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HOUSE OF LORDS‘ 10th studio album, “New World – New Eyes“, will be released on June 12 via Frontiers Music. Recorded and produced by the band’s singer and mastermind, James Christian, the follow-up to 2017’s “Saint Of The Lost Souls” has a great flow of up-tempo and mid-tempo rockers mixed with power ballads, which lean a bit more toward keyboards...
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One of you requested this “Rude Awakening”, House Of Lord’s frontman JAMES CHRISTIAN first solo album in this remastered reissue by Frontiers Music including 6 bonus tracks, hard to find now, out of print, expensive. After their third album, House Of Lords somehow disbanded. However, Christian never stopped writing songs and recording demos. An offer from an European label appeared...
As requested, here’s some unreleased HOUSE OF LORDS material. After a long hiatus, leader James Christian started to plan the return of the band at the beginning of the new Millennium. This was materialized with the album The Power And The Myth released in 2004, a record with more progressive orientation that disappointed first time fans. In my book, The...
Many melodic hard rock fans didn’t take notice that HOUSE OF LORDS‘ album “Anthology” isn’t just the usual ‘Best Of’ studio hits, instead, this is a stellar compilation of unreleased tracks, rare pre-production demos and live recordings.Produced, engineered and mixed by the band’s original drummer Ken Mary, the sound quality of the material included into “Anthology” is top notch. House...
After the second album by HOUSE OF LORDS featured here, some of you asked for the band’s awesome self-titled debut, also remastered by Axe Killer Records (now re-branded Bad Reputation).Essential into any ’80s Melodic Hard Rock / AOR collection, this reissue of “House Of Lords” includes a bonus track, a different, remixed version of the song ‘Love Don’t Lie’, written...
Taking a look the really good remastered releases of classic albums done by Axe Killer Records (now re-branded Bad Reputation) here’s one that deserve attention: HOUSE OF LORDS second album “Sahara“, including a bonus track. HOUSE OF LORDS three first albums are masterpieces in classic Melodic Hard rock / AOR, each one different from each other. While the first is...
From time to time, JAMES CHRISTIAN takes a break from his long serving band House Of Lords to drop a solo album. The singer, songwriter, producer, and all around music veteran returns with his fourth studio CD, “Craving“, to be released tomorrow via Frontiers Music. Recorded at his own Florida studio, the new effort features contributions from other well known...
Spring is here, and new singles from upcoming released appear to our delight.German melodic hard rock legends BONFIRE presented “Stand Or Fall”, the 2nd single from the band’s new album, “Temple Of Lies”, which will be released this April via AFM Records. Another strong cut with big production. House Of Lords singer JAMES CHRISTIAN will be releasing his fourth solo...
Spring is coming and major Melodic Rock / AOR releases find its way to stores. Let’s check the advanced singles from albums to come.British rockers PRAYING MANTIS will release their 11th studio album, “Gravity”, on May 11 via Frontiers Music. Title track is the first single, a melodic rocker showcasing inspired songwriting. House Of Lords singer JAMES CHRISTIAN will be...
While waiting the new Robin Beck album in few months, you need to check her voice here on KJETIL BY‘s album “Better Days“. When this Norwegian started to write the songs for this CD, the intention was to record a pop/rock album with a melodic sound.Kjetil wanted the best musicians for the sessions and we have TNT / Stage Dolls...
HOUSE OF LORDS returns with their tenth studio “Saint Of The Lost Souls” via Frontiers Music in a couple of weeks, but the Japanese Edition just appeared with a bonus track.I don’t know if there are enough synonyms in the dictionary for the word “spectacular.” Lead singer James Christian, drummer BJ Zampa, guitarist Jimi Bell, and new bassist Chris Tristram...
* Superb vocalist James Christian and his band HOUSE OF LORDS are celebrating with their soon-to-be-released new album “Indestructible“: it’s their tenth studio album in a career that dates to 1987, but also marks ten years with the same line up: Christian, Jimi Bell on guitars, bassist Chris McCarvill, and BJ Zampa on drums. Another thing that hasn’t changed is...
As the title suggests, “F4UR” this is indeed album number 4 from RADIOACTIVE, the brainchild of super talented Swedish guitarist/songwriter Tommy Denander and on each album to date he has had a series of top Melodic Rock and AOR vocalists, and on this album he has the best yet! “F4UR” is the first Radioactive album in nearly 10 years and...
* RAVENBLACK PROJECT is the musical creature by Italian guitarist Riccardo Bacchi. Completely produced by himself, from the songwriting to the artwork concept, “Breaking Through The Mist” is the resulting upcoming debut album featuring some outstanding guest singers. The ‘cats’ involved are super-talented Mark Boals, Amanda Somerville, Doogie White (Schenker’s Temple Of Rock), James Christian (House Of Lords), Andre Matos...
