Melodic Rock, AOR, Hard Rock, Prog, Classic Rock news
More requests on the go; here’s WHITE SISTER‘s awesome classic “Fashion By Passion“, an album that never received a modern remastering but this rare 2001 CD reissue sounds million bucks, transferred from the original tapes with a perfectly balanced dynamic range. After their superb self-titled debut and a series of overly positive reviews, White Sister got a part in the...
The self-titled debut by WHITE SISTER is without a doubt a mandatory item in your AOR collection, being this ‘Remastered & Reloaded‘ reissue by Rock Candy Records the definitive version. The flamboyant Pomp rock movement of the late Seventies influenced a number of acts who took up that particular musical mantle during the following decade. Groups such as Giuffria, Shooting...
* Vocalist / bassist DENNIS CHURCHILL DRIES is known to lovers of melodic rock as the vocalist in White Sister and their successor band Tattoo Rodeo. White Sister issued two immense melodic rock / AOR albums in the ’80s, reformed in 2008 for Firefest and a new album was on the cards, this sadly was not to be with the...
DEGREED – Dead But Not Forgotten (2015)
Swedish melodic rockers DEGREED released one of the best albums of 2013 (their second) and now after a long songwriting process are back with a new CD entitled "Dead But… Read more…
DEGREED – Life / Love / Loss [remastered + bonus] (2017)
Swedish melodic rockers DEGREED are re-releasing their first two records in a double album, remastered along with bonus material. To celebrate the band arrangement with Swedish booking Danger Music &… Read more…
Best Melodic Rock album 2017 #2 : DEGREED – Degreed [Japan Edition +1] (2017)
End of the year / beginning of 2018, it's time to recap about the best 2017 releases, by category. DEGREED surpassed themselves with their new, self-titled 2017 album. The more… Read more…
The origins of the Madrid, Spain based band THE VAL can be found in the local act Ying-Yang which achieved considerable popularity during the Nineties. When one of their members… Read more…
THE VAL – Heading For The Surface (2014)
As happened with many new acts emerged during the recent resurgence in the Melodic Rock world, THE VAL was one of the bands exclusively presented on this blog two years… Read more…
NIGHTCRAWLER – Metropolis [vinyl LP edition]
"Metropolis", the amazing debut of NIGHTCRAWLER is being released on vinyl-LP, for the first time on physical format. Nightcrawler is the alter-ego of George Gold. This day designer, co-founder of… Read more…
BRAXXTON – American Rock ‘N Roll [first time on CD] (2018)
"American Rock 'N Roll" was the only release by American melodic hard rockers BRAXXTON, released by themselves on cassette back in 1986, and now appeared on CD for the first… Read more…
BILLY MORRIS & THE SUNSET STRIP – Holdin’ All The Aces (2018)
BILLY MORRIS might be best known as the former guitarist of Warrant, or as one of the "go to" guys that everyone from QUIET RIOT to TUFF calls when they… Read more…
SAPPHIRE EYES – Breath Of Ages [CD version +1] (2018)
SAPPHIRE EYES is the realization of an ambition that has been knocking about in Alyson Avenue keyboardist Niclass Olsson’s head for several years; to form a male-fronted AOR band. Sapphire… Read more…
Swedes MANIMAL have been around for a while, releasing two albums prior to this "Purgatorio", their new effort to be available tomorrow. Borrowing from the 2000’s and 90’s eras, these… Read more…
MONSTER TRUCK – True Rockers (2018)
18 months after their breakthrough debut CD featured here, Canadian rockers MONSTER TRUCK are back with "True Rockers", their new effort to be released next Friday 14. An album with… Read more…
"Atomic Highway" is the title of the new album from Los Angeles-based rock band DC4 — featuring Jeff Duncan (ARMORED SAINT, ODIN), Rowan Robertson (DIO, BANG TANGO), Shawn Duncan (ODIN,… Read more…
IMPELLITTERI – The Nature Of The Beast [Japan Edition] (2018)
Frontiers Music will release IMPELLITTERI's brand new studio album, "The Nature Of The Beast", on October 12. Today, the album is being released in Asia, with different artwork.Formed by lead… Read more…
BAD TOUCH – Shake A Leg (2018)
BAD TOUCH leave a great 'touch' on the ears with their latest studio album "Shake A Leg". Released tomorrow via Marshall Record, their new CD neatly reaffirms the band's potency… Read more…
