Melodic Rock, AOR, Hard Rock, Prog, Classic Rock news
FROM THE FIRE’s debut album Thirty Days And Dirty Nights is considered a classic among AOR / Melodic Rock fans – and rightfully so. After a 22-year break the band returned 2014 with a strong new record titled Evil Men Do (you can check both here), and now 2016, signed by Lions Pride Music, From The Fire are back with...
“Rainbow’s End” is a the new 12 track concept album by HOLLOW WATER, the Aberystwyth, Wales band made up of Huw Roberts (guitars) and Alan Cookson (keyboards). For the first time Hollow Water have brought in a vocalist in Mark Lock, who has co-songs written most the songs.Cookson says; “Having a singer on board completely changes everything. Mark loves multi-layered...
After 16 years of absence legends KANSAS are back with a reinvigorated line-up and a great new studio album titled “The Prelude Implicit” with this Special Edition Digipack featuring 2 extra tracks.The name Kansas strikes all the exciting notes among young and older fans alike. A band that really proved itself to be timeless and ever youthful in every way...
“Into The Night”, the debut album from Norwegian AOR / melodic rock act OUTLASTED, easily will be ranked among the best of the year. This “Into The Night Limited Edition” includes 2 excellent bonus tracks.Outlasted is without a doubt a more than welcomed new outfit to the genre but certainly not novice in the art of crafting delicious melodies. Skillfully...
More requested stuff, the other BONNIE TYLER album released in its Japanese remastered edition; “Faster Than The Speed Of Night“, her more famous. This was a Limited Release in Cardboard Sleeve / miniLP format, now out of print and read this: used copies being sold for €1,449 ! Welsh singer Bonnie Tyler (and her manager & label) decided to change...
Five years ago we were gratefully pleased by Italian melodic hard rockers SOUL SELLER and their promising debut CD. Now the band is presenting “Matter Of Faith“, their new effort produced by the highly requested (and talented) Alessandro Del Vecchio. The hiatus between albums has been too long for a band aiming to establish themselves in the competitive scene. But...
Since the release of their debut album in 2003 AIRBOURNE have maintained a sizeable fan base through nine years and two more records. Now 2016, the band is ready to release “Breakin’ Outta Hell” next September 23.Four albums in, everyone knows exactly what to expect from Airbourne… transferring the sheer ear-splitting excitement of their concerts into the listener’s living room...
This is another request of a pretty hard to find CD; the last REDS’COOL album titled “Press Hard“. Originally released last year, it suffered from some distribution trouble and added to the fact the album it’s only being released on physical CD (no digital download) it turned quite ‘rare’. We were already pleased by the Reds’Cool previous album (produced by...
Sometimes you have unexpected surprises, and this one comes in the form of “The Last Hero“, the new ALTER BRIDGE album to be released next October 7. The Orlando, Florida-based always hacve been too much ‘alternative’ metal to my ears, but this new effort, their fifth studio album, is a kick ass record. Yeah, they still craft songs played on...
Today September 16, 2016, Eagle Rock Entertainment presents this very special concert film from TOTO’s storied history; “Toto Live At Montreux 1991” — the last tour with Jeff and Mike Porcaro, alongside original members Steve Lukather & David Paich. At the personal invitation of Quincy Jones and legendary Montreux Jazz Festival founder Claude Nobs to perform at the famed Swiss...
Swedes NARNIA were one of the bands that relaunched the melodic metal / power metal wave in the late ’90s and despite their quite melodic approach, never have been a personal favorite. The band makes their return tomorrow September 16 with the first new album in seven years simply titled “Narnia”, and now some musical things have changed for good...
Monster vocalist KAI HANSEN is gearing up for the release of “XXX – Three Decades In Metal” tomorrow, September 16. With collaboration from some renowned stars & friends, this is the first solo album by Hansen, one of the most influential singers to emerge from Germany during the first part of the ’80s.
Hansen first made his name with the ground-breaking band Hellowen (of which he is one of the founding members) and later with Gamma Ray, one of the bands that contributed to define the genre melodic power metal, bringing it to generation of devoted fans worldwide since its first album.
“XXX” is, in pure Hansen tongue-in-cheek style, a reference to over 30 years of involvement in the world of heavy rock, as explained with the album’s sub-title, “Three Decades In Metal”.
“Motivator” is the new album from Chicago-based HIGH SPIRITS, the own project of Chris “The Professor” Black known for being part of several bands such as Pharaoh, including several former band mates and friends. High Spirits sounds more like they hail from Newcastle, England, than the Windy City… The High Spirits sound captures the magic of the classic ’80s NWOBHM...
After the excellent new DANTE FOX album one of you asked for a revamp of their most recent releases, some stupendous material deserving a place in your collection.To British AOR Melodic Rockers DANTE FOX it took seven years to come up with their third album ‘Under The Seven Skies’ (2007) and we had to wait another 5 years for this...
A couple years ago we were pleased to feature here exclusively the excellent solo album by JONAS LINDBERG. Now 2016 this talented Swedish musician has solidified his band, and the new album “Pathfinder” it’s being released under the moniker JONAS LINDBERG & The Other Side. Jonas Lindberg is an extremely young and talented Swedish bass player and producer who, in...
