Review: Vinyl Floor – Balancing Act Karmanian Records (February 27th, 2026) Reviewer – Chris O’Connor Formed in Copenhagen in 2007, Vinyl Floor is the creative partnership of brothers Daniel Pedersen and Thomas Charlie Pedersen — multi-instrumentalists, songwriters and shared lead vocalists whose musical bond is evident in the seamlessness of their work. Now six albums […]
Dennis Churchill Dries – Crazy Is This Life AOR Boulevard Records (January 30th, 2026) Reviewer – Chris O’Connor Dennis Churchill Dries has always possessed one of those voices that seems to improve with time — richer, more expressive, and increasingly capable of conveying both power and vulnerability in equal measure. Fans will forever celebrate his […]
Review: Tangerine Dream – 50 Years Of Phaedra: At The Barbican Kscope (January 30th, 2026) Reviewer: Chris O’Connor I have been a fan of Tangerine Dream for what honestly feels like forever, first discovering their aural genius in 1976 when I was just ten. My father had fairly terrible taste in music, with only Johnny […]
Review: Autumn’s Child – Melody Lane Pride & Joy Music (January 23rd, 2026) Reviewer – Chris O’Connor Six albums into their journey, Scandinavian AOR standard-bearers Autumn’s Child continue to affirm their status as one of the genre’s most reliable and emotionally resonant voices. With ‘Melody Lane‘, the band step confidently into their next chapter, delivering […]
Review: Austin Meade – Almost Famous Snakefarm Music Group (November 7th 2025) Reviewer – Chris O’Connor I should begin by admitting that I came to ‘Almost Famous‘ as a complete newcomer to Austin Meade’s music, with no real frame of reference for his earlier work. My initial reaction, if I’m being candid, was that this sounded […]
Review: Dream Theater – Quarantième: Live à Paris Inside Out Music/Sony Music (November 28th 2025) Reviewer – Chris O’Connor For those – like myself – who have followed Dream Theater across the arc of their formidable career, the return of founding drummer Mike Portnoy felt nothing short of seismic. Though Mike Mangini proved himself a […]
Review: Peterified – Trial By Fire Peterified Music (October 24th, 2025) Reviewer – Chris O’Connor When AOR/Melodic Rock albums are offered up by The Boss at Rockposer Dot Com – I am often the first to pop my head over the parapet and say “I’ll have a crack at this”. The thing is though, going in […]
Review: Preacher Stone – By The Horns Preacher Stone (October 17th, 2025) Reviewer: Chris O’Connor After the most brutal and tragic year imaginable for any band, Preacher Stone have returned with their sixth studio album – and what an absolute gem it is. 2024 was a year from hell for the Charlotte, North Carolina–based Southern […]
Review: Andy And The Rockets – Casino AATR Music AB/Dalapop (10th October 2025) Reviewer – Chris O’Connor Swedish quartet Andy And The Rockets return with ‘Casino‘, a record that captures everything fans love about high-energy Scandinavian melodic rock – big hooks, gleaming production, and choruses built to be shouted from the rafters. Formed in 2012, […]
Review: Ailafar – Shining Star Lions Pride Music (September 29th 2025) Reviewer – Chris O’Connor Founded in 2006 by guitarist and songwriter John Tzortzis in Thessaloniki, Greece, Ailafar has quietly built a reputation for melodic rock with a distinctly 1980s flavor. Since their debut in 2011, they’ve released a string of albums that wear their […]
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