At 1980 – Forget to Remember (2024)

At 1980 are back with another retro-Eighties album that may be their best yet. Released yesterday, “Forget To Remember” is a pure delight for fans of synth-laden Lite AOR / pop-rock with gorgeous melodies.

Featuring the smooth lead vocals of Englishman Josh Dally, At 1980 – their name alone give you an idea of their music – takes us into a time machine to an era when feel-good music ruled athe airwaves. Additionally, there’s two female vocalists doing lead on one track each to provide variation.
Including th

Red Hot – Eyes Of The World (Lost Melodic Jewels Vol. 4) 2023, MP3+FLAC, 2 CD

As part of the stupendous “Lost Jewels Collectors Series”, today we have here the fantastic “Eyes Of The World” from Swedish Melodic Rock / ’80s AOR band RED HOT, as volume 4 of its appreciated “Lost Melodic Jewels” series, a HUGE 2-CD set – STEELHEART Records managed to have ALL of the songs recorded in the

history of the band (1983-1989) in this not-to-be missed double disc (33 songs!!!) remastered from original tapes provided by the band and limited to 500 copies.
RED HOT was started

Gary Hughes – Strength Of Heart 1992


Country: Europe
Released: 1992
Style: Soft Rock, AOR

1 Some Kind Of Evil 4:51
2 Only True Love Lasts Forever 3:44
3 Strength Of Heart 4:43
4 Bringin’ All Of Your Love To Me 5:11
5 Big Bad Wolf 3:39
6 Helen’s Eyes 4:55
7 Man Behind The Mask 3:34
8 Christine 4:28
9 Hammer Your Heart 3:04
10 Can’t Get You Out Of My Head 4:51
11 Photograph 5:32
12 Stay 4:24
13 Vigilante 4:59
14 Helen’s Eyes (Reprise)

VA – Plotn08 Singles Pack 2024-03-19, MP3


Genre : Hard Rock / AOR
Year : 2024
Country : Various

Adam Brice – Something To Hold 2024
Baam – Illusion 2024
Barock Project – The Lost Ship Tavern (Single Edit) 2024
Bobby McClintock – Leave Me Alone 2024
Captain Black Beard – Chains Of Love (Deelectriried) 2024
Cats in Space – Johnny Rocket (Live) 2024
Fem Repor – Drifting Further (Live) 2024
Firago – Addiction 2024
In the 80s – One for the Road 2024
Intelligent Music Project – Shine For You 2024
New Horizon – Dai

MARILYN MARTIN – Marilyn Martin [Japan release +2 bonus] (1986) , MP3+FLAC

A blonde bombshell in her own right but owner of a really good set of vocal pipes, in the mid-Eighies singer MARILYN MARTIN was ready to be the next American rock&pop star.

After doing backing vocals for many big names including Stevie Nicks, Don Henley, Tom Petty and Kenny Loggins, Marilyn got the chance to record the song ‘Sorcerer’ for the ’84 Streets Of Fire movie soundtrack. Next, she did a duet with Phil Collins on ‘Separate Lives’, the love theme for another film, ‘White Nights’. The single was #1 in the USA and Marilyn Martin got a record contract with Atlantic Records.

Marilyn Martin“, her self-titled debut is a glossy, big major label production with many renowned names in this matter inv

John Norum – Total Control [US Edition] – 1987, FLAC+MP3


Genre: Hard Rock
Country of origin of the disc (release): USA
Year of publication: 1987
Publisher (label): Epic
Country of performer (group): Sweden

Tracklist:

01. Let Me Love You
02.Love Is Meant To Last Forever
03. Too Many Hearts
04. Someone Else Here
05. Eternal Flame
06. In Chase Of The Wind
07. Back On The Streets
08. Blind
09. Law Of Life
10. We’ll Do What It Takes Together
11. Wild One

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SUE SAAD AND THE NEXT – Long Way Home (1985/86 unreleased 2nd album)


With the SUE SAAD AND THE NEXT reissue album requested here, you’ll enjoy their second, unreleased album that never was. After their debut LP in 1980, the band’s record label decided to extend the contract / deal but use their songwriting talents for movie soundtracks. Sue Saad and The Next music was featured in a half dozen of ’80s movies, and even during the ’90s when the band was already split years after.

But while writing for films, Sue Saad and The Next kept composing songs and reco

BRINKER – Alloy Rock [MelodicRock Classics Deluxe Edition Remaster +6 bonus] (2023) 2024 , MP3+FLAC


ADD LINK! Originally released 1986 only in America, “Alloy Rock”, the debut album from Texas melodic hard rockers BRINKER, never was reissued and became a collector’s piece, being sold at eBay for over $300.

Now MelodicRock Classics is releasing “Alloy Rock [Deluxe Edition Remaster +6]” for all fans rejoice.
Drummer and namesake Ray Brinker unearthed the original reel to reel masters, which were sent to Nashville to be baked and digitized, then sent to JK Northrup for him to work his remastering magic. Even better – the original tapes contained not only the full 12 track original album, but an additional 6 bonus tracks, which are included in this Deluxe Edition CD

Markus Saastamoinen – Falling Up (2024)


Year of manufacture: 2024
Genre: Progressive / Alternative Rock / Melodic Rock
Country: Australia

Tracklist:
01. The Descent (04:07)
02. Sadness (09:34)
03. Loser (03:46)
04. Mr Average (04:17)
05. The Ascent (03:50)
06. Thank You (03:53)
07. The Day That I Met You (03:44)
08. Goat (05:01)
09. When I Wake Up With You (03:50)

All songs written by: Markus Saastamoinen; except:
“Sadness” written by Markus Saastamoinen and Ken Sheppard

Drums on tracks 4, 5, 6 & 8 recorded & enginee

DAMIEN – Every Dog Has Its Day ’87 [Lost Realm Records remaster +2] (2021), MP3+FLAC

As requested, here’as the reissue on CD (limited to 500 copies and already sold-out) of US metallers DAMIEN debut album, 1987’s “Every Dog Has Its Day”remastered and including 2 bonus tracks.

U.S. Metal aficionados know well how the great state of Ohio was prolific in excellent bands. This 5-piece from Toledo belong to that elite by their own right. “Every Dog Has Its Day” is undoubtedly among the best underground albums from this genre appeared in the 80s, when it comes to heavy metal made in North America.
However, DAMIEN incorporates to their music a lot of British stylings. The sound is very reminiscent of that of Killing Machine / Hell Bent For

The Rebel Saints – The Rebel Saints 2024


The melodious rock band The Rebel Saints, which revolves around the duo Thomas Anderberg and Ola Berg, has just released a self-titled debut album. The record is available to listen to digitally via, among others, plotn08.

01 – Heat Is On.mp3
02 – Hammerdown.mp3
03 – Said And Done.mp3
04 – Woman.mp3
05 – Rebel Child.mp3
06 – Shine A Light On Your Troubled Mind.mp3
07 – Wild Hearted.mp3
08 – Lost In Time.mp3
09 – L