Category: 1992

Eloy - Destination

Eloy – Destination 3 (1)

By 1992 the Eloy template had not been lost, and it was time to bring the car out of the…

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Stan Meissner - Undertow

Stan Meissner – Undertow 4 (2)

Stan Meissner’s 1992 album ‘Undertow’ is the third of his solo albums out in the public domain. In true Boston…

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Rox Diamond - Rox Diamond

Rox Diamond – Rox Diamond 4 (1)

There’s a lot to like about this L.A based outfit Rox Diamond. Heavy as a hippo, but with a glossy…

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Saints And Sinners - st

Saints And Sinners – Saints And Sinners 5 (2)

I have to say from the outset, I love this Saints And Sinners album. It’s got a lot of balls,…

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Restless Heart - Big Iron Horses

Restless Heart – Big Iron Horses 0 (0)

Probably the best exponent of the crossover country/adult contemporary (A/C)/AOR market are Restless Heart, a band that spawned many imitators…

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White Heart - Tales Of Wonder

White Heart – Tales Of Wonder 4 (1)

White Heart are one of those bands (like Rush) in which you should have all of their releases in your…

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Return - V

Return – V 4 (1)

Norwegian band Return tried to sneak this album into 1992 ‘on the quiet’, but not so. With grunge in full…

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Firehouse - Hold Your Fire

Firehouse – Hold Your Fire 0 (0)

It goes without saying that the first pair of Firehouse albums are absolute belters within the melodic hard rock scene.

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Mother's Finest - Black Radio Won't Play This Record

Mother’s Finest – Black Radio Won’t Play This Record 0 (0)

If Mother’s Finest 1989’s ‘Looks Could Kill’ was a sellout to the corporate white egos at Capitol Records, then 1992’s…

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Robby Valentine - st

Robby Valentine – Robby Valentine 0 (0)

Stints with some of Hollands top bands such as Line, 1st Avenue and Zinatra helped give Robby Valentine some exposure…

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Bad Company - Here Comes Trouble

Bad Company – Here Comes Trouble 4 (1)

One of the bands who seemed to navigate the troubled waters of the grunge years quite well were British veterans…

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Paul Janz - Trust

Paul Janz – Trust 0 (0)

‘Trust’ contains a mix of reliable well produced tunes, which farewells Paul Janz off from the land of melodies and…

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Von Groove - Von Groove

Von Groove – Von Groove 4 (1)

I can sum up this Von Groove debut album in two words: ‘absolutely monstrous’. One of the hardest rocking albums…

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Megadeth - Countdown To Extinction

Megadeth – Countdown To Extinction 0 (0)

Upon release the album became the commercial breakthrough Mustaine and Megadeth werr hoping for, eventually going double platinum.

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Gotthard - Gotthard

Gotthard – Gotthard 0 (0)

Gotthard are probably the next best thing out of Switzerland since Krokus.

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Triumph - Edge Of Excess

Triumph – Edge Of Excess 0 (0)

This was the first Triumph album that did not feature original guitarist and vocalist Rik Emmett. After more than a…

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T-Ride - T-Ride

T-Ride – T-Ride 0 (0)

T-Ride were a supremely talented and under estimated trio from the Bay Area of San Francisco who released their one…

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Southern Sons - Nothing But The Truth

Southern Sons – Nothing But The Truth 5 (1)

Southern Sons deliver some of the best melodic rockers to come out of the Kangaroo Isle are contained within these…

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Ruckus - Ruckus

Ruckus – Ruckus 0 (0)

Just the one album from the Swiss band Ruckus, but if you are a rock historian, you’ll know this band…

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Yeah Bop Station - Upfront

Yeah Bop Station – Upfront 0 (0)

It’s a pity Yeah Bop Station never made it due to the changing musical climate but they were good enough…

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