Stefan

I'm just waiting for Jez to agree with me.

What do you mean? We all knew it was gonna be great in the first place.

From AOR Heaven: SIX SILVER SUNS is a recent addition to the Finnish rock field, but the band's members are all well known musicians. Janne Mannonen on the drums is known from Finnish legendary band, YUP. Vocalist Markku Kuikka has been heard on many of heavy and hard rock albums. Guitarists Toni Bite and Harri Petjakko, bass player Teo Lehto and keyboardist Sammy Tabermann have released dozens of records with several bands. Helena Haaparanta is heard as a background singer. Six Silver Suns has emerged from the desire to wander back to the golden years of rock and pop music: the 70s and the 80s. The band’s inspiration comes from progressive rock, goes towards Blue Öyster Cult, and combines all with the catchy tunes and melodies from AOR and Hard Rock scene. Their first release is entitled "As Archons Fall”. The album includes ten versatile songs which have beautiful harmonies and melodies all the way. "As Archons Fall" is a fantastic journey to the Six Silver Suns Universe, where any song can lead a listener into different kind of cosmic soundscapes. You cannot underline just one song only because "As Archons Fall" is an entire experience for the listener. There is also pleasant cover song, The Mamas and the Papas - "California dreamin`". The album's opening song - "Lord of the Southern Tower" lead you into distant worlds and tune you in to following songs. Until you have reached the song "A Night upon My Shoulders", you will understand the whole. Of course there is some pieces to pick up as a enjoyable moments as you like. "Six Silver Suns has two main composers, and both have a strong vision. On my other band YUP, I felt I did not have much to offer as a composer, while now I feel like I’m more on my own field, musically. When Toni and I started to write music for Six Silver Suns, we soon realized we work really well together, even though our tastes in music are quite different”, explains Janne Mannonen. "Six Silver Suns has given me a chance to sing in a completely new musical environment. Our goal has been to take influence from the 70s and it was surprisingly easy to find that natural groove. We all have been playing in quite different type of bands, but all that experience came together nicely in Six Silver Suns, and - at least to my ears - we sound good! " Vocalist Markku Kuikka says. “This record is an awesome and casual journey into the world of rock music where there are no rules. Imagination and the freedom to compose without frames was a key element of this record for myself. I think this record will be a joy for many people for a long time to come”, explains Toni Bite Line up: Markku Kuikka-vocals Toni Bite-guitar Janne Mannonen-drums Harri Petjakko-guitar Teo Lehto-bass Sammy Taberman-keyboards Track listing: 01 Lord of the Southern Tower 02 To the Unknown 03 Children of the Stars 04 Fading by Light 05 Sweet Promethean 06 Cosmic Bitter Blues 07 The Stranger 08 Vultures of Nevermore 09 Edge of Forever 10 A Night upon My Shoulders 11 California dreamin` (The Mamas and the Papas cover) www.facebook.com/sixsilversuns

New song 'Walking In A Hurricane' (John Fogerty cover).

Oh yeah, they're back! Awesome. Press release from Nuclear Blast: 2021-08-20 - The future has begun: Today, heavy metal heroes BEAST IN BLACK start into a new shimmering metallic era of their bright future. The band announces their new album "Dark Connection"and reveals the cover artwork for this fantastic masterpiece, catapulting the listener into the exciting world of cyberpunk. "Dark Connection" marks the third album of the international high-flyers and will be released on October 29th via Nuclear Blast Records. Guitarist Anton Kabanen states, "Enter cyberpunk. Flying cars, sprawling metropolis, valleys of neon lights, emotionless killers, gynoids, femmes fatales, shadowy characters, lethal lust, forbidden passion, love larger than life, space travel... All this and much more is what Dark Connection holds within. Such cyberpunk animes as Armitage III, Cyber City Oedo 808, AD Police, Battle Angel Alita and Bubblegum Crisis have essentially served as sources of inspiration, as well as the immortal classic film by Ridley Scott; Blade Runner. And as always, a Beast In Black album wouldn't be a Beast In Black album without a heavy impact of Berserk, the manga and anime creation of Kentaro Miura. Sadly, the beloved author passed away while we were still making this album. Thus, Dark Connection is dedicated to Kentaro Miura." A first musical appetizer of "Dark Connection" called 'Moonlight Rendezvous' will be released on September 3rd. Keep an eye on the band’s and label’s channels to not miss any news. Anton continues on the artwork, "The instantly captivating album artwork was once again done by Roman Ismailov. Its visual emphasis significantly correlates with the recurring themes of Dark Connection. The tense gaze shared between the Beast and the drop-dead gorgeous femme fatale gynoid, Cynthia, speaks of an exciting, arousing, dangerous, mysterious and even questionable connection on a physical, emotional and moral level. They say a picture is worth a thousand words, well, this certainly is the case!" The track list for "Dark Connection" reads as follows: 1. Blade Runner 2. Bella Donna 3. Highway To Mars 4. Hardcore 5. One Night In Tokyo 6. Moonlight Rendezvous 7. Revengeance Machine 8. Dark New World 9. To The Last Drop Of Blood 10. Broken Survivors 11. My Dystopia 12. Battle Hymn (MANOWAR Cover) 13. They Don't Care About Us (MICHAEL JACKSON Cover) beastinblack.com facebook

New video for 'Change'.

From AOR Heaven: Swedish melodic glam metal band OSUKARU are ‘Starbound’ with their 6th full length studio offering, standing high on the success of their last record ”House of Mirrors” (2018). With one foot in melodic rock & roll, the other in classic heavy metal and all eyes aimed towards tomorrow, ”Starbound” offers everything you want from a new OSUKARU album, if not more. Going back 11 years, OSUKARU was just an idea in the mind of guitarist Oz Hawe Petersson (formerly known as Oz Osukaru) and it would take two more years and just as many EPs before they released their debut album ”Salvation” in the spring of 2012. Back then OSUKARU was merely a band formed around Oz as he saw his vision come alive. A few years and line-up changes later, the 3rd full length release suitably titled ”Transition” (2015) came out. That was, according to Oz himself, when OSUKARU truly started to become a band. With roots in classic stadium rock, the first few releases had a more clear and pure AOR flavour to them. With ”Transition” however, you could hear hints of a heavier spark deep within the tracks. Going forward, OSUKARU really started to gain a unique, harder yet melodic sound and with their last album ”House of Mirrors” they landed a rock & roll homerun on which they have built upon to create the brand new comet ride titled ”Starbound”. Produced by the power team Oz Hawe Petersson (guitar, keyboards) and Fredrik Werner (lead vocals, guitar) with Svein Jensen (Sister Sin, Transport League, Outshine) once again handling the mixing duties. The album was mastered by Christoffer Borg (Art Nation, Six Foot Six, Atlas) and features an extraordinaire guest appearance from saxophone player Mark Holden of Boulevard. The cover artwork sees OSUKARU expand their visual concept even further, with loads of details and easter eggs throughout. Starbound” will be available October 22nd where good music is sold. Line-up: Oz Hawe Petersson (Rhythm & lead guitar, backing vocals) Fredrik Werner (Lead vocals, lead & rhythm guitar) Olof Gadd (Bass, backing vocals) CD (Drums, percussion) Track listing: 01. Starbound 02. Rise of the Underdog 03. Tainted Heart 04. Somewhere Sometime Somehow 05. Joker (In the House of Cards) 06. Go For the Legends 07. Shut It Out 08. On the Streets Again 09. Within the Depths of Love 10. All Up www.facebook.com/osukarumusic

New song 'On Fire'.

New song 'More Than Meets The Eye' (Europe cover).

'They're not coming after me, they're coming after you' someone said not so long ago. The 'defund the police' movement kicks into overdrive in Minneapolis. Unfuckingbelievable.

Which rock do you live under?! There was a live stream on Youtube yesterday, 'ABBA Voyage', and 2 new songs were aired. New full album coming in November.

'Bad Bad Bad' - Live/The Studio Sessions 2021

I don't know, I'm just guessing.

Everything. The singer is a leftist/Democrat.

'Shine On Me' out in 2022. Press release: Art Of Melody Music & Burning Minds Music Group are excited to announce the signing of International melodic rock project, Shining Line, for the release of their brand new official studio album, ”Shine On Me”. Shining Line was conceived by primary songwriter/drummer Pierpaolo ”Zorro” Monti and his long-time friend and bassist, Amos Monti. The self-titled debut album first took the melodic rock world by storm in 2010. An outstanding guest list of over thirty internationally-renowned singers and musicians brought their individual class to each track on Shining Line – one of the most critically-acclaimed AOR albums of the decade. The bombastic production was overseen by none other than multi-talented melodic rock giant, Alessandro Del Vecchio (Edge Of Forever, Hardline). Now, after eleven years, Shining Line is ready to start moving wheels of its long awaited come-back. Pierpaolo ”Zorro” Monti takes over the production duties, together with his long-time music partner, Davide ”Dave Rox” Barbieri. This time, Andrew Trabelsi, the highly-talented keyboard player and songwriter from Burning Minds Music Group‘s Alchemy, joins the new star-studied roster, together with another key figure in the Monti/Barbieri‘s production team, the extraordinary axeman Steve De Biasi. Furthermore, renowned British novelist, Peter Darley, will provide his talent in the co-writing of all the lyrics of the album. Alessandro Del Vecchio returns also to Shining Line after more than a decade, to lend his legendary touch to the mixing and mastering. ”Shine On Me” is expected for release in 2022 via Art Of Melody Music / Burning Minds Music Group. Cover artwork and graphics will be developed by Aeglos Art. Additional info about guests, tracklist and more will follow in the forthcoming months.

Sport goes woke. Woke is for losers. "Left-ism is a mental illness" You can't fight the truth...

New song 'Storyteller'. From Frontiers: Swedish AOR band HOUSTON has announced that their new studio album, "IV" will be released on October 8, 2021. "IV" was produced under the direction of former member and AOR guru Ricky Delin, who also co-wrote with the band. “It felt good to have Ricky back behind the wheel on this album. He is an incredible songwriter and we all know the great work he’s done on our previous albums. This is the Houston album above all others,” says singer Hank Erix.“We’re truly excited about the new music on "Houston IV". We knew right from the start that we wanted to go back to our roots and make a classic AOR sounding album again. After all, this was the sound that put us on the map in the first place and what we do best. Sonically, this album is the more refined sibling to our first two albums. We’ve had a decade to grow as songwriters, musicians, and most importantly as a band and I think this really shows,” adds Carl Hammar, the band’s guitarist. "This album and the songs are one big homage to our favourite AOR heroes such as Survivor, Foreigner and Journey, but also influences from John O´Banion, Meatloaf, John Farnham, and many more. We wanted to make a great AOR album and make it big, fresh, and truly bombastic. And if you want to make a bombastic AOR album, Ricky Delin is the go to producer. Ricky, who played a big part in creating the Houston sound on our first albums, was as excited as us about the idea of working together again and jumped at the opportunity,” continues Carl. Houston released their self-titled debut album in 2010 and landed at number one on Classic Rock Magazine’s AOR chart that year, beating out some stiff competition. The band then went on to play the festival circuit with appearances at Sweden Rock, Download Festival (UK), and Rock of Ages (Germany), as well as touring the UK with Swedish sleaze rockers Crashdïet. Houston’s second album, “Relaunch” featured a cover song called ‘Runaway’ that became the soundtrack to Red Bull’s own Danny MacAskill’s Extreme BMX video ‘Imaginate’ which has almost 100 million views on YouTube and over 1.3 million plays on Spotify and counting. Fans can look forward to another classic AOR masterpiece from these Swedish masters with the release of "Houston IV". Tracklist: 1. She Is The Night 2. You're Still The Woman 3. Hero 4. A Lifetime In A Moment 5. Heartbreaker 6. Storyteller 7. Heart Of A Warrior 8. Until The Morning Comes 9. I Will Not Give In To Despair 10. Such Is Love 11. Into Thin Air

That's right.

40 years after their debut album they release their new single 'Anniversary' and it's one hell of a song. Amazing they can still make great songs and this is a proper way to celebrate over 40 years in the business. They're still my favourite band ever.

For once I agree with you. Now, don't let that be the new normal...

"C'mon man! How long is this going to take. It's lunch time and my handlers are nowhere to be seen. I hope it's chicken. Yeah chicken. I want some chicken...gimme chicken! Hurry up, it's nap time!"

The video for 'Life Kills' available again. Press release: After the release of their debut single, 'Escape From Hell' featuring Ryan Roxie (Alice Cooper) last month, Sweden's Fans Of The Dark have now announced the upcoming release of their self-titled debut album on November 5, 2021 via Frontiers Music Srl. "'Life Kills' was written during one of the worst years in recent human history, 2020. A year of suffering and loss for many people around the world, it inspired us to view life as the gift it is....something you should truly enjoy and live to the fullest, even if it means you have to remind yourself that someday it ends to be able to push yourself forward. The song needed an insanely driven guitar riff to make such a statement work and I think we got it, together with Alex's [Falk] brilliantly inspiring take on the vocals," says drummer Freddie Allen of the new single. Tracklist: 1. The Ghost Of Canterville 2. Escape From Hell 3. The Running Man 4. Dial Mom For Murder 5. Life Kills 6. Rear Window 7. The Foreigner 8. Zombies In My Class

New song 'Beautiful Lie'.

Double post

The swamp is pretty deep at the moment.