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Nov. 13, 2024:
25,000th CD added to Heavy Harmonies!
The 25,000th CD has been added here at HH, and the album with that
distinction is the new comeback album from Krokus lead singer Marc
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| CD:
Survivor - Eye of the Tiger |
| From: hair metal again |
Date: December 19, 2024 at 4:12 |
| excellent album for SURVIVOR with that mega hit that made them a global act but the rest is also outstanding!fine balance between keys and guitars ,the best they ever had i think and diverse songwriting make Eye Of The Tiger an instant classic and of course their finest moment!essential
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After Lapse - Pathways |
| From: 123charpenay |
Date: December 17, 2024 at 12:07 |
| a pity.frontiers records is in the deep of the hole............................
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| CD:
Wishing Well - Little Dreamer |
| From: jaroslav |
Date: December 16, 2024 at 14:09 |
| Hi, please can you help me to get this record? Thank you. jaroslav.mourecek@seznam.cz
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8084 - So Far |
| From: hair metal again |
Date: December 16, 2024 at 0:32 |
| excellent collection of songs for 8084 out of their first 3 albums with a classy commercial hard rock sound and many fine melodic lines that will satisfy all fans !"too late for love" ,"surrender" and "call me" are the highlights!great band indeed
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Entourage - Jammin Up Tight |
| From: emptym1 |
Date: December 14, 2024 at 13:44 |
| This is an excellent hard rock album. Well written songs that absolutely rock.
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| CD:
Degreed - Are You Ready |
| From: Ydol eM |
Date: December 14, 2024 at 12:34 |
| I have the same feelings as Swazi had. A real grower. Arena heavy rock which rides the new wave of Scandi hair metal. For fans of ECLIPSE, H.E.A.T... 85/100.
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Demon - Night Of The Demon |
| From: hair metal again |
Date: December 13, 2024 at 23:27 |
| excellent debut for DEMON back in 81 offering that pure hard rock feel of that era with rocking vibe and a nice street feel!"night of the demon","liar","big love" and "foolto play the hard way" stand ot but the rest is pretty good as well!great stuff
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Jillson - Deadly Girl |
| From: hair metal again |
Date: December 12, 2024 at 9:52 |
| excellent hair metal indie for JILLSON with their sound being somewhere between KISS and BRITNY FOX! Tommy Paris sounds great and there s a sweet hard rockin vibe in all of the songs that keeps the interest high !"it s emotion","goodbye","on my own" and "make love" are great songs indeed !impressive
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Spike - Spike's Late Night Song Book 1 and 2 |
| From: CC |
Date: December 11, 2024 at 16:42 |
| Previous two albums on a single release minus the DVDs. Limited edition with all copies signed by Spike and hand numbered. CDR format.
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Beyond the Blue - Beyond the Blue |
| From: SgtRock |
Date: December 11, 2024 at 12:09 |
| I think these guys are Dutch. Very American sounding and good for it. A nice one to add to the aor/west coast collection. I think theres a reissue available as a digital down load from Amazon which includes 2 bonus tracks which are remixes of songs from the album.
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Heartwind - III |
| From: Pee Dee |
Date: December 10, 2024 at 19:20 |
| I really enjoyed their debut album. Didn’t care much for the second. But THIS! Oh, boy. It’s an AOR dream. Classic. Emotional. Powerful vocals. Killer melodies. EPIC!
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Jaded Heart - Helluva Time |
| From: SgtRock |
Date: December 9, 2024 at 10:03 |
| One of Jaded Hearts best albums (if not "the" best) and the one with the least amount of "Jovi- ismns". Personally I think JH went to the dogs after this album and a direction contrary to the melodic glory of Helluva Time.
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Ballard - Standing In The Shadows |
| From: Vince |
Date: December 9, 2024 at 0:57 |
To tim, check this site for updating the infos upon this swedish band.  https://www.fwoshm.com/index/B/1741-ballard-swe
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Laudamus - Laudamus |
| From: Doghouse Reilly |
Date: December 7, 2024 at 15:28 |
| And somehow this didn't get tagged as CCM?
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Best of 2023 - Best of 2023 |
| From: metalmastermusic |
Date: December 6, 2024 at 11:03 |
| I enjoy the different takes from each reviewer! Learning about new bands is always a pleasure as so many are overlooked every year. Hair splitting over genre is silly at best. It's not like they are straying into rap,EDM,country genres. Rock/Metal is all acceptable. Everyone has their preferences for sure. For me guitar first style music is mine but I enjoy the occasional AOR band. Thanks for the reviews guys!
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Laudamus - Laudamus |
| From: Aorultima |
Date: December 6, 2024 at 8:53 |
| First album with bonus reissue
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Bride - Show No Mercy |
| From: hair metal again |
Date: December 5, 2024 at 10:52 |
| pretty good release for BRIDE even though the production is poor you can tell there is much talent here !Show No Mercy sounds raw and captures that mid 80 s underground metal vibe !"thunder in the city","now he is gone" and "forever in darkness" are the standout songs.not their best but a remarkable start
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Kix - Cool Kids |
| From: Doghouse Reilly |
Date: December 5, 2024 at 8:26 |
| I went to college in Central Pennsylvania, the heart of Kix country, second only to their native Maryland. They were immensely popular there in the early days, the proverbial big fish in a small pond (this may be the source of the Atlantic-never-pushed-us gripes). They were regulars at places like the Metron in Harrisburg, the Village in Lancaster, and the Strand in Sunbury. Even the top-40 stations in the area played songs from Cool Kids. Fifteen years later, when I was there, the local AOR station regularly dropped in songs from the two albums, and not just during specialty shows or '80's weekends (Dee Snider never played the early stuff on the House of Hair by contrast). So whenever I listen to Cool Kids, I imagine an early-'80's version of the Pennsylvania I knew.
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Kix - Cool Kids |
| From: Doghouse Reilly |
Date: December 5, 2024 at 6:18 |
| Kix have accused Atlantic of never promoting their records until Blow My Fuse, but I'm not so sure. Videos were made for "Cool Kids" and "Body Talk"—bad ones to be sure, but so were a great many videos from 1983. They got on American Bandstand for this album as well, and while that sounds laughably irrelevant, the show did feature a fair number of hard-rock acts in the early '80's including Dokken. And they were featured on the King Biscuit Flower Hour (and yeah, they did spell it flower instead of flour), a weekly national radio show featuring live performances. Kix recorded a hometown gig at the Sandbar in Baltimore for their entry, and Zebra were the other half of that week's hour. This was still early days for what would become hair-metal, hence the label-mandated New Wave trappings. Cool Kids looks and sounds very much of its time and place, pre-Metal Health, pre-Shout At The Devil.
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The Rods - Rock Hard |
| From: ghettonation73 |
Date: December 4, 2024 at 17:45 |
| Heard this on Jim Florentine’s two hour segment on Ozzy’s Boneyard just recently. This first CD rocks. Especially “Crank It Up.”
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The Rods - Rock Hard |
| From: ghettonation73 |
Date: December 4, 2024 at 17:45 |
| Heard this on Jim Florentine’s two hour segment on Ozzy’s Boneyard just recently. This first CD rocks. Especially “Crank It Up.”
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Second Self - Mood Ring |
| From: hair metal again |
Date: December 2, 2024 at 10:21 |
| pretty good release for SECOND SELF offering a 90 s hard rock sound with remarkable musicianship but it seems they were quite confused in what they wnted to do !there are some good songs like "red october","lose those shadows" but overall it s just ok
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Skagarack - Hungry for a Game |
| From: Harald |
Date: December 1, 2024 at 4:07 |
| Top 10 AOR lbum of all time. Doesn't need to hide behind Journey, Foreigner, Survivor or other established acts
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Jim Jidhed - Full Circle |
| From: hair metal again |
Date: November 28, 2024 at 13:51 |
| Excellent release for JIM JIDHED with the valuable help of Tommy Denander and a strong Steve Perry influence!great melodic lines ,superb solos ,many hooks and overall flawless aor that will please everyone!"someday ""ow we cry" and the cover of "lost angels" are the highlights!really impressed
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Fatal Vision - Three Times Lucky |
| From: TeyacaL |
Date: November 28, 2024 at 2:48 |
| Wow! The album feels like I was transported into the 80s. A record with a wonderful story of passion that demonstrates how the relationship between art and time can take unexpected and sinuous forms. Definitely their best effort so far!
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Lionsheart - Pride In Tact |
| From: guitarrizer |
Date: November 27, 2024 at 3:19 |
| It's as good as the debut musicwise, just with lesser sound quality. Many hits here. Recommended!
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Storace - Crossfire |
| From: guitarrizer |
Date: November 27, 2024 at 3:16 |
| The new Storace album is full of killer melodies in the vein of mixed AC/DC and Def Leppard.
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Gotthard - Gotthard |
| From: 123charpenay |
Date: November 26, 2024 at 12:31 |
| 1992 first gotthard s record.an atomic bomb.nivarna and co destination the trash!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Message - Outside Looking In |
| From: Roxas |
Date: November 26, 2024 at 9:56 |
| One of Escape's greatest releases! No bad songs, and some utter gems that have stood the test of time. All the popular guys at the time involved, from Change of Heart to Heartland then all polished up by the legend Dean Fasano. Timeless.
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Lionsheart - Pride In Tact |
| From: hair metal again |
Date: November 26, 2024 at 9:29 |
| very good release for LIONSHEART back in 94 with a fine hard rock sound ,excellent musicianship and remarkable songwriting!"deja vu","i believe in love" and 'i ll be there" are the highlights!good stuff
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Nightblaze - Nightblaze |
| From: 123charpenay |
Date: November 25, 2024 at 12:54 |
| thanx to teyacal for his comment.i ve totally miss this cd.top class italian hard fm with a super singer.i ve order this jewel at cd japan.
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| CD:
Fans Of The Dark - Video |
| From: TeyacaL |
Date: November 24, 2024 at 3:45 |
| Another great record from an overly underrated band.
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Nightblaze - Nightblaze |
| From: TeyacaL |
Date: November 24, 2024 at 3:43 |
| A band that has nothing to envy the best Scandinavians acts. A set of great songs, well produced and played. The lead singer is amazing. Undoubtedly one of the most beautiful records of 2024!
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D.A.D. - Speed of Darkness |
| From: TeyacaL |
Date: November 24, 2024 at 3:39 |
| Another good one, you know what to expect from this band!
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| CD:
Night Pleasure Hotel - Portraits |
| From: TeyacaL |
Date: November 24, 2024 at 3:37 |
| Great debut by these newcomers from Italy. Old-school AOR, well played and with an amazing vocalist as well.
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| CD:
Rush - Roll The Bones |
| From: ghettonation73 |
Date: November 23, 2024 at 8:58 |
| I love this album. “Dreamline” is my all time favorite Rush song.
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| CD:
Vince Neil - Carved In Stone |
| From: ghettonation73 |
Date: November 23, 2024 at 0:42 |
| This album and Arcade’s A/2 were total disappointments. Skylar’s Song is the only good track on here.
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Vince Neil - Carved In Stone |
| From: ghettonation73 |
Date: November 22, 2024 at 18:21 |
| This album and Arcade’s A/2 were total disappointments. Skylar’s Song is the only good track on here.
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Storace - Crossfire |
| From: Doug |
Date: November 22, 2024 at 16:19 |
| As Dan indicated, the 25,000th CD to the mighty Heavy Harmonies catalogue. HH is a fantastic site! Kudos!
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| CD:
Hardbone - Bone Hard |
| From: Doug |
Date: November 22, 2024 at 16:16 |
Gotta love the album cover, huh?!  Been listening to this one most of today. Not bad, a poor man's Rhinobucket, IMHO.
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Bon Jovi - All Time Best 1984-2024 |
| From: CC |
Date: November 21, 2024 at 15:36 |
| It may be because it is not big in Japan. This album was voted for by Japanese fans, and the previous Japanese only best of from 2001 called Tokyo road did not include the song either. I think Burning for love was the big song in Japan from 7800
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| CD:
Bon Jovi - All Time Best 1984-2024 |
| From: 123charpenay |
Date: November 21, 2024 at 12:38 |
| three cd s and one blu ray without "in and out of love" one of their best song.an absolute hit!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!a shame!!!!!!!!!!!
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Zar - Sorted Out |
| From: hair metal again |
Date: November 21, 2024 at 9:50 |
| very good release for ZAR with a strong commercial heavy hard sound with big choruses and big guitars!the vocals sometime remind me of Bruce Dickinson s but not always!"stranded heart","i don t wanna wait" and "carry on " are the highlights!recommended
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Bon Jovi - All Time Best 1984-2024 |
| From: CC |
Date: November 20, 2024 at 14:08 |
| Japanese only compilation. Unlike most compilations the track listing was decided by fan vote only open to Japanese fans. One would have to guess though that stuff for the newest album was added by the record label rather than fan vote, as I am sure most Jovi fans would not vote for songs like them over some of the classics that were missed off. Over all, it's a great 50 track compilation that helps disguise the newer weak tracks. The Blu ray is nice, with the music videos from the first disc (CD1 is released as a stand alone disc as well). And the live videos are questionable quality due to age, with some being incomplete, but nice for collectors and die hards.
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| CD:
Aerosmith - Gems |
| From: 123charpenay |
Date: November 20, 2024 at 12:08 |
| adam s apple is one of the best aerosmith s song.i always love this song.in my youth i ve listen this song one million time.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Shannon - Shannon |
| From: hair metal again |
Date: November 20, 2024 at 1:48 |
| excellent debut for SHANNON offering some energetic commercial hard rock music with big choruses and fine melodic lines!the production isnt the best but the songs are very catchy ."goin crazy",'scared of war" ,"she s a liar" and "love in hollywood" are the highlights!really impressed
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Queensryche - The Warning |
| From: hair metal again |
Date: November 18, 2024 at 1:49 |
| pretty good release for QUEENSRYCHE back in 84 with their unique way of performing from the start showing they wanted to have clear sound and polished productions always trying to bring something new but stil catchy and memorable!"take hold of the flame" and "warning" are the 2 songs that really stand out
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Autumn's Child - Angel's Gate |
| From: Ydol eM |
Date: November 17, 2024 at 6:13 |
| Maturity has joined with fresh energy, resulting in an album like this. The first feature is represented by pomp hard rock, STYX, QUEEN, or NIGHT RANGER alike, and the second is juicy hard aor rock made by bands, some members are here from. Yeah, perhaps some tunes are rather simple, or the singer takes some time to get used to him, but all in all, this album is very good (and song #3 is awesome, IMO)... and it doesn't bore even after a lot of spins. A'sC=LAD^elixir of life. 85/100.
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Valentine - Valentine |
| From: AOR1 |
Date: November 16, 2024 at 13:37 |
| Don´t like Hugos vocals at all. But these songs are so fantastic that I´d call it a melodic rock classic. Tears In The Night; Where Are You Now; Never Said It´s Gonna Be Easy... Doesn´t get much better. 92/100
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Danger Danger - Danger Danger |
| From: Doghouse Reilly |
Date: November 15, 2024 at 6:01 |
| Or maybe you'll come back as one of those old people who comes back and shakes her head and comments ruefully on music you loved when you were a kid, but which you now realize was not that great. (See my own comments on Trixter.) Adnger Danger and the Doors sharing the top prize—hoo boy. Keep listening, my friend. There's much, much more music to hear out there.
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Slaughter - The Wild Life |
| From: hair metal again |
Date: November 15, 2024 at 1:55 |
| hair metal masterpiece for SLAUGHTER back in 92 and a perfect follow up to their cracking debut!big variety of songs from rockers ,to ballads or mid tempos with that unique Mark s voc performance and excellent musicianship !flawless hard rock music from start to finish and a classic of that era
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Danger Danger - Danger Danger |
| From: swangelfawn |
Date: November 15, 2024 at 1:05 |
| i think danger danger might be the greatest band ever next to the doors, man they're great, their songs are on repeat for me XDD this album holds good and so do their other ones ^^ i just turned 18 and so glad i get to enjoy their music after a long time, hoping i'll come back someday like the old people do to remember how big of a fan i was and probably comment about how i still listen to them XDD just baffles me how underrated they actually are, i get to gatekeep them to myself :33 PS: ted is so hot so is andy and steve and bruno (kasey is just cute :3)
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| CD:
Compilations - Rock Of Norway Presents: Melodic Hard Rock And AOR Volume 1 - Rare Singles |
| From: TheMetalChurch |
Date: November 14, 2024 at 8:52 |
| Norwegian rock history contains many hidden gems with releases that not many people know about, or remember. In the 80s and the beginning of the following decade, there were many young promising talents who were given the opportunity to release their music on seven inches (and a few on CD singles). In many cases it was only with this one release, and it is high time to dust these off. Rock Of Norway and C+C Records/Norwegian album classics hereby present a collection of rare singles within the genres AOR and melodious hard rock, the vast majority on CD for the first time. We have selected 18 singles which will be found on a double CD. The collection's title reflects a desire to follow up with further such releases if the concept were to be a success, as there is more material to take off.
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April Art - Rodeo |
| From: CC |
Date: November 13, 2024 at 8:41 |
| I had never heard of this band before until YouTube recommened to the video of Not Sorry to me a couple of months ago and I loved it. I checked out a few other videos and liked them too, so preordered this album as it was due about a month or so later. Have to say that while it's not my usual style of music in places, this album has rocketed into the top 3 albums for me this year with only Judas Priest and The Warning being better. I did also track down their first two albums, which are both ok, but nowhere near as good as this release. It seems they experimented a bit with the debut being more melodic and the 2nd album being heavier, but they hit the sweet spot somewhere in between with album #3. Highlights, Not Sorry, Jackhammer, Rodeo, Change Pt II & Head up high.
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Impellitteri - Impellitteri |
| From: hair metal again |
Date: November 13, 2024 at 1:45 |
| excellent debut ep for young Chris Impellitteri with a fine performance offering 4 commercial metal songs with that neo classical style ,high tone with strong melodic lines!Rob Rock sounds great and that one is a must have
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The Chance - The Chance |
| From: enduroexpert |
Date: November 8, 2024 at 11:30 |
| Only just discovered these guys, so very late to the game. They could have definitely gone on to do more, they certainly had the right ingredients. Very "melodic funky prog", you won't be disappointed if you can track down a copy. Anyone know if these guys went on to do anything else......?
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Affaire - En Route |
| From: 123charpenay |
Date: November 7, 2024 at 12:41 |
| strangely there is two electronic!!!!!! instrumental songs (tracks 5 and 9).these two songs have absoluty nothing in common with the rest of the record.i don t understand,for me it s a mistake.
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Fighter V - Heart of the Young |
| From: 123charpenay |
Date: November 7, 2024 at 12:36 |
| i can add that fighter V is a mix between red dawn and valentine.
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House of Lords - Full Tilt Overdrive |
| From: guitarrizer |
Date: November 7, 2024 at 4:01 |
| Another brilliant release this year. Very melodic, hooks, the sound, everything is here. My favourite album from them was Demons Down and now I'm starting to like this one better...
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Fighter V - Heart of the Young |
| From: guitarrizer |
Date: November 7, 2024 at 3:58 |
| Excellent release for sure and probably the best AOR album of 2024. Melodic from start to finish. Lot of keyboards, birilliant guitar solos and powerful rhythm section (drums sound amazing what's unique in tpodays production). Vocals are just OK and fit to the music.
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Fighter V - Heart of the Young |
| From: 123charpenay |
Date: November 6, 2024 at 12:39 |
| after their first realise fighter V have loosing the singer ,the guitarist and the bassist!!!!!!!!!!!rest only two survivors the drummer and the keyboard.strangely they keep the name of fighter V.this new record have nothing in common with his predecessor.heart of the young is far better.the new singer is really excellent,he reminds me larry baud from red dawn!!!!the production and the sound are perfect.track 8 is an average song,track 11 with john diva a bad song,and track 12 have absoluty no interest.track 5 is an extraordinary hard rock song wich start like a tangier s song.tracks 1.2.3.4.10.12 are some top class hard fm songs.track 9 is a beautiful ballad,track 6 and 7 are two sensational a o r songs.i recommand the japan import cause the japan bonus track n°14 "no surrender" is an atomic bomb.one of the best record of 2024.our swiss neighbours are not only very strong in cheese and chocolate.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Paris - Only One Life |
| From: hair metal again |
Date: November 6, 2024 at 10:12 |
| excellent debut for PARIS from France which is more a project than a band but still the songs have the quality,the lines and the right musicianship to create a fine album !their sound is very similar to NEWMAN s and fans will love songs like "America","when the lights fade away","longer than i care to remember" and "everytime you walk away"!highly recommended
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Skid Row - Live in London |
| From: Doghouse Reilly |
Date: November 4, 2024 at 19:32 |
| Well, three are from the Erik era, and while I thought that album was pretty good, everyone knows what songs the fans really want to hear, and who we really want to hear singing them. I laugh when bands of this ilk say stuff like "Have you seen our crowds? They're full of young kids and they're more fired up than ever, nobody cares about that other guy." You're fuckin' crazy, to quote another famously volatile lead singer. I would much prefer a vintage live album from the vault from Skid Row at this point, but it doesn't appear to be in the cards.
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Nationwide - Echoes |
| From: 123charpenay |
Date: November 4, 2024 at 12:28 |
| nationwide is a new scandi a o r band witch deliver an excellent......scandi a o r.ok the singer is not the best of the planet,with jeff scott soto behind the microphone it could be an other story.but he do a decent job.ok the ballad track 9 have absoluty no interest,ok tracks 2 and 4 are some very average songs.but the rest.....wow.....it s a top class scandi a o r ,well produced.this first effort is full of promises with some talented musicians.
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Skid Row - Live in London |
| From: gooup |
Date: November 3, 2024 at 17:39 |
| Yikes is all i can say, but i have to type at least 100 characters so i will expound on that: Good lord, all old songs from the Bas era kinda says it all. Pathetic.
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Silence - City Days |
| From: hair metal again |
Date: November 3, 2024 at 2:07 |
| excellent release for SILENCE writing down catchy mid tempos with many nice melodic lines and fine musicianship even thogh is a studio project and not a full band!"buusiness","lift me up" and "jenny" are the highlights!very good stuff on the lighter side
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Black Swan - Generation Mind |
| From: Metal T |
Date: November 2, 2024 at 8:50 |
| Another solid outing,but lacks the quality of songs from the debut.IMO 'Shake The World' was better on the whole.The title track here is freaking great though.Might be able to have an occasional 'Black Swan' live' show in the future if you could get Jeff Pilson out of the goofy-never ending 'Foreigner' tribute band he's playing in.
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Channel 5 - Channel 5 |
| From: michaelmouseboxer |
Date: October 31, 2024 at 15:02 |
| Channel 5's self-titled CD (released as "Twilight" on iTunes and Spotify) is a westcoast album disguised as a pop record. There are some hi-tech excursions that justify labeling it otherwise - "Why" sounds like a Michael Jackson B-side and "This Love" is a radio-friendly single with a chugging pace - but overall, you're in for soft rock with plenty of keys and saxophone. "Take a Trip" has a mildly memorable chorus and "Hybrid Eyes" is about as 80s as it gets, but for the most part, this CD will put anyone who's not a westcoast fan to sleep.
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Skitzotik - Skitzotik |
| From: hair metal again |
Date: October 31, 2024 at 3:30 |
| pretty good release for SKITZOTIK back in 95 with the valuable help of Bob Kulick!def a solid sound that reminds me of SARGANT FURY but unfortunately the songs arent that catchy and should be better!"give it all","miami madness" are the highlights!
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Danger Zone - Shut Up! |
| From: 123charpenay |
Date: October 30, 2024 at 13:23 |
| this new danger zone s record is an atomic bomb of hard fm.danger zone is the best italian band actually ,and one of the best in europe.how the more big label in europe frontiers records,witch is italian,have never had the idea to sign this super band??????or they have no taste,or they are def or they are incompetents.the singer is excellent,the production perfect,all the songs are very catchy and varied.track 7 is a top class a o r song,tracks 3 and 5 are super f m songs,track 10 an exceptional song which start like a ballad.the rest is a wet dream for all hard fm s lovers,with irresistible choruses and super riffs and guitars s solos.for make short this underated band have made one of the best record of 2024.!!!!!!!!!!!!!our italian neighbours are not only brillant in football(soccer).
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Victory - Circle of Life |
| From: 123charpenay |
Date: October 30, 2024 at 11:53 |
| i had some big wishes about this new victoty s realise,cause their last record gods of tomorrow was very great(14 tracks only two fillers),and they have the good idea to keep gianni pontillo,their new excellent singer,who reminds me marc storace.i m disapointed,they have lost their inspiration (14 tracks on gods of tomorrow ,only 10 here.tracks 3.9.10 are perfect,tracks 6 and 8 are good,but the rest...........is very average (tracks 1.2.4 and 7) or bad (track 5).these songs are not catchy,they have nothing extraordinary,like the riffs and guitars s solos whitch are mediocre.i ll add this record on my sell list on ebay................
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| CD:
Storyteller - Corridor Of Windows |
| From: hair metal again |
Date: October 26, 2024 at 5:09 |
| very good release for STORYTELLER through MTM records a bit late as the band was on at the late 80s in Hollywood but didnt got signed .hard rock music with much keys, great singer and some good songs but just not great !"what she wants","why cry" ,"in your arms" and "private eye" are fine songs and overall a band that could be something more
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Gary Moore - Dirty Fingers |
| From: TheMetalChurch |
Date: October 25, 2024 at 14:58 |
| Dirty Fingers is the third solo studio album. It was originally recorded in 1980, but was ultimately shelved in favor of the more "radio-oriented" G-Force album. Three of the tracks ("Nuclear Attack", "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" and "Run to Your Mama") were later released as an EP in 1981. The album was eventually released in Japan in 1983 by Jet Records, before an international release the following year. It was also released in the UK in June 1984.
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Whitesnake - Still Good to Be Bad |
| From: signo.vital |
Date: October 24, 2024 at 12:14 |
| Correcting something good and making it very good does not take away its merit. This album has everything it needs to have for anyone who buys an album from the band, to enjoy it. After that, we can be picky... but it is worth it. DC is a great artist who has reached an age where he can only give us what he has, and the truth is that he is still good.
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Whitesnake - Still Good to Be Bad |
| From: signo.vital |
Date: October 24, 2024 at 12:10 |
| Correguir algo bueno y hacerlo en muy bueno, no le quita merito, este album tiene todo lo que tiene que tener para aquel que compra un album de la banda lo disfrutes, despues podemos ser quisquilloso... pero bale la pena DC es un grande que ha llegado a una edad, que solo nos puede dar lo que tiene, y lo real que aun siguie siendo bueno.
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Legs Diamond - Town Bad Girl |
| From: hair metal again |
Date: October 24, 2024 at 1:10 |
| superb album for LEGS DIAMOND back in 90 giving a more updated sound to their mid 80 s hard rock music with amazing performance and songwriting!all the songs have the hooks and the choruses that make them stand out !"she did it for love","stagefright","never enough time","cant get you out of my mind" and "town bad girl" are excellent songs indeed!a must have from a great band
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Rob Rock - Eyes Of Eternity |
| From: James IV |
Date: October 23, 2024 at 12:55 |
| An incredible slice of Metal! Absolutely outstanding from start to finish. I am lucky enough to own the Japanese issue cd which includes a great bonus track. A mighty 95/100….!
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| CD:
Don Dokken - Up From the Ashes |
| From: Doghouse Reilly |
Date: October 22, 2024 at 16:10 |
| Meant to say Norum's solos were really the only area where this album lets loose. Even when they try to go out with a bang on "The Hunger" it just feels restrained somehow.
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Don Dokken - Up From the Ashes |
| From: Doghouse Reilly |
Date: October 22, 2024 at 9:58 |
| More than anything, I think what held this album back was the stale songwriting. It just sounded like a relic from an earlier time. Lynch Mob's darkly bluesy debut came out just a few weeks after Up From The Ashes and just sounded more vibrant and alive, even with Oni Logan's almost improvised-sounding vocals.
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Don Dokken - Up From the Ashes |
| From: Doghouse Reilly |
Date: October 22, 2024 at 9:50 |
| Don Dokken returns from the spectacular bust-up of his namesake band, as the title suggests, but sounds relatively unscathed. If you didn't know the backstory, there isn't much to distinguish it from the last few albums, though Up From The Ashes is a bit like if you made a mix of the lesser songs from those earlier works. It's not as shred-happy as Back For The Attack, though John Norum can hold his own with anyone. He offers some great solos on songs like "When Love Finds A Fool" and "Give It Up," among others. At the same time, it's not the catchiest bunch of tunes Don ever came up with, nor the most polished despite the reverb-y '80's production that already sounded a bit dated. Even the backing vocals of Pilson and Brown aren't missed all that much, though Don himself sounds a little tired in spots. "Mirror Mirror" was an obvious choice for first single, and "Give It Up" is great as well. There's a bit of a reserved quality about the whole affair though, with Novm's solos being the
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Great White - Hooked |
| From: 123charpenay |
Date: October 21, 2024 at 12:36 |
| a new exceptional reissue from the french label bad reputation.we have hooked/live in new york/live at the ritz.receive it today.perfect.
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Phil Mogg - Moggs Motel |
| From: 123charpenay |
Date: October 20, 2024 at 14:10 |
| receive it yesterday with first night from cd japan.for being totally clear all is not good on this realise.the instrumental track 9 have absoluty no interest.track 3.6 and 10 are boring,very mediocre.nevertheless the eight others songs are excellent and varied.i confirm it s a class and smart record.phil mogg have always and forever the same extraordinary voice than in the glorious days of u f o.the production is perfect,his musicians are talented and it s obvious that they have a real good experience.fans of u f o can t miss this cd.pleasure guaranted.
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First Night - First Night |
| From: 123charpenay |
Date: October 20, 2024 at 14:03 |
| miracle!!!!!!!!!! this absolut masterpiece is available in japan import after five years of expectation!!!!!!!!!!!!!receive it yesterday from cd japan.
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Vixen - Vixen |
| From: hair metal again |
Date: October 20, 2024 at 4:27 |
| explosive debut for VIXEN back in 88 and a classic of the hair metal era with big hits like "edge of a broken heart","crying","love made me" and "i want yo to rock me" bt te rest is also remarkable!much buzz was about their great looks bt the msic was also very fine
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Thunder - All The Right Noises |
| From: Ydol eM |
Date: October 19, 2024 at 13:06 |
| I regard every studio album by THUNDER as very good, and this is no exception. It's hard rock of their standard quality, maybe not their best, but varied and, on the other hand, very consistent. No comparison is needed, this is another good job of THUNDER. 85/100.
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Motley Crue - Cancelled |
| From: MetalllianStallion |
Date: October 19, 2024 at 11:33 |
| 'CRUE CANCEL CULTURE',(sign me up). This band jumped the shark along time ago, as the 3 unwise men sticking Mick Mars in the back was just icing on the cake. A Bestie Boys cover? Good Lord. Remember their Madonna cover of "Like a Virgin'? Nikki Vanilli & Vince Meal, he's the one they call Dr. MEAL-GOOD..."MOTLEY CURE IS PATHETIC" This guy says it better than I can. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CLUJ4TS2Z2w
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AC/DC - Blow Up Your Video |
| From: hair metal again |
Date: October 19, 2024 at 11:23 |
| very good release for ACDC back in 88 providing their trademark boogie hard rock sound always with catchy songs and an uplifting rocking vibe!"that s the way i wanna rock n roll","two s up","kissin dynamite" and "heat seeker" are fine songs indeed!Blow p Your Video is one more must have of their long catalogue
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Motley Crue - Cancelled |
| From: DazBuFF |
Date: October 17, 2024 at 17:53 |
| Yo what gives?!? This is only 3 songs! Hey Dan does this change the rules because lots of cdsingles and e.p.s have fewer than four songs.
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| CD:
Twisted Sister - Stay Hungry 40th Anniversary Edition |
| From: CC |
Date: October 17, 2024 at 5:45 |
| Sad record company bullshit release. The 30th Anniversary release was far superior. Thw two 2024 "bonus tracks" were both available on the second Club Daze album which was released in 2001. The 25th anniversary release had a whole disc worth of unreleased demos and the newly recorded song 30, rather than the live CD on this version.There is so much live stuff already available already anyway, so this is a total cash grab from Rhino/Atlantic/Warner
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London - Don't Cry Wolf |
| From: hair metal again |
Date: October 16, 2024 at 10:17 |
| very good release for LONDON back in 86 offering some fine 80 s hard rock music with a strong edge !the production should be better but the songs are very good and especially "hit and run lover","under the gun" and "drop the bomb"!recommended
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Lynch Mob - Babylon |
| From: Dx7 |
Date: October 16, 2024 at 6:05 |
| George Lynch gets questionable pieces written by questionable people. I'm nostalgic for a piece like The Fascist
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Killer Kings - Burn For Love |
| From: Dx7 |
Date: October 16, 2024 at 6:03 |
| the singer of 101 south keeps things going in this umpteenth "monochrome adv"
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Fabri Kiareli's F.E.A.S.T - Rise |
| From: Dx7 |
Date: October 16, 2024 at 6:02 |
| nel momento in cui Fabat a time when Fabri Fibra is one of the leading names in Italian garbage rap, what's your idea? Put the name Fabri on a hard rock project (even a good one). So much for fantasy
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Faithsedge - Restoration |
| From: Dx7 |
Date: October 16, 2024 at 6:00 |
| this time they gave us with imagination: they took one of the missing talents of the Italian shred scene of the 90s (Alex de Rosso, with a past also in dokken and obviously in the amazing It's Nigh'Time by Dark Lord), a drummer who has played with Ace Frehley, Bang Tango, MrBig and other USA groups, the historic bassist of Stryper (Tim Gaines), a mister nobody on vocals (Floridia WHO?) and the umpteenth presence of ADV. Result? Better than many others, especially for De Rosso's lively rifferama, clearly better than the various LoNobile, Percudani, Seveso...
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Eisley / Goldy - Blood, Guts and Games |
| From: Dx7 |
Date: October 16, 2024 at 5:55 |
| I have to admit: if A.D.V. and Frontiers have put together an almost Giuffries-esque team, I'm almost moved, even the sound isn't exactly the airy one, but the standardized one of the Neapolitan label. However, I like this project
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Bailey - Long Way Down |
| From: Dx7 |
Date: October 16, 2024 at 5:52 |
| it's always like this anyway. The Frontiers records that no one "shits" about are also the best. Probably without too much pressure on him - with the big names on his shoulders - Del Vecchio works better and this album is confirmation of this. Bravo
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| CD:
Archon Angel - II |
| From: Dx7 |
Date: October 16, 2024 at 5:51 |
| Unfortunately the weak link here is not the limited catalog of del Vecchio's songwriting nor the woodiness of lonobile, but Zak Stevens can't take it anymore. We were looking for a job as a delivery boy
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Edge Of Forever - Native Soul |
| From: Dx7 |
Date: October 16, 2024 at 5:48 |
| The new lineup loses its identity (even in the 2009 album, but there was still a different team). From this release onwards, Edge of Forever is yet another mix made in frontiers, however it has personality in its image, lyrics and commitment.
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Edge Of Forever - Another Paradise |
| From: Dx7 |
Date: October 16, 2024 at 5:47 |
| I can only bow in front of the great work and professionalism of Edge of Forever, who together with DGM, are the most professional in Italy (Rhapsody or Vision Divine, unfortunately no longer, we are at the limit of amateur). Here Del Vecchio puts his own spin on it, and his passions, his workaholicism which I have often - almost always - criticized, become qualities in Edge of Forever.
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Dream Child - Until Death Do We Meet Again |
| From: Dx7 |
Date: October 16, 2024 at 5:38 |
| It may be a coincidence, but when the name of Craig Goldie frontiers, surprising results always come out. Well above average for the Neapolitan label's quantity of disposable projects.
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Brother Against Brother - Brother Against Brother |
| From: Dx7 |
Date: October 16, 2024 at 5:37 |
| in my comments on this site, relating to Frontiers releases, I have often criticized during A.D.V. and the Italian team, sometimes I gave credit to their willpower, other times I really liked the songs, but in this case you would need the vomit bag supplied to listen to this album.
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| CD:
Zadra - Guiding Star |
| From: Dx7 |
Date: October 16, 2024 at 5:35 |
| with Zadra, the omnipresence of A.D.V. she is rewarded with good songs. Are these perhaps the situations where it is good for you to dedicate yourself more?
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| CD:
Level 10 - Chapter 1 |
| From: Dx7 |
Date: October 16, 2024 at 5:19 |
| How much wasted talent: apart from Allen's name, Grapow and Beyodrt on guitars. Other than Level 10, here the level is 0
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Kelly Keeling - Mind Radio |
| From: Dx7 |
Date: October 16, 2024 at 5:17 |
| Despite the omnipresence of the Italian team, in this solo album does Keeling manage to juggle well between the "Italian" compositions and those of the usual Ponti (but they were old songs)? Frontiers works best when they have ideas in hand with a soloist, as in this case.
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Giant - Shifting Time |
| From: Dx7 |
Date: October 16, 2024 at 5:11 |
We've heard a lot of bullshit, they've made a lot of horrid empty projects, they've transformed bands like ad-personam laws, but what was done with Giant at Frontiers is truly an insult to the professionalism of an eternal monicker. It would take a tribunal of racks and chorus lead tone to judge this mess 
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The Big Deal - First Bite |
| From: Dx7 |
Date: October 16, 2024 at 5:09 |
| Oh we finally got it. A.D.V. he just wanted to surround himself with hotties from the East!! After this, my respect for him has increased and I can also forgive him for the many empty projects he made in the 13 years with Frontiers.
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Sweet and Lynch - Heart and Sacrifice |
| From: Dx7 |
Date: October 16, 2024 at 5:08 |
| In this album the "heart" is that of those who loved Stryper and Dokken in the 80s, while the "sacrifice" is to continue to see them make 3-4 projects a year for Frontiers without even a single coherent and powerful artistic direction.
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Jack Russell / Tracii Guns - Medusa |
| From: Dx7 |
Date: October 16, 2024 at 5:06 |
| it's very sad to think that the musical testament of one of the greatest hard rock singers of the 80s is this little dog project, where no song is written by Jack Russell or even by Traci Guns
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Sunbomb - Light Up the Sky |
| From: Dx7 |
Date: October 16, 2024 at 5:05 |
| Although there are appreciable songs on Sunbomb's records, I don't understand the point of having A.D.V. compile all the songs too. But sweet and guns no longer know how to write independently? Why is there this constraint?
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Cleanbreak - Coming Home |
| From: Dx7 |
Date: October 16, 2024 at 5:02 |
| Each song is written by Del Vecchio as a kind of continuous algorithm of aseptic note production. However, when it comes to heavy rock, compared to aor, it is much easier to find interesting flashes
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Find Me - Nightbound |
| From: Dx7 |
Date: October 16, 2024 at 5:00 |
| in the fourth album of the project by Flores and Robbie La Blanc the legacy of the survivors is confirmed both for the presence of the cover and for the presence of some tracks written by jim peterik. Even the interventions (perhaps the last, given the news of recent months) by A.D.V. they are cute.
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Resurrection Kings - Skygazer |
| From: Dx7 |
Date: October 16, 2024 at 4:57 |
| Both R.K. records they are very interesting. Lovers of the sound of "DIO" will surely be happy. The first disc is the least "frontiersian", while in this one the Italian team takes over. Still, one of Frontiers' best covers
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Ronnie Romero - Raised On Radio |
| From: Dx7 |
Date: October 16, 2024 at 4:55 |
| Romero (or maybe Del Vecchio?) do a very interesting selection of covers. The problem however is just conceiving a record like this, if it had instead been a setlist to play live it would certainly have been fun.
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T3nors - Naked Soul |
| From: Dx7 |
Date: October 16, 2024 at 4:53 |
| It couldn't have been worse than the three metal tenors (the one with Harry Tyrant and the one with Cage), in fact it isn't. But have we now reached this point in dealing with our favorite music? At least Robbie La Blanc is a serious professional and his vocal chords are honey!
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Soledriver - Return Me to Light |
| From: Dx7 |
Date: October 16, 2024 at 4:52 |
| Strange to say but when A.D.V. he writes everything, but is behind the scenes and plays everything, the record is seriously insufficient. However, when he puts his face into it, as in this case, everything is appreciated for its honesty and passion
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Room Experience - Room Experience |
| From: Dx7 |
Date: October 16, 2024 at 4:50 |
| one of the few Italian aor super projects with quality in the songs and professionalism. Lionville should learn
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| CD:
Revolution Saints - Eagle Flight |
| From: Dx7 |
Date: October 16, 2024 at 4:48 |
| Francesco Boccia of "Cucciolo" is the author of Need Each Other. Who are the authors??? (Cit. Richard Benson)
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Revolution Road - Revolution Road |
| From: Dx7 |
Date: October 16, 2024 at 4:46 |
| even the good critic of DX7 must sometimes tell the truth, and the team led by the usual A.D.V. this time gives us a handful of songs experienced with the heart
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| CD:
Cassidy Paris - New Sensation |
| From: Dx7 |
Date: October 16, 2024 at 4:45 |
| With Cassidy Paris, from the old team, it amazes with its freshness and intuition. Ok, Chez Kane is much better (also because the songs written by the guy from Crazy Lixx are better, and he is a better songwriter), however there is a freshness in the album
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Lionville - Lionville |
| From: Dx7 |
Date: October 16, 2024 at 4:43 |
| It was one of the first Italian supergroups, at the beginning I hated this stuff, over the years - although I can't read professionalism in the sound - I can at least find it pleasant
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Kent Hilli - Nothing Left To Lose |
| From: Dx7 |
Date: October 16, 2024 at 4:40 |
| I like perfect plan records, but why all this autotune on the good Hilli's voice? Are they making him the new Romero now? Come on...
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Kee Of Hearts - Kee Of Hearts |
| From: Dx7 |
Date: October 16, 2024 at 4:39 |
| This is one of Frontiers' best impromptu projects. However, the best from the Heart/Marcello duo is the 2021 album Out of this world, where Don Airey's interventions and Ron Nevison's mixing take everything to a higher level
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| CD:
Toby Hitchcock - Changes |
| From: Dx7 |
Date: October 16, 2024 at 4:35 |
| In my opinion, Del Vecchio should be understood. In my opinion, in the super projects or come-backs of historical artists it is truly pitiful and is almost a record ruiner. Instead, in teaming up with individual singers (not too famous, but not too unknown) he always manages to find the right formula. Fewer super projects and more heartfelt projects.
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The Grandmaster - Skywards |
| From: Dx7 |
Date: October 16, 2024 at 4:34 |
| Going down in history as one of the most profiled songwriters and producers of the last 15 in the melodic rock field, in reality in my opinion Del Vecchio manages to perform at his best when he uses solutions close to power metal. In this case in the creature with the ex edguy the accounts add up in a big way!!!
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| CD:
Fergie Frederiksen - Any Given Moment |
| From: Dx7 |
Date: October 16, 2024 at 4:33 |
| The greeting to the stage and to the whole world is done with due respect. Even in this case, the Frontiers team's quick interventions, however, manage not to ruin the album, on the contrary they show respect for the artist, a loving respect for the music. The only negative flaw: the cover of Angel don't cry
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Eisley / Goldy - Blood, Guts and Games |
| From: Dx7 |
Date: October 16, 2024 at 4:31 |
| I like to be contradictory but the interventions of Frontiers and their team in this album excite me a lot! Well done
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| CD:
Axe - LIVE 2012 |
| From: Dx7 |
Date: October 16, 2024 at 4:05 |
| I have often criticized Alessandro Del Vecchio, but seeing him in this Ax reunion makes me happy since he was the one who remembered Bob Harris in the days of Edge of Forever. So he deserves to be in this reunion. WELL DONE TO THE OLD MAN!
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| CD:
Black Rose Maze - Black Rose Maze |
| From: Dx7 |
Date: October 16, 2024 at 4:00 |
| Someday, I hope near, the shady figures at Frontiers will pay for the crap they have put on the market and given new standards downward to melodic rock-metal. Already the mainstream one (from Sabaton to Powerwolf via Amon Amarth or Amaranth or other unpronounceable names) is something vomitous. Let alone the little projects made at the table by the usual people
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| CD:
Demons Down - I Stand |
| From: Dx7 |
Date: October 16, 2024 at 3:57 |
| How fancy: taking the name of the record of a band whose member is part of the project. The problem is that on the said record (Demons Down) there was no current guitarist. At Fr. as always they want to make the listener look stupid.
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Enemy Eyes - History's Hand |
| From: Dx7 |
Date: October 16, 2024 at 3:55 |
| More than the eyes of the enemy, here of enemy is only for the ears
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| CD:
Groundbreaker - Groundbreaker |
| From: Dx7 |
Date: October 16, 2024 at 3:53 |
| it is incomprehensible how a songwriting wizard like steve overland can use songwriting from the italian team for more than half of one of his records
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| CD:
Jorn Lande - Over The Horizon Radar |
| From: Dx7 |
Date: October 16, 2024 at 3:51 |
| Like usury, squeezing, Frontiers always succeeds in destroying the careers of good singers. Now Jorn is gone and I guess you all garb all these Brazilians and Indians imitating him
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| CD:
Danger Zone - Shut Up! |
| From: Dx7 |
Date: October 16, 2024 at 3:49 |
| Danger Zone: a serious, intelligent band. Far from the monopoly of frontiers and its perennial musicians. Bravo, keep up the good work: head up and tortellini
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Robin McAuley - Alive |
| From: Dx7 |
Date: October 16, 2024 at 3:49 |
| It is terrible that to relaunch itself the great RMC had to use the services of the Italian team. And at the same time it is embarrassing how in the field of melodic metal there is no other source to settle. This monopoly is embarrassing
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Robin McAuley - Standing On The Edge |
| From: Dx7 |
Date: October 16, 2024 at 3:48 |
| It is terrible that to relaunch itself the great RMC had to use the services of the Italian team. And at the same time it is embarrassing how in the field of melodic metal there is no other source to settle. This monopoly is embarrassing
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Mecca - Everlasting |
| From: Dx7 |
Date: October 16, 2024 at 3:47 |
| The meaning of first song is exemplary: the magic is gone. And I believe it: if in the first one there was the imprint of Jim Peterik and the pride of lions team, now there is the imprint of the Italian team
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Place Vendome - Close to The Sun |
| From: Dx7 |
Date: October 16, 2024 at 3:43 |
| If they took 12 kids from a middle school music school and made them write 12 hard rock songs, the result would be better.
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