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...
WORLDS APART – Clean Slate (2010)
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…
JIM PETERIK (Survivor) – The Songs (2016)
Continuing with the JIM PETERIK-related requested music, here's "The Songs", a collection of his most celebrated songs freshly re-recorded in acoustic form, released via his own label World Stage International… Read more…
JIM PETERIK & WORLD STAGE – Winds Of Change [Japanese Edition +1] (2019)
"Winds Of Change” is the long-awaited follow-up to JIM PETERIK’s now legendary “Jim Peterik’s & World Stage” first album. Set for release on April 26, 2019 via Frontiers Music but… 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…
ALMANAC released a fine debut album last year but I found it a bit monotonous, now they are back with second effort "Kingslayer", and I must say the focus (and… 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…
After her successful international last year debut, Swedish singer / songwriter MARTINA EDOFF has lined up the release of her incredibly accomplished second album “Unity” on the brand new Into… Read more…
