Category: Hard Rock

Hard rock (or heavy rock) is a loosely defined subgenre of rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage rock, blues rock and psychedelic rock. It is typified by a heavy use of aggressive vocals, distorted electric guitars, bass guitar, drums, and often accompanied with pianos and keyboards.

V.A. – Rock The Bones [Frontiers Music 2-CD Compilation including rarities] 2002

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Early in this Century, Frontiers Music started to release annual double-CD compilations including material of artists from their roster. As requested, here’s their very first of these, 2002’s “V.A. Rock The Bones“, a sold out release and a collectible.

The interesting thing of this volume 1 is that includes many different song versions than the ones finally appeared later into the artist’s official album releases.
Elsewhere, there’s a Mickey Thomas track which never got released at all (a beautiful AOR tune btw), the de

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Ben Reel – This is the Movie (25th anniversary edition remastered 2024)

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Ben Reel released his 11th studio album ‘Come a Long Way’ in June 2023. The album consists of 11 brand new self penned songs. The album has so far charted at No.9 in the Euro Americana chart and No.28 in the IBBA world blues chart. This follows on the heels of 2 previous releases ‘Live @JJ Smyths Dublin’ (2021) & ‘Locked In & Live’ (2022) a hybrid double album which was a mixture of live songs

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VHÄLDEMAR – Ready for Battle 2024

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RELEASE: 16. May 2024 With “Sanctuary Of Death”, Spain’s biggest (English-speaking) heavy metal band is about to release their seventh longplayer.

11 brand new tracks that should make the heart of every melodic heavy and power metal fan beat faster! The quintet has been flying the traditional metal flag since the end of the 90s and is inspiring a growing following outside Spain with catchy melodies and true anthems.
“Sanctuary Of Death” is undoubtedly one of the heavy/power metal highlights of the year!

01. Devil’s Child
02.

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Queen – Magic Tour 1986 (20 Live Bootlegs) – 1986, MP3

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Genre: Hard Rock
Country of performer (group): Great Britain
Year of publication: 1986

1986-06-07 Stockholm, Sweden (2CD)
1986-06-11 Leiden, Holland (2CD)
1986-06-12 Leiden, Holland (2CD)
1986-06-14 Paris, France (2CD)
1986-06-17 Brussels, Belgium (2CD)
1986-06-19 Leiden, Holland (2CD)
1986-06-21 Mannheim, Germany (2CD)
1986-06-28 Munich, Germany (2CD)
1986-06-29 Munich, Germany (2CD)
1986-07-02 Zürich, Switzerland (2CD)
1986-07-05 Dublin, Ireland (2CD)
1986-07-09 Newcastle, UK (2 CD)
1986-07-12 London, UK (2 CD)
1986-07-16 Manchester, UK (4 CD)
1986-07-19 Cologne, Germany (2 CD)
1986-07-27 Budapest, Hungary (2 CD)
1986-08-01 Barcelona, Spai

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Speed Limit – New Horizon 2024

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Country: Austria
Genre: Heavy Metal
Label: NRT-Records
Release date: May 3rd, 2024

The Austrian city of Salzburg, often referred to as the ‘Mozart City’, is known not only for its picturesque landscapes, lakes, and nearby Salzkammergut region but also for its beautiful old town and the majestic Hohensalzburg Fortress, one of the largest and best-preserved castles in Europe. These are cultural highlights, but beyond these visual features, Salzburg is also a vibrant center of music. Along with its historical c

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