Weather Systems is the eleventh studio release by Anathema, and the ninth album of new material as two of the previous releases are consisting of reinterpretations of older material. Through the last 20 years the band has earned a reputation as one of the most highly acclaimed progressive rock bands in the UK. More»

It’s 1987. Hollywood, with its style and sounds, is exploding. Five California kids… and a guy from Alabama… working in various bands come together with a shared dream - making it big on the Sunset Strip with their band, RARE TOUCH! Five guys, busting their asses on the stages of The Roxy, The Whisky, Gazzarri’s, and The Troubadour. More»

Sometimes a record appears out of nowhere which literally takes your breath away. So it is with the Ladder, a sensational five piece with virtually no pedigree to speak of, but fully loaded with talent and a raging desire to make as big an impression as humanly possible. The fact that their sole album failed to make a commercial impact is neither here nor there but 38 years after its release we are still talking about its enduring and timeless quality. More»

Hard rock band formed in late 1986 in Los Angeles by Jimmi Bleacher, Scott Lane, Michael Hannon and Khurt Maier. In 1987 Scott Lane was replaced by Pete Reveen. The band signed a record deal with Geffen and recorded a 3 track demo for Geffen prior to recording their debut album "Every Dog Has Its Day". Geffen had the demo duplicated to tape by US-American cassette replicator / duplicator  52nd Street which was based in Hollywood, California. Two of the songs was later included in the recordings for "Every Dog Has Its Day". More»

In early 1985, Hellion's male members decided to split from vocalist Ann Boleyn. Boleyn soon gathered a new Hellion line-up featuring ex-Romeo guitarist Chet Thompson, ex-Lion bassist Alex Campbell, and ex-Dokken drummer Greg Pecka. More»

Hellion started as a cover group, covering songs by the likes of Ozzy Osbourne, Scorpions and AC/DC. In an attempt to gain a major label recording contract the group entered Fiddler's Studio in Hollywood to record a demo. The band recorded the basic tracks in one evening and recorded the guitar solos, vocals, and mixed on the following night. More»

Ela was founded by Michaela "Ela" Eichhorn after the dissolution of Com'n'Rail, a melodic rock / AOR band, in 2006. The band started as a melodic rock band and with Ela as the only constant member, the band soon switched to hard rock and heavy metal. This EP features J.R. Blackmore on guitar who in 2010 together with Ela and Tony Carey would form EBC Roxx. More»

Denim was formed in 1970 and the band is based in Austin, Texas. Denim's first album was released on Epic Records in 1977. The album was produced by John Boylan and the first he produced after Boston's debut album. At the time of the release the band was compared to the Eagles. The album was their only release on Epic. After a struggle with the record companies, Denim was forced to temporarily change their name to "Traveler" to be able to get their second album released on ABC. More»

The CD Hoard is a 5-CD trawl though a selection of the Saxon’s live performances and provides some continuity with the 1990 recording. The Dogs Of War, from 1995, is chronicled on two CDs and is an early live account with newbie guitarist Doug Scaratt. This was previously released as The Eagle Has Landed II and ‘Denim & Leather’ features the rather unlikely appearance of Yngwie Malmsteen. More»

Dirt Eater is the second (and last) album released by Swedish Human Race. Though officially this time reduced to 4 members all of the 5 founding members participated in the recording of the album. The band obviously gets a lot of inspiration from Dio era Rainbow and the album closer is in fact a cover of Rainbow's Tarot Woman. Because of the style and sound of the band they are also often compared to Pretty Maids and TNT. More»

Human Race was a Swedish band from Göteborg (Gothenburg) consisting of Stefano Marchesini (vocals), Robert Hansson (guitar), Dennis Österdahl (bass), Jörgen "J.T." Tjusling (drums), Mats Lillienberg (keyboards). After releasing the EP Strange Horizons in Japan only in 1997, their first full length album would follow in 1998. The Japanese edition of the album exclusively includes 3 bonus tracks. More»

Robert Johnson's Tombstone is the eighth studio album by English hard rock band Thunder. Robert Johnson's Tombstone was released in the UK by the band's own label STC Recordings on 30 October 2006. A limited edition of the release on STC Recordings included the 4 track bonus disc The Tombstone Acoustic Session not sold separately. More»

Reissue release limited to 200 copies of the original album released by Carrere in 1981. This version contains different mixes and titles and clearly, in some cases, different recordings of songs from the later (1983) U.S. edition. "Paris Is Burning" is called "Paris", and is actually a studio version as opposed to the live recording in Berlin from December 1982. The album also contains a song called "We're Illegal", which later turned into "Live To Rock (Rock To Live)". More»