The Nashville-based melodic rock band Giant is back with a new album. The band, which launched with the great longplayers such as “Last of the Runaways” and “Time to Burn,” now presents “Stand and Deliver.” After listening to the songs on their sixth album, I must say that Giant stand and deliver. "Stand and Deliver"... Continue Reading →
Review HAREM SCAREM “Chasing Euphoria”
There are some great rock bands coming from Toronto, Canada and one of them is Harem Scarem. Formed in 1987 by Pete Lesperance and Harry Hess, the band has become one of the greats in melodic rock. The group has released numerous albums and it was in 2020 when "Change the World" hit the shelves.... Continue Reading →
Review ALIEN “When Yesterday Comes Around”
There's more than one band called Alien, and this review is about the Swedish hard rock outfit that started in 1986. Hailing from Gothenburg, Alien made their debut in 1988. The album, as well as the two longplayers that followed, contain well-crafted hard rock with a very melodic touch. One of the challenges of Aline... Continue Reading →
Review RAY OF LIGHT “Salute”
Ray Of Light has some roots that lead us back to the late 90's / early 00's when a German band called Frontline released several albums. With Stephan Kämmerer and Stephan Bayerlein, the line-up of Ray Of Light includes two guys from Frontline. The new line-up also consists of Gregg Cromack on vocals and Jörg... Continue Reading →
Review THE NIGHT FLIGHT ORCHESTRA “Give Us the Moon”
It's time for another flight with The Night Flight Orchestra as the band takes off again with a new album. "Give Us the Moon" is the seventh album penned by the flight crew, which includes members of bands such as Soilwork and Arch Enemy. The first ideas for The Night Flight Orchestra were born in... Continue Reading →
Review LANDFALL “Wide Open Sky”
Landfall is a rock band from Curitba, Brazil. The band was founded by drummer Felipe Souzza and guitarist Marcelo Gelbcke. The two guys have known each other since childhood and have been playing music together since they were 15 years old. They released three albums as Wild Child before changing the band name to Landfall... Continue Reading →
Review TAK MATSUMOTO GROUP “TMG II”
The Tak Matsumoto Group released a debut album called "TMG I" in 2004. The project was a collaboration between Japanese guitar wizard Tak Matsumoto, Eric Martin and Jack Blades. The result of this teamwork was a stunning melodic rock release, but things ended rather quickly after the release of the debut and a few live... Continue Reading →
Review SUNSTORM “Restless Fight”
Sunstorm is a project or more accurately a collective founded in 2006. The debut album featured guys like Joe Lynn Turner and Dennis Ward. In the course of time the line-up changed and the album "Afterlife" from 2021 was the first Sunstrom release with Ronnie Romero at the mic. With "Restless Fight" the eighth studio... Continue Reading →
Review KINGS OF MERCIA “Battle Scars”
Kings Of Mercia - Is it a band? Is it a project? It might be a combination of both, but it's definitely a collaboration of well-known musicians with a passion for hard rock sounds. Fates Warning mastermind Jim Matheos, who started writing songs that didn't really fit Fates Warning or any of the other projects... Continue Reading →
Review PALACE “Reckless Heart”
The sound of the 80s is back with a bang these days, especially since the arrival of Nestor. Another band/project inspired by the music of a few decades ago is Palace, the brainchild of Michael Palace. The Swede formed the outfit in 2016, and in the same year released a remarkable debut called "Master of... Continue Reading →
Review JIM PETERIK & WOLRD STAGE ‘Roots & Shoots Vol. 1’
Jim Peterik is a well-resonating name in the fields of rock. He was the founder of Survivor, the band that had with ‘Eye of the Tiger’ a timeless hit. After Survivor disbanded in 1988 Peterik was and is part of various projects. One of those is called Jim Peterik & World Stage who’s debut album... Continue Reading →
FATE re-released their latest three records
When I got the information that Danish melodic rockers Fate will re-release classic albums, I was hoping for the ones from the band’s first era when fate released with ‘A Matter of Attitude’ and ‘Cruisin’ For a Bruisin’ two really good melodic rock album. My hopes were not confirmed when going deeper into the information... Continue Reading →
Review SOLEDRIVER ‘Return Me To Light’
Alessandro Del Vecchio is involved in many of Frontiers Music's productions and this time the multi-instrumentalist is working with Michael Sweet, who many of you may know as the voice of Stryper. The two are operating as Soledriver and are releasing with 'Return Me To Light' an album packed with eleven songs. As you would... Continue Reading →
Review ECLIPSE ‘Megalomanium’
Stockholm in 1999; time and place for a band that started a journey through the musical landscapes of melodic rock. Their name: Eclipse. From these early days it is still Magnus Henriksson (g) and Erik Mårtensson (v) being still the driving forces today. Today, that means 24 years later. Eight longplayers have been added to... Continue Reading →
Review KHYMERA ‘Hold Your Ground’
Normally bands and projects Dennis Ward is involved in are of high quality. Khymera is no exception. Since their debut album in 2003, the band has been regularly delivering new records, and the sixth album, 'Hold Your Ground', is being released as we speak. Despite a very busy schedule Ward always manages to find time... Continue Reading →









