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The American Hard Rock band MOTLEY CRUE will release a new album entitled 'Shout Out The Devil (40th Annniversary)' (CD + Vinyl) on October 27, 2023 via Bmg.

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A collection of musicians, who have either played alongside, or have been influenced by, Mike Oldfield, have come together to record some of Oldfield’s music. These include Barry Palmer, who sang on the European hit ‘Crime Of Passion’, Les Penning who played on the Christmas hit ‘In Dulci Jubilo’, and the original Tubular Bells producer Tom Newman. More»


RICK SPRINGFIELD’s new studio album of all new material entitled ”Automatic” is being released today August 4, and the good news for fans are the new 20 (!) songs are stylistically somewhere between “Working Class Dog” and “Tao”. Yeah, Rick is back to his most beloved ’80s sound!

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The Polish Hard Rock band KRUK will release a new album entitled 'Live At Rock Pogoria' on August 4, 2023 via Metal Mind Productions. A new live album by the best Polish hard rock band - Kruk. Features a recording of the band's extraordinary concert at the Rock Pogoria festival in Dąbrowa Górnicza, Poland in 2022. More»


Germans rockers DARK SKY are back with ”Signs Of The Time”, their new album which marks a new beginning for the band. Founded in the early ’80s, DARK SKY got noticed for the melodic hard rock scene with their Nineties debut album which had big success among fans of the genre, especially in Asia.

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Swedish vocalist KENT HILLI will release his second solo album, “Nothing Left To Lose” via Frontiers Music. Produced by Jimmy Westerlund (One Desire) with co-production by Hilli and Ulrick Lönnqvist, “Nothing Left To Lose” is yet another melodic rock gem from Hilli, who has established himself as one of the premiere vocalists in the genre.
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The history of Swedish melodic rock band RIAN begins in 2017 with their independently released debut album “Out To The Darkness”, which received favorable reviews especially in Europe. The band matured and was strengthend by their live appearances beginning in 2018, but also with the addition of lead guitarist Tobias Jakobsson. More»



The third in the DEVIN TOWNSEND ‘Devolution’ series, ”Empath Live In America” is a document of the tour that was cut short in early 2020. As Devin explains: “this tour marked a ‘free form’ version of the material. There was no backing tracks, click tracks, or even a setlist, so every night was unique and different. More»


History repeats itself. Haven’t we heard that one before? (which actually proves that the statement is true.) It’s not only a frequently heard comment, it also happens to be the main theme of a new double album by talented EDWARD REEKERS entitled ‘The Liberty Project‘.

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ICON OF SIN sophomore album “Legends” comes hot on the heels of the success of the Self-Titled debut album released on Frontiers Music during 2021. The band centered around the vocal talents of the popular Brazilian YouTube sensation Raphael Mendes together with two other stellar musicians, Sergio Mazul (SEMBLANT) and Marcelo Gelbcke (LANDFALL) who work as songwriters and producers.

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The American Hard Rock band MAMMOTH WVH will release a new album entitled 'Mammoth II' on August 04, 2023 via Bmg. MAMMOTH WVH, the project led by Wolfgang Van Halen, the ex-bassist of the band VAN HALEN and son of the late guitarist Eddie Van Halen, will release its sophomore album, "Mammoth II". More»


SUPERNOVA PLASMAJETS wasn’t the typically band signed by AOR Heaven Records for the release of their self-titled CD “Supernova Plasmajets” back in 2017. But after listening the disc we see why the label decided to add them to their roster: the strong ’80s heavy-rock songwriting / attitude the band infused to their music More»



Since the year 2000, Frédéric Slama has released 22 albums with his project AOR, with the who’s who of AOR Westcoast music & Melodic Rock involved. Now in 2023, AOR is back with perhaps the most ’80s sounding album of all its career, with unforgettable arrangements reminding us the sound of the classic era recalling Journey, Le Roux, Franke & The Knockouts or Foreigner.

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