Category: 2010s Reviews

All 2010s reviews for the GDMonline.info website. Decade 2010-2019.

Edge Of The Blade - The Ghosts Of Humand

Edge Of The Blade – The Ghosts Of Humans 4 (2)

This is the UK band formed by ex members of Shy (Kelly) and After Hours (Francis). Unusual title, but the…

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Player - Too Many Reasons

Player – Too Many Reasons 0 (0)

Despite being far from Player’s best this still has enough moments to warrant a listen. Given the excellence of the…

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Player - Addiction EP

Player – Addiction (EP) 0 (0)

Player have a new album out later in 2013. In the meantime, Frontiers Records have put out a promo EP…

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World Trade - Unify

World Trade – Unify 3 (1)

World Trade’s ‘Unify’ has some nice moments. Though the membership of the band is world class, I still find them…

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Frozen Rain - Ahead Of Time

Frozen Rain – Ahead Of Time 3 (1)

Where the Frozen Rain debut was quite a smooth brand of AOR, ‘Ahead Of Time’ is a brash guitar oriented…

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Fraze Gang - 2

Fraze Gang – Fraze Gang 2 0 (0)

Revamped and ready to roar; ‘Fraze Gang 2’ was produced by Greg Fraser utilizing Beau Hill for mixing and mastering,…

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Sonic Station - Next Stop

Sonic Station – Next Stop 5 (3)

As much as I was a fan of Sonic Station’s debut a couple of years back, this new one takes…

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Sonic Station - Sonic Station

Sonic Station – Sonic Station 4 (1)

Sweden has just unearthed another West Coast/AOR sensation, with Alexander Kronbrink and his Sonic Station project.

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Care Of Night - Love Equals War

Care Of Night – Love Equals War 3 (1)

As far I’m concerned, Care Of Night sit near the top of my AOR totem-pole, whether it’s the fantastic vocal…

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Care Of Night - Connected

Care Of Night – Connected 4 (1)

2015 gets off to a cracking start with Care Of Night and their official debut album. It features 4 tracks…

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Care Of Night - Care Of Night EP

Care Of Night – Care Of Night (EP) 5 (1)

2013 continues to produce stunning AOR from Sweden. Case in point: Care Of Night.

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Dakota - Long Road Home

Dakota – Long Road Home 3 (1)

There’s a lot of music to be had on ‘Long Road Home’, and the Dakota legacy continues, though it looks…

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Find Me - Dark Angel

Find Me – Dark Angel 4 (2)

I don’t care about what people think about ‘project-driven AOR’, Find Me is just fantastic music whatever the situation is….

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Station - Station

Station – Station 3 (1)

Released on Electric Cheetah Records, ‘Station’ is a full-bodied release, with 15 tracks, inluding two tracks from the 2013 EP.

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Rob Moratti - Tribute To Journey

Rob Moratti – Tribute To Journey 3 (1)

Rob Moratti is one of my favourite singers. He has his own style, quite high pitched, but sounds appropriate for…

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House Of Lords - Indestructible

House Of Lords – Indestructible 4 (1)

Nearly every House Of Lords album has been reviewed here at GDM. No stopping now while we’re on a roll….

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Armored Saint - Win Hands Down

Armored Saint – Win Hands Down 0 (0)

With ‘Win Hands Down’, Armored Saint has delivered once more, with a concise and heavy affair which at only nine…

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Newman - The Elegance Machine

Newman – The Elegance Machine 3 (1)

Newman’s sharp incisive guitar-work coupled with some modern synth lines has given ‘The Elegance Machine’ a clean sound without being…

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Terra Nova - Reinvent Yourself

Terra Nova – Reinvent Yourself 2 (1)

Great to see Terra Nova back, but much like Dalton’s return effort last year, this one falls a little bit…

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Charlie - Elysium

Charlie – Elysium 3 (1)

Signed to small London based label Floating World, Charlie and ‘Elysium’ continues Terry’s tongue in cheek humour, and lyrical dig…

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