Lioncage – The Second Strike 2017


Lioncage was founded in 2013 by Thorsten Bertermann (vocals), Torsten Landsberger (drums) and Lars König (guitar). All three musicians had been known each other for many years performing in professional tribute bands, and impulsively started a band with original songs after having a couple of beers at a rock festival.

After two years of songwriting and recording demos, Lioncage’s debut release, “Done At Last“, successfully saw the light of day in Europe and Japan. Even though the three have a big variety of individual mus

Steve Hackett – The Night Siren 2017


Guitar virtuoso and rock legend Steve Hackett (formerly of Genesis), releases his latest album “The Night Siren” on 24th March 2017 through InsideOutMusic (Sony).

1. Behind The Smoke
2. Martian Sea
3. Fifty Miles From The North Pole
4. El Niño
5. Other Side Of The Wall
6. Anything But Love
7. Inca Terra
8. In Another Life
9. In The Skeleton Gallery
10. West To East
11. The Gift

Eric Gales – Middle Of The Road 2017


His new album “Middle Of The Road” will be released on 24th February 2017 and is the running theme throughout the record.

1. Good Time
2. Change In Me (The Rebirth)
3. Carry Yourself
4. Boogie Man
5. Been So Long
6. Help Yourself
7. I’ve Been Deceived
8. Repetition
9. Help Me Let Go
10. I Don’t Know
11. Swamp

Line-up

Eric Gales
Gary Clark, Jr.
Christone Ingram
Lauryn Hill
Eugene Gales

Born Again – Strike With Power 2017


You can look forward to heavy, melodic and powerful metal with raw and aggressive vocals – influenced by bands such as Black Sabbath, Motörhead, Judas Priest and Thin Lizzy.

1. New Generation
2. Strike With Power
3. Preachers Of The Night
4. Betrayal
5. We Feed The Fire
6. Angel In Black
7. Deal With The Devil
8. Wings Of Hate
9. No Class
10. Dawn Of The Gods

Line-up

Thierry (v)
Chris (g)
Christopher (b)
Pich (d)

The Mute Gods – Tardigrades Will Inherit The Earth 2017


Nick Beggs (Steven Wilson, Steve Hackett), Roger King (Steve Hackett) and Marco Minnemann (Joe Satriani, Aristocrats) will return as The Mute Gods with their forthcoming second album “Tardigrades Will Inherit The Earth” set for release on the 24th February 2017.

1. Saltatio Mortis
2. Animal Army
3. We Can’t Carry On
4. The Dumbing Of The Stupid
5. Early Warning
6. Tardigrades Will Inherit The Earth
7. Window onto the Sun
8. Lament
9. The Singing Fish Batticaloa
10. Hall

Tim Bowness – Lost In The Ghost Light 2017


“Lost In The Ghost Light” is a concept album revolving around the onstage and backstage reflections of a fictional ‘classic’ rock musician in the twilight of his career. It is a grand statement about a grand era of music making and an undoubted highlight of Bowness’s career.

1. Worlds Of Yesterday
2. Moonshot Manchild
3. Kill The Pain That’s Killing You
4. Nowhere Good To Go
5. You’ll Be The Silence
6. Lost In The Ghost Light
7. You Wanted To Be Seen
8. Distant Summers

Burnt Out Wreck – Swallow 2017


The debut album from ex-Heavy Pettin’s Gary Moat & Burnt Out Wreck is going to be released on February 10, 2017. “Swallow” is a huge slice of full on, punchy classic hard rock with guitar riffs galore!Released on TRHRC through Cherry Red Records, this album is every bit as good as you would expect from one of Scotland’s original rock ‘n’ rollers, Gary Moat.

1. Burnt Out Wreck
2. Swallow
3. She’s The One
4. Pulling It Out
5. Talk About Love
6. Medusa
7. Flames

Black Paisley – Late Bloomer 2017


Black Paisley is a Swedish melodic rock band, founded in 2014. After having released various singles, their debut album “Late Bloomer” will be released independently on Jan. 31, 2017

1. Run Run Run
2. Way To Something
3. Easy
4. Ordinary Day
5. Autumn
6. Kickin’
7. This Is My Day
8. It Ain’t Over
9. Coming Home

Line-up

Stefan Blomqvist (lv, g)
Ulf Hedin (g, bv)
Robert Wirensjö (k, bv)
Jan Emanuelsson (b)
Robert Karaszi (d, p)

JOHNNY LIMA – JOHNNY LIMA & MADE IN CALIFORNIA [Remastered+bonus] 2017, 2 CD


MelodicRock Records is pleased to announce another blast from the past, partnering with the one and only JOHNNY LIMA to reissue his long out of print self-titled debut (1996) album and the similarly out of print Made In California (2003).

DISC ONE: JOHNNY LIMA (Original Debut Release; Remastered)

01. Never Gonna Let U Go
02. Little Runaway
03. Here for You
04. Rock ‘N Roll River
05. Crazy
06. If I Had a Heart
07. Speak of the Devil
08. Another Lonely Day
09. Something’s Gotta Change
10. Into Your Arms
11. Reckless Heart
12. Fly Angel
13. Fire Of Love (Bonus Track)
14. Drift Away (Bonus Track)

DISC TWO: MADE IN CALIFORNIA

01. Made in California
02. Best Night of My Life
03. Th

TATTS – LIVE IN BRUNSWICK 2017


Thirty-five years ago, the Australian pub rock scene was at its pinnacle and live music was everywhere, and so was Rose Tattoo, scratching its way to the top of the heap. Tatts: Live in Brunswick goes back to that era, recorded at the infamous Bombay Bicycle Club in Brunswick, Melbourne as part of their legendary and explosive Never Too Loud tour in 1982 and mastered in all its glory for loyal fans in 2017.

01 Out Of This Place
02 Bad Boy For Love
03 Assault And Battery
04 Tramp
05 We Can’t Be Beaten
06 Butcher And Fast Eddy

WRETCH – THE HUNT 2017


US power/thrash metal act WRETCH are pioneers of their local Cleveland metal scene and have since forged ahead to become an internationally recognized force of powerful melodic metal with festival performances in Germany and Greece. Prepare for the bands latest release ‘The Hunt’ – a shredding masterpiece that will appeal to fans of Primal Fear, Iced Earth, Helloween and Iron Maiden.

1 Sturmbringer
2 The Hunt
3 Throne Of Poseidon
4 Twilight´s End
5 The Final Stand
6 Fortune´s Fool
7 The King In Red
8 Straight To Hell

Dirty White Boyz – Down And Dirty 2017


Dirty White Boyz is the name of a new project band in November will release their debut album through the company Escape Music. Included in the band does: Tony Mitchell (Kiss Of The Gypsy), Paul Hume (Demon, Lawless), Neil Ogden (Demon, Lawless) and Nigel Bailey (Bailey Three Lions). Additional info on the upcoming album is expected shortly.

1. All She Wrote
2. Dynamite
3. Hangin On A Heartache
4. Ride With Angels
5. Playing Dirty
6. Rise
7. Waiting For This

JOHN SLOMAN – TAFF TRAIL TROUBADOUR 2017


For mid-2017, JOHN SLOMAN announced on January 5, 2017, the release of another solo album. The CD title “Taff Trail Troubadour” and the cover has already betrayed JOHN SLOMAN. The title track is also available on his homepage. Whom the predecessor has fallen, let him rejoice. JOHN SLOMAN’s fans from the blissful URIAHHEEP times, his first Solowerk or the “Dark Matter” disc will probably leave their fingers behind again because of the first hearing. Pity!

THE PERC – KOTO FUNK 2017


March 2017, Tribal Stomp Records / Cargo released the THE PERC CD “Koto Funk” in beautiful Digipack. Mastermind Tom Redecker had planned together with director Günther Gerstner. The project of a theater production of Rainald Goetz’s work “Fortress” the music to contribute. First song designs and demos were recorded in the studio with guests in 1995. As the theater project was canceled, the songs disappeared into the familiar drawer, where they were dug out by Tom Redecker at the end of 2016. The late release of the 5 songs makes sense, since they are musically too valuable to leave them in the thrash.