Melodic Rock, AOR, Hard Rock, Prog, Classic Rock news
Let’s go with new advanced singles from interesting albums to be released in forthcoming months. From the always superb Frontiers Music camp we have ‘Sinking Ship’, the first, awesome single from HAREM SCAREM’s fourteenth studio album ‘United’ to be released on May 12. Super melodic song. Also from the label, another kickin’ rocker from ADRENALINE RUSH’s next album has surfaced,...
Let’s go with new advanced singles from interesting albums to be released in forthcoming months. “Only Broken Heart” is the new single from WARRANT, the first track from the band’s long awaited new studio album ‘Louder Harder Faster’ which will be released on May 12 via Frontiers Music. It sounds fabulous.From the label as well we have a new LABYRINTH...
Swedes DISMISSED have been playing since 2011 apparently doing several live performances where they whip each other, smash instruments and set the stage on fire, just to make a point. “Heads Held High” is their debut album released today and after reading it is produced by Martin Sanvik (Hardcore Superstar) I thought this was just another Swedish melodic hard /...
L.A. rockers BEAUTIFUL CREATURES have reunited again and are releasing tomorrow a newly remastered & remixed version of their sophomore album Deuce, also re-sequenced and including bonus tracks, re-titled as “Deuce Deluxe“. The line-up that originally recorded the Deuce album back in 2005 is the same as the reunited one in 2017: ex- Bang Tango frontman Joe Leste, guitarists Anthony...
Tomorrow is the day for the release of “Starlight“, the awaited JON STEVENS new album where he joins forces with legendary musician, songwriter and producer Dave Stewart of Eurythmics, who co-wrote and produced the album. Ringo Starr plays drums on the lonely ballad ‘One Way Street’ and ‘Something Bout You’ features the vocals of Vanessa Amorosi. Recognized as one of...
No cuts In spite of being involved in many musical projects such as Primal Fear and bluesy hard rockers Voodoo Circle, Mat Sinner always finds the time to work with his band, SINNER. The 31st of March will see the release of their new studio album “Tequila Suicide”, produced by Mat and the great Dennis Ward. The album combines...
Norway’s ethereal progressive rock collective WHITE WILLOW will release their seventh studio album, “Future Hopes“, in a few days. One of the characteristics of White Willow is the heavy use of synthesizers, including the unique textures of the Yamaha CS80, the famed ‘Blade Runner’ soundtrack synth. If you find some resemblance at album cover with Yes and Asia your are...
SIN CRUZ is another young, and very good, melodic hard rock band from Sweden presenting their debut album “Enter The Unknown“. And this couldn’t be a more appropriate title, as everything about this 4-piece is a mystery. Nope, this is not a publicity strategy. I don’t know why, but Sin Cruz has the worst promotion plan I’ve seen in many...
Mixing metal / progressive rock electricity, ancient South American instruments, international world class vocalists and an Inca culture-based storytelling, “Souldance” is the worldwide debut by ANCESTRAL DAWN, to be released soon all over the planet and just appeared in Japan. Ancestral Dawn was created in 2013 by bassist Jorge Higginson, teaming up with Jorge Segersbol (vocals) and Mark Astorga (management),...
Leeds based, English band JUPITER FALLS returns with their second long player “Faces In The Sand [Part One]” after two years from their debut. The album comes with a personnel change in the form of drummer Luke Hatfield, ans a more melodic approach in sound. Perhaps the first thing you need to know about Jupiter Falls is that it was...
KIX is one of those bands that almost made it big back in the Eighties but never got the real breaks some of their contemporaries did, although they truly deserved. Kix’s catalogue including ‘Blow My Fuse’, ‘Hot Wire’ and particularly ‘Midnight Dynamite’ albums are great examples of prime American Hard Rock.
After almost two decades since Kix has released any new music, the Maryland based group returned with the really solid “Rock Your Face Off” some time ago, and one of you asked for a revisit of the release here on the blog.
A lot has changed since the ’80s, but it is good to see that Kix has stuck to their signature style, in your face Hard Rock sound.
Opening with “Wheels In Motion”, it’s clear the razor sharp guitar playing of Brian Forsythe dominate this album. The Alice Cooper influenced “You’re Gone” continues with the hard-hitting classic riffs where singer Steve Whiteman lay down his powerhouse vocals.
“Wing Seven” is the first album from Brazilian quartet SUNROAD to be released in the US soon, but these guys aren’t newcomers at all. Sunroad started out in 1996 and have been playing their brand of melodic hard rock now for over 20 years, with six previous albums, a best of collection and a live DVD under their belt.They have...
Finland’s BROTHER FIRETRIBE, the five-strong outfit that we are never sure will be able to make a ‘next’ album thanks to the demands of Nightwish placed upon guitarist, Emppu Vuorinen, have found a slot in the diary, cleared the schedules, stepped up to the plate and recorded their fourth album “Sunbound“, in this Japanese Edition featuring 2 bonus tracks.And what...
ART OF ANARCHY was started by brothers Jon (guitar) and Vince (drums) Votta, along with former Guns N’ Roses guitarist Ron “Bumblefoot” Thal and Disturbed bassist John Moyer. Though Scott Weiland denied being a member of the band, he laid vocals and wrote much of the lyrical content of the band’s first eponymous release. For their just released sophomore album...
Though they’ve been together since 2004, “Once Upon A Time” is only the third release from Swiss melodic hard rock act BLACK DIAMONDS, but listening to this new album for AOR Heaven Records, you’d be easily fooled into thinking that this was some long lost artifact from 1987. With hooks aplenty and a boatload of crispy & crunchy guitar riffs,...
