Month: December 2022

Gathering Of Kings - Enigmatic

Gathering Of Kings – Enigmatic 4 (1)

First encountered in 2019, the Swedish project Gathering Of Kings has builtn an audience among melodic rockers and for good…

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Captain Black Beard - Neon Sunrise

Captain Black Beard – Neon Sunrise 4 (1)

Now up to album 6 and signed to a new label, one hopes that Captain Black Beard have found a…

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Def Leppard - Diamond Star Halos

Def Leppard – Diamond Star Halos 2 (1)

Whatever the case you’re not missing anything if you choose to pass ‘Diamond Star Halos’ up, another forgettable entry in…

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Megadeth - The Sick, The Dying … And The Dead

Megadeth – The Sick, The Dying … And The Dead 2 (1)

The final product confirms the fact that this is another in a long line of tedious albums from Megadeth with…

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Silent Running - Follow The Light

Silent Running – Follow The Light 3 (1)

Come April 2022, Northern Irish band Silent Running return with their fourth studio album ‘Follow The Light’ on their own…

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Find Me - Lightning In A Bottle

Find Me – Lightning In A Bottle 3.5 (2)

Find Me are a Swedish/American project band that GDM has reviewed since day one, and now we’re up to album…

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Fortune - Level Ground

Fortune – Level Ground 3.5 (2)

Los Angeles AOR band Fortune were always held in high esteem by the membership of the GDM site, now they…

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Sabu - Banshee

Sabu – Banshee 2 (1)

Paul Sabu is always a popular draw at GDM, but this latest beastie ‘Banshee’ might put certain reputations at risk.

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White Spirit - Right Or Wrong

White Spirit – Right Or Wrong 4 (1)

The oldies circuit could certainly do with a band of White Spirit’s caliber delivering the musical goods once more, after…

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AOR Gypzy - Sins Of Vice

AOR Gypzy – Sins Of Vice 3 (1)

Despite the band name the Ohio based AOR Gypzy is more of a synthwave meets melodic rock hybrid.

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Lockhart - No Chance (EP)

Lockhart – No Chance (EP) 3 (1)

Lockhart are a new Canadian project from Toronto, yes its 80’s AOR but the trio have prior careers based on…

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David Paich - Forgotten Toys

David Paich – Forgotten Toys 0 (0)

Here’s the well overdue solo effort from Toto veteran David Paich. It took years to get the album release to…

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Journey - Freedom

Journey – Freedom 3 (1)

It’s Journey’s first studio album in eleven years, and for longtime fans it’s well overdue too, but there is a…

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Sword - Sword III

Sword – Sword III 3 (1)

Much like American resurrectees Leatherwolf, Canadian metallers Sword are another 80’s band to receive a new lease of life in…

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Shooting Star - Silent Scream

Shooting Star – Silent Scream 5 (2)

Wrapped in a pure AOR production thanks to Ron Nevison, this album is the pick of the bunch from Shooting…

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White Sister - White Sister

White Sister – White Sister 5 (3)

An absolute scintillating expression of AOR as expressed by L.A heroes White Sister. Mighty stuff!

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Blue Oyster Cult - Fire Of Unknown Origin

Blue Oyster Cult – Fire Of Unknown Origin 4 (1)

We look at Blue Oyster Cult’s 1981’s ‘Fire Of Unknown Origin’, an album which surprised many at the time as…

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Starcastle - Starcastle

Starcastle – Starcastle 3 (1)

Though the debut album from mid-west prog band Starcastle saw its release in 1976, the material originates from 1974.

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Toro - Toro

Toro – Toro 3 (1)

Here’s a relic from the early-mid 70’s New York scene, they were the Latin rock influenced Toro.

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Led Zeppelin - Houses Of The Holy

Led Zeppelin – Houses Of The Holy 5 (1)

HOTH is quite different from earlier Led Zeppelin albums, more interested in their own material, and moving away from their…

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