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Wed
10
Apr

SWEET OBLIVION Introduces GEOFF TATE To DGM Mastermind

Artist: 
Sweet Oblivion
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Frontiers Music Srl is excited to announce the release of an exciting new project featuring legendary former Queensrÿche and current Operation: Mindcrime singer Geoff Tate on lead vocals, entitled Sweet Oblivion Band on June 14.
 
Sweet Oblivion sees Tate teaming up with a stellar cast of Italian musicians led by Simone Mularoni, the mastermind of prog metal masters DGM. Musically, this album marks a return to the more melodic metal style for Tate and showcases a fine collection of songs highlighting the great talents of Mularoni and his cast of musicians.
 
Geoff Tate says, "I was approached by Frontiers to do this record and am pleased I took this chance. It’s an album filled with fun and I believe a lot of the fans who dig the old Queensryche sound will enjoy this one!”
 
Simone Mularoni adds, "I grew up listening to the '70s and '80s rock and metal bands and, of course, Queensryche's classic albums are among my favorites ever. Having the opportunity and luck of working together with a musical giant like Geoff Tate has been a real blessing on both the human and the artistic side. I asked a few amazing musicians and friends to help me out and together we delivered a bunch of classic heavy rock songs in which I tried to fuse a more contemporary approach with a classic Queensryche vibe, the performances are amazing!”
 
The opening track and first video “True Colors” sets the pace for the entire release and shows what the listeners can expect from this record. Excellent musicianship and a sound that harkens back to the massive melodies and hooks of classic albums like “Empire,” “Rage For Order”, and “Operation: Mindcrime”. Enjoy!
 
"Sweet Oblivion" tracklisting:
True Colors
Sweet Oblivion
Behind Your Eyes
Hide Away
My Last Story
A Recess From My Fate
Transition
Disconnect
The Deceiver
Seek The Light
 
Produced by: Simone Mularoni
 
Geoff Tate - Vocals
Simone Mularoni – Guitars and Bass
Emanuele Casali - Keyboards
Paolo Caridi - Drums
 
Follow Sweet Oblivion on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SweetOblivionGeoffTate/
Photo credit: Ronnie Yonker

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Wed
10
Apr

KANE ROBERTS - The New Normal (Review)

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content: 
40%
Label: 
Frontiers
Artist: 
Kane Roberts
Score: 
40
Friday, January 25, 2019
Categories: 
Reviews
 
KANE ROBERTS has a cult melodic rock following, but it's been how many years since he actually recorded a melodic rock record?
 
That question will remain open, as this is nothing like his Self-Titled and Saints & Sinners records that fans have always hoped he would return to. Rather it is an amped up and further modernized version of Under A Wild Sky from way back in 1999.
 
So, a few problems with this record. First of all, the sound and style is modern rock – but a version that is now at least a decade (or two) out of date. Secondly, the production is atrocious yet again. The programmed drums and the thin sound just sound so ‘one-man band’.
Third – once you get past the aggression of the first two tracks, the rest of the album is a pretty mellow affair. And it’s a struggle to get through. If the sonics don’t damage your ears, Kane’s constant yelling will finish them off.
 
I dig a few of the songs – the opening duo offer some definitive hooks. One of the album’s best belongs to Beginning Of The End, but the arrangement and production is an absolute mess, all over the show.
There are tracks here that just sound so devoid of hooks and direction, they place the few that do in an uncomfortable position – raising them above the grade they probably deserve.
There are some decent hooks, ideas and riffs here, but the album is too much of a mess to appreciate. Production is horrible, execution is questionable and the style…the less said about that the better.
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Wed
10
Apr

LONERIDER - Attitude (Review)

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content: 
90%
Label: 
Escape Music
Artist: 
Lonerider
Score: 
90
Friday, April 26, 2019
Categories: 
Reviews
 
LONERIDER is an exquisitely recorded album, with performances to match. FM frontman Steve Overland re-joins his Shadowman partner guitarist Steve Morris (Heartland/Ian Gillan) and a rhythm section comprised of legendary drummer Simon Kirke and Tyketto bassist Chris Childs.
 
Every note on this album sounds planned, executed and placed perfectly in place. Its quite a diverse musical tapestry, with a bluesy rock base branching into AOR, earthy midwestern rock, a couple of tunes that could almost be described as southern rock. And there’s a couple of pretty lush ballads to flesh out a very interesting record.
 
The songs, while diverse and multi-genre spanning are all rock songs at heart and I can’t pick a filler amongst them all. It’s especially rewarding to hear Steve Overland in a fresh setting that doesn’t automatically mirror FM, Overland or Shadowman – which is obviously this album’s closest relative, musically speaking.
 
Steve Overland sounds flawless as usual and its great to hear Steve Morris delivering some sublime guitar riffs and divine solos.

If you’re a fan of all of the above – there’s no questioning the quality of this record.

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Tue
09
Apr

X-ROMANCE Release ‘Voices From The Past’ May 24 via AOR Heaven

Artist: 
X-Romance
Friday, May 24, 2019
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X-ROMANCE was initially a project starting in 2015 as an offspring to the original band ROMANCE from 1988 founded by Anders "LA" Rönnblom & Thomas Widmark. In the fall of 2015, Anders was going through a box of old tapes and found the old ROMANCE recordings. He called up Thomas and because he thought that these tapes were too good to be put in a box and stored in a closet. In the following time, they went through all the tracks and re-recorded them. Widmark started to look for musicians in the Stockholm area. There were no problems to find guys who wanted be a part of this project; it was rather harder to find the right guys for the job.
 
X-ROMANCE consists of an experienced line-up with musicians with a lot of experience in the music industry who now have come together to deliver this fresh Melodic AOR masterpiece called “Voices From The Past”.
 
 
The album was recorded and mixed at REFLECTION SOUNDS STUDIO, Stockholm and engineered and produced by Tomas Rosenberg & Thomas Widmark. Mastered by Tomas Rosenberg, REFLECTION SOUNDS STUDIO, Stockholm
 
ANDREAS NOVAK - Vocals (House Of Shakira)
ANDERS LA RÖNNBLOM - Bass guitar (Killer Bee)
THOMAS WIDMARK - Keyboard
FREDRIK TJERNELD - Lead & Rhythm Guitar
MIKAEL DAHLIN - Lead & Rhythm Guitar (Killer Bee)
KENTA KARLBOM - Drums (Goatess)

Soundfiles in advance:
 
 
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Tue
09
Apr

Tony Mills - "Beyond The Law" (Lyric Video)

 
Tony Mills - 'Beyond The Law', from the album, 'Beyond the Law'. (2019) Guitar/keyboards-Tommy Denander, Bass-Linda Mills, Drums-Pete Newdeck.
 
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Tue
09
Apr

BLITZ - "Miss America" (Official Music Video)

 
The Nottingham based band BLITZ will release the debut album "Welcome To The Rock Show" via City Of Lights Records.
 
Musically, "Welcome To The Rock Show" offers a mix of Glam and Classic Rock.
Fans of bands like GUNS N'ROSES, KISS, SLADE meets BACKYARD BABIES & VELVET REVOLVER should risk both ears and eyes.
 
The booklet and artwork are by the renowned comic artist Richard Adam Reynolds of Ground Zero Comics, whose works i.a. by Hellboy, Judge Dredd, Spiderman, Batman, Sin City and so on.
 
"Welcome To The Rock Show" - Tracklist:
01.Believe
02.Rock City Nights
03.Miss America
04.Love Is A War
05.Rock Me
06.Queen Of The Night
07.Don't Look Back
08.Only The Strong Survive
09.Falling Down
10.Another World Away
11.Born To Rock
 
BLITZ Lineup:
Stuart Corden - Vocals and bass
Mat Davis - Drums and backing vocals
Kevin Simpson - Guitar and backing vocals
 
BLITZ Live:
- 07.03.2019 - Nottingham (UK), The Maze
- 15.03.2019 - Nottingham (UK), The Salutation Inn
- 23.03.2019 - Nottingham (UK), The Maze
- 06.04.2019 - London (UK), The Big Red
- 03.05.2019 - Nottingham (UK), The Old Wine Vaults
- 08.05.2019 - Chesterfield (UK), Real Time Live Venue w/ MARCO MENDOZA (THE DEAD DAISIES, ex WHITESNAKE)
- 17.05.2019 - Wolverhampton (UK), Giffard Arms w/ WRATHCHILD UK
- 18.05.2019 - Chapel En Le Firth Peak (UK), Uncut Festival
- 31.08.2019 - Nottingham (UK), Spanky Van Dykes

 

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Tue
09
Apr

SANTA CRUZ - "Changing of Seasons" (official lyric video)

 
The Helsinki Hellraisers return!
 
The first taste of the new SANTA CRUZ album, due out this fall. Follow the band on Facebook (@santacruzband), Instagram (@santacruzbandofficial) and Twitter (@santacruzband) for updates!
 
Digital Single available at all Streaming / Download platforms now! Lyric video by Raf Ortega / Ecliptic Visions. Song produced, engineered, mixed and mastered by Kane Churko.
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Mon
08
Apr

Cannonballz - Never Giving Up (Feat Robbie LaBlanc, Vince DiCola, Jonathan Mover)(Album Out May 10)

 
MelodicRock Records is honoured to be in the presence of such company and proudly releases the album ‘8Ballz2Many’ worldwide officially May 10.
 
There is however, an exclusive offer available right now for direct pre-orders. A Limitd Edition (500 only) ‘8Ballz2many’ Special Edition offers the following:
 
- Exclusive Slip Case
- Exclusive Digital Bonus Track - ‘When I Think Of You’ (Extended) 6.54
- Exclusive Early CD Delivery
- Digital Delivery of the album - IMMEDIATELY!
- Digital Delivery of two tracks right now
 
This SE release is only available via MRR and you can purchase right now.
 
CANNONBALLZ - 8Ballz2Many (MRR Limited Special Edition CD) $20 (+$5 worldwide shipping)
 
 
 
Track Listing:
01. Sari 5:24
02. Never Giving Up 4:18
03. When I Think Of You 4:24
04. Justin Thyme 6:41
05. Heart Without A Soul 6:34
06. Sammy On The Wall 4:20
07. I’ll Take The Pain 5:02
08. Lost In Time 5:09
09. URanus? MYanus! 6:22
10. Tomorrow Never Knows (Lennon/McCartney) 6:40
 
Produced by Jonathan Mover
Mixed by Fran Flannery
 
 
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