JEAN PAUL’S DREAM VISION is the project of Spaniard guitarist & songwriter Jean Paul which began more than a decade ago with some demos and singles. Jean Paul passion is classic late ’70s / ’80s melodic hard rock & AOR driving, of course, by strong guitars but also with emphasis on the vocals.
We are presenting in exclusive at 0dayrox the international debut CD of Jean Paul’s DREAM VISION, “Reminiscences“, released at the very end of last year (ready for Christmas) properly distributed 2026 – finely produced by him and Johnny Lorca (guitar for hard rockers Hitten) and featuring a stellar cast of the biggest names from the genre.
Read carefully: on lead vocas we have Johnny Gioeli (Hardline, Axel Rudi Pell) on 3 songs, Steve Overland (FM) on 3 as well, Göran Edman (Yngwie Malmsteen, John Norum…), Danny Vaughn (Tyketto), Michael Flexig (Zeno, Uli John Roth), Mick Devine (Seven), Lee Small (Shy, Phenomena, Lionheart, Sweet…), Chema Sales (Lost Wingman), and more.
Among the musicians there’s Ken Sandin (Alien, Joe Lynn Turner, Kee Marcello…), Fernando Mainer (Jeff Scott Soto, Jorge Salán…), David Palau (Güru), Tommy Denander (Radioactive, Paul Stanley), Henrik Larson (Bad Habit, Jaded Heart, Masterplan), Chris McCop (Tokyo Motor Fist) and more.
Why these renowned musicians agreed to participate? Simply because the material is first class, and mix, production & mastering first rate. We find 15 pretty awesome AOR / Melodic Rock songs capturing the ’80s vibe, varied in style yet cohesive and enjoyable…

Bringing to life ‘Classic Albums Available Again on CD’ as read on the sticker, specialized Dutch label Music On CD has been doing a great job reissuing long out of print CD’s. Such is the case with Toto’s guitarist STEVE LUKATHER and his debut solo record “Lukather“.
The CD is out of print in the U.S., and “Lukather” isn’t available as digital download, streaming or any other format: so this Music On CD reissue is a great.
“Lukather” came about after Toto had been recording and playing for eleven years and the band consensus was to take a break. Since the guitarist had a number of songs written that did not appear on Toto albums, he decided to pursue a solo album.
Among the people involved in “Lukather” were Eddie Van Halen, Steve Stevens, Richard Marx, Jan Hammer, Michael Landau, Randy Jackson, Tommy Funderburk and fellow Toto members Jeff Porcaro / David Paich just to name a few.
Steve Lukather has stated that the album is produced in a very simple manner and that one can hear a lot of ambient studio noise such as counting off on various tracks. Well, if you call this ‘simple’ production… many would kill for an album sounding like “Lukather”.

Great singer JOHN CORABI – renowned for his work with Mötley Crüe, The Scream, Union, ESP, and The Dead Daisies – will release his new solo album titled ‘New Day’ via Frontiers Music. As advance, they are releasing the EP “That Memory“, including the title song, a track called ‘When I Was Young, and the album’s title track ‘New Day’.
This is Corabi’s first full-length solo album of original material. Recorded during the summer of 2025 and produced by multi-platinum awesome songwriter & producer Marti Frederiksen (Aerosmith, Ozzy Osbourne), the album fuses classic ’70s rock, soul, and blues influences into a sound that is both timeless and deeply personal.
Corabi said; ‘That Memory’ is a great tune that my good pal Charlie Starr from Blackberry Smoke sent me a rough idea on. I played it for Marti Frederiksen and he loved it. We changed the key to fit my voice and recorded it. It’s a very rocker, and without being too emasculated… It’s my wife’s favorite from the record!!!! Thank you Charlie Starr!!! – watch the video below…

Swedish melodic rock masters H.E.A.T strike again with their powerful new single “Set Me On Fire“, the lead track from the EP of the same title.
Blending soaring melodies with heartfelt intensity and arena-ready hooks, the midtempo pumping track showcases the band’s signature sound at full strength. Vocalist Kenny Leckremo’s reminds more and more of a young Joey Tempest… and that’s a great thing!
The sound, as heard in the band’s last studio album, is massive, multi-layered, anthemic. H.E.A.T. is working on new music, recording and and touring Europe, preparing themselves to rock Australian next month.
Meanwhile, watch the official video below, turn it up and feel the fire!

Ian Gillan ‘retired’ from the music business post-Deep Purple to pursue other business ventures (some successful, some not) but was soon back with a new group called the IAN GILLAN BAND. Their output is celebrated in a new 8-CD Box Set titled ”Down The Road: The Complete Ian Gillan Band Story”.
A companion release to last year’s Gillan 1978-1982, ”Down The Road” wraps up everything Ian Gillan Band did as the singer returned to the limelight after quitting Deep Purple in 1973. The new box set features newly mastered versions of all three studio albums along with rare mixes, some demos, single edits and three live shows.
Opening is the band’s 1976 debut ‘Child In Time’ (obviously after the Deep Purple song of the same name), and a cover of that song is here too. CD2 is the following year’s LP ‘Clear Air Turbulence’, and on CD3 we fins the first extras; ‘Clear Air Turbulence – The Rockfield Mixes’ – this the original version of ‘Clear Air Turbulence’ which Gillan hated and scrapped.
CD4 is IGB third studio LP ‘Scarabus’ (1977), one of their finest moments. CD5 is titled ‘The Rarities’, a collection of demos, outtakes, alt versions and live. Then CD6 presents the official live album ‘Live At The Budokan’ – a quite superb performance, very well recorded.
Next there’s CD7. ‘Live At The Rainbow’ (the soundtrack from an old VHS tape) is interesting, and…

American singer Mark Huff became known to hard rock / metal fans in 2010 when he took on the frontman’s role in a reformed Quiet Riot, following the passing of Kevin DuBrow. A difficult task, no doubt. His tenure with the band ended in 2012 with health issues, and Huff would return once healthier and sing in various projects.
in 2023 he joined DARK MILE, a new band put together by Walk The Walk’s Paul Alfery (guitar / keyboards) and former DIO guitarist Tracy G., and along with bass player Randy Oviedo (Streek) put out their excellent self-titled debut album.
Now we are presenting in exclusive at 0dayrox DARK MILE’s sophomore, new album titled “Freight Train“. And be prepared for an adrenaline listening experience – believe us.
DARK MILE’s sound and hard rock groove has been augmented, the songwriting perfected, and the performances… Mark’s vocals fit this type of music awesomely (he would been great recording some music for Quiet Riot)… but the star here is Tracy G… oh my gosh this is how a melodic metal guitar should punch you in the guts!
We can’t recommended this enough, grab a copy now!

Originally released by AOR Heaven Records in February 2016, ‘Wonderful Anticipation’ marked an important chapter in THEANDER EXPRESSION’s catalog — an album built on strong melodies, emotional nuance, and a clear sense of forward motion. Blending elements of melodic rock, pop, hard rock, and blues, the record focuses on atmosphere, songcraft, and expressive guitar playing, always in service of the song. The sound is warm, melodic, and reflective, rooted firmly in the AOR tradition while maintaining a personal and modern voice.
As the album is out of print, Andree Theander is releasing himself this “Wonderful Anticipation [10th Anniversary Deluxe Edition]“, with new artwork and featuring a newly remastered version of the original album, offering greater clarity and depth while preserving its original character. It also includes three bonus tracks: an unreleased outtake from the original recording sessions, an intimate acoustic live version, and the opening instrumental track presented without lead guitar — created for listeners who want to explore, play along, or step inside the music themselves.
More than a celebration of the past, ‘Wonderful Anticipation (10th Anniversary Edition)’ is an invitation to revisit a moment when everything still felt possible — and to discover how those emotions have aged, evolved, and perhaps grown even stronger with time.
Andrée produced & recorded most of the album at his own studio, playing all the guitars. He also handled most of the bass and keyboard parts, but there’s many star musicians from the genre featured on the album like Herman Furin (Work Of Art) playing all drums, Bengan Andersson (Niva,), Kristofer von Wachenfeldt (Care Of Night), Björn Lundqvist (Sunstrike, Twilight Force), Christian Eriksson (Sunstrike, Twilight Force), Erik Mårtensson (Eclipse, W.E.T.)…

And here’s more from ’80s Swedish Melodic Rock greats BAD HABIT : their second album for the Virgin Scandinavia AB label, 1990’s “High Society”, never released.
While BAD HABIT’s debut LP with the label sold well in most European markets, at the ens od the Eighties the company was experiencing a restructuration, and the band got stuck in limbo. BAD HABIT were already working into new songs, and started to record the early demos in late 1989.
Unfortunately the next BAD HABIT (planned for 1990) resulted delayed several times, and the band, frustrated, abandon the idea of recording the album by themselves, and discarded the new songs.
These songs are now compiled here on “High Society [The Unreleased Virgin Scandinavia Album]“, and while sound quality varies, overall is pretty good. Some songs are still in the need of polish, but others are finished tracks, with all that Scandi magic thrown in…

While URIAH HEEP 1974’s seventh studio album “Wonderworld” was not included into the recent 2026 Japanese reissue batch, here’s the SHM-CD mini LP replica remastered reissue from years ago, including 6 bonus tracks, as part of the ＵＮＩＶＥＲＳＡＬ ＭＵＳＩＣ ＪＡＰＡＮ ‘My Generation, My Music – Back To The Rock Years 1973-1977‘ series.
”Wonderworld” continues in the vein of previous 1973’S LP ‘Sweet Freedom’, trying to bring Uriah Heep’s appeal to a wider level while still retaining the grandiose trademark elements (the organ-guitar attack, David Byron’s operatic shriek) that got them noticed.
The result is an album that is solid, criminally overlooked as always has been compared with the band’s masterpieces Look At Yourself or Demons And Wizards. The hard rock quotient is a little stronger on this album than it was on Sweet Freedom: “Something or Nothing” is a galloping stomp-rocker in the vein of past classics like “Love Machine”, whilst “Suicidal Man” is an organ-fortified speed-rocker that is one of the band’s finest hard rock tunes.
On other tracks, the group continues in the experimental vein of Sweet Freedom: “The Shadows and the Wind” tacks a Queen-style round of a cappella harmonies onto its tag, and “We Got We” marries one of the band’s gothic melodies to a funky rhythm track that features some tasty clavinet jamming from Ken Hensley…

Some days ago we featured the last studio album (1989) by EDDIE & THE TIDE, now here’s another very good effort from this quality band: 1987’s “Looking For Adventure“, released for the first time on CD by reissue label Wounded Bird Records. The remaster for digital / CD was done by Rhino Entertainment Company, as the album was originally released by major label Atlantic Records / ATCO.
This is a pure 1987 American FM-radio lite AOR / rock&pop collection of tunes, catchy, melodic, performed & arranged to perfection. Eddie Rice’s voice is perfect for this type of feel-good material, and there’s a fine guitar work too.
“Waiting for the One” and “Weak in the Presence of Beauty” were released as singles. The former, album opener, is one of the most ignored AOR songs from the ’80s – think an Americanized Strangeways, while the latter was produced by genius Keith Olsen so you know what to expect in terms of sound: fantastic.
Other highlights are the anthemic “This Life of Ours” (great guitars!), midtempo “Stand a Little Rain” with some Eddie Money on it, the  Huey Lewis & The News meets Rick Springfield ”Love Goes On”, and the Loverboy-ish new-wave AOR of “Making History”…

After a couple of years of track searches, back and forths, remastering and schedule juggling, MelodicRock Classics had ready the BARLOW / MINTO songwriters demos project.
Spanning over 4-Discs, ‘Our Restless Nature, The Songs Of Barlow / Minto‘ covers the dynamic writing relationship Janet Minto and Pam Barlow had over a number of years. They wrote an astounding number of classic AOR friendly songs together, with occasional guest writers joining the fray, names such as Chas Sandford, Jeff Baxter, Jan Buckingham and more.
The set is broken into 4 parts – Disc 1 and 2 features AOR Anthems (a male and female disc); Disc 3 is some more acoustic driven and pop flavoured numbers, and Disc 4 is the newly remastered reissue of the Fake I.D. album ‘Dreaming Ezekiel’, which features the songs of Barlow / Minto with vocalist Gene Miller, who is also featured on Disc 1. As another added bonus, there are 4 never before released alternative-vocal takes, featuring Marcie Free, Rob Tro and Stan Bush.
The set comes as 2x complete double CD releases (jewel cases wrapped in a cardboard slipcover), with extensive liner notes and photos spread across both booklets. All over the set vocalists featured include Pam Barton & Janet Minto, Curly Smith, Paul Shortino, Mark Free, Stan Bush, Rob Tro, Gene Miller of course and more…

PRIVATE LIFE was an AOR band fronted by singer Kelly Breznik, featuring former members from the backing band of Rod Stewart. Guitarist Danny Johnson has played guitar with Rick Derringer, Rod Stewart, Axis, Alcatrazz and on Alice Cooper’s “Special Forces” LP. He was also rumored to be one of the guitarists being considered to fill Joe Perry’s shoes in Aerosmith in 1979.
PRIVATE LIFE released 2 albums in the late ’80s, now reissued as “2 LP’s on 1 CD” by Dutch label Music On CD.
“Shadows” (1988) is Private Life’s major label debut on Warner Bros. and the company enlisted their ‘rock stars’ Ted Templeman & Eddie Van Halen to produce. With a resume like Johnson’s and Eddie Van Halen in the mix, one might expect a fairly upbeat, hard rocking affair.
However, Private Life’s music was slick, polished, and keyboard-based AOR / Melodic Rock, sounding like a cross between late-’80s Heart (musically) and Vixen (vocally). On the second self-titled album “Private Life” the band leans toward a harder-rock approach with a little Saraya.
Opener “Put Out the Fire” is ultra-slick, keyboard-drenched 80s AOR melodic rocker. Johnson lets out a few choice leads, such as the solo breaks on “Don’t Blame It On Love”, “Rockabye Angel” and “Don’t Let Go”.
However, Vocalist Kelly Breznik is the star of the show. She has a great voice, sometimes reminding me of Ann Wilson. Actually, the Heart comparison isn’t far off as long as you compare it to the more pop-laced songs from “Heart” or “Bad Animals”. In fact, the up-beat “Don’t Blame It On Love” sounds a lot like Heart circa 1985…

We selected this little gem among the best three debut albums from 2017: VIANA‘s self-titled “Viana“. As requested, we have the now very rare Japanese Edition including an exclusive bonus track. The label, AnderStein Music, ceased operations, so chances for a re-pressing are zero.
Co-written / co-produced by talented Alessandro Del Vecchio (who also perform the lead vocals) VIANA is the awesome Melodic Rock project by Italian guitarist Stefano Viana. This self-titled debut CD features excellent session musicians such as Alessandro Mori on drums (well-known for their collaboration with artists such as Hardline, Tarja or Ted Poley) and Gabriele Gozzi (Skill In Veins, Killer Klown) among others.
Amazed by guitar hero Randy Rhoads, Stefano Viana takes up the guitar at age of 16, when the glorious ’80s Hard Rock was at its highest splendor. Influenced by artists like Whitesnake, Bon Jovi, Def Leppard, Ozzy Osbourne and Y&T, Stefano starts recording his first songs in 1996.
Forward 2017 Viana’s dream became a reality, and let me tell you he can be extremely proud as “Viana” will be – already is – one of the best Melodic Rock debuts of the year.
We have here 10 tracks of beautifully crafted melodies, superb musicianship, killer choruses and top notch production. Del Vecchio at the mic confirms another of his infinite abilities, while Stefano Viana showcases his skills on the six-strings and good taste. And if you think this is one of Del Vecchio ‘so-so’ productions, think again – Viana keeps everything dynamic all over…

This classic is being requested over and over again, all the time, and it doesn’t matter where we put the files, all are being deleted over and over again (despite the Rock Candy CD is sold out) – so get it while it’s hot!
Finally Rock Candy specialists did their own remastered version of EUROPE 1986‘s classic “The Final Countdown“. It includes 6 bonus tracks: the live versions of title track, ‘Danger On The Track (Live)’ and ‘Carrie (Live)’, plus the single B-sides ‘Seven Doors Hotel (1986 Version)’ & ‘On Broken Wings’, and what makes this reissue unique is the addition of the rare Remix of ‘Rock The Night’ – also a B-side but previously unavailable on CD.
You don’t need a review of “The Final Countdown”, a world-wide smash hit album and a classic.
This Rock Candy remaster is powerful, more punchy than the previously available. In my opinion, tracks like ‘Cherokee’ or ‘On The Loose’ are benefited by this remaster, with a more ‘edgy’ guitar attack.
I doubt there’s a master tape of ‘Rock The Night (Remix)’, but the sound quality obtained for this reissue is darn good. A rarity and a cool one, a pretty different version…

As requested, here’s in exclusive at 0dayrox the very rare, CD-only, Sweden-only release “13 Years Of Bad Habits“, a compilation of melodic rockers BAD HABIT appeared in 2000 in Scandinavia.
The compilation include BAD HABIT’s great 1989 album ‘After Hours’ complete, and bonus tracks, all remastered in the Nineties style (not brickwalled). At the time and for many years this was the only CD where to find this music remastered and the rare previously unreleased / bonus tracks.
Sure, in recent time it was released ”After Hours [re-cap]” (we featured this album a few days ago) with all these tracks freshly remastered, including the bonuses.
However this “13 Years Of Bad Habits” packs something exclusive… the legendary BAD HABIT 1988 mini album / vinyl only “Young & Innocent” on CD for the first time. And still is the only place to find these songs, as “Young & Innocent” never was officially reissued.
A fantastic CD by Virgin Records Sweden Ab pressed on a gold disc, a highly collectible piece, and You saw it here first at 0dayrox