Melodic Rock, AOR, Hard Rock, Prog, Classic Rock news
With ROULETTE‘s new album featured here one you asked for their compilation album “Better Late Than Never” including all the band’s ’80s / ’90s works remastered by YesterRock Records specialists.This is a wonderful slice of the classic Scandinavian AOR / Melodic Rock stuff we all love. Founded in 1985 in Sundsvall, Sweden, during the AOR / Melodic Rock explosion (with...
ROULETTE was founded in 1985 in Sundsvall, Sweden and quickly became the talk of the town. They toured with, among others, Treat, Electric Boys & Lion’s Share and released the single ‘Hearts keep on burning’ with Tommy Nilsson (of Easy Action) on backing vocals in 1987. The band dissolved in the Nineties, and had a small revival back in 2010...
Let’s go with the first advanced singles from the most anticipated albums this year.Melodic Hard rockers HARDLINE consisting of singer Johnny Gioeli, keyboardist Alessandro Del Vecchio, guitarist Mario Percudani, bassist Anna Portalupi and drummer Marco Di Salvia have released a new single titled “Take A Chance” from their upcoming new studio album ‘Life’, which will be released via Frontiers Music...
Near the end of the year still there’s a very interesting release schedule with potential Album of the Year status. There’s great news; the greatest Rock band in the world (at least for me) TOTO, are back into the studio. If the initial single from the band’s upcoming retrospective set 40 Trips Around The Sun has a hint of familiarity,...
Released via AOR Heaven Records, “Winter In Paradise” is the brilliant debut by SWEET MARY JANE, a band formed in the Summer of 2012 in Sundsvall, Sweden, by Tomas Nässlin (ex-Roulette), Per Olof Åsberg (ex-Airborn) and young talents Alexander Olsson (ex-Anacondah) and Andreas Sparby (ex-L.A.C.K.). They wrote the first single ‘Fire In Your Eyes’ with Tomas Lundgren (also from Roulette)...
June 2016 upcoming releases… sneak peek.Canadian singer Harry Hess (Harem Scarem) is ready to release via Frontiers Music another installment of his FIRST SIGNAL project. We already presented here the lead single, but now two tracks more have surfaced. Another Melodic Rock gem hits the market and an absolute contender for the AOR album of the year! Also on Frontiers...
* Swedish AOR band ROULETTE released some singles during the ’80s, but never got the necessary luck to make it big. A great compilation including those 7” plus a lot of unreleased tracks appeared in 2008, a true gem of wonderful pure Scandi-AOR tunes.Now, and when nobody was expecting hear something from these guys again, Roulette returns with the new...
WILD SOULS – Game Of Love (2016)
"Game Of Love" is the new album from Greek melodic hard rockers WILD SOULS to be released tomorrow October 31, 2016. Monday is a strange day to release a Rock… Read more…
Mr. RUBIK – Wasted Paradise (2017)
“Wasted Paradise” debut album from Mr. RUBIK, a brand new session-players project led by producer & songwriter Marco Taggiasco. In fact, Mr. RUBIK was a side-project Taggiasco planned to launch… Read more…
YOUNG GUN SILVER FOX – AM Waves (2018)
"AM Waves" is the title of the new album from YOUNG GUN SILVER FOX, the fantastic duo of superb musicians Andy Platts (Mama's Gun) and Shawn Lee (countless projects, among… Read more…
STEVE PERRY – Street Talk [Japan Blu-spec CD2 remastered +5]
It's official; the great STEVE PERRY is back. The vocalist announced yesterday via newly created Twitter, Facebook and Instagram accounts the message: "I know it's been a long time comin'."… Read more…
"Tailor Made" is the new album released today from Hamburg-based hard rockers HARDBONE. This is their 4th record, and you can say the band has been pretty consistent as their… Read more…
FIREHOUSE – Firehouse [Japan Edition remastered +4]
One of you, fellow readers, asked for the first three FIREHOUSE albums remastered in its last Japanese Edition including bonus tracks. So here we go with the awesome self-titled debut… 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…
BOW WOW – Super Live [Rock Candy remastered]
Some time ago Rock Candy Records started a especially numbered 'JPCANDY' series focused on the remastered reissue of Japanese bands / albums. Here's as promised the other two album from… Read more…
AXEL RUDI PELL – Knights Call (2018)
AXEL RUDI PELL will release its 17th album, "Knights Call", on March 23 via SPV / Steamhammer. The German-American band featuring singer Johnny Gioeli (Hardline) and drummer Bobby Rondinelli (Rainbow),… Read more…
STAGE DOLLS – Commandos [digitally remastered]
STAGE DOLLS are one of the finest Melodic Rock / AOR bands Norway / Scandinavia produced in the '80s, and still continue creating superb music now. One of you asked… Read more…
JOE CERISANO’S SILVER CONDOR – Rarities, Demos & Live Across America (2018)
Limited to 500 units only, "Studio Cuts, Rarities and Live Across America" is the 2-CD Set by JOE CERISANO'S SILVER CONDOR, a blast from the past from respected vocalist /… Read more…
GREAT WHITE – Shot In The Dark [SHM-CD Remastered]
Few weeks ago, Universal Japan started a reissue campaign of various '80s Rock artists / albums from their back catalog on SHM-CD, all remastered and with reduced price. We have… Read more…
DeVICIOUS – Reflections [Ltd Digipak +2] (2019)
"Reflections" is the second release from German-Serbian Melodic Hard Rockers DeVICIOUS, the be released March 1. This new CD is a slightly harder, rocking than the debut but still -… Read more…
MICHAEL THOMPSON BAND – How Long [Frontiers remastered reissue +3] Out Of Print
With the today release of the new MICHAEL THOMPSON BAND excellent new album, some of you asked for their terrific debut, reissued some time ago by Frontiers Music remastered with… Read more…
