Melodic Rock, AOR, Hard Rock, Prog, Classic Rock news
Legendary AOR band BAD HABIT was formed in Lund, Sweden in 1986 by Hal Marabel and now ex-keyboard player Doc Pat Shannon. They released their first album ‘Young & Innocent’ in 1987 and were actually the first band to get an independently produced music video aired on Swedish national TV. Trough the late ’80s and the ’90s, the Swedish five...
One of the greatest Melodic rock / AOR acts from the ’80s Swedish scene are back: BAD HABIT is set to headline the Swedish AOR Convention (May 31-June 02, 2019 in Malmo), and at the same time they are releasing “After Hours [re-cap] [2-CD Remastered + Unreleased”, a 2-CD set including their celebrated 1989 album ‘After Hours’ freshly remastered plus...
Not to be confused with the all-star project with similar name on MTM Records from years ago featuring Robin McAuley, this CD entitled ELEMENTS OF FRICTIONS was the very first release by the really good Danish Melodic Hard Rock / AOR specialized label Lions Pride Music. ELEMENTS OF FRICTIONS features some of the greatest voices from the Melodic Rock genre...
After last year’s ‘Best Of’ titled “Timeless”, BAD HABIT returns with their 10th full studio album “Atmosphere”. This easily may be the best album from this band ever… and I think one of the best 2011 releases already. What a great start of the year. Bax Fehling : ” It’s all about ‘striking a chord…’ both musically and emotionally. It’s...
VINCE DiCOLA – Angry Birds Transformers [Extended Edition Soundtrack] (2017)
Today here's one for '80s movie soundtracks and synth-based music: VINCE DiCOLA's "Angry Birds Transformers [Extended Edition Soundtrack]". Vincent Louis "Vince" DiCola is an American keyboardist and arranger who composed… Read more…
BLIND DATE – Can You Feel It [written 89-91 / re-released]
There were a lot of great bands that just fell through the cracks in the late ‘80s and especially the early ‘90s due to the musical climate change. BLIND DATE… Read more…
BLACK SABBATH – The End [Live In Birmingham] (2017)
"The End" is a celebration of BLACK SABBATH's final hometown concert at Birmingham's Genting Arena on February 4, 2017. This unforgettable farewell show from one of the biggest bands in… Read more…
BLACK STONE CHERRY – Black To Blues (2017)
It may be a little bit before we get a full new BLACK STONE CHERRY album of original material, but the band has something to tide fans over that might… Read more…
METALITE – Heroes In Time (2017)
"Heroes In Time" is the debut album by METALITE, a new Swedish female fronted combo which as their name suggest, musically is melodic metal oriented but with a 'lite' approach,… Read more…
SWEET & LYNCH – Only To Rise [Japanese Edition +1]
One of you asked for a revamp on SWEET & LYNCH's "Only To Rise" really good debut record "Only To Rise", this time in its Japanese Edition including a bonus… Read more…
SWEET & LYNCH – Unified [Japan Edition +1] (2017)
One of you asked for the Japanese version of SWEET & LYNCH new album "Unified", including an exclusive bonus track. SWEET & LYNCH — the super-band featuring guitarist / vocalist… Read more…
GRETA VAN FLEET – From The Fires (2017)
Michigan upstarts GRETA VAN FLEET are releasing today "From The Fires", their first full length album featuring tracks recorded few months ago plus the songs from their 4-track debut EP,… Read more…
AERODYNE – Breaking Free (2017)
"Breaking Free" is the first full-length of Swedish hard rockers AERODYNE, set for release tomorrow December 15, 2017 via Street Symphonies Records. Formed back in January 2016 the Scandinavian combo… Read more…
WESTPOINT – Face To The Sea [digitally remastered] (2016)
New reissue label Preservation Records is doing a great job remastering lost gems from the '80s Norwegian AOR scene. They started with a superb Lava album (featured here on the… Read more…
Mr. RIOT – My Life, My Road (2017)
"My Life, My Road" is the new album from Italian melodic hard rockers MR. RIOT, and the craziest thing about it is that the band already call its day before… Read more…
What do you get when you combine a skilled session vocalist and member of the current Alan Parsons Project with the ex drummer of Staind, and a bass player extraordinaire?… Read more…
