Stefan

Cheers!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sqmDyUhb-r4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vu9LELtn79o

Pretty good stuff. From melodic-hardrock.com: Kings & Dreams was formed by Peo Pettersson and Dan Bostrom during the 2000′s. The music has its roots in AOR and Hard Rock. Several well-known session musicians from Sweden plays on their debut album. Pettersson has played many musical genres, but with Kings & Dreams is returning to his first love: pure Scandinavian AOR / Melodic Rock ’80s / ’90s influenced plenty of catchy choruses, keyboard runs and melodies galore.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JNHB2fI8l-g http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hf3NgkZUCek

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zv2yjj6KmRM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5yj2skHUE4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQ_7onwKN1Q

I like it.

My first experience of solo Hagar was 'I Never Said Goodbye'. So I go with that one.

Gun - Break The Silence

Gun - Break The Silence

Yep. I actually like the 'Believe Again' sample above.

This EP was released back in 2012. https://www.facebook.com/stifferband# Tracklist: No Man Have Fallen Hide Bullet Nothing To Lose

From heavyparadise.blogspot: KINGDRAGON is a new melodic hard rock band hailing from Greece and consists of George Aspiotis on lead vocals, Anastasis F. on guitars, Mark Kontopidis on drums and Andrew Roumeliotis on bass. The band was formed in 2006 and since then they achieved to be the opening act for big names such as GOTTHARD, FIREHOUSE and the legendary HOUSE OF LORDS. Back in 2008, KINGDRAGON released their debut 4-track EP and received some really strong reviews for a self-financed work. Nowadays, the band is ready to make some noise with its debut album which is titled "Hide The Sun". "Last Time" opens this new album and, in my humble opinion,it is the best appetizer for what's coming-up next and an acquaintance with the band's sound. Melodic as it gets with a big and 'fat' guitar sound with Aspiotis powerful performances in front row. Impressive!! "Burn It Down", "Hide The Sun" and the band's first single "Shout Very Loud" are all three solid samples of pure hard rock stuff with loud guitars, catchy choruses, strong arrangements and, most of all, an 80's vibe!! Next, "Only Winter" is a very emotional mid-tempo/ballad kinda of song with a very good chorus line and one of the album's highlights. "Victim Of Love" features a killer guitar work while in "Asian Star" the band experimental with some more 'modern' heavy elements and the result is overall good. "Living For Tomorrow" is another great example of Kingdragon's work which that means very good orchestrations, superb guitar, passionate performances and a memorable hook and chorus! "Judgement Day" is an ok song, nothin' more nothin' less, while in "Dreams Are Broken" we have another amazing power ballad. In "Man Of Yesterday", the guitarist Anastasis F. is delivering some impressive guitar work and in "Live For Rock" the band is putting a strong dose of the 80's glory to offer a high-speed rocker! Bottom line is that KINGDRAGON achieves to deliver a great debut!! These guys have plenty of talent and that reflects in their music. But most of all, the thing that impressed me from "Hide The Sun" is the guitar work! The heavy riffs along with some killer and extremely melodic solos are givin' the extra flavor. The band, also, is showing an amazing and tight musicianship that takes the final result to a higher level. Well done! Heavy Paradise's Rating : 8,5/10 https://www.facebook.com/KINGDRAGONBAND http://www.kingdragon.gr/site/

New album out in September. Tracklist: 01. World On Fire 02. Shadow Life 03. Automatic Overdrive 04. Wicked Stone 05. 30 Years To Life 06. Bent To Fly 07. Stone Blind 08. Too Far Gone 09. Beneath The Savage Sun 10. Withered Delilah 11. Battleground 12. Dirty Girl 13. Iris Of The Storm 14. Avalon 15. The Dissident 16. Safari Inn 17. The Unholy

New album 'Heaven & Earth' out July 18th on Frontiers Records. From yesworld.com: Among the world’s most influential, ground-breaking, and respected progressive rock bands, Grammy Award winning, YES, is proud to announce its new album, ‘Heaven and Earth.’ Having sold nearly 40 million albums in a career that has so far spanned more than four decades, ‘Heaven and Earth’ sees YES continuing with its tradition of symphonic progressive rock that remains timelessly fresh and innovative. ‘Heaven and Earth’ contains eight new tracks, each of which boasts the unique musicianship and craftsmanship that have come to be known as ‘the YES sound.’ YES’ distinctive layered music, swirling arrangements, brilliant vocals and harmonies are all in abundance. ‘Heaven and Earth’ is an album sure to please both long-time and new YES fans. For ‘Heaven and Earth,’ YES teams up with legendary Grammy Award winner, Roy Thomas Baker (Queen, The Cars, Guns N’ Roses, Foreigner, Smashing Pumpkins, Alice Cooper, etc.), who handles production and mixing. Also onboard is long-time YES artist, the world-renowned Roger Dean, who again brings his masterful artistic creativity to the album’s cover art and packaging. Since its founding in 1968, YES has created much of rock history’s most important music, including iconic pieces like ‘Roundabout,’ ‘Close to the Edge,’ ‘I’ve Seen All Good People,’ ‘Owner of a Lonely Heart,’ ‘Starship Trooper,’ and countless others. YES’s albums, including ‘Fragile,’ ‘Close to the Edge,’ ‘Tales from Topographic Oceans,’ and ‘90125,’ have been certified multi-platinum, double-platinum, platinum, and more by the RIAA. YES continues to inspire millions of musicians, fans, and music lovers around the world. Personnel: STEVE HOWE – Electric, Acoustic & Steel Guitars, Vocals CHRIS SQUIRE – Bass Guitar, Vocals ALAN WHITE – Drums, Percussion GEOFF DOWNES – Keyboards, Computer Programming JON DAVISON – Vocals, Acoustic Guitar (on Believe Again & Light Of The Ages) https://www.facebook.com/yestheband http://yesworld.com/2014/05/yes-heaven-earth/ Tracklist: Believe Again The Game Step Beyond To Ascend In A World Of Our Own Light Of The Ages It Was All We Knew Subway Walls

Live version of 'Eat Your Heart Out': Tracks from the Lost My Way EP:

From Frontiers Records: Frontiers Records is pleased to announce the release of Swedish melodic rockers STATE OF SALAZAR debut album entitled “All the Way” on August 22nd in Europe and August 26th in North America. STATE OF SALAZAR came to the attention of Frontiers A&R dept after the release of their debut EP ”Lost my Way” in the summer of 2012. Reviews spread fast in magazines and blogs and created a flood of praise from all over the world during a very short period: “This is something that can grow really big.” “...State Of Salazar will undoubtedly be one of the highlights of the genre.” “…this EP is an extremely polished piece of art...” “The performances and the production are superb…” With bands such as Toto, Queen, Journey, Survivor and especially Bill Conti and Vince DiCola (Rocky IV’s « Training Montage » writer and performer) in their influences list, STATE OF SALAZAR have indeed a lot to prove. They handle all this pressure with their heads held high since it is a quintet with great musicians! All members – Marcus Nygren, vocals, Johan Thuresson, guitars, Johannes Hansson, bass, Kristian Brun, drums and Stefan Mårtenson, keyboards – have extensive live and studio experience. In other words, these guys know what they are doing and they already showed it to the unsuspecting public of the first Frontiers Rock Festival in Milan where they took the audience by surprise with their “feel good” Melodic Rock music. “I feel that I’ve developed my songwriting a lot since the songs for the EP” says singer Marcus Nygren. “However everyone of us put his own personality on the musical performances on the album and every single detail has been worked with and we sound like a band who took it All The Way!”. “More than a year of hard work from everyone involved, made it possible for us to develop our sound and actually find out who we are, musically as a group” adds bassist Johannes Hansson. “From epic synths, angelic choirs and guitar soundscapes to unison low E-string riffs we've allowed ourselves to indulge what we want the music to say without having to adapt. Believe me when I say that big things are coming in 2014”, concludes guitarist Johan Thuresson. STATE OF SALAZAR is therefore ready to show the world that they are definitely not a retro band, or a walk down memory lane. They write songs and play music that strives forward and not backwards. Their songwriting, arranging and instrumental performance show that this is a band that wants to develop and give its contribution to the Melodic Rock genre. https://www.facebook.com/stateofsalazar?sk=wall http://www.stateofsalazar.se Tracklist: I Believe In You Field of Dreams All the Way Love of My Life Eat Your Heart Out Time to Say Goodbye Marie Let Me Love Catastrophe Always Adrian End of Time

Out August 22nd. Tracklist: Black n’ Blue Change Generation Left Behind Girls Gone Wild When We’re Gone Want it All Too Young to Die Oh Yeah! No No No Playin’ to Win Hit You Like a Rock

Magnum - On The 13th Day

Magnum - On The 13th Day