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After a couple of rounds with “Playing With Thunder”, I almost rocked like a hurricane, but not quite in the way SCORPIONS would have wanted. Other than “Hold On”, which didn’t present the band in such a good light especially with the cheap BON JOVI direction, there have been more wonders.
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MelodicRock Classics is thrilled to reunite with an old friend – Swedish singer/songwriter CHRIS ANTBLAD – for a 6CD Box Set ‘Collected Works, Volume 1’, a Limited Edition (500 Units) set, which takes in 6 of Chris’ studio albums from recent years, all previously only available via streaming and digital outlets. More»


After their two acoustic adventures, Finnish metal veterans SONATA ARCTICA will honor us with their 11th studio album “Clear Cold Beyond” which will be released in March 8th. And right from the first track properly titled ‘First In Line’, we get the keyboard-heavy melodic metal we learned to love from the band in their early days.

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FrontYep Very Good Melodic Rock. John Metherell reminds me to Mark Free. "Broken Angel" "Bullet" "Why Does Love Have To Be So Hard" "Just Like A Man"(Beautiful Ballad) and "Sweet Rain" my fav.s. Recommended! 8.5/10

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HUMAN CLAY is yet another in the long line of musical outlets for the TALISMAN and YNGWIE MALMSTEEN duo of American vocalist JEFF SCOTT SOTO and bassist Marcel Jacob. The latter had also been a member of HIGHBROW, POWER, FORCE and More»


frontArtist: Niva
Country: Sweden
Title: Atmospherical (Japanese Edition)
Publisher (label): Avalon Marquee
Genre: Melodic Hard Rock / AOR
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As requested, here’s “The Lost Tapes“, a limited edition CD including the very early recordings of Indianapolis, Indiana rockers SWEET F.A., a compilation of songs taped before the band was signed to major label MCA for their debut album.

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Rising from the ruins of the past few years, Queen Laya is emerging into uncharted waters, defying expectations as she demonstrates a ferocious new sound. Today she has announced the forthcoming release of her debut self-titled EP which will be released on Friday 17th May 2024.
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ADD LINK! The band states: “Binary Dream is a narrative wrapped in layers of groovy, technical progressive metal, with nods to Djent and jazz fusion. It's an exploration, a questioning, and an awakening. Dive into the journey of 8b+1, a robot at the centre of an experiment called Binary Dreaming. More»


Six years is a long time, but that’s the gap between Firepower and “Invincible Shield“, the 19th album by British Metal Gods JUDAS PRIEST. In a world where Modern Metal is almost impossible to define, governed by a mix of aggression, screaming clean vocals and huge breakdowns, are the Priest even relevant anymore?

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Country: USA
Genre: Heavy Metal
Year : 2024
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Alterium, the new Italian power metal quintet led by Nicoletta Rosellini (ex-Kalidia, Walk In Darkness), have set to release their debut album “Of War and Flames” on March 8th, 2024, via AFM Records.
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ADD LINK! 2024 launches with a bang thanks to the announcement of "The Quantum Phase", the highly anticipated new record from supergroup THE END MACHINE, the collaborative project featuring former DOKKEN members, guitarist George Lynch and bassist Jeff Pilson. More»


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