Tag Archives: MelodicRock Records

Album review: LASTWORLD – Time

Posted on April 16, 2019 by jason

MelodicRock Records [Release date 12.04.19] LastWorld is guitarist/multi-instrumentalist/songwriter Jim Shepherd and vocalist David Cagle, who joined forces after approaching their label separately as each wanted to create more new music. It is a good pairing, with Jim Shepherd recently releasing … Continue reading →

Album review: CANNONBALLZ – 8Ballz2Many

Posted on April 9, 2019 by jason

MelodicRock Records [Release date 10.05.19] Andrew McNeice and his MelodicRock Records label have released some top quality AOR releases in recent years including Don Barnes and the excellent comeback album from Boulevard, now you can add to this Cannonballz. Who … Continue reading →

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Album review: MARTIE PETERS GROUP – Unfinished Business

Posted on March 12, 2019 by jason

MelodicRock Records [Release date 15.03.19] Martie Peters is back after a ten-year absence from the hard rock scene with a new album and record label. Joining him is long time Martie Peters Group bassist Bent “BJ” Joergensen, plus Eric Ragno … Continue reading →

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Album review: THE SENIOR MANAGEMENT – Heart & Soul

Posted on June 2, 2018 by jason

MelodicRock Records [Release date 30.05.18] Guitarist Dennis Heltorp and drummer Henrik Zetterlund formed the Senior Management in 2015. They recruited vocalist Göran Edman (Malmsteen/John Norum/Kharma/Street Talk et al) and bassist Magnus Rosen to complete the band, so far so AOR. … Continue reading →

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Album review: STONELAKE – Thunder And Rain

Posted on April 26, 2018 by jason

MelodicRock Records [Release date 20.04.18] This is album number seven from StoneLake, who return with their first album in five years and the band’s first for MelodicRock Records. The band features founder members Jan Akesson (S.A.Y./Jan Akesson’s Shadow Rain) … Continue reading →

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Album review: JK NORTHRUP & DAVID CAGLE – That’s Gonna Leave A Mark

Posted on April 19, 2018 by jason

MelodicRock Records [Release date 30.03.18] An interesting match-up here as guitarist JK Northrup is well known to hard rock fans for his work with King Kobra, Paul Shortino et al, however vocalist David Cagle will be a new name and boy does he have a rocking good vocal! … Continue reading →

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Album review: SCHERER/BATTEN – BattleZone

Posted on September 4, 2017 by jason

MelodicRock Records [Release date 22.09.17] Scherer/Batten is vocalist Marc Scherer (who released an album with Jim Peterik in 2015) and guitarist Jennifer Batten, who has worked with Jeff Beck and Michael Jackson amongst others. Former Survivor member Jim Peterik wrote … Continue reading →

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Album review: FICTION SYXX – Tall Dark Secret

Posted on July 12, 2017 by jason

MeldodicRock Records [Release date 21.08.17] Fiction Syxx is the brain child of songwriter/vocalist/guitarist Mark Allen Lanoue who has had these musical ideas for some time now. To help him realise his musical vision he is joined by guitarist JK Northrup (King … Continue reading →

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Album review: DON BARNES – Ride The Storm

Posted on June 29, 2017 by jason

MelodicRock Records [Release date 20.06.17] Hats off to MelodicRock Record’s Andrew McNeice who finally got this long lost album released. Don Barnes, of southern rockers .38 Special fame, recorded this album back in 1989, however due the time honoured label … Continue reading →

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Album review: JOHNNY LIMA – Johnny Lima/Made In California

Posted on June 27, 2017 by jason

MelodicRock Records [Release date 01.03.17] These two albums by Johnny Lima – his self-titled debut from 1996 and 2003′s ‘Made In California’ – have been made available again by MelodicRock Records and not before time I say! Johnny Lima’s debut … Continue reading →

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Album review: MECCA – III

Posted on September 22, 2016 by jason

MelodicRock Records [Release date 14.10.16] It seems ages since the last Mecca album came out, ‘Undeniable’, although in fact it came out in 2011 and not that long in some bands eyes. However, this third album has been recorded over … Continue reading →

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Album review: THE RADIO SUN – Outside Looking In

Posted on September 20, 2016 by jason

MelodicRock Records [Release date 30.09.16] The Radio Sun return with album number three and again Paul Laine (ex-Danger Danger) handles production duties and sings co-lead vocal on ‘Wink & Smile’ (one of the album’s stand out songs). There is a … Continue reading →

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Album review: CONSTANCIA – Final Curtain

Posted on August 21, 2015 by Phil Berisford

MelodicRock Records [Release date 10.07.15] Swedish melodic rock band Constancia are back with their sophomore album ‘Final Curtain’ a full 6 years after their debut ‘Lost and Gone’ was released back in 2009. The band was formed back in 2007 … Continue reading →

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Album review: VINDICTIV – World of Fear

Posted on July 28, 2015 by Phil Berisford

MelodicRock Records [Release date 10.07.15] Swedish neo-classical metal band Vindictiv return with their fourth album, “World of Fear”, and their first with well-travelled vocalist Mark Boals. Guitarist Stefan Lindholm, keyboard player Pontus Larsson and bassist Nalle Påhlsson have been in … Continue reading →

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Album review: S.A.Y – Orion

Posted on July 18, 2015 by Phil Berisford

MelodicRock Records [Release date 22.05.15] S.A.Y are Swedish and ‘Orion’ is yet another melodic rock record from the Scandinavian melodic rock factory that keeps churning out releases like it was 1986 all over again. Who are S.A.Y then? Perhaps friends … Continue reading →

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Interview: JANNE STARK (Constancia) – June 2015

Posted on June 25, 2015 by jason

Janne Stark is a busy man with a new Constancia album ‘Final Curtain’ out on July 10th on Melodic Rock Records, plus he is a member of Grand Design and Overdrive. All of this and he reviews and writes books … Continue reading →

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Album review: TONK – Ruby Voodoo

Posted on May 5, 2015 by Phil Berisford

MelodicRock Records [Release date 09.03.15] The first thing that hit me about Tonk is that how awful their name is! I remember Tonka toys…but Tonk…well according to Urban dictionary it is US customs slang for an illegal immigrant… Sorry we … Continue reading →

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Album Review: EMPIRES OF EDEN – Architect Of Hope

Posted on March 29, 2015 by Phil Berisford

MelodicRock Records [release date 09.03.15] Empires Of Eden is the brainchild of Australian guitarist Stu Marshall who currently trades his wares alongside the mighty Ross The Boss in Death Dealer and “Empires of Eden” is the follow up to 2012’s … Continue reading →

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Album review: XTASY – Revolution

Posted on October 15, 2014 by Phil Berisford

MelodicRock Records [Release date 13.10.14] Andrew McNeice, the man behind melodicrock.com, has tapped into the Spanish melodic scene for Xtasy and their debut album Revolution. Xtasy were founded back in 2011 by guitarist Jorge and vocalist Silvia and they recorded … Continue reading →

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Album review: THE RADIO SUN – Wrong Things Right

Posted on April 15, 2014 by jason

MelodicRock Records [Released 19.05.14] The Radio Sun may be releasing their debut album, however the keen pop rock fan will notice that the core of the band were in the much missed Square One (vocalist Jason Old, guitarist Steve Janevski … Continue reading →

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Album review: STAN BUSH – The Ultimate

Posted on March 17, 2014 by jason

MelodicRock Records www.MelodicRockRecords.com [Release date 17.03.14] Stan Bush is back with another fine melodic rock album and yes there is another revamp of ‘The Touch’ from ‘The Transformers’ movie, this time with a more electro edge. That’s not the only … Continue reading →