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To be released by Frontiers Music next June 3, “The Unforgiving Road” is the debut with the prestigious label by WITHEM, the melodic progressive metal act from Norway. The album just appeared in Japan with the usual bonus track. Withem is an upcoming band hailing from Norway concentrating heavily on melodic, memorable hooks, but still with plenty of stunning and...
“Mass Vendetta” is the fourth album by British rockers THE SENTON BOMBS, and they have been plugging away for the past decade. I have not heard any of their previous records but based on this one I will soon remedy that oversight. First track ‘Trailblazer’ gives a fair assessment of what the band are all about – intense rock ‘n’...
To the great delight of Alan Parsons’ fans, for the first time on an audio recording, THE ALAN PARSONS SYMPHONIC PROJECT combines the talents of his amazing band with the lush sound of a symphony orchestra, creating a very special show with unmatched quality. On the evening of August 31st, 2013, a large crowd gathered at Parque Pies Descalzos in...
June 2016 upcoming releases… sneak peek.Canadian singer Harry Hess (Harem Scarem) is ready to release via Frontiers Music another installment of his FIRST SIGNAL project. We already presented here the lead single, but now two tracks more have surfaced. Another Melodic Rock gem hits the market and an absolute contender for the AOR album of the year! Also on Frontiers...
Presented here two years ago when their label launched them internationally, now Danes SHOTGUN REVOLUTION are releasing today, May 27, the band’s new CD “All This Could Be Yours“.Shotgun Revolution is very popular in Denmark and while the band already toured Europe, USA and atypical places like China, this new album should be the vehicle to make them known world-wide....
Italians HEADLESS are not strangers to this blog as we presented some time ago their last, solid album with the mighty Goran Edman as vocalist. Again with Edman at the mic, the band is set to release their brand new opus “Melt The Ice Away” next month. If you are new to Headless, the band fuses traditional European melodic hard...
No matter their level of activity, all’s right in the prog world when the on again/off again ensemble known as FROST* is in ‘on’ mode. Many of us have closely – and happily – followed the twists and turns of writer / keyboardist / vocalist Jem Godfrey’s group since they released the landmark album in 2006. This is the band...
Seems the Mediterranean is a fertile ground when it comes to metal of all kinds, OVERTURES being one of them rocking away from Gorizia, South of Italy. The band is now ready to open the doors on their newest and third full length studio album “Artifacts“, signed to Sleaszy Rider Records (H’ART). Overtures cook their own brand of prog metal...
Melodic Hard Rockers will remember the late ’80s recording debut of Swedish singer ERIKA Norberg, and while she recorded other albums and always remained active, now returns in full force with a new album effort “Deaf, Dumb & Blonde“. Erika was born on a cold winter night in Skelleftea, Sweden where she started her own band at just 12 years...
British Prog favorites BIG BIG TRAIN are about to release their eagerly anticipated new full album “Folklore” on 27 May 2016. Recorded at English Electric Studios and mixed and mastered at Aubitt Studios by Rob Aubrey, it is the first studio album to feature Rachel Hall and Beardfish’s lead vocalist Rikard Sjöblom as official members. Big Big Train’s unique take...
Former Yes legendary vocalist Jon Anderson and The Flower Kings / Transatlantic guitarist Roine Stolt have teamed up for a collaborative project baptized ANDERSON ⁄ STOLT, with their debut CD “Invention Of Knowledge” to be released on June 24 via InsideOut Music. Label boss Thomas Waber inspired the project after Anderson and Stolt met during the Progressive Nation At Sea...
MR. BIG‘s breakthrough album “Lean Into It” was repeatedly requested on this blog in its Japanese Remaster SHM-CD version, the only release of this record at the moment of its release including 3 exclusive bonus tracks. A Limited Edition now out of print. The opener kicks you right in the nuts, one of the best Mr. Big tunes ever, “Daddy,...
“Old Habits Die Hard” is the just released new album from Vancouver-based retro rock outfit NO SINNER. I never heard their debut, but I will soon, as this is a terrific piece of bluesy classic rock album performed with a charm rarely seen. Before the initial listening, No Sinner disorient a bit… check the 70s-like ‘satanic’ cover and that pervert...
“All In Time“, the debut album from STONE BROKEN was released some months ago but got delayed in 0dayrox’s ‘listen / test’ consideration mainly because it’s being tagged as modern rock. Well, I don’t know if it’s because this 4-piece come from the Midlands (Walsall, UK) and are not contaminated by the US trend in this genre, but these guys...
It is necessary to revisit this excellent YesterRock remastered reissue of FROM THE FIRE‘s debut album “Thirty Days And Dirty Nights“, a real gem that – to this very day – is still considered a classic in the AOR / Melodic Rock genre. From The Fire was founded in New York by vocalist J.D. Kelly and drummer Mike Sciotto, soon...
