Melodic Rock, AOR, Hard Rock, Prog, Classic Rock news
Following the success of the first two albums, Swedish outfit CROSSFADE are now releasing a trilogy of albums in annual succession starting with “Carousel” that will later be followed by ‘Innocent Days’ and ‘Falling Upwards’. The core of the band remains with Göran Edman (vocals), Lars Hallbäck (guitars) and Richard Stenström (keyboards). The new blood is brought in by Felix...
The self-titled debut album by AMORIELLO is the project of Philadelphia-born rock guitarist / instructor and children’s picture book author Thomas Amoriello, who has teamed up with a stellar roster of special guest musicians including former members of Black Sabbath, Whitesnake, Ozzy, Yngwie J. Malmsteen’s Rising Force, Quiet Riot, Michael Schenker Group and more to bring the ’80s inspired metal...
German combo Michael Schinkel’s ETERNAL FLAME has announced the impending release of the third album “Smoke On The Mountain” set for May 18th via ROAR! Rock Of Angels Records. The album includes 13 tracks and features Mark Boals (ex-Yngwie Malmsteen, Ring of Fire) and Göran Edman (ex-Yngwie Malmsteen, John Norum) on guest vocals, among others. Mostly known in Germany and...
Presented here in exclusive some time ago, “Heart & Soul“, the debut album from new Swedish band THE SENIOR MANAGEMENT (including into the line-up superb vocalist Goran Edman) now has a release date confirmed: tomorrow digitally, and May 30 on CD. In the summer of 2015 guitarist Dennis Heltorp and drummer Henrik Zetterlund formed the THE SENIOR MANAGEMENT. Together they...
One of the finest Swedish AOR acts – STREET TALK – featuring among others stellar vocalist Göran Edman, got their most celebrated albums reissued by MelodicRock Records with exclusive all new artwork and each including several bonus tracks. This expanded reissue campaign covers 3 Street Talk albums limited to just 500 units each. (Sold out now) The original CDs are long...
BACKWOOD SPIRIT is formed by a bunch of experienced musicians from Sweden – fronted by legendary genius-singer Goran Edman – who are releasing their self-titled debut today, “Backwood Spirit“.On this record, the band brings their Nordic flair to the forefront on their take of the ’70s Bluesy Rock & Soul sound.Fans of classic acts in this vein, especially from Great...
Today March 17 is the day for the CD debut of virtuoso guitarist SAMMY BERELL, titled “Passion Dreams“. This Swedish shredder is called to be the successor of the loved / hated but never ignored Yngwie Malmsteen. Let’s put things clear from the start: Sammy Berell and “Passion Dreams” are pure clones of Yngwie’s style of playing an his first...
Swedes COVERED CALL debut from 2009 featuring Thomas Vikström on vocals was an enjoyable disc receiving some really solid reviews and a promising future for the band. For album number two “Impact” on AOR Heaven Records the group assembled by guitarist Morgan Rosenquist added to the line-up a couple of permanent renowned new members: bassist Andy Loos (ex Lion’s Share,...
VANDERBERG has set to release its debut full-length album “Devil May Care” today, November 18th 2016. We already featured last year on the blog an interesting EP from this German musician Marc Vanderberg (not related to famous guitarist Adrian Vandenberg, note the ‘r’ instead of ‘n’) but they have in common a passion for electric guitar and hard rockin’ sounds....
CRY OF DAWN is Goran Edman’s latest child: a straight ahead AOR / Melodic Rock project put together to highlight his amazing vocal abilities on some superb songs especially written for him by the likes of Steve Newman, Alessandro Del Vecchio, Sören Kronqvist (Find Me), Daniel Palmqvist, Robert Säll (Work Of Art) and guitarist Michael Palace (from the recent great album Master Of The Universe) who also play all guitars & bass. Handling production and also playing drums there’s talented Daniel Flores.
The result is the self-titled CD “Cry Of Dawn feat. Goran Edman“, a true feast for all lovers of this genre with hints to the sounds of ’80s giants from America, Britain & Scandinavia.
Cry Of Dawn is all about AOR / Melodic Rock of the ’80s classy variety: lots of fluffy keyboards / synths, melodic guitars, pumping bass lines and ‘that’ drums.
Edman is rightfully the star of the show, but..
Easily among the strongest progressive acts from the last fifteen years, Swedes KARMAKANIC return with their fourth album “DOT“, as always commanded by imperious bassist/producer Jonas Reingold and outstanding vocalist Göran Edman.Needless to say that both, and all their accompanying guests, are dazzling, world-class musicians. Enough about that – let’s determine how “Dot” stands up in the context of all...
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...
One of the finest Swedish AOR acts – STREET TALK – featuring among others stellar vocalist Göran Edman, got their most celebrated albums reissued by MelodicRock Records with exclusive all new artwork and each including several bonus tracks. This expanded reissue includes 3 albums limited to just 500 units each. All three albums are long out of print, highly sought...
One of the finest Swedish AOR acts – STREET TALK – featuring among others stellar vocalist Göran Edman, got their most celebrated albums reissued by MelodicRock Records with exclusive all new artwork and each including several bonus tracks. This expanded reissue includes 3 albums limited to just 500 units each. All three albums are long out of print, highly sought...
Four years ago we presented on the blog the self-titled debut from MARRAN, the Scandinavian band featuring excellent vocalist Goran Edman. Seems they turned Sweden’s most productive band as since then, they have released 2 other full albums plus a couple of singles and EPs.Now Mårran are delivering “AP-IX“, their 4th effort, which is the second part of a double...
