Monthly Archive: October 2021

SIX SILVER SUNS

SIX SILVER SUNS – As Archons Fall (2021) *0dayrox Exclusive*

Signed by AOR Heaven Records, SIX SILVER SUNS are releasing today their debut album “As Archons Fall“. The band is a recent addition to the Finnish classic rock field, but members are all well known, experienced musicians.
All joined with the desire to wander back to the golden years of rock & pop music: the 70s and the 80s. The band’s inspiration comes from melodic progressive rock, combined with the catchy, timeless melodies from the AOR and Hard Rock genres.
SIX SILVER SUNS debut is a regarding journey through the sound of the Seventies with some Eighties flavor. Think like a hybrid of THE NIGHT FLIGHT ORCHESTRA and BLUE ÖYSTER CULT, spiced with melodies akin BOSTON, early JOURNEY, REO, etc.
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HARLOT / REMASTER / UNRELEASED

HARLOT – Positively Downtown [Digitally Remastered +2] (2021) HQ

While HARLOT was pretty close to signing a deal with major label Atlantic at the end of the 80s, however good luck wasn’t by their side. The band managed to record an album in the early ’90s, released by themselves on cassette.
Now the original tapes have been remastered and “Positively Downtown” is being officially released on CD for the first time today, with the addition of two previously unreleased tracks and refreshed artwork.
This is well written & recorded classic late ’80s melodic hard rock / hair metal plenty of catchy melodies, melodic vocals and sweet riffs, kinda Poison meets Babylon A.D…

REMASTER / UNRELEASED / V.A.M.P.

V.A.M.P. – Telephone Love Affair [Digitally Remastered + bonus] (2021) HQ

Alongside the Harlot album, Metallic Blue Records are releasing today as well all the ’80s recordings from V.A.M.P. – the name originally used by Harlot – all digitally remastered and officially on CD for the first time, under the title “Telephone Love Affair“.
V.A.M.P. was founded in 1986 and after intense gigs they wrote an album’s worth of songs. In 1988, the band gained interest from Atlantic Records, but they already had a melodic hard rock band into their roster called VAMP.
So A&R and managers told V.A.M.P. if they wanted to have a better chance of signing a deal, they should change their name. The band complied and changed their name to HARLOT, but it was too late and Atlantic was no longer interested.
V.A.M.P. was much more LA glammy melodic hard rock than HARLOT, with some of Cinderella, Britny Fox, early Poison, etc to their sound. All the material the band recorded 1988-90 is comprised here, surprisingly very good in sound quality for an unsigned band…

THE SONIC OVERLORDS

THE SONIC OVERLORDS (feat Tony Martin) – Last Days Of Babylon [CD version +1] (2021)

Praised by legendary Black Sabbath vocalist Tony Martin – who also agreed to appear as guest – “Last Days Of Babylon” is the debut album from Swedish classic metal outfit THE SONIC OVERLORDS. The band look to ’70s / ’80s classic melodic metal as the inspiration for their sound, using modern recording technology to deliver an updated take on the genre.
THE SONIC OVERLORDS main sound is very Sabbath Dio / Martin eras – there’s some serious Iommi-doomy riffs here – but also more melodic acts from the genre, such as early Scorpions, ’80s Yngwie Rising Force, Michael Schenker Group, etc.
THE SONIC OVERLORDS were founded in 2017 by Swedish rock guitarist Morgan Zocek. He began jamming with various musicians and writing songs inspired by classic hard rock of the late 1970s and early 1980s, but with a more modern…

OSUKARU

OSUKARU – Starbound (2021)

The brainchild of Swedish guitarist, keyboardist and songwriter Oz Hawe Petersson (formerly known as Oz Osukaru) OSUKARU are releasing “Starbound” tomorrow, their sixth album, via AOR Heaven Records.
With roots in classic Stadium Rock, the band’s first few releases had a more AOR flavour to them, however since their properly titled effort ‘Transition’ you can hear hints of a heavier spark deep within the tracks.
Osukaru started to gain a unique, harder yet melodic sound and with their last album ‘House of Mirrors’ they landed a rock & roll homerun on which they have built upon to create this brand new comet ride titled “Starbound”.
Combining the heart and soul of classic giants such as Dokken, Winger, Def Leppard, and Whitesnake with the modern counterparts like Eclipse, Human Zoo and Brother Firetribe, “Starbound” serves a palatable slice of traditional melodic hard rock with a modern sound.
The album features a cool guest appearance from AORsters Boulevard sax player Mark Holden…

NESTOR

NESTOR – Kids In A Ghost Town [Japan Edition +1] (2021) HQ

Be prepared to be blown away… blown away straight to the ’80s! Sweden’s NESTOR will be release tomorrow “Kids In A Ghost Town“, not only ‘the best debut album of the year’, but the best overall.
This is pure Eighties culture, the good and the bad, the fun and the feel-good rock n’ roll of all times… Including a guest appearance by Samantha Fox (!) on vocals on one track, songs like “On The Run“, “Tomorrow“ or “1989“ would have been huge hits back in the day for sure, all wrapped by a huge – mean really huge – production sound.
No doubt about it – and no matter what might come up later this year – “Kids In A Ghost Town” is the real deal.
A MUST

DION BAYMAN

DION BAYMAN – Alive (2021)

Aussie melodic rocker DION BAYMAN is back with a new album to be released tomorrow. Titled “Alive“, the 10-track collection is another showcase for Bayman talents not only as songwriter, but as performer.
With everything managed by himself – and Dion has clearly improved as vocalist & producer here, this one-man-band knows exactly how to create an enjoyable album. Dion plays every instrument on his own, he has written all the songs, he did the recording and the production – all with attention to detail, polished and melodic.
“Alive” is timeless melodic rock / AOR in the vein of Richard Marx / Rick Springfield ’80s works, then add a dash of Cheap Trick, Bryan Adams, Bon Jovi, etc.
Dion Bayman stands at the forefront of indie melodic pop-rock and is one of the greatest artists the genre has seen in quite some time. A Highly enjoyable album from start to finish…

ROLLING STONES

ROLLING STONES – Tattoo You [40th Anniversary Remastered Super Deluxe 4CD Boxset] (2021)

The ROLLING STONES celebrates the 40th Anniversary of their album “Tattoo You” with a brand new Super Deluxe 4CD Boxset edition of the chart topping, multi platinum LP.
The Super Deluxe 4CD Boxset includes the newly remastered (by Stephen Marcussen) version of ‘Tattoo You’, the bonus CD ”Lost & Found: Rarities”, a nine-track collection of previously unreleased songs from the period of the album’s original release newly completed with additional vocals and guitar by the band, and 2 discs (”Still Life – Wembley Stadium 1982”) with the band’s complete performance at Wembley Stadium in 1982, a memento of the band’s London show in June that year from the ‘Tattoo You tour’.
The sound quality of this 2021 remaster is excellent…

BLACK DIAMONDS

BLACK DIAMONDS – Floor 13 [Limited Edition] (2021)

Swiss melodic hard rockers BLACK DIAMONDS are releasing something really nice and exclusive for the fans, “Floor 13“, a special album made for their recent headliner-tour limited to 500 physical copies, but also available digitally.
The album contains rare stuff like the band’s covers of Gary Moore classic ‘Out In The Fields’, Dio’s ‘Rainbow in the Dark’ and Rolling Stones ‘Jumpin’ Jack Flash’ – all done / arranged in the BLACK DIAMONDS style – some live versions of their most celebrated songs, and even unreleased material (the killer ‘Black Thunder’).
BLACK DIAMONDS is getting better and better with time, refining their own brand of classic melodic hard rock with a Swiss flavor…

ARMORED SAINT

ARMORED SAINT – Symbol Of Salvation Live +6 unreleased (2021)

Next October 22nd, 2021, ARMORED SAINT will release a new CD/DVD, “Symbol of Salvation Live”, via Metal Blade Records, to celebrate the seminal album’s 30th anniversary.
A cornerstone record in the band’s career, “Symbol of Salvation” was performed in its entirety at New York’s famed Gramercy Theatre during their 2018 tour, capturing the power, diversity and peerless songwriting contained within it.
There is no denying that “Symbol of Salvation” stands out of the band’s catalogue as something truly special, something that Armored Saint recognize as readily as their rabid fanbase. The group sounds energetic, confident on this recording, very well mixed & produced with a vibrant sound.
As an extra bonus, release contain demo tracks from the Symbol Of Salvation writing sessions with late guitarist Dave Prichard, songs that didn’t make the record. These tracks make for welcome additions, helping to further celebrate the record anniversary…

SUPERNOVA PLASMAJETS

SUPERNOVA PLASMAJETS – Now Or Never (2021)

Eighties inspired series such “Stranger Things” are breaking records on Netflix, fashion labels throw “80s retro models” on the market every month, and Mötley Crüe are returning to a US stadium tour after the apocalypse with Poison and Def Leppard. It smells, tastes and almost feels like it was 1984 again!
With their upcoming album “Now Or Never“, SUPERNOVA PLASMAJETS have come to take you by the hand and travel back to the future with you: that means modern female fronted metal / hard rock with the spirit of the long-missed ’80s stadium rock.
Since 2013 and releasing two records, they are on the road as ambassadors of the 80s and have come to present the music of this great time as gnarly rockers to a new generation…

BURNING POINT

BURNING POINT – Arsonist Of The Soul (2021)

Finland’s melodic heavy act BURNING POINT return with a brand-new album, ”Arsonist Of The Soul”, their first since 2016’s The Blaze – It will be released on 22nd October, through AFM Records. With more than their share of line up changes throughout their more than two decades of existence, Burning Point‘s main constant has been guitarist and chief songwriter Pete Ahonen. He also handled vocals until the arrival of former Battle Beast singer Nitte Valo in 2015. That place has now been taken up by new vocalist Luca Sturniolo.
Alongside fellow guitarist Pekka Kolivuori, the trio has been joined by now bassist Jarkko Poussu, drummer Tuomas Jaatinen and keyboard layer Matti Halonen.
A little heavier than on their last album, ”Arsonist Of The Soul” features twelve classic sounding Euro melodic metal tunes, most of them around the 3 and a half minute mark which benefits its impact and easy listening…

SIXX A.M.

SIXX A.M. – HITS +6 Previously unreleased [CD version] (2021)

SIXX:A.M., the long-running project featuring MÖTLEY CRÜE bassist Nikki Sixx alongside former GUNS N’ ROSES guitarist DJ Ashba and vocalist James Michael — will release the “HITS” album on October 22 via Better Noise Music. The digital version including two bonus appeared some weeks ago to promote the release of Nikki’s new memoir book, now the CD version includes 6 bonus tracks.
The project is a retrospective celebration of the band’s biggest hits and fan-favorite songs, marking the group’s first official album with new material since 2016.
Now in his 21st year of sobriety, Sixx is incredibly passionate about his craft and wonderfully open about his life in rock and roll. He is globally recognized for…

GARY HUGHES / REMASTER / SHM-CD / TEN

TEN – Far Beyond The World +2 [Japan SHM-CD ‘TEN Essential Remaster Series’ including exclusive song] (2016) *0dayrox Exclusive*

Fronted by the unique Gary Hughes, Britain ’90s leading melodic hard rock / AOR band TEN celebrated its 20th anniversary in 2015. As the first press of their albums was difficult to obtain due to the long-term discontinuation, Japanese label Avalon / Victor Entertainment created this ‘TEN Essential Remaster Series‘, a SHM-CD carboard sleeve reissue of TEN’s best albums.
And to make the band’s 20th anniversary reissues more special, Hughes provided material from his archives and one unreleased song is added to each album. These unreleased songs are exclusive to this ‘TEN Essential Remaster Series’ not to be found into any other release.
While some TEN albums are criticized by its production – in fact, for their too many layers of sound – with 2001’s “Far Beyond The World” Gary Hughes & Co. opted for a more ‘straight’ AOR / Melodic Rock recording, and the result is one of the best CD’s of the decade for the genre.
It’s that good…
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KANSAS / KERRY LIVGREN / REMASTER / SHM-CD / STEVE WALSH

KANSAS – Leftoverture [Japan Blu-spec CD remastered +3] HQ

We started posting KANSAS early albums as these are essential to understand how this great band and overall contemporary Rock music has evolved over its history. And how better than this Japanese reissue cardboard sleeve series pressed on high quality Blu-spec CD format, fully remastered and including bonus tracks.
Early KANSAS albums needed a proper remastering to update / clean the sound but also preserve the original harmonics and analog tapes warm nature. These Blu-spec CD are amazing, believe me.
KANSAS fourth effort “Leftoverture” was their breakthrough album and a thorough representation of its assorted musical sensibilities combining hard-driving group instrumentation (with a dearth of flashy solos) with short, tight melody lines and melodic singing.
And it has the timeless classic ‘Carry On Wayward Son’, but there’s much more inside…