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. […]
Häven, the band featuring singer Gabrielle de Val and guitarist/ producer Tommy Denander has released a single and a video for the track ‘The Light Brigade‘ today on all digital platforms via Pride & Joy Music. The song is taken from the group’s debut album ‘Where Angels Fear To Tread‘ which will be released on […]
Pride & Joy Music is happy to announce the signing of Swiss Hard Rock band Dead End Heroes! Twelve years after their uncompromising debut album ‘Roadkill‘ (2014, Metal Heaven), Dead End Heroes are finally back — louder, dirtier, and hungrier than ever! The band’s new sophomore album ‘Not Dead Yet‘ will be released on December […]
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 […]
German Hard Rock band Viper Queen have released the title track of their upcoming album ‘Munich City Nights‘, out: October 23rd, 2026 via Pride & Joy Music. Stream – here Viper Queen was founded 2019 in Munich with the aim of playing traditional hard rock/heavy metal, inspired by the late eighties: solid, authentic, and classic, […]
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 […]
Review: Osukaru – Tall Tales Pride & Joy Music – August 21st, 2026 Reviewer – Jason Hopper Swedish hard rockers Osukaru are back after a five-year hiatus to bring the world their latest release ‘Tall Tales‘. Having discovered this band in 2021, I was pleased to be able to review their last album ‘Starbound’ (review here) […]
Argentina based Melodic Rock group Neon Rider have today released their first single ‘Higher‘ from their upcoming album ‘Keepers Of The Flames‘ (out: October 23rd, 2026) via Pride & Joy Music. Neon Rider is an AOR / Melodic Hard Rock band from Buenos Aires, Argentina, formed in 2020 by guitarists Hernan Cattaneo and Marcos Nieva […]
Swedish Melodic Rock group NIVA will return with a new album (CD, LP & digitally) on November 13th, 2026 via Pride & Joy Music. Today, the group around mastermind Tony Niva has released the first single from the album entitled ‘Rock The World‘. Listen to ‘Rock The World‘ – here In the realm of Swedish […]
‘City Of Lights‘ is the title track of City Of Lights‘ self-titled, sophomore release which will be released on October 23rd, 2026. City Of Lights formed in 2018 when British songwriter/rhythm guitarist Neil Austin reached out to Greek vocal sensation Manos Fatsis to see if he would be interested in singing on some demos. The […]
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