Album Review: Diamond Rain – Chapter One Pride & Joy Music – October 23rd, 2026 Reviewer – Jason Hopper There’s been a strange, but not uncommon, phenomenon happening with bands lately. It’s the Ghost effect. Seeing how successful that band has become internationally, other bands have followed suit with band members obscuring their faces and identity. […]
Swedish melodic rock band Remedy return with a brand-new acoustic version of ‘My Devil Within‘, released as the band prepare to take their music back on the road with the first run of dates of their ‘Messing Up Our Legacy Tour – Europe 2026/2027‘. Listen to ‘My Devil Within‘ (Acoustic Version) – here Reworked in […]
Review: MASON – Edge of Destruction Eönian Records – September 25th, 2026 Reviewer – Jason Hopper With just a bit over twelve months since their last release, MASON have returned to the scene with their third album ‘Edge of Destruction‘. I am usually a bit wary when a band assembles an album so quickly after […]
Canadian melodic rock band Fatal Vision return with the official video for ‘Do You See Me‘, taken from their fourth studio album ‘Four Sides To Every Story‘, out via Escape Music. Buy ‘Four Sides to Every Story‘ – here ‘Do You See Me‘ brings another side of ‘Four Sides To Every Story‘ into focus, pairing Fatal […]
Review: Neon Rider – Keepers Of The Flame Pride & Joy Music October 23rd, 2026 Reviewer – Chris O’Connor Argentina might not be the first country that immediately springs to mind when discussing classic AOR and Melodic Hard Rock, but Buenos Aires outfit Neon Rider are doing their damnedest to change that. Formed in 2020 by guitarists Hernan […]
Mason are now gearing up for the release of their third album ‘Edge Of Destruction‘ which is out on September 25th, and release their first single from this, ‘This Thing Called Love‘, on August 22nd. Marcus Mason comments “we were incredibly fortunate to collaborate with legendary vocalist and songwriter Steve Overland (FM, Lonerider, Kings Of Mercia, Overland), […]
Peruvian Melodic Rock group Revlin Project have released the first single, ‘Mad Drive‘, from their upcoming album ‘Rising Hope‘, released on November 13th, 2026 via Pride & Joy Music. Revlin Project is a Peruvian Melodic Rock/AOR project founded by songwriter, producer, and keyboardist Nilver Pérez. Since its inception, the project has been dedicated to crafting […]
Review: Hydra – Dehydration Pride & Joy Music – August 21st, 2026 Reviewer – Chris O’Connor There are certain parts of the world that seem almost genetically predisposed to producing great Melodic Rock and AOR, and Scandinavia has long been one of them. Swedish outfit Hydra certainly aren’t about to do anything to damage that […]
Swedish melodic rockers Nestor are set to release their first ever live album ‘Live at Gothenburg Film Studios‘ (review here) this Friday, August 14th , 2026 via Napalm Records. Today, the band has revealed the final single with a powerful live version of their celebrated ’80s-inspired anthem ‘Teenage Rebel‘, together with a live video. ‘Teenage […]
Swedish melodic rock/AOR band Emotional Fire have released their brand-new single ‘Into The Night‘, the first taste of their forthcoming second studio album, set for release in April 2027 via RN Records. Listen on Spotify – here Following the release of their debut album ‘Rising‘ (review here), Emotional Fire are already moving forward with the […]
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