¡ Summer Time !, Amazing Soundtrack with 13 great AOR & Melodic Rock tracks with the participation of Jimi jamison, David Hallyday, David Hasselhoff and Alexandra Paul among others, full of feeling songs for a legendary Tv series soundtrack.
Swedish/German AOR/Rock band LAST AUTUMN'S DREAM is back with YES, a new album just issued in Japan, due to Europe and the rest of the world on January 21. This band surpasses themselves with each album, and this isn't the exception.This time they have provided a selection of extremely melodic (more than ever), dreamy tunes that definitely reinforce their reputations.
Golden Resurrection's Glory to My King is one of the finest representation of Scandi melodic neo-classical heavy metal. While the obvious and intentional proclamation of Jesus Christ and Christianity may put off some, Glory to My King is a genuinely entertaining example of the genre. Fans of real neo-classical guitar blended with strong and harmonious vocal arrangements, and an often heavy and blistering pace will find themselves in melodic heavy metal heaven.
¡ Amazing Soundtrack for an awesome Movie !, 13 songs full of 80´s feeling, hooks, vibes and lots of AOR magic, high quality songs with the participation of Bonnie Tyler, Roger Chapman, Marietta, Dominoe or Deep Purple among others, ¡ One of the best soundtrack ever made !
OSUKARU was founded in late 2009 by the former EYE and KATANA guitarist Oz Osukaru and the awarded American drummer Ryan Coyle, this band quickly found its place in the reborn AOR scene. The idea was to deliver high class harmonic Scandi AOR for the true dreamers out there. pure '80s music with strong melodies and catchy hooklines.
¡ Let´s back to Spanish Albums !, This is a great Heavy/Rock AOR oriented release filled with good melodic songs and the awesome full of feeling voice of Joana Amaro, highly recommended for fans of Spanish bands like "Baron Rojo", "Satira" or "Sangre Azul".
A powerful melodic metal release from this German quintet, Sanction X consists of well known musicians out of the German metal scene and members have played in Talon, Frontline, Evidence One and Constantine. Vocalist Ebby Paduch has a controlled delivery that draws favourable comparisons with Rainbow-era Ronnie James Dio and musically the band are all about mid-tempo grooves, driving riffs and offer catchy melodies in abundance. ¡Strong Hard/Melodic Metal Release !
¡Absolute AOR Masterpiece!, This HAREM SCAREM debut album is like a perfect definition for high energized AOR. Every melodic rock fan should have, this is the japanese version with 3 amazing bonus acoustic tracks versions of 'Slowly Slipping Away', 'How Long' and 'Hard To Love' -, great songs with lots of feeling, amazing and melodic guitar rhythmns and a powerful voice, a must have
Finally, technology has caught up with Manowar's custom-built touring and recording equipment. The band decided that their fans deserved to hear the songs from their debut album Battle Hymns with the massive sound and production that has become their signature over recent years and records. Battle Hymns 2011 will feature two never released before live versions of "Death Tone" and "Fast Taker" recorded during the band's very first concerts in 1982. These are the rarest bonus materials ever released to date in Manowar's career. !Strong sound production for a legendary album, Eric Adams Rules the world!
ALL I KNOW is a 4-piece rock band from Kortrijk, Belgium, consisting of three permanent members and a revolving drummer, who obviously take their inspirations from ‘80s rock bands such as Bon Jovi, Cheap Trick, Def Leppard, and according to themselves: Bryan Adams, Van Stephenson and REO Speedwagon too.Do these young guns have what it takes to be associated with such classic acts? If this release is any indication, then the only acceptable answer is… yes for the most part. ¡ Great Release, Amazing sound !
¡ The boys are back in town ! Amazing Stratovarius comeback, one of the best Ep I've heard in a long time, 2 awesome new songs, 1 demo and 2 old live songs, high quality release, I can´t wait to hear the whole album
¡ One of my favourites Saxon´s Albums !, Great release more oriented to Hard Rock & AOR than the normal Saxon´s albums, with a strong and great production, amazing songs, superb guitar work and the charismatic voice of Mr. Byford, Classic stuff ¡ Keep On Rockin´!
¡ Great AOR release from Sylvester´s brother !, a perfect mix between 80´s AOR and American Pop/Rock, an album filled with great keys, strong and melodic chorus lines and the superb voice of Frank Stallone. a true 80´s feeling to the bone.
¡ three songs from the new single from the Japanese masters of neo-classical metal !, Amazing as always, musical and technically one of the best bands in the style, great rhythmns, awesome melodies and songs full of feeling and passion.if you do not know, give them a chance, you may be surprised
Among the original eleven album songs, "Cool Edition" features five bonus tracks, including 'Get Electric', acoustic versions of 'Back To Paradise', 'Sex' and Def Leppard's Hysteria cover, plus 'Back To Paradise Re-mix'. All in one neat package! This new edition also has all-new cover art. Dig it!!!, Great as the normal edition.
¡ Back to Spanish Heavy Metal !, This is the new album from Tierra Santa, a return to the roots of the band, is not as good as the first albums but still good enough, great lyrics, great guitar rhythms and powerful melodies. I honestly expected much more from this album.
¡ Another Kick-ass album by Seventh Wonder ! these guys really know how to compose great songs that captivate from the start. In conjunction with their high level of precision musicianship and not to forget that captivating voice of vocalist Tommy Karevik, they have probably become in the best band of progressive Metal, well, prepare to be blown away once more by Seventh Wonder on The Great Escape. 
¡ Here is the first Eric Martin´s Mr.Vocalist album ! covering a bunch of famous Japanese songs, clear and clean production and the awesome full of feeling voice of Mr.Martin.
¡ Dushan Petrossi´s new thunder release !, amazing Epic power metal album, You get the magic, the knights, battles, quests and wizards. The production is wonderful. All the instruments can be heard. Nothing is buried in the mix. Every note is as plain as day. Aside from what I have already noted, the album is stellar. The keyboards are tastefully done and the voice of Olaf Hayer never sounded better. ¡ kick ass album !
¡ The end of a legendary trilogy ! Once again, Eric is covering Japanese female singers’ smash hit ballads, just as he did on “MR. VOCASLIST”. This will be the last album concluding Eric’s trilogy covering “female singer’s hit tunes.” These incredible songs have been selected by Eric’s loyal fans. ¡ Amazing voice for an awesome album !
¡ Another great Richard Marx album !, filled with superb collaborations like Steve Lukather, Jeff Porcaro, Bill Champlin or Michael Landau among many others, amazing full of feeling AOR release with the unbelievable voice of Mr.Marx.
After disbanding over sixteen years ago, the original members of Unruly Child have reunited to produce a brand new album entitled, “Worlds Collide.”Undoubtedly one of the most thrilling comebacks for a melodic hard rock band this year, “Worlds Collide” is essential for new and old fans alike. The band has brought their sound to 2010 without alienating loyal fans. Don’t miss them if you like Foreigner, Journey, or Bon Jovi. ¡ Marcie Free Still Rockin´ !
Lightning Strikes Twice is a very strong Melodic Rock album that should satisfy Nelson fans, as well as fans of classic 80´s style Melodic Rock in general, it´s a very polished, very Melodic and extremely well written album that showcases two of the best performers of the genre.
¡ Great Melodic Pop/Rock AOR oriented album from this Australian singer !, a bunch of songs with great melodic rhythmns, amazing powerful voice, catchy songs, beautiful melodies and of course a perfect sound production.
Fire Flight blends elements of orchestral and progressive metal together with a huge dose of melodic rock, fronted by the magnificient voice of Goran Edman (Malmsteen, Street Talk...) and filled with generous melodies with catchy hooks, clear soaring lead vocals bolstered by ambitious vocal harmonies, sizzling guitar solos, and rich keyboard layers for accent or atmosphere. ¡Strong debut album!
¡ A true great Hard/AOR album from this Japanese band !, with Nobuo Yamada (Make-Up) on vocals. a release with lots of feeling, beautiful melodies, good songs and a great production. ¡80´s classic!.
Brazilian drummer Heleno Vale brings his second installment of the Soulspell metal opera Labyrinth of Truths. With the international success of the first part, A Legacy of Honor, Vale received some important recognition and so some help from some significant metal players. Jon Oliva [Jon Oliva’s Pain, Savatage], Roland Grapow [Masterplan,Helloween], Zak Stevens [Circle II Circle, Savatage] and Germán Pascual [ex. Narnia] have come on board to offer their well-known talents. Following its debut Labyrinth of Truths continues its ambitious focus on strong melodic heavy and power metal. Using words like grand, epic or majestic are not wasted on Vale's project.
Mikael Erlandsson returns with his sophomore release Heart of the Machine. The Last Autumn's Dream vocalist continues the path tread on Toy Soldier. Actually, the music hear could easily have been the second of a two disc set on the former release or simply the songs that didn't make it (simply because he had too many). Nevertheless, this is standard Erlandsson/LAD fare: nearly immaculate, persuasive, and entertaining melodic rock from a true master.
¡ Fuckin´great 7th album from this Japan Hard Rockers !, a perfect mix between old Hard Rock style and 80´s Heavy Metal. A record with great guitar driving rhythmns , strong production, catchy choruses, ultra melodic songs and the amazing and personal voice of Manabu Takaya.¡Keep On Rockin´!
HolyHell is a female-fronted Power Metal band from the United Stated and this is their self-titled debut. The band has all the elements that you want in a band from the genre: soothing voice, good musicianship and solid songs. The band has good great players starting with their singer Maria Breon. Her voice is soothing and melodic, you'll be satisfied with her performance as long as you don't expect super high notes. The rhythm section is very good, led by Jay Rigney (bass) and Kenny Earl "Rhino" Edwards (drums, and former Manowar member). Nevertheless, to me their pair of guitarists Thomas Hess and Joey Stump are the stars of the record. Both of them contribute a lot to the songs and while the riffs are unspectacular. ¡Strong dark Album!
¡ Let´s back to Heavy Metal !, This is an absolutely amazing 2 Cd album compilation from the Japanese Band Seikima, 25 songs full of true Metal with great keyboard introductions, destroyer guitar rhythmns, thundering pounding drums, infernal voice passages, hooks, majestic heavy choruses, superb metal melodies and solos, and the unbelievable voice of Demon Kogure. An amazing Metal album of mass destruction. ¡ Thumbs up for the infernal demons of the empire of the rising sun !
¡ First Zard album !,Great Japanese band with japanese lyrics with little touches of English, a mix between Jp-Rock, Pop and a little touches of Melodic AOR, a release filled with tons of feeling, great melodic guitar rhythmns, fantastic keyboard work, catchy melodies, vibes and the awesome vocals of Izumi Sakai. if you give him an opportunity, sure you find something good here.
A great melodic hard rock record – no more no less. Perfectly produced by Mike Slamer, who adds enough bells and whistles to make it interesting and sometimes challenging to the general ethos of what a melodic rock record should sound like. However, every note on this album was written and recorded to please the fans and I believe they have done that with some outstanding songs and inspired performances. Terry Brock adds backing vocals, which give the harmonies even more depth. A brilliant album that will please just about everybody.
Eric Martin's talents as a vocalist and a songwriter have been highly evaluated since his solo debut back in 1985, and this was even before he joined the super rock band, MR BIG. The year 2010 marks his 25th Anniversary as a solo singer, and Sony Music Japan International will release his new compilation album "Love Is Alive 〜Works of 1985-2010〜"on September 8th. The album includes 14 songs - 7 songs highlighting Eric's 25 years of his magnificent career in the music business, plus 3 brand new songs and 3 rare bonus tracks. ¡ Amazing album !
“Lost In Attraction”, counts a total of 13 Melodic Hard Rock tracks that bring back memories to that golden 80´s decade, that was ruled by mainly American and Canadian acts. Strong melodies, powerful vocals, huge choruses, catchy riffs, ear-catching keyboards … you name it, these guys deliver it. ¡ A gem to discover !
¡ Another great album by Michael Bolton !, filled with great songs, solid production and the superb vocal work of Mr.Bolton, maybe the last album with AOR feelings by the magnificient vocalist. a record full of great and emotional songs.
Awesome AOR from this Canadian female singer. Amazing album with fantastic keys, smooth vocals, memorable songs from start to finish filled with catchy rhythms, hooks and vibes,anyone into female-fronted melodic rock/AOR would be crazy to pass on this one.
This is the new single from the forthcoming Stryper´s album "The Covering", a Record filled with covers from Van Halen, Scorpions, Deep Purple and many more. Amazing cover for an amazing song.(Just one song)
Frozen Inside is symphonic and gothic metal with a Christian message. The songs are layered with atmospheric keyboards and thick guitars. There are also plenty of orchestral parts with strings and choirs. HB's style is similar to groups like Within Temptation and Nightwish. ¡ Strong album for all Symphonic fans !
¡ The boys are back in town !, Terry Brock and company are back with a beautiful and delicious new album, maybe dont have the power and production of "Walk In The Fire" but is a wonderful album filled with majestic songs full of feeling, awesome lyrics as ever and the powerful voice of Terry Brock, for me this is a really great comeback.
This is a Demo from a band from Lima (Peru), is an Ep with 3 songs (including a version of Stratovarius anthem "Black Diamond") They practice a 90´s Power Metal style with faster guitars, great keyboards and lots of melody.If you like bands like Sunrise or Emerald Sun, check this. ¡ Good Work !
HOUSTON are firing off classic 80s AOR in the vein of Journey and Survivor. The duo courtesy of Hampus Erix and Freddie Allan got help in the studio by cracks like Tommy Denander, Mats Olausson and Thomas Vikström plus Ricky Delin (Rainmaker) at the production helm and the result is simply stunning – pure and classy 80s flavoured AOR stuff nexto to Bad Habit, H.e.a.t., Alien, and Treat. Probably the best AOR album of this year, excellent melodic rhythms, fantastic keyboard work and outstanding catchy songs. ¡ Brilliant !
Superb collaboration between the powerful voices of Michael Kiske and Amanda Somerville, An album that no need any comment. the cover says it all.
ISSA (Isabell Oversveen) is a 26 year old singer from Oslo, Norway, and she’s not a rookie.
Kamelot's newest studio endeavor, Poetry For the Poisoned, is probably their most ambitious and diverse studio recording to date, is slower-paced, never really soaring past mid-tempo, and there's a lot of space. Riffs are not overly cluttered by speeding double bass or unnecessary shredding,Definitely recommended if you want to hear a good, deep, and slightly melancholy power/progressive metal album that rests on the strength of the songwriting and the cool, confident skill of each band member.
We´re back with an amazing album from Argentina (With Spanish lyrics), a solid bunch of 80´s Hard Rock/Hair Metal style with lot of attitude, great guitar rhythmns and destroyer tracks, ¡ check it out !
¡ Classic AOR/Westcoast release !, An album filled with lot of feeling, brilliant songs, superb catchy melodies and an awesome singer, a really must have if you like the light side of AOR. 100% quality.
First album of this band from Puerto Rico, they play a soft Melodic Rock with Spanish Lyrics in the style of Coda or Sangre Azul but a little softer, good songwriting, nice songs and a pretty good singer, the production could be better but still sounds pretty good. |
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