Genre: Melodic Hard Rock
Year: 2018
Country:Sweden
1.Mirrors
Category: Melodic Rock | AOR
Album-oriented rock (abbreviated AOR) is an American FM radio format focusing on album tracks by rock artists. AOR evolved from progressive rock radio in the mid-1970s, using research and formal programming to create an album rock format with greater commercial appeal.
EXPORT – Contraband [Rock Candy remaster] 2013
It’s that kind of first half of the ’80s sounding albums (specifically 1983-1984) that you never get tired listening to – think early Foreigner, Y&T, Survivor – even more valuable with this pristine Rock Candy remaster.
01 – Rockin’ For You
02 – Destiny
03 – Spotlight
04 – Roll Little Sister
05 – Take My Hand
06 – You Gotta Rock
07 – Rough Diamond
08 – On The Run
09 – Stay
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Vega – All over Now 2018 SINGLE
UK melodic rockers Vega will release their fifth studio album, Only Human, on May 11th on CD, LP and digital formats. Pre-order the album here, and listen to the album track “All Over Now” below.
1.All over Now
Big City – From This Day 2018 SINGLE
Brand new single. Norwegian melodic heavy rock/metal band, Big City, have released a new lyric video for “From This Day”, the song is taken from their second album Big City Life, which will be released as a double CD digipack including their 2013 never released debut album Wintersleep, on June 22nd 2018.
1.From This Day
GUARDIAN – Fire And Love [RetroActive Legends Remastered +1bonus] (2017)
Featuring some fantastic crank-’em-in-the-car melodic hard rockers in the vein of GIANT, WINGER and FIREHOUSE this is a must listen for every melodic rock lover.
01 – Power of Love
02 – Send a Message
03 – Time Stands Still
04 – Forever and a Day
05 – Takin’ On the World
06 – Fire and Love
07 – Turnaround
08 – Time and Time Again
09 – The Rain
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Bon Jovi – This House Is Not For Sale (Expanded Edition +9 bonus) 2018
Year: 2018
Style: Hard Rock
Country: USA
01. When We Were Us
02. Walls
03. This House Is Not For Sale
04. Living With The Ghost
05. Knockout
06. Labor Of Love
07. Born Again Tomorrow
08. Roller Coaster
09. New Year’s Day
10. The Devil’s In The Temple
11. Scars On This Guitar
12. God Bless This Mess
13. Reunion (Bonus Track)
14. Come On Up To Our House (Bonus Track)
15. Real Love (Bonus Track)
16. All Hail The King (Bonus Track)
17. We Don’t Run (Bonus Track)
18. I Will Drive You Home (Bonus Track)
TOUCH – Touch [Rock Candy remastered +2 bonus] 2007
With an excellent remastering job (truly brilliant) by Rock Candy and two bonus tracks, “Touch” is a must have for any AOR / Melodic Rock fan, never sounding outdated, on the contrary, all this material still stands vital and fresh.
01 – Don’t You Know What Love Is
02 – When The Spirit Moves You
03 – Love, Don’t Fail Me
04 – Black Star
05 – There’s A Light
06 – So High
07 – Last Chance For Love
08 – Yes (You Ne
Empire The Mika Brushan Project – Beyond the Stars 2018 SINGLE
Some time in May, the Empire projection releases a new album and one can now get to the first single “Beyond the Stars”. Participating in the single, include Dennis Ward from Pink Cream 69 and Khymera.
1.Beyond the Stars
FM – Atomic Generation (2018),Flac
Country: England
Genre: Melodic Rock, AOR
Year:2018
01. Black Magic (4:30)
02. Too Much of a Good Thing (4:10)
03. Killed by Love (4:40)
04. In It for the Money (4:16)
05. Golden Days (5:05)
06. Playing Tricks on Me (4:00)
07. Make the Best of What You Got (4:42)
08. Follow Your Heart (5:40)
09. Do You Love Me Enough (4:58)
10. Stronger (4:54)
11. Love is the Law (6:01)
Hartmann – Last Plane Out 2018 Single
Now new brabd single -Last Plane Out -The new HARTMANN album ‘Hands On The Wheel’ will be released May 18 via Pride & Joy.
1.Last Plane Out
UNIVERSE – Universe [digitally remastered] (2018)
Swedish outfit UNIVERSE released their debut in 1985 and follow the very path of (early) EUROPE. Some of the members played with various EUROPE members prior to their landslide success. It’s shame they paused for more than thirty years.
01 – Rollin’ On
02 – Stories From The Old Days
03 – Weekend Warrior
04 – Lonely Child
05 – Looking For An Answer
06 – Angel
07 – Woman
08 – Strong Vibration
09 – Burning M
JON BUTCHER AXIS – Jon Butcher Axis [Digitally Remastered] (2018)
After going 35 years without a proper CD release, “Jon Butcher Axis” was finally reissued 2018 with digitally remastered audio.
01 – Life Takes A Life
02 – It’s Only Words
03 – Ocean In Motion
04 – Can’t Be The Only Fool
05 – Sentinel
06 – New Man
07 – Fairlight
08 – Send One, Care Of
09 – Walk Like This
10 – We Will Be As One
Jon Butcher – guitar, vocals
Derek Blevins – drums
Chris Martin – bass
Flight of Icarus – Flight of Icarus 2018
A few weeks ago, the melodious rock band Flight of Icarus released its self-titled debut album, now available through our blog.
FLIGHT OF ICARUS is an exciting new melodic pop-metal duo hailing from the city of Gothenburg, located on the west coast of Sweden. Fronted by the outstanding singer and musical performer Elisabeth Särnefält plus multi-instrumentalist Oskar Frantzén (ex. Miasmic Theory), the duo brings you an original mixture of many imaginative elements with focus on giant sounds and stellar hooks with that BFC (Big F**king Chorus) factor.
By media described as a melodic hybrid between pop, rock and m
STYX – Paradise Theater [Japanese remaster SHM-CD Limited Edition] Out Of Print 2011
“Paradise Theater” is where US AOR started in a big, massive way at the beginning of the ’80s.These Japanese cardboard sleeve (mini LP) reissues of STYX on SHM-CD sound awesome. Unfortunately, all are out of print.
01 – A.D. 1928
02 – Rockin’ The Paradise
03 – Too Much Time On My Hands
04 – Nothing Ever Goes As Planned
05 – The Best Of Times
06 – Lonely
Gudrun Laos – More Than A Feeling (1994) [CDS] Lossless
Artist: Gudrun Laos Title Of Album: More Than A Feeling Year Of Release: 1994 Genre: Melodic Hard Rock / AOR Country: Germany Format: FLAC (image+.cue, scans) Size: 103 Mb
Tracklist:
01. More Than A Feeling (04:04)
02. Living Without You (04:41)
03. Womanizer (03:23)
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Forever – Welcome to Forever 2002
Category: Melodic Rock
Year: 2002
Label: Self Released
1. Why Do You Cry
2. What’s On Your Mind
3. Forever
4. Without Your Love
5. Take My Hand
6. Tears Of Stone
7. Here With Me
8. After All
9. Eternity
10. Depend On Me
11. Living A Dream
12. Going Home
13. Evade
14. Falling
Derek Johnson lead vocals
Bernie Eagles guitar
Peter Christmas bass
Keith Dawson drums
Stan Johnson keyboards
Graeme McCauseland keyboards