As part of the Graham Bonnet Band’s 2017 ‘The Book’ tour in Japan, a three night special engagement and reunion of Alcatrazz was presented much to the delight of the Japanese hard rock faithful. Founding Alcatrazz members, Graham Bonnet (vocals), Jimmy Waldo (keyboards) and Gary Shea (bass), reunited after 33 years for a unique series of shows in Osaka, Nagoya, and Tokyo, Japan in March 2017. For the special occasion, the band was rounded out by Mark Benquechea (drums) and Conrado Pesinato (guitars), both from the Graham Bonnet Band. In addition to this unique farewell performance caputred on audio and video, Alcatrazz raided the archives and added some unreleased bonus tracks taken from the original sessions recorded in 1985, including one song, ‘Emotion’ with a
Month: December 2018
Frozen Land – Frozen Land 2018
Finnish power metal quintet Frozen Land has signed with Massacre Records and will release its self-titled debut album on November 23. The band was originally formed as a solo project by Tuomas Hirvonen (guitar), but quickly became a fully fledged band with the addition of Aki Kuokkanen (drums), Lauri Muttilainen (keys), Juhana Heinonen (bass) and Tony Meloni (vocals). The upcoming debut album was mixed by Matias Kupiainen (Stratovarius) and mastered by Mika Jussila (Stratovarius, Sonata Arctica, Children Of Bodom). Andrey Vasilchenko has created the album artwork.
BUCKETS REBEL HEART- 20 Good Summers 2018
December 7th, 2018 sees the official release of the band’s debut album 20 GOOD SUMMERS, showcasing 12 songs written by Colwell and Edwards. Mixed in Nashville, by Grammy Award Winner Ben Fowler, the album also features vocal contributions from Mollie Marriott and Rick “Georgia Satellites” Richards, among others.
1. Animal Beat
2. 20 Good Summers
3. Rebel Heart
4. The Bridge
5. Whiskeyland
6. Mexican Sun / El Diablo
7. Radio State Of Mind
8. When Angels Fall
9. Bulletproof
10. Customised Car
11. Faraway Blues
12. If You Need Me
Magic Dance – New Eyes 2018
The English AOR band Magic Dance with musician Jon Siejka in the lead releases later his year’s second album “New Eyes” through Frontiers Records. A first single will be presented shortlyIt continues the AOR style of my last album ‘Vanishings’, but branches off into several new directions. I have called it ‘New Eyes’, because I think it is a fresh perspective on the 80s style that I’ve been writing in for the past six years. It takes unexpected twists and turns that listene
State Of Salazar – Superhero 2018
The 7th of December releases the Swedish AOR band State Of Salazar releasing its new studio album “Superhero” via the Frontiers Records company. Additional information is expected shortly.
1. If You Wait For Me
2. My Heart Is At War
3. Hold On Tonight
4. Masquerade
5. She’s A Loaded Gun
6. Lie To Me
7. Joanne
8. Someone I Know
9. To The Wire
10. Love Will Find A Way
11. Superhero
Meat Loaf – Live Broadcast – 2nd June 1985 The Bottom Line 2018
Genre: Rock
Year: 1985/2018
Country: USA
Meat Loaf – Bad Attitude (Live Broadcast 1985)
Meat Loaf – Dead Ringer For Love (Live Broadcast 1985)
Meat Loaf – Jumpin’ The Gun (Live Broadcast 1985)
Meat Loaf – Nowhere Fast (Live Broadcast 1985)
Meat Loaf – Piece Of The Action (Live Broadcast 1985)
Meat Loaf – All Revved Up With No Place To Go (Live Broadcast 1985)
Apocalyptica – Plays Metallica by Four Cellos – A Live Performance (2018)
After playing over 170 shows in 40 countries it is an honor to share this special album with you: “Plays Metallica By Four Cellos – A Live Performance” will be available as a 2CD+DVD Digipak on December 7th
1. Enter Sandman (Live)
2. Master of Puppets (Live)
3. Harvester of Sorrow (Live)
4. The Unforgiven (Live)
5. Sad But True (Live)
6. Creeping Death (Live)
7. Wherever I May Roam (Live)
8. Welcome Home (Sanitarium) (Live)
9. Fade to Black (Live)
10. For Whom the Bell Tolls (Live)
11. Fight Fire With Fire (Live)
12. Until It Sleeps (Live)
13. Orion (Live)
14. Escape (Live)
15. Battery (Live)
16. Seek & Destroy (Live)
17. Nothing Else Matters (Live)
18. One (Live)
Born Again – True Heavy Nation (2018)
BORN AGAIN are the sonic French-quartet who, although still in their infancy are making strides into the world of metal, where their sound may be a heavily influenced affair however they do deliver it with enough style to put a mark of originality in every burst of energy. Their new album on a new label, “True Heavy Nation” is the band’s second release in three-years and a follow up to the well-received “Strike With Power”, here they take all the elements which make them a force of nature and condense the ten-tracks.
01. No Guts No Glory
02. Ghost Rider
03. King of Pain
04. Children of the Storm
05. No Place in Heaven
06. You Can’t Stop Rock n’Roll
07. True Heavy Nation
08. Never Give Up
09. Lost in Time
10. Nig
Metal Church – Damned If You Do 2018
upcoming twelfth studio album by American heavy metal band Metal Church, which will be released on December 7, 2018 through Rat Pak Records. This will be their first release with former W.A.S.P. drummer Stet Howland, who replaced longtime member Jeff Plate in 2017, and the second Metal Church studio album with vocalist Mike Howe since he rejoined the group in 2015. Music videos were made for “Damned If You Do” and “By the Numbers”.
01. Damned If You Do
02. The Black Things
03. By The Numbers
04. Re
Harem Scarem – The Stolen Piano Benefit (Live at the Club 1990) 2018
Genre: Melodic Rock
Year: 2017
Country: USA
Harem Scarem – Last Stand Man (Live)
Harem Scarem – Run on Down the Line (Live)
Harem Scarem – Dead of the Night (Live)
Harem Scarem – Pilgrim’s Progress (Live)
Harem Scarem – Open up and Bleed (Live)
Harem Scarem – Hard Rain (Live)
Harem Scarem – Miracle Mile (Live)
Harem Scarem – Give Nothing Away (Live)
Harem Scarem – Johanna (Live)
Harem Scarem – She Want (Live)
Harem Scarem – Miracle Mile (Live)
Harem Scarem – Need Somebody (Live)
Harem Scarem – One in the Same (Live)
Harem Scarem – Cry My Own Tears (Live)
Harem Scarem – Could’ve Done Better (Live)
Harem
Westworld – Sick Cool 2018
Westworld was a British pop rock/rockabilly band of the late 1980s, best known for its 1987 UK Top 20 hit single, “Sonic Boom Boy” (retrospective release of material from 1992-1994)
Westworld – Speedmaster Mk II
Westworld – Silver Lining
Westworld – Gold in the Hills
Westworld – Wonderfool
Westworld – Sentimental Stand
Westworld – Black Pain
Westworld – Girl Blues
Westworld – Sick Cool
Westworld – Alright
Westworld – Piece of Mind
Westworld – Earth Loop
Westworld – The End
Various Artists – Soft Rock Anthems 2018
Genre: Classic Rock, AOR, Rock
Year: 2018
Country: All
Paul Rodgers – Cut Loose
Christopher Cross – Every Turn of the World
Boz Scaggs – Drowning In the Sea of Love
Toy Matinee – Last Plane Out
Patty Weaver – One Love Too Late
Robbie Dupree – Steal Away
Terence Boylan – Don’t Hang up Those Dancing Shoes
Rtz – Face the Music
Stephen Bishop – The Story of a Boy In Love
Peter Wolf – Break This Chain
Patrick Simmons – Knocking at Your Door
Jay Ferguson – Turn Yourself In
Larsen-Feiten Band – She’s Not In Love
John O’Banion – Take a Chance On Love
Joey Scarbury – Everything but Love
Jerry Corbetta R
Lynyrd Skynyrd – Live On Stage FM Broadcasts – Capitol Theatre 4th November 1975 (2018)
Genre: Classic South Rock
Year: 1975/2018
Country: USA
Lynyrd Skynyrd – KBFH-FM Radio Intro (Live 1975 Broadcast)
Lynyrd Skynyrd – Double Trouble (Live 1975 Broadcast)
Lynyrd Skynyrd – I Ain’t The One (Live1975 Broadcast)
Lynyrd Skynyrd – The Needle and The Spoon (Live 1975 Broadcast)
Lynyrd Skynyrd – Saturday Night Special (Live 1975 Broadcast)
Lynyrd Skynyrd – Gimme Three Steps (Live 1975 Broadcast)
Lynyrd Skynyrd – I Got The Same Old Blues (Live 1975 Broadcast)
Lynyrd Skynyrd – Simple Man (Live 1975 Broadcast)
Lynyrd Skynyrd – Whiskey Rock-A-Roller (Live 1975 Broadcast)
Lynyrd Skynyrd – Call Me The Breeze (Live 1975 Broadcast)
Lynyrd Skynyrd – T For Texas (Li
Ice Sword – Dragon Magic (2018)
What can I say about this amazing record. Seldom has a record immediately clicked with me as Dragon Magic has. This is my favorite record of 2018. “I, I awoke from this dream under full moon splendor I was me, I was free”. Hail IRON SWORD
Tracklist:
1. Birth Of Legend
2. Abysmal Dreariness
3. Wizard’s Facade
4. Dragon Clash
5. Tormented Rebirth
6. Dispatch The Human Plague
7. Iniquitous Respite
8. On The Precipice Of Rectification
9. A Foreboding Realization
10. Crestfallen Reverie
11. Sanctimonious Enmity
Whitesnake – Live in 1984 – Back to the Bone 2014
The main concert features a legendary line up with David Coverdale in top form and a rare opportunity to revisit and appreciate again the late, great Cozy Powell. Additional footage also features the incredible Jon Lord in his final Whitesnake performance.
Whitesnake – Gambler (Official Bootleg)
Whitesnake – Guilty of Love (Official Bootleg)
Whitesnake – Love Ain’t No Stranger (Official Bootleg)
Whitesnake – Slow An’ Easy (Official Bootleg)
Whitesnake – Walking in the Shadow of the Blues (Official Bootleg)
Whitesnake – Ready An’ Willing (Official Bootleg)
Whitesnake – Guitar Solo (Official Bootleg)
Whitesnake – Crying in the Rain (Official Bootleg)
Whitesnake – Soldier of Fortune (Offi
Westbound – Volume 1 (2019)
On February 22, 2019, the new band Westbound releases, among others, the songwriter Chas West (Lynch Mob, The Jason Bonham Band) debut album “Vol 1”.
1. Never Surrender
2. Dance Of Life
3. Ain’t Gonna Drown
4. Beautiful Dream
5. Nothing
6. Roll The Bones
7. On My Own
8. Keeper Of The Flame
9. Turn To You
10. No Room For Sympathy
11. The Traveller