by Nikiforos Skoumas Staff Writer Issued by Eonian records is Visions of Pain, the album by glam/sleaze metal band Sandra Dee. The group entered the hair metal scene in the late ’80s and was active during the period 1989-1992 at which point they recorded the collection of songs titled Visions [...]
by Nikiforos Skoumas Staff Writer Lionville is the AOR project of Italian singer/guitarist Stefano Lionetti issued by Avenue of Allies. Lionville, an Italian AOR super-group at its own right, features musicians with far superior CVs than that of their founder; beyond Lionetti. Lionville features [...]
by Ron and Don Higgins Staff Writer Love Catastrophe is the excellent sophomore release from Greek melodic hard rockers Outloud. When they released Outloud, their debut record in 2009, the rock world took notice. It was a hard hitting rock gem that was praised by many reviewers, even winning [...]
by Franco Cerchiari Staff Writer After the release of the extraordinary Majestic just a mere 10 months ago, it was a huge hope that this great Scandinavian power metal quintet would come back even stronger with a release that firmly would set this band as one that could keep up with any of their [...]
by Justin Gaines Staff Writer New York heavy metal heroes The Rods are back from the grave with the aptly-titled Vengeance (as in “back with a”), their first album in 25 years. The too often overlooked band had a lot to do with developing the American heavy metal sound in the early ‘80s, but [...]
by Joe Mis Staff Writer International rockers M.I.C. (Made In China) have recently released their third studio album, entitled 3rd Degree. This quintet of talented performers plays music that spans genres from early ‘80s classic rock to modern power-pop and delivers 12 tracks of pure fun. Like a [...]
by Nikiforos Skoumas Staff Writer Two years past their 2009 debut, Outloud release their second album Love Catastrophe. Outloud, the Greek-American melodic hard rock outfit features up and coming singer Chandler Mogel alongside key player/guitarist Bob Katsionis, drummer Mark Cross, rhythm [...]
by Nikiforos Skoumas Staff Writer Having released the debut album of British AOR group Moritz, the band put together by AOR-visionary Greg Hart, Avenue of Allies records currently markets No Bed of Roses by If Only an album of Hart’s back-catalog. Hart, a guitar hero in his own right had put [...]
by Trevor Portz Staff Writer For those evolved (or arrogant) enough to appreciate (or pretend to) what equates to more or less organized musical chaos, it’s with much excitement that Entity, the newest ball of insanity from Kansas-based Origin, has finally hit the shelves, or, perhaps more [...]
by Mark Allen Staff Writer Swedish rockers Sister have taken every torment they suffered at the hands of older siblings, every beat-down they received from playground bullies, every broken heart they endured at the hands of some bimbo, every insult ever flung at their mascara-wearing faces from [...]
