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: Gabrielle De Val – Time To Die EP Pride & Joy Music (February 6th, 2026) Reviewer – Jason Hopper I was not familiar with Gabrielle De Val before I came across her excellent cover of Magnum’s ‘Midnight (You Won’t Be Sleeping)‘ in 2024. I then checked out her solo debut album and found some […]
Dark Heart were formed during the early eighties, releasing the debut album ‘Shadows of the Night’ on the Roadrunner label in 1984. After a number of successful live shows, the fast approaching end of NWOBHM era meant the band decided to go their separate ways, never quite fulfilling their potential or producing a follow up […]
Review: Rozario – Northern Crusaders Pride & Joy Music (February 20th, 2026) Reviewer – Jason Hopper New to the scene Norwegian rockers Rozario return after releasing their debut album ‘To The Gods We Swear‘ in 2023. That album came across my radar due to the involvement of their producer, Trond Holter. For those not in […]
Review: Midnite City – Bite The Bullet Pride & Joy Music (November 21st, 2025) Reviewer – Jason Hopper Of all the hard rock bands to come onto the scene this century, one of the top tier that exude that classic 80s sound is Midnite City. I had the pleasure of reviewing their last two releases, […]
Review: The Theander Expression – Chaos, Dreams & Love Pride & Joy Music (September 19th, 2025) Reviewer: Chris O’Connor Swedish multi-instrumentalist Andrée Theander has carved out a distinctive place in the Melodic Rock/AOR scene over the past decade. Having first made waves with Cap Outrun alongside Chandler Mogel, Theander launched The Theander Expression in 2013, […]
Review: Hartmann – Twenty Times Colder Sonic 11/ Pride & Joy Music (September 19th 2025) Reviewer – Grant Foster The good thing about this job, is that most of the time, the bands I get to review, I have never heard of before. It opens my eyes to other styles of rock music, that otherwise […]
Barnabas Sky – Over The Horizon Pride & Joy Music (August 22nd, 2025) Reviewer – Chris O’Connor German guitarist, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Markus Pfeffer returns with his latest Barnabas Sky project, ‘Over The Horizon‘. Joined by drummer Thomas Rieder, Pfeffer delivers a record brimming with melodic rock and metal flavours, backed by an all-star lineup […]
German multi-instrumentalist and song-writer Markus Pfeffer (Lazarus Dream, Mystery Moon) and his project Barnabas Sky have released their third album ‘Over The Horizon‘ today via Pride & Joy Music. As usual, the album features several well-know singers in the line-up, i.e. Danny Vaughn (Tyketto), Lee Small (Sweet/ Lionheart), Dirk Kennedy (Hittman), Tony Harnell (Tnt), Conny […]
Review: First Light – Elemental Pride & Joy Music (July 25th 2025) Reviewer – Chris O’Connor If you love polished AOR, then ‘Elemental’ should be right at the top of your shopping list. At first listen, I was convinced the band had to be Scandinavian – but to my surprise, First Light is built around […]
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