Melodic Rock, AOR, Hard Rock, Prog, Classic Rock news
TYGERS OF PAN TANG will release their new album, “Ritual”, next Friday, while this Japanese edition including a bonus track appeared today. This is the band’s second recording by the current Tygers lineup, recorded with the help of renowned Søren Andersen, most recently known for his role as Glenn Hughes’s guitarist. Mastering done by Harry Hess (Harem Scarem). Tygers Of...
Since a couple of years JAY GRAYDON has been remastering himself all his back catalog and the last, fresh tweak was done this 2019 to “Past To Present”. This album is interesting as it is an adventure through Graydon’s history leading up to the point of before becoming a 1st call studio guitarist up to the point when he made the move to producing & writing for other artists.
“Past To Present” ranges from late ’70s FM / Soft Rock to AOR, even with some Melodic Rock moments.
Rightly considered as a classic in the AOR genre, it’s great to see that the excellent German label AOR Heaven has decided to remaster / reissue PLANET 3 “Music From The Planet” within the framework of their more than interesting ‘AOR Heaven Classix‘ series. Planet 3 gathered the talents of top guitarist / composer Jay Graydon, stellar vocalist Clif Magness,...
PHOENIX ASH is America’s own Japanese Rock band.: half members born in Japan, half in the US. However their new album “Voices” isn’t J-Rock at all. The guys try to break musical and cultural barriers, fusing the essences of Japanese and American rock with their unique brand of infectious melodies and heart pumping anthems.
The results? They sound like a Scandinavian band from the new melodic hard rock wave indeed, think a mix of H.E.A.T, current Reckless Love, Brother Firetribe and a pinch of Crazy Lixx.
Uber talented LA Session musician JAY GRAYDON has been remastering himself all his back catalog and here we have in exclusive his “Airplay For The Planet” in its 96k sonic re-work plus new artwork. The sound quality is truly excellent.
Featuring on vocals the likes of Joseph Williams (Toto), Bill Champlin, Bill Cantos and the late yet always remembered Sherwood Ball and Warren Wiebe, “Airplay For The Planet” is mandatory for all West Coast AOR fans.
Top LA Session musician Jay Graydon has been remastering himself all his back catalog and this version of the classic AIRPLAY album “Airplay” is the definitive, must have release. Pressed on high quality SACD / Super Audio / Hybrid CD miniLP replica, the sound quality is outstanding. And there’s 3 previously unreleased demo versions, which as you might suspect, doesn’t...
The wait is over: after more than a decade cult hard rockers SHARK ISLAND attack again with their much anticipated comeback album “Bloodline”. Last year frontman Richard Black and Manifest Music teamed up once again, this time with a focused effort to create an album that would act as a call to action for the revolutionary minded listeners all over...
German rocker THE BOYSCOUT has made available again his album “Blood Red Rose; A Rock Fantasy“, as the original release became out of print. According to frontman Manuel “The Boyscout” Mijalkovski, some of these tracks needed a re-fresh / enhance, so producer Michael Voss (Michael Schenker, Casanova, Mad Max) did a little remastering. We can hear a duet with Amanda...
Requested by many of you, here’s more SURVIVOR ‘Remastered & Reloaded’ by Rock Candy Records. Let’s go now with their awesome “When Seconds Count“, including a bonus track. Recorded in Los Angeles, produced by long time associate Ron Nevison (Heart, Bad Company, Foreigner, etc) and featuring the now world-wide star vocalist Jimi Jamison, the album picks up perfectly from ‘Vital...
Guitarist Stuart Smith project HEAVEN & EARTH has reissued / remastered its “A Taste Of Heaven” album, in this physical CD version including 2 bonus tracks. These timeless bluesy hard rock songs feature as lead vocalists legends such as Glenn Hughes, Joe Lynn Turner, Paul Shortino, Richie Sambora and Robbie Wykoff (Roger Waters Band), plus Carmine Appice (King Kobra) on...
Seventh album from SURVIVOR and their last in the ’80s, “Too Hot To Sleep“, one of the many albums from the band briefly taken out of print in 2009. However, it was ‘Remastered & Reloaded‘ in all its glory by Rock Candy Records. “Too Hot To Sleep” was the last Survivor album to be issued during their Eighties heyday, a...
“Caught In The Game” is the fourth album by American Melodic Rock Gods SURVIVOR, one of the many albums from the band briefly taken out of print in 2009. However, it was ‘Remastered & Reloaded‘ by Rock Candy Records. “Caught In The Game” it’s the Survivors’s last album to-date to feature lead vocalist Dave Bickler, who left due to vocal...
Requested by many here’s more SURVIVOR for the soul, with this really good Rock Candy remaster of “Premonition“, the band’s second album. With a new rhythm section and the pair guitarist Frankie Sullivan & keyboarder Jim Peterik writing all the songs, “Premonition” was produced by themselves, in fact, it was Peterik the real conductor orienting the band to a more...
There’s no doubt that since their origins Germans AXXIS helped to spread the true melodic metal flag all over the world. The band, celebrating its 30th anniversary was recently on tour with a setlist build on the first four Axxis albums and the birthday party’s going on. “Best Of EMI Years ; 30th Anniversary” is the new 2-CD release from...
“InMotion” is new album from German Neo-Progsters INVERTIGO, where the five-piece have refined their blend of accessible melodies and catchiness and elaborated progressive structures. InVertigo’s songs mirror influences by progressive rock legends such as Marillion, Genesis, Pendragon or Satellite, but do sound completely different. Founded in the mid-2000’s, InVertigo began touring almost right away, spreading their Neo-prog music through Germany...
TYGERS OF PAN TANG – Noises From The Cathouse [remastered +3] (2016)
Originally released in 2004,"Noises From The Cathouse" was the second post-reformation album by Whitley Bay’s finest TYGERS OF PAN TANG. While the band is finishing their brand new record, "Noises… Read more…
TYGERS OF PAN TANG – Tygers Of Pan Tang (2016)
Legendary British act TYGERS OF PAN TANG will release tomorrow their new, self-titled album on LP, limited picture LP, CD and through all digital services. "Tygers Of Pan Tang" is… Read more…
TYGERS OF PAN TANG – Hellbound Spellbound Live 1981 [Japan Edition] (2019) *EXCLUSIVE*
To be released at the end of January world-wide, in Japan just appeared TYGERS OF PAN TANG limited edition new CD titled "Hellbound Spellbound Live 1981 [Japan Edition]", captured at… Read more…
British guitarist Stuart Smith started the project / band HEAVEN & EARTH in the Nineties releasing a highly praised first album in 1998, an then two more in 2001 and… Read more…
SHARK ISLAND – Law Of The Order + Alive At The Whisky [2CD Bad Reputation remaster +5]
French reissue label Bad Reputation has been doing a great job releasing 'Collector Series / Remastered with Bonus', with the main attraction being the addition of bonus tracks or bonus… Read more…
DEGREED – Dead But Not Forgotten (2015)
Swedish melodic rockers DEGREED released one of the best albums of 2013 (their second) and now after a long songwriting process are back with a new CD entitled "Dead But… Read more…
DEGREED – Life / Love / Loss [remastered + bonus] (2017)
Swedish melodic rockers DEGREED are re-releasing their first two records in a double album, remastered along with bonus material. To celebrate the band arrangement with Swedish booking Danger Music &… Read more…
The origins of the Madrid, Spain based band THE VAL can be found in the local act Ying-Yang which achieved considerable popularity during the Nineties. When one of their members… Read more…
THE VAL – Heading For The Surface (2014)
As happened with many new acts emerged during the recent resurgence in the Melodic Rock world, THE VAL was one of the bands exclusively presented on this blog two years… Read more…
Swedes MANIMAL have been around for a while, releasing two albums prior to this "Purgatorio", their new effort to be available tomorrow. Borrowing from the 2000’s and 90’s eras, these… Read more…
MONSTER TRUCK – True Rockers (2018)
18 months after their breakthrough debut CD featured here, Canadian rockers MONSTER TRUCK are back with "True Rockers", their new effort to be released next Friday 14. An album with… Read more…
"Atomic Highway" is the title of the new album from Los Angeles-based rock band DC4 — featuring Jeff Duncan (ARMORED SAINT, ODIN), Rowan Robertson (DIO, BANG TANGO), Shawn Duncan (ODIN,… Read more…
IMPELLITTERI – The Nature Of The Beast [Japan Edition] (2018)
Frontiers Music will release IMPELLITTERI's brand new studio album, "The Nature Of The Beast", on October 12. Today, the album is being released in Asia, with different artwork.Formed by lead… Read more…
BAD TOUCH – Shake A Leg (2018)
BAD TOUCH leave a great 'touch' on the ears with their latest studio album "Shake A Leg". Released tomorrow via Marshall Record, their new CD neatly reaffirms the band's potency… Read more…
