Category: All Reviews

I think it goes without saying that Fates Warning may have outdone themselves here, when comparing this to past efforts.

First Signal give us songs that sound ‘too busy’ arrangement wise. When listening to this it’s like trying to juggle…

The Defiants debut album has been getting a lot of love by other reviewers. It certainly deserves it. I fully…

Overall, I was underwhelmed by what was presented here. Q5 don’t really have an identity anymore. If you were to…

An excellent comeback that should please longtime fans of Lucifer’s Friend. Especially those who prefer their melodic side, you can…

Heart return in 2016 with a new album and on a new label. This album is a mix of the…

Great to see Eastern Europe strike again with a new AOR outfit worthy of attention. This quintet is known as…

If you read the review of the 2010 album here, then essentially nothing’s changed sound wise. It’s a set of…

This is probably an album which should’ve been highlighted years ago at GDM, considering the personnel involved with The Scream.

Shadow King without doubt are an AOR’sters ‘dream team’. From 1991, all of these guys are well known from previous…

Come 1991, the majority of Prophet are in still in place, except the drum stool has changed. Now without a…

Here’s the third release from the five-piece melodic rock group Airkraft originally based in Wausau and Eau Claire, Wisconsin.

There’s not really much to say about Lion beyond their 1987 album ‘Dangerous Attraction’. It’s like the band went into…

In review, I can safely say that Lion are one of my favourite bands. They emerged from the quagmire of…

One of my favourite bands during the late 80’s were Lion. However, their debut ‘Power Love’ would be released for…

‘Proximity’ was the second local release from central Wisconsin melodic rockers Airkraft.

Their previous two albums (1978’s ‘Nielsen Pearson Band’ and the self-titled 1980 release) were solid, well-crafted affairs. But it’s their…

This is the only contribution to AOR history from the Detroit five-piece The Automatix. And what a great addition it…

1983’s ‘The Net’ was John Farnham’s first appearance for the Little River Band. Though not a complete success, there was…

Formed in 1982, Fastway was originally the union of ‘Fast’ Eddie Clarke (Motorhead) and Pete ‘Way’ (UFO), hence the name.