HEAVY PARADISE, THE PARADISE OF MELODIC ROCK!: May 2019

Wednesday, May 29, 2019

REVIEW : WHEELS OF FIRE --- BEGIN AGAIN (Art Of Melody Music & Burning Minds Music Group, 2019)

The Italian melodic hard rock band of Wheels Of Fire returns back in business with its brand new opus entitled "Begin Again" this June through Art Of Melody Music & Burning Minds Music Group. With two already solid records on their sleeves (Hollywood Rocks and Up For Anything), Wheels Of Fire strikes back with their best album to date.

The song is taken from the band's album "Virtual Hero Society".

Watch the video here: https://youtu.be/UrWrjcUUTT4

Summer is finally here, the Eurovision is over and this is one more reason why OUTLOUD’s “VHS” is gonna be your go-to car/beach/party soundtrack: “World-Go-Round” is the grooviest beat out of the Greek/US hard rockers’ latest album!

• Produced & edited by Bob Katsionis

Get “Virtual Hero Society” here:

http://bit.ly/outloud-vhs-roar

http://bit.ly/outloud-vhs-mm

http://bit.ly/outloud-vhs-amzn

https://www.facebook.com/outloudtheband/

Tuesday, May 28, 2019

London based glam rock artists are announcing the release of their new single ‘Trash’

London based glam rock artists are announcing the release of their new single ‘Trash’, soon to be accompanied by a video produced by MHG Music Videos.

‘Trash’ is the second release from their album ‘Hey You’ which launched in November 2018 with their first single ‘Dirty Disco’ receiving both critical acclaim and national radio rotation in the UK, Canada and US.

What began as a song with love as a theme, evolved into a hard-hitting track that speaks to what many now loathe, about modern society; the challenges of daily life, relationships both good and bad and the evils of manufacturing and multinational corporations. They all find their way into the trash and leave most of us trashed.

Bexatron have built a hard-core following of dedicated fans who celebrate the mix between the 80’s rock icons and the solid dose of post punk provocation.

Well known as a ’must see’ live band, their recordings lose none of the energy that they deliver on stage and their new single, ‘Trash’ will not disappoint.

“Certain aspects of London sub-culture make it hard to disassociate yourself from the certain stereo-types that come to mind, namely – leather jackets, exhaust fumes and grit. Seemingly, there is never going to be a time where street level society will become too elite for bands that champion themselves as bridging alternative attitude with high energy fun” – Music News Today

Album Listing

Out of My Tree
Dirty Disco
Co Co (I Should)
New York Doll
Subway Freaks
Mandy Meltdown
Take Me Back to Jo Jo’s
I’m Trash
Love and Distortion
Hex Your Ex

Show Dates

Saturday 27^th April – Two Tibes Brewing Co. London
Friday May 24^th – The Treatment at The Underworld, Camden –
Saturday 1^st June – Camden Rocks Festival
Saturday June 22^nd – Aktion Music Presents, The Finsbury, London
Wednesday 3^rd July at Mavericks, Ottawa, ON - Canada
Friday 5^th July at Rivoli, Canada
Saturday 24^th August Jigsaw Festival , The Camden Assembly – London
Saturday 9^th November at Amersham Arms

https://www.facebook.com/bexatronlive/

AERODYNE sign with ROAR! Rock of Angels Records! The band's second studio album will be released in late autumn 2019.

AERODYNE, hailing from Gothenburg, Sweden is a competent and uprising old school heavy metal band, seasoned with elements of speed/thrash metal and melodic influences put together in a unique way that makes the band stand out from today’s ever-growing 80’s nostalgia scene. This aggressive main course is served with energetic live shows that are second to none!

“LIVE AT SWEDEN ROCK FESTIVAL” OUT ON JULY 26, 2019 ON earMUSIC.

PRE-ORDER THE ALBUM HERE: https://heat.lnk.to/LiveAtSwedenRock

If there is one hard rock band you need to see live, H.E.A.T should make the top of your list. Singer Erik Grönwall’s striking charisma paired with the powerful energy created by the band makes every H.E.A.T concert an extraordinary experience. This was also true for the performance at Sweden Rock festival on June 7^th, 2018 which followed their highly acclaimed studio album “Into The Great Unknown” (2017) (which Classic Rock UK praised as “the most complete album of their career”). “Live At Sweden Rock Festival” will be released on July 26^th, 2019 on earMUSIC as CD+BD Digipak and Digital.

Their second ever live recording – and for the first time on video – includes all of the band’s remarkable hymns such as “Living On The Run”, “A Shot At Redemption” or “Bastard Of Society”. Every song from this setlist is as lively and intoxicating as the next, making this a memorable show that every rock music fan will enjoy.

REVIEW : BAI BANG --- BEST OF FOUR (Lions Pride Music, 2019)

Bai Bang is one of the best melodic hard rock bands from Sweden, no doubt about that. "Best Of Four" is entitled the band's brand new compilation that features songs from their last four albums ( Are You Ready – 2009, Livin' My Dream – 2011, All Around The World – 2013, Rock Of Live – 2017) and its gonna be released through Lions Pride Music this May.

Lions Pride Music new signing Girish And The Chronicles (GATC)

Lions Pride Music feels excited to announce the signing with the Hard Rockers Girish And The Chronicles (GATC) and their upcoming new album "Rock The Highway" coming straight from India! "Rock The Highway" is about to be released worldwide physically on CD and Digitally on 27 April 2020! Have a taste of the homonymous single here: https://youtu.be/17QD1FC6teU

Here are some of the links to Girish’s collaborations with various other artists outside the band along with covers:

1. “18 and Life”, (Cover, A tribute to skid row, featured in classic rock magazine, songs of the week) https://youtu.be/_crAYNJ6dSw
2. “Dirt beyond beauty”, (Original, with his other project Silver Tears, live at Seoul, South Korea, Yamaha Asian beats 2011) https://youtu.be/h54Y_3XYWbA

Band Members:
Girish Pradhan - Vocals/Guitars
Suraz Sun - Lead Guitars
Yogesh Pradhan - Bass Guitars
Nagen Mongrati - Drums
Krishh Dutta - Keyboards

German metal band BELLS AND RAVENS, the new project of guitarist and mastermind Matt Carviero (ex CONTRACRASH), have released a new lyric video for 'RISE', the digital single will be out on May 31st, 2019. The video can be viewed here: https://youtu.be/4Bm_eY7s2fs

The song was produced, mixed and mastered by Matt Carviero.

REVIEW : Rob Moratti --- Renaissance (AOR Heaven, Release: 21 June 2019)

For those who love quality AOR/Melodic Rock music, the name of Rob Moratti is a no stranger to them. He started his career as the singer of the band Moratti in the early 90's and continued as the lead singer of the super melodic rock band of Final Frontier. Rob was also the singer of the progressive rock band of SAGA.

REVIEW : X-PLICIT --- Like A Snake (Sneakout Records/Burning Minds Music Group, 24 May 2019)

X-PLICIT is a heavy rock/sleaze band that was founded by the Italian guitarist Andrea Lanza (Skill In Veins). "Like A Snake" is entitled the band's debut and it's gonna be released through Sneakout Records/Burning Minds Music this May. The sound of X-PLICIT recalls to bands such as Skid Row, Faster Pussycat, Motley Crue, Guns N Roses but, also, from acts like Crazy Lixx and Hell In The Club.

Lions Pride Music feels proud to announce the first Bai Bang single lyric video "Stop Messin' Around" taken from the upcoming release "Best Of Four"

Lions Pride Music feels proud to announce the first Bai Bang single lyric video "Stop Messin' Around" taken from the upcoming release "Best Of Four" to be released on CD worldwide on May 31st 2019 and digitally. https://youtu.be/D5ZadozQzbw

Pre-Order "Best Of Four" Digital:
iTunes: https://apple.co/2HzYlPU
Amazon: https://amzn.to/2OlapoM

Visit Lions Pride Music at: https://tiny.cc/lionspridemusic. Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lionspridemusic | Follow us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/lionspridemusic.

Bai Bang:
https://www.baibang.se
https://www.facebook.com/baibang
https://www.instagram.com/baibangofficial

Band Members:
Diddi Kastenholt - Vocals
Christoffer Svensson - Bass
Filip Vilhelmsson - Guitar
Oskar Wennberg - Drums

Hard Rock Hell Announce HRH Road Trip XI - Ibiza 2020 - Line Up: Skindred, Ted Poley, Reef, Joe Lynn Turner And More

HARD ROCK HELL announce HRH ROAD TRIP XI - IBIZA 2020, which is being held on 6th to 13th May 2020. The line up includes: SKINDRED, TED POLEY (Danger Danger), REEF, JOE LYNN TURNER, JOHN COGHLAN'S QUO, LA GUNS, JIZZY PEARL'S LOVE/HATE, TEN YEARS AFTER, WAYWARD SONS, SEETHING AKIRA, MASSIVE, MIDNITE CITY, and more to be announed!

Bands – Bikes – Beers – Boats – Brotherhood: The 5 cornerstones of HRH Road Trips – the ultimate rock’n’roll holiday.

Held annually on the world-famous holiday island of Ibiza, the HRH RoadTrip has grown from its humble beginnings 10 years ago to become one of rock and metals most celebrated events.

The event attracts world famous rock and metal artists – such as Hawkwind, Whitesnake’s Bernie Marsden, Motorhead’s Phil Campbell, Reef, Rainbow’s Joe Lynn Turner, Skindred, Girlschool, LA Guns and The Quireboys – to play and soak up the sun and unique atmosphere of the Spanish leg of Hard Rock Hell.

Over 4000 rock fans attended this year’s event making it the biggest yet – and next year is shaping up to be even bigger and better.

Doesn’t matter if it’s lazing by the pool with banging tunes in the background, making shapes on the most famous dancefloors in the world such as Eden or taking in the spectacular sunsets on the beach … there’s something for everyone.

Maryan: a new exciting addition to the female AOR scene
Art Of Melody Music & Burning Minds Music Group are proud to announce the signing of female rock vocalist, Maryan, for the recording and release of her debut album.

Hailing from Italy, Maryan took her first steps into the rock/metal scene fronting various bands, and was noticed by vocalist and producer Davide "Dave Rox" Barbieri. Dave immediately brought her to the attention of Burning Minds Music Group's A&R and producer, Pierpaolo "Zorro" Monti. Blown away by her vocal talent, Zorro approached her with the proposal of a professional collaboration.

Zorro says: "Being a big fan of female-fronted AOR, myself, I've searched for years to find a new female AOR sensation. Maryan represents exactly what I always imagined, and I'm sure she is going to make some significant waves in the melodic rock scene with her outstanding talent".

Lions Pride Music feels excited to release the first single Official Video "Kiss The Ring" taken from the upcoming Reality Suite CD & Digital Album "Awaken (Deluxe)" available 06.28.19 on worldwide!
https://youtu.be/oam0AmRcy58

Kiss the Ring (single) AVAILABLE NOW
iTunes: https://apple.co/2XEZcmn
Apple Music: https://apple.co/2GG73ug
Amazon: https://amzn.to/2GKToSK
Google Play: http://bit.ly/2GQmos8

Pre-save Awaken (Deluxe) on Spotify: https://show.co/WrHyu4Z
Pre-order Awaken (Deluxe) on iTunes: https://apple.co/2FZBUl8
Stream Awaken (Deluxe) on Apple Music: https://apple.co/2G07srg

Multi-platinum rockers Hinder have announced a three month N. American trek kicking off May 30th in Marion, Illinois. The first portion of the run has openers Saving Abel, American Sin and Adarna and the second leg has Royal Bliss kicking the evening off.

“This tour is going to be an absolute blast! We can’t wait to reconnect with our old friends in Saving Abel and Royal Bliss as well as create some new relationships with American Sin and The Adarna. This is a tour you’re not going to want to miss!” Drummer Cody Hanson.

Hinder recently released a single entitled 'Halo', their first new music since the 2017 full length release The Reign. The band plans to release their seventh studio LP later this year that will be the first they do completely on their own terms. Cody Hanson explains: “We’re excited about releasing the next album, but in a different way than usual. We’ve never had the opportunity before to completely control every aspect of the creative process until now. We’ve worked really hard to get to this point and we can’t wait to share the outcome with our fans!”

Check out Hinder 'Halo' on YouTube

REVIEW : THE BRINK --- Nowhere To Run (Frontiers Music s.r.l. Release: 17 May 2019)

Over the last years Frontiers Music introduced us some excellent new Brit Hard Rock bands. Wayward Sons, Inglorious, Bigfoot and Doomsday Outlaw are some of the bands that impressed fans and music press. Of course, there are numerous other bands, such as the amazing VEGA that is hailing from U.K., rocks big time and needs to be paid attention. The latest discovery from U.K. is THE BRINK and their debut opus entitled "Nowhere To Run".

DONNIE VIE RETURNS WITH NEW SOLO SET, ‘BEAUTIFUL THINGS’

Original songwriter/lead vocalist of Enuff Z’Nuff, Donnie Vie, is back with his latest solo album, ‘Beautiful Things,’ which will be released on June 7th via Deko Music on CD/LP/Digital, with the first single "I Could Save The World" out on May 24th. The album also features special guests Paul Gilbert (Mr. Big), Roger Joseph Manning Jr. (Jellyfish) and Mike LePond (Symphony X), and will be issued as limited edition LP bundles (while supplies last), which can be ordered via: http://www.merchbucket.com/category/DEKOMUSIC-DONNIEVIE.html

Included in the bundles will be:
One (1) Donnie Vie - ‘Beautiful Things’ LP
One (1) Donnie Vie - Shirt
One (1) Donnie Vie - Autographed Poster
One (1) Download Card featuring bonus track, "Instant Karma" EXCLUSIVE TO THIS LP

Kilmara will be performing at the Rock Fest Bcn 2019 alongside Def Leppard, Saxon, King Diamond, Dream Theater & GAMMA RAY just to name a few! Mark your calendars, the festival will take place in Parc de Can Zam - Santa Coloma de Gramenet in Barcelona on July 4-5-6-7 2019! Get your tickets at: http://rockfestbarcelona.com/

Get the band's latest album "Across the Realm of Time" here: http://bit.ly/kilmara-amzn

Kilmara comments: “We are very happy to be a part of this awesome festival in our hometown!" One of the best festivals in Europe dedicated to the music we love, Hard Rock and Heavy Metal. We have worked very hard on our album Across the Realm of Time (2018 ROAR RECORDS) and with a renewal of the band full of energy and strength, we are reaching our dreams! We want to give our sincere thanks to our families, fans, label, organization of the RockFest BCN, City of Santa Coloma of Gramanet and to all the people who have shown their support and have made it possible for this to be a reality”.

Follow KILMARA:

https://www.facebook.com/kilmaraofficial/

Saturday, May 11, 2019

REVIEW : RESTLESS SPIRITS (Tony Hernando) --- RESTLESS SPIRITS (Frontiers Music s.r.l. Release: 17 May 2019)

Restless Spirits is the brand new amazing project that is lead by Tony Hernando who is well-known from the melodic metal band of Lords Of Black. In his new work, Tony leaves his metal paths and he's trying to sound more in a hard rock direction with big melodies, catchy hooks n' choruses and, of course, with some really breathtaking guitar lines.

REVIEW : Nitrate --- Open Wide (AOR Heaven, Release: 21 June 2019)

NITRATE is a band that last year released its debut opus "Real World", through MelodicRock Records, and made some noise around its name with its classic hard rock sound. That was a solid debut overall and it included some really catchy and well-crafted songs that recalled the sound of bands such as Bon Jovi, Def Leppard, Danger Danger, Midnite City and the list goes on and on.

The track is taken from the band’s upcoming album “Chimerical” set for a digital release on June 7^th, 2019.

Official music video for the song “Trembling Sky” can be viewed here: https://youtu.be/8y5fwNXp_CU

Story, Shot, Directed & Edited by Ale Rada
Actor: Anthony Ferreri
Location: Milan

“Chimerical” was self-released in January 2018 co-written by Savino and Pucci. This LP features nine previously unreleased tracks and three original songs of the debut EP, for a total of eleven original songs. False Memories started with the intent to get into the listener’s emotional sphere through an intimate songwriting, but purposefully rather easy listening. It deals with an admixture of influences whose roots might in a broad sense be traced back to Rock, with Prog, Pop and Metal influences. The arrangements are often quite complex with a balanced sound texture between vintage and contemporary instruments. The ultimate sound blending is ensured by a state-of-art production.

Pre-save “Chimerical” here: http://smarturl.it/Falsememorieschimeri

Follow FALSE MEMORIES:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/falsememoriesband/

Website: http://www.falsememories.it

TRACK LIST

1. Trembling Sky

2. Heavenly

3. Whispers

4. Better to Silence

5. Crimes

6. Relief

7. Sweet Agony

8. Dark Machine

9. Creepy Song

10. Incomplete Life

11. Trembling Sky (Bonus Track with Rossella Moscatello)

12. Heavenly (Bonus Track with Rossella Moscatello)

ROCK'N'GROWL RECORDS Announce RAWKAHOLIC Volume 1 Rock/Metal Sampler, First Bands: SYTERIA, AIRFORCE, DESOLATION ANGELS

ROCK'N'GROWL RECORDS, a division of ROCK'N'GROWL PROMOTION have announced the release of a digital Rock/Metal Sampler 'RAWKAHOLIC Volume 1' with 15 exclusive - unreleased studio and live tracks for June 2019. The first three bands to be announce are SYTERIA, AIRFORCE and DESOLATION ANGELS.

There are still free slots available and bands can send their songs to: promo@rockngrowl.com

#1 SYTERIA featuring Jax Chambers from the legendary Girlschool is a four piece UK rock band formed in 2015. www.facebook.com/syteriaband

#2 AIRFORCE is an original, classic rock band from London who formed in 1987 and were
a major force within the early NWOBHM scene. www.facebook.com/chop.airforce

#3 DESOLATION ANGELS was fromed in 1981 and is a NWOBHM Band with colossal 'HEAVY ROCK RIFFING' from London England UK ! Desolation Angels are ‘Classic Rock’ but with a modern and contemporary twist ! www.facebook.com/DesolationAngels

Every victory merits a theme song, and victory is exactly what multi-platinum, two-time GRAMMY® nominee rockers Skillet hail as they partner with Billboard to announce the soundtrack to triumph on their tenth full-length album, Victorious due August 2nd (Atlantic). The follow-up to the RIAA Gold-certified Unleashed (their fourth consecutive album to receive either a gold, platinum, or double-platinum certification), the new project continues to propel the band’s position as one of the best-selling rock bands of the 21^st century, racking up over 1 billion streams in 2018 alone. Victorious is available for pre-order now with special merchandise packages.

“Victorious perfectly describes how the record makes me feel,” affirms lead singer John Cooper. “You wake up, face your own demons every day, and never give in. There’s an introspective side to it. We might’ve commented on the world explicitly on previous albums. This one is about looking inward. Perhaps, it’s because I’ve gotten a little older, and I’ve accepted struggle as part of the journey. When I listen to these songs, I want to fight for my life, I want to fight for who I am, and I want to fight for what I believe in.”

Coupled with the production strides made in the last full-length studio offering, John and wife/guitarist/keyboardist Korey took the reins for the bulk of production on Victorious—a career first.

REVIEW : JOHNNY V BAND --- Love Power (2019)

JOHNNY V BAND is a rock/blues band that hailed from Thessaloniki, Greece. Former of Johnny V Band is the guitarist/composer/singer John Vatzolas who is a well-known musician in his hometown. Vatzolas has played for many years with local bands in many gigs and he, also, appeared in some TV shows.

REVIEW : FIRST SIGNAL --- Line Of Fire (Frontiers Music s.r.l. Release: 17 May 2019)

Back in 2010, a new melodic rock/AOR project was born. First Signal was the result of the collaboration between Harem Scarem's vocalist Harry Hess and the 'mighty' producer/bassist/vocalist Dennis Ward (Pink Cream 69, Khymera, Gus G. e.t.c.). The debut record gained positive feedback from both fans and music press and it is still regarding as a classic.

Inspired by the late 80’s rock scene with bands such as Def Leppard, Europe, Motley Crue, and Bon Jovi, Nitrate is the brainchild of song writer Nick Hogg (bass guitar/keyboards).

Once again, Rob Wylde (Midnite City/ Tigertailz/ Teenage Casket Company) co-wrote, produced the album and played rhythm guitar. Back on drums & mixing is Pete Newdeck (Midnite City, Eden’s Curse, Blood Red Saints, Newman). New to Nitrate are Marcus Thurston (Vega) who took over lead guitar duties and on lead vocals and, all the way from Sweden, Philip Lindstrand (Find Me, East Temple Avenue, Strong). The mastering was once again handled by Harry Hess (Harem Scarem).

He started his career professionally in the early 90's as lead vocalist and songwriter of the band Moratti; entering the new millennium with Final Frontier. They immediately were well received making an impact on the airwaves of Japan and in Europe. Rob's future went forward with Final Frontier, soaring out four incredible melodic pieces.

Over the years in spite of all the changes in the music scene, Rob's perseverance and passion stood strong. His fate is so undeniable it captured the attention of multi-platinum selling and legendary progressive rock band SAGA. In 2008 the official announcement was made that Rob Moratti would become the new voice of Saga and at the age of 42 Rob's destiny would evolve.

The track is taken from the band’s album “Mind over Matter”, officially released on March 16^th, 2018.

This video is not only an amazingly shot and edited short movie but also an excellent introduction to the new Felskinn line-up!

Music video for the song “Wake Up on Mars” can be viewed here: https://youtu.be/GRjYRZAc9bM

Filmed & Edited by VDPICTURES

Get "Mind Over Matter" now: http://bit.ly/felskinn-amzn

Follow FELSKINN: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/felskinnmetal/

Wednesday, May 1, 2019

REVIEW : CRAZY LIXX --- Forever Wild (Frontiers Music s.r.l., Release: 17 May 2019)

Hailing from Sweden, Crazy Lixx are considered one of the leaders of the Scandinavian New Wave Of Melodic Hard Rock scene. With already five full-length albums on their sleeve, Crazy Lixx return to business with their brand new opus entitled "Forever Wild". The new opus it's gonna be released through Frontiers Music this May.