LIAISON – Hard Hitter +1 bonus [Remastered 500 copies] (2020)


The last of the LIAISON albums from their 2020 eissue series, “Hard Hitter” comes fully remastered including a bonus track. While still retaining their melodic core and some AOR touches, “Hard Hitter” make justice to its title: this third effort finds the band rocking harder than ever before, with that punchy sound of the 1992 US productions.

According to the material on offer, this time the Melby brothers used the services of Lanny Cordola (HOUSE OF LORDS). Tony Palacios (GUARDIAN) and Oz Fox (STRYPER) for the guitar solos.

“Hard Hitter” is a very guitar-driven album plenty of powerful – yet extremely clean – hard rockers. It’s still very AOR in essence, however this time there’s some darker, heavier approach on some tracks.
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Virtual Symmetry – Exoverse [Japanese Edition] 2020


Country: Switzerland
Genre: Progressive Metal
Year: 2020

01. Entropia
02. XI
03. Odyssey
04. Vortex
05. Exodus
06. Remember
07. Safe
08. Exoverse Suite
09. Butterfly Effect (bonus)

The full list of special guests is below:
Thomas Lang – Drums
Jordan Rudess – Keyboards (tracks 1, 8 and “secret track”)
Tom S. Englund – Vocals (track 5)
Simone Campete – Orchestra (tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8)
Sinfonietta Consonus – Symphonic Orchestra (tracks 3, 6, 8)
Ruben Paganelli – Sax (track 6)
Jennifer Vargas – Soprano (track 6)
The Nuvoices Project – Gospel chorus (track 8)

Line-up:
Marco Pastorino – Vocals
Valerio Æsir Villa – Guitars

Blues Pills – Holy Moly! (limited 2CD Mediabook) (2020)


Country: Sweden
Genre: Hard Rock, Blues-Rock, Psychedelic Rock
Year:2020

CD 01:
01. Proud Woman
02. Low Road
03. Dreaming My Life Away
04. California
05. Rhythm In The Blood
06. Dust
07. Kiss My Past Goodbye
08. Wish I’d Known
09. Bye Bye Birdy
10. Song From A Mourning Dove
11. Longest Lasting Friend

CD 02: Bliss EP:
01. Bliss
02. Astral Plane
03. Devil Man
04. Little Sun

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Indistinct – Violent Ends (2020)


Country: Finland
Genre: Progressive Metal
Year: 2020

Tracklist:
01. There Are Worse Ways to Go Home (01:18)
02. Charlatan (03:28)
03. Red Ink (01:51)
04. Sharpened Edges (02:44)
05. Nurture to My Wounds (04:21)
06. Spoken Word (03:33)
07. At Wit’s End (04:19)
08. Blank Canvas (01:50)
09. Cloudburst (03:04)
10. Violent Ends (04:23)
11. There Are Worse Ways To Go Home (Instrumental) (01:18)
12. Charlatan (instrumental) (03:28)
13. Red Ink (instrumental) (01:51)
14. Sharpened Edges (instrumental) (02:44)
15. Nurture To My Wounds (instrumental) (04:21)
16. Spoken Word (instrumental) (03:33)
17. At Wit’s End (instrumental) (04:19)
18. Blank