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Guitar extraordinaire JOE SATRIANI has propelled his craft immensely in an almost 40 year career releasing multiple albums, touring worldwide with G3 and as a solo artist and teaching masterclasses for aspiring guitarists to find their own unique voices on the instrument. Throughout his career Satriani has always been a working musician and his reputation has garnered him the opportunity...
Japanese new label Wasabi Records has been doing an amazing work reissuing true ’80s classics, and few months ago released the three first essential PHENOMENA albums in a cardboard sleeve packaging replicating its UK edition LP design and a terrific, fresh 2017 remaster.“Phenomena II – Dream Runner” was the second effort from this Tom Galley & Wilfried Rimensberger project, here...
Japanese new label Wasabi Records has been doing an amazing work reissuing true ’80s classics (some featured at 0dayrox), and few months ago released the three first essential PHENOMENA albums in a cardboard sleeve packaging replicating its UK edition LP design and a terrific, fresh 2017 remaster.The project debut, self-titled “Phenomena” includes 5 great bonus tracks as well. Phenomena was...
Near the end of the year, it’s time to recap about the best 2017 releases, by category.Fortunately, this excellent album was finally released. Before his untimely death in 2012, renowned American rock guitarist RONNIE MONTROSE began recording an ambitious passion project with bassist Ricky Phillips (Styx, Bad English) and drummer Eric Singer (Kiss, Alice Cooper). The idea was to record...
Super classic hard rock group BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION comprising vocalist / bassist Glenn Hughes (Deep Purple, Trapeze), drummer Jason Bonham (Led Zeppelin, Foreigner), Derek Sherinian (Dream Theater, Alice Cooper) and blues-rock guitarist / vocalist Joe Bonamassa, release their long awaited and highly anticipated fourth album, “BCC IV” . This is the band’s first studio album since 2013, and rocks harder...
Capitalizing the release of Europe’s new album, Dutch label Music On CD in association with Sony Music has reissued the first two JOHN NORUM solo albums, long time of of print, a least in the US. While not remastered, the sound quality has been clearly beef-up thanks to modern mastering transfer technology. “Face The Truth” is Norum’s second solo album,...
Cherry Red / Hear No Evil Records has started a GLENN HUGHES reissue program under the title The Glenn Hughes Remasters. Here we have “Feel [2CD Remastered & Expanded Edition]“, the soulful, funky album Hughes recorded in the mid-Nineties, remastered and with lots of worthy previously unreleased material. Having Survived the hedonistic, life shortening spoils of fame with hard rock...
Cherry Red / Hear No Evil Records has started a GLENN HUGHES reissue programme under the title The Glenn Hughes Remasters. Of particular interest is this “Addiction [2CD Remastered & Expanded Edition]“, Hughes’ harder rock sounding solo album, remastered and with lots of previously unreleased material. Glenn Hughes‘ today’s omnipresence may grate many of those who can’t see it as...
After some group/band projects, “Resonate” is the first GLENN HUGHES solo album in eight years released via Frontiers Records on various formats; regular CD, LP, and this Deluxe Edition CD/DVD with a more ‘purple colored’ artwork and including the exclusive bonus track ‘Nothing’s The Same’. It’s in the blood. Glenn Hughes may have been dubbed the ‘Voice of rock’ because...
After some group/band projects, “Resonate” is the first GLENN HUGHES solo album in eight years to be released on Frontiers Records this week. It’s in the blood. Glenn Hughes may have been dubbed the ‘Voice of rock’ because of his exceptional vocal talents, but a different interpretation might be that, over the course of a career that has spanned nearly...
Some juicy releases are coming for the end of the year. Among the more awaited from the Frontiers Music camp is without a doubt the ROTH BROCK PROJECT, the group put together by John Roth (Winger, Starship, Giant) and superb vocalist Terry Brock (Strangeways, Giant, Leroux). We have another terrific melodic rock advance track titled ‘If That’s What It Takes’...
Some juicy releases are coming for the end of the year.Legend GLENN HUGHES after the last couple of rounds of band projects, decided to concentrate again on his solo career, and Resonate is his upcoming album with Frontiers next November. More advance tracks appeared, as the rocking ‘My Town’. Also we have another advance from the GRAHAM BONNET BAND taken...
ART NATION – Revolution (2015)
That were sad news when Swedes melodic rockers Diamond Dawn decided to split after their great, only album. But frontman Alexander Strandell pick up the flag and formed ART NATION,… Read more…
ART NATION – Liberation (2017)
ART NATION, the fast rising melodic rock act from Gothenburg, Sweden, will release its highly anticipated second album "Liberation" tomorrow, April 28th, via Sony Music / Gain and AOR Heaven… Read more…
JD MILLER – World War X (2017)
After their very solid debut, "World War X" is the follow up album from Swedes JD MILLER released today via Mighty Music. "World War X" pretty much sounds like they… Read more…
JD MILLER – Grand Intentions [Bonus Edition] (2016)
After the recent, new JD MILLER album posted on this blog, one of you asked for the band's previous effort from three years ago. And it's a proper request as… Read more…
DANGER ZONE – Closer To Heaven (2016)
Melodic Hard Rockers DANGER ZONE are releasing tomorrow "Closer To Heaven", a really entertaining slice of classic '80s inspired stuff. Hailing from Italy, Danger Zone was founded in the early… Read more…
GUNNER are not strangers to this blog as we already presented their previous album, now two years forward the band delivers their third installment "All Access". Although at first glance… Read more…
After a promising debut released by Retrospect Records USA, Argentinian melodic hard rockers GUNNER have a new record label and a new album out: "Keep Fighting". The group started life… Read more…
SLY BOOTS – Bad News Walkin’ (CD version)
Thanks to massive globalization and a decreasing cost to professionally silver-press audio CD's, it's incredible the large amount of bands that find the opportunity to show - at least several… Read more…
JADED HEART – Devil’s Gift [Ltd. Digipak +2] (2018)
German / Swedish rocking combo JADED HEART are ready to release their new album "Devil’s Gift" on March 30 via Massacre Records, with this Limited Digipak including two exclusive bonus… 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 to… Read more…
EROTIC PSYCHO – The Lost Boyz (2018)
After one EP distributed both in Europe and America, sleazy hard rockers EROTIC PSYCHO are releasing their full length debut "The Lost Boyz". Although based in Spain, Erotic Psycho seems… Read more…
STRAY BULLETS – Shut Up (2018)
Mixing '80s American sleazy hard rock and hair metal, "Shut Up" is the international debut from Italians STRAY BULLETS. Forming in Verona in 2007, Stray Bullets recorded threes years after… Read more…
