"STARSTRUCK : A Solo Guitar Tribute To Paul Stanley - The Songwriter" features 11 acoustic instrumental songs, and to my big surprise it works out very well, especially when putting the album sleeve aside while trying to guess the song.

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The Swedish hard rock band Haven recently released album "Shut Up And Listen"Rob is a crazy rock n roll drummer who has played for over 30 years. Rob has also participated in many demos and recordings as a studio musician from the mid-80s until today. Rob stands for heavy drums and a bombastic sound that hits hard in the chest.
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Hard hitting drums, scorching guitar solos, rock solid rhythm, driving bass lines and lyrics that pack a positive punch. Tired of overprocessed songs that all sound the same? So are we! Give your stereo a treat and turn it all the way up!

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Released Legendary English actor and singer Christopher Lee has issued a new heavy metal Christmas single called “Darkest Carols, Faithful Sing”. The release is available via Amazon below and includes the following tracks: “Darkest Carols, Faithful Sing” “Darkest Carols, Faithful Sing” (Extended Vocals) “Darkest Carols, Faithful Sing” (Instrumental)

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If you're already a Shooting Star fan, then this is a must-have album. It should also satisfy fans of both old school AOR mainstays like Journey, Foreigner, and REO Speedwagon as well as modern melodic rock acts Harem Scarem, Lost Weekend, and Emerald Rain...

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Shooting Star is a rock band from Kansas City, Missouri. The band formed in the late 1970s. After quickly gaining enormous popularity in the Kansas City area, Shooting Star became the first American group to sign with Virgin Records. They recorded their 1979 debut album in England with legendary producer Gus Dudgeon, best known for his work with Elton John and David Bowie.

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BLACK RAIN – Released back on December 29, 2009, on Listenable Records, Black Rain License To Thrill is the first “real” album from this French Sleeze & Glam Metal Band. (Black Rain released a demo album back in 2006). More»

"Shooting Star" is one of those '80s rock bands that never got the exposure and airplay they deserved (in my opinion.) This compilation has their biggest hits from the '80s and includes a few tracks from the '90s and beyond. "Last Chance" (the nearly seven minute hit from their eponymous debut) and "Hang On For Your Life", "Are You on My Side", "Flesh and Blood", "Breakout", and "Hollywood" (all from "Hang On For Your Life") were just some of the popular hits in my neck of the woods. Like "Kansas" (the band) they were not afraid to mix strings with electric guitars, drums, keyboards, and vocals to produce catchy songs. This two CD set is well worth the price.

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Warren Cromartie was a baseball player for Montreal Expos in the late 70´s/early 80´s, but he also made a record with his band Climb in 1988 that was only released in Japan.
I had never heard about this record until now when I found it on an AOR website, it was the line up of guests and the cover of I-Ten´s "Lonely in eachother´s arms" that got me interested in hearing it.
One of the guests is keyboardist David Rosenthal, Warren was a fan of Rainbow back then and invited David Rosenthal to play on "Take a chance".
Another guest is Geddy Lee of Rush, they became friends in the early 80´s and Geddy said yes on singing a line on the song "Who´s missing who" which is a nice westcoast/AOR song.

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This new and different fusion of soft rock, hard rock and acoustical grandeur is an absolute 'must listen' for all Dave Evans fans!... It's unlike any music you've ever heard before from the co-founder and original lead singer of AC/DC!...

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The Andrzej Citowicz Experience (TACE)- International Music Project ( Egypt, Germany and Poland) just announced date of premiere their upcoming EP “Jack of Hearts”! From November 28th, 2014 their E.P.

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The spiked hair has return... only dyed a different color now! When Jetboy first debuted on a major scale back in 1988, with vocalist Mickey Finn's image making the band stand out from their hair-sprayed cohorts, my biggest complaint with them was over-production. At the time it seemed like the person twisting the knobs in the production room was sucking the life right out of the music. Now that Jetboy is now longer being controlled by a major label they can do things their own way, and give their songs the punch they always deserved.

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Hole Patrol is the debut album by American glam metal band Steel Panther. The album was first released in 2003 under the band name Metal Shop then subsequently reissued in 2005 under the band name Metal Skool, upon which the final track was replaced. The original version closes with a self-referential eponymous 'theme' song for the band but due to the change in band name the track was replaced by a cover of Ian Hunter's 'Cleveland Rocks' thematically retitled 'Cleveland Roxx'. Three of the tracks are spoken-word comedy skits that act as song introductions. The cover of the album shows clear resemblance to the cover of Look What the Cat Dragged In by Poison.

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