released a truly emotional video for the song The Tragic Truth. The film is celebrating singer Ivan Moody's 42nd birthday. @5fdp

Helsott have released the title track to their new album Will And The Witch, due this spring through M-Theory Audio. A concept piece about how Billy The Kid became the fastest gunfighter in the wild west. @helsott @mtheoryaudio

Black Sabbath, have been reissuing their albums in super deluxe boxset format. They will revisit the Tony Martin era albums, according to a post on the singer's Facebook page. @blacksabbath @t0nymart1n

Thunder Rising to release Back To The Time Of Rock. The album is a real time travel towards the re-discovery of sounds from the past. #ThunderRising #FrankCaruso

Fourth Son South, from South Africa, will release their new EP, Machine, on 21 January 2022. Machine is the follow-up to their debut album The Sounds Around Your Head, released in 2020. @ptoussa

Cyan Kicks, from Helsinki, have released the new single Hurricane which will be their entry into Finland's annual Eurovision selection contest. Here they will be challenging The Rasmus. @cyankicks

Valentin The Mad releases the prog Metal instrumental track Deadly Obsession. With a recent track incorporating auto-tuned boars that appear as vocalists, the world needs this quirky talent. @valentinthemad