Melodic Rock, AOR, Hard Rock, Prog, Classic Rock news
Based in Stockholm, Sweden with a branch in Manhattan, New York, X5 Music Group is a label that primarily licenses pre-existing music for compilation albums. They have arranged with Warner Music Group for the release of DAMN YANKEES music, long time out of print in Europe. This is the just released “The Complete Warner Bros. Albums”. “The Complete Warner Bros....
Easily in my Top 25 rank of the best US Melodic Hard Rock records of all time, the self-titled debut by DAMN YANKEES still sounds awesome today, even better on this great remaster done by Rock Candy Records. Super Groups come and go; often in an initial blaze of glory and then more often than not disappear in a puff...
the Real one Rock Candy Records has just reissued their own remastered version from SHAW BLADES collaboration project debut “Hallucination“. Formed by Tommy Shaw (Styx) and Jack Blades (Night Ranger), these two Melodic Rock geniuses created a wonderful album here plenty of melody and showcasing not only their terrific voices, but also the duo’s amazing songwriting quality. When it...
17 CRASH – Hit The Prey (2018)
"Hit The Prey" is the name of the new CD from Italian hard rockers 17 CRASH coming out next March 30th through rock label Volcano Records. Formed in 2011, according… Read more…
VOODOO SIX – Songs To Invade Countries To (2013)
UK hard rockers VOODOO SIX were presented in this blog two years ago with their very good 2011's EP but the group have been rocking the scene for more than… Read more…
VOODOO SIX – Make Way For The King (2017)
Today September 8th 2017 sees the release of "Make Way For The King", the brand new studio album from London based VOODOO SIX. Featuring new lead vocalist Nik Taylor-Stoakes, it… Read more…
JOE LYNN TURNER – Michael Men Project, Made In Moscow (2019) *EXCLUSIVE*
The Michael Men Project was an album project overseen by professional musician and then Deputy Mayor of Moscow, Mikhail Men (a.k.a. Michael Men). Michael Men acquired the services of veteran… Read more…
JAKKS – Fire [English version]
It has been said many times at this site; Melodic Hard Rock has no boundaries. JAKKS from Argentina is one of the few bands from South America carrying the flag… Read more…
THE UNITY – Rise [Japanese Edition +3] (2018)
Only about a year and a half after the arrival of its self-titled debut album, German-Italian melodic metal act THE UNITY is ready to strike again: September 14 will see… Read more…
Next May 5th new project THE UNITY unleashes their self-titled debut album "The Unity" via Steamhammer Records. The main men are Gamma Ray members Michael Ehré (drums) and Henjo Richter… Read more…
GOTTHARD – Silver [Deluxe Digipak +2] (2017)
"Silver" is the new album by Swiss hard rock institution GOTTHARD to be released tomorrow January 13th produced by Charlie Bauerfeind (Helloween) and founder / guitarist Leo Leoni. 25 years… Read more…
WISHING WELL (feat Graham Bonnet) – Chasing Rainbows (2016)
Finnish hard rockers WISHING WELL are presenting their debut album “Chasing Rainbows”, a true mixture of genres ranging from the melodic hard rock of the title track to classic Seventies… Read more…
WISHING WELL – Rat Race (2018)
We were very pleased at this blog with Finland's WISHING WELL debut album. Now the band are back with a new CD titled "Rat Race" (released today) and some line-up… Read more…
OZZY OSBOURNE – Ordinary Man +2 [BSCD2 Japan Edition] (2020)
Legend OZZY OSBOURNE will release his new album "Ordinary Man" next Feb. 21, the Prince Of Darkness first solo album in almost a decade. "There’s a line in ‘Ordinary Man’… Read more…
HEART & Friends – Home For The Holidays (2014)
Last December, HEART’s Ann and Nancy Wilson returned to their hometown of Seattle to stage a celebration of the season, gathering a few of their friends to join them in… Read more…
1974 – 1974 & The Death Of The Herald (2013)
1974 is five piece band from Connecticut, USA that conjures up the memories and sounds of classic stadium rock acts from the seventies / eighties such as Kansas, Rush, Yes,… Read more…
INTELLIGENT MUSIC PROJECT IV – Sorcery Inside (2019) *EXCLUSIVE*
Bulgarian composer Milen Vrabevski and drumming ace Simon Phillips assemble an A-list team for the fourth outing under INTELLIGENT MUSIC PROJECT IV, titled "Sorcery Inside". The vocalists taking part include… Read more…
TRIUMPH – Diamond Collection [Ltd. Edition 10-CD Box Set remastered] Re-post
TRIUMPH is one of Canada's greatest hard rock bands in history. With 10 classic albums released between 1976 and 1987, they have left an indelible mark on the history of… Read more…
PRETTY MAIDS – A Blast From The Past [Deleted 12 CD Boxset] (2019) *EXCLUSIVE*
For many years, there has been a growing demand to reissue PRETTY MAIDS albums from the Nineties and onward. 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 From The Past [12 CD Boxset]".
While released only few months ago, due the hing demand world-wide the Box is already out of print. Now it's only available as digital download, but doesn't include de bonus tracks present on these physical CD's. Read more…
