On Friday, June 1, the melodious rock band Magical Heart debuts the album "Another Wonderland" via the firm Fastball Music. The disc will contain the following songs:
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On May 25th 2018, AOR Heaven now will re-issue the former Japanese only release “Heroes” as limited edition of 1000 copies. The album was re-mastered by guitarist Robby Böbel.
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During their hectic and busy schedule, Nemesis found time to self finance, record and release this truly classic '80s Melodic Rock/AOR gem in 1986. The record was high on vinyl collectors want lists for years fetching unbelievable prices! Now digitally remastered, Retrospect has made this available on CD for the first time ever. More»

Syntax move into more progressive melodic rock / AOR ground here with most of the songs clocking in at 5 minutes+. The songs, performances, and production are all fantastic and there are obvious influences of Rush, Saga, Peter Gabriel, Sam Brown, Kate Bush, Pink Floyd, Marillion, Max Webster, Millions and Terry Brown all over this recording!! Just check out the sound samples and then go get Syntax's other release "Streets Like Ice" here at Retrospect!!
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10 songs fill that album in a Melodic rock / AOR style, and the theme of the work is about the conflict between dream and reality, based on the parallelism MAN-TIME.
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Tunes like the sweet "Man Enough To Cry" are a great mix of elaborated '80s rock&pop with Scandinavian West Coast AOR, while "I'm On Fire" flirts with modernity but with a melodic rock heart.
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Band: Dennis DeYoung (USA)
Album: The Hunchback Of Notre Dame
Style: Musical
Year: 1997
Bitrate: CBR 320 kbs
Archive: 138,24 Mb
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Band: Winterkat (USA)
Album: Winterkat
Style: Melodic Hard Rock / AOR
Year: 1983
Bitrate: CBR 320 kbs
Archive: 63,08 Mb
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Genre: Synth-pop; Arena Rock
Country of the artist (group): North Ireland
Year of Publication: 1984-1989
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Undoubtedly, Retrospect's BEST OF 2011 release comes from NY-based CRYSTAL PROJECT. And I would even go as far to say one of Retrospect's best releases of ALL TIME!! Formerly known as CRYSTAL PISTOL (but changed the name due to confusion with a more recent Canadian band of the same name), CRYSTAL PROJECT were a stunning melodic hard rock / AOR band More»

HOLY CRAP - FINALLY ON CD IS THIS AMAZING SLICE OF 80s MELODIC HARD ROCK THAT NEVER GOT THE RECOGNITION IT DESERVED AND SOMEHOW GOT LOST IN THE SHUFFLE. EASILY ONE OF THE BEST HARD ROCK RELEASES OF 1987 , SOUNDING LIKE A MIX OF MAMA'S BOYS , AXTION , KING KOBRA AND HELIX (without the gritty vocals).
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A melodic rock gem with incredible hooks and widely considered to be Nova Rex's finest moment, 1992's " Blow Me Away" virtually defined "arena rock" featuring "Alone Tonight" and the power ballad "Think Of Me". The album showcases JP Cervoni's dynamic guitar riffs. Sought after by many collectors , Blow Me Away is now widely available for all of you AOR / Hair Metal maniacs!
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Many say the music is reminiscient of a melodic classic rock style with elements of acoustic driven progressive folk-rock - with thought provoking lyrics. The band leans on 3 part harmonies to accentuate the melody lines. The songs address everything from the struggles of everyday life to hope for the future.
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