REVIEW : FIRST SIGNAL, Face Your Fears (Frontiers Music s.r.l. Release: 17 February 2023)

FIRST SIGNAL, the melodic rock act that hailed by the 'mighty' Harry Hess (HAREM SCAREM) is ready to unleash its brand new opus entitled "Face Your Fears" this February (17th). The new album is going to be released by Frontiers Music.

REVIEW : CREYE III Weightless (Frontiers Music s.r.l. Release: 17 February 2023)

Now this is a release that I was extremely anxious for! CREYE is finally back with their brand new opus entitled "III : Weightless". The new effort is going to see the light of day this February (17th) through Frontiers Music. 

REVIEW : Autumn’s Child - Starflower (Pride & Joy Music, Release Date : 20.01.2023)

For a musician such as Mikael Erlandsson you need no recommedations; I mean that if you are a die hard of the Euro melodic rock/AOR scene, then you should have to know Mikael. His works with Last Autumn's Dream as well as with his new band (AUTUMN'S CHILD) 'speak' for themselves.

REVIEW : KHYMERA, Hold Your Ground (Frontiers Music s.r.l. Release: 10 February 2023)

I have to admit that among the forthcoming 2023 releases, KHYMERA's newest effort is among these that I was looking forward to listening to it! You see, I'm a big fan of all KHYMERA's albums and that's why I was very anxious to listen to the band's new record. 

REVIEW : ISSA, Lights Of Japan (Frontiers Music s.r.l. Release: 20 January 2023)

Norwegian rock queen Issa is back in business with her brand new opus, her eleventh full-length, entitled "Lights Of Japan". The new effort will be released this January through Frontiers Music.

REVIEW : BIG CITY, Sunwind Sails (Frontiers Music s.r.l. Release: 20 January 2023)

BIG CITY is a Norwegian melodic hard rock/metal band and nowadays it presents us its brand new opus entitled "Sunwind Sails". The new record is going to see the light of day this January (20th) through Frontiers Music.

REVIEW : CROWNE, Operation Phoenix (Frontiers Music s.r.l. Release: 27 January 2023)

The super-group of CROWNE returns back in action with its brand new opus entitled "Operation Phoenix". The new album is going to be released through Frontiers Music this January (27th).

REVIEW : ARCTIC RAIN, Unity (Frontiers Music s.r.l. Release: 27 January 2023)

Back in 2020 a new band called ARCTIC RAIN saw the light of day and with its debut entitled "The One" set the standarts too high. Nowadays and after almost two years, ARCTIC RAIN is back in business with album number two entitled "Unity".

H E A V Y P A R A D I S E' S MELODIC AWARDS FOR 2022

So, this is it ladies and gents for yet another year!!!! 2022 is coming to its end and let's hope that 2023 will be a better place to live in general! Musically speaking, 2022 was a damn fine year with some really excellent albums for our ear pleasure! 

Before starting the best of lists, I would like to say a big THANK YOU 💗to everyone that was involved with Heavy Paradise and, most of all, the readers of this webzine that helped to stay alive n' kickin' for yet another year!! A big thank you, of course, to the artists, bands, labels etc etc...... Once again the choices for the best of lists were way too difficult 😕

Here we go............

REVIEW : NEVENA, Nevena (Frontiers Music s.r.l. Release: 9 December 2022)

Serbian Nevena Djordjevic is the stunning lead vocalist of the melodic hard rock act of The Big Deal. Nevena Dordevic is a vocalist, songwriter, pianist and educator well-known in her home country for her diversity in musical styles including musical theater, jazz, pop, and rock. 

REVIEW : GRAND, Grand (Frontiers Music s.r.l. Release: 21 October 2022)

Grand was formed in 2020 in the southern outskirts of Stockholm, Sweden. Vocalist Mattias Olofsson had always the will to release his own AOR project one day. In the fall of 2020, the stars finally aligned, when he came to know two fellow musicians who shared his passion for the AOR genre: guitarist and producer Jakob Svensson (Wigelius) and drummer Anton Martinez Matz. The trio joined forces soon after and Grand became a reality.

REVIEW : ROB MORATTI, Epical (Frontiers Music s.r.l. Release: 9 December 2022)

The name of ROB MORATTI is a no stranger among the AOR freaks out there; Moratti is a solo artist, the lead vocalist of Moratti and Final Frontier, and the former singer of Saga. "EPICAL" is entitled the artist's  fifth solo album and his first release with Frontiers Music.