Melodic Rock, AOR, Hard Rock, Prog, Classic Rock news
After the new, just released PERFECT VIEW album some of you asked for their previous two. The band’s debut “Hold Your Dreams” originally included 12 songs, in 2017 reissued / remastered plus a bonus track.Inspired by ’80s AOR legends, “Hold Your Dreams” is a clear rendition to the glory days of arena rock, when melody and the emphasis on the...
Another album which deserved more attention when released some time was “Red Moon Rising“, the second effort from Italians PERFECT VIEW leaning more towards Melodic Hard Rock than the AOR flavors of their debut. On “Red Moon Rising”, Perfect View the band accented the guitar presence and an overall punchy delivery, however, the record opens with “Where The Wind Blows”,...
Now signed by Lions Pride Music, Italian melodic rockers PERFECT VIEW will release their third opus titled “Timeless” on October 29, 2018.With already two solid albums under their belt, “Timeless” should be their most complete album to date where they have refined the songwriting with more elaborated arrangements, stronger harmonies, and catchier hooks / choruses in the traditional Euro melodic...
AERODYNE – Breaking Free (2017)
"Breaking Free" is the first full-length of Swedish hard rockers AERODYNE, set for release tomorrow December 15, 2017 via Street Symphonies Records. Formed back in January 2016 the Scandinavian combo… Read more…
WESTPOINT – Face To The Sea [digitally remastered] (2016)
New reissue label Preservation Records is doing a great job remastering lost gems from the '80s Norwegian AOR scene. They started with a superb Lava album (featured here on the… Read more…
Mr. RIOT – My Life, My Road (2017)
"My Life, My Road" is the new album from Italian melodic hard rockers MR. RIOT, and the craziest thing about it is that the band already call its day before… Read more…
What do you get when you combine a skilled session vocalist and member of the current Alan Parsons Project with the ex drummer of Staind, and a bass player extraordinaire?… Read more…
WORLDS APART – Clean Slate (comeback album)
WORLDS APART has been around recording and performing since the early 90s and have delivered some strong material in the past. The San Francisco Bay are melodic hard rockers are… Read more…
SAINTS OF SIN – Welcome To The Circus (2017)
Since forming in 2013 in Southampton, British rockers SAINTS OF SIN have been bringing their own brand of unadulterated hair metal to venues up and down the country. This is… Read more…
JOHN WAITE – In Real Time [retail]
After the recent Bad English post one of you asked for this quite unknown JOHN WAITE album "In Real Time" released via Frontiers Music some time ago. The album was… Read more…
HOUSTON – Truth Slips EP + Singles + Cover Versions
After the recent, awesome new album by Swedish AOR wonders HOUSTON some of you asked for the band's rare "Truth Slips [EP]", presented here on the blog at the time… Read more…
FREEROCK SAINTS – Electric Passion (2017)
"Electric Passion" is the second, vibrant new album by FREEROCK SAINTS, the brainchild of Super Vintage founder Stavros Papadopoulos. In fact, FREEROCK SAINTS are Super Vintage members plus terrific female… Read more…
"Showdown" is the new album by KING'S CALL after a four year absence. The German based melodic hard rock band founded by guitarist Alex Garoufalidis (Greek origins but born in… Read more…
BLINDSTONE – Blues-O-Delic Celebration (2017)
Speaking about heavy-blues, Danish outfit BLINDSTONE are one of this blog favorites. The boys are back with a new album 2017 titled "Blues-O-Delic Celebration", this time a collection of covers… Read more…
Praised by Classic Rock Magazine as one of the greatest promises from the genre, SAMARKIND are presenting themselves to the world with their pretty awesome self-titled debut "Samarkind". "Samarkind" is… Read more…
