Melodic Rock, AOR, Hard Rock, Prog, Classic Rock news
MARK KNOPFLER is returning from a three-year hiatus on November 16 with the release of “Down The Road Wherever“, his ninth solo album. The album features new songs inspired by a wide range of subjects, including Knopfler’s early days in Deptford with Dire Straits.Knopfler produced the record along with former Dire Straits keyboardist Guy Fletcher, who has been one of...
“This Is Not Enough For Me” is a just appeared collection of rare and unreleased tracks by British singer-songwriter and guitarist MARK KNOPFLER, I suspect not an official release but a must for Knopfler / Dire Straits fans. SILVERTOWN BLUES is one of the best songs from Knopfler’s album “Sailing To Philadelphia”, but was never played live. Fans started to...
Former Dire Straits bassist and multiple Brit & Grammy award winner JOHN ILLSEY is set to release his sixth solo studio album “Long Shadows” on May 20th 2016. The album follows his celebrated – and recommended by this blog – 2014 studio release Testing The Water and a last year’s live album.Illsley jokes: ‘I have been working on these songs...
Finally one of the greatest Classic Rock albums of all time is released on high quality SHM-CD format; DIRE STRAITS “Brothers In Arms“. “Brothers In Arms” previously appeared on a multi-channel SACD, however the mastering of that release is not to everyone’s taste, considered rather bright and compressed by some.This new remaster by Universal Japan sounds wonderful, with a fantastic...
* Dire Straits were big. Stadium big, big on that MTV, big on headbands and padded suits – aesthetically Eighties. To the music and guitar aficionados MARK KNOPFLER has always been held in high esteem; a finessed finger-picker, witty balladeer, reluctant pop star and a country wise man – a bloody good Jack of all trades basically.His new album “Tracker”...
* Dire Straits were big. Stadium big, big on that MTV, big on headbands and padded suits –aesthetically Eighties. To the music and guitar aficionados MARK KNOPFLER has always been held in high esteem; a finessed finger-picker, witty balladeer, reluctant pop star and a country wise man – a bloody good Jack of all trades basically. His brand new “Tracker”...
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…
LOUDNESS – Rise To Glory (2018)
Pioneer Japanese act LOUDNESS will release their new album, "Rise To Glory", world-wide on January 26, 2018. Yes, thankfully they have decided to release the new CD at the same… Read more…
HOT BLOODED – The Foreigner Experience (2018)
In a similar fashion of 'A Foreigners Journey', the excellent Foreigner / Journey Tribute already featured here at 0dayrox, "HOT BLOODED - The Foreigner Experience" is a tribute show exclusively… Read more…
SECRET ILLUSION – Awake Before The Dawn (2018)
SECRET ILLUSION are releasing their new album "Awake Before The Dawn" tomorrow Feb. 1st 2018, via Lion Music Records, a label that doesn't stops to add new bands to their… Read more…
BON JOVI – Rockin’ In Cleveland, 1984 [HD Remastered Edition] (2018)
BON JOVI recording "Rockin' In Cleveland, 1984" (The Legendary Ohio Broadcast) has just been re-released in a "HD Remastered Edition". Already considered an 'official bootleg', the album even has been… Read more…
SIGN X (ex Chalice) – Sign X (2018) + CHALICE “In Wonderland” [digitally remastered]
SIGN X is a new German outfit releasing their self-titled "Sign X" EP this 2018 as presentation card. In fact, this is the new name for veteran melodic hard rockers… Read more…
SPIRAL KEY – An Error Of Judgement (2018)
Britain's SPIRAL KEY are releasing their second effort titled “An Error of Judgement”, the first via the very good, varied in musical styles Pride & Joy Music label (and distributed… Read more…
REACH – The Great Divine (2018)
Swedish melodic hard rockers REACH surprised us with a great album years ago, now reduced as a three-piece, the guys are back with ”The Great Divine”, their fresh CD to… Read more…
CATS IN SPACE – Cats Alive! (2018)
UK wonders CATS IN SPACE are ready to release their first live recording tomorrow titled "Cats Alive!", recorded last year at the Cardiff Motorpoint Arena at a particularly raucous night… Read more…
MARC JORDAN – C.O.W. Conserve Our World [AOR CITY Series – remastered] (2017)
Last year we featured some titles from the great Sony Music Japan campaign titled AOR CITY 1000, a low-priced remastered reissue on 100 classic AOR / AC albums from their… Read more…
THE OUTFIELD – RePlay + Malibu Beach [B-Side] & more – Out Of Print
Not so long ago, THE OUTFIELD, one of my favorites from the mid '80s, returned with a brand new album titled “RePlay”, released by themselves and now pretty hard to… Read more…
