While German band TRANCE cult album 1983’s “Power Infusion” isn’t well known by many fans of the genre, this is unquestionably one of the finest hard rock / trad heavy metal records from the first half of the ’80s. This killer record stands toe to toe with the best Accept / vintage Scorpions and features some of the best classic metal songwriting you’ll find.
Now High Roller Records is releasing ”Power Infusion [40th Anniversary remaster]”, a really welcomed reissue of this cult LP with a really fine remastering job preserving the original tapes harmonics.
Can’t get enough of mid-period Scorpions?!? Well, step right up! And dude, that’s a great cover art!

With remarkable records such as the self-titled Voodoo Circle or Locked & Loaded, Alex Beyrodt’s VOODOO CIRCLE quickly established themselves as the epitome of quality in classic hard rock. This band has it all: lots of experience featuring members of PRIMAL FEAR, SINNER, PINK CREAM 69, KHYMERA, outstanding songwriting skills and musicianship, passion and a sense for great hooks.
A German band never before sounded that international, with that much “American Hard Rock” in their blood. These melodic anthems, cultivated by the powerful voice of David Readman, the tasteful Hammond-sounds by Jimmy Kresic, Mat Sinner’s as usual precise bass foundation and Markus Kullmann’s drumming in best Bonham tradition, appear to come down right from the Olympus of hard rock.
To shorten fans wait for a new studio offering to follow in the hopefully not-so-distant future, on December 1, 2023, VOODOO CIRCLE present their ‘Best Of’ – 15 Years Of Voodoo – via AFM Records, featuring not only highlights from their discography remastered, but also two previously unreleased tracks, both awesome songs.
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Today December 1st is being released a new compilation / Best Of album from platinum-certified Swedish theatrical metal outfit GHOST. The effort carries the title of “13 Commandments” and serves as a collection of the band’s 13 fan favorites from throughout their catalog, as well as their most successful singles.
Several of the featured tracks have earned the band platinum and gold certifications in the United States, including “Mary On A Cross” (platinum) and “Square Hammer“, “Cirice” and “Dance Macabre” (all of which have gone gold.)
The release also includes the rare track “Zenith”, previously only available as bonus track on a special edition of their album Meliora called “Meliora Redux”.
“13 Commandments” is the perfect introduction to GHOST’s music, a unique mix of hard rock, goth, AOR, metal, with that hypnotic, distinctive sound. A selection not only suitable for newcomers, but also for established fans to have a “Best Of”, GHOST best songs into one single package…

PAUL LIDEL’s SCREAM THERAPY is the hard rock band led by vocalist / guitarist Paul Lidel, who is also a long time member of two popular bands Dangerous Toys (Columbia Records) & Dirty Looks (Atlantic Records). Paul Lidel’s Scream Therapy has the swagger and sleaze of early Guns N’ Roses and Aerosmith mixed with a marriage of old school bands like Iron Maiden, Priest, Ozzy, Van Halen, Pantera and AC/DC.
This is riff-driven classic hard rock with a sharp edge but always around a good melody, and if you are fan of any of the aforementioned acts, then the combo’s self-titled album “Paul Lidel’s Scream Therapy” released by Perris Records has everything you’re looking for.
Lidel and the guys don’t deviate from that late ’80s production-wise sound, that’s what lovers of this genare want, and that’s what you’ll find here. With stand-out tracks “Scream Therapy,” “Rabbit Hole,” “Alibi,” and “Run,” the album delivers an intense listening experience…

Regarded as ‘the new Skid Row‘, Canadian hard rockers SVEN GALI released a fantastic CD in 1992, a second in ’95, but unfortunately the grunge crushed them as many other good classic sounding bands. However SVEN GALI remained together in one way or another, playing gigs and after many years absent from the recording studio, presented a strong EP in 2020.
Now 2023 Sven Gali are back with their third full-length studio album ”Bombs and Battlescars”. There are nine songs on the album recorded at different periods of time given the varying production and mixing credits, including Coney Hatch’s Andy Curran.
Among the track list there’s a cover of Triumph‘s great song “Spellbound”, a little heavier than the original 1984 version…

Swedes SAFFIRE, one of the most impressive melodic hard rock acts appeared in recent times, is working on a new album and remixing their celebrated CD ‘For The Greater Good’ for a re-release. Meanwhile, they are releasing new material in the form of the 3-track EP entitled ”Starhunter”.
With the band’s usual polished production these new songs pack everything Saffire is about, groove, hard rock energy, melodies and a little bit of everything sprinkled on top.
These songs will be exclusive for this EP release, not planned to be included into the next album.
More than a palatable appetizer!

No doubt: one the greatest Melodic Rock bands to emerge during the early Eighties was San Francisco based NIGHT RANGER. The band’s arsenal of formidable talent contained the twin lead guitar work of Brad Gillis & Jeff Watson and – unusually – two identifiable lead vocalists in bassist Jack Blades and drummer Kelly Keagy. It was this combination that afforded the band a unique sound, giving them an edge that distanced them from other similar sounding outfits.
Their debut album produced by Pat Glasser (Giuffria, Refugee), 1982’s “Dawn Patrol” is regarded by many as their finest, pure rockin’ opus.
While “Dawn Patrol” already sounds great on vinyl and there has been fine CD reissues, now Rock Candy Records has released their own remastered & reloaded version. And let me tell you that this job – handled by capable Jon Astley – really convinced us with its brilliant, defined sonic output.
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Next December 1st Frontiers Music present the reissues of three classic albums from Denmark AOR / melodic rockers FATE ; “If Not For the Devil”, “Ghosts from the Past”, and “V” – all being made available digitally globally in remastered form, including previously unreleased tracks.
Overwhelmed by the unexpected response to the reissues of their Eighties albums, in 2006 Fate decided to give it another shot. Comeback album “V” was recorded and produced by Tommy Hansen – who also did Fate 1990’s “Scratch’n Sniff” – and was greeted as the perfect follow-up for the band’s fourth album, despite the gap of 16 years.
”V” was followed by ”Ghosts From the Past” (2011), and then this ”If Not For the Devil” (2013) solidifying the return of one of Copenhagen’s favorite melodic hard rock sons.
Now augmented with a previously unreleased track, ”If Not For the Devil” 2023 remaster sounds fabulous.
“If Not For The Devil” delivers the traditional Fate melodic / AOR numbers, but also some harder, darker tracks placed in the second half of the disc…

Next December 1st Frontiers Music present the reissues of three classic albums from Denmark AOR / melodic rockers FATE ; “If Not For the Devil”, “Ghosts from the Past”, and “V” – all being made available digitally globally in remastered form, including previously unreleased tracks.
Overwhelmed by the unexpected response to the reissues of their Eighties albums, in 2006 Fate decided to give it another shot. Comeback album “V” was recorded and produced by Tommy Hansen – who also did Fate 1990’s “Scratch’n Sniff” – and was greeted as the perfect follow-up for the band’s fourth album, despite the gap of 16 years.
”V” was followed by ”Ghosts From the Past” (2011), including some line up changes but maintaining Fate’s melodic rocking delivery and a stupendous midtempo AOR tunes.
Now augmented with a previously unreleased track, ”Ghosts From the Past” 2023 remaster sounds fabulous.
The premise for ”Ghosts From the Past” was to bring back Fate’s melodious rock sound of the Eighties. And they have succeeded. The overall musical style recalls to one of the best Fate, 1990’s ‘Scratch ‘N Sniff’ album, basically thanks to the melodic and punchy guitar work by Torben Enevoldsen. The extensive use of keyboards – a trademark of the band’s most glorious moments – is welcomed, and the band found a very good vocalist on Dagfinn Joensen which has a clean and tuneful voice reaching high notes easily with versatility…

Swedish 5-piece DIZZINESS was founded in the early ’80s and the band toured the Scandinavian circuit spreading their mix of hard rock and melodic metal. Including into the line up virtuoso guitarist Lars Boquist (later in melodic rockers Pole Position) and with a sound similar to first Europe, 220 Volt, Treat, Praying Mantis, etc – DIZZINESS self-released a single in 1984.
Then DIZZINESS recorded their debut album “On The Rocks” in 1986. However the small record label which agreed to release the album drop the deal at the eleventh hour, and “On The Rocks” never got released. DIZZINESS had the chops, the musicianship, but disappointed with their bad luck, the group broke up soon after.
Fast forward 2013 and reissue label No Remorse Records finally released “On The Rocks” as part of their Swedish Hard n’ Heavy Series, remastered and including as bonus tracks that two-sided ’84 single.
That original CD version is already a rare collector’s item, but now 2023 it is repressed again in 500 copies with slightly different layout…

Dutch multi-instrumentalist RON COOLEN pleased us a couple years ago with his debut album plenty of classic hard rock sound from the ’80s. The record featured many star guests, including world class singer Keith St John (Burning Rain, Kingdom Come, Montrose, Lynch Mob) performing most of the songs.
Now the creative partnership with St John gets full involvement as the vocalist co-write & performs on the entire upcoming new CD entitled “Here to Stay“. The album features as well performances of 7 world class guitarists: George Lynch (Dokken, Lynch Mob), Gus G. (Firewind, solo artist, ex-Ozzy Osbourne), Timo Somers (Supersonic Revolution, Ayreon, ex-Delain), Christopher Amott (ex-Arch Enemy, ex-Dark Tranquillity), Satchel (Steel Panther), Per Nilsson (Scar Symmetry, Meshuggah) and Joey Concepcion (solo artist, Dark Tranquillity).
Of course “Here to Stay” is a guitar driven album, however showcasing the unique vocals of Keith St John as well, something that elevates the quality on any song. This is classic hard rock, with an occasional modern touch, even a progressive feel on a couple of numbers. We find midtempo rockers and a ballad too, all really well done…

Next December 1st Frontiers Music present the reissues of three classic albums from Denmark AOR / melodic rockers FATE ; “If Not For the Devil”, “Ghosts from the Past”, and “V” – all being made available digitally globally in remastered form, including previously unreleased tracks.
Overwhelmed by the unexpected response to the reissues of their Eighties albums, in 2006 Fate decided to give it another shot and welcomed Mikael Kvist (from Swedish prog metal band Elsesphere) as their new drummer. “V” was recorded and produced by Tommy Hansen – who also did Fate 1990’s “Scratch’n Sniff” – and was greeted as the perfect follow-up for the band’s fourth album, despite the gap of 16 years.
Eleven songs pass in review and all of them are catchy tunes, characterized by strong hooks and the incredible voice of Per Johansson (he used to be known as Per Henriksen, but later changed his name) so reminiscent of Jorn Lande.
Now augmented by two previously unreleased tracks from the same 2006 sessions, “V” 2023 remaster sounds fabulous…

International all-female hard rock quintet COBRA SPELL strike with their debut album, “666“, out December 1, 2023, via Napalm Records. Founded in 2019 by up-and-coming guitar phenomenon Sonia Anubis (ex-BURNING WITCHES), COBRA SPELL‘s current lineup is completed by the skillful, powerful sky-high vocals Kristina Vega, Twitch streamer Noelle dos Anjos on guitar, Hale Naphtha on drums and Roxy Herrera on bass.
Together they have already toured with numerous established bands such as ROSS THE BOSS, ENFORCER and EVIL INVADERS, and released two EPs, Love Venom (2020) and Anthems Of The Night (2022).
With these aces under their studded leather belts, COBRA SPELL are gearing up to introduce their first full-length, aiming for nothing less than ’80s rock ‘n’ roll domination.
At places sleazy, at others glammy, then metallic and why not pop-metal, “666” is a fun record since its title, taking all the ’80s cliches from the genre and turning them into something really enjoyable…

Last year’s FLAMES OF FIRE self-titled debut got very good feedback for their classic hard rock sound and now they are back with 2nd album titled ”Our Blessed Hope”. Founder Christian Liljegren (Narnia, Audiovision) and Mats Åke Andersson states that they love artists and bands like Dio, Iron Maiden, Stryper, Rainbow, Sweet, Queen, Petra, Kayak, Kansas, Uriah Heep and Yngwie Malmsteen’s Rising Force to name a few… and you know what? in one way or another you’ll hear these influences on this album.
One of the advantages of the close-knit and co-operative Scandinavian scene is that all work together and band members come and go. In this case Flames Of Fire really is a super-group of sorts with past and present members of Narnia, Audiovision, House Of Shakira, Royal Hunt and more.
This is very melodic classic stuff written and executed with passion for good hard n’ heavy rock n’ roll…

MITCH MALLOY officially debuted as solo artist with his stunning self-titled album on a major label in 1992. But there was another story before, far from an overnight success. Mitch actually put together a band in 1986 under his last name – MALLOY – they recorded 12 original songs for shopping labels and they had all worked hard at trying to snare that elusive record deal, without luck.
These original 1988 recordings were released on CD some years ago thanks to European label Now & Then under the title “Malloy 88”. Although the original “Malloy” tapes got lost along the way, there were still the original mixes left and I must say that the sound quality in very good. This is true 1988’s melodic rock.
Originally Mitch decided to give Now & Then the tapes ‘as they were’, untouched. However the transfer to CD resulted lifeless flat. So years after Mitch Malloy did his own remaster of “Malloy 88” and put the whole thing on his website for all fans to enjoy.
This is ”Malloy 88 / Mitch’s own remaster” never officially released and a collectible. Only at 0dayrox.