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For many Melodic Rock enthusiasts, the Baton Rouge, Louisiana-based LeRoux’s third and fifth albums – ‘Up’ and ‘So Fired Up’ respectively – are two of the greatest records ever made. Sadly, neither of them really afforded the group the level of success each one richly deserved. That’s not to say they were utter failures in terms of sales, but the band enjoyed far more rewards on the back of their first and fourth albums than the records generally considered (at least by fans

I thought my days of outdoor gigs were largely behind me – hey, I was there for every freezing cold, sopping wet minute of the Deep Purple reunion show at Knebworth in June 1985! – but when the opportunity to see one of the hottest “new” Melodic Rock acts currently doing the rounds play their final gig of the summer arose, it was too good a chance to miss.

The second edition of the festival organized by Wind Up Productions and Planet AOR took place in late July in Malmö, Sweden, reaffirming the city as the true Capital of AOR. Over three days, the event gathered devoted Melodic Rock and AOR fans from 29 different countries, establishing itself as a truly international convention of remarkable stature.

Legendary Emmy Award winning recording artist and AOR/Melodic Rock icon STAN BUSH is proud to announce his brand new studio album, entitled ‘Born For Battle‘, out on September 5th, 2025 via Cargo Records UK.

Finnish rock band Shiraz Lane are pleased to announce the release of their new studio album, “In Vertigo”, out on October 24, 2025, via Frontiers Music Srl. The record will be available in the following formats: CD, digital, white vinyl, and a limited edition gold vinyl.

Melodic rockers Giant are pleased to share their new official lyric video “It’s Not Right”, taken from their latest album “Stand And Deliver”, out now via Frontiers Music Srl. Giant return with a powerful new chapter in their storied career, featuring a fresh lineup that propels the band's signature sound to exhilarating new heights.

What do you get if you take the shock and awe of Alice Cooper, the Goth-infused melancholy of bands like HIM or My Dying Bride, the classic Rock and Metal riffs of the seventies and eighties, and a stirring affinity for timeless melodies á la Def Leppard in their prime? The answer to that particularly vexing conundrum is Sweden’s Ghost, arguably the hottest property in any delineation of Melodic Rock right now.

Helsinki melodic rock heavyweights Brother Firetribe are set to release a new maxi EP – Number One EP through Gramophone Records It will be the band’s first new music since 2020’s critically acclaimed “Feel The Burn” album.

Today, the Canadian melodic rock band HONEYMOON SUITE shares a new single called "Stay This Time." A visualizer accompanies this fresh track.

It’s funny that nowadays that the merest mention of a “Frontiers Project Group” can have the majority of Rock fans running for the hills

AOR/Melodic rockers Streetlight are thrilled to announce the release of their new studio album “Night Vision”, out on March 14th, 2025

Eyes, the Swedish Melodic Rock band, return with ‘Auto-Magic’. This is the follow-up to the promising ‘Perfect Vision’, which was their

‘Tiger’ is almost what you could consider a bonus album that was conceived during the recording of Spanish chanteuse Gabrielle de Val’s

British melodic rock band Nitrate have released the deluxe edition of their latest album, “Feel The Heat”, available digitally on all

Escape Music has the pleasure to announce the re-release of much loved vocalist Bob Catley (Magnum/Avantasia) “LEGENDS“ album

Pride & Joy Musix Classixx will re-release three classic albums "Transition", "House Of Mirrors" & "Starbound" by Swedish Melodic Rock group

Lionville, the acclaimed melodic rock band hailing from Italy, share their new lyric video “Gone”, taken from their highly anticipated new s

Kaiserslautern based guitarist and songwriter Markus Pfeffer (LAZARUS DREAM, ATLANTIS DRIVE) actually only wanted to record a single song

FATAL VISION is back with their new single and video for "Dangerous" and announces the highly anticipated new album "Three Times Lucky"

Swedish Melodic Rock group Winding Road will release their second album, "Fill My Sails"