Melodic Rock, AOR, Hard Rock, Prog, Classic Rock news
A true international combo, Swiss / Finnish / American rockers PANORAMA will release their debut album, “Around The World“, on January 12, 2018 via ROAR! Rock Of Angels Records. The album is produced, recorded, mixed and mastered by Dennis Ward (Unisonic, Pink Cream 69) who is also part of the band’s line up. The genesis of Panorama takes us back...
Not only that the summer period is the time of the year that’s filled with festivals and open airs, it also feels like quite some bands releasing live albums as we speak: UNISONIC are releasing today “Live In Wacken“.It’s a busy year for Kai Hansen – his Thank You Wacken live solo album appeared fw weeks ago, and then a...
More & more very interesting releases coming up this Summer. Let’s check the more relevant Melodic Rock / AOR advances just appeared.Frontiers Music has put out more advances from their upcoming releases such as MR. BIG‘s third single ‘Mean To Me’ (so far my favorite as it owns that early ’90s melodic rock feel) and a new track from KRYPTONITE,...
German rock/metal legend Kai HANSEN releases the live album “Thank You Wacken!” later this month in Europe but the Japanese Edition just appeared some days ago. This Asian version is of special interest as it features as exclusive bonus track a new version of “Stranger In Time”, the only studio song on the CD. From Helloween to Gamma Ray and...
Just to remind you, this is another killer release just appeared via Frontiers Music this week, Not To Be Missed PLACE VENDOME storm back into your lives with the release of their fourth album, “Close To The Sun“, on February 24, 2017 via Frontiers Music. The just appeared Japanese Edition includes the great Orchestral Version of the track ‘Strong’, one...
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”.
Some of you have requested the second album from superb project PLACE VENDOME, titled “Streets Of Fire” and regarded by many as their best. Here’s the out of print Japanese edition including a bonus track.Place Vendome’s debut surprised the scene with terrific vocalist Michael Kiske (ex Helloween) fronting a band featuring material composed by talented Dennis Ward (who also played...
* The KISKE / SOMERVILLE project bringing together the talents of former Helloween singer Michael Kiske (now with Unisonic) and Trillium singer Amanda Somerville started in 2010 with a celebrated debut.The question was if there would be a follow-up album, and after 5 years the answer is “City Of Heroes”, the new exciting Kiske / Somerville record. Five years is...
* Two years after their celebrated eponymous debut album German hard rock supergroup UNISONIC which includes Michael Kiske, Kai Hansen, Dennis Ward, Mandy Meyer and last but not least Kosta Zafiriou is back with a new record that will be released on July 25th.As a foretaste of their eagerly awaited sophomore album the band is releasing the EP “For The...
* Michael Kiske is returning with his other ‘child’ PLACE VENDOME and its third album “Thunder In The Distance”. The CD will be released on Frontiers Records next November 4, but as usual the Japanese version is out on the streets today. Alongside Kiske singing on all tracks the band features Uwe Reitenauer (Pink Cream 69) on lead guitars, Dirk...
* It finally happened. Vocalist Michael Kiske and guitarist Kai Hansen, of the classic Helloween’s ‘Keeper of the Seven Keys’ fame, joined forces again in “Unisonic”, the first full length studio album featuring both musicians performing on all songs in 25 years. This recording meets the high expectations of the duo Kiske / Hansen.But “Unisonic” isn’t an album for metal...
* new host Definitively one of my favorite metal bands of the ’80s was Helloween, fronted by awesome vocalist Michael Kiske. After 23 years, Kiske is joining forces again with Helloween co-founder Kai Hansen for a new project: UNISONIC. This is some kind of a dreamy super-group; together with mighty Dennis Ward and Kosta Zafiriou of Pink Cream 69 and...
