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Danish melodic hard rock masters PRETTY MAIDS will release their new album, “Undress Your Madness”, on November 8 via Frontiers Music. “Undress Your Madness” is Pretty Maids’ highly anticipated follow up to 2016’s critically and commercially successful release “Kingmaker”, a record that continued the “revitalized” path that the band set out upon with the now classic albums “Pandemonium” and “Motherland.”...
For many years, there has been a growing demand to reissue PRETTY MAIDS albums from the Nineties and onwards. A lot of these haven’t been accessible for years – out of print / deleted – so Frontiers Music decided to rollout these catalog reissues for Pretty Maids fans, both old and new, in the form of this mammoth “A Blast...
Sony Music Japan just started a fantastic series of PRETTY MAIDS albums for the first time officially remastered and pressed on High Quality Blu-spec CD2 format. “Jump The Gun” is the third major label studio album by the Danish melodic hard rock legendary band, now in all its glory with this superb sonic treatment. The ‘maids’ were, are, and will...
Sony Music Japan just started a fantastic series of PRETTY MAIDS albums for the first time remastered and pressed on High Quality Blu-spec CD2 format. “Sin-Decade” is the fourth studio album by the Danish melodic hard rock legendary band, now in all its glory with this superb sonic treatment. After the Maid’s previous album Jump The Gun (1990), bassist Allan...
Sony Music Japan just started a fantastic series of PRETTY MAIDS albums for the first time remastered and pressed on High Quality Blu-spec CD2 format. “Future World” is Pretty Maids’ second album, now sounding in all its glory with a superb remastering job. After their very good debut LP, Pretty Maids toured all over Europe and meanwhile started to plan...
Sony Music Japan just started a fantastic series of PRETTY MAIDS albums for the first time remastered and pressed on High Quality Blu-spec CD2 format. “Red, Hot and Heavy“ is Pretty Maids thunderous debut LP, now sounding in all its glory. With their ’83 self-titled EP, Danes Pretty Maids managed to snag something the grand majority of bands pine for:...
Danish / Swedish super-duo NORDIC UNION — which features PRETTY MAIDS vocalist Ronnie Atkins and guitarist / songwriter / producer Erik Martensson (ECLIPSE, W.E.T., AMMUNITION) — will release its sophomore album, “Second Coming”, via Frontiers Music next November 9, while tomorrow will appear in its Japanese edition plus a bonus track. The partnership between the two Scandinavians came about sometime...
Near the end of the year, it’s time to recap about the best 2016 releases, by category. For 0dayrox, the best hard rock album of the year is NORDIC UNION self-titled CD. Frontiers Music president has a gift for pairing talented musicians who create amazing new projects. NORDIC UNION is no exception, and may in fact be his most genius...
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Danish hard rock / metal legends PRETTY MAIDS will release their new album “Kingmaker“, on November 4 via Frontiers Music Srl, but now we can enjoy its just released Japanese Edition including 2 bonus tracks.Pretty Maids is one of my favorite bands of all time but I am not being biased with this review: “Kingmaker” is another killer album from...
More and more Advanced Releases for this October, 2016.From the Frontiers Music camp arrive these news; British AOR / Melodic Rock institution FM have decided to record a modern-day version of their now classic debut album ‘Indiscreet’ in its entirety. Many long time fans raised their voices against this, but you know, listening the first advance, the classic ‘That Girl’,...
More must-check advanced singles from upcoming releases in months to come.Danish superb rockers PRETTY MAIDS the first single – ‘Face The World’ – taken from their next studio album Kingmaker, which will be released via Frontiers Music on November 4, 2016. It’s a terrific cut and I can’t wait for the full album, for sure, a highlight this year. Also...
Featuring 2 ex-Pretty Maids members, Denmark’s NOW OR NEVER is a solid example of how melodic metal and hard n’ heavy rock should be played, with power and total conviction. The band returns today with their sophomore effort simply titled “II“, packed with many interesting and catchy vocal harmonies, guitar riffs and hard-hitting rhythms more refined than ever. Consisting of...
* Danish melodic hard rock favorites PRETTY MAIDS don’t want to take a break: it’s exactly one year ago when Ronnie Atkins and the gusy released their latest album ‘Motherland’, which was followed by a long European-Tour. In-between they recorded this new effort entitled “Louder Than Ever” – an album that consists of re-recordings from songs of the 1995 –...
* NOW OR NEVER is a new international combo whose self titled debut album has just been released in Europe and Asia, and will be out on the streets in mid-January 2014 in North America via Mausoleum Records.Now Or Never was founded last year by Danish guitarist Ricky Marx (ex-Pretty Maids) and Swiss drummer Fabian Ranzoni (ex-Sultan), joined by French...
* Danish legends PRETTY MAIDS is one of my favorite bands of all time, never making a false move and always re-inventing themselves with each album. Well, Pretty Maids did it again: their new record “Motherland” released through Italy’s Frontiers Records today is another hard rockin’ melodic masterpiece. A lot has happend over the time: beside some line-up changes, lately...
HOUSE OF SHAKIRA – Sour Grapes (2016)
One of Sweden’s legacy melodic rock acts HOUSE OF SHAKIRA have just released their new album "Sour Grapes" you’ve ever been fed. Keeping the momentum going since talented lead singer… Read more…
HOUSE OF SHAKIRA – HoS (Comeback album)
After a 5 year hiatus, one of Sweden’s greatest exports, HOUSE OF SHAKIRA returned to the forefront of the European Melodic Rock scene early this decade. Their brand new album… Read more…
HOUSE OF SHAKIRA – Paid To Play Live! [Official Bootleg + Extras] *EXCLUSIVE*
This is a cool request, the rare and out of print release of HOUSE OF SHAKIRA "Paid To Play Live! ", a very Limited Edition 9 track extended EP (strictly… Read more…
SIGN X (ex Chalice) – Sign X EP (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…
THE MURDER OF MY SWEET – Echoes Of The Aftermath (2017)
Released by Frontiers Music, "Echoes Of The Aftermath" is THE MURDER OF MY SWEET's just released new album. 2015 saw the band presenting the concept CD Beth Out Of Hell,… Read more…
THE MURDER OF MY SWEET – Beth Out Of Hell (2015)
Created by talented drummer, vocalist and producer Daniel Flores, THE MURDER OF MY SWEET has been releasing quality material since six years ago, and now are presenting "Beth Out Of… Read more…
BEST CLASSIC METAL OF THE YEAR : LIGHTNING STRIKES – Lightning Strikes (2016)
Near the end of the year, it's time to recap about the best 2016 releases, by category. For 0dayrox, the Best Classic Metal album of the year is LIGHTNING STRIKES… Read more…
JULY REIGN – Here Comes The Flood (2016)
Another great new addition to the MelodicRock Records roster, "Here Comes The Flood" is the debut album by JULY REIGN. July Reign is the brainchild of guitarist Sheldon Scrivner who,… Read more…
On this blog we've been following the recording steps of Kentucky-based female fronted hard rockers HYDROGYN, and today the six-piece are releasing their brand new full-length CD titled "Redemption". Throughout… Read more…
TONY MILLS – Streets Of Chance (2017)
Vocalist for Shy, TNT and many more, TONY MILLS is one of the greatest singers in melodic hard rock history. He will be releasing tomorrow his new solo album titled… Read more…
We have featured here the enjoyable previous album from Germans PILEDRIVER, and now they are back with "Rockwall", their new effort, mixing classic rock of all times with traditional 'Teutonic'… Read more…
MYSTERY – Theatre Of The Mind [2018 Edition Remixed +1]
We featured here many albums from one of the best Melodic Neo Prog bands from the last twenty years, Canadians MYSTERY. Now, the group, after many requests from fans and… Read more…
BE THE WOLF – Empress [Japan Edition +1] (2018)
Fronted by mastermind Federico Mondelli, BE THE WOLF are releasing today in Japan their third album titled "Empress", to appear in Europe at the end of the week. Big in… Read more…
ACE FREHLEY is on a roll, and he’s ready to embark on his next musical journey with "Spaceman", his third solo outing in four years, and eighth overall. Amongst Ace’s… Read more…
