Genre: Melodic Hard Rock
Country: Norway (Oslo)
Year of publication: 2022-2023
2022 “We Ain’t Dead Yet” (00:39:38)
2023 “Rizky Biznizz” (00:41:33)
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.
ENGST – Discography: 8 Releases (2017-2023), MP3
Genre: Melodic Rock / Punk
Country of performer (group): Germany
Year of publication: 2017-2023
Albums:
2018 – Flachenbrand (00:38:51)
2020 – Schone neue Welt (00:47:03)
2023 – Irgendwas Ist Immer (00:45:11)
EP:
2017 – Engst (00:17:39)
2021 – Vier Gesichter (00:18:21)
2023 – Was Ware Wenn (00:14:30)
Singles:
2019 – Unsere Kneipe (00:03:33)
2021 – Au Revoir (Piano Version) (00:03:43)
Talisman – Talisman 2003 Rock Treasures Remaster 2 CD Edition, MP3+FLAC
Country: Sweden Released: 2003 Style: Hard Rock, Arena Rock, AOR
SHY – Excess All Areas [Zoom Club Records remastered +3 bonus] 2002, MP3+FLAC
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This remastered reissue add 3 juicy bonus tracks, all B-sides previously unavailable on CD, and all darn catchy as the rest of this awesome album.
01 – Emergency
02 – Can’t Fight The Nights
03 – Young Heart
04 – Just Love Me
05 – Break Down The Walls
06 – Father’s Footsteps
07 – Under Fire
08 – Devil Woman
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Red Reign – Don’t Look Back 2023
October 27, 2023 – Red Reign are not, despite their promise, reinventing any wheels with their debut album but the influences reach far and wide – from ’80s hair metal through AOR and more than a little ’70s classic rock – but apart from a couple of personal opinion missteps for me, it’s all done with style and more than a little spirit. It won’t change your world in the slightest but it might provide a pleasant soundtrack to some of it.
Track List:
01. No Peace No Love
02. Don’t Look Back
03. Here I Am
04. Follow Your Heart
05. The Truth
06. Bury Me Up to My Eyes
07. Darkness of Pain
08. Yesterday
09. Changes
10. Open Spaces
Band Members:
Carlton “
Thunder – Giving the Game Away (Expanded Version) (1999/2023)
Country: UK
Genre: Hard Rock, Classic Rock, Blues Rock
Year: 2023
Tracklist:
01. Just Another Suicide (You Wanna Know) (04:10)
02. All I Ever Wanted (04:20)
03. Giving the Game Away (05:05)
04. You Still Need a Friend (04:30)
05. Rolling the Dice (04:59)
06. Numb (05:20)
07. Play That Funky Music (03:48)
08. ‘Til It Shines (04:51)
09. Time to Get Tough (03:53)
10. It’s Another Day (04:42)
11. It Could be Tonight (05:22)
12. Numb (Live at Manchester Academy, 2012) (05:04)
Duff McKagan (ex-Guns N’ Roses) – Lighthouse (2023)
Year of manufacture: 2023
Genre: Melodic Rock / Classic Rock
Country: USA
1. Lighthouse
2. Longfeather
3. Holy Water
4. I Saw God on 10th St
5. Fallen
6. Forgiveness
7. Just Another Shakedown
8. Fallen Ones
9. Hope (feat. Slash)
10. I Just Don’t Know (feat. Jerry Cantrell)
11. Lighthouse (Reprise) (feat. Iggy Pop)
Vitalines Robbie LaBlanc – Wheels Within Wheels 2023 Digi WEB CD
Genre: Melodic Rock
Year: 2023
Country: USA
1. Judgement Day Is Here
2. Love Not Fantasy
3. Hello World – We Need To Talk
4. Cards From Another Game
5. Love and Thunder
6. When Spirits Fight
7. You Never Know With Magic
8. Life Waits For No One
9. You’re the Reason I Am
10. Wheels Within Wheels
11. Nothing But Silence
Robbie LaBlanc: vocals
Tommy Denander: Guitars, bass, keyboards
featuring:
Neil Anami: Drums & percussion
Micke Devine: Backing vocals on track 2
Various Artists – Christmas Rockin’ 2023
Genre: Hard Rock / AOR
Year: 2023
Country: Various
01 – Thank God It’s Christmas (2011 Remaster).mp3
02 – Jingle Bell Rock (Single Version).mp3
03 – The Man With All The Toys (1991 Remix).mp3
04 – Yule Shoot Your Eye Out.mp3
05 – Christmas Lights.mp3
06 – Ho Ho Hopefully.mp3
07 – Baby It’s Cold Outside.mp3
08 – White Christmas.mp3
09 – We Wish You A Merry Christmas.mp3
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Atlas – Built To Last 2023 Digi WEB
Country: UK
Genre: Melodic Rock
Year: 2023
1. All or Nothing
2. You’re Not Alone
3. One More Night
4. Another Heartbreak
5. Tears
6. Unfamiliar Love
7. Just Like That
8. Chasing Portraits I – Lonely Hearts
9. Chasing Portraits II – Closer to The Picture
10. Chasing Portraits III – Painted Memories
11. Bury a Lie
12. Best is Yet to Come
DAKOTA – Runaway [Rock Candy remastered +2 bonus] 2012, MP3+FLAC+M4a
A milestone in AOR history, DAKOTA‘s “Runaway” is a must have into any collection. Yeah, it was reissued this year alongside the other Dakota 2016 albums already featured in this blog here a couple weeks ago, but the one to get is this Rock Candy remastered CD which truly makes justice to the sound of this incredible masterpiece for the genre.
Founded by vocalists / guitarists Jerry Hludzik
CONEY HATCH – Friction [Rock Candy remaster +1 bonus] 2015, MP3+M4A+FLAC
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Oh yeah, “Friction“, by CONEY HATCH is one of the hidden Melodic Rock / AOR gems from the middle ’80s now wonderfully digitally remastered from the original tapes by Rock Candy Records.
Coney Hatch is mostly known for their early hard rock albums, but “Friction” is a Melodic Rock diamond that deserves a prominent place in your collection.
The Toronto based 4 piece Coney Hatch were one of Canada’s Rock brightest hopes during the mid-Eighties. They impressed fans and critics alike with their rambunctious brand of hard rock and melody, a sound imbued with a certain, some might say typically Canadian
Ken Hensley – Past & Present (Songs In Time) A Ken Hensley Anthology 1972-2021 (6 CD Box Set) – 2023 (Cherry Red Records Ltd. EU), FLAC+MP3, CD w/Scans
Genre: Rock
Country of origin: EU
Year of disc release: 2023
Publisher (label): HNE Recordings Ltd. / Cherry Red Records Ltd.
Country: UK
CD1: 1972-1981 – Solo (01:19:07)
CD2: 1999 – A Glimpse Of Glory (00:58:35)
CD3: 2002 – Running Blind (00:53:58)
CD4: 2003 – The Last Dance (00:54:31)
CD5: 2005 – Cold Autumn Sunday (00:58:39)
CD6: 2011-2021 – Collaborations (01:05:24)
Matthew Sweet – Discography 1986-2015 (17 CD + Box set), FLAC
Genre: rock, power pop
Year of publication: 1986-2015
Country of performer (group): pic US
1986. Inside 1986, US, Columbia CK 40417
1989. Earth 1989, US, A&M Records CD 5233
1991. Girlfriend 2 издания
1992. Goodfriend (Another Take On “Girlfriend”) 1992, US, Zoo Ent. ZP17098-2
1993. Altered Beast 1993. EU, Zoo Ent. 72445 11050 2
1995. 100% Fun + 16.66% Extra Fun 1995, Australia, Zoo Ent. 74321-26205-2
1997. Blue Sky On Mars 2 издания
1999. In Re
MIDNIGHT BLUE (Vocal Doogie White) – TAKE THE MONEY AND RUN (1994-2012) YesterRock remastered
Fortunately, one of the most unknown and obscure bands from glorious ’80 British AOR scene has been resurrected by YesterRock Records: MIDNIGHT BLUE, and their awesome only album “Take The Money And Run“, remastered, expanded and with a brand new artwork.
Founded by former Tobruk / current FM keyboardist Jem Davis and drummer Eddie Fincher (also ex- Tobruk, No Sweat), Midnight Blue featured the terrific vocals of the then unknown Doogie White, guitarist Alex Dickson
Lobster – Love, Respect & Rock’n’Roll 2023
Genre: Melodic Hard Rock
Year: 2023
Country: Finland
01 – Forever isn’t Long Enough.mp3
02 – Drink, Drink, Drink.mp3
03 – Love, Respect & Rock’n’Roll.mp3
04 – Touch of Memory.mp3
05 – Final Destination.mp3
06 – No Place Like Home.mp3
07 – Suck My Blood.mp3
08 – Twisted.mp3
09 – All I Want.mp3
10 – Two Walls.mp3
11 – Manforsaken.mp3
12 – Messenger.mp3