Review: Alien – Live At Sweden Rock Festival Pride & Joy Music – April 24th, 2026 Reviewer – Chris O’Connor Few Scandinavian AOR/Melodic Rock acts are held in quite as high a regard as Sweden’s Alien, long-time purveyors of some of the most timeless and evocative melodic rock you’re ever likely to hear. Last year […]
Review: Alien – When Yesterday Comes Around Pride & Joy Music (March 21st, 2025) Reviewer: Chris O’Connor Sweden’s Alien has long stood as one of the finest torchbearers of AOR, delivering anthemic, emotionally charged melodic rock with unwavering finesse. With ‘When Yesterday Comes Around’, the band proves once again why they are revered within the […]
Swedish Melodic Rock legends Alien have released the first single, ‘If Love Is War‘ today on all digital platforms! The song is taken from the album ‘When Yesterday Comes Around‘ which will be released via Pride & Joy Music on March 21st, 2025. Alien is a Swedish rock band that has been a cornerstone of the […]
Pride & Joy Music is happy to announce the signing of legendary Swedish Melodic Rock band Alien. Alien is a Swedish rock band that has been a cornerstone of the hard rock scene since 1986, known for their melodic hooks, powerful guitar riffs, and the unmistakable voice of Jim Jidhed. Formed in Gothenburg, Sweden, the […]
Review – Alien – Into The Future AOR Heaven (November 27th 2020) Reviewer: Stephen Brophy Alien is definitely a name synonymous with Swedish AOR and the stunning vocals of Jim Jidhed, so it’s great to see the band releasing some new music, and although the sound has changed a fair bit on this one it’s […]
In late 1986 Alien recorded two songs, ‘Headstrong‘ and ‘I’ll Survive‘ at Studio Bohus. Virgin Scandinavia signed the band and released those two singles. In the meantime, while touring Scandinavia, they wrote their debut album ‘Alien‘. Virgin believed in Alien to appeal to audiences in further territories, and hence rewrote their contract into a worldwide […]
Lead singer Ulrick Lönnqvist initially started out with the band Sahara who released a self-titled album in 2001 on AOR Heaven. Since then he has mainly been working as a song-writer and co-writer for different bands all around Sweden, i.e. with Hal Marabel (Bad Habit), Morgan Jensen (Swedish Erotica), Jake E (Amaranthe), Michael Palace (Palace) […]
Review: Jim Jidhed – Push On Through AOR Heaven (January 2017) Reviewer: Stephen Brophy There are lots of great singers out there on this planet, but there’s definitely some that are just on a different level, Jim Jidhed is definitely one of those. Lead singer of Swedish band Alien, his voice is just like velvet […]
Jim Jidhed, the singer of the band Alien singer, will release his 6th solo album on 27th January 2017. ‘Push On Through’ is a heavier record than the previous ones. It still has the mark of AOR to it, but also a straight hard rock feeling at times. Producer Daniel Flores, who had a vision […]
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