12 Months of Rush reissue campaign continues through 2015.

May 01, 2015 by David Vousden in AOR, Classic Rock, Hard Rock

Fans of seminal Canadian act Rush will, I’m sure, be aware of the vinyl reissue campaign the band and their label Universal have embarked on in 2015. The legendary act are in the process of re-releasing their catalogue on vinyl and each LP will also contain a download code for the High Res Digital Audio of the album in a range of formats. Selected albums will also be made available on the Blu-Ray Pure Audio format (Fly By Night / A Farewell To Kings / Signals).

An Evening With TOTO Live In 2015

November 25, 2014 by David Vousden in AOR, Classic Rock

Legendary rock act Toto will return to the UK in May 2015 for three 'An Evening With' shows in support of their new album due Spring, 2015. The new album Toto XIV will be their first since 'Falling In Between' in 2006.

Vasby Rock Festival - Stockholm, Sweden July 17-18th 2015

October 15, 2014 by David Vousden in AOR, Classic Rock, Hard Rock, Melodic Rock

Updated 21st November.

The third Vasby Rock Festival in Stockholm, Sweden is set for July 17-18th 2015 and the festival organisers have announced the first seven acts set to perform.

Magnum / Heaven & Earth / Eden's Curse / Astral Doors / Madman's Lullaby / Work Of Art / Adrenalin Rush.

Unruly Child - Down The Rabbit Hole new album

October 05, 2014 by David Vousden in AOR, Classic Rock, Melodic Rock

Legendary AOR / melodic rock act Unruly Child are best known for their Beau Hill (Alice Cooper, Winger, Ratt) produced debut album from 1992 which is considered one of the finest albums of the genre.

Michael Riesenbeck Kickstarter for 'II' album

September 19, 2014 by David Vousden in AOR, Classic Rock, Melodic Rock

Producer, guitarist Michael Riesenbeck has launched a Kickstarter campaign to enable a physical CD pressing of his recently completed album ‘II’. Michael has worked with many artists over the years in the melodic rock / AOR genre including Lec Zorn Project, Michael Bormann (Jaded Heart) and Phil Vincent. He is best known for his ‘Fanfields’ project a Toto tribute album that was very well received.

Bryan Adams – Reckless Deluxe Edition 2CD + DVD + Blu-ray

September 14, 2014 by David Vousden in AOR, Classic Rock, Melodic Rock

Rumours have been circulating for quite some time that the seminal Bryan Adams album ‘Reckless’ might be ready for the deluxe reissue treatment. The good news is that Adams and his record company seem to have done a good job of raiding the vaults for unreleased material. The release includes seven bonus tracks added to the original album and a live BBC recording of a show from Hammersmith Odeon, London. As is the case with such reissues a super deluxe edition will include a DVD of music videos and a Blu-ray audio disc of the new remaster + 5.1 surround mix of the original album housed in a hardback book style sleeve.

Harem Scarem - Thirteen Weeks In 24 Hours

September 09, 2014 by David Vousden in AOR, Classic Rock, Melodic Rock

Canadian melodic rock act Harem Scarem has returned with news of their new album entitled ‘Thirteen’. It will be their first album of new material since ‘Hope’ in 2008. The band did return to duty last year to rerecord ‘Mood Swings’ and the tour for that album seems to have got the band up and firing again.

Dennis DeYoung - The Music Of Styx Live In Los Angeles 2CD / DVD.

August 31, 2014 by David Vousden in AOR, Melodic Rock, Classic Rock

Classic rock fans amongst you should be interesting in this forthcoming release from the Frontiers label. The 2CD/DVD show was recorded live at the intimate El Rey Theatre in Los Angeles on March 18th, 2014.