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Today German legends HELLOWEEN are releasing “United Alive in Madrid”, a show capturing all the band’s celebrated greatest hits from three decades and a breakneck trip through time to the entire Helloween repertoire – including songs the band hadn’t played live for a very long time, or even never before.
This end of the year promises to deliver some stupendous albums, let’s check the newest advanced singles from CD’s to come. British melodic rockers DANTE FOX will be releasing their six album Six String Revolver via AOR Heaven on November 24, 2017. ‘Firing My Heart’ should be the band’s most guitar driven song in years, full of melody and energy....
MASTERPLAN, which features former Helloween guitarist Roland Grapow, will release a new studio album titled “PumpKings” on June 30 via AFM. The effort consists of 2017 reworked versions of Helloween songs from albums that Grapow played on during his time in the legendary German band.This is one of my favorite periods of Helloween, and here we find included three songs...
German rock/metal legend Kai HANSEN releases the live album “Thank You Wacken!” later this month in Europe but the Japanese Edition just appeared some days ago. This Asian version is of special interest as it features as exclusive bonus track a new version of “Stranger In Time”, the only studio song on the CD. From Helloween to Gamma Ray and...
The great, new KAI HANSEN album “XXX Three Decades In Metal” (posted here) features some impressive guest vocalists doing duets with him, but there’s also a Deluxe 2-CD version featuring only Hansen vocals on all tracks, something that at places work better and we are able to truly appreciate his incredible pipes.This Japanese limited release of “XXX Three Decades In...
* “Heading For Tomorrow” was the debut album by the legendary German metallers band GAMMA RAY. It was intended to be the first solo album of Helloween’s guitarist, vocalist and primary songwriter Kai Hansen after he left the band, but he re-named the project as Gamma Ray.Now “Heading For Tomorrow” reached its 25 Anniversary, and Hansen is celebrating the event...
* HELLOWEEN‘s new album “My God-Given Right” has been released on various formats. One of these it’s this awesome “3D Deluxe Earbook” featuring a bonus CD. Exclusively available at the Nuclear Blast Records mailorder this special edition with 3D cover (28x28cm) includes an extra CD with 4 bonus tracks. Strictly limited to 1000 units. CD 2 (Bonus):01. I Wish I...
* exclusive One of my youth’s favorite bands, German wonders HELLOWEEN, are back with their 15th album “My God-Given Right“. Helloween are celebrating 30 years together in June… it seems it was just yesterday that we were blasting The Keeper of Seven Keys on cassette. It was the beginning of power/speed metal, some kind of Scorpions on steroids and it...
* One of the most influential and internationally successful acts of the global metal scene, Germans HELLOWEEN celebrates their 30th anniversary with the release of their 15th studio album ‘My God-Given Right’, due out on June 1.On April 17th, HELLOWEEN will release the hymn “Battle’s Won”, which is the first single off of the album. A limited quantity of the...
the REAL one * One of the greatest and legendary European metal bands are kicking off 2013 with studio album fourteen and will certainly set the standards pretty high for the rest of the year. I am talking about Germans HELLOWEEN and their brand new album “Straight Out Of Hell”. I’ve been partial to a little bit of Helloween in...
RICHIE SAMBORA – Stranger In This Town [Expanded Edition reissue] (2018)
'Stranger in This Town' is the first solo studio album by RICHIE SAMBORA, then guitarist from the New Jersey heroes Bon Jovi. The album was released in 1991, while Bon… Read more…
JOE SATRIANI – Flying In A Blue Dream [Japan Remaster Blue-SpecCD2]
Finally arrived from Japan my favorite JOE SATRIANI albums from the Legacy Recordings reissue series 2016, remastered and manufactured with the high quality Blu-specCD2 technology. "Flying In A Blue Dream"… Read more…
JOE SATRIANI – Surfing With The Alien [Japan Remaster Blue-spec CD2]
Finally arrived from Japan my favorite JOE SATRIANI albums from the Legacy Recordings reissue series 2016, remastered and manufactured with the high quality Blu-specCD2 technology. As you may know, Blu-specCD2… Read more…
RUSH – Time Machine 2011 [Live in Cleveland]
Canadian legends Rush are releasing on November 7, a two-disc live album entitled "Time Machine 2011: Live In Cleveland". Captured in April at Cleveland's Quicken Loans Arena during the renowned… Read more…
BAD RADIATOR – Shanghai (2014)
Last year we presented exclusively on the blog the debut album by Swedes BAD RADIATOR, and now the guys are back with another fine slice of melodic tunes with their… Read more…
Swedes BAD RADIATOR were already presented here with their two previous albums, both lovely collections of melodic rock tunes with the usual Scandinavian class. The guys are back with third… Read more…
BAD RADIATOR – IV (2017) [0dayrox exclusive]
This blog favorites BAD RADIATOR are back with their fourth effort simply titled "IV", presented in exclusive world premiere here. Again, these Swedes deliver a delectable collection of 10 fresh… Read more…
CRIMSON GLORY – In Dark Places 1986 – 2000 [5-CD Box Set Remastered] Out Of Print
Fully 24-Bit remastered, "In Dark Places… 1986-2000" is a 5-CD box containing all of CRIMSON GLORY's studio albums: "Crimson Glory", "Transcendence", "Strange And Beautiful" and "Astronomica" (2CD). The box also… Read more…
DBA (Downes Braide Association) – Pictures Of You (2013)
I was quite dis-oriented when I read some months ago about a collaboration between Geoff Downes (Asia, Yes, the Buggles) and Chris Braide (The Producers). Geoff Downes needs no introduction,… Read more…
NASTY RATZ – First Bite (2015-2016)
Musical genres disown frontiers, and this is pretty clear in "First Bite" the debut album of Czech glam / hard rock band NASTY RATZ. Taking a quick look at the… Read more…
STATE COWS – The Second One [Japanese Limited Edition +4] (2013)
The magical Swedish duo STATE COWS delighted us three years ago with their selftitled debut. Now Stephan Olofsson & Daniel Andersson have again assembled a wonderful band and cast for… Read more…
STATE COWS – Stealing The Show (2017)
Swedes STATE COWS, perhaps the band active today most faithful to the classic sound of early '80s West Coast AOR, are releasing new material under the title "Stealing The Show".… Read more…
For many, one of the big surprises this year will be "Big Red", the amazing new album by MAVERICK, a five-piece from Northern Ireland whom have been building their fan… Read more…
Best Progressive album 2017 : SONS OF APOLLO – Psychotic Symphony [Limited Edition 2CD]
Near the end of the year, it's time to recap about the best 2017 releases, by category. Wonderful musicianship, great fusion stylings, killer melodies, and the voice of Jeff Scott… Read more…
SONS OF APOLLO – Live with The Plovdiv Psychotic Symphony (2019) Special Edition
SONS OF APOLLO are one of the biggest success stories of the past two years. The combination of vocalist Jeff Scott Soto, guitarist Ron 'Bumblefoot' Thal, bassist Billy Sheehan, keyboard… Read more…
