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Melodic From Finland...
Finnish singer and musician who became public after winning the first season of The Voice of Finland in 2012. The win takes Sipola got a record deal with Universal Music. Sipola released their first album Making a Sound in July 2012.
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Bitter Suite is a one-off project of Canadian singer/songwriter/guitarist/producer David J. Petovar, who wrote all of the songs that appear on Crime of Love back in 1991 and 1992. Several stalwarts of the Canadian AOR scene contribute their talents to the album, including George Christon (Kick Axe), Don Wilk (White Wolf), and Craig Brooks (Touch). More»


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This new project, Big Life is a joint venture and brainchild of two much respected players in the melodic rock field, from the south of England, Steve Newman (Newman) and ex-Praying Mantis frontman, Mark Thompson-Smith. Steve Newman’s reputation in the Melodic Rock circuit is impressive – with eight immense Newman albums released in the last decade, the latest being the highly acclaimed ‘The Art Of Balance’. More»


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The songs are terrific, plenty of hooky riffs and superb solos, catchy choruses and lovely harmony vocals; true '80s American Melodic Hard Rock with AOR touches, punchy but polished & clean.
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Genre: Piano Rock / Midwest / AOR
Country: USA
Year of Publication: 1995
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xtacy-revolution500The female fronted melodic rock band Xtasy was born in 2011 as a Studio Project between Jorge (guitar) and Silvia (vocals). Both started to work together on several songs which were recorded between December 2011 and December 2013 in R81 Studios in Noain-Pamplona. Some additional friends participated in the recording sessions as guests: Jon Huarte (Dreamwalker) and Josu Alzu (Six Miles Wide) on drums; Manolo Arias (Atlas, Niágara), Robert Rodrigo (Airless), Willy Gascón (Steelhorse), More»


1370923101_frontTime and again it's amazing that especially Melodic Rock produces those so-called "super-groups". THE SIGN is another addition to the long list of that category, because all members are known from at least one other band: Keyboarder Mark Mangold (TOUCH, AMERICAN TEARS, DRIVE SHE SAID, FLESH & BLOOD, MYSTIC HEALER), guitarist Randy Jackson (ZEBRA), singer Terry Brock (STRANGEWAYS, LE ROUX), bassist Billy Greer (STREETS, KANSAS) and drummer Bobby Rondinelli (RAINBOW, BLACK SABBATH, BLUE OYSTER CULT).

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2011 Black World
Italian's HOMERUN 2008 debut was well received by melodic hard rock fans and the press (ended #10 on AORheaven magazine), only slightly criticized for their similarity with rockers Gotthard.
Now established in Florida, Homerun is back with the new album "Black World", not only with a new line-up, but with a new sound as well.
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Jane Bogaert - 5th Dimension - FrontJane together with Robert Papst (Dominoe) and Guenther Skitschak (Dominoe) wrote the songs for '5th Dimension' and engaged a couple of guests such as Jeff Scott Soto (W.E.T., Journey, Talisman, Malmsteen), Joe Lynn Turner (Deep Purple, Rainbow, Hughes-Turner Project), John 'Rhino' Edwards (Status Quo), Matt Beck (Rod Stewart) and Charlie Morgan (Elton John) to help her with the realization of the record.

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Hello Forever” is his debut solo album came out in 1993, a wonderful Christian based album with a bit of an 80’s sound, produced by Dino and John Elefante, which was pretty much a guarantee of great AOR
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In Transit - Somewhere In The Darkness (2015)

Band: In Transit
Album: Somewhere In The Darkness
Style: Melodic Rock, Alternative Rock
Year: 2015
Bitrate: 320 kbps
Archive: 101 Mb
Country: Denmark

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billyBand: Billy Squier (USA)
Album: Don't Say No
Style: Melodic Hard Rock / AOR
Year: 1981
Bitrate: CBR 320 kbs
Archive: 90,61 Mb
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Bootlegs 1988-2006, 1988 Against The Wall, 1994 Live Milwaukee, Steve Perry - 2006 Demos, Lost Angels.
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