Tag Archives: Alessandro Del Vecchio

Album review: JEFF SCOTT SOTO – Wide Awake (In My Dreamland)

Posted on November 25, 2020 by andynathan

Frontiers Records [Release Date 6.11.20] After going in a more modern metal direction with his Soto project and fronting prog rock supergroup Sons of Apollo, the latest album from the ever prolific Jeff Scott Soto sees him return to the … Continue reading →

Album review: BLACK ROSE MAZE

Posted on August 16, 2020 by jason

Frontiers Records [Release date 07.08.20] Black Rose Maze is Quebecois singer, Rosa Larichiutta. She comes to us via a major Canadian song contest, by way of The Trans Siberian Orchestra. So if you’re immediately imagining rock opera, and you’d be … Continue reading →

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Album review: BLUE OYSTER CULT – Heaven Forbid

Posted on March 9, 2020 by jason

Frontiers [Release date 06.03.20] Blue Oyster Cult originally released ‘Heaven Forbid’ in 1998 on the CMC label, so it never got a widespread release and the band had left the label by their next album. Although there are no bonus … Continue reading →

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Album review: JORN – Heavy Rock Radio II

Posted on January 27, 2020 by jason

Frontiers [Release date 24.01.20] Jorn Lande is back with his second volume of songs he grew up with or influenced him – making this his fourth covers album to date. These songs get the Jorn heavy rock treatment or as … Continue reading →

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Album review: EDGE OF FOREVER – Native Soul

Posted on December 30, 2019 by jason

Frontiers [Release date 06.12.19] Edge Of Forever are back with their first album in nine years. They still feature founding member, producer, singer and keyboardist Alessandro Del Vecchio (who has been very busy in the interim as Frontiers ‘go to’ … Continue reading →

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Album review: JORN – Live On Death Road

Posted on July 10, 2019 by jason

Frontiers [Release date 14.06.19] Jorn Lande continues his fiftieth birthday celebrations, started off last December with a lavish box set, with a live double CD and DVD. Joining Jorn in his live band are guitarist Tore Moren, keyboards player Alessandro … Continue reading →

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Album review: SUNSTORM- The Road to Hell

Posted on August 13, 2018 by andynathan

(Release Date 08.06.18) The Sunstorm studio projects, now over a decade old, can be viewed in two distinct phases. A vehicle for legendary singer Joe Lynn Turner, the first three records were a showcase for his more AOR side with … Continue reading →

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Album review: KRYPTONITE- s/t

Posted on October 2, 2017 by andynathan

Frontiers [Release Date 04.08.17] The latest in a series of star-studded melodic rock collaborations on Frontiers, Kryptonite have the pedigree of a bona fide supergroup of some of the top Scandinavian names, headed by Poodles singer Jakob Samuel and including … Continue reading →

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Album review: ALL 4 1 – The World’s Best Hope

Posted on July 18, 2017 by jason

Frontiers [Release date 07.07.17] All 4 1 are another Frontiers project, with this one overseen by Alessandro Del Vecchio, who produced the album as well as playing keys and co-writing a few songs. The band consists of half of Alliance (about time … Continue reading →

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Album review: HARDLINE – Human Nature

Posted on November 18, 2016 by Phil Berisford

Frontiers Records [Release date 04.10.16] Former super-group Hardline return with their 5th studio album “Human Nature” following on from 2012’s “Danger Zone”. Vocalist Johnny Gioeli and brother Joey formed Hardline on LA’s sunset strip back in 1991 and they found … Continue reading →

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Album review: ROOM EXPERIENCE – Room Experience

Posted on July 13, 2015 by Phil Berisford

MelodicRock Records [Release date 22.05.15] First thing’s first…Room Experience…what an absolutely awful name for a band!!! Let’s hope the music improves things… Who are Room Experience then?…well it’s the name for Italian keyboard player Gianluca Firmo’s solo project which features … Continue reading →

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Album review: KELLY KEELING – Mind Radio

Posted on July 9, 2015 by andynathan

Frontiers Records [Release Date 03.07.15] After his shambolic display spoiled Baton Rouge’s long awaited Firefest appearance a couple of years back, I did wonder whether we would hear again from Kelly Keeling, but the respected singer whose husky, bluesy tones … Continue reading →

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Album review: REVOLUTION SAINTS – S/t

Posted on December 23, 2014 by jason

Frontiers Records [Released 20.02.15] Another project put together by Frontiers, this time featuring Journey’s drummer Deen Castronova, Night Ranger’s Jack Blades and former Whitesnake guitarist Doug Aldrich. Add to this superstar trio Frontiers ‘go to’ man for melodic rock projects … Continue reading →

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Album review: MOONLAND FEATURING LENNA KUURMAA

Posted on September 20, 2014 by andynathan

Frontiers Records (Release Date 19.09.14) Lenna Kuurmaa was apparently one of Estonia’s biggest pop stars with her band Vanilla Ninja, but her desire to rock out has led her into the arms of Frontiers Records and what seem to be … Continue reading →

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Album review: THREE LIONS – Three Lions

Posted on April 20, 2014 by jason

Frontiers [Released 25.04.14] Three Lions is a dream come true for Bradford vocalist and bass player Nigel Bailey. Twenty years of slogging around local pubs and clubs in his spare time suddenly turned into an opportunity to record an album … Continue reading →

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Album review: SILENT FORCE – Rising From Ashes

Posted on January 17, 2014 by jason

AFM Records [Released 27.01.14] Alex Beyrodt is a busy man. Early in 2013 we had a Whitesnake orientated release from Voodoo Circle and then there is the imminent release of the new Primal Fear album Delivering The Black. In between … Continue reading →

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Album review: ANGELICA – Thrive

Posted on November 27, 2013 by jason

Frontiers www.frontiers.it Murder of My Sweet front woman Angelica Rylin has moved away from their symphonic metal sound for her debut solo release – Thrive is another one of Frontier’s all-star melodic rock records. Angelica has brought fellow band members … Continue reading →

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Interview with CODE OF SILENCE

Posted on February 5, 2013 by jason

Code Of Silence are a new band, although some of the members will be known to fans of melodic and progressive metal. Their debut album ‘Dark Skies Over Babylon’ is released in February 2013. We find out more from the band, and … Continue reading →

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CODE OF SILENCE new band announce debut album

Posted on December 7, 2012 by jason

British melodic metallers Code Of Silence, fronted by Brazilian vocalist Gus Monsanto (Timo Tolkki’s Revolution Renaissance / Adagio / Symbolica / Lord Of Mushrooms), have signed with Mausoleum Records and Rubicon Music. Produced by Paul Logue (Eden’s Curse) and mixed … Continue reading →