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The Struts - Strange Days

The Struts – Strange Days 2 (1)

Derby’s pride The Struts released the Album Of The Year 2018 for this writer, fast forward to 2020, they’ve recorded…

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Torch - Reignited

Torch – Reignited 0 (0)

Swedish HM band Torch who originated in the 80’s return in 2020 with a brand new album after a 36-year…

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Cats In Space - Atlantis

Cats In Space – Atlantis 4 (1)

Cats In Space now fronted by new singer Damien Edwards, are back with their vintage brand of 70’s rock, this…

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Kiss - MTV Unplugged

Kiss – MTV Unplugged 0 (0)

The 1996 reunion of Kiss’ original lineup has led to overlooking the actual significance this MTV Unplugged live album has…

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Kiss - Revenge

Kiss – Revenge 0 (0)

‘Revenge’ is frequently hailed as Kiss’ best unmasked-era album. To me, that award goes to ‘Lick It Up’. Although it…

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Kiss - Alive

Kiss – Alive! 0 (0)

‘Alive!’ paved the way for live releases like ‘Frampton Comes Alive!’, ‘Foghat Live’, ‘Double Live Gonzo!’, ‘Live At Budokan’ and…

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At The Movies - The Movie Hits Of The 80's (The Soundtrack Of Your Life - Vol. 1)

At The Movies – The Movie Hits Of The 80’s (The Soundtrack Of Your Life – Vol. 1) 0 (0)

At The Movies are very talented Danish band and come highly recommended.

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Alcatrazz - Born Innocent

Alcatrazz – Born Innocent 0 (0)

This is Alcatrazz’s fourth studio album for Graham Bonnet’s brainchild and their first after a staggering thirty-four year hiatus from…

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Pinnacle Point - Symphony Of Mind

Pinnacle Point – Symphony Of Mind 3 (1)

This is the sophomore release for the Proggy-influenced melodic rock band Pinnacle Point co-led by American singer Jerome Mazza and…

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Silvera - Edge Of The World

Silvera – Edge Of The World 4 (1)

Silvera from Denmark, are post-grunge melodic hard rock, with downtuned riffs, syncopated drum parts, a deeper vocal style and less…

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Lafase - Reset

La Fase – Reset 3 (1)

This is the Spanish band La Fase that released a very stylish pure AOR album back in 1995. Here they…

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Boys From Heaven - The Great Discovery

Boys From Heaven – The Great Discovery 3 (1)

Boys From Heaven are a hybrid. It’s Westcoast, it’s AOR, it has its jazzy moments and clearly, it is ROCK…

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Tony Mitchell - Church Of A Restless Soul

Tony Mitchell – Church Of A Restless Soul 3 (1)

Tony Mitchell gives us a lengthy album, however, its attractive melodic qualities and healthy variety make it easy for the…

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Leatherjacks - Extremely Dangerous

Leatherjacks – Extremely Dangerous 0 (0)

Sao Paulo native Mauro Cordeiro is the man behind Leatherjacks, the ‘one man does it all’ hard rock project.

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Kansas - The Absence Of Presence

Kansas – The Absence Of Presence 5 (2)

Kansas are prog without being pretentious, pomp-oriented without being wimpy, heavy by way of huge instrumentation and vintage with one…

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Rocket Queen - Back To The 80's

Rocket Queen (Spain) – Back To The 80’s (EP) 0 (0)

The brainchild of guitarist Gabi Bultaco, Rocket Queen hail from Zaragoza, Spain and play melodic hard rock with some sleaze.

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Chris Rosander - King Of Hearts

Chris Rosander – King Of Hearts 0 (0)

If there’s such a category as ‘pleasant albums’ then Chris Rosander rightfully belongs there.

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Captain Black Beard - Sonic Forces

Captain Black Beard – Sonic Forces 4 (1)

It would be easy to compare Captain Black Beard with The Night Flight Orchestra, however, while NFO goes for a…

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H.E.A.T - II

H.E.A.T – II 4 (1)

‘II’ is H.E.A.T’s intended return to their roots after the rather experimental ‘Into the Great Unknown’ from 2017.

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Robert Hart - Pure

Robert Hart – Pure 4 (2)

Robert Hart delivers 43 minutes of AOR and hi-tech with soul, synth pop and hard rock leanings.

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