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The Haze Of Winter Flowers is Dan Strauss’ 7th studio album. In the spirit of The Beatles’ White Album, Dan crisscrosses genres, displaying his unique writing and production talents. Despite the album’s diversity, there is a thread running through it’s 11 songs creating a landscape of rich storytelling and warm, memorable melodies. The album was recorded in Dan’s home studio in Brooklyn with a mixing and mastering assist from songwriter Adam Lindquist, who also plays on the album.
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Genre: Progressive Power Metal
Disc (release) country of origin: EU
Year of publication: 2022
Publisher (label): GMR Music Group
Country of performer (group): Sweden
Tracklist:
01. March Of The Obsequious
02. Witches Dance
03. Pandemonium
04. Phantasm
05. Dying
06. Escape
07. A Trail Of Sins
08. A Quilt Of Shame
09. Legion
10. This Perfect Storm
Genre: Melodic Rock / AOR
Disc (release) country of origin: EU
Year of publication: 2023
Publisher (label): Frontiers Music
Country of performer (group): Hungary
Tracklist:
1. War (4:44)
2. The Fire (3:36)
3. Losing Me (5:01)
4. Sacrifice (3:37)
5. Love Sells (3:42)
6. Heroes (4:28)
7. One First Kiss (4:05)
8. Make Me Feel Your Love (4:20)
9. Ain’t No Woman (3:45)
10. Sarah (4:40)
11. Don’t Know What You Got…Till It’s Gone (5:23)\
Genre: Melodic Rock
Disc (release) country of origin: US
Year of publication: 2023
Publisher (label): Maximum Noir
Country of performer (group): US
Tracklist:
1. He Rises (2:29)
2. Wild Night (4:05)
3. The Test (4:07)
4. Battle Prep (2:05)
5. Dark Force Energy (3:57)
6. The Last Ones Left (2:57)
7. Nothing But Death (CD Exclusive) (3:27)
8. Track Commentary (CD Exclusive) (3:42)
9. Undead Lover Ft. Ectoplague (Bonus Track) (3:49)
10. Dark Force Ener
Some of you have been recently asking where the Westcoast AOR genre has gone at plotn08; well, as requested, here’s one for your melodic soul: DARYL HALL 1993’s solo album “Soul Alone” in its Japanese remastered reissue pressed on high quality Blu-spec CD and including 3 rare, hard to find tracks as bonus.
While “Soul Alone” has some of the pop-rock elements from Daryl famous band Hall & Oates
Genre: Heavy Metal
Country of performer (group): España
Year of publication: 2017-2024
2017 – Zero – 00:42:17
2019 – Abruptum – 00:41:23
2021 – Derrota y Destino [EP] – 00:15:47
2024 – Megalomanía – 00:38:48
Genre: Melodic Rock / AOR
Disc (release) country of origin: EU
Year of publication: 2023
Publisher (label): Pride & Joy Music
Country of performer (group): France
Tracklist:
1. I Am The Night (3:59)
2. Till The End Of Times (4:01)
3. Call Of The Wild (5:18)
4. The Last Time (4:40)
5. Rock ‘N’ Roll Queen (4:05)
6. Living My Dreams (4:41)
7. Hard To Believe (3:57)
8. Call Me (4:30)
9. Hard Life (3:45)
10. Reach For The Stars (4:32)
11. The Fire Still Burns (5:13)
12. Keepe
Genre: Melodic Rock / AOR
Disc (release) country of origin: EU
Year of publication: 2024
Publisher (label): Pride & Joy Music
Country of performer (group): UK
1. Hero (4:33)
2. Let Me In (4:33)
3. Immortals (5:00)
4. Battle Cry (4:16)
5. What About Love (5:03)
6. Just Like Heaven (5:21)
7. Black Magic (4:50)
8. Satellite (5:10)
9. You Make Me Live Again (5:11)
10. If You Want It (4:55)
11. Stardust (4:44)
12. Chasing Mir
Country: UK
Genre: Hard Rock
Year : 2022
Tracklist:
01. Shoot Me Your Ace (3:22)
02. When Can I See You Again (4:18)
03. Refugee (3:27)
04. Best of Me (4:12)
05. Wolfman (3:34)
06. Hold Back the Morning (4:13)
07. Right On (4:51)
08. Everything Far Away (5:13)
09. I See Your Face (3:32)
10. Strange Love (6:10)
11. Right On (Single Edit) [Bonus Track} (3:07)
12. Don’t Look Back [Bonus Track} (3:17)
Country: USA
Genre: Heavy Metal
Year : 2021
Tracklist:
01. The Prince of Metal (04:16)
02. Kings Before You (feat. Chris Jericho, Phil Demmel) (04:08)
03. Into the Flames (03:54)
04. The Sacred Mountain (05:15)
05. The Beast Awakens (05:00)
06. Evil Eye (04:32)
07. Necromancer (03:16)
08. Riders on the Wind (05:03)
09. Calling out for Midnight (04:40)
10. Battle Cry (04:53)
11. By the Horns (03:39)
12. Rise to Valhalla (06:18)
13. Return Me To The One [Bonus Track] (03:28)
Line Up:
All Vocals, Acoustic & Electric Rhythm Guitars – James Durbin
Bass – Barry Sparks
Drums – Mike Vanderhule
Guest Vocals – Chris Jericho
Year of manufacture: 2024
Genre: Progressive Rock
Country: USA / Russia
Tracklist:
01. Overture 2024 (0:46)
02. Crumble Down (3:32)
03. Aflame (2:42)
04. Chimera’s Jig (2:55)
05. A Moment of Peace (2:31)
06. Urban Eye (3:29)
07. A Touch of Rain (2:07)
08. Mercurial (2:03)
09. In a Vortex (2:25)
10. Castle in the Air (3:26)
11. The Last Salvo (3:52)
12. Ashes (1:10)
13. Chimera’s Grin (2:18)
14. Near and Far (1:44)
15. Still Love Now (2:54)
16. Lighthearted (
Year of manufacture: 2024
Genre: Progressive Rock / Crossover Prog
Country: USA
Tracklist:
01. Undone (05:24)
02. Old Man (07:18)
03. I Am Me (07:25)
04. Save the World (08:05)
05. Longroad Home (08:03)
Line Up:
– Travis Carlson / vocals, guitars, bass, keyboards, orchestra
– Stelios Paschalis / drums & percussion
country of performer (group): España
Genre: Power Metal
Year of publication: 2002-2019
2002 – Maketa [Demo] – 00:10:56 (128 kbps)
2004 – Dünedain – 00:46:48 (256 kbps)
2007 – La Luz De Mi Oscuridad – 00:50:51
2009 – Buscando El Norte I – 00:32:13
2009 – Buscando El Norte II – La Tierra De Los Sueños – 00:34:53
2010 – Buscando El Norte [Edición Especial] – 01:12:26
2010 – Concerto Madrid [Bootleg] – 00:24:53 (192 kbps)
2010 – Unidos Por El Metal [Split Single] – 00:12:53
2011 – Unidos Por El Metal En Concierto [Split] – 01:16:09
2012 – Mágica – 01:00:12
Year of manufacture: 2024
Genre: Progressive Rock / Fusion / Instrumental
Country: Canada
Tracklist:
01. In The Light (04:40)
02. Is There Hope? (04:32)
03. Inner Force (04:16)
04. Mindset Inversion (06:20)
05. Roots (04:13)
06. Infinity Axiom (06:43)
07. Mysteries (04:44)
Line Up:
– Francois Meg / guitar, bass, keyboards, programming
With:
– Martin Plante / drums
– Carl Mayotte/bass
-Johnny Maz/keyboards
– Robert Pallen/bass
– Derek Sherinian
Year of manufacture: 2024
Genre: Progressive Rock / Fusion
Country: International
Tracklist:
01. Hey, Where’s MY Drink Package?
02. Aristoclub
03. Sgt. Rockhopper
04. Sittin’ with a Duck on a Bay
05. Here Come the Builders
06.Muddle Through
07. Slideshow
08. And then there Were Just Us/Duck’s End
09. This is Not Scrotum
Line Up:
Guthrie Govan/guitar
Bryan Beller/bass
Marco Minnemann/drums
With:
Rusanda Panfili / violins (9)