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Brothers Frank & Jan Achmann, who make up the AOR band Big Secret, released a self-titled album at the end of January, which contains songs recorded between 1988 and 1994. The album is now available via Spotify, among others. Here's how to read it in a press release:
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Genre: AOR
Year:2009-2020
Country: Canada
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HOUSE OF SHAKIRA have always been positioned off center in the melodic rock genre – partly because they’ve always had a soft spot for bands like Eagles and the whole American singer/songwriter tradition. When House Of Shakira first entered the scene of melodic rock back in the early 90s, their compositions stood out thanks to elements of non-western music thrown in here and there.
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WICKED MARAYA began to form in early 1983 in Valley Stream, Long Island, by three brothers: John, Micheal and James Iadevaio. John would play bass, Michael on guitar, and James provided the backbeat. Eventually, vocalist Lou Falco would join the trio to complete the MYSTIC line-up.
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October 31 played shestipesenny set at Sear Sound Studios, New York City as part of "The Live Room" The Warner Sound-video is available for viewing below. This program, with the participation of the most innovative musicians in various iconic American business recording studios.

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ADD FLAC + SCANS! Many of you have been asking for some old Rock Candy releases to complete collections, and here’s one quite hard to find – almost out of print, not listed anymore – the remastered & reloaded reissue of MOTT (The Hoople) “Drive On“, including a bonus track.
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this is one occasion where I do, and this time for Manchester-based glam metal act Cruel Addiction, taking inspiration from the likes of Wasp, Aerosmith, and Motley Crue.
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Celebrated by classic Canadian AOR aficionados, the 1989’s self-titled debut album from REGATTA has been reissued after decades out of print, fully remastered by bass player Matthew Gerrard from original masters and released via The Art Of Loud Recordings.
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Terry Brooks and Strange - Treasures and Gems from the Treasure Chest – Volume 9: Guitar on FIRE! 2020
The ‘Treasures and Gems from the Treasure Chest’ series has been launched to make available unreleased and little heard music from Terry’s massive archives. Each volume in the series seeks to showcase the many sides of this multi-faceted artist.
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FAN FICTION is a Los Angeles, California duo bringing back the melodies from the early ’80s on their debut album “Anticipated Hits“. More»


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Known as Ole Borud's bass player and recently even for touring with Joseph Williams and Peter Friestedt, finally on his own.
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There are few bands that truly transcend genre, but on their debut album, RXPTRS can lay claim to doing exactly that. Formed in Bristol, UK in 2018, the quintet blend rock, metal, punk and hardcore with a seamlessness that is enviable, creating something that is unique that seethes with boundless energy.
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Genre: AOR, Hard Rock
Years: 1994 - 2021
Country: Australia
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