California’s Pounder state their debut album represents a cross-section of their ironclad aesthetic of expertly crafted and executed Heavy Metal true to their influences of NWOBHM, early ’80s Speed Metal, Hair Metal, and AOR. Forming …READ MORE
Heartrock is the second record from a band that was never intended to be a band. Wake The Nations began as the brainchild of Human Temple guitarist Risto Tuominen, and was intended to be a …READ MORE
Perhaps Be The Wolf should rename themselves Lone Wolf. Federico Mondelli (Frozen Crown) is cited as the singer, song writer, guitarist and graphic artist. He fronts a Hard Rock power trio drawing inspiration from 80s …READ MORE
The second album from God’s Army, Demoncracy, is a textbook example of modern AOR. Blending all of the classic 80s Hard Rock and proto-Metal influences like Rainbow, Hardline, Deep Purple, Iron Maiden, Saxon, and others, …READ MORE
The Canadian Metal trio Cauldron describe their fifth studio album as dark, heavy melodic AOR with “…a strong emphasis on songwriting and melody, complete with high-end organic production to match.” The song structures and melodies …READ MORE
Continuing the trend of fantastic Scandinavian modern day Hard Rock / Glam Metal bands propelled by the likes of Santa Cruz, Crash Diet and Crazy Lixx, King Company brings fans their debut full length album One …READ MORE
Norway is an AOR band heading out from New Jersey and was formed way back in 1986. Their first release, Night Dreams (1997), became a big hit in Europe’s and Japan’s Melodic Rock scene. Three …READ MORE
Frédéric Slama was originally a French music journalist who had lived in L.A. (Los Angles, California, USA) for more than 10 years. One of his claims to fame was bringing “West Coast Music” back to …READ MORE