Melodic Hard Rock

Gunner | Desire

by Nikiforos Skoumas Staff Writer Though mainly recognized as a re-issue label amongst melodic rock enthusiasts Retrospect Records has also released a good few albums by contemporary melodic rock artists namely Wild Rose’s Half Past Midnight and lastly Gunner’s Desire. At first glance [...]

Soul Seller | Wings of Freedom

by Nikiforos Skoumas Staff Writer — Though most would cite Scandinavia or Germany as a point of reference for contemporary melodic rock music; there is also a booming Italian scene which brought forward such great acts as Myland, Edge of Forever, Perfect View, Hungryheart and Fabri Kiareli; [...]

Paradise Inc | Time

by Nikiforos Skoumas Staff Writer — Time is the debut album by newcomer Brazilian melodic-hard-rock, AOR group Paradise Inc. The band’s core comprises of guitarist Marcos Peres, bassist Rick A. and drummer Allan Juliano. You would expect that, having been signed by German AOR label Avenue [...]

Talon | III

by Mark Allen Staff Writer — Talon want to sink their claws into your cochlea with their crunchy, chock-full-o’-hooks brand of melodic hard rock and this latest album is probably good enough to satisfy the easy-to-please segment of the genre demographic. But fussier fans who foist the [...]

Red Rose | Live The Life You’ve Imagined

by Nikiforos Skoumas Staff Writer — Live the Life You’ve Imagined is the debut album by Israeli melodic hard rock group Red Rose. The line up features singer Leve Laiter, guitarist Elnur Aliev, keyboardist Deion Kristen and bassist Elli Reeve. Red Rose’s debut was produced by renowned [...]

Reece-Kronlund | Solid

by Nikiforos Skoumas Staff Writer — It has been four years since American singer David Reece made his comeback in the music industry by fronting Swedish melodic hard rock band Gypsy Rose on their second album Another World. Since then David launched his solo career with Universal Language [...]

David Mark Pearce | Strange Angels

by Nikiforos Skoumas Staff Writer — Strange Angels is the debut solo album by British guitarist David Mark Pearce out on AOR Heaven records. Progressive rock enthusiasts probably recognize Pearce as a member of Oliver Wakeman’s solo band, as well as a studio producer in the genre. With [...]

Bonfire | Fireworks…Still Alive!

by Mark Allen Staff Writer — A quarter-century after its release, Bonfire’s sophomore album, Fireworks, is still hailed as a bona fide classic in the melodic hard rock genre and the only ones who would argue otherwise are those born without ears. That album had it all: loud guitars, [...]

Sinner | One Bullet Left

by Nikiforos Skoumas Staff Writer Mat Sinner re-emerges in 2011 with his personal musical outfit Sinner and a brand new album, One Bullet Left, the group’s 17th studio offering to date. It is perhaps true that Mat’s involvement in various musical projects over the past couple of years, namely [...]

Toby Hitchcock | Mercury’s Down

by Mark Allen Staff Writer Before listening to this album, you should probably make an appointment with a dentist to have your mouth wired shut, because there are moments on Mercury’s Down that will drop your jaw to the floor unless you take prior preventative precautions. The album as a whole is [...]

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