Octavariain – Rock Guitar 2024
Genre : Rock
Year : 2024
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Perfect Plan – Heart Of A Lion 2025
Perfect Plan’s fourth studio album, “Heart of a Lion” marks the culmination of the band’s musical production to date. Over the course of their first trilogy of albums, “All Rise” and “Time For A Miracle” and “Brace for Impact” the Swedes have quickly established themselves as a new gold standard in not only the Scandinavian melodic rock genre, but the melodic rock genre as a whole.
“Heart of a Lion” is a powerful statement from the band offering the absolute best songwriting and production ever a: strong offering, with roots very well planted in the 80’s AOR sound.
Pattern-Seeking Animals – Friend Of All Creatures 2025
The Americans of PATTERN-SEEKING ANIMALS (Progressive Rock) will release their new and fifth album, entitled Friend Of All Creatures, on February 14, 2025 via G.E.P Records. The album was produced by John Boegehold, and mixed and mastered by Frank Rosato at Woodcliff Studio, in Los Angeles.
Continue reading Pattern-Seeking Animals – Friend Of All Creatures 2025 -->The 7th Guild – Triumviro 2025
The Italian super opera metal band THE 7TH GUILD will release their first album, entitled Triumviro, on February 21, 2025 via Scarlet Records.
Continue reading The 7th Guild – Triumviro 2025 -->Ghost Of The Machine – Empires Must Fall 2025
Five former members of This Winter Machine joined forces with vocalist Charlie Bramald and became Ghost Of The Machine. Based in Yorkshire, England, the band is renowned on the contemporary progressive rock circuit for its irresistible melodic hooks, huge six-piece sound, and spectacular, high-energy stage shows, In 2022, they released their award winning debut album Scissorgames and were voted the #2 Unsigned Band by Prog Magazine readers. The band will release its second album Empires Must Fall in early 2025.
Arion – The Light That Burns The Sky 2025
Reigning Phoenix Music has listed the upcoming release of ARION’s latest album, “The Light That Burns The Sky,” in their official webshop for February 28, 2025.
Showcasing a new level of artistic maturity, the album combines raw energy, precise production, and some of the band’s most memorable melodies to date. ARION’s songwriting continues to evolve, delivering catchy hooks and intricate melodies that captivate from the very first note.
Everon – Shells 2025
Great news for fans of German prog band Everon, who could have been forgiven for thinking the quartet had consigned themselves to the history books, given it’s been a whopping sixteen years since the band last graced us with an album, 2008’s North.
After Evolution – War of the Worlds 2024
Epic symphonic metal band bringing the stories about the ancient world far far away from us, where the magic and demons dominates the world.
Framing Hanley – Discography (2008 – 2024) , MP3
Style: Hard & Heavy
Year: 2008 – 2024
Country: USA
WHITESNAKE – Ready An’ Willing [Japan SHM-CD remastered MiniLP +5 bonus] , MP3+FLAC
As requested, here’s the only version on SHM-CD / cardboard sleeve reissue of WHITESNAKE 1980’s classic “Ready An’ illing“, remastered plus 5 bonus tracks. In our humble opinion, the best reissue you can get in terms of sound quality.
Blue Oyster Cult – 50th Anniversary – Live In NYC – Third Night [2024, Blu-ray, 1080p]
Following the triumphant success of their 50th Anniversary celebration, BLUE ÖYSTER CULT is gearing up for the release of the eagerly anticipated “50th Anniversary Live – Third Night,” the last and final installment of the live album celebrating the band’s 50th Anniversary.
Vyper – Prepared To Strike 1984 / 2008 Retrospect Records, MP3+FLAC
We all know how great the 1984 metal explosion was, with so many great bands releasing CLASSIC albums during that time. It was at the height of the glam / sleazy craze that VYPER, a Kansas City act, left to join the troops led by Ratt, Motley Crue, Quiet Riot… This little-known band released a real gem in this rock genre during that same year.
Continue reading Vyper – Prepared To Strike 1984 / 2008 Retrospect Records, MP3+FLAC -->Tony Carey – Blue Highway (2018 Expanded Edition), MP3+FLAC
Keyboardist / vocalist TONY CAREY started a successful solo career after his time with Ritchie Blackmore’s Rainbow. ‘Blue Highway’ is one of our favorite Carey solo LP’s, originally released in 1985 so you guess which kind of sound to expect. This “Blue Highway (2018 expanded edition)“ is a welcomed reissue to re-discover this very good album, plus 2 extra tracks.
More AOR oriented than his previous solo works, Carey’s ‘Blue Highway’ sports that 1985 polished sound production handled by Peter Hauke (White Lion) and mastered by Greg Fulginiti (Aerosmith, Whitesnake).
‘We Wanna Live’ is a wonderful opener, a racing AOR number with fine guitars / synths and a catchy chorus. ‘She Moves Like A Dancer’ bring to mind Michael Stanley Band, a very American tune with a home-grown, earthy rock and roll sound, with huge use of melody.
‘Live Wire’ is classic Carey, and classic ’80s; a midtempo full of atmosphere which has a lot in common with the Canadian AOR sound from the era: pristine sound and clean arrangements. Title track ‘Blue Highway’ is an elegant, suit & tie AOR ballad, ‘Love Don’t Bother Me’ goes for radio friendly poppy lite AOR, then ‘Katy Be Mine’ has some of The Synch melodic rock to it.
‘Like A Rock’ brings back uptempo riffs, a mix of strong guitars, synths and Carey’s raspy vocals, overall resulting like a Bryan Adams tune off ‘Reckless’. The extra tracks were recorded in the Nineties, more focused in Tony’s vocals and interesting lyrics than the ‘glossy’ sound design.
A really welcomed reissue to hear again this well-crafted collection of songs with that mid-Eighties magic.
Highly Recommended