Category: Melodic Rock | AOR

Again produced by John & Dino Elefante – even this time they play instruments all over the record as well – and mixed by expert Neil Kernon (DOKKEN, SCORPIONS, KANSAS), on this ‘third HALO’ album they mix early Nineties AOR with the melodic side of ’80s KANSAS.

01 – Anytime
02 – Hello Forever
03 – Behold The Lamb
04 – Psycho Babble
05 – The Victory
06 – His Name Is Jesus
07 – Stand Up
08 – On My Knees
09 – Promises
10 – Wounded Soldier

Lead & Backing Vocals: Scott Springer
Guitars: Glenn Pearce, Dino Elefante, E.L. McNeely
Bass Guitars: E.L. McNeely, Jack Mack, John Pierce
Keyboards: John Andrew Schreiner, John Ele

Country: UK
Year: 2008
Genre: Prog Rock/Metal

1 Feeding The Fear
2 Circles
3 Observation
4 Release The Light
5 Abstract Pieces
6 Gods Gift
7 This Is Not How It Ends
8 Fake Saint
9 From Below
10 The Healer (dark redeemer)

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Girder Music is remastering/reissuing HALO’s second album, 1991’s ”Heaven Calling”, plus 4 bonus tracks. Produced by John &Dino Elefante (MASTEDON, KANSAS) with their unmistakable pristine style, ”Heaven Calling” is more ‘early ’90s AOR’ than its predecessor, at places bringing to mind JOURNEY’s ‘Trial By Fire’ era, WHITEHEART, Canadian bands from the genre, and of course MASTEDON melodious side.

This is pure, unadulterated ’90s AOR in all it’s glory, with a crystal-clear remastering job.‘Smooth’ is the keyword here, and if elaborated arrangements, sweet keyboards and clean sweet vocals is your thing,”Heaven Calling” is a must have.

It’s hard to resist the melodies on songs like ‘Jacob’s Dream’, the tit

Formed in the early ’80s, AOR / Melodic Rock American band HALO had to wait until 1990 to release their debut album. It was 1989 when Halo’s demo was presented to John Elefante who quickly got the band into his studio to produce their first full length offering, which contained a perfect slice of classic hard-edged AOR stuff next to AVIATOR, ALLIES, JOURNEY and of course, Elefante’s MASTEDON.

With heavenly layered choruses, relentless and driving guitars, swirling keyboard splashes and a tightness you could only expect from a band together for a decade, HALO’s album checks all the boxes for a classic that transcends any rock and roll era.
Long time out of print, now Girder Music is remastering/reissuing this terrific album, “Halo (30th Annive

here’s the 30th Anniversary remastered reissue of American AOR / Pomp / Melodic rockers SOJOURN second album, 1987-1989 “Different Points Of View“, including 7 bonus tracks.

01 – Real Time
02 – Straight On
03 – Different Points of View
04 – In the City
05 – Back to Work
06 – Lead Me On
07 – Bandit of Love
08 – Neon Lights
09 – Long Way Home
10 – Chapter 3
11 – Won’t Cry for You
BONUS TRACKS:
12 – Tell Me What Angels Do (MCA Records Sessions)
13 – Janine (MCA Records Sessions)
14 – In the City (Hot Night in the City Compilation Version)
15 – Long Time (Demo)
16 – Chapter 7 (Demo)
17 – Big Blue