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DENNIS DeYOUNG, the legendary front man of Styx and author of key songs that define that band’s career, returned to Los Angeles for the first time during his solo career to play a sold out show at the El Rey Theater. Recorded live for AXS-TV and captured in pristine high quality, the performance has been slated for release via Frontiers...
Another remaster by Rock Candy Records fans were waiting for it’s the sophomore effort by the Boston-based super pompsters NEW ENGLAND: “Explorer Suite“.Produced by Mike Stone, who also worked with Queen, Journey and Asia, “Explorer Suite” is a very large-sounding work by a band that deserved to be as popular as Stone’s other clients. To the pomp of the debut...
Near the end of the year, it’s time to recap about the best 2017 releases, by category.Fortunately, this excellent album was finally released. Before his untimely death in 2012, renowned American rock guitarist RONNIE MONTROSE began recording an ambitious passion project with bassist Ricky Phillips (Styx, Bad English) and drummer Eric Singer (Kiss, Alice Cooper). The idea was to record...
Legendary band STYX will release “The Mission“, their first Studio Album in 14 years tomorrow June 16, ‘The Mission’ via the band’s label, Alpha Dog 2T/UMe. This is STYX’s sixteenth studio album and and one of the most ambitious, most challenging release to date.“The planets truly aligned for ‘The Mission’, and I couldn’t be prouder,” says vocalist/guitarist Tommy Shaw, who...
As usual 0dayrox brings to you all the fresh buzz from the Melodic Rock / AOR world. Let’s check the advanced singles from the most relevant releases in months to come. KRYPTONITE is the new amazing project to release their debut CD via Frontiers Music in August. The line-up is impressive: Jake Samuels from The Poodles, Alessandro Del Vecchio (Lionville),...
Some amazing albums coming this Spring / Summer, let’s check the advanced singles from the best of ’em. From the always great Frontiers Music roster, JORN is about to release his new album and the first single title ‘Man Of The 80s’ says all about its sound.Also super-group SNAKECHARMER has presented some new tracks from the upcoming album, as well...
After so many years it finally happened… someone did a proper remaster of STYX‘s “Cornerstone“. Some time ago appeared a great nine-album cardboard sleeve (mini LP) reissue series of Styx on high quality SHM-CD, all featured here on the blog.
It was a Limited Edition which went out of print, so now Universal Japan decided a new edition, this time with a fresh 2016 remaster of all albums, and specially welcomed is the one on “Cornerstone” benefited by a natural EQ and excellent harmonics.
“Cornerstone” was Styx’s follow-up to their second consecutive Top 10 selling Triple Platinum album in a row, 1978’s Pieces of Eight. Like on the four previous Styx studio recordings, the band produced the album themselves once again.
However, they started using a new recording studio Pumpkin Studios in Oak Lawn, Illinois. Plus, the album was the first where the band shied away from the art-rock/prog-rock influences that dominated their first eight studio albums and was the band’s first move towards a more mainstream melodic rock direction.
* The 10th album from STYX “Paradise Theater” was their greatest commercial triumph and their only #1 in the charts, achieving triple-platinum sales.It remains one of the best examples of the convergence between progressive rock and AOR which typified the arena rock sound of the top groups of the late-seventies and early-eighties such as Journey, REO Speedwagon, Cheap Trick and...
* Legends STYX is like an endless touring machine, since last year, they are engaged in a once-in-a-lifetime tour, recreating two of their classic albums live: ‘The Grand Illusion’ and ‘Pieces Of Eight’.After an extensive US leg, they toured Europe last summer with both Journey and Foreigner.At the end of 2010, Styx recorded “Regeneration Volume I”, a seven song EP...
For the first time in UK, STYX is releasing a local Greatest Hits Collection which mainly covers the band’s classic and golden era from February 1976’s ‘Equinox’ album (represented by “Lorelei”) and ending exactly seven years later with the release of ‘Kilroy Was Here’ (“Mr Roboto” and “Heavy Metal Poisoning” being the album’s showcases) after which (one live album aside)...
Legends STYX is like an endless touring machine, since last year, they are engaged in a once-in-a-lifetime tour, recreating two of their classic albums live: ‘The Grand Illusion’ and ‘Pieces Of Eight’.After an extensive US leg, they’ll be heading to Europe in the summer with both Journey and Foreigner, with dates starting in June.In celebration of this tour, Styx recorded...
