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Last updated 11/18/2011
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NOVEMBER 2011
| DATE | ARTIST | ALBUM | GENRE | FORMAT | LABEL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/1/11 | BEACH BOYS, THE | The SMILE Sessions (in 2CD, 2LP, digital & giant Box Set [5CD, 2LP, two 7", 60 page book]) | Pop-Rock / Vocal | CD | Capitol Records |
| 11/1/11 | DEAR HUNTER, THE | The Color Spectrum - The Complete Collection (made up of 9 color-coded EPs) | Progressive Rock | CD | Triple Crown |
| 11/1/11 | DREAMING, THE | Puppet (band = members of STABBING WESTWARD, MURDERDOLLS & LIVING DEAD LIGHTS) | Modern Rock / Alternative | CD | Epochal Artists Records / EMI |
| 11/1/11 | FLORENCE & THE MACHINE | Ceremonials | Modern Rock / Alternative | CD | TBA / Unknown |
| 11/1/11 | ILLOGICIST | The Unconsciousness Of Living | Melodic Death / Thrash | CD | Willowtip |
| 11/1/11 | JETHRO TULL | Aqualung: 40th Anniversary - in Collector's & Special Editions | Classic Rock | CD | EMI / Capitol |
| 11/1/11 | JOURNEY | Greatest Hits Volume 2 (brand new collection of original recordings - available as CD, digital & special gatefold double-vinyl edition [plus download code]; album spans singles & album tracks recorded between 1978 & 1996) | Classic Rock | CD | Columbia / Sony |
| 11/1/11 | KRISIUN | The Great Execution (also in limited edition version) | Blackened Death Metal | CD | Century Media |
| 11/1/11 | MAGNIFICENT, THE | self-titled (new project featuring Michael Eriksen [CIRCUS MAXIMUS], guitarist Torsti Spoof [LEVERAGE], drummer Kalle Torniainen [BROTHER FIRETRIBE] & bassist Pekka Lampinen [LEVERAGE]) | Melodic Rock / Metal | CD | Frontiers USA |
| 11/1/11 | MEGADETH | TH1RT3EN (Japanese release on 10/26, has 1 bonus track) | Thrash Metal | CD | Roadrunner |
| 11/1/11 | MIDNIGHT CHASER | Rough & Tough (debut CD; featuring Mordred guitarist Sven Soderlund [Ex-Lääz Rockit] - for fans of Judas Priest, Deep Purple, Saxon & Diamond Head) | Hard Rock / Metal | CD | Heavy Artillery |
| 11/1/11 | ORPHANED LAND | The Road To Or Shalem (live DVD) | Progressive Metal | DVD | Century Media |
| 11/1/11 | PATTON, MIKE | Music From The Film And Inspired By The Book The Solitude Of Prime Numbers (La Solitudine Dei Numeri Primi) | Avant-Garde / Fusion | CD | Ipecac |
| 11/1/11 | REED, LOU / METALLICA | LuLu | Modern Rock / Alternative | CD | Warner Bros. |
| 11/1/11 | ROTTED, THE | Ad Nauseam | Death / Thrash Metal | CD | Candlelight USA |
| 11/1/11 | SECRETS | TBA (debut CD) | Screamo / Post-Hardcore | CD | Velocity / Rise |
| 11/1/11 | SICK OF IT ALL | Nonstop (25th Anniversary Album: new 2011 re-recording of 20 of their best songs - produced by Tue Madsen) | Hardcore / Metal-Core | CD | Century Media |
| 11/1/11 | SLAVES ON DOPE | Careless Coma EP (DIGITAL ONLY) | Aggressive Metal | MP3 | iTunes |
| 11/1/11 | SLIPKNOT | Iowa: 10th Anniversary Edition (Remastered 2CD/DVD combo) | Aggressive Metal | CD | Roadrunner |
| 11/1/11 | STEEL PANTHER | Balls Out | Glam/Sleaze/Hair Metal | CD | Universal |
| 11/1/11 | TAAKE | Noregs Vaapen (guest appearances by Nocturno Culto [Darkthrone], Attila Csihar [Mayhem]) & Demonaz [Immortal]) | Black Metal | CD | Candlelight USA |
| 11/1/11 | TERROR | Keepers Of The Faith CD/DVD REISSUE | Punk / Hardcore | CD | Century Media |
| 11/1/11 | THRONE OF KATARSIS | Ved Graven | Black Metal | CD | Candlelight USA |
| 11/1/11 | TRILLIUM | Alloy (new project featuring Amanda Somerville on vocals) | Melodic Rock / Metal | CD | Frontiers USA |
| 11/1/11 | VALLENFYRE | A Fragile King (like "a mix of early Entombed, Celtic Frost, Autopsy, and Amebix"; group = members of Paradise Lost, My Dying Bride, Doom & At The Gates) | Doom/Crust/Death Metal | CD | Century Media |
| 11/4/11 | ABOMINATION | 20th Anniversary Reissue: Abomination/Tragedy Strikes (band features MASTER vocalist/guitarist Paul Speckmann; 2CD set = legendary early material plus rare demos & EP) | Old-School Death Metal | IMPORT | EU N. Blast |
| 11/4/11 | ARRAYAN PATH | Ira Imperium (guest vocal appearance by Tony Martin [ex-BLACK SABBATH]) | Power / Prog / Metal | MP3 | Pitch Black Records |
| 11/4/11 | DEATHSTARS | The Greatest Hits On Earth (Best Of, with 2 new songs) | Techno/Industrial Metal | IMPORT | EU N. Blast |
| 11/4/11 | ETERNAL FLIGHT | Diminished Reality, Elegies And Mysteries [D.R.E.A.M.S]; guests includes: ANGRA/SHAMAN drummer Ricardo Confessori, VICIOUS RUMORS guitarist Mark McGee, ex-SAVATAGE/TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA guitarist Chris Caffery & DYNAZTY guitarist Rob Love Magnusson) | Power / Prog / Metal | IMPORT | YesterRock! |
| 11/4/11 | LOST DREAMS | Blinded By Rage | Melodic Death / Thrash | IMPORT | Twilight Zone |
| 11/4/11 | SCORPIONS | Comeblack (collection of re-recorded versions of the band's classic songs) | Classic Rock | IMPORT | Sony Germany |
| 11/5/11 | ZANDELLE | Shadows Of The Past (Reissue of songs from their 1st self titled EP & self-released 1st LP "Shadows Of Reality", with 3 bonus tracks - one a cover of WHITESNAKE'S "Bad Boys") | Traditional Metal | IMPORT | Pure Steel Records |
| 11/7/11 | DEAD BY APRIL | Incomparable (band features lead singer Jimmie Strimmel [ex-NIGHTRAGE]). | Melodic Death / Thrash | IMPORT | EU Spinefarm |
| 11/7/11 | FUNERAL FOR A FRIEND | See You All In Hell EP | Modern Rock / Alternative | IMPORT | TBA / Unknown |
| 11/7/11 | MARTYR LUCIFER | Farewell To Graveland (band features drummer Adrian Erlandsson [Paradise Lost, Cradle Of Filth, At The Gates, etc.]) | Melodic Doom/Death | IMPORT | Buil2Kill Records |
| 11/7/11 | MY DYING BRIDE | The Barghest O' Whitby EP (1 song, 25 minutes long, in 3 parts) | Goth / Doom Metal | IMPORT | EU Peaceville |
| 11/7/11 | PARADISE LOST | Draconian Times MMXI | Doom Metal | DVD | Century Media |
| 11/7/11 | PROFANE OMEN | Destroy! | Old-School Death Metal | IMPORT | EU Spinefarm |
| 11/7/11 | RECKLESS LOVE | Animal Attraction | Glam/Sleaze/Hair Metal | IMPORT | EU Spinefarm |
| 11/7/11 | WHITE, DOOGIE | As Yet Untitled (solo album from ex-RAINBOW/ex-YNGWIE vocalist) | Melodic Rock / Metal | CD | Metal Mind Prod. |
| 11/8/11 | ANIMALS AS LEADERS | Weightless | Instrumental / Fusion | CD | Prosthetic |
| 11/8/11 | AS I LAY DYING | Decas (10th Anniversary Album: rarities & remixes, including SLAYER & JUDAS PRIEST covers) | Emo-Core / Metal-Core | CD | Metal Blade |
| 11/8/11 | AUGUST BURNS RED | God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen / Little Drummer Boy (limited to 1,000 copies) | Holiday / X-Mas Music | 7" Vinyl | CI Records |
| 11/8/11 | AUTOPSY | Mental Funeral REISSUE (20th Anniversary Edition, has bonus DVD with 2 early live shows [1990 & 1991]) | Old-School Death Metal | CD | Peaceville |
| 11/8/11 | AUTUMN | Cold Comfort | Female Fronted Gothic Metal | CD | Metal Blade |
| 11/8/11 | BARREN EARTH | The Devil's Resolve (ex-members of AMORPHIS & current members of SWALLOW THE SUN, MOONSORROW & KREATOR!) | Progressive Death Metal | CD | Peaceville |
| 11/8/11 | BRAINSTORM | On The Spur Of The Moment (band shares vocalist Andy B. Franck with SYMPHORCE) | Power / Prog / Metal | CD | AFM Records |
| 11/8/11 | CANDLEMASS | Epicus Doomicus Metallicus: 30th Anniversary 2CD Edition (includes bonus CD featuring commentary by founding member Leif Edling, with stories behind the songs & the recordings) | Goth / Doom Metal | IMPORT | EU Peaceville |
| 11/8/11 | CANDLEMASS | Nightfall (2CD REISSUE) | Doom Metal | CD | Snapper Music |
| 11/8/11 | CARR, ERIC (KISS DRUMMER) | Unfinished Business: 20th Anniversary Edition | Classic Rock | CD | MVD Audio |
| 11/8/11 | CITY LIGHTS | In It To Win It | Pop / Punk / Emo | CD | In Vogue / ILG |
| 11/8/11 | CONDEMNED | Realms Of The Ungodly | Death / Thrash Metal | CD | Unique Leader |
| 11/8/11 | CONFESSION | The Long Way Home (featuring ex-I Killed The Prom Queen vocalist; digital release on 9/27/11) | Hardcore / Metal-Core | CD | Mediaskare |
| 11/8/11 | CONNELLY, CHRIS | Artificial Madness (vocals/guitars for MINISTRY, REVOLTING COCKS, THE HIGH CONFESSIONS) | Industrial/Techno | CD | Relapse |
| 11/8/11 | DARK FOREST | Dawn Of Infinity (for fans of IRON MAIDEN, ANGEL WITCH, or early DEEP PURPLE) | Hard Rock / Metal | CD | Cruz Del Sur |
| 11/8/11 | DEAR & DEPARTED, THE | Every Waking Moment | Modern Rock / Alternative | CD | Equal Vision |
| 11/8/11 | DISTURBED | The Lost Children (B-Sides compilation) | Aggressive Rock/Metal | CD | Reprise / Warner Bros. |
| 11/8/11 | GALLAGHER (NOEL)'S FLYING BIRDS | TBA (debut CD from OASIS guitarist) | Modern Rock / Alternative | CD | Sour Mash / Mercury Records |
| 11/8/11 | GRATEFUL DEAD | Built To Last (180 GRAM AUDIOPHILE VINYL SERIES) | Jam Band / Hippie Music | VINYL | Friday |
| 11/8/11 | HEARTLESS | Hell Is Other People | Sludge-Core / Stoner Rock | CD | Southern Lord |
| 11/8/11 | HEMER, PATRICK | More Than Meets The Eye (ex-HORIZON vocalist/guitarist) | Progressive Metal | CD | Nightmare |
| 11/8/11 | HEXFIRE | The Fire Of Redemption | Power / Prog / Metal | CD | Nightmare |
| 11/8/11 | HUMANITY'S LAST BREATH | Structures Collapse | Progressive Death Metal | CD | Rogue Records America |
| 11/8/11 | ICONIC TONIC | Rock & Roll | Hard Rock / Metal | CD | Jamsync Music |
| 11/8/11 | JOEL, BILLY | Complete Albums Collection (14CD Box Set in "Elegant Display Case"; Deluxe Remasters of all albums, plus bonus CD with 17 rare/non-album recordings - plus two 60 page booklets! Some sets are autographed - randomly selected) | Pop-Rock / Vocal | CD | Columbia / Sony |
| 11/8/11 | JOEL, BILLY | Piano Man 2CD Legacy Edition (1st CD = restored 10 song album from 1973; 2nd CD = previously unreleased 1972 radio concert for WMMR in Philadelphia [includes classic live versions of "Captain Jack" & "She's Got A Way"] - plus, 3 songs do not appear on any other Billy Joel album) | Pop-Rock / Vocal | CD | Columbia / Sony |
| 11/8/11 | KATATONIA | Dance Of December Souls (REISSUE of their 1st album, with 5 bonus songs) | Goth/Doom Metal | CD | Snapper Music |
| 11/8/11 | KATATONIA | For Funerals To Come VINYL REISSUE (will be reissued on CD - TBA) | Goth/Doom Metal | VINYL | Peaceville |
| 11/8/11 | KOTTONMOUTH KINGS | Hidden Stash 5: Bong Loads & B-Sides | Rap / Urban / Hip-Hop | CD | Suburban Noize |
| 11/8/11 | LET US IN / NASHVILLE | Tribute to Linda McCartney, featuring the songs of Paul McCartney done by various artists) | Country Music | CD | Reviver Music / MRI |
| 11/8/11 | LIGHTFOOT, GORDON | Live In Reno | Pop-Rock / Vocal | DVD | Linus Entertainment |
| 11/8/11 | LIKE MOTHS TO FLAMES | When We Don’t Exist | Emo-Rock/Metal | CD | Rise Records |
| 11/8/11 | LONDON PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA PRESENTS | The Greatest Video Game Music | Video Game Soundtrack | CD | X5 Music Group |
| 11/8/11 | MARTYR (NETHERLANDS) | Circle Of 8 | Heavy Metal | CD | Metal Blade |
| 11/8/11 | MEDESKI, MARTIN & WOOD | In Case The World Changes Its Mind LIVE (2CD set) | Jazz Music | CD | MRI Labels |
| 11/8/11 | MORSE, NEAL | Testimony 2: Live In Los Angeles (2DVD/3CD set, featuring ex-DREAM THEATER/ex-AVENGED SEVENFOLD drummer Mike Portnoy) | Progressive Rock | CD | Metal Blade |
| 11/8/11 | MOURNFUL CONGREGATION | The Book Of Kings | Funeral Doom Metal | CD | 20 Buck Spin |
| 11/8/11 | MURDER CONSTRUCT | self-titled EP REISSUE (members of Cattle Decapitation, Intronaut & Bad Acid Trip) | Noisecore / Grindcore | CD/VINYL | Relapse |
| 11/8/11 | MUREAU | Rumors & Reputations | Hardcore / Metal-Core | CD | Mediaskare |
| 11/8/11 | NIGHT IN GALES | Five Scars | Melodic Death / Thrash | CD | Lifeforce Records |
| 11/8/11 | NIGHTRAGE | Insidious | Melodic Death / Thrash | CD | Lifeforce Records |
| 11/8/11 | OPHTHALMIA | Dominion (featuring ex-members of DISSECTION, ABRUPTUM & WAR) | Blackened Death Metal | CD | Metalhit |
| 11/8/11 | PABLO CRUISE | It's Good To Be Live CD/DVD | Modern Rock / Alternative | CD/DVD | Red Red Global |
| 11/8/11 | PINK FLOYD | Wish You Were Here - Immersion Box Set (5CD) | Classic Rock | CD | Capitol Records |
| 11/8/11 | PLEA FOR PURGING, A | The Life & Death Of… | Hardcore / Metal-Core | CD | Facedown |
| 11/8/11 | RIGHTEOUS VENDETTA | Lawless (debut CD) | Hardcore / Metal-Core | CD | Red Cord Records / Victory |
| 11/8/11 | RUSH | Moving Pictures: Live 2011 (Vinyl & Digital releases only) | Progressive Rock | VINYL | Anthem / Roadrunner |
| 11/8/11 | RUSH | Time Machine 2011: Live In Cleveland (their live 4/15/11 performance at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland OH; "Time Machine" show was filmed as a tribute to the U.S. city that first played the band's music) | Progressive Rock | DVD/Blu-Ray | Anthem / Roadrunner |
| 11/8/11 | RUSH | Time Machine 2011: Live In Cleveland (their live 4/15/11 performance at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland OH; "Time Machine" show was filmed as a tribute to the U.S. city that first played the band's music) AUDIO VERSION | Progressive Rock | CD | Anthem / Roadrunner |
| 11/8/11 | SEAHAVEN | Winter Forever (recommended for fans of Jawbreaker, Brand New & Crime in Stereo) | Screamo / Post-Hardcore | CD | Run For Cover/MRI |
| 11/8/11 | SIGUR ROS | Inní (the definitive Sigur Rós live experience: double live album & 75 min. concert film - in 2CD/DVD, 3LP/DVD and 2CD/Blu-Ray) | Modern Rock / Alternative | CD/DVD | XL Recordings |
| 11/8/11 | SINNER | One Bullet Left (lineup now includes Mat Sinner [PRIMAL FEAR] on bass/vocals, guitarists Christof Leim [THE NEW BLACK] & Alex Scholpp [TARJA], André Hilgers [RAGE] on drums & Alex Beyrodt [PRIMAL FEAR, VOODOO CIRCLE] on 3rd guitar!) | Heavy Metal | CD | AFM Records |
| 11/8/11 | TWISTED SISTER | From The Bars To The Stars (5DVD Box Set, includes Twisted Xmas: Live in Las Vegas [exclusive], Live at Wacken, Live at Reading & Double Live: North Stage Theater 1982 & New York Steel 2001; set runs 490 minutes, also includes a TS Xmas ornament, officia | Glam/Sleaze/Hair Metal | DVD | Eagle Rock |
| 11/8/11 | UNHOLY (FINLAND) | The Second Ring Of Power REISSUE (with bonus LIVE DVD) | Funeral Doom Metal | CD | Peaceville |
| 11/8/11 | VAN HALEN | The Very Best Of Live (features David Lee Roth on vocals, no Sammy stuff) | Hard Rock / Metal | DVD | Rock Tapes / IDS / Fontana North |
| 11/8/11 | WHITECHAPEL | Recorrupted EP (digital only release; will feature a remix by The Dillinger Escape Plan‘s Ben Weinman) | Death-Core / Metal-Core | MP3 | Metal Blade |
| 11/8/11 | WINEHOUSE, AMY | Faded To Black 1983-2011 | Documentary | DVD | Intergroove |
| 11/11/11 | ARCHAIOS | The Distant | Death / Thrash Metal | IMPORT | Dark Canvas Records |
| 11/11/11 | BENT SEA | Noistalgia (new grindcore band formed by multi-instrumentalist Dirk Verbeuren [SOILWORK, ABORTED, SCARVE, others], with vocals by ABORTED mastermind Sven De Caluwé!) | Noisecore / Grindcore | MP3 | self-released |
| 11/11/11 | KING, LANCE | A Moment In Chiros (new solo album from ex-BALANCE OF POWER/ex-PYRAMAZE vocalist!) | Prog-Rock / Metal | CD | Nightmare |
| 11/11/11 | KOTZEN, RICHIE | 24 Hours | Classic Rock | CD | Headroom-Inc. |
| 11/11/11 | LORD VOLTURE | Never Cry Wolf (produced by Yuma van Eekelen [PESTILENCE] & Bart Hennephof [TEXTURES]; guest vocals on 1 song by Sean Peck [CAGE]) | Heavy Metal | IMPORT | TBA / Unknown |
| 11/11/11 | NIGHTWISH | Storytime SINGLE | Symphonic Metal | IMPORT | UK N. Blast |
| 11/11/11 | SANGRE ETERNA | Asphyxia (with guest appearances by members of NORTHER, FINNTROLL, FOR MY PAIN & ETERNAL TEARS OF SORROW) | Melodic Death / Thrash | IMPORT | Twilight-Vertrieb |
| 11/11/11 | SHINING | Live Blackjazz CD/DVD | Black Metal | IMPORT | Indie Recordings |
| 11/11/11 | SONATA ARCTICA | Live In Finland (2DVD/1CD - recorded 4/15/11 and 8/809; 8 song CD from 2009 performance) | Melodic Power Metal | IMPORT | EU Spinefarm |
| 11/11/11 | SUSPERIA | We Are The Ones (B-sides, previously unreleased & orchestral versions) | Progressive Thrash Metal | IMPORT | EU Candlelight |
| 11/11/11 | WHITEMARE | Snider (ex-members of Architects, Johnny Truant, etc.) | Emo-Rock/Metal | IMPORT | Blackdream Records |
| 11/11/11 | WIDOW | Life's Blood | Traditional Metal | IMPORT | Pure Steel Records |
| 11/14/11 | AGE OF WOE | self-titled DIGITAL EP (members from END OF ALL, MASSMORD, THE PROCESS & NO HAWAII) | Punk / Hardcore | MP3 | Pivotal Rockordings |
| 11/14/11 | CONSORTIUM PROJECT | Quadrilogy Remasters: Criminals & Kings (with bonus tracks & special guest performances from members of Kamelot, Elegy, Vanden Plas, Halford, Within Temptation & more) | Power / Prog / Metal | IMPORT | Lion Music |
| 11/14/11 | FASTWAY | Eat Dog Eat (band features ex-MOTÖRHEAD guitarist Fast Eddie Clarke & vocalist Toby Jepson [ex-LITTLE ANGELS]) | Traditional Metal | IMPORT | EU SPV Records |
| 11/14/11 | ITE MISSA EST | Ante Bellum | Death-Core / Metal-Core | CD | Trendkill Recordings |
| 11/14/11 | MOTÖRHEAD | The Wörld Is Ours Vol 1 - Everywhere Further Than Everyplace Else (live footage, interviews & "finest moments from the band's 2011 world tour") | Hard Rock / Metal | DVD/Blu-Ray | Motörhead Music / UDR / EMI |
| 11/15/11 | ANGELS & AIRWAVES | Love (2CD, Special Edition = 2CD/DVD) | Modern Rock / Alternative | CD | Rocket Science Ventures |
| 11/15/11 | BLUT AUS NORD | 777 - The Desanctification | Black Metal | CD | Debemur Morti Productions |
| 11/15/11 | COLISEUM | Parasites EP | Punk / Hardcore | CD | Temporary Residence Ltd. |
| 11/15/11 | CYNIC | Carbon-Based Anatomy EP (all brand new material; all bass parts recorded by original bassist Sean Malone!) | Prog-Rock / Metal | CD | Season Of Mist |
| 11/15/11 | ENCOFFINATION | O' Hell, Shine In Thy Whited Sepulchres | Death / Thrash Metal | CD | Selfmadegod |
| 11/15/11 | ESOTERIC | Paragon of Dissonance (2CD set) | Doom Metal | CD | Season Of Mist |
| 11/15/11 | HYPOCRISY | Hell Over Sofia - 20 Years Of Chaos & Confusion 2CD/DVD (will also be available as a Blu-Ray/2CD digibook!) | Blackened Death Metal | CD/DVD | Nuclear Blast |
| 11/15/11 | MASTODON | The Hunter VINYL EDITION (available in limited edition vinyl: 1 LP, 140 gram, black vinyl & limited edition deluxe vinyl: 2 LP, 45rpm, 180 gram, color vinyl) | Hard Rock / Metal | VINYL | Reprise |
| 11/15/11 | NAUGHTY BY NATURE | Anthem Inc. (all new material plus greatest hits!) | Rap / Urban / Hip-Hop | CD | E1 Music |
| 11/15/11 | ON TOP | Top Heavy | Glam / Sleaze / Hair Metal | CD | Horror Pain Gore Death Records |
| 11/15/11 | OZZY OSBOURNE | God Bless Ozzy Osbourne | Documentary | DVD/Blu-Ray | Eagle Rock |
| 11/15/11 | RITUAL, THE | Beyond The Fragile Horizon | Progressive Thrash Metal | CD | Bakerteam / Scarlet Records |
| 11/15/11 | SLASH | Live at Victoria Hall, Stoke-on-Trent, UK 7/24/11 | Hard Rock / Metal | DVD | Eagle Vision |
| 11/15/11 | VILE | Metamorphosis | Tech-Death / Grind | CD | Willowtip |
| 11/15/11 | WHITE WIZZARD | Flying Tigers | Heavy Metal | CD | Earache |
| 11/15/11 | WHITESNAKE | Box O’Snakes: The Sunburst Years 1978-1982 BOX SET (9CD/1DVD) | Classic Rock | IMPORT | EU EMI Records |
| 11/15/11 | WHO, THE | Quadrophenia- The Director's Cut (Super Deluxe Edition) 6CD BOX SET | Classic Rock | CD | Geffen Records |
| 11/15/11 | WOLVES AT THE GATE | We Are The Ones EP | Emo-Rock/Metal | CD | Solid State |
| 11/18/11 | ANCIENT BARDS | Soulless Child | Symphonic Power Metal | IMPORT | EU LMP Records |
| 11/18/11 | CIRITH UNGOL | Servants Of Chaos REISSUE (long out of print compilation, includes 3CDs [31 songs] rare, demo, live and unreleased tracks, recorded between 1978-1990) | Traditional Metal | IMPORT | EU M. Blade |
| 11/18/11 | CORONATUS | Terra Incognita | Symphonic Power Metal | IMPORT | Massacre |
| 11/18/11 | DIE APOKALYPTISCHEN REITER | The Greatest Of The Best (20 songs, plus extensive liner notes, a complete history timeline, all lyrics, guitar tabs on selected songs, rare & brand new photos) | Folk/Death Metal | IMPORT | EU N. Blast |
| 11/18/11 | DRAGONLAND | Under The Grey Banner (the next chapter in the "Dragonland Chronicles" trilogy) | Symphonic Power Metal | IMPORT | EU AFM Records |
| 11/18/11 | EISREGEN | Madenreich - Ein Stück Rostrot EP | Extreme Metal | IMPORT | Massacre |
| 11/18/11 | FORET D'ORIENT | Essedvm (debut) | Black Metal | IMPORT | Archaic North Entertainment |
| 11/18/11 | ILLNATH | Third Act In The Theater Of Madness (Reno Kiilerich [ex-DIMMU BORGIR, PANZERCHRIST, DEW-SCENTED] to play drums) | Blackened Death Metal | IMPORT | Pitch Black Records |
| 11/18/11 | IRON SAVIOR | The Landing (1st since 2007!) | Power / Prog / Metal | IMPORT | EU AFM Records |
| 11/18/11 | MASTERCASTLE | Dangerous Diamonds | Power / Prog / Metal | IMPORT | Lion Music |
| 11/18/11 | MILKING THE GOATMACHINE | Clockwork Udder | Noisecore / Grindcore | IMPORT | NoiseArt Records |
| 11/18/11 | MORTAL SIN | Psychology Of Death | Thrash Metal | IMPORT | NoiseArt Records |
| 11/18/11 | OZ | Burning Leather | Hard Rock / Metal | IMPORT | EU AFM Records |
| 11/21/11 | ANDROMEDA | Manifest Tyranny | Prog-Rock / Metal | CD | Nightmare |
| 11/21/11 | CATHEDRAL | Anniversary (2CD live album, recorded in London 2010; 1st CD = "Forest Of Equilibrium" in its entirety [with original lineup!], 2nd CD = greatest hits set with current lineup) | Doom Metal | CD | Rise Above / Metal Blade |
| 11/21/11 | DAUGHTRY | Break The Spell | Modern Rock / Alternative | CD | TBA / Unknown |
| 11/21/11 | DEAD | Hardnaked...But Dead | Old-School Death Metal | CD | FDA Rekotz |
| 11/21/11 | FROM THE DEPTH | Back To Life (mastered by R.D. Liapakis [MYSTIC PROPHECY]) | Power / Prog / Metal | IMPORT | Rising Records |
| 11/21/11 | HOLLYWOOD UNDEAD | American Tragedy Redux (remixes done by KoRn‘s Jonathan Davis, Borgore, Andrew W.K., KMFDM and more) | Modern Rock / Alternative | CD | Octane |
| 11/21/11 | IMPALED EXISTENCE | These Lifeless Plains EP | Death / Thrash Metal | IMPORT | |
| 11/21/11 | NICKELBACK | Here & Now (Monday release date) | Modern Rock / Alternative | CD | Roadrunner |
| 11/21/11 | ROLLING STONES | Some Girls (REMASTERED, with 10 previously unreleased tracks… in Super Deluxe, Deluxe & Digital versions) | Classic Rock | CD | Eagle Rock |
| 11/21/11 | ROLLING STONES | Some Girls Live In Texas '78 | Classic Rock | DVD/Blu-Ray | Eagle Rock |
| 11/21/11 | RUSH | Sectors Box Sets (3 separate 6CD Box Sets, each contains 5 of their 15 Anthem Records albums in chronological order - PLUS each volume has an exclusive booklet packed with unpublished photos, original album lyrics and credits; also features 1 album from each set specially remixed on DVD.. packaged in a replica vinyl mini-jacket of the original album release; all 3 Box Sets form a Rush CD road case) | Progressive Rock | IMPORT | Universal Music Canada |
| 11/21/11 | STILLWELL | Surrounded By Liars EP (band = members of KoRn & P.O.D.) | Aggressive Rock/Metal | CD | Nu Day Records / RED |
| 11/21/11 | STORMZONE | Zero To Rage | Melodic Rock / Metal | IMPORT | EU Steamhammer |
| 11/21/11 | THEOCRACY | As The World Bleeds | Melodic Rock / Metal | CD | Nightmare |
| 11/21/11 | VOLBEAT | Live From Beyond Hell / Above Heaven (live DVD/Blu Ray/CD) | Hard Rock / Metal | IMPORT | EU Universal |
| 11/22/11 | ACHERONTAS | Vamachara | Occult Black Metal | CD | Agonia Records |
| 11/22/11 | ANAL CUNT (A.C.) | The Old Testament (posthumous 2CD collection of all their earliest works) | Noisecore / Grindcore | CD | Relapse |
| 11/22/11 | ANOTHER HERO DIES | Arguments (for fans of THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA, ATTACK ATTACK & ASKING ALEXANDRIA) | Emo-Core / Metal-Core | CD | ILG / Warner Bros. |
| 11/22/11 | ASKING ALEXANDRIA | Stand Up & Scream (Stepped Up & Scratched) | Dub-Step Remix | CD | Sumerian Records |
| 11/22/11 | AURA NOIR | The Merciless | Black Metal | CD | Peaceville |
| 11/22/11 | BEHEMOTH | Demonica (North American release of their 2006 2CD collection of rarities & re-recorded tracks) | Blackened Death Metal | CD | Metal Blade |
| 11/22/11 | BLACK N' BLUE | Rarities (has been out of print since 1996, includes hits and rare tunes) | Glam/Sleaze/Hair Metal | CD | Goomba Music |
| 11/22/11 | BOLIN, TOMMY & FRIENDS | Great Gypsy Soul (tribute compilation featuring Warren Haynes, Myles Kennedy, Steve Morse, Joe Bonamassa & many more!) | Classic Rock | CD | Samson Records |
| 11/22/11 | BUSH, KATE | 50 Words For Snow | Pop-Rock / Vocal | CD | Anti- |
| 11/22/11 | CANDLEMASS | 2CD REISSUES: Ancient Dreams / Tales Of Creation / Chapter VI | Goth / Doom Metal | CD | Peaceville |
| 11/22/11 | CHASMA | Declarations Of The Grand Artificer (debut) | Black Metal | CD | Moribund |
| 11/22/11 | CIRQUE DU SOLEIL | IRIS - The Soundtrack | Show Tunes | CD | CDS |
| 11/22/11 | CLIFF, JIMMY | Sacred Fire | Reggae Music | CD | The Collective |
| 11/22/11 | COALESCE | Give Them Rope 2CD & VINYL REISSUE (repackaged, remastered edition with extensive liner notes from COALESCE guitarist Jes Steineger, plus 2nd CD with 2004’s Give Them Rope She Said V2.0 [alternate mix/mastering job of the entire Give Them Rope album]) | Punk / Hardcore | CD/VINYL | Relapse |
| 11/22/11 | CORNELL, CHRIS | Songbook (live songs) | Modern Rock / Alternative | CD | UME |
| 11/22/11 | DURBIN, JAMES | Memories Of A Beautiful Disaster (debut CD; guest include Mick Mars [MOTLEY CRUE]) | Hard Rock / Metal | CD | Wind-Up Records |
| 11/22/11 | EVERGREY | A Decade & A Half (2CD Best Of collection; also has previously unreleased songs, live tracks & extensive booklet) | Progressive Metal | CD | SPV Records |
| 11/22/11 | EVERGREY | Glorious Collision VINYL REISSUE | Power / Prog / Metal | VINYL | SPV Records |
| 11/22/11 | FALLUJAH | The Harvest Wombs | Death-Core / Metal-Core | CD | Unique Leader |
| 11/22/11 | FEERSUM ENNJIN | self-titled (group features ex-TOOL bassist Paul D’Amour) | Modern Rock / Alternative | CD | TBA / Unknown |
| 11/22/11 | FUNERUS | Reduced To Sludge | Old-School Death Metal | CD | Ibex Moon / Megaforce |
| 11/22/11 | HALFORD | Halford Live At Saitama Super Arena (recorded live in Japan October 2010) | Heavy Metal | CD | Metal God Ent. |
| 11/22/11 | IN THE MIDST OF LIONS | Shadows | Death-Core / Metal-Core | CD | Strike First / Facedown |
| 11/22/11 | INFERNAL LEGION | The Spear Of Longinus | Old-School Death Metal | CD | Moribund |
| 11/22/11 | KATATONIA | The Great Cold Distance | Goth/Doom Metal | CD | Peaceville |
| 11/22/11 | KING, B.B. | The Best Of RPM & Kent Recordings (31 songs from 1951-1966 on 2CDs) | Blues Music | CD | Rock Beat |
| 11/22/11 | M.O.P. / SNOWGOONS | Sparta | Rap / Urban / Hip-Hop | CD | Babygrande |
| 11/22/11 | MAGNUM | Evolution (8 songs from their previous comeback albums, partially re-recorded & fully re-mixed, 2 from The Visitation album & 2 new recorded songs) | Melodic Rock / Metal | CD | Steamhammer / SPV |
| 11/22/11 | MAKE ME FAMOUS | self-titled (debut CD) | Emo-Core / Metal-Core | CD | Sumerian Records |
| 11/22/11 | MATISYAHU | Miracle (6 unique versions & remixes of the Chanukah hit song) | X-Mas / Holiday Music | CD | Thirty Tigers |
| 11/22/11 | MOBB DEEP | Black Cocaine EP | Rap / Urban / Hip-Hop | CD | Infamous Rec. |
| 11/22/11 | NELSON, WILLIE | Remember Me, Volume 1 | Country / Western | CD | R&J Records |
| 11/22/11 | NEMESEA | The Quiet Resistance | Female-Fronted Gothic Rock | CD | Napalm Records |
| 11/22/11 | NEW RIDERS OF THE PURPLE SAGE | Best Of 1971-1975 Instant Armadillo Blues | Classic Rock | CD | Raven |
| 11/22/11 | NIRVANA | Bleach LP REISSUE | Grunge Rock | VINYL | Sub Pop |
| 11/22/11 | PUNK GOES… | POP - Volume 4 | Covers Compilation | CD | Fearless Records |
| 11/22/11 | RAMMSTEIN | Made In Germany (Best Of - available as standard CD, deluxe 2CD & "Super Deluxe Metal Box" [2CD/3DVD]; 20 songs plus 1 new “Mein Land“) | Techno / Industrial Metal | CD | Vagrant |
| 11/22/11 | RIOT | Immortal Soul (now with Bobby Jarzombek on drums) | Hard Rock / Metal | CD | Steamhammer/SPV |
| 11/22/11 | ROOT | Heritage Of Satan (album features special guests Blasphemer [ex-MAYHEM] on guitar, Nergal [BEHEMOTH] & Erik [WATAIN] on vocals) | Black Metal | CD | Agonia Records |
| 11/22/11 | SANDSTONE | Cultural Dissonance | Prog-Rock / Metal | CD | LMP Records |
| 11/22/11 | SATAN'S HOST | Celebration For The Love Of Satan (2 new songs, with new re-recordings of their best songs from past albums, with vocalist Leviathan Thisiren (aka Harry Conklin [JAG PANZER, TITAN FORCE]) | Melodic Power Metal | CD | Moribund |
| 11/22/11 | SAVING GRACE | The King Is Coming | Hardcore / Metal-Core | CD | Facedown |
| 11/22/11 | SEVEN WITCHES | REISSUES: Xiled To Infinity And One / Year Of The Witch / Deadly Sins | Hard Rock / Metal | CD | FrostByte / E1 |
| 11/22/11 | STRAWBERRY FIELDS | Live Strawberry Fields (Live in Poland 2011) | Progressive Rock | DVD | Metal Mind Prod. |
| 11/22/11 | SUBSIGNAL | Touchstones (project from SIEGES EVEN members Arno Menses [vocals] & Markus Steffen [guitars]) | Prog-Rock / Metal | CD | c&b Records |
| 11/22/11 | SVÖLK | "Svölk ‘Em All (recommended for fans of PANTERA, DOWN, BLACK LABEL SOCIETY & DANZIG)" | Southern Metal | CD | Napalm Records |
| 11/22/11 | VARIOUS ARTISTS | Beyond The Shadows Of Death (songs from Malevolent Creation, Hateplow, Internal Bleeding, Disgorge, Jungle Rot & many more!) | Death Metal Compilation | CD | Goomba Music |
| 11/22/11 | VEKTOR | Outer Isolation | Thrash Metal | CD | Heavy Artillery |
| 11/22/11 | VIRGIN STEELE | Age Of Consent 2CD & 2LP REISSUE | Heavy Metal | CD | Steamhammer / SPV |
| 11/22/11 | WHO, THE | Quadrophenia: Deluxe Edition (2CD IMPORT, REMASTERED) | Classic Rock | IMPORT | PID |
| 11/22/11 | WISHBONE ASH | Elegant Stealth | Classic Rock | CD | c & b Records |
| 11/25/11 | 1349 (THIRTEEN FORTY NINE) | Demonoir: Limited Edition Box Set (exclusive through FYE‘s “Black Friday” promotion in North America; will feature 7 bonus tracks [1 that has been previously unreleased], plus 12 page booklet, poster, guitar pick, patch & autographed photo card. Limited to 1000 worldwide) | Black Metal | CD | Indie Recordings / Prosthetic |
| 11/25/11 | CAGE | Supremacy Of Steel | Power / Prog / Metal | CD | Heavy Metal Media |
| 11/25/11 | DARK SUNS | Orange | Gothic Metal | IMPORT | Prophecy |
| 11/25/11 | DREAM THEATER | Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes From A Memory VINYL REISSUE (180-gram double-LP set in gatefold sleeve) | Prog-Rock / Metal | VINYL | Brookvale / WEA |
| 11/25/11 | FATE | Ghosts From The Past (with Torben Enevoldsen [SECTION A] on guitar!) | Melodic Rock / Metal | IMPORT | AOR Heaven |
| 11/25/11 | KAMBRIUM | Shadowpath | Melodic Death / Thrash | IMPORT | Massacre |
| 11/25/11 | MYSTIC PROPHECY | Raven Lord (with cover of OZZY OSBOURNE's "Miracle Man"!) | Power / Prog / Metal | IMPORT | Massacre |
| 11/25/11 | SOULDRAINER | Heaven's Gate | Death / Thrash Metal | IMPORT | Vicisolum Productions |
| 11/25/11 | SUPREME LORD | Father Kaos (featuring members of WITCHMASTER, CHRIST AGONY & INCANTATION) | Old-School Death Metal | IMPORT | Witching Hour Productions |
| 11/25/11 | TYPE O NEGATIVE | self-titled Vinyl Reissues Box Set (6LPs of their entire Roadrunner Records catalog, issued on double green vinyl, with the album art recreated, including the original cover of The Origin Of The Feces; plus an exclusive sticker sheet with six mini bumper stickers) | Gothic Rock | VINYL | Roadrunner |
| 11/26/11 | SOUL SIGN | Life In The Dark (band = Bjorn Englen [YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, TONY MacALPINE] on bass, Michael Olivieri [LEATHERWOLF] on vocals, Mike Taylor [ROBIN McAULEY] on drums and Rob Math [PLAYER] on guitar) | Prog-Rock / Metal | IMPORT | TBA / Unknown |
| 11/28/11 | ELIMINATION | Through The Eyes Of Madness | Thrash Metal | IMPORT | Transcend Records |
| 11/28/11 | MAN-EATING TREE, THE | Harvest | Atmospheric Dark Rock | IMPORT | EU C. Media |
| 11/29/11 | BEGGARS & THIEVES | We Are The Brokenhearted | Melodic Rock / Metal | CD | Frontiers USA |
| 11/29/11 | CLUTCH | VINYL EXPANDED REISSUE: Blast Tyrant (2LP set) | Stoner Rock / Metal | VINYL | Weathermaker |
| 11/29/11 | DEAD LAY WAITING, THE | Almost Heaven | Death-Core / Metal-Core | CD | Rising Records |
| 11/29/11 | DIM MAK | The Emergence Of Reptilian Altars (featuring John Longstreth [ex-ORIGIN, ex-THE RED CHORD] on drums) | Tech-Death / Grind | CD | Willowtip |
| 11/29/11 | ROYAL HUNT | Show Me How To Live (with vocalist DC Cooper!) | Power / Prog / Metal | CD | Frontiers USA |
| 11/29/11 | ROYAL HUNT | Future Coming From The Past (2DVD set; 1st = “1996”, recorded live in Japan just after the release of "Moving Target” [featuring DC Cooper on vocals] / 2nd = "Paradox - Closing The Chapter", recorded in 1998, marked the end of the original DC Cooper era) | Power / Prog / Metal | DVD | Frontiers USA |
| 11/29/11 | RUM DIARY, THE | Soundtrack (songs by Johnny Depp) | TV / Movie Soundtrack | CD | Lakeshore |
| 11/29/11 | SMASHING PUMPKINS | REMASTERED EDITIONS: Gish / Siamese Dream (released on CD, vinyl, digital & Deluxe 2CD/DVD packages) | Modern Rock / Alternative | CD | EMI / Capitol |
| 11/29/11 | VENGEFUL | self-titled (22 new songs!) | Thrashing Death | IMPORT | TBA / Unknown |
| 11/29/11 | VENOM | Fallen Angels (13 new songs) | Old-School Black Metal | CD | Spinefarm / Universal |
| 11/29/11 | VILDHJARTA | Måsstaden (new band from Sweden; featuring 2 vocalists & 3 guitarists!) | Progressive Metal | CD | Century Media |
| 11/29/11 | YES | In The Present – Live from Lyon (2CD/DVD set) | Progressive Rock | CD/DVD | Frontiers USA |
| 11/30/11 | BLACK SABBATH | Classic Album Selection: 1970-1973 (5CD Box Set, has their 1st 5 albums in miniature sleeves with original artwork & liner notes) | Classic Rock | IMPORT | TBA / Unknown |
| 11/30/11 | MÖTLEY CRÜE | Too Fast For Love: 30th Anniversary Box Set (Limited edition; features cardboard sleeve jacket [Leathür Records version], and a T-shirt created by Japanese clothing brand Neighborhood with the band - packaged in a LP-sized box) | Glam Metal / Sleaze Rock | IMPORT | Universal Japan |
| 11/30/11 | UNGUIDED, THE | Hell Frost (new project featuring ex-SONIC SYNDICATE members Richard Sjunnesson & Roland Johansson (dual vocals), along with current SONIC SYNDICATE guitarist Roger Sjunnesson) | Melodic Death / Thrash | IMPORT | Despotz Records |
| November-11 | AND SO I WATCH YOU FROM AFAR | Gangs | Stoner Rock / Metal | CD | Sargent House |
| November-11 | BLASPHEMIST | TBA (NEW ALBUM) | Melodic Death / Thrash | IMPORT | NHR Records |
| November-11 | BLOOD MORTIZED | The Key To A Black Heart | Death / Thrash Metal | IMPORT | FDA Rekotz |
| November-11 | CASKETGARDEN | The Estrangement Process | Melodic Death / Thrash | IMPORT | Hammer / Edge Records |
| November-11 | CIRCLE TAKES THE SQUARE | Decompositions Volume 1 | Avant-Garde / Fusion | CD | Gatepost Recordings |
| November-11 | ELM STREET | Barbed Wire Metal | Heavy Metal | IMPORT | Massacre |
| November-11 | GAIA EPICUS | Dark Secrets | Power / Prog / Metal | CD | Epicus Records |
| November-11 | KENOS | Nightrain To Samara EP | Progressive Death Metal | IMPORT | MyKingdom Music |
| November-11 | MERENDINE (ATOMICHE) | New World Disorder | Hard Rock / Metal | IMPORT | TBA / Unknown |
| November-11 | MOURNING CARESS | Deep Wounds, Bright Scars | Melodic Death / Thrash | IMPORT | MDD Records |
| November-11 | NOMINON | Manifestation Of Black EP | Blackened Death Metal | 7" Vinyl | Deathgasm Records |
| November-11 | OPERA IX | Strix Maledictae In Aeternum | Black Metal | CD | Agonia Records |
| November-11 | SIN CITY SINNERS | A Sinners Christmas (guests: George Lynch, Slim Jim Phantom, Louie Merlino, Jimmy Crespo & Paul Shortino) | Holiday / X-Mas Music | CD | TBA / Unknown |
| November-11 | STORMCROW | Enslaved In Darkness REISSUE | Noisecore / Grindcore | IMPORT | Selfmadegod |
| November-11 | THRALL | Vermin To The Earth | Black Metal | CD | Moribund |
| November-11 | WAYLANDER | Kindred Spirits | Folk Metal | IMPORT | EU Listenable |
DECEMBER 2011
| DATE | ARTIST | ALBUM | GENRE | FORMAT | LABEL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/1/11 | NETHERBIRD | Abysmal Allure EP | Blackened Death Metal | IMPORT | Scarecrow Recordings |
| 12/2/11 | SLAUGHTER DENIAL | Treachery | Thrash Metal | IMPORT | Crash & Burn Records |
| 12/5/11 | BËEHLER | Messages To The Dead (new band featuring ex-EXCITER drummer/vocalist Dan Beehler & AGGRESSOR bassist Brian Stephenson) | Hard Rock / Metal | IMPORT | High Roller Records |
| 12/5/11 | MARIONETTE | Nerve | Melodic Death / Thrash | IMPORT | self-released |
| 12/6/11 | AFTER… | No Attachments | Progressive Rock | CD | Metal Mind Prod. |
| 12/6/11 | BLACK KEYS, THE | El Camino | Modern Rock / Alternative | CD | Nonesuch |
| 12/6/11 | CAGE THE ELEPHANT | Live From The Vic in Chicago CD/DVD | Modern Rock / Alternative | CD/DVD | Jive Records |
| 12/6/11 | CHEVELLE | Hats Off To The Bull | Aggressive Rock/Metal | CD | Epic / Sony |
| 12/6/11 | CORMORANT | Dwellings | Black Metal | CD | self-released |
| 12/6/11 | KoRn | The Path To Totality (Dubstep themed album, features Skrillex’s “Blind” remix, their collaborative [with Skrillex] track “Get Up!” & more) | Dub-Step / Techno | CD | Roadrunner |
| 12/6/11 | PHISH | Hampton/Winston-Salem '97 (7CD Box Set = 3 complete uncut concerts plus bonus material) | Modern Rock / Alternative | CD | Jemp Records |
| 12/6/11 | WARREN HAYNES PRESENTS | The Benefit Concert Volume 4: 14th Annual Christmas Jam (2CD set) | Holiday / X-Mas Music | CD | Evil Teen |
| 12/9/11 | EISREGEN | Rostrot | Extreme Metal | IMPORT | Massacre |
| 12/9/11 | EMERGENCY GATE | EP - title & details TBA | Aggressive / Nü-Metal | IMPORT | TBA / Unknown |
| 12/9/11 | PREY FOR NOTHING | Against All Good & Evil | Melodic Death / Thrash | IMPORT | Massacre |
| 12/12/11 | XEROSUN | Absence Of Light | Stoner Rock / Metal | IMPORT | Rising Records |
| 12/13/11 | HOPE FOR HOME, A | In Abstraction CD/DVD | Screamo / Post-Hardcore | CD/DVD | Facedown Records |
| 12/13/11 | METALIAN | Rock Solid EP | Heavy Metal | CD | Heavy Artillery |
| 12/16/11 | DEAD TO THIS WORLD | Sacrificed (thrash/black metal project led by ex-IMMORTAL bassist Iscariah) | Blackened Death Metal | IMPORT | Soulseller Records |
| 12/16/11 | IRON MASK | Black As Death (vocals on 10 [out of 12] songs performed by legendary metal vocalist Mark Boals!) | Power / Prog / Metal | IMPORT | EU AFM Records |
| 12/21/11 | COOPER, ALICE | LIMITED EDITION REMASTERS: Killer / Love It To Death / School's Out / Billion Dollar Babies / Easy Action / Pretties For You (all = cardboard sleeve mini-LP editions in high-fidelity SHM-CD format) | Classic Rock | IMPORT | Warner Music Japan |
| December-11 | BLASPHEMOUS CREATION | Battle Of The Ancients | Blackened Death Metal | CD | Apocrypha Records |
| December-11 | BLINDED BY FAITH | Tchernobyl Survivor | Melodic Death / Thrash | CD | TBA / Unknown |
| December-11 | CRYPTICUS / SCAREMAKER | Split | Death / Thrash Metal | IMPORT | Selfmadegod Records |
| December-11 | ECNEPHIAS | Inferno | Occult Black Metal | IMPORT | Scarlet |
| December-11 | EYES OF SOUL | Cyberian Tales (debut) | Power / Prog / Metal | IMPORT | Underground Symphony |
| December-11 | M Inc. | Taste The Hate (features ex-Mantas/Death/Massacre guitarist Rick Rozz, with drummer Mike Mazzonetto [Pain Principle], and DEVOLVE members Tim Vazquez & Chris Jack) | Death / Thrash Metal | CD | TBA / Unknown |
| December-11 | MADMAZE | The Frames Of Alienation (debut CD) | Thrash Metal | IMPORT | Punishment 18 Records |
| December-11 | NEVERBORNE | Self Destruct Syndrome | Melodic Death / Thrash | IMPORT | Glasstone Records |
| December-11 | PHASE REVERSE | self-titled | Hard Rock / Metal | IMPORT | Aural Music |
JANUARY 2012
| DATE | ARTIST | ALBUM | GENRE | FORMAT | LABEL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1/10/12 | BAL-SAGOTH | DIGIPAK REMASTERS: The Power Cosmic / Atlantis Ascendant / The Chthonic Chronicles (each limited to 2,000 copies; all include expanded lyric booklets) | Symphonic Black Metal | CD | Metal Mind Prod. |
| 1/10/12 | HAEMOTH | In Nomine Odium | Black Metal | CD | TBA / Unknown |
| 1/10/12 | LUNOCODE | Celestial Harmonies (debut album) | Progressive Metal | MP3 | Spider Rock Promotions |
| 1/10/12 | MECCA | Undeniable | Melodic Rock / Metal | CD | Frontiers USA |
| 1/10/12 | NIGHTWISH | Imaginaerum (12/2/11 EU RELEASE) | Symphonic Metal | CD | Roadrunner |
| 1/10/12 | THY CATAFALQUE | Rengeteg | Avant-Garde / Fusion | CD | Season Of Mist |
| 1/14/12 | ECLIPSE ETERNAL | The Essence Of Hopelessness | Blackened Death Metal | IMPORT | Archaic North Records |
| 1/16/12 | DISGUISE | Second Coming | Blackened Death Metal | IMPORT | MyKingdom Music |
| 1/16/12 | SO MUCH FOR NOTHING | Livsgnist (debut CD from Norwegian band; special guests include Niklas Kvarforth & Peter Huss [SHINING], Ingvild Sareeta Kaare [ex-RAM-ZET], Trondr Nefas [URGEHAL], Seidemann [1349]) | Atmospheric Black Metal | IMPORT | MyKingdom Music |
| 1/16/12 | YOUR TOMORROW ALONE | Ordinary Lives (debut) | Progressive Doom Metal | IMPORT | MyKingdom Music |
| 1/17/12 | ABYSMAL DAWN | From Ashes (Reissue of long out of print debut album; features 3 bonus tracks) | Melodic Death / Thrash | CD | Relapse |
| 1/17/12 | DEVIL'S BLOOD, THE | The Thousandfold Epicentre | Doom Metal | CD | Metal Blade |
| 1/17/12 | EVERYTHING WENT BLACK | Cycles Of Light (debut CD) | Hardcore / Metal-Core | CD | Prosthetic |
| 1/18/12 | COOPER, ALICE | LIMITED EDITION REMASTERS: The Alice Cooper Show / Muscle Of Love / From The Inside / Lace & Whiskey / Goes To Hell / Welcome To My Nightmare (all = cardboard sleeve mini-LP editions in high-fidelity SHM-CD format) | Classic Rock | IMPORT | Warner Music Japan |
| 1/18/12 | KISS | JAPANESE REMASTERS [SHM-CD FORMAT]: Hot In The Shade / Animalize / Asylum / Crazy Nights | Hard Rock / Metal | IMPORT | Universal Japan |
| 1/20/12 | BIOHAZARD | Reborn In Defiance (all original members reunite for new album!) | Hardcore / Metal-Core | IMPORT | EU N. Blast |
| 1/20/12 | KELLS | Anachromie | Female Fronted Symphonic Metal | IMPORT | EU Season Of Mist |
| 1/20/12 | PRIMAL FEAR | Unbreakable | Power / Prog / Metal | IMPORT | Frontiers Music |
| 1/24/12 | ABORTED | Global Flatline (guests vocalists = Trevor Strnad [BLACK DAHLIA MURDER], Julien Truchan [BENIGHTED], Jason Netherton [MISERY INDEX] & Keiijo Niinima [ROTTEN SOUND]; includes 2 newly re-recorded tracks from their "Engineering The Dead" album as bonus songs) | Tech-Death / Grind | CD | Century Media |
| 1/24/12 | BLESSED BY A BROKEN HEART | Feel The Power | Emo-Core / Metal-Core | CD | Tooth & Nail |
| 1/24/12 | DODECAHEDRON | self-titled (debut CD) | Black Metal | CD | Season Of Mist |
| 1/24/12 | LACUNA COIL | Dark Adrenaline | Female Fronted Gothic Metal | CD | Century Media |
| 1/24/12 | NOTHNEGAL | Decadence (features DAATH's Kevin Talley on drums & KALMAH / POISONBLACK's keyboardist Marco Sneck) | Blackened Death Metal | CD | Season Of Mist |
| 1/24/12 | RISE TO REMAIN | City Of Vultures (debut CD; band features singer Austin Dickinson [son of IRON MAIDEN frontman Bruce Dickinson]) | Hardcore / Metal-Core | CD | Century Media |
| 1/24/12 | YOU ME AT SIX | Sinners Never Sleep (with guest appearances from Bring Me The Horizon‘s Oli Sykes & Winston McCall of Parkway Drive) | Emo-Core / Metal-Core | CD | Virgin Records |
| 1/27/12 | HOUSE OF SHAKIRA | HoS | Melodic Power Metal | IMPORT | Lion Music |
| 1/27/12 | RE-ARMED | Worldwide Hypnotize | Thrashing Death | IMPORT | Massacre |
| 1/27/12 | STEELWING | Zone Of Alienation | Thrash Metal | IMPORT | Noise Art Records |
| 1/27/12 | SUICIDAL ANGELS | Bloodbath | Thrash Metal | IMPORT | Noise Art Records |
| 1/31/12 | AZAGHAL | Nemesis | Black Metal | CD | Moribund |
| January-12 | AGGRESSION | Viocracy (featuring cover of RUSH's classic "YYZ") | Old-School Thrash | IMPORT | Xtreem Music |
| January-12 | GERM | Wish | Avant-Garde Black Metal | CD | Eisenwald |
| January-12 | LENINGRAD COWBOYS | Buena Vodka Social Club | Avant-Garde / Fusion | CD | SPV Records |
| January-12 | LOINCLOTH | Iron Balls Of Steel (instrumental metal band featuring CONFESSOR drummer Steve Shelton & bassist Cary Rowells) | Instrumental / Fusion | CD | Southern Lord |
| January-12 | RISING | To Solemn Ash (debut CD) | Melodic Power Metal | CD | Exile On Mainstream |
| January-12 | TOLKKI, TIMO (formerly "PROJECT STRATO") | Return To Dreamspace (new CD has Timo Tolkki reunited with ex-STRATOVARIUS members Tuomo Lassila [drums], Anti Ikonen [keyboards] & Jari Kainulainen [bass]) | Melodic Power Metal | IMPORT | Scarlet |
| January-12 | TRED | TBA (new band featuring vocalist Tim "Ripper" Owens [JUDAS PRIEST, ICED EARTH, YNGWIE], bassist Rudy Sarzo [ex-OZZY, QUIET RIOT, WHITESNAKE, DIO], drummer A.J. Pero [TWISTED SISTER] & guitarist Mike Orlando [ADRENALINE MOB]) | Hard Rock / Metal | CD | TBA / Unknown |
| January-12 | UNISONIC | EP - title & details TBA (new band featuring ex-HELLOWEEN vocalist Michael Kiske, guitarist Kai Hansen [ex-HELLOWEEN, GAMMA RAY], with Dennis Ward [bass] & Kosta Zafiriou [drums] of PINK CREAM 69; Mandy Meyer [guitars] has worked with ASIA, GOTTHARD & KROKUS) | Melodic Rock / Metal | IMPORT | earMUSIC/Edel |
| January-12 | WAY OF PURITY, THE | Equate | Doom-Core/New Wave Metal | IMPORT | Wormholedeath / Shellshock |