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CD: The Lost - The Lost
From: Oskar	Date: May 11, 2026 at 4:02
Good music, Bad singer

CD: KPS - KPS
From: jaroslav	Date: May 9, 2026 at 12:39
Former members of Lynn Allen, good melodic rock/AOR

CD: JC - Desire
From: jaroslav	Date: May 9, 2026 at 0:50
https://youtu.be/M4UgEulDNwo?list=PLovExl5CQwvASImiFrbFhu-8oE5zP_FwE

CD: Bad Actress - Live and Alive (Live At the Bandstand, Nairn)
From: CC	Date: May 8, 2026 at 18:55
Disappointed that they decided to go with a live album as their debut, especially when the recording quality isn't amazing. Not really a fan of live albums at the best of times, but bought this to support a small young band.

CD: Joe Lynn Turner - Street of Dreams - Boston 1985
From: ROBERT	Date: May 8, 2026 at 17:42
Jou!!! Awesome

CD: Craaft - Second Honeymoon
From: ROBERT	Date: May 8, 2026 at 17:41
Fantástic

CD: Beyond the Blue - Beyond the Blue
From: ROBERT	Date: May 8, 2026 at 14:53
Fantástic

CD: Illi-Noize - Get Ready
From: ROBERT	Date: May 8, 2026 at 12:42
Fantástic

CD: Body Electric - Walking Through Walls
From: ROBERT	Date: May 7, 2026 at 16:03
Súper awesome

CD: Big Secret - Big Secret
From: ROBERT	Date: May 7, 2026 at 15:54
Fantástic

CD: B-Joe - B-Joe
From: ROBERT	Date: May 7, 2026 at 9:50
Fantástic

CD: B.E. Taylor Group - Our World
From: ROBERT	Date: May 7, 2026 at 9:49
Excelent, súper awesome

CD: Atlantic - Power
From: Holland4you	Date: May 6, 2026 at 16:39
Holy shit i bought this cd in 1998 at a HardRock/Metal cd convention. I was 20 and was into Toto so i asked a gut at a stand give me something good and i love toto. He showed me a cd Of Atlantic and a cd from Return. I live with these cd's for the rest of my life and love it. Just ordered the vinyl from Escape Music ATLANTIC - POWER lp!. I've commented under my name Wiljan Vriens... And that's still my opinion.

CD: Elegant Weapons - Evolution
From: Doug	Date: May 6, 2026 at 15:28
I’m a big fan of Richie Faulkner, but I’m still working my way through this one and haven’t quite decided how I feel about it yet. Hmmm....?

CD: Joel Hoekstra's 13 - From the Fade
From: Doug	Date: May 6, 2026 at 15:26
I'm a Girish fan, so I'm enjoying this one.

CD: Art Of Anarchy - Let There Be Anarchy
From: Doug	Date: May 6, 2026 at 15:24
IMHO, the worst of the three albums released...

CD: Hardline - Shout
From: Doug	Date: May 6, 2026 at 15:20
Whenever Gioeli is on vocals, you can usually count on a good album. For me, this one lands in the “good, not great” category; still worth a few spins in my opinion.

CD: Generation Radio - Take 2
From: Doug	Date: May 6, 2026 at 15:16
Missing Deen C. on this one.

CD: Snakes in Paradise - Step Into The Light
From: masmusic	Date: May 5, 2026 at 14:32
Gave this a listen too a few times in the last couple of days and found this release to be very good! One of their best releases! The production, songs and overall quality is very, very good! 9/10

CD: Bon Jovi - Crossroad
From: Wild Obsession	Date: May 5, 2026 at 10:13
I'm a casual Bon Jovi fan, so yes, Crossroad is more than enough Bon Jovi for me, and IMO, "Someday I'll Be Saturday Night" is bland/forgettable filler that kills the momentum of the album. I have the remastered version that (thankfully) omits Prayer 94' and includes "Never Say Goodbye". Drop "Saturday Night" for "Born To Be My Baby", and this could have a been an almost perfect compilation.

CD: Girlschool - Take a Bite
From: plastic sheet	Date: May 5, 2026 at 6:42
This one is absolutely brilliant. It’s far from mediocre at all. The more times you listen to it, the more you’ll fall in love with it. Highly recommended for all fans of female vocals.

CD: Girlschool - Demolition
From: hair metal again	Date: May 5, 2026 at 1:07
superb debut for GIRLSCHOOL back in the early 80 s offering some explosive street hard rockn roll music with a slight punk influence!not often to see a girl band like that being so true ,so i consider GIRLSCHOOL a really genuine act!all the songs stand out and especially "take it all away","nothing to lose" and "emergency"!a must have

CD: Whisper Alley - Up Yer Alley
From: plastic sheet	Date: May 4, 2026 at 19:50
Standard late-1980s American glam style. They just caught the wave of the music trend, only to meet an unfortunate demise.

CD: Wildlife - Wildlife
From: ROBERT	Date: May 4, 2026 at 17:07
No Widlife 83' Pre FM band u.k.

CD: Van Halen - Van Halen III
From: Doghouse Reilly	Date: May 4, 2026 at 14:58
"From Afar" and "One Year To The Day" are just dreadful though, and "How Many Say I"—sung by Eddie—sounds like Leonard Cohen or something. I think Mitch Malloy dodged a bullet by not getting this job. I'm going to give it a 35/100.

CD: Van Halen - Van Halen III
From: Doghouse Reilly	Date: May 4, 2026 at 14:55
... songs in 28 years. First things first: Gary. It's not all his fault. But from his first lines, he sounds like he's consciously imitating Hagar, specifically the Hagar of Balance, the one who howled at the top of his register even though he was starting to sound pretty ragged doing so. The moments where you'd listen and go, "Oh, that's the guy from Extreme!" are few and far between. Eddie has some really inspired guitar-playing, but also an awful lot of aimless noodling, which is a major contributing factor in this album being entirely too long, at well over an hour with just ten proper songs. The songwriting is just not at all tight. The first two singles, "Without You" and "Fire In The Hole" are decent; they would have been at home on Balance, but wouldn't have made the cut on For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge. Third single "One I Want" may be the best thing here, though, and other (relative) highlights are "Dirty Water Dog," "Once" and "Ballot Or The Bullet." "From Afar" and "One Yea

CD: Van Halen - Van Halen III
From: Doghouse Reilly	Date: May 4, 2026 at 14:35
Van Halen III is another of those wilderness-years albums by a legacy band, absolutely pilloried in its day but increasingly re-evaluated in more recent times. Radio pushed this thing HARD when it came out. The guys were on Rockline two weeks in a row (Eddie and Alex first, then Mike and Gary the next week), and there was a separate world-premier special. You would think they were the fucking Stones. Like most everyone else, I didn't give it a fair listen. Didn't care for most of what I did hear, didn't buy it, and absorbed the smack-talk that began almost immediately. (Amazing, because I didn't have the Internet or magazines or rocker buddies to hash it over with, but somehow the conventional wisdom seeped under my rock.) In my own defense, I was a senior in high school, the world felt like it was starting to finally open up, and Van Halen just seemed like dinosaurs. Plus, I hadn't liked Balance that much either. So I'm giving this a first honest listen, not having heard any of these

CD: Drye Blue - Green Time Mind Find
From: jaroslav	Date: May 2, 2026 at 4:38
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fR5SLpajnAY&list=PLwoW2qAk7QQamMgVlbAfz6m14N4lvffG5&index=1&pp=iAQB8AUB

CD: Terry Ilous - Gypsy Dreams
From: masmusic	Date: May 1, 2026 at 6:01
Terry Ilous has a great voice we all know that and his voive on this recording is very good! BUT! this record is total crap! The arrangements of all tracks are boring and uninspired! A good recording if your having trouble getting to sleep, just listen to this! Elevator music! Dont waste your money!

CD: Blue Ambition - The Scarlet Touch
From: TheMetalChurch	Date: April 29, 2026 at 13:29
This is typical Frederic Slama style paint by numbers west coast AOR inspired by the 70's Benedict Canyon era with typical lyrics and words that end with the letters "-tion" or -ssion, which is all well and good, as long as the vocals are handled by the fantastic Robbie LaBlanc! Robbie LaBlanc saves these songs and makes them enjoyable. In the past Frederic has used vocalist that just simply don't have "it" anymore, or never did, and they are unlistenable. Kudos to you Frederic for finally figuring it out. Just get Robbie Lablanc or Lars Safsund as your vocalist and your songs will sound great.

CD: Rob Moratti - Sovereign
From: TheMetalChurch	Date: April 29, 2026 at 13:07
Yet another fantastic release by Rob Morratti. It's very obvious this guy is an ELITE SONG WRITER! It doesn't matter what guitar player he uses, the songs turn out great and are very consistant and I appreciate that. His body of work is amazing and yes I understand his vocal tone is not for everyone, but wow... the songs are so well executed and sonically tremendous. Well done Rob.

CD: XYZ - The Best of
From: masmusic	Date: April 29, 2026 at 9:14
Just listened to this yesterday and the sound quality is awesome. The new track Falling in You is a definate filler tune. But the rest 10/10

CD: 3 - ...To the Power of Three
From: Planet Y	Date: April 29, 2026 at 8:27
In the vein of Asia, GTR, pretty cool if you are also into those bands.

CD: Jackie Bodimead - Dont Believe in Love
From: jaroslav	Date: April 28, 2026 at 17:20
Listen https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XI5OLDvrWW0&list=PLEBBBFcAycEiEaPkzTakqkGs6z4Qa-lTk&index=1&pp=iAQB8AUB

CD: Gotthard - More Stereo Crush
From: Andi	Date: April 28, 2026 at 13:00
Endlich mal wieder ein cooles Gotthard Album...Don't miss the Call und Mayday und Snafu Knöpfen an alte Gotthard Zeiten an..Besser als die letzten beiden Alben...Ich würde es mir kaufen!!!

CD: Kid Curry - Fire and Ice
From: Andi	Date: April 28, 2026 at 12:39
Sehr guter Melodic Hardrock erinnert mich stimmlich an Kiss...

CD: Blackfoot - Medicine Man
From: 123charpenay	Date: April 28, 2026 at 12:39
rickey medlocke with three new musicians.back to the roots for mr medlocke with this superb southern hard rock realise.big sound,big guitars,big drums, perfect production.some superb keyboards here and there.track 8 the instrumental "navarre" have absoluty no interest.nevertheless congratulations and thumbs up for rickey medlocke.

CD: M.ILL.ION - Legend
From: Andi	Date: April 28, 2026 at 12:35
Wieder ein tolles Album der Band,einfach geiler Hardrock aber der vorherige Sänger Hasse Johansson hat mir stimmlich besser gefallen!!!

CD: Sons of Eternity - Human Beast
From: Andi	Date: April 28, 2026 at 12:09
Da ich alle Shylock Alben habe habe ich in beide Alben der Band reingehört...Wer Shylock etwas härter mag findet die beiden Alben der Band sicher klasse.Ich persönlich bevorzuge weiterhin eher die Shylock Alben..Nicht schlecht was hier geboten wird und paar Songs gefallen mir aber kaufen würde ich die Alben nicht.

CD: Maggie Bell - Crimes of the Heart
From: jaroslav	Date: April 28, 2026 at 8:38
Phenomenal rock music

CD: Fighter V - Deja Vu
From: 123charpenay	Date: April 27, 2026 at 13:02
i can add that our swiss neighbors are really very strong in melodic hard rock.

CD: Fighter V - Deja Vu
From: 123charpenay	Date: April 27, 2026 at 13:00
one of the best record of the year.for sure.this record is a top class hard fm/a o r realise with some superb melodies.only good songs ,no fillers.a very solid and very consistant cd,with an excellent singer,in the vein of larry baud (red dawn).the sound and the production are absoluty perfect.i recommand this album.the japan import is ,at my eyes,not really essential.track 12 thejapan bonus track is an acoustic version of"foolish heart".

CD: Snakes in Paradise - Yesterday and Today
From: masmusic	Date: April 27, 2026 at 8:15
20 Years Of Aor (Best Of Snakes In Paradise) Just listened to this a couple of times and it sounds fantastic! The remastering makes this worth while to have. 10/10

CD: Snakes in Paradise - Yesterday and Today
From: masmusic	Date: April 26, 2026 at 8:47
If your looking for a great compilation for Snakes In Paradise I suggest you pick up the release 20 Years Of Aor (Best Of Snakes In Paradise) All tracks have been remastered in 2014. All the best tracks are here 15 in total. The cover though is terrible! Just shows a portrait of the band members. No title??

CD: Snakes in Paradise - Yesterday and Today
From: masmusic	Date: April 26, 2026 at 7:51
2014 - 20 Years Of Aor (Best Of Snakes In Paradise) (Compilation) Was released. No idea on why the disc is not listed here. 15 tracks. Once I give it a listen too Ill post my findings

CD: Pretty Boy Floyd - Bullets and Lipstik
From: plastic sheet	Date: April 26, 2026 at 6:51
This album is perfect and hugely underrated.

CD: Robin George / Glenn Hughes - Overcome
From: masmusic	Date: April 25, 2026 at 13:41
Pretty boring album for these two rock stars. Sounds like it was recorded on a low budget. One thing I cant stand and being a drummer is using a drum machine during recordings. If you cant afford to hire real muscians then dont bother to record!

CD: Ginevra - Beyond Tomorrow
From: Ydol eM	Date: April 25, 2026 at 8:00
If you’re not sure what to expect from this band/project’s latest album, it’s worth checking out the past and current activities of its members. The sound is melodic hard ‘n’ heavy in a traditional Scandinavian style, with a noticeable influence from PRETTY MAIDS. The album cover suggests a doorway to escape into a better dimension — and in my case, it truly delivered. 85/100.

CD: Silent Witness - Thrills
From: masmusic	Date: April 24, 2026 at 8:20
Gave this a listen to the other day. I see the reviews, you either like or are disappointed with it. Too many reviews compare this release with the first release! Rate this release with an open mind and stop the comparing. Yes Mason is gone, but give vocalist Anthony Fontayne a break here! He does a fantastic job! This release is more raw and not very polished, but he sounds awesome and the songs are more towards the MHR genre. Overall a great listen and deserves more of a poitive review! 9/10

CD: Silent Witness - Silent Witness
From: masmusic	Date: April 24, 2026 at 8:13
I havent played this disc in sometime and forgot just how good this was! Awesome release! The first track is a killer tune! Every song here is well worth of being on this disc! Not one bad one! 100% for sure!

CD: Saints and Sinners - Saints and Sinners
From: TheMetalChurch	Date: April 23, 2026 at 12:10
I really like Rick Hughes, but the song writing here isn't quite good enough. Not enough good songs IMO, therefore I can only give it a 70/100. Sword is much better.

CD: Jack Wagner - All I Need
From: TheMetalChurch	Date: April 23, 2026 at 12:05
Surprisingly good, but of course a bit cheesy as well. The next album wasn't good...;(

CD: Transatlantic Radio - Midnight Transmission
From: TheMetalChurch	Date: April 23, 2026 at 12:02
Love it! Excellent song writing. Hope they stick with it for a few more releases. Fav song = "City of Angels". Victor Broden is the creative brains behind it all and sonically sounds incredible.

CD: Jack Wagner - All I Need
From: Macca	Date: April 23, 2026 at 9:53
interesting to see the wet -nursed child like infants making comments........how truly pathetic. Had it on vinyl in the 80s.finally got it on cd in 2026 , after Japanes re release......... A superb pop rock synth hi tech AOR album. of course, Cliff Magness and Glen Ballard were involved in production. The days when melody..and song structure were kning...great musicians too..and stellar production........ 8 out of 10 for me..... how I wish we had this calibre of album now.or music like this.

CD: Corporate Control - Whatever It Takes
From: jaroslav	Date: April 22, 2026 at 15:01
Very good melodic rock CD

CD: Cobra Spell - 666
From: CC	Date: April 20, 2026 at 15:06
I avoided this when it came out because what I heard from the album really did not impress me and it was way too expensive to justify buying it just for completionist sake (I have both of their previous EPs). Recently I saw it cheap enough, so as a collector I took the plunge. It is not as bad as I thought it would be as sadly it is worse. Musically it is fine, but the vocals are not great and the lyrics are cringe worthy with no hooks. Anubis is the only original member left, and it most certainly is her band (as she will constantly tell you) as she constantly alienates other band members til they up and leave. Looks like she has done it with this line up as well as she finally called it quits a few months ago. Probably focusing on her OnlyFans account now.

CD: Saints and Sinners - Saints and Sinners
From: Doghouse Reilly	Date: April 20, 2026 at 14:46
Montreal's Saints And Sinners offer a worthy late edition to the hair metal canon with their only album. Massive, powerful production from Aldo Nova that really emphasizes the pounding drums and wailing guitar solos. Had this been released three to five years earlier, these guys might've have gone places. But by its release in late '92, it's pretty much a given that we'd heard all these tricks before, and the lyrics are pretty cliched. The album starts right off with that stripper-pole shuffle, singer Rick Hughes telling a well-trod story about "Billy" and his rock 'n' roll dreams. I really like "Rip It Up," though - a great, uptempo, hell-raising anthem. Other highlights include "Kiss The Bastards," "Wheels Of Fire," "Lesson Of Love" and (though it's too long) "Frankenstein." I don't care for either ballad, though, especially the very formulaic "Takin' My Chances." Worth checking out for "Rip It Out" alone, though.

CD: Hardline - Shout
From: 123charpenay	Date: April 20, 2026 at 12:39
since danger zone in 2012 hardline deliver us some fantastics records.of course i don t forget the classic double eclipse in 1992.here with shout i m disapointed.this new realise is not at the same level than their latest realises.maybe with time,they turn in circle,and they have losing their inspiration........nevertheless next sunday,it will be a big moment cause i ll go to rock n eat in lyon (my town) ,france for the hardline s concert.i hope they will play hot cherie!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

CD: Dreamcatcher - Catch Your Dream
From: AOR1	Date: April 20, 2026 at 9:57
Rare independent release. Band was located in the south of Germany and was more or less a project of Gerd Rube who is still active these days. Musically songs range from uptempo AOR to softer tunes with a westcoast influence. Reminds me a bit of Tony Carey. All songs are very catchy and well played. Line up included well known drummer Bodo Schopf, who played with MSG and The Sweet.

CD: 7HY - Rogues Gallery
From: masmusic	Date: April 20, 2026 at 9:43
If you have not heard 7HY, This would be a good place to start. 7HY Stands for Seven Hard Years!

CD: 7HY - No Going Back
From: masmusic	Date: April 20, 2026 at 9:41
Yes totally agree with all the other comments. Another AOR Gem!

CD: 7HY - For The Record
From: masmusic	Date: April 20, 2026 at 9:40
This band does not get the reconition they deserve! All their releases are worth having in any collection!

CD: 7HY - For The Record
From: masmusic	Date: April 20, 2026 at 9:40
This band does not get the reconition they deserve! All their releases are worth having in any collection!

CD: 7HY - Stories We Tell
From: masmusic	Date: April 20, 2026 at 9:38
Another fine release from 7HY

CD: 7HY - No Place In Heaven
From: masmusic	Date: April 20, 2026 at 9:37
Yes this is a really good release, Two former members of SHY. Very good production a very good vocalist make this release a winner!

CD: Walk the Wire - Walk the Wire
From: AOR1	Date: April 19, 2026 at 14:48
A classic in the melodic hard rock genre. Great vocalist, lots of keys, memorable songs. A must have. 9/10

CD: Hardline - Shout
From: masmusic	Date: April 19, 2026 at 10:38
Nothing special here! Just average. I would not run out and buy it!

CD: Xtasy - Phoenix
From: masmusic	Date: April 19, 2026 at 10:35
I thought I would try and give this a listen to! I could not get past the first two tracks! The vocalist sounds like shes an opera vocalist! Not saying its bad, Just not for me! and has anybody else noticed the difference now in how the studios record bands! They used to record all instruments one at at time and then lay down the vocal tracks and then comes the mixing. I have noticed now that the recordings ssound like everyones playing at the same time during recording and the mixing is next to none! Sounds like crap and no seperation in the music. Thats what this sounds like to me!

CD: Wildside - ...Formerly Known as Young Gunns
From: plastic sheet	Date: April 19, 2026 at 6:47
It’s such a massive win that all these killer tracks they penned in their prime finally got released! What a relief and a triumph that the classics they wrote at the height of their powers finally made it out into the world.

CD: Hardline - Shout
From: MetalllianStallion	Date: April 19, 2026 at 5:06
This album dropped a couple days ago. One of the better albums by Hardline post Double Eclipse. Luca Princiotta debut on guitars (Doro) gives this release a harder edge than the last couple albums. Gioeli’s raspy roar is intact, as Johnny also sang double duty on Axel Rudi Pell recent album release. Consistent release with no REAL standout gems, but take what you can get for MHR in 2026. Since Gioeli’s still has his chops I would recommend for one last run at Double Eclipse 2.0 glory, to get song writers and musicians from his compilation song a few years ago. Best song I have heard him sing post Double Eclipse' 2.0, to my ears 'Desperate Cry' with it's Circus Of Rock - "Desperate Cry" ft. Johnny Gioeli - Official Music Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCC2KRR4YCs

CD: Joe Lynn Turner - Slam
From: hair metal again	Date: April 19, 2026 at 2:39
Very good release for JLT offering a classic hard rock sound with great guitars and of course vocal performance! Nothing new but well played and solid with "dark days" being the highlight! recommended like all JLT s albums

CD: Wings Of Steel - Face The Truth
From: Planet Y	Date: April 18, 2026 at 10:44
Wonderful symfo/prog in the vain of Asia and seventies Genesis. Just found a copy and am enjoying the lush melodies, twists and turns of these melodic songs.

CD: Les Carlsen - Free Will
From: 123charpenay	Date: April 16, 2026 at 12:49
les carlsen is the singer of bloodgood.their solo s realises are interesting but very special.not for me.

CD: Aldo Nova - Blood on the Bricks
From: TheMetalChurch	Date: April 16, 2026 at 11:17
I cannot give this a high rating. Only liked 4 of the 10 songs and none of them stand out as being above average. Simply not good enough.

CD: Chez Kane - Reckless
From: 123charpenay	Date: April 15, 2026 at 12:51
receive today this super cd from cd japan.excellent record in the vein of her fist realise.danny rexon write all the songs,play all the instruments and produce the record!!!!!!!!!great job dany,your girl friend chez kane can say to you "thank you darling".....all the songs are very catchy and the ice on the cake they are varied.this record will hooked you immediatly.i recommand the japan import cause track 11 is a new superb version of "bodyrock".thumbs up !!!!!!!!!!

CD: The Gems - Year of the Snake
From: 123charpenay	Date: April 15, 2026 at 12:44
better than "phoenix" but nothing extraordinary.ok guernica mancini is a super singer but the songs are shorts and the guitars solos,short so,will not rest in the history of rock n roll.not a bad album,absoluty not but nothing new under the sun.decent job.not more.

CD: The Gems - Phoenix
From: 123charpenay	Date: April 15, 2026 at 12:40
a deception .three great songs tracks 4.11 and 12.the rest? three instrumental very short without any interest.all the others songs are very average with some poor guitars solos.the last thundermother with new personal is far far better.

CD: Motley Crue - Theatre Of Pain
From: Doghouse Reilly	Date: April 15, 2026 at 7:46
The 40th-anniversary edition of Theatre Of Pain swaps out the bonus tracks from previous reissues. Now, instead of demo versions you'll only listen to once (if that), we get five live tracks (probably straight off the soundboard) from Long Beach. Vince sounds sloshed as usual (I've heard that even his inane stage raps were written out for him), but on the plus side, "City Boy Blues" and "Keep Your Eye On The Money" sound much nastier. Tom Werman's very Spencer Proffer-like studio production is so polished it's almost reflective, but live, those riffs are just filthy.

CD: Conception - The Last Sunset
From: hair metal again	Date: April 11, 2026 at 14:20
Very good release for CONCEPTION back in 93 offering a fine sweet heavy sound with catchy tunes and fine acoustic solos here and there by Tore.the production is quite dull but the music is there and all the songs stand out! recommended

CD: Human Zoo - Precious Time
From: Andi	Date: April 8, 2026 at 15:16
Jedes einzelne Album dieser hervorragenden Band ein Muss für Freunde des melodischen Hardrock!!Super Sänger,jeder Song geht ins Ohr,wahnsinniger Chorus!!Mittlerweile seit Jahren meine Fave Hardrock Band!!

CD: Human Zoo - Echoes Beyond
From: Andi	Date: April 8, 2026 at 15:13
Früher liebte ich ja Crystal Ball und Pink Cream 69 mit Andi Deris aber Human Zoo hat sich mittlerweile zu meiner Lieblings Band entwickelt.Ich kann nicht nachvollziehen Warum derart großartige Band so unbekannt geblieben ist.Suprt Sänger,geiler Chorus,fette Gitarren und fast jeder Song geht ins Ohr!!Sehr melidiöser Hardrock!!!

CD: Quireboys - A Bit of What You Fancy
From: Doghouse Reilly	Date: April 7, 2026 at 13:36
I guess there was room for oyly one band to have major success doing this type of Stones/Faces retro '70's rock, and somehow it was decided the Black Crowes should be that band. Too bad—the Quireboys were cool. There's more than a little "Hot Legs" in "7 O'clock," but that's my favorite Rod Stewart song, so ... I never cared much for the other U.S. single, "I Don't Love You Anymore," and distinctly remember my mom asking if I was sure that wasn't Joe Cocker singing. Most of the rest of this album is damn good in that Crowes/Heartbreak Station kind of way, but more party-hearty. Favorites for me are the opening run of four or five tracks, plus "Hey You," "Long Time Comin'" and "Take Me Home."

CD: The Almighty - Blood, Fire and Love
From: Doghouse Reilly	Date: April 7, 2026 at 9:23
I've heard the Almighty described as kind of a junior version of the Cult, and I guess that makes sense in a way: a British band with roots more in the alternative scene who decided to play dirty rock 'n' roll. But actually listening to this debut, the band brought to mind most, by a long shot, is Circus of Power. And I'm surprised not to see them mentioned in the comments above. It's the same greasy biker metal with nods to the blues and punk. Punchy drums, simple but catchy riffs, wailing solos, topped off with Ricky Warwick's very raspy vocals and lots of gang shouts come chorus time. It smells like gasoline and leather and smoke and beer—good shit! Nasty highlights for me are "Destroyed," and the whole back half of the record.

CD: Jetboy - Make Some More Noise
From: hair metal again	Date: April 7, 2026 at 9:18
excellent collection of songs for JETBOY through the years from outtakes to demos showing what a great band they are!sleazy,catchy ,GROOVY,commercial at the same moment and always capable of writing down a good song ,you just cant go wrong with JETBOY !a must have for sure

CD: Tyketto - Closer to the Sun
From: Doug	Date: April 6, 2026 at 13:42
Not as good as the phenomenal "Reach, " but indeed a very good listen. Thumbs up!

CD: Asia - Live In England
From: masmusic	Date: April 6, 2026 at 8:00
My curiosity got the best of me so I just had to give this a listen too. This is a very good record! not sure where this vocalist/Bass Player came from but Harry Whitley is damn good! He is not a John Wetton clone! But he does all the tracks justice! Wetton i'm sure would approve. All the songs hold true to the Asia sound and the production for a live recording is very good. Downes did an excellent choice putting this group together! John Mitchell is an excellent guitar player and comes with lots of experience and the same goes for drummer Virgil Donati! 9/10 stars!

CD: Joe Lynn Turner - Undercover
From: hair metal again	Date: April 5, 2026 at 23:56
very good cover album for JLT that was targeting mostly the Japanese market !well the important thing is that this whole project was very well organized and executed with many great musos participating and very well produced!"vehicle " is the highlight!recommended

CD: The Darkness - Permission to Land
From: plastic sheet	Date: April 5, 2026 at 20:47
I must have listened to this record at least a hundred times back in the day.

CD: Lou Gramm - Released
From: jaroslav	Date: April 4, 2026 at 5:52
Phenomenal, better than ever👍

CD: Lou Gramm - Released
From: masmusic	Date: April 3, 2026 at 10:10
I have had this release for a couple days now and played it about a dozen times! Lou can still belt out the tunes! At almost 76 years of age he still sounds like Lou Gramm! The opening track is a very catchy tune! the other standouts are tracks 2, 5, 8, 9 and track 10 Word gets Around is a very rocky tune. This is a very good release for Gramm! He dosen't embarass himself with his voice and should be very proud of this release! 9/10 Stars!

CD: Cinderella - Heartbreak Station
From: hair metal again	Date: April 3, 2026 at 7:47
excellent album for CINDERELLA back in 90 this time more on their bluesy hard rock side along with a big slide guitar sound !def a grower through the years with great production and songwriting make Heartbreak Station another big album of the 9 0s scene and a classic of that era!

CD: Kissin' Dynamite - Back With a Bang!
From: Ydol eM	Date: April 3, 2026 at 5:10
This is a really good title for this album! It's pleasing that there are some other bands, not only from Scandinavia (H.E.A.T., ECLIPSE...), that firmly carry the torch of US arena hard rock nowadays. If you long for such music from the late '80s and early '90s, represented by e.g. BON JOVI, HEAVEN'S EDGE, or BABYLON A.D., this is the real deal. For me, a perfect modern nostalgia. 90/100.

CD: Koritni - Game Of Fools
From: Doghouse Reilly	Date: April 2, 2026 at 9:39
Marvelous, marvelous record! Why are Australians just so goddamn good at this type of music? Yeah, they sound like AC/DC—so what? This is just about my favorite kind of music to listen to, even though various strains of extreme metal make up a greater share of my listening diet. The tried-and-true formula has an extra bit of heaviness that makes it sound less of a relic. Lex Koritni sounds like a more melodic version of Georg Dolivo from Rhino Bucket. Favorite tracks are"155," "Roll The Dice"," "V8 Fantasy," "Deranged," "Nobody's Home." And who knew a band like this would have sort of a two-part epic in 'em, in the form of "Tornado Dreaming?" The rock 'n' roll roulette wheel landed on Airbourne but this time, but Koritni are every bit as good as them, and frankly better in some ways.

CD: Chez Kane - Reckless
From: CC	Date: April 1, 2026 at 18:11
I have been a fan of Chez since the first album, and have to say this is my favourite album so far. Obviously all her albums have benefited from Danny Rexon, but he just hit all the right buttons here.

CD: Def Leppard - Def Leppard
From: hair metal again	Date: April 1, 2026 at 9:01
excellent hard rock release for DEF LEPPARD with a clear production and overall a perfect sound along with great songwriting and solid performance !big variety of songs from acoustic ballads to mid tempos to hard rockers and even a song that has a strong "another one bites the dust " influence!it s obvious that the band worked hard for that album and it s really good to satisfy a die hard fan

CD: Kick Axe - Vices
From: Doghouse Reilly	Date: March 31, 2026 at 8:54
From the opening drum fusilade, here's that oh-so-1983-'84 Spencer Proffer production, gated reverb and midrange boost in full force. Enormous gang vocals (especially on "Alive And Kickin'"), and the singer yippin', yelpin', and yowlin' like an overcaffeinated Dave Meniketti, sounding like he's trying to recreate live ad libs. The songwriting follows suit, with lots of hallelujah-rock-'n'-roll fist-pumping affirmations. Most of this has not aged well, and maybe that's because I never heard it until many years after the fact, rather than experiencing it in the Day-Glo summer of 1984, laying waste to the crowd opening for Judas Priest at the Colorado State Fair like my girlfriend did. Maybe it's ironic then, considering how dated much of the rest sounds, that pounding opener "Heavy Metal Shuffle" feels quite ahead of its time. Most of the rest, I don't really care for, though I do prefer the second half of the album.

CD: Tuff - Fist First
From: Doghouse Reilly	Date: March 31, 2026 at 6:08
On balance, I like Fist First over the debut. It's a Tuffer version of Tuff, say. A little more aggressive, with no cloying ballads, and less happy horseshit like "The All New Generation" and "Forever Yours"—all that "me and you, babe, we're gonna make it," and "rawk 'n' roll is gonna change the world" nonsense. Definitely a more cynical outlook, like a lot of hair bands had found their way to by 1994, if not earlier, best exemplified by tracks like "In Dogs We Trust," "God Bless This Mess" the set's only ballad, "Better Off Dead." There's still sleazy fun to be had with "Rattle My Bones," "I Like What I See" and, best of all, "Tied To The Bells." "Sixteen Tons" fits the lyrical theme of the album, but comes off just as hokey and dumb as you would expect a Sunset Strip cover of a classic country song to be. This one really should have been left off the album in favor of "Daddy's Money" (which made the retitled re-release), or "Another Man's Gun."

CD: The Black Crowes - The Southern Harmony And Musical Companion
From: hair metal again	Date: March 30, 2026 at 7:51
very good album back in 92 for THE BLACK CROWES following the successful debut without changing their sound but making it darker,deeper and groovier!great sound and musicianship with strong songs like "remedy","sting me",'sometimes salvation' Southern Harmony became one my fav of that great year for the hard rock genre!hard bluesy rock cannot get better than this

CD: Fair Warning - Go!
From: titothetitan	Date: March 29, 2026 at 9:26
The band's second album (Rainmaker) was a bit lackluster, but this third one recovers the strength of the debut album.

CD: Tyketto - Closer to the Sun
From: masmusic	Date: March 28, 2026 at 6:29
After listening to this a couple more times! I have to change my review! This is way better than I first thought! This is Vaughn's best work since the releases of Waysted/Save your Prayers and Tyketto/Dont Come Easy! This recording sits right in there! The track The Brave could well be a sequel to Hereos Die Young. A very strong vocal performance! The Picture another standout power ballad! My rating is 10/10

CD: Tyketto - Closer to the Sun
From: masmusic	Date: March 28, 2026 at 6:20
Axe Slinger You are correct! I did some searching and the vocalist for HMS spells his name different. Johnnie Dee not with a Y! If an admin from HH sees this post could you please fix the error?

CD: Tyketto - Closer to the Sun
From: Axe Slinger	Date: March 27, 2026 at 23:01
Different Johnny D, fellas. Not the same dude. However, this Tyketto is excellent. I do miss Chris Green but that's because I've loved his playing for 25 years since the Pride releases.

CD: Tyketto - Closer to the Sun
From: Doghouse Reilly	Date: March 27, 2026 at 13:26
Vice versa for me. I knew Johnny Dee was the drummer for Britny Fox, and been with Doro Pesch's band forever, but had no idea about him as a singer, much less with Honeymoon Suite.

CD: The Trophy - The Gift of Life
From: eternal-champion	Date: March 27, 2026 at 11:51
Bland and uninspiring. The worst Michael Bormann album ever?

CD: 38 Special - Bone Against Steel
From: hair metal again	Date: March 27, 2026 at 10:42
very good album for 38 SPECIAL as usual back in 91 keep on doing albums with a big variety from rockers to mid tempos or ballads ,some of them with a southern feel !production is very polished and the songs pretty catchy even though you ll need 3 or 4 spins to get into them!"signs of love",'you ll be the dam i ll be the wwater',"jimmy gillum" and "the last thing i ever do" are the highlights

CD: Tyketto - Closer to the Sun
From: masmusic	Date: March 27, 2026 at 7:04
What a very pleasant surprise! This is a really very good release! Danny Vaughn's vocals are top notch, he sounds like Vaughn of old. Then add to the mix Chris Childs of Thunder fame on Bass and Ged Reylands of Ten fame on keyboards and Johnny Dee on drums. This one really through me off as Dee is the lead vocalist of Canada's Honeymoon Suite! I Never knew that he was an acomplished drummer! But he is! Overall I would rate this 9/10 .

CD: Fire 'N Ice - High Roller
From: masmusic	Date: March 26, 2026 at 13:31
The Album I have has 10 tracks on it, Not Five?

CD: Babylon A.D. - Babylon A.D.
From: Doghouse Reilly	Date: March 26, 2026 at 8:43
They lead off with their two best songs, but other highlights for me are "Caught Up In the Crossfire," "Shot O' Love," and "Back In Babylon." Even the ballad, "Desperate," is nice. It's hard to say which '89 debut I would swap out to give these guys more of a fighting chance, if time travel were a thing. Let's just say, I don't roll my eyes when people say Babylon A.D. "should have been huge," the way I do with Tuff or Wildside.

CD: Babylon A.D. - Babylon A.D.
From: Doghouse Reilly	Date: March 26, 2026 at 8:22
Maybe I'm just more kindly disposed today, with the sun out and spring on the way. But in the context of 1989, this is an album that could have been bigger. Are they up there with a Warrant or a Skid Row, who ruled '89? Maybe not. But this debut is frankly a more consistent listen than Warrant, for comparison. Production is perfect for '89, the riffs and attitude are there, the singer's great. They just didn't have the one or two huge song to really push them. I've come to believe that most of these bands got about as big as they deserved, but I could make an exception for Babylon A.D. There just weren't enough hours in the day for all the bands—a nice problem to have for us fans, admittedly.

CD: Chez Kane - Chez Kane
From: Claudio Astroboy	Date: March 25, 2026 at 21:15
I´m not into female fronted bands, so I´ve just made contact with this album. After reading the comments above I´ve gone back to my cd player and tested if it was working bad or what. And no, the full distorted sound that ruins all the good compositions came straight from the album. I can´t believe no ono noticed it. Congrats Frontiers, you finally reached the highest volume level, full of crap and distortion, but, hey, it was your goal! Cheers for that!!

CD: Lordi - Lordiversity
From: Claudio Astroboy	Date: March 25, 2026 at 21:03
I guess it may be frustrating to edit a 7 cd album and recieve only one comment in 5 years. So I won´t say nothing about the horrible production and the bad sound full of distortion that make hard to listen even to the hard rockers and the dance songs. No Sir, I won´t say nothing about it.

CD: KISS - Revenge
From: hair metal again	Date: March 24, 2026 at 10:16
absolute hard rock masterpiece for KISS back in 92 with amazing songwriting and a strong rough hard sound! many different styles from rockers to ballads there s noway you aint having a good time cranking it up!among their best for sure

CD: Barakade - Volume I
From: plastic sheet	Date: March 24, 2026 at 8:44
This album is packed with highlights and is a seriously underrated melodic rock record. Out of its 12 tracks, at least 7 are extremely melodic.

CD: Stone Fury - Burns Like a Star
From: masmusic	Date: March 21, 2026 at 7:53
Another gem frozen in time!

CD: Grand - Second to None
From: Swazi	Date: March 20, 2026 at 17:06
After a fantastic debut album this one really is quite uninspiring and boring. Sorry to say … 🤷‍♂️

CD: Blue Ambition - The Scarlet Touch
From: Black-Rainbow	Date: March 20, 2026 at 13:21
First listen and amazing album

CD: Grand - Second to None
From: Swazi	Date: March 20, 2026 at 11:11
The listed tracks are completely wrong! Correct: 1. Crash and Burn 2. When we were young 3. Leave no Scar 4. Rock Bottom 5. Sweet Talker 6. Lily 7. Kryptonite 8. Out of the Blue 9. All or Nothing 10. Achille‘s Heel 11. Daze of Yesterday

CD: Spys - Spys
From: masmusic	Date: March 20, 2026 at 10:40
I play this in a regular rotation in my CD Player. This gets better everytime I hear it! The best AOR release of 1982! and the Rock Candy remaster really does it justice. If you have never had the pleasure of hearing this I suggest you do! You will love it as much as I do! 100%

CD: A-Z - A2Z2
From: masmusic	Date: March 20, 2026 at 10:32
Gave it a listen to! Never liked it! The vocalist was terrible! He really strains his voice! If they went with someone who could actual sing, they would most likely be a good band!

CD: Gastem - Do It Like Wild
From: TheMetalChurch	Date: March 19, 2026 at 12:56
Originally released in 1986

CD: Steve Porcaro - The Very Day
From: aTomiK	Date: March 19, 2026 at 12:23
Easily one of the best albums released this year (at least my cd says 2026). The Very Day just oozes class and what a group of players! Thank you Steve!

CD: Cry of Love - Brother
From: Doghouse Reilly	Date: March 19, 2026 at 6:17
Is "Broken Toy" one of the bonus tracks? I have a live version of that from a show in Boston in early '94, and would love to hear a studio version.

CD: Darby Mills Project - Live
From: 123charpenay	Date: March 18, 2026 at 13:15
very great live with a perfect sound.ok tracks 7.10.11 and 12 are very very average.ok the crowd is very thin.this live was recorded in a bar?in a loundge?Darby mills never speak(only three words at the end)to her fans.it s strange.the twelve others songs are really excellent,with some brilliant covers.i recommand the bad reputation s reissue!!!!!!!!!!!!

CD: Darby Mills Project - Flying Solo
From: 123charpenay	Date: March 18, 2026 at 13:10
i ve buying yesterday ,at a very decent price 15,99 euro, at fnac lyon bellecour the superb reissue flying solo /live from the french label bad reputation.congratulations to éric coubard.never look back is now flying solo.it s an excellent female fronted record with a super singer,some talented musicians and a very good production.the bonus track have absoluty no interest cause it s an a capella song.i can add that all the fnac in france have all the bad reputation and all the frontiers s realise.it s a good thing when these cd s are not in japan import.

CD: Cry of Love - Brother
From: masmusic	Date: March 18, 2026 at 8:45
Just downloaded the French Reissue with 5 bonus tracks! Ill post later how it sounds to the original!

CD: A-Z - A2Z2
From: Ydol eM	Date: March 17, 2026 at 12:21
I regard Mark Zonder, along with Mike Mangini, as one of the most technical drummers in the hard and heavy scene. However, this album isn't as complex as the last Fates Warning's albums, but on the other hand, I've found it more melodic. Good progressive metal, perhaps, not only for fans of DREAM THEATER, DGM, ...and FATES WARNING, unfortunately still on hiatus - but every little bit helps. 80/100.

CD: Cry of Love - Diamonds and Debris
From: Doghouse Reilly	Date: March 17, 2026 at 11:02
… centerpiece "Sunday Morning Flood." Other highlights for me include "Empty Castle," "Fire In The Dry Grass," "Georgia Pine" and the title track. But like I say, it's the kind of album you enjoy as a whole, on a sunny summer afternoon. A really wonderful album that was sadly forgotten pretty quickly after it was released. Anybody who likes blues-drenched classic rock of a '70's bent needs to hear it.

CD: Cry of Love - Diamonds and Debris
From: Doghouse Reilly	Date: March 17, 2026 at 10:56
As I recall, all the singles off Brother got a lot of radio airplay, but I'm not sure how well that ttranslated to sales. It was a full four years before the second album came out, so lots of people probably forgot about Cry Of Love by then. Too bad. It's uncanny how well Robert Mason integrates himself into the band. He sounds like he'd been there all along, and his more powerful pipes counteract some of the whiny quality of Kelly Holland (in the studio at least—I have some bootlegs from '94 and Kelly sounded great live). "Sugarcane" was the only single, and got some spins in the summer of '97, but nothing like how often you heard "Peace Pipe" or "Bad Thing." It's a good, catchy song, but in general, Diamonds & Debris is less of a "singles" album. It's more one of those discs that you put on with a tall drink or a joint and just let the guitar jams flow and pull you along. And there are jams aplenty, with heavier overdrive but somehow even bluesier than the debut, particularly on the

CD: Asia - Live In England
From: masmusic	Date: March 16, 2026 at 10:19
Only Geoff Downes remains of the original Asia. More now like an Asia cover or tribute band!

CD: Firesky - Firesky
From: masmusic	Date: March 16, 2026 at 10:12
Looks like we have another winner here! Musicians from 4 different countries all very talented of what they do. If you like bands like Eclispe & Treat you will love this!

CD: Place Called Rage - Place Called Rage
From: masmusic	Date: March 14, 2026 at 11:01
Zid! Thanks for bringing this to my attention! I am listening to this gem while I write. Just love it! Rock On!

CD: Place Called Rage - Place Called Rage
From: masmusic	Date: March 14, 2026 at 10:53
This sounds nothing like Morning Wood!Not even close!This is a pure rock release. Anyone who has never heard this hidden gem should run out to your favorite music source and get this! WELL WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR? Get!

CD: Place Called Rage - Place Called Rage
From: eternal-champion	Date: March 13, 2026 at 18:30
This is Morning Wood with different vocalist.

CD: Morning Wood - Morning Wood
From: eternal-champion	Date: March 13, 2026 at 18:14
Love The One You're With is not CSNY, but Stills solo

CD: Def Leppard - Diamond Star Halos
From: hair metal again	Date: March 11, 2026 at 9:46
pretty good release for DEF LEPPARD rocking in a safe waybut always bringing those vocal harmonies,catchy tunes and their trademark quality!all the songs stand nice but especially "fire it up","this guitar","sos emergency","open your eyes" and "gimme a kiss that rocks"!always good hearing from them

CD: Black Swan - Paralyzed
From: masmusic	Date: March 9, 2026 at 8:15
When you get 4 highly talented musicians together to form a super group, the results are always SUPER! This release fits right in! I need not say anything else! 100%

CD: IT'sALIE - Wild Game
From: masmusic	Date: March 9, 2026 at 8:09
IT'sALIE Never listened to this band before and was never really a fan of female fronted groups, Unless it was Heart! But Im totally on board with IT'sALIE! This release is very good! It really rocks! Very good production and a really nice flow to the album. The track One Way To Rock is a cover of Sammy Hagar. Now I have to look up their other releases and see if they are just as good as this one!

CD: Stormwave - Deadly Trace
From: plastic sheet	Date: March 8, 2026 at 19:06
After listening three times, I think it’s a great hard rock record.

CD: Dhamm - Dhamm
From: eternal-champion	Date: March 8, 2026 at 19:06
Bonito bonito, speakito englishito, okito?

CD: Shooting Star - Silent Scream
From: AOR1	Date: March 8, 2026 at 14:30
A timeless classic,close to perfect. Melodic rock at it's best.

CD: Wildness - Avenger
From: Ydol eM	Date: March 8, 2026 at 5:50
Wildness can be considered as another piece in the puzzle of the New wave of Scandi heavy rock. However, there are more distinct inspirations by "older" European bands of arena hard rock like TALISMAN or PINK CREAM 69 than, e.g. H.E.A.T. or ECLIPSE have (IMO)... Perhaps not pure Swedish steel, but a very dependable alloy that won't disappoint you if you prefer lighter and more diverse materials. 85/100.

CD: Temple Balls - Temple Balls
From: Ace75	Date: March 7, 2026 at 22:42
This kicks Ass!! Period!!!🤘🤘🤘🤘

CD: Sign of the Wolf - Sign of the Wolf
From: Black-Rainbow	Date: March 7, 2026 at 3:30
Loving this album 🤘🏽

CD: Essex - D7
From: plastic sheet	Date: March 7, 2026 at 1:54
It’s not as bad as the reviews say; just a middle-of-the-road melodic metal album.

CD: Transatlantic Radio - Midnight Transmission
From: liebig	Date: March 6, 2026 at 14:47
Awesome album. Experienced musicians Great production The song Fever Dream is a wet dream Totally 80s melodic rock AOR

CD: Crown Lands - Fearless
From: masmusic	Date: March 6, 2026 at 12:12
No comments on this yet? Well when I first listened to the opening track I thought I was listening to a lost recording of Rush! I had to look at the album cover, Yep its Crown Lands - Fearless! Crown Lands is a very good band! The singer could be Geddy Lee's son! You can hear sounds of Rush in the music, Every fan of Hard Prog Rock should own this!

CD: Broken Teeth - Bulldozer
From: Doghouse Reilly	Date: March 4, 2026 at 7:46
It's too bad this is just an EP, and padded with two covers. The five originals are all great. "Red River Rising" and "The Rough And The Tumble" are two of my favorite Broken Teeth songs ever.

CD: Silent Witness - Silent Witness
From: plastic sheet	Date: March 3, 2026 at 8:02
All killer, no filler

CD: Keys - Infinity Parabellum
From: masmusic	Date: March 2, 2026 at 13:13
I finally got to give this disc a spin. I have never heard any of their previous releases so I did not expect what is was going to sound like. Well the disc starts off pretty melodic but from there is all over the map. This is more of a Prog Rock Hard Rock release! Its melodic in some places and then all of a sudden WHOW! in your face! Track 5 Eruptions is a cover from Van Halens firtst release and used on this release as the intro into the track Flamethrower! This is the hardest track on the disc, and does not disappoint! Mark Mangold has never released a bad record and with this release is no exception! 9/10

CD: Def Leppard - Viva! Hysteria
From: hair metal again	Date: March 2, 2026 at 6:32
Excellent live release for DEF LEPPARD performing Hysteria album plus songs from the rest of their catalogue and showing they are leaders of the hard rock genre! Massive , mainstream,hard rocking this band has it all and i m still a die hard fan since the day i bought the official cassette back in the day.Viva Hysteria

CD: Eden's Curse - Retribution: The Final Judgement
From: Micke_D	Date: March 1, 2026 at 14:27
Michael Eden lead & backing vocals, where are you today? Get back to music, we miss your voice and passionate amazing lyrics. Dare to be Different, indeed. ✝