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Category: BLACK ‘N BLUE

BLACK 'N BLUE / UNRELEASED

September 2, 2019

BLACK ‘N BLUE – The Demos Remastered Anthology 1 (rarities 81 / 84 + unreleased songs)

Before reunite for the comeback album Hell Yeah!, it was released this BLACK ‘N BLUE album titled “The Demos Remastered Anthology 1”. What makes this release so unique and desirable is that it contains demo versions of some of the tracks that later showed up in a better recorded format on their debut for Geffen Records. Even more so is that it has some unreleased songs that never made it to any of the albums, 5 out of the 12 to be exact!
And we added 3 extras…

September 2, 2019

BLACK ‘N BLUE – Hell Yeah! [Japan Edition +1]

After about 25 years not visiting the recording studio, “Hell Yeah!” marked the ‘comeback’ of US hard rockers BLACK ‘N BLUE, wiping away a couple decades and it’s eerily like they never missed a step. This is EXACTLY the kind of album you expect from Black ‘N Blue, and it’s the exact album they needed to make for their comeback....

BLACK 'N BLUE / REMASTER

September 1, 2019

BLACK ‘N BLUE ‎- Collected [All 80s albums Box Set Remastered] EXCLUSIVE

“Collected” is an excellent Box Set including all the albums from US rockers BLACK ‘N BLUE, all housed in individual cardboard slipcases (mini-LP replicas) issued under license from Universal Music and remastered from the original tapes. The remaining copies of this already out of print box is being sold for almost € 400 right now. Of all the admittedly second-tier...

FURY – Lost In Space (2016)

After their indie debut, "Lost In Space" is the new album by FURY - the young cracking UK band bringing back the energetic sounds of the '80s - on Broken… Read more…
HOLLYWOOD MONSTERS – Big Trouble (Bonus Tracks Edition +3)

Featuring some of the most renowned Classic Hard Rock artists in the lineup, HOLLYWOOD MONSTERS is the creation of French guitarist and composer Stéphane 'Steph' Honde who, after considerable success… Read more…
HOLLYWOOD MONSTERS – Capture The Sun (2016)

"Capture The Sun" is the second album from HOLLYWOOD MONSTERS, the classic rock / hard rock combo founded by vocalist / guitarist Steph Honde (who anchored the band of original… Read more…
17 CRASH – Hit The Prey (2018)

"Hit The Prey" is the name of the new CD from Italian hard rockers 17 CRASH coming out next March 30th through rock label Volcano Records. Formed in 2011, according… Read more…
VOODOO SIX – Songs To Invade Countries To (2013)

UK hard rockers VOODOO SIX were presented in this blog two years ago with their very good 2011's EP but the group have been rocking the scene for more than… Read more…
JOE LYNN TURNER – Michael Men Project, Made In Moscow (2019) *EXCLUSIVE*

The Michael Men Project was an album project overseen by professional musician and then Deputy Mayor of Moscow, Mikhail Men (a.k.a. Michael Men). Michael Men acquired the services of veteran… Read more…
JAKKS – Fire [English version]

It has been said many times at this site; Melodic Hard Rock has no boundaries. JAKKS from Argentina is one of the few bands from South America carrying the flag… Read more…
THE UNITY – Rise [Japanese Edition +3] (2018)

Only about a year and a half after the arrival of its self-titled debut album, German-Italian melodic metal act THE UNITY is ready to strike again: September 14 will see… Read more…
GOTTHARD – Silver [Deluxe Digipak +2] (2017)

"Silver" is the new album by Swiss hard rock institution GOTTHARD to be released tomorrow January 13th produced by Charlie Bauerfeind (Helloween) and founder / guitarist Leo Leoni. 25 years… Read more…
WISHING WELL (feat Graham Bonnet) – Chasing Rainbows (2016)

Finnish hard rockers WISHING WELL are presenting their debut album “Chasing Rainbows”, a true mixture of genres ranging from the melodic hard rock of the title track to classic Seventies… Read more…
OZZY OSBOURNE – Ordinary Man +2 [BSCD2 Japan Edition] (2020)

Legend OZZY OSBOURNE will release his new album "Ordinary Man" next Feb. 21, the Prince Of Darkness first solo album in almost a decade. "There’s a line in ‘Ordinary Man’… Read more…
HEART & Friends – Home For The Holidays (2014)

Last December, HEART’s Ann and Nancy Wilson returned to their hometown of Seattle to stage a celebration of the season, gathering a few of their friends to join them in… Read more…
1974 – 1974 & The Death Of The Herald (2013)

1974 is five piece band from Connecticut, USA that conjures up the memories and sounds of classic stadium rock acts from the seventies / eighties such as Kansas, Rush, Yes,… Read more…
INTELLIGENT MUSIC PROJECT IV – Sorcery Inside (2019) *EXCLUSIVE*

Bulgarian composer Milen Vrabevski and drumming ace Simon Phillips assemble an A-list team for the fourth outing under INTELLIGENT MUSIC PROJECT IV, titled "Sorcery Inside". The vocalists taking part include… Read more…
TRIUMPH – Diamond Collection [Ltd. Edition 10-CD Box Set remastered] Re-post

TRIUMPH is one of Canada's greatest hard rock bands in history. With 10 classic albums released between 1976 and 1987, they have left an indelible mark on the history of… Read more…
PRETTY MAIDS – A Blast From The Past [Deleted 12 CD Boxset] (2019) *EXCLUSIVE*

For many years, there has been a growing demand to reissue PRETTY MAIDS albums from the Nineties and onward. A lot of these haven’t been accessible for years - out of print / deleted - so Frontiers Music decided to rollout these catalog reissues for Pretty Maids fans, both old and new, in the form of this mammoth "A Blast From The Past [12 CD Boxset]".
While released only few months ago, due the hing demand world-wide the Box is already out of print. Now it's only available as digital download, but doesn't include de bonus tracks present on these physical CD's. Read more…