AOR Soundtracks - Friday 13th Part VI - [ 1986 ]

This is a 3 track compilation from the VI chapter of the Friday 13th terror saga, typical 80´s soundtrack songs with a lot of feeling, good rhythms and arrangements. Contains two songs from Alice Cooper and one from Felony. ¡ attention to the high class superhit "He´s Back (The Man Behind The Mask", a totally fuckin´ awesome track.

Alice Cooper - He´s Back(The Man Behind The Mask) -


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Alhambra - Fadista - [ 2008 ]

Japanese Power Metal band, unfortunately the lyrics are in japanese so i have no idea what they are singing about, but this is some seriously good power release.
The sound production is clear and clean, the guitar work is really great, the keyboard sounds amazing and the high pitch voice of the female singer Junko Sera is pretty good too.
Strong melodies, nice hooks, riding horse guitar rhythms and a great Anime touch, this is really a strong album, liked especially to the fans of Stratovarius, Sonata Arctica or his fellows Galneryus. ¡ Metal from the rising sun is here !

Labyrinth


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AOR Soundtracks - Navy Seals - [ 1990 ]

Excellent Melodic Hard/AOR soundtrack, A collection of 10 really great tracks from hard tunes to ballads and mid-tempos, insdie you can find bands like Bon Jovi, Mr.Big, Planet 3, Lou Gramm (Foreigner) or Lisa Hartman. No bad songs, only hits with the 80´s soundtrack feeling.
One of the finest melodic sondtracks ever, ¡ Great movie, superb soundtrack !, Enjoy.

Mr.Big - Strike Like Lightning -


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Magic Kingdom - Metallic Tragedy - [ 2004 ]

Great Epic fantasy Power Metal release, an album filled with faster lightning guitar and keyboard solos, thundering pedal to the metal drums, epic melodies, ultra catchy choruses, power anthem rhythms and a powerful voice of Max Leclerq, Dushan Petrossi guitar work is excellent (Riffs never stop/Riffs never die), the singer Oliver Hartmann (At Vance) plays on two tracks and make chorus all over the album, if you like bands like Yngwie Malmsteen, Rhapsody Of Fire or Dark Moor don´t doubt, ¡ you will love this album !
One of the best power metal works of the last years.

Child Of The Nile


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Alien - s/t - [ 1988 ]

Another AOR high class record, here you can find great scandi AOR melodies, excellent chorus lines, a superb guitar work, a lot of feeling, amazing hooks and of course the totally fuckin´awesome voice of Jim Jidhed, one of the finest singers of the style.
Passion blinded me, but this is only because this album is really great. do not worry for the poor cover, if you like the AOR and still have not hear this album what you find inside drives you wild sure.
¡ A must-have classic !

Tears Don´t Put Out The Fire


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Ark Storm - Beginning Of The New Legend - [ 2003 ]

Ark Storm is a Japanese band that plays Neo-Classical metal in the style like Space Odyssey or Yngwie Malmsteen, Rising Force Especially.
Nothing new in the horizon, they plays all the cliches of the genre, but they do pretty well, you know, harmonics, arpeggios, classical speed guitar rhythms, double guitar and keyboard solos, melodic vocal harmonies, catchy hooks and faster songs, the pronunciation of the singer could be better but he sings quite well.
¡ if you like Neoclassical, this is a band to follow !

Ark Storm


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Destroy Destroy Destroy - Battle Sluts - [ 2009 ]

¡ Post dedicated to Chewa !
Well, I don´t really like Thrash, Death, Brutal Metal and similar styles but my friend Chewa told me to hang a release of the style for him, so here is...
The truth is that the record is not really bad, if they have another type of singer could be a great album, but in this case the voice is too harsh like the singers of Children Of Bodom or In Flames but worse.
In order, you can find inside basically a Power Metal with Thrash, Death and Black elements, good Viking atmospheric keyboards with a lot of battle rhythms, war melodies, strong metal guitar riffs and a burning rhythm section.
An album especially interesting for the orchestral and majestic atmospheres of the songs, if you don´t like the style probably get bored after the first listening.
Ale, ya tienes tu disco ¡ Disfruta Mamon !

Battle Upon The Arctic Plains


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Gary Hughes - Strength Of Heart - [ 1990 ]

Incredible charming AOR album, Gary Hughes write songs like nobody else, he has a lot of passion songwriting and a lot of feeling singing too, an album filled with great melodies, superb emotional vocal harmonies, amazing catchy rhythms and melodic choruses, nice production and excellent songs, this is a true AOR classic.
¡ Highly recommended , Killer Release !

Only True Love Lasts Forever


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Riot - Shine On (Live In Japan) - [ 1998 ]

This live album is a high speed listen from start to finish, filled with highlight moments, a really masterclass drum work by Bobby Jarzombek, excellent dueling guitar solos, absolutely power and soulful vocals of Mike Dimeo, thundering Melodic Metal speed rhythms and of course a true Riot´s calssic songs, always with a lot of strenght, melody, attitude and feeling.

Thundersteel


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AOR Soundtracks - Volumen 1 -

First volumen of a self compilation of a AOR Soundtracks, a pretty nice 14 tracks from the movies of the 80´s and 90´s, a bunch of Melodic Hard and AOR calssic songs, great compositions with great arrangements and rhythms from films like Beverly Hills Cop II, Fire Ice & Dynamite, Scarface or Teen Wolf among others.

Trust - Highlander II -


Stand On Your Own - No Retreat No Surrender -


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Manigance - Ange Ou Démon - [ 2002 ]

¡ Absolute Amazing Band and an awesome release !, an album full of power, extremely high velocity power riffs, thundering rhythm section, powerful singer, superb catchy melodic choruses and pretty good songwriting, Don´t worry for the French lyrics, is a perfect language for this kind of music.
Now that the power is almost dead should return to the classics to remember the greatness of the style. ¡ Fasten your seats belt !

Messager


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Halestorm - s/t - [ 2009 ]

¡ Strong female fronted band !, a mix between American Hard Rock and Modern Rock, an album with great and powerful guitar riffs, strong rhythms, a solid drum and bass section, clean and clear sound production and an excellent vocal work of Lizzy Hale, a singer full of feeling and rage.
Usually i don´t like this kind of bands, but with this guys i was positively surprised.

I Get Off


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Michael Morales - s/t - [ 1989 ]

¡ AOR jewel !, an almost perfect AOR album, the voice of Michael sounds great, the production is clear and awesome, pretty good songs, excellent arrangements, beautiful melodies, and a really catchy chorus. if you like old style you need to listen this.
A true classic record.

Romeo


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