Tag Archives: Frontiers

Y&T – Live at the Mystic

Posted on November 27, 2012 by jason

FRONTIERS RECORDS www.frontiers.it For a band of their longevity, Y and T live albums have been thin on the ground. In fact the only one I can recall was 1985’s Open Fire, which with its single disc track listing came … Continue reading →

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JIMI JAMISON – Never Too Late

Posted on November 21, 2012 by jason

Frontiers www.frontiers.it Following on the heels of his last solo album, the wonderful “Crossroads Moment” (and “Extra Moments”) which was mostly co-written with ex-Survivor colleague Jim Peterik, comes “Never Too Late”. The Survivor writing connection has been severed for this … Continue reading →

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Rising Stars – GENE THE WEREWOLF

Posted on November 21, 2012 by jason

Gene the Werewolf have just released their debut album ‘Rock ‘N’ Roll Animal’ on Frontiers. It is a perfect album if you love bands like Kiss, the Darkness and Van Halen… What are you currently up to? As odd as … Continue reading →

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GENE THE WEREWOLF- Rock n’ Roll Animal

Posted on November 15, 2012 by jason

Frontiers www.frontiers.it Strangely for a relatively new band, Gene The Werewolf, have captured that big mid to late ‘80’s vibe perfectly.  Don’t be fooled by the off the wall name as the band seamlessly blends the feel of mid-career KISS, … Continue reading →

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DOKKEN – Broken Bones

Posted on November 8, 2012 by jason

Frontiers Rumoured to be the last album under the band name Dokken, new album “Broken Bones” is somewhat of a triumphant fanfare that rolls back the years. Featuring only Don Dokken and drummer Mick Brown from the original line up, … Continue reading →

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SOLIEL MOON – On The Way To Everything

Posted on November 6, 2012 by jason

Frontiers www.frontiers.it       Soliel Moon is a duo formed by vocalist Larry King (current singer in the Michael Thompson Band and Michael Thompson guests on this album) and keyboardist John Blasucci. This is the band’s second album and … Continue reading →

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TEN – Heresy & Creed

Posted on November 6, 2012 by jason

FRONTIERS RECORDS www.frontiers.it       Less than two years after returning to something like their old form with their Stormwarning release, Ten have capitalised on renewed interest and a successful mini tour with a new line up with an … Continue reading →

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JEFF LYNNE – Long Wave

Posted on October 12, 2012 by jason

Frontiers www.frontiers.it       Nothing for years and then along comes a re-recorded best of E.L.O. and a solo album from Jeff Lynne on the same day. “Long Wave” is titled in tribute to the old radio shows that … Continue reading →

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PRIDE OF LIONS – Immortal

Posted on October 10, 2012 by jason

FRONTIERS RECORDS Bringing together ex Survivor keyboardist and songwriter to the stars Jim Peterik with relatively young singer Toby Hitchcock, Pride of Lions are something of a Marmite band in AOR circles. Among the many – myself included- who drooled … Continue reading →

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LOVERBOY – Rock N Roll Revival

Posted on September 22, 2012 by jason

Frontiers       I’ll be honest, I was sceptical of this one, however nothing else has got near my stereo for weeks- “Rock N Roll Revival” is, hands down, one of my favourite albums of 2012. Mixing three new … Continue reading →

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HESS – Living In Yesterday

Posted on September 16, 2012 by jason

FRONTIERS RECORDS   www.frontiers.it       For over 15 years Canadians Harem Scarem were one of the best melodic rock bands in the business, and among a variety of changing musical styles from one album to the next, the effortlessly … Continue reading →

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TRIUMPH – Live at Sweden Rock Festival

Posted on September 12, 2012 by jason

Frontiers www.frontiers.it For those of you who don’t know Triumph are Canada’s 2nd biggest rock trio – behind the mighty Rush of course. The three original members of Triumph, Gil Moore (vocals/drums), Mike Levine (bass) and Rik Emmett (guitars), reformed … Continue reading →

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ECLIPSE – Bleed and Scream

Posted on September 12, 2012 by jason

Frontiers Records (Released 21st September) www.frontiers.it Back in 2008, the swaggering sounds of their second album Are you Ready To Rock marked Swedish band Eclipse out as a coming force in melodic rock. Since that date lead singer and multi … Continue reading →

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SUNSTORM – Emotional Fire

Posted on August 17, 2012 by jason

Frontiers www.frontiers.it Well, well, well.  Joe Lynn Turner makes a welcome return on an album that doesn’t sound like a Deep Purple mock up!  I have to say the releases I had hear JLT perform on over the last ten … Continue reading →

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PRIDE OF LIONS to return with their fourth album

Posted on July 30, 2012 by jason

Frontiers Records is excited to announce the return of PRIDE OF LIONS with the release of their anticipated fourth studio album entitled “Immortal” on September 21st in Europe and September 24th in North America. The 11 tracks new album is … Continue reading →

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10Q’s with MILLION $ RELOADED

Posted on July 12, 2012 by jason

Vocalist Phil Conaline gives the lowdown on their excellent new album and hat their drummer gets up when he’s asleep on tour… What are you currently up to? Doing press for the album, planning tours, gigging in Ireland, the usual … Continue reading →

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MILLION DOLLAR RELOAD – A Sinner’s Saint

Posted on July 10, 2012 by jason

            Frontiers 2012 www.frontiers.it Second album from this young Belfast based band and their first for their new label Frontiers. Listening to this album vocalist Phil Conaline brings to mind the late Bon Scott and … Continue reading →

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WIGELIUS – Reinventions

Posted on July 3, 2012 by jason

Frontiers Records 2012 Frontiers Records roster tends to focus more on established melodic rock names, albeit often in new combinations, so it is a pleasure to see them put their weight behind a new name. Anders Wigelius is a Swede … Continue reading →

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CIRCUS MAXIMUS – Nine

Posted on June 22, 2012 by jason

 Frontiers 2012 www.frontiers.it These Norwegians formed way back in 2000 as a covers band interpreting Symphony X, Dream Theater and the like. Debut album “The 1st Chapter” was released in 2005 with follow up “Isolate” seeing the light of day … Continue reading →

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ASIA – XXX

Posted on June 20, 2012 by jason

Frontiers 2012 www.frontiers.it The original Asia releases their third album since they reconvened back in 2006. Unlike the last two albums ‘Phoenix’ and ‘Omega’, both of which were enjoyable but had a couple of mid paced fillers, this album is … Continue reading →

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RICHARD MARX – Inside My Head

Posted on June 8, 2012 by jason

FRONTIERS RECORDS     2012 Something of a forgotten man since his hit making days dried up in the mid nineties, singer-songwriter  Richard Marx has been making up for lost time over the last year or two. His shows at Shepherds Bush … Continue reading →

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Jorn – Bring Heavy Metal to the Land

Posted on May 22, 2012 by jason

Frontiers 2012 www.frontiers.it I can’t start without stating that this has to be one of the worst album titles I’ve heard in a while…but we’ll let the music do the talking shall we… Norwegian vocalist Jorn Lande has been around … Continue reading →

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JACK BLADES – Rock ‘N’ Roll Ride

Posted on March 20, 2012 by jason

FRONTIERS RECORDS 2012 www.frontiers.it A year after their back to form Somewhere in California album, Night Ranger lead singer and bassist Jack Blades capitalises on that momentum with his second solo album.  Solo projects are often a vehicle for the … Continue reading →

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FURYON – Gravitas

Posted on March 18, 2012 by jason

Frontiers 2012 www.frontiers.it My first encounter with Furyon was way back in the summer of 2010 when Classic Rock magazine gave away a three track sampler. As with most samplers I played it a couple of times thinking that it … Continue reading →

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