From progressive epics to Southern jams, thrash slammers to doom odysseys, this year delivered a host of awe-inspiring records. Jaws hit the floor as legends r... Read More...
The sweet sound of AOR-infused, pop-metal styled, Sunset Strip-soaked, radio friendly rock is never far away from editor Simon Rushworth’s turntable. Here’s hi... Read More...
Shiraz Lane — In Vertigo (Frontiers Records)
Perhaps it’s no surprise that so much of Shiraz Lane’s game changer of a record is a nod to peak Def ... Read More...
Song
One Minute To Breathe
Artist
Treat
Treat backstory
Formed in Stockholm, Treat were at the forefront of Scandinavia’s 80s melodic rock assau... Read More...
The Switch — No Way Out (Frontiers)
Anytime we see the names of the Martin brothers attached to a brand new melodic rock project our interest’s we... Read More...
Honeymoon Suite — Wake Me Up When The Sun Goes Down (Frontiers)
It’s more than 40 years since classy melodic rockers Honeymoon Suite dropped the s... Read More...
Song
Mesmerising
Artist
First Light
First Light backstory
Founded by lifelong friends Dave Hardman (guitar) and Carl Sharples (bass), First Ligh... Read More...
Song
Living On The Run
Artist
FM
FM backstory
Formed in the 80s by the Overland brothers, FM are one of the UK's most revered melodic rock trail... Read More...
Giant — Stand And Deliver (Frontiers)
Back in March we lauded red hot track Hold The Night and argued melodic rock royalty Giant should have been ... Read More...
Harem Scarem — Chasing Euphoria (Frontiers)
Imagine forming a melodic rock band in the same year that Whitesnake’s 1987, Def Leppard’s Hysteria, H... Read More...
